Early Pecos River water rights traced to settlement era
The article recalls decades of water use in the Pecos Valley from early settlement to modern times. It notes Sally Chisum and others commenting on abundant Pecos water, describes 1890 artesian discoveries, and details historic canals, dams, and the Hope Decree 1933. It highlights metering and waste reduction practices in Roswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos River
Roswell
Marian McQuiddy
Conce Y
Pecos
Egrisbad
Pecos Valley
Pecos Pratt
Sally Chisum
John Chisum
Chaves County Historical Encyclopedia
Eastern New Mexico University
Nathan Jaffa
G.D. Shields
Shields
Ecos
Irrigation and Age
Carlsbad
CID
Penasco
U.S. Geological Survey
Chaves
Hondo Valley
Dexter
Fred Hennighausen
Hennighausen
Mabel B. Ashton
Stanley
Mrs. Ashton
Joe Mann
Hagerman
New Mexico
Mann
Rio Hondo
Palestinian hijackers demand release of 53 prisoners for 256 hostages
In Kampala Uganda Palestinian hijackers demand 53 prisoners held in Israel and other countries as ransom for the 256 hostages and Air France jet. Uganda and France refuse to meet the demand. About 80 Israelis, nine Americans aboard. Leader described as a thin man with Spanish accent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kampala
Uganda
Israel
West Germany
Air France
Jean Sauvagnargues
Greece
Entebbe
Hilarion Capudji
Jerusalem
Kenya
Switzerland
France
Duvagnargues
U.S
Libya
Athens
Patricia Hyman
Maariv
Miss Hyman
Rhea named president of First National Bank of Roswell
J H Hud Rhea was named president of the First National Bank of Roswell succeeding David C King who becomes bank vice chairman. Rhea has a long tenure at the bank since 1962 rising to executive vice president and has ties to area agriculture and community groups. He and his family reside northwest of Roswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.H. “Hud
Rhea
First National Bank of
Roswell
Kenneth C. Bonnell
First National Bank
David C. King
King
Cloudcraft
Cloud Country
Southwestern Graduate School of Banking
Lubbock, Tex
Texas Tech
Phi Eta Sigma
National Scholastic
Alpha Zeta
National Agricultural Honorary Society
First National Bank of Lab
New Mexico
4-H
Future Farmers of America
Heist at Heathrow: Security Official Sought in $3.5 Million Theft
Scotland Yard launched a nationwide search for Stephen Patrick of London a Purolator security official believed to mastermind a $3.5 million theft from a British Airways Sabena warehouse at Heathrow. Robbers in Purolator uniforms used forged documents to seize five steel boxes of cash and fled in an armored pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Scotland Yard
U.S
Heathrow A
Stephen Patrick
Purolator Services Ltd
British Airways
Purolator
Sabena
England
Keith Watts
Heathrow
Roswell Gains Customs Entry for European Training Flights
Senator Montoya announces an agreement allowing European training aircraft and crews to clear customs at the Roswell Industrial Air Center instead of Chicago. German Lufthansa leads the program with crews from Germany Italy and France undergoing up to ten days of pilot training on 707 727 787 747 and DC 10 aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Customs and Immigration
Roswell
Joseph M. Montoya
D-N.m
U.S. Customs Service
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Chicago
Montoya
Robert Wafful
Wafful
Germany
Italy
France
Luftansa
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Marlen McQuiday Photo
Carlsbad Irrigation District
Bank
J.H. “Hud” Rhea
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