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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1972
Page
2
The one third scale gasoline powered H P Huntington miniature railroad will operate in 1973 after track completion. Delivery occurred months ago but 1972 delays were due to missing switching gear.
Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Johnson invite all Legion members to a New Year’s Eve party at the Chuck Wagon Restaurant near the RIAC gate. Bring instruments to play. no alcohol will be served inside. Legions await a visit from the national commander at the Midwinter Conference in Albuquerque. The president is Joe L. Mathews of Texas.
Two Albuquerque men were arrested on larceny under 100 dollars after a hospital theft and vehicle thefts were reported in Roswell. Johnny Lucero and Benny Baca, both of Albuquerque, were accused of siphoning gas at St. Mary's Hospital and taking tools valued under 100 dollars.
In Managua protests grew over delays in distributing aid to earthquake survivors. Signs blasted hunger as helicopters and trucks overwhelmed Las Mercedes airport with food yet many needy received nothing. Junta member Aguero Rocha called for Congress while Somoza control of relief faced opposition.
A Roswell area notice details multiple funeral services and deaths. Rose Jarrell 85 of Roswell dies at home with services at LaGrone Chapel. H G Zike 79, and Anna Maxwell Alexander 89, with arrangements in McAlester and Cape Girardeau. Miller H Stroup 67 obituary pending services in Springer. Henry W Reid 75 Roswell dies, services at Ballard Chapel. Ruth Harwell death in Abilene with Las Cruces burial. sister Alma Wood of Roswell survives.
In Houston a man convicted in a rape murder, Harry Lanham, 25, was shot by a sheriff's deputy during an escape attempt at Harris County Jail and died an hour later at Ben Taub Hospital. Two other escapees were recaptured in a parking lot at the downtown courthouse and near Buffalo Bayou. James Earl Arivette, 28, and James Sydney Winters, 19, were involved. Arivette had prior Wyoming murder and rape convictions, while Winters faced parole revocation for auto theft.
A Fifth Judicial District Court judge signed an order allowing New Mexico State Police to take ownership of a 1972 Chevrolet Corvette owned by Robert Charles Mask for alleged transport of more than eight ounces of marijuana. Roswell police initially seized the car on December 19, but returned it to Mask.
Rep. Martha Griffiths cited a staff report condemning welfare law as overly complex and irrational. The subcommittee urges comprehensive reform to curb errors and fraud and to control rising costs amid ongoing political stalemate.
Deputy A M Smoky Bunch will become captain of the Chaves County Sheriff Department on January 1, third in command after Chief Deputy Leroy Carpenter and Sheriff Tommy Thompson. He will head all field investigations and coordinate with the sheriff and under-sheriff on major cases. Bunch has seven years as a deputy and 22 years as assistant fire chief at Walker Air Force Base. A sergeant position will be created in July 1973 with a current staff member considered for the role.
Today is the final chance to sell lambs or wool to qualify for Wool Incentive Program payments. Papers of the sales must be filed with Tom Hoover at the Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service by January 31.
Severo Mondragon, father of Lieutenant Governor Robert Mondragon, died after a long illness in an Albuquerque hospital. A 65 year old native of Anton Chico, he taught school in Guadalupe and San Miguel counties before moving to Albuquerque in 1956. He also is survived by Fred Mondragon, administrator of Bernalillo County Medical Center. The Mondragon family traces its roots to Captain John Mondragon who came to New Mexico with Coronado in 1540.
State police report two single car crashes mark the New Year holiday weekend toll in New Mexico. Gilbert Luksich, 26, of Raton, died when his car went off NM 72 near Raton between 9:30 p.m. Friday and 3:40 a.m. Saturday. Edward A. Tovar, 18, of Bayard, died when his car plunged 325 feet down an embankment, rolling end over end.
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