Unemployment rate hits 7.1 in December amid job losses
The Labor Department reports 7.1 percent unemployment in December with over six million jobless, the highest in 13 years. Auto layoffs push total unemployed to about 6.5 million as President Ford weighs tax cuts to spur the economy amid a deepening recession.
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Robert A. Dobkin
Washington (Ap
Labor Department
Ford
Rockies
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Afl-Cio
George Meany
Labor Federation
Chrysler Corp
Detroit
St. Louis
St. Louis-area
Chrysler
Missouri
Warren
Mich
Ford Motor Co
Sheet Metal Workers
U.S
London
New York Times
Watergate Prosecutor Eyes Closing of Office
Special Prosecutor Henry S. Ruth says the Watergate cover up trial’s end moves him toward closing the prosecutor’s office born from the scandal.
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Associated Press
Washington
Henry S. Ruth
James F. Neal
Nashville
Tenn
Neal
Nixon
Ford
Ruth
CIA
Watergate
Congress
White House
California
Treasury
John B. Connally
Gordon C. Strachan
Connally
Strachan
Man Found Near Death In New Mexico Diced Roadside Incident
A man identified as Robert Pottorff of 303 S. Sycamore was found gravely ill near CRDD Radio Road east of Roswell. He was in the Eastern New Mexico Medical Center ICU, after being discovered early today with exposure and mucus blocking his throat.
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U.S. 380
Roswell
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
Robert Pottorff
S. Sycamore
Pottorff
Leroy Carpenter
Lanny Rice
Jimmie Pope
Newlyweds Ride Tide After Camper Drifts Offshore
Patrick Martin 22 and Nanette Martin 18 married four days ago in Carmel. They slept in a camper at Refugio State Park near Santa Barbara, drifted out as the tide rose, were rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter and taken to Goleta Valley Hospital in fair condition. The stranded camper remained about a mile offshore.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Patrick
Nanette Martin
Carmel
Pacific Ocean
Panorama City
California
Coast Guard
Martin
Refugio State Park
Santa
Ed County front runner in Ferguson Senate seat race
The Chaves and Eddy County Commissions will nominate successors to Lt. Gov. Bob Ferguson for the multi county senate seat on Jan. 6. Fred Hansen is cited as a front runner among Eddy County nominees with J. B. Mulcock and Larry Goodell from Artesia also on the list. Gov. Apodaca will select from the combined nominees.
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Tom Halpin
Chaves
Eddy County
Robert E
Bob” Ferguson
Senate
Chaves County
Roswell
Carlsbad
Jerry Apodaca
Ferguson
J. B
Buster’ Mulcock
Fred Hansen
Larry Goodell
Artesia
Hansen
Arnold Crabb
Bob Ferguson
Crabb
Santa Fe
Fred Buckles
Commission
Eddy
Circulation Hours Listed for The Roswell Daily Record
The Roswell Daily Record lists circulation hours and a delivery remedy The Circulation Department is open weekdays 8 30 a m to 6 30 p m Saturdays 9 a m to noon and Sundays 8 to 10 a m Circulation Manager Jerry Berry says missing copies will be resent immediately to affected subscribers.
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Roswell Daily Record
Jerry Berry
The
Daily Record
Missing son returns home in faith driven journey
David Michot, 20, son of Louisiana education superintendent Louis Michot, has returned home after a four week road trip to serve Christ. He disappeared November 27 en route from Phoenix to Ruidoso, prompting searches across Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and nearby towns. Authorities found mixed clues while his father planned further inquiry.
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David Michot
Louisiana
Christ
Louis Michot
Michot
Phoenix
Ariz
Ruidoso
N.M
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Tucson
Baggage Department
Michol
Roswell Area Forecast Shows Clearing Skies
The Roswell forecast predicts partly cloudy skies today with gradual clearing tonight and Saturday. Warmer temperatures are expected Saturday with highs around 56 and a 10 percent chance of precipitation today, zero percent tonight and Saturday.
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Roswell
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