Bernie and Churchill Seen Through Time and Friendship
The article reflects on Bernard Baruch and Winston Churchill as towering figures who shaped a century. It notes their mutual respect, shared wit, and sharp judgments on world affairs, from the League of Nations to the atomic era, and laments their passing while honoring their enduring influence.
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London
Bernie
Bernard Baruch
Sir Winston
Churchill
Baruch
Alexander the Great
League of Nations
Clemenceau
Wilson
San Francisco
Admiralty
Kennedy
Winston
Hitler
Mister Bernie
Roswell Nominates Local Cadets for Service Academies
Senator Joseph M. Montoya announced Roswell youths James Dickinson and Michael Praisner nominated as principal and alternate for West Point entrance exams while James Lowe is named as Naval Academy alternate. He calls opportunities vast and credits to the community. The piece also covers local reaction on school discipline and NEA Dreikurs guidance, plus a bee breeder contest and a W-2 deadline for employers due by Feb 1.
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Joseph M. Montoya
James Dickinson
Michael Praisner
West Point
James Lowe
Naval Academy
Roswell
Vicki Saltz
National Education Association
NEA Journal
Dreikurs
Anne
Susan
Cadets From Foreign Lands Share Insight In Roswell
Roswell Rotary Club hosts a program featuring New Mexico Military Institute cadets of foreign origin as Student Rotarian of the Month. Cadets from Thailand Guatemala and Mexico have spoken, broadening international understanding and enriching local clubs with fresh perspectives.
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New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
Thailand
Guatemala
Mexico
Oil industry confronts fierce competition and price pressure
The article notes record demand and exports for petroleum products, with 1985 expected to set a volume high, but earnings growth lagging due to aggressive market entrants, excess crude and refining capacity. It warns of continued oversupply and weak product prices, while highlighting global expansion to meet rising energy demand.
Delinquent Member Faces Expulsion for Unpaid Club Assessments
Fragmentary notes show a club threatening removal of a delinquent voting member who neglects assessments voted by the majority. The text hints at insults and resistance while the club asserts authority, with a stray reference to the United Nations.
Roswell meeting draws 250 stockholders at dinner
The Roswell Production Credit Association held its annual meeting at the Women’s Club with 250 stockholders and spouses present. Heavy snowfall prevented delivery of a 300 pound cake from the American Federation of Labor bakery union to President Roosevelt, breaking en route near a streetcar track. William Green was to present the cake and deliver $5,800 from AFL unions to aid the infantile paralysis fight.
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Roswell Production Credit Association
Woman’s Club
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
White House
William Green
A. F. of
Moving Tribute From De Gaulle Compliments Churchill
The piece recalls tensions between Charles de Gaulle and Winston Churchill during World War II and notes De Gaulle’s later tribute to Churchill. It highlights improving U S French ties under Johnson, potential talks between De Gaulle and LBJ, and mentions Hubert Humphrey’s Capitol Hill role and a Navy Army seal door knob detail.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Winston Churchill
de Gaulle
England
Churchill
France
Bor
Humphrey
Senate
Capitol Hill
LBJ
Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hubert
Roosevelt
Fdr
Muriel
White House
Army
State
War
Defense Department
State Department
Water work is lagging in Roswell district office
State Engineer Steve Reynolds told a budget hearing that the Roswell district office is about 100 weeks behind in water rights licensing with about 350 backlog licenses. The office has 20 staff for a district of 9 034 square miles and must juggle drilling permits and artesian well checks amid staffing shortages. The Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District coordinates some activities. Funds are requested for litigation to adjudicate water rights.
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Leland Markward
Sante FE
Steve Reynolds
Roswell
Reynolds
Subcommittee A
Joint
Senate Finance House Appropriation and Finance Committee
John J. Mershen
Otero County
James R. Patton
Dona Ana County
Harold Runnels
Lea County
Mershon
Pecos Valley
Wilbur L. Shakleford
Chaves County
Senator Runnels
Texas
New Mexico
Runnels
Jack M. Campbell
Max Allen
Sandia, Corporation
Albuquerque
Sherman B. Sweet
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
Parker Fowler
University of New Mexico
W. J. Mewhorter
First National Bank
Franklin Jones
Campbell
Local News Use Rights Declared By Press Group
Roswell Daily Record notes that The Associated Press retains rights to reuse all local news content and AP dispatches in the paper and related platforms.
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Associated Pre
Associated Press
Albert A. Stubbs
R. M. Higginbotham
Jimmy C. Cox
Advanc
Chaves County
Ieee
Fort Bayard VA Hospital Near Silver City Faces Closure Threat
Fort Bayard VA hospital near Silver City, established 1866 and now an $11 million, 250 bed facility on 484 acres, remains a general medical surgical hospital with TB legacy and cancer research. It employs about 260 staff and pays nearly $2 million in annual payroll while undergoing threat of shutdown amid economy pressure.
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Roy Carbine
Ft. Bayard
Silver City
New Mexico
Old Frontier Army Post
Grant County
T. Bayard
Prin
Frontier Army
Army
Army Medical Dept
Public Health Service
The
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AL Stubbs
Chicago
Rudolf Dreikurs
United States
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S. Sycamore
Pecos
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Drew Pearson
Johnson
Paris
Pana
Markward
Malu
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