Longhorn Fireworks Ready for July 4 Blast Centered in Roswell
Longhorn Manufacturing, the largest U.S. fireworks firm, ships thousands of Class B and C fireworks to states for the July 4 holiday from Roswell. CEO Don Robertson notes daily output around 88 200 items, with 85 to 100 employees at peak and shipments mainly January to April.
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Tracy Huber
Longhorn Manufacturing Co
Longhorn
U.S
Don Robertson
Roswell Country Club
Wool Bowl
Robertson
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Fort Worth
Tex
Roswell
E. H. Robertson
Texas
New Mexico
Roadrunner Manufacturing Co
Roadrunner
Frontier Tube and Machine Co
Consumer Production Safety Commission
Nixon Returns Home From Soviet Summit With Nuclear Pacts
President Nixon left Moscow for Caribou Maine after signing a summit communique pledging a ten year pact to limit offensive nuclear weapons and curb underground tests while allowing observers at test sites. The leaders also agreed to restrict missile defenses and explore peaceful nuclear explosions under supervision.
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Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Moscow
Nixon
United States
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Vnukovo
Caribou
Maine
Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
U.S. Senate
Congress
Soviet Union
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Geneva
Kissinger
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Apodaca calls rumor of Ferguson withdrawal false
Democratic guber natorial candidate Jerry Apodaca of Las Cruces dismissed rumors that his running mate Bob Ferguson of Artesia had withdrawn as lieutenant governor candidate. He stated there is no truth to the report and said he would be the first to know.
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Jerry Apodaca
Las Cruces
Albuquerque
Bob Ferguson
Artesia
Ferguson
July 4 Firecracker Ban Delay Sparks Fireworks Debate
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission seeks to ban firecrackers but faces opposition from fireworks industry and some states. A July 18 public hearing is set with a 120 day wait before any rule takes effect. Injuries cited while industry disputes fatality figures.
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Washington
U.S
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Commission
Oklahoma
Hong Kong
Hawaii
National Geographic Society
Roswell Daily Record Notes Independence Day Interruption
The Roswell Daily Record will not publish on Thursday for Independence Day so employees may enjoy the holiday with their families. Regular publication resumes Friday July 5.
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Roswell Daily Record
Edahow Wins Roswell Contract for Cobra Dane Radar Parts
Edahow Electronics of Roswell received a Raytheon Contract to manufacture antenna terminals and cable assemblies for the Cobra Dane phased array radar at Shemya Air Force Base Alaska. The project will expand local operations and staff from 26 to about 100 plus as the plant moves to a larger building.
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Duane Bendorf
Edahow Electronics, Inc
Roswell
Jerry Resh
Chuck Carerra
Edahow
Raytheon Co
Wayland
Mass
Alaska
Resh
Andahon
Corporation
Bendorf
Hundreds attend memorial for Mrs King Sr at Ebenezer Church
In Atlanta hundreds gathered at Ebenezer Baptist Church for the funeral of Mrs. Martin Luther King Sr. The 70 year old mother of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot during Sunday services while playing the Lord’s Prayer on the organ. Her husband Dr. Martin Luther King Sr. and daughter Christine survive. The service drew many leaders and dignitaries.
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Atlanta, Ga
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Martin Luther King Sr
Maynard Jackson
Atlanta
Martin Luther King Jr
Mamma King
Elizabeth Ford
Gerald R. Ford
Stanley Scott
Nixon
Jesse Jackson
Vernon Jordan
Urban League
Flip Wilson
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Marcus Wayne Chenault
Dayton
Ohio
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Industrial Air Center
Louisiana
Alabama
Missouri
Kansas
Home Arms
Grand
Mrs. King Sr
Martin
Ogee
King Tuesda
Ena Ytina
Spelman College
King Sr
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