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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1971
Page
2
The Roswell Daily Record marks a milestone year with a new 91 000 square foot offset plant after repairing fire damage from 1970. The January note wishes readers a Happy New Year as the paper resumes Sunday publication and the American Legion auxiliary plans a January dinner honoring past commanders.
The Pecos Valley Aerie 3187 calls for contact with Eagles and others who moved to Roswell area. A party is planned Sunday afternoon January 9 at Eagle Hall south of Roswell on 285 near Brasher Road. For more info call 623 3598 or 623 7531. Heavy black smoke alarm over St Marys Hospital smokestack prompts questions about its source.
Steve Chappell a Roswell tenor will join the McMurray College Hope Singers led by Bernhardt Tiede for a Texas tour January 6 to January 21. County Agent and Mrs John J Chappell of Roswell are noted. Best Way Bob Livingston offers a Christmas garbaging tip before the holidays.
Bond sales in Chaves County reached 403 410 dollars toward a 425 000 goal while Lincoln County surpassed its 50 000 target with 55 896. Eddy County reported 89.34 percent of a 625 000 goal with 558 350 in sales. Roswell's Longwill elected president of Beta Beta Beta, biology honors society at New Mexico State University.
A motion to change venue for 24 year old Raymond Aguirre of 1815 N Missouri Ave will be heard in Suh District Court on Monday. Aguirre is charged with kidnapping assault with intent to kill and rape in an October 27 incident in which a Roswell teenager was abducted and stabbed.
Jean Cowherd of the Red River Chamber of Commerce says Arkansas weather mod expert Major Berry and partner Charles Abernathy have a $4,000 contract to produce three feet of snow for Red River New Mexico. A permit hearing is set January 7 at New Mexico Tech Socorro.
The Nixon administration aims to push 1972 farm subsidies to a record level surpassing 4 billion dollars as surpluses grow. A new wheat subsidy could add about 200 million, with Finance and Butz awaiting White House clearance.
Funeral services pending for W Warren O Bryon 54 of La Paloma Place after a sudden illness. He was a Sears Roebuck salesman for six years and previously a Montgomery Ward credit manager for 12 years. Survivors include his wife two sons and a sister. Other obituaries note C C Mathews former county treasurer died in Corsicana and June Lyon a former Roswell resident died in Irving Texas with services pending in Ballard Hospice. Dennis Manzanares named to NEA posts.
Roswell Daily Record contact details list editor roles and staff. Subscription rates shown for Chaves County by mail and Roswell by carrier, with monthly and annual options. Local newspaper note includes AP affiliation and postage information.
Actor Peter Duel co star of Alias Smith and Jones was found shot to death in his Hollywood Hills living room. Investigators probed whether the gunshot was self inflicted or homicide as they questioned a girlfriend who slept nearby after a 1 30 a m call. Duel known on screen as Hannibal Hayes appeared in The Fugitive The Bold Ones Combat and Name of the Game.
David M. Parsons has been named president of New Mexico Transportation Co Inc of Roswell succeeding H L Garton who retired. Parsons 35 joined in 1965 as comptroller and was promoted to vice president in 1969. He is a Shawnee Oklahoma native and active in local civic groups.
Roswell City police investigated breakins at Dr. K L Bergener 207 N Union and Swann’s Transmission Service 109 E McGaffey. A rear door was pried open and items worth about 625 dollars were taken from Charles McIntyre’s home at 2703 Largo Drive on Thursday at 10 55 p.m.
New York stocks edged up in moderate trading reversing an earlier fractional loss. The Dow rose 0.76 to 889.83 as advances outpaced declines on the NYSE. Big blocks included Matsushita Electric and United Aircraft, with CBS and Occidental Petroleum among movers.
A new 15 count indictment enlarges the Pentagon papers case against Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo. Vu Van Thai and Lynda Sinay named as unindicted coconspirators. Counts include conspiracy stealing concealing conveying and retaining defense documents with penalties up to 10 years in prison. Sinay testifies Ellsberg paid her to copy documents.
The main post office and all branches will close on New Year’s Day with only special delivery mail processed. No city rural or star route deliveries or street box collections will occur. mail deposited at the main office will be dispatched on the holiday schedule Saturday.
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