Open House Showcases RIAC Flightline Exhibits
The RIAC Open House on the flightline in observance of General Aviation Month drew a few thousand visitors. Exhibits included aircraft, products from RIA industries, National Guard equipment, a Santa Fe Huey helicopter, a local sailplane, vintage planes, and radio controlled models. Also featured were fireworks, ornaments, Levis from Levi Strauss, ornamental iron works, and electronics. A Roswell boy earned the Eagle Scout Badge in Honolulu, while Wings of Yesterday moves planes for storage between air shows.
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RIAC
RIA Industries
National Guard Tank
Huey Helicopter
Santa Fe
Longhorn Manufacturing Co
Levis
Levi-Strauss
Ornamental Iron Works
Airlane and
Callens
Orlando
Fla
Roswell
UNM honors exceed 4.0 grade point averages at ceremony
Four UNM students Kay Phelps Joe A Mims Jane G Marshall and Barbara K Boehms earned 4.0 GPAs while Ruth Morgan attended Texas Christian University. A stray snake lunching on a Record parking lot near noon eluded capture before cameras. A Peppermint Park photo feature notes Roswell citizens donated and restored the merry go round, with Marianne Stevens the sole participant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Phelps
Kay Goldwater
Roswell
University of New Mexico
Joe A. Mims
S. Washington
Jane G. Marshall
Barbara K. Boehms
W. Seventh
UNM
Ruth Morgan
Texas Christian U
Reec
Peppermint Park
Marianne Stevens
Irish leader Erskine Childers sworn in as president
Dublin reports Erskine Childers sworn in as Ireland's fourth president at Dublin Castle amid Catholic Protestant ceremonies. He aims for reconciliation with Northern Ireland and calls for an all Ireland conference. Incoming first lady Rita Childers is Roman Catholic. Ex-president De Valera leaves office after two terms.
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Dublin
Ireland
Erskine Childers
Childers
Dublin Castle
Northern Ireland
St. Patrick's Cathedral
George Simms
Armagh
Church of
Douglas Hyde
Fianna Fail
Tom O'Higgins
National Coalition
Britain
Ulster
Rita Childers
Eamon de Valera
Sinead
Sisters of Charity
Roswell Man Struck By Vehicle At Main And Second Streets
Johnny McGinty a 26 year old resident of 2324 North Texas was hit while crossing Main Street at 7 52 a m He was treated and released from New Mexico Medical Center by ambulance The driver Lou Madril 19 of 509 South Union Avenue was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian
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Roswell
Main
Second Streets
Johnny McGinty
N. Texas
Astern New Mexico Medical Center
Lou Madril
S. Union Ave
Court Rules Against Tax Deductions for Nonpublic School Parents
The Supreme Court struck down state tax deductions and tuition reimbursement programs aiding parents with children in nonpublic schools, ruling they violate the First Amendment neutrality toward religion. The decisions include New York and Pennsylvania schemes plus a Mississippi ruling against textbook aid to racially segregated private schools.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Nixon
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Powell
Dollar steady in Europe amid Watergate concerns
The dollar held steady in Europe after a record low in Frankfurt as traders weighed two theories on its decline. Some fear John Dean's testimony could push the dollar lower, while others say it is oversold and due for a bounce. Gold fell to $118 an ounce in London and Zurich as the dollar firmed marginally.
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London
Europe
Frankfurt
Nixon
White House
John Dean
U.S
France
Zurich
Black leader urges rejection of Kelley FBI nomination
Bruce R. Watkins of Freedom, Inc. tells the Senate Judiciary Committee Kelley, Kansas City police chief, is a bureaucratic machine insensitive to compassion. He links Kelleys hard line on law and order to 1968 Kansas City riots after MLK's death.
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Washington
Clarence M. Kelley
FBI
Bruce R. Watkins
Senate Judiciary Committee
Kelley
Kansas City
Watkins
Freedom, Inc
Jackson County
Law and Order
Martin Luther King
Nixon
Clifford M. Spottsville
Everett P. O'Neal
Committee
Senate
J. Edgar Hoover
Patti Nelms Wins Miss Roswell With Congeniality Tie
Patti Nelms won the 1973 Miss Roswell Pageant and tied for Miss Congeniality, sharing the honor with Sherry Shaw after a tie vote among eight contestants. Nelms is also the 1972 Miss Roswell, marking back to back beauty queen and congeniality wins.
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Patti Nelms
Sherry Shaw
Miss Nelms
Huey to Speak on Exotic Animals at Local Wildlife Meeting
Huey William S Huey assistant director of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish will address the Chaves County Wildlife Federation at its regular meeting in the National Guard Armory at 7 30 p m Tuesday He will show a slide series on animals adapted to New Mexico and outline the exotic animal program Lloyd Haun Roswell federation president invites the public.
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William S. Huey
Santa Fe
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
Africa
New Mexico
Chaves County
Lloyd Haun
Roswell
Chaves
Supreme Court blocks release of ENMU audit
The New Mexico Supreme Court temporarily blocks public release of a special audit of Eastern New Mexico University. The order delays disclosure while the state Attorney General's office seeks a permanent ruling. Judge S E Campos planned to decide if the audit must be public. hearing set for July 9. Gene W Harrell faces 71 counts of misuse of public funds. The AG argues releasing the report could prejudice Harrell’s fair trial and affect the prosecution.
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Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico Supreme Court
Eastern New Mexico University
State Attorney General’s Office
S.E. Campos
Campos
Asst
Patrick Whelan
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
ENMA
Gene W. Harrell
Whelan
Harrell
Frank Olmstead
Cse
Samuel Z. Montoya
New Mexico Funds Aid Water Projects in Federal Bill
The House Appropriations Committee backed public works funding totaling over 19 million for New Mexico. Key items include 16.4 million for Cochiti Lake construction and 1.4 million for Las Cruces, 919 thousand for Hammond, 650 thousand for Carlsbad, and 160 thousand for Tucumcari. Alamogordo diversion channel planning receives 75 thousand. Colorado-linked New Mexico projects include Animas La Plata planning 375 thousand and San Juan Chama 600 thousand, plus 2.97 million for Colorado River Storage project transmission diversion, with Trinidad Lake 6.4 million and Las Animas 700 thousand.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
New Mexico
Cochiti Lake
Las Cruces
Hammond
Carlsbad
Tucumcari
Alamogordo
Colorado
Animas-La Plata
San Juan Chama
Colorado River
Trinidad Lake
Las Animas
Market slides as Dean testimony fuels Wall Street caution
New York stocks eased on light volume as John W. Dean III testimony loomed, the Dow down 8.43 to 871.39 at noon. Decliners led gainers 866 to 295 on the NYSE while McDonald’s led turnover amid concerns gasoline supply could trim fast food demand. The Amex index slipped 0.09 to 22.25. TWA warrants led activity. Sediment runoff and China’s rugged terrain are noted in unrelated data.
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New York
Wall Street
John W. Dean III
New York Stock Exchange
Dean
White House
McDonald’s Corp
American Stock Exchange
TWA
Las Vegas man arrested on Roswell narcotics warrant
Jack Hugh McKeny Jr., 20, was arrested in Las Vegas and brought back to Roswell on an outstanding warrant linked to a June 5 narcotics raid. He is charged with unlawful distribution of marijuana and remains in Chaves County Jail awaiting arraignment. Four Roswell burglaries were reported over the weekend with valuables stolen or attempted entries across different addresses.
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Las Vegas
Newman
Roswell
New Mexico
Jack Hugh McKeny Jr
Mulberry
Hal Sykes
Delaware Ave
Fred McFarland
S. Washington Ave
Funeral services for Elsie J. Snider set at Grimshaw Bethany
Funeral services for Elsie J. Snider 71 of 4218 W Earl Drive Phoenix will be conducted at 3 p.m. today at Grimshaw Bethany Chapel Phoenix with graveside services at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in Roswell She moved from Roswell to Phoenix in 1956 and is survived by two daughters a brother eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Ballard Funeral Home pending for Mona H Rose 84 Roswell resident since 195? died at St Marys Hospital.
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Elsie J. Snider
W. Earl Drive
Phoenix
Ariz
Phoenix Community Hospital
Grimshaw Bethany Chapel
Roswell
Snider
Saint Joseph
Tex
Christine Tison
Phoenix, Ariz
Monte Eagy
Tucson, Ariz
Ballard Funeral Home
Mona H. Rose
W. Fifth
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National Guard
Roswellites
Record
L. D. Barbour
American Academy of Osteopathic Surgeons
Athens
Greece
Robert FE. Yocom
Virginia
Ooll
Maker
Wright's
Palace Drug
N. Main
Wilshire Center
Vernon A. Guidry JR
Germany
Paris
Patti
Albert A. Stubbs
Jerry McCormack
Lois Purvis
R.M. Higginbotham
Cecil Goins
John Pettit
AL Geary
Harold Kingrey
Trade
Huey
Roswell Savings & Loan
Hutton & Co
EF. Hutton & Colpm
Amer Can
Doug
Mobil Oi
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
People’s Republic of China
Aveo Mig
Pan Am Sul
Chrysler
Pan Am WA
Cities
Penn Eng
City Invest Wa
Pennz
Coca Cola
Phil Pete
Ramada Inn
del Webb
RCA Corp Dresser Ind
Ryndis Tob
Duplan Corp
Safeway
DuPont
Santa Fe Ind
Estmn
Sears
Exxon
Signal Oil
el Paso NG
Skelly Oil
Fsrah
Chicago
EF Hutton & Co
Man
Virgle Earls
Idaho
Jom
Din
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