Roswell Council to Hear Protest Over Insurance Bid
A special Roswell City Council meeting will hear Capitol Life Insurance Co. protest the award of a city group life and hospitalization contract to Washington National Life Co. The council chose the higher bid citing broader coverage and reinstatement provisions for 288 city employees.
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Roswell
Capitol Life Insurance Co
Washington National Life Co
Lloyd Barnes
Capitol
Washington National
Mayor's Insurance Com
Washington
City Hall
Bad Wiring Blamed for Tesco Fire
The June 19 fire at Tesco Signs Inc. 1008 E McGaffey was blamed on outdated wiring banned in new commercial buildings. Owner Rowland Tessier estimates damages at 30 000 to 50 000 after initial 150 000 figure. Fire Chief George Daniels notes older wiring lacks conduit and urges periodic wiring checks. Tessier says signs were delivered on schedule and repairs continue for hail damaged pieces.
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Tesco Signs Inc
E. McGaffey
Rowland Tessier
Roswell
George Daniels
Tesco
Tessier
Taxi Strike Hits Cities Paralyzes New York and Chicago
The Associated Press reports taxi drivers in New York began striking after midnight seeking union recognition, immobilizing up to 95 percent of about 12 000 cabs. In Chicago about 85 percent of licensed taxis stopped over a contract dispute, with a few independents still operating. The Chicago CTA supplied extra buses and elevated trains to move some 15 000 convention attendees.
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Associated Press
U.S
New York
Chicago
Yellow Cab Co
Checker Taxi Co
New York City
Chicago Transit Authority
Weekend Traffic Incidents Keep City Busy
A series of Saturday and Sunday accidents occurred across the city. On Saturday at Main and College 11 36 a.m. Carolyn Pollard and Larry Barnett were involved in a collision in the 800 block East Alameda. A separate crash near Garden and McGaffey at 6 20 p.m. involved Daniel Washington of WAFB and Manuel Miranda from Mountainair. Sunday early morning on North Greenwood a crash at 1 36 a.m. involved Margaret Hubble and William Oldrup. Later at 11 50 a.m. Bobby Moss of WAFB collided with Carmelo Roman in the 400 block East Albuquerque. The incidents describe multiple drivers and locations without stated injuries.
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Main and College
Carolyn Pollard
Larry Barnett
Kentucky
East
Alameda
Robert N. Gsell
S. Richardson
Robert Bejarano
Garden
McGaffey
Daniel T. Washington
WAFB
Manuel Miranda
Mountainair
Greenwood
A.m
Margaret Hubble
N. Greenwood
William Oldrup
S. Washington
Albuquerque
Bobby G. Moss
Carmelo Roman
W. Reed
Auto Crash Report Corrects Time Of City Accident
The 11 03 a.m. crash at Riverside Drive and Louisiana involved Mary Ann Allison 15 606 South Wyoming. The incident time was misreported in Sunday’s Record as 4 03 a.m.
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Mary Ann Allison
Wyoming
Riverside Dr
Louisiana
Pablino Aldaz Funeral Pending
Lincoln County announces funeral services pending for Pablino Aldaz of Carrizozo who died Saturday at Ruidoso Hondo Valley General Hospital.
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Lincoln County Bureau
Ruidoso
Pablino Aldaz
Carrizozo
Ruidoso-Hondo Valley General Hospital
Prison Revolt at Western State Penitentiary Ends Peacefully
Three inmates armed with improvised pistols and a bomb seized guards on the hospital's second floor at Western State Penitentiary. Tear gas cleared the siege after 96 minutes. Hostages were released unharmed. the wounded inmate was Richard Mayberry. Guards John Waltz and Joseph Ferrara were unharmed. others involved were Dominick Codispod i and Herbert Langes.
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Pittsburgh
Western State Penitentiary
Richard Mayberry
Philadelphia
James Maroney
Maroney
John R. Waltz
Joseph Ferrara
Dominick Codispodi
Ruidoso Wreck Injures Local Army Private
Pvt Freddie Ray Roberts 21 of Roswell was seriously hurt when the military ambulance he drove overturned on Highway 37 near Sudderth Mechem. He suffered head and facial lacerations and a severed tendon in the arm. He was flown to El Paso for treatment after initial care in Ruidoso and Beaumont Hospital.
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Lincoln County Bureau
Ruidoso
Freddie Ray Roberts
Mary Mae Roberts
West Fourth
Roswell
Sudderth and
Mechem Drive
Fort Bliss
U. S. Army
Roberts
Biggs Field
el Paso
Lowell Morgan
Alpine Aviation
William Beaumont Hospital
Chapel of Roses
Ruidoso Hospital
Conn Brown
Wheelbarrow and tools stolen from city pickup
Two wheelbarrows and a set of carpentry and masonry tools valued at 370 dollars were reported stolen from a pickup at Manuel Reyes 508 E. Deming home. A car battery worth 15 dollars was also reported stolen from Willie Hall's car in the 200 block of East Hendricks. A separate report notes a box with baby clothes and paintings dropped from a car near South Atkinson in Roswell. callers who locate the box should contact police.
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Manuel Reyes
E. Deming
Willie Hall
S. Montana
East Hendricks
Odessa
Texman
Roswell
South Atkinson
Fires in storage shed and laundry cause minor damages
A fire at 106 S. Ohio at 4 p.m. burned a mattress and damaged a couch in a storage shed owned by J. W. Hood. At 806 W. Alameda, 4:46 p.m., clothes burned in a dryer with minor damage to the dryer at Lighthouse Laundry.
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S. Ohio
J.W. Hood
W. Alameda
Walker Opposes Housing Bill Section 101 Subsidy Plan
Rep. E. S. Walker of New Mexico denounces a House urban development bill section that would subsidize excess rent, calling it socialist. He says he will vote against the bill if the provision remains, arguing it could let low earners subsidize high rents and alter American housing patterns.
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E. S
Johnny) Walker
New Mexico
House
Albuquerque
Walker
Hospital Births and Admissions Listings
Local hospital notices report admitted patients from June 24 to 27 across departments, with births on June 25 26 and 27. Names include Joyce McKay Larry Josola Kimberly Allen David Zirkelbach Bernice Wilcox and many others. dismissals through June 27 list numerous patients. Memorial Osteopathic Cristi Tomlinson and Raymond Skinner noted. Walker AFB base entry records A2C Kenneth Hunt and wife welcoming a son.
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Larry Josola
S. Cahoon
Kimberly Allen
Palomar
David Zirkelbach
W. Mathews
Russell McClain
W. Walnut
William H. Keeth
Hagerman
Solon Lane
Adams
N. Union
Eulen R. Duvall
Carrie Backues
W. 10Th
Robert B. Utterback
Serapia Medrano
Charles Eli Smith
Grady Roberts
Eunice
David John Adams
Albuquerque
Richard A. Parsons
Ruidoso
Marie Coleman
Washington
Susan Howard
Ft. Sumner
Vicki Briggs
Larry Ray
Howard Dorman
Travis B. Barnes
Irvin G. Eppinett
Carl Fletcher
Leon D. Cooper
R. A. McIntire
Jim L. Decker
Virgil H. Lewis
Marvin Hillyer
Joe W. Bevers
Stanley C. Wilson
Nestor Gutierrez
Mike Kisel
Yolanda Morales
Mercedes Juarez
Elmer Ham
Robert Curtis
Bonifacio Garcia
C. E. Parker
Tammy Isaacs
Margaret Swann
Jessy Lockaby
B. Thomas Jr
William Lopez
Stephen T. Famularo
Missouri
Memorial Osteopathic
Cristi Tomlinson
Trailing Heart
Raymond Lee Skinner
E. McGaffey
Ralph Earhart
Artesia
Benjamin Cruz
Walker Air Force Base
Kenneth D. Hunt
Markets Markets Slip As Dow Dips Amid Sharp Decline
The stock market resumed a sharp decline in New York with the Dow Jones average down 8.50 by mid-afternoon as heavy losses hit airlines and major groups. Boeing United and General Dynamics fell, while motors and steel shares also eased amid lighter news. Denver livestock prices show cattle, hogs, and sheep varying with gains for slaughter steers and heifers while other segments soften.
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United
Northwest
National
Pan American
Eastern
Boeing
Douglas
General Dynamics
General
Denver Livestock
Denver
USDA
Ft Sumner Man Drowns In Pecos River
Nicolas Baca 24, a Ft. Sumner resident, drowned at about 1 p m Sunday in the Pecos River below Alamogordo Reservoir during a swimming party. Sheriff Monte Hamilton said a dive and reappearance attempt failed and officers recovered the body two hours later downstream. Baca, son of Mr and Mrs A P Baca, worked as an aide at Pecos Valley Nursing Home and was unmarried.
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FT. Sumner
Nicolas Baca
Pecos
Alamogordo
Monte Hamilton
DeBaca County
Baca
Hamilton
A. P. Baca
Pecos Valley Nursing Home
William Francis Baldwin rites set in Roswell
Funeral services for William Francis Baldwin 86 of Roswell will be held Wednesday at Turner Funeral Home. Baldwin a retired Santa Fe railroad engineer died Sunday in St Marys Hospital after a lengthy illness. He leaves a large family and is survived by his widow four sons three daughters a sister and many grandchildren. Burial is in South Park Cemetery with Santa Fe railroad members as honorary bearers.
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Turner Funeral Home
William Francis Baldwin
E. Bland St
Baldwin
Roswell
St. Mary's’ Hospital
Santa Fe Railroad
Brotherhood of Local Engineers
Vashti Willingham
Joseph N
Washington D.C
Thomas J
San Bernardino
Calif
William F
Ft. Hood
Tex
Robert L. Baldwin
Charlie C. Stiles Roswell
Donald Corn
Inglewood
Earl Worley
Teresa Einright
Murdo
S. D
Charles R. Davies
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
South Park Cemetery
F. W. Hill
Lowell Hill
Glifford Mee-Kee
Roscoe Trammel
Henry Eller
Winton Northcott
Cecil Bonney
Ballard
Charles E. Smith
St. Mary’s Hospital
Mr. Smith
Crocker
Casper
Wyo
Ethel Lee Rose
Smith
South Main Church of Christ
Bpoe Lodge
Kathleen Dennis
Siri Kay Gress
Sharron Darby
Joel E. Darby II
E. F
R. S. Smith
Thomas H. Smith
Crocker, Mo
Eulah Dawson
Tempe, Ariz
Giant Whale Shark Taken Off Florida in 1912
National Geographic reports the largest living fish on record was a 45 foot whale shark caught off Florida in 1912, with an estimated weight of about 20 tons.
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Florida
National Geographic
Egg market steady as bids drift in Chicago
In Chicago eggs held steady to 14 cents higher with most buyers quoting grade A whites at 30 2 cents, mixed at 30 2, mediums at 24 12, standards at 27, dirties unquoted. The market reflects mixed demand across grades with modest firming noted in whites.
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Chicago
Chicago Live Cattle Quotes One Day Report
Market data from E. F. Hutton shows August, October, December, February and April live cattle prices with high, low and close values for each contract. Trading volumes are listed per contract.
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Chicago
E. F. Hutton & Co
Close
Wek
Flaking of Road May Be Result of Potash Residue
Santa Fe reports highway officials investigate potash residue in open freight cars as a possible cause of cement flaking on a new section of Interstate 10 near Deming. Charles W. Johnson says cars should have been cleaned. railroad spokesman notes loading plant may bear responsibility. Experiments underway to test potash and cement interaction.
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Santa FE
State Highway Department
Deming
Charles W. Johnson
Southern Pacific Railroad
el Paso
Tex
Pilot Benjamin Games completes three claimed solo Atlantic records
American aviator Benjamin Games sails a Lake LA4 on a 1090 mile Boston to St. Pierre run in 11 hours 30 minutes, then 840 miles Reykjavik to Prestwick in 7 hours 15 minutes, plus low altitude travel. The National Aeronautic Association will not recognize these as official records.
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London
Benjamin Games
Atlantic
Games
Elkhart
Ind
Boston
St. Pierre Island
Greenland
Iceland
Scotland
William Riley
St. Pierre
Riley
Reykjavik
Prestwick
Washington
National Aeronautic Association
NAA
International Aeronautic Federation
George L. Hunt
Lake
Moonship Test Set at White Sands Range
NASA will test the safety system for moonbound astronauts with a 155000 pound thrust escape rocket lifting a dummy moonship to about one mile altitude at White Sands New Mexico. Officials say the test checks astronaut safety in Saturn V launch failure scenarios.
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White Sands Missile Range
N.M
Space Agency
Desert
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Roswell man funeral rites list pallbearers and survivors
Pallbearers for the Roswell man include Dick Murphy John Nail Tom Nail Pat Hanagan Bill McCutchen and Dr. Sam Johnson. Honorary bearers are Cliff Antram Thalbert Plyler Jim Stapp Logie McCutchen Albert Hobson Harrison Williams Ed Argenbright Tommie Thompson B M Keohane Dr Emmitt Jennings and Dr Randall W Briggs. Survived by widow one son Richard Martin Tigner Jr three daughters Frances Murphy Floriana Tigner and Mary Margaret Nail. Sister-in-law Flossie Tigner lives in Des Moines Iowa. Turner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Dick Murphy
John Nail
Tom Nail
Pat Hanagan
Bill McCutchen
Sam Johnson
Cliff Antram
Thalbert Plyler
Jim Stapp
Logie McCutchen
Albert Hobson
Harrison Williams
Ed Argenbright
Tommie Thompson
B. M. Keohane
Emmitt Jennings
Randall W. Briggs
Tigner
Richard Martin Tigner Jr
Francis X. Murphy
Floriana Tigner
Roswell
Mary Margaret Nail
Muscatine
Iowa
Flossie Tigner
Des Moines
Turner Funeral Home
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Colfax
Jack M. Campbell
Fort Bayard
Veterans Administration
Campbell
State Mental Hospital
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Cuba
Cristobal Steven Martinez
Algodones
Andreas Martinez
Cristobal
Robert
ST. Mary's
Joyce McKay
S. Kentucky
Jerald Keesee
E. Seventh
A.J.C
Robert R. Kirkpatrick
Raymond Castillo
Carlos Vallejos
Dexter
Rosenda Martinez
Route 1
ENM Medical Center
Yolanda Longoria
Benina Chavez
E. W. Duncan
Baylor
Lena Naiche
Mescalero
Mary Lamkin
S. Pennsylvania
Charles Hall
E. Alameda
James Harris
Robert Owen
W. Seventh
Donald Kornegay
William Craig Jr
S. Pine
Jon Twibell
Arch Cummins
Garland Kelley
Robert Wade
Helen Kelly
Karen Millsap
Kendal Mosely
Paul Fowler
Constance Lundy
American Stock Exchange
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Int Oil & Gas
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Am Can
Reich
Tel Tel Reyn Met
Rey Tob
Ariz P
Safeway
Atchison
San D Gas
Sears Roeb
Chrysler
Shell Oil
Sinclair
Cent Oil
Socony
du Pont
el & Mus
Paso NG Sperry
Cal
Ford
Studebaker
Elec
Sunray
Gen Motors
Swift Aloe Goodyear
Gulf Oil
Texaco Int
Transwa
US Steel
Mont Ward
Wn Bancorp
Nord Gas
Sumner Man
Lawrence Scott
W. Baldwin
Hinkle
DOW Jones
Ocean
AC. Finance
Gcorporation
West Fourth Street
Roswell, New Mexico
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