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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1972
Page
4
A satirical look at 1972 political quips and gaffes from the era. The piece recalls remarks aimed at Muskie Stans McGovern Nixon Hoffa Kissinger and others, highlighting offhand lines and the awkward moments they produced.
Pepsico and Donald Kendall push Pepsi into the Soviet Union while leveraging ties to Richard Nixon. Kendall’s Moscow trips yield a deal to sell Pepsi to Russians amid detente, amid World War II and Cold War branding by Coca Cola.
FTC sues PepsiCo over territorial restrictions and a Pepsi Rheingold merger. Kendall avoids direct talks with the agency, leaving negotiations to Jim Frangos. Nearby items note 1947 weather, health inspections, Wallace’s presidential run talk, Roy Rogers marriage to Dale Evans, and local club secretary.
City leaders and residents look ahead to a banner 1973 with plans for Roswell expansion at RIAC and commercial growth near Glover Packing NuMex Plastics and new apartment projects. Officials urge safer streets, steady employment, and stronger law enforcement as moisture and prosperity are hoped for in the new year.
A reflection on how disaster affects behavior across events in Managua and the Andes crash. It discusses looting, survivorship cannibalism, and a Stanford prison experiment, noting how ordinary people can adopt strict roles under pressure and the limits of judging others before facing similar trauma.
Justice J. C. Compton retires from the New Mexico State Supreme Court after 61 years in public life. He served as chief justice in multiple terms and was active on the canvassing board during the Mechem-Burroughs dispute. Compton, 86, began as probate judge in 1912 and held various roles, including district attorney and Land Office attorney, before his 1947 appointment to the Supreme Court.
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