19 Jun 1970
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1970
Page
1
Roswell hosts a two day golf tournament with Roswell President’s Club players and Paisanos from El Paso, led by Johnny Williams. Jay Riley and Buck Wyles headline Roswell’s side with two handicap concerns as local officials welcome visitors and census discussions surface in town.
Washington A secretary said Kenneth N Davis Jr will depart soon after claiming Nixon trade policy is misinformed. Maurice H Stans supported the move and said he agreed with the decision.
Edward Heath defeats Harold Wilson in a stunning election upset and heads to Buckingham Palace to form a Conservative government. Wilson resigns, Heath vows right policies and will become prime minister with a likely five year term. The vote shifts power as turnout falls and new generational voters join the electorate.
Two busloads of Paisanos from El Paso arrived for a two day Roswell golf tournament and goodwill breakfast after a dinner where Border Paisanos presented Roswell C chamber President John McLelland with a Texas shaped plaque at the President's Club event held Thursday night.
A district court issued a temporary restraining order banning toxaphene use against caterpillars in northeast New Mexico’s Canadian River watershed. Judge H V Payne ordered eight ranchers to appear and show cause why the spraying should not be permanently enjoined. The dispute pits ranchers seeking to protect range grass against conservationists concerned about river pollution and fish kills. The Interior and Agriculture Departments have limited or banned toxaphene, while dibrom is proposed as a safer, effective alternative. Time is short for action to protect range grass and water supplies for Texas Panhandle cities.
An Atlas Agena rocket carries a high orbit spy sat toward a stationary position above Southeast Asia to gather intelligence on Russia China and Vietnam. The mission, Project 949, aims to provide early warning of enemy missile attacks with infrared and X ray sensors and a television camera for site and movement detection.
U S Rep Ed Foreman says the flap over his campaign expense report is a partisan issue. He expects to be listed on the November ballot despite Secretary of State Ernestine Evans delaying certification. Foreman offered a two sentence comment and avoided detailed questions, citing politics. He spoke in Roswell to S Indian Police Academy graduates and announced two Roswell appointments to regional government posts.
The House approved a comprehensive reform of the U S mail system and an 8 percent wage increase for postal workers in a 357 to 24 vote, sending the measure to the Senate. Debate centered on replacing Congress with an independent Postal Service and funding through bonds to modernize.
Gov. David Cargo released New Mexico's 20000 disaster fund to aid Harding Mora and San Miguel counties in a caterpillar infestation. He limited spending to federally approved spraying programs and indicated toxaphene is unlikely to be approved, favoring an alternative chemical.
The Soyuz 9 mission returned to earth after a 17 day 16 hour flight. Cosmonauts Andrian Nikolayev and Vitaly Sevastoyanov landed near Karaganda in good health, extending orbital duration beyond prior Soviet and American records.
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