22 Jun 1973
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1973
Page
1
National Park Service officials will run primitive tours for the more hardy later this summer. A photo caption notes the formation dwarfs the park ranger pictured at right.
Roswell residents can tour the Roswell Industrial Air Center during General Aviation Month from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday in Hangar 1536. Tenants display new aircraft and a Switzer sailplane while three Albuquerque Jump Club jumpers perform hourly and Detachment One SAC officials conduct facility tours. A hot air balloon from Albuquerque may be displayed but not flown.
Eight Roswell beauties prepare for a Saturday Miss Roswell contest at Pearson Auditorium. The winner advances to July Miss New Mexico for Hobbs. Contest features Cabaret production number talent and evening gown. swimsuits judged Friday. Awards include $750 scholarship and $200 wardrobe.
Lantern guided trips will reach New Cave at Slaughter Canyon 23 miles from the visitor center. Reporters saw a primitive hike up to 500 feet above the canyon, with no artificial lights except lanterns and a steel gate guarding the entrance. Participants faced ladders ropes and rough trails, seeing 92-foot stalagmites and unusual China Wall formations before returning for boxed lunches at Ratllessnake Springs.
Charles "Pete" Conrad, flight commander, leads astronauts stepping from the Skylab command module onto the recovery ship Ticonderoga, marking a milestone moment in the space mission with the crew safely aboard after their Earth return.
President Nixon voiced intense pride in Skylab's completion and said he would meet the three astronauts at the western White House in San Clemente. In a telegram he commended their courage and resourcefulness, noting human talent remains key to space exploration.
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