New mobile recruiter tours Roswell campus in 1976 plan
John Gillis Eastern New Mexico University Roswell dean and Cora Conley chief recruiter outline a mobile information trailer program. The trailer will visit Roswell shopping centers and schools and other southeastern New Mexico cities throughout 1976 to answer enrollment and class questions for the university.
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John Gillis
Eastern New Mexico University
Roswell
Cora Conley
Jackie Newsom
Virginia Newsom
S. Pennsylvania Ave
Plains Park
Gillis
New Mexico
Roswell officials share hopes for 1976 city growth
City leaders including Mayor Jerry N. Smith and eight councilmen set goals for Roswell in 1976. They called for continued growth with street, sewer, and water improvements, air service expansion, bond issues on Second Street, and stronger revenue measures while maintaining fiscal responsibility.
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Jerry N. Smith
Roswell
Smith
L.C. Stiles
Stiles
Robert “Bob” Wafful
Parks and Recreation
Senior Citizens Center
Oldrup
Walter R. Ryan
Steve Henderson
Sterling Grant
Grant
A. Lee Andrews
Second Street
Andrews
Tom P Stephens
Ralph W. Boehms
Robert H
Bob” Cress
Earthquake Devastates Western Greece Leaving Thousands Homeless
An earthquake struck towns in western Greece. police report one dead and ten injured with thousands left homeless. The disaster prompted relief and calls for coordinated recovery efforts across affected areas.
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Athens
Greece
Float from Roswell bank to enter regional parade
A Sun Carnival Parade float from Roswell State Bank employees is entered in the Commercial and Out of Area Division of the eastern state regional parade. Its theme is Spirits of the Pioneers.
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Roswell State Bank
Pioneers
Roswell
New Year Festivities Mark 200th Birthday Year
Americans start 1976 with 200th birthday celebrations heavy on red white and blue. Guy Lombardo conducts Auld Lang Syne at Waldorf Astoria in New York for his tenth NYE show. In Philadelphia the Liberty Bell moves to a new exhibition hall with security costs around 104000 dollars for 2080 pound bell. Public events include a dance at the U S Mint and a black tie party at a local tavern.
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Associated Press
Guy Lombardo
New York
Waldorf Astoria
Philadelphia
National Park Service
Independence Hall
Pennsylvania
Park Service
Douglas Warnock
U.S Mint
New Year Holiday Affects Roswell Daily Record
The Roswell Daily Record will skip publication on New Year’s Day and resume Friday. Times Square will drop the ball at midnight with a Bicentennial banner and balloons. In Colorado Springs 35 Adaman Club members will fire over a ton of fireworks atop Pike’s Peak 14 110 feet high. Officials expect visibility for 100 miles as Colorado and centennial flags rise. Weather may alter plans with snow in the Rockies and mixed precipitation in New England.
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Roswell
New York
Times Square
Rockies
Adaman Club
Colorado Springs
Pike's Peak
Colorado
Plains
New England
Preparation for death recommended by Roswell leaders
Roswell businessmen and church leaders urge people to plan for death with legal checks and organized records. They advise regular visits with an attorney, listing insurance policies, naming recipients, and sharing policy details with family to ease bills and expenses. Memory Lawn Memorial Park promotes pre-need planning to reduce funeral gloom and secure discounts for early arrangements.
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Shaner
Clyde McKee
Roswell
McKee
Curtis
Social Security Office
Veterans Administration
Bill Baker
Memory Lawn Memorial Park
Baker
Memory Lawn
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Bob Owen
Henderson
Marian McQuiddy
Robert J
Bob’ Owen
Owen
Ken White
Walker Air Force Base
White
Isaac Pine
Gettysburg
Mamie Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington
Pino
Clayton Stallings
Chaves County
Stallings
Holiday
Daily Record
Stuart Shaner
Gene Curtis
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