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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1972
Page
2
The YMCA membership drive closed Tuesday at a banquet with $42,000 raised toward a $50,000 goal. Division II led with $10,744 toward its $10,000 target and the drive will continue on a cleanup basis until next Tuesday.
Gary Dollahon, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Dollahon of 3314 Highland Rd, attends New Mexico State University. Laura Snead, daughter of District Judge and Mrs Paul Snead, attends Southeastern State College in Durant Oklahoma. Laura, a freshman, shows talent in clarinet with bands and sings with the Chorale. She also plays clarinet with Sherman Texas Community Symphony and is assistant organist at First Presbyterian Church Durant. The choral group performed with the Oklahoma City Symphony in February. Channel 6 weather channel airs school TV productions from Roswell school system between 5 and 7 pm daily. The Educational Services Center houses a fully equipped TV studio for filming school activities and portable units for classroom use. Check on this Cross your fingers moisture is short but wind is too.
Funeral notices list Anna Kane 80 of 312 N Missouri and Ruth Alice McMacken 79 of Roswell with services at LaGrone and Ballard Funeral Homes. Kane died Tuesday. McMacken died Tuesday, long listed survivors include daughters and grandchildren. Additional services for Cecilia Stanley 75 and pending rites noted with Denver and local arrangements.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejected challenges to the death penalty, upholding Ronnie Earl Tezeno’s conviction for the 1969 Houston murder of Odie C. Wright. The majority ruled jurors could be excluded only if they stated they could not impose the penalty under any facts.
State officials push Operation Breakthrough to gain HUD funding for about 1 300 homes across Santa Fe Taos Rio Arriba San Miguel Colfax and Mora counties while pledging to protect adobe architecture and local jobs. Governor King partners with Senator Montoya to ensure New Mexico labor use and architecture conform to historical settings with potential long term low interest loans for refurbishing existing homes. Construction proposals open April 21.
The New Mexico State Board of Education, following State Supt. Leonard DeLayo, will not investigate the Santa Rosa school disruption. The board directed DeLayo to monitor the district and report developments, while two residents urged probes into actions by Santa Rosa leaders and a high school principal.
New York trading held a modest gain with the Dow up 4.29 to 938.29 at noon as advances beat declines on the NYSE 7 to 4. Analysts cited a stronger dollar and a Commerce Department forecast of higher first quarter sales and inventory as lifting sentiment, with bargain hunting aiding the upturn after a recent decline.
Texas House Speaker Gus Mutscher 39 led a conspiracy to accept bribes from Houston promoter Frank Sharp in 1969 to push banking bills. Co-defendants Rep. Tommy Shannon and aide Rush McGinty were also found guilty as the 13 day trial ended with a dramatic courtroom reaction.
Roswell Daily Record lists newsroom and editorial staff including editor Albert A. Stubbs and news editor Jerry Mc Cormack. It provides subscription rates by county for mail and carrier, with prices: 28.80 yearly, 2.40 monthly, and 7.20 for three months. The paper is a member of the Associated Press.
Roswell city police checked a theft under investigation after Jimmy Eaton reported two tool boxes stolen from his pickup at his residence. The boxes contained diamond phonograph needles radio tubes and tools valued over 100 dollars. The report notes the incident occurred Tuesday night at about 10 51 p m.
An advertisement touts Syna-Clear Decongestant tablets as instant relief for sinus congestion with up to eight hours of relief. It promotes over the counter availability without prescription, a $1.50 intro offer, and a buy one get one free offer on 12 packs.
Approximately 20 local women will visit the New Mexico Military Institute campus in Roswell on Thursday morning as part of a Roswell Assistance League tour. Maj. Travis Reames says the tours acquaint provisional members with Roswell institutions including the 80 year old military school. The group will end with coffee at Mrs. Felix A Blanchard’s home. tours are available to civic groups by arrangement through NMMI public relations.
Roswell Chamber of Development director Bill Wolf and highway chair John McLellan met Gov. Bruce King in Santa Fe to press for Second Street reconstruction and U.S. 285 north of town to U.S. 70 upgrades. They plan Las Cruces talks with residents, testimony at a Friday State Highway Commission hearing, and a bid to designate U.S. 70 as part of the interstate system.
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