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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1968
Page
4
JOY STILLEY notes the craze for meaningful acronyms from international bodies to local clubs. The piece catalogs examples like HOPE KEEP and REACH while joking about a personal plan to form SLOTH Society for Lazy or Tired Housewives inviting women to join.
A column argues the Soviet Union is covertly pressuring the United States by steady, strategic moves across the Middle East and Africa. It claims Vietnam costs rose to about 20 billion annually and McNamara hid this from Congress, while Moscow builds a Mediterranean foothold to outmaneuver U S power.
Hair of the brunette grows fastest, hair of the redhead slowest. It costs a railro ad one cent to deliver two short blasts on a locomotive whistle. When pollsters asked single girls if they'd marry men younger than themselves seven out of ten said never. It was in the state of Maine where the remarkable Dutch doughnut first acquired its hole. The average American man gains 26 pounds from age 25 to 50. Melody is the most beautiful word in English and caribou the second, per Dorothy Gatese of Visalia, California. Our language man finds both words admirable. Melody because a girl of that name once won a class posture contest. caribou because the male is reputed to sire up to 50 wives.
Key events include the Potsdam meeting in 1945 among Truman Churchill and Stalin to shape postwar policy. Spain surrender in Cuba in 1898. Spanish Civil War start in 1936. FDR's 1940 Democratic nomination for a third term. Arco Idaho lights powered by atomic energy in 1955. US Senate voting down Kennedy era medicare bill in 1962.
A letter argues firearm registration fails to reduce crime. It asserts crime is driven by socio economic factors and that firearms are involved in only about 3 percent of serious U.S. crimes. The author claims no positive link between gun availability and crime and estimates licensing would cost 1 to 2 billion dollars without proven gains.
A fragment highlights a new jet aircraft claimed to outrun money in speed and a witty aside about women who can talk their way out of most things except a phone booth.
The notice lists staff roles including Advertising Manager Jimmy C Cox and Managing Editor Albert A Stubbs. Subscription rates show 24.00 for six months and annual options, with home delivery by carrier and a roswell address in New Mexico. It notes publication frequency and AP rights for local news and dispatches.
Sparks describe a weed surge after five inches of rain creating giants on vacant lots and city and college property. Officials face a massive clearance task as weeds reach five feet. past junk removal by Operation Sparkle left overgrowth. Authorities warn spraying mosquitoes would fail to reach dense growth.
The article notes New Mexico residents pay among the highest prices for liquor and beer in the nation despite the removal of the mandatory retail markup. Albuquerque and Santa Fe show some competitive ads, but most towns lack price competition. Wholesalers’ margins run 10 to 12 percent, with retailers adding about 30 percent, keeping prices artificially high.
Weekend soundings show Hobbs attorney Mack Easley likely to win the Democratic governor’s primary in Chaves County with support across Eddy Lea Curry Roosevelt. Hawley campaigns in Roswell for Cargo. Easley leads in Otero and Lincoln counties with strong party backing and historic service.
A reflective saying contrasts patience with risky choices in dating a new car. It frames optimists as fathers granting adventures, pessimists as withholding, and cynics as having already acted.
A Roswell group posts a $830 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the arsonist responsible for a March 3 downtown fire that destroyed Fendley's and Fabry's. The sum remains on deposit until the suspect is apprehended, and tips will be kept confidential by the Roswell Police Department.
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