Roswell RIAC Air Show Dazzles with Wings and Fireworks
Thrills marked the Second Annual Roswell Industrial Air Center show as balloons rose at 7:30 a.m. and parachutists danced above the runways. Jim Franklin in the Flying Circus stood on a bi plane wing performing upside down stunts while spectators watched as a grass fire was contained and sponsor displays filled the hangar.
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Jim Franklin
Flying Circus
Roswell
Franklin
Albuquerque
Alamogordo
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Red Coats
Airlane Aviation Inc
All American Publishing Co
Diamond ‘‘A’’ Cattle Co
First National Bank
Glover’s Inc
Longhorn Manufacturers, Inc
McDonald’s
Roswell Chamber of Development and Commerce
Roswell State Bank
Security National Bank
Southwestern New Mexico Economic Development
Sun Aircraft Inc
First Black Moderator Elected in U S Presbyterian Church
The Rev. Dr. Lawrence W. Bottoms from Decatur Georgia becomes the first Black to hold the church’s top office as moderator at the General Assembly in Louisville. The event marks a historic milestone in a predominantly white denomination.
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Lawrence W. Bottoms
Decatur
United States
Louisville
Roswell Area Weather Outlook Through Tuesday
Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with continued warmth through today and Tuesday. A slight risk of afternoon or evening thunderstorms with brief gusty winds exists today and Tuesday. Highs in the upper 90s today, near 102 Tuesday, and lows around the upper 60s tonight.
Nixon pledges U S nuclear aid to Israel amid peace push
President Nixon announced joint U S Israeli and Egyptian nuclear cooperation in Jerusalem and Cairo, pledging fuel and power reactors under safeguards. He urged Middle East compromise to avert another war, while confirming resumed U S Syria relations and stressing continued long term arms shipments to Israel.
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Amman
Jordan
United States
Israel
Egypt
Nixon
Yitzhak Rabin
Jerusalem
Hussein
Middle East
Rabin
Cairo
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
U.S
India
Canada
Tel Aviv
Negev Desert
Damascus
Hafez Assad
Brakes Fail Swerve Hurts Phillips 66 Station
Vera Romero 24 of 8092 W Mathews reported her brakes failed at 10 50 a m on S E Main. She swerved to avoid hitting cars, drove over the curb, and crashed into the Phillips 66 Station plate glass window. The car front end and window were damaged. Romero was unhurt but shaken. station damage estimated.
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Vera Romero
W. Mathews
S.E. Main
Romero
Supreme Court refuses review of Kerner bribery conviction
The Supreme Court denied without comment a bid by former Illinois Governor Otto Kerner Jr. and Theodore Isaacs to overturn their bribery convictions. Kerner argued constitutional limits on indicting a sitting federal judge, while Marshall took no part. The decision left intact the U.S. Circuit Court of Chicago rulings. Separately, the court allowed private segregated schools limited access to public facilities in Montgomery but did not rule on broader use with public schools.
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W. Dale Nelson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Supreme Court Today
Illinois
Otto Kerner Jr
U.S
Circuit Court
Chicago
Kerner
Theodore J
Thurgood Marshall
Isaacs
Montgomery
Ala
California
California Highway Commission
Tennessee
New Jersey
Teacher pay brings bitterness in New Mexico fallout
NEA New Mexico president Catherine Smith warns salaries lag national levels, risking loss of quality teachers to other fields. State averages $8786 vs national $10673, with 12 percent next year but inflation menace. Officials discuss eight hour work demands as public strain grows.
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Silver City
N.M
National Education Association
New Mexico
Nea-Nm
Catherine Smith
Colorado
Texas
Arizona
NEA
State Department of Education
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Mark Riac
UPI Telephoto
Roswell and Vicinity
Assad
Kent Walz
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