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New industries add payrolls to area economy
Roswell year 1972 saw new plants and expansions including United Parcel Service at Eastern New Mexico Fairgrounds with 14 workers, RIAC and Po Jo Inc adding jobs, Southwest Fiberglass employing 20, and Levi Strauss with 250 new positions planned. Despite gains, unemployment rose to 8.5 percent as Lek-Trol departed and weather affected farming needs.
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Roswell
New Mexico Employment Service Commission
H. O. Pruet
Pruet
Lek-Trol
Levi-Strauss
Glover Packing Co
Consolidated Bottling Co
Southwest Baking Co
Southwest Distributing Co
MacDonald’s
Sambo’s
Burger-Time
K-Mart Department Store
Hobbs
South Main Streets
Eddy
Lea
Chaves
Area
Eastern New Mexico University
ENMUR
John Gillis
Roswell Independent School District
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Thiokol
Dexter
Hagerman
Miles
Southwestern Public Service
Rex Brown
Walker Air Force Base
Bill Anderson
Southern Union Gas Co
Alan Teel