01 Feb 1981
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1981
Page
1
In Roswell, Sister Mary Regina formerly Bonnie Ann Buchanan will profess final vows on Monday. The Daily Record highlights related pages including a school election feature, regional adobe revival, a holiday baby death in Artesia, a peace plea in South America, and local sports results.
Amoco plans 1.5 billion Bravo Dome field development in Harding Union Quay counties with 131 wells by May and a 400 mile pipeline to Permian Basin. State agencies project maximum local benefit, with 10 percent gas allocation for recovery and CO2 injection boosting southeastern field production.
Tourists, residents, and demonstrators gathered near Santa Fe and at the Penitentiary of New Mexico to mark the Feb. 23, 1980 riot that killed 33 inmates. Officials say millions have been spent on rehabilitation and reforms to the corrections system since the tragedy.
Roswell police report 1980 crimes against persons rose to 224 from 148 in 1979 with 13 murders and 10 cleared by arrests. Burglary and theft rose, traffic accidents fell slightly, and total police budget reached 1.799 million. Chief Wisniewski cites economy and improved clearance as factors.
A 14 month sting at a rented tavern and two houses led to 149 arrests, including a retired officer and a security guard. Undercover agents recovered $1 million in goods such as 81 vehicles, a boat, and 128 weapons, with 23 suspects linked to other crimes including robberies and murder.
In Boston Henry Kissinger called for declaring to the Soviet Union that its worldwide military actions must end. He said Soviet forces proxies and weapons should no longer steer international conflicts and urged the period of dominance to be finished. In Moscow Izvestia accused Solidarity in Poland of seeking to unravel workers unity and urged Poles to choose between authentic worker interests and strike leaders aiming to topple Poland's socialist system.
The article notes readers' habit of consuming three mystery books weekly. It discusses popular mystery titles and the appeal of whodunits to average readers.
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