Urban Renewal Recasts Roswell Core in 1960s
This feature recalls Roswell New Mexico’s 1964 65 66 urban renewal struggle in its downtown business district with Croswell Las Cruces and Santa Fe, the failed four million dollar plan, a contentious housing code and the rise of planned redevelopment in partnership with private enterprise and federal funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL Stubbs
Daily Record
New Mexico
Roswell
Croswell
Las Cruces
Santa Fe
Nesach
Mexico
Bely
Family story of a girl who faced cerebral palsy and blindness
Mitchell Standrige, born six years ago in Roswell, survived warnings of doctors who urged abortion. His parents Gordon and Mrs. Standrige recall obesity surgery during pregnancy and a diagnosis of cerebral palsy and blindness. A California neurologist warned he might be institutionalized by age five or six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Standrige
Gordon Standrige
Lubke Circle
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Paula Hiser
California
Standrige
Mitchell
Standriges
Southern California
Standinges
POWs Return Flight From Hanoi Marks Homecoming at Clark
Operation Homecoming planes from Hanoi lift off to fetch 106 American POWs and two Thais, with a C130 guiding a 20-man advance party. Brig. Gen. Russel G. Ogan, a key POW affairs official, is among the travelers aboard the C141s, as up to 30 more Americans and four others are slated for Monday arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Hanoi
U.S
Russel G. Ogan
Reading
Pentagon
Ogan
Air Force
James R. Dennett
Spruce Pine
N.C
Clark
Operation Homecoming
Two Teens Die In Separate Albuquerque Area Crashes
Two 17 and 18 year olds died in traffic crashes Saturday. Miguel C. Orona of Albuquerque and Steve Acevedo of Carlsbad were killed in a head on collision with Benny Vasquez, 24, in the North Valley on North Second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
Farmington
North Valley
Miguel C. Orona
Steve Acevedo
Carlsbad
Orona
Acevedo
Benny Paul Vasquez
North Second
Roswell Science Fair draws record entries and awards
A record 410 entries from Roswell Independent School District flooded the Goddard High School Little Theater as awards were handed out. Grand achievement winners ranged from fourth to eighth grade with projects on lung capacity, mold solutions, cloud formation, rubber band motor and soil conservation prizes announced by Roswell Education Association leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell Independent School District
Patty Lovelace
Berrendo Middle School
Allen Lovelace
N. Garden Ave
Jimmy Kapuranis
Sierra Middle School
John Kapuranis
N. Richardson Ave
Margarita Sanchez
Berrendo Elementary School
Victor Sanchez
Dunlap Route
Glen Blakeney
del Norte
Fourth grader Randy Rankin wins two top awards at Roswell Science Fair
Nine year old Randy Rankin of El Capitan Elementary topped the Roswell City Science Fair at Goddard High School earning a gold conservation medal from the Roswell Macho Soil and Water Conservation District and a grand achiever plaque in his grade division. The judging listed many winners across biology earth and physical science categories with multiple students named in each division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Blakeney
del Norte Drive
Randy Rankin
Capitan
Dean Rankin
Route 1
Macho
Roswell City
Roswell School Board Swears In New Members
Roswell Independent School District will hold its first regular meeting for new board members Dr Morton W Dann and Stuart D Shaner elected in January. Supt Luginbill will administer oath. officers elected. pledge and prayer conducted. A bilingual education workshop and other meetings are scheduled in March and April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Morton W. Dann
Stuart D. Shaner
Roger L. Luginbill
David Lee
Robert Maxwell
Darrell Pirtle
Lawrence Harris
Sierra Middle School
Albuquerque
Flora Vista Elementary School
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Herna
Brussels
European Common Market
Monetary Committee
Executive Commission
Saigon
United States
Vietnam
Navy
Richard A. Stratton
Palo Alto
Calif
Quincy
Mass
Science Fair
Titana Harding
Berrendo
Cheryl John
Cora Sanchez
Sierra
Earth Science
Linda Sue Wilson
Mesa
James Jolley
Skip Bricknell
Eddie Spurlin
Christa Corn
Valley View
Mark Dinehart
Vikki Papich
Missouri Avenue
Kim Schenck
Washington Avenue
Doug Helmstetter
Jimmy Stovall
Debbie Groseclose
Mary Alonzo
Hugh Baker
East Grand Plains
Ricky Britain
David Gilmore
Kenneth McCullough
Rod Branch
Ione Magill
Jodi Eakins
Linda Harris
Tacey Kingrey
Scott Brearton
Greg Fisher
Charles Turner
Military Heights
Cathy Clark
Elizabeth White
Meg Malone
Sara Huff
EF Capitan
Martha King
Pecos
Chuck Fairchild
Kevin Prince
Donald Sims
Mike Murphey
John Tucker
el Capitan
Susan Puckett
Tommy Best
David Parks
Ricky Stevens
Roswell School Board
Monterrey
New
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Bill Ui
Clovis
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