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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1963
Page
1
The NM Senate rejected Senate Bill No. 25 aimed at ending the wholesale liquor markup, in a party split vote 14 to 18. Sen. Fincher Neal led opposition citing moral concerns while supporters framed the bill as modernization. Other actions included Patton proposing state support for community colleges and Screeengost steering a banking insurance bill back to committee.
In Santa Fe the sponsor of Senate Bill 26 sent the measure back to a committee sparking surprise. The bill would set up a five member state liquor commission to oversee New Mexico liquor laws. Senate Bill 25 failed 14-18, delaying action on the liquor package.
Dr. George S. Richardson a Roswell resident for six years and father of two seeks one of Roswell's two Board of Education seats in the February 5 election. He lists BA and MD degrees and is a colonel in the Air Force Reserves and a New Mexico Birch Society endorser.
The Senate refused to reconsider a bill repealing the guaranteed minimum liquor markup at wholesale level. A separate measure proposed a temporary 1 percent sales tax increase to raise seven million dollars by year end, drafted by Rep. Charles Loveless. Hoffa terms the federal pressure on bonding firms a vendetta against Teamsters officers.
Robert Frost, renowned poet and four time Pulitzer Prize winner, died at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston at 1 50 a m after surgeries and a pulmonary embolism. He had been treated for heart attack and leg vein clots with recent operations. Frost’s career included readings at presidents inaugurations and honorary degrees from many colleges. He is remembered as a New England poet with universal appeal.
President Kennedy sent a 24 point education package to Congress seeking 1.2 billion dollars to begin, with no direct aid to private or parochial schools. The plan includes grants for public schools, expanded student loans, and loans and grants for colleges, with a four year phase out. It emphasizes a new approach to address nationwide education needs.
At a Santa Fe liquor legislation gathering, New Mexico Retail Liquor Dealers Association president Frank Padilla and State Sen. Fabian Chavez clashed in a sharp exchange. Padilla claimed influence over the legislature, Chavez denied ownership, and bystanders intervened as tempers flared and accusations escalated.
Senator M P Carr of DeBaca denounced Frank Padilla and his claim of controlling the Senate as the biggest lie he had heard. Carr said he had not been pressured to vote a certain way and defended the 18 senators who voted with him as he rebutted Padilla's accusation in Santa Fe. Chavez's measure to end wholesale price markup failed 14 to 18.
At least a dozen men were injured in an explosion at a gas refining plant near Fort Morgan Colorado. The plant suffered heavy damage with unofficial estimates over 170000 dollars. Seven men were hospitalized for burns and shock, two more treated and released, three minor injuries refused care. Cause was not immediately known.
France announced it would veto Britain's request to join the Common Market despite last minute U S efforts to salvage the bid. The decision marks a setback in transatlantic economic diplomacy and reshapes Europe’s postwar integration prospects.
Bill O Louis 21 of 1522 S Co hoon Ave was found guilty of manslaughter for a Nov 19 auto crash that killed Edmond Lee Hovis 18 of Rt 2 Box 51. The jury debated 25 minutes before Judge Caswell Neal imposed a sentence of not less than one nor more than 10 years.
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