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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1973
Page
2
Dale Traylor former ENMU Roswell dean writes that the Traylors feel at home in Colorado Springs while missing Roswell friends and thanks supporters for notes after Dale's surgery. Traylor now heads a college in the Springs.
Two Dexter teenagers Betty Villareal 18 and Patsy Villareal 14 remain hospitalized in St Marys Hospital in fair condition after a Monday night collision on State Road 2. Sherril Brown 32 of Artesia drove the southbound pickup towing a hay truck. Bill Carpenter 25 also injured was a passenger in the hay truck. The auto veered left of center and struck Brown then hit the hay truck. State Police officer James Sedillo investigated.
Haldeman testified he approved a 90000 campaign budget for black projects last year but could not identify the projects. He disputed fellow testimony about a 300000 campaign intelligence budget related to Watergate wiretapping and denied ordering memo destruction.
Government trade analysts say the United States could reverse a 1971 onward deficit trend with a small 1974 surplus. Devaluations of the dollar and a world boom boosted exports, while imports rose less, though consumer prices also climbed due to inflation.
Farm labor leader Cesar Chavez says the loss of his United Farm Workers Union battle with Delano table grape growers could end an important movement. Chavez ordered a strike and grape boycott as contract talks deteriorated, risking the eight year effort to organize field workers.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Caldwell Mortuary Clifton for Edythe Lenora Murphy 82 of 506 Lane Boulevard Clifton who died Sunday at St. Marys Hospital after an extended illness Rev William Nelson of First Presbyterian Clifton will officiate Burial is in Greenwood Memorial Park Mausoleum Phoenix Local arrangements are by Ballard Funeral Home She had recently moved from Roswell to Clifton born July 1 1891 in Peru Indiana a retired businesswoman and housewife educated in Peru Came to Clayton in 1914 worked for R W Isaacs Hardware Co while husband Charles D Murphy served in WWI Married June 1914 in Logansport Ind Member of BPOE Lodge 66 Logansport Ind American Legion Auxiliary Clifton and Evening Star Rebekah Lodge No 15 Clifton Survived by brother J Raymond Means Phoenix sister Mrs Ruth L Coons Clayton two nieces Mary Alice Guthrie Clayton Frances Darrough Columbus Ohio and one nephew Robert C Coons Roswell Pallbearers John Raymond Coons Robert C Coons Jr David Guthrie Dannye Guthrie Tom McCullough
Two burglaries were reported in Roswell with losses over 100 dollars. At the Where It's At Lounge a Saturday early morning shooting left Eddie Dean Parker with a superficial back wound. Robert E Brown was charged with aggravated battery and aggravated assault and released on $2000 bond.
In Albuquerque a strike by about 1300 firemen and blue collar workers entered its second day. Buses ran only until 11 p.m. Monday and were parked to avoid picket lines. One bus was vandalized with $500 damage. Drivers refused to cross a picket at the bus barns. Fire Fighter Local 1554 and AFSCME Local 624 walked off at 6 a.m. Monday over wage disputes.
Chaves County farmers report a serious baling wire shortage hindering alfalfa work. Leroy Lang of East Grand Plains says no wire is available in Roswell, Dexter, Hagerman, Lovington, or Artesia, while a Ruidoso farmer finds none in NM or TX. Buzz Aikman of International Harvester warns demand rises with no supply, noting wire comes from a Pueblo mill via Dallas distributors and that 25 phone requests have come from out of state since Thursday. Farmers may need to let hay lay unbaled until supply returns.
Market prices drifted down in dull trade as stocks tried to resume a two week rally halted Monday. The Dow Jones average stood at 933.40 after a 0.37 point drop at noon while advances led declines on the New York Stock Exchange.
Canadian meat packers purchased cattle in Sioux City and Omaha for slaughter and processing in Canada with planned further buys this week. Iowa officials say about 18 carloads were bought, mainly top-grade cattle, to be sold in the United States or East Coast under price policies until September.
Washington Senate House conferees clashed over a proposed ban on food stamps for most strikers prompting a return to full chambers. House supporters backed the ban while the Senate lacked it, signaling a tense path for the farm bill amid possible presidential veto threats and objections from Agriculture Secretary Butz over cost and policy.
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