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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1973
Page
2
Roswell notes NMMI enrollment reaching about 800 for the fall term, roughly 100 more than last year, with staff additions and cadets set to return after summer vacation. City schools open in four weeks as Roswell marks its 100th anniversary the same weekend. Weather reports show light rain and rising water at local centers.
District 555 Rotary governor Billy Holder of Alamogordo Daily News will visit Roswell. Members include Dr L D Barbour H L Rives O K Neal Phil Ernest Dr J P Reynolds Brad Hays Raymond Jones and Harold Hefner.
Pettit received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southwestern State College in Weatherford Oklahoma this year. Mark Sterrett at Sul Ross University in Alpine Texas achieved a 3.4 grade point average for the spring semester and was named to the Dean's List.
A jokey exchange features a masochist and a sadist with a punchy line about ties to a grandmother. The item labels humor from elsewhere and frames the sequence as a humorous club bulletin entry with quick quips.
Washington officials from 11 agencies reaffirmed commitment to hiring and promoting Spanish speaking employees. They urged clearer guidance from the cabinet level ombudsman Henry Ramirez and asked to narrow the committee scope to expand opportunities for the nations second largest minority. Ramirez said he would focus his agency on job opportunities while denying the move reflected congressional criticism of inefficiency. A meeting attendee said the advice was offered at the session. The Cabinet Committee on Opportunities for Spanish Speaking People traces to Johnson era policies and faces possible dissolution without further funding. Rep Don Edwards and Rep Chet Hollifield have critics ready for Ramirez ahead of hearings. California's motto is Eureka.
Saigon AP The departing Canadian chief of the peace keeping delegation says Moscow and Beijing may pressure for peace in Vietnam to improve ties with the United States. Michel Gauvin notes optimism but warns Assumptions may prove wrong while Hungary and Poland face criticism for not condemning Viet Cong ceasefire violations.
Canada’s ambassador to Greece, Gauvin, resumes his post after delaying departure two weeks due to Viet Cong captivity of two Canadian officers. Separately, Viet Cong and South Vietnamese authorities outline release sites and a renewed prisoner exchange beginning Monday.
About 250 Roswell New Mexico National Guard members will join 600 guardsmen from southeastern New Mexico at Fort Bliss near El Paso Texas for annual training through August 5. The First Automatic Weapons Battalion led by Lt. Col. Don W. Bartlett will train at Dona Ana Range Camp with tactical and firing tests using nuclear simulators and a radio controlled target.
Verlin L. Trapp and Leonard Weisberg, both 30, were arraigned on two counts of burglary stemming from hay theft at Willie Payton farm west of Roswell and a saddle stolen at the ENM State Fairgrounds. Bond set at 1000 dollars.
Funeral services for Mamie Virginia Benedict 93 of 600 S. Pennsylvania Ave scheduled at 2 p.m. in Ballard Chapel with Rev. Dr. Austin H. Dillon officiating. Graveside services follow at 3 p.m. Friday in Pioneer Cemetery Graham Texas. Ballard Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include three sons seven grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Senate Republicans demand trimming a minimum wage bill to 2.20 an hour with a veto looming from President Nixon. The fight pits the GOP substitute raising to 2.30 by 1977 against the committee bill extending coverage to more workers and domestic servants. Main sponsors defend aid to low income workers while opponents warn of inflation risks.
New Mexico Motor Vehicle Commission will issue a 60 day driving permit for duplicate license requests until the applicant is cleared by the MVD. Once cleared the duplicate license will be issued without the usual waiting period, addressing many unclaimed duplicates and state losses.
New York investors pull back after an earlier bidup as Phase 4 details deter optimism. The noon Dow fell 6.54 to 898.86 with more decliners than advancers. volume leader Seaboard Coast Line rose while Exxon dropped 25 percent and oils slipped on price rollbacks and FTC actions. Medical suppliers led percentage gainers on Phase 4 exemption news.
President Nixon, fully recovered from viral pneumonia, will leave Bethesda Naval Hospital Friday at 9 a.m. for a White House meeting with Henry Kissinger, then proceed to Camp David later in the day. He is expected to resume full duties by Monday after rest periods.
Gil Hinshaw, veteran newspaperman and former Carlsbad Current Argus editor, is appointed editor of the Hobbs News-Sun succeeding the late Raymond F. Waters. He will be aided by Kathryn Morris who has served as editor since Waters died. Hinshaw’s career spans Tucumcari Daily News, Manchester Times, Albuquerque Journal and AP. He also chaired the New Mexico State Parks and Recreation Commission and earned the 1960 Freedom Foundation Award.
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