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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1977
Page
4
Roswell's Nancy Lopez, a 20 year old golf ace, announces turning professional. She competes in a pro amateur event in Chicago and later schedules LPGA Qualifying School rounds to seek a spot on the professional tour.
A Senate House conference committee decision grants surface owners veto power over strip mining of federally owned coal beneath their land. The move reflects decades of effort by lawmakers including the late Sen. Dennis Chavez to protect landowners with compensation limits and shared profits when subsurface rights are exercised. The ruling, framed as a limited victory, could extend to other minerals such as petroleum in time.
A letter links rising water and sewer rates to reduced elm tree health due to lawn watering. It notes a Johannesburg conference on waste water treatment where Betty Olson and Janice Pratte spoke on public acceptance of purified water. The writer suggests later watering, dialogue on usage, and a day of prayer for rain.
A Roswell parent expresses gratitude for June issue coverage of Little League activities and notes the City Championship playoff begins next week. He recalls past gaps in coverage and highlights more than 800 players aged 8 to 18 and hundreds of volunteers helping to build better boys through baseball.
Twenty five years ago on June 27 1952 Roswell society circles gathered at the Roswell Country Club for a luncheon and surprise baby shower for Mrs Howard Babcock. Other events include a linen shower for Miss Roberta Barbour and a party honoring Miss Catherine Corn at the Roswell Rainbow Assembly with songs and roses.
Santa Fean Richard E. Mares named by Gov. Apodaca to a five year term on the State Real Estate Commission. Mares, a Realtor for 12 years, owns a real estate and insurance business in Santa Fe. He donated to Apodaca’s 1974 campaign and says party contributions were not a major factor in his appointment.
The piece notes Reagan supporters in the New Mexico GOP and a split from 1976 affecting 1978 campaigns including Joe Skeen. It covers a $660,000 range caterpillar spraying program across 500,000 acres, rising infestations in Colfax Mora Union and Harding counties, and planned aerial spraying in early July. It also reports rainless areas, high egg counts, Lincoln County’s dominance in infestations, calls for more federal funds, and resignation of Finance Director Vincent Montoya as Apodaca’s administration nears 1978 end with Bruce King potential Democratic contender.
Hollywood reporter Michael Viner and wife Deborah Raffin were detained for seven hours outside Budapest. Their passports and camera were seized after being questioned over alleged unauthorized photos of a military truck. Police claimed they were under watch during their stay.
The article argues Syria and Iraq are coordinating against Israel to create an Eastern front with Jordan and Saudi Arabia. It notes Ba'ath rule in both countries, Soviet arms support, military strengths, and Jordanian-Syrian cooperation, urging skepticism of President Carter's assurances on Middle East peace.
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