Arson Suspected in Fire Devastating Highland School
Fire investigators race to confirm arson after a blaze gutted Highland School building in Roswell. Chief George Daniels says the fire began in several points with flammable liquids suspected. CAP equipment totaling about $10,000 burned, along with school desks and files worth about $11,000. Emergency CAP staff were sent home as a board meeting was scheduled.
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Flames Destroy School Fire Quickly Engulfs Building
Flames engulfed a school with fire crews arriving at 3 50 a m and remaining on site into mid morning as investigators assessed the damage.
Miniature fireworks light up quiet New Mexico front yards
Sunday and Monday dawns saw small scale battles in backyards as families set off illegal fireworks after a weekend of loud bangs. No serious injuries reported as haphazard hulls and scorched pads marked the scene near Bottomless Lakes.
Fire department to host July meeting in East Grand Plains
The East Grand Plains Fire Department will host the third quarterly meeting of the Southeastern New Mexico Fireman's Association Friday July 9 1971 at 730 pm The meal and meeting will be at the East Grand Plains Lions Club Hut Washington D C The 1972 Republican National Convention is set for August 21 to 24 likely in Miami Beach or San Diego Senator Robert J Dole said the site decision will be discussed with President Nixon A defense motion to admit Army lie detector tests on Col Oran K Henderson in the My Lai coverup case was rejected by a military judge at Ft Meade Md.
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Nixon pitches domestic programs in Kansas City
President Nixon flew to Kansas City to press top domestic proposals including revenue sharing welfare reform and government reorganization. He met with 13 Midwestern news executives and planned a San Clemente move, with aides detailing budgetary and health policy issues.
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Nixon urges constructive settlement to keep steel competitive
President Nixon called on steel negotiators to reach a constructive settlement to maintain world market competitiveness and support economic recovery. White House aides said he sought an atmosphere avoiding a strike, while a cabinet study cited profits down 42 percent last year and rising unit labor costs amid strong international competition from Japan and Europe.
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Nixon
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Shultz
White House
Storm Arlene Moves East At Sea
Tropical Storm Arlene began moving out to sea about 160 miles southeast of Nantucket Island. The system was headed east at roughly 15 miles per hour and expected to continue in that direction for the next 24 hours per the National Weather Service.
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Louis Armstrong Dead at 71 in New York
Louis Armstrong known as Satchmo dies at 71 after liver and kidney troubles. The New Orleans native rose from waifs home to global jazz icon, winning fame through recordings cinema and TV with a career spanning Chicago to New York stages. He spent 10 weeks in Beth Israel Hospital after a late February Waldorf engagement. Arm strong born July 4 1900 left a lasting legacy from early cornet to Sleepy Time Down South and timeless trumpet solos.
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Ballard Funeral Home Ends Emergency Ambulance Service
Ballard Funeral Home owners Joe Lucas and Ray Carpenter declare their Roswell ambulance operation will discontinue emergency ambulance service effective midnight Wednesday. Hagerman firm to continue in Dexter-Hagerman area. Ballard will handle only invalid transfers by appointment and may transport patients to distant points if requested. They denounce city subsidy to LaGrone Funeral Chapel as unfair and oppose the city police ambulance rotation.
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Robbery trial opens for Ivey Jones in Fifth District Court
A jury trial started in South District Court for Ivey Jones aged 24 of 1004 S Mulberry on charges of robbery and aiding a felon tied to the March 28 Red's Texaco Station robbery. Judge Paul Snead will preside. E B Mitchell 25 faces July 12 trial for robbery and aiding a felon. Katy Lee Lewis 27 of 200 E Hervey Sr was sentenced 2 to 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty to the same March 28 Red's Texaco robbery.
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Roswell Weather Forecast: hot with passing clouds
Fair to partly cloudy and hot tonight through Wednesday. Lows near 68 tonight and a high around 100 on Wednesday.
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Roswell Records High Temperature At 106 Degrees
Roswell’s temperature reached 106 degrees on Monday, setting a new high for July 5. The old record was 103 degrees set on July 5, 1895, as forecasts from the National Weather Service warned of continued hot and dry conditions with highs near 102 today and 100 on Wednesday.
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