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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1976
Page
4
The earthen dam in Idaho failed as water rose behind it on a Saturday, killing at least six and leaving many missing. Officials face questions about construction, soil conditions, and potential human error while stressing the need to prevent a repeat.
The piece outlines Carl Albert plans to retire after his next term and notes the struggle for his successor. It discusses who may take the Speaker and the power dynamics between majority and minority parties, seniority, party loyalty, and the potential reforms of selecting leaders by the full Congress.
Editor commends Brigham Young University for the May 18 1976 Pearson Auditorium appearance by The Lamanite Generation. The program showcased minority group members with pride and fortitude without obscene language or crude jokes. The writer also invites Twain anecdotes for a local column.
Highlights include Louis XIV's 1654 coronation at Rheims and Daniel Boone's Kentucky exploration beginning in 1769. Other items note the 1862 US Britain slave trade treaty, Lincoln's 1864 renomination, Norway resistance end in 1940, and the 1967 Six Day War push to the Suez Canal.
Twenty five years ago on June 7 1951 Roswell officials organized a blood donor list with Red Cross to guide future needs. Donor typing sites included Deeagent Hospital and Marshall Clinic. Lions Club dinner honored crossing guards with 30 pounds hot dogs seven pounds chili 19 pounds onions 12 cartons soft drinks and 25 dozen buns served by committee members Dr J Paul Reynolds Ed Phillip Ray Lamb and Woody Clements.
A legislative subcommittee will study wasteful duplication of federal state and local health services in Albuquerque Las Cruces Las Vegas Taos and nearby areas. Rep Dennis Pena cites multiple federally funded clinics and calls for shifting programs to areas with no health services. The panel also plans to review prison health care and potential radiation concerns at a proposed Eddy County waste site.
Millions face occupational hazards as doctors fail to diagnose occupational diseases and injuries go underreported. Labor Department requests more inspectors and training amid cutbacks while standards for new chemicals stall under inflationary impact statements. Separately, Rep. Thomas Ashley leverages position to aid banks, blending influence with private holdings.
Henry J. Taylor visits the MacArthur Memorial Library and Archives in Norfolk with Mrs. Jean MacArthur. The WWII battlefront span and the general's legacy are celebrated through galleries, artifacts, and a film on his life.
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