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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1968
Page
2
AP reports that three years into Vietnam fighting, American morale stays strong despite the February Communist offensive. Officers note rest leaves and 12 month rotations help keep spirits up while some veterans resent reentry.
William L. Clement 71 of 1009 W Mathews died Monday at a local hospital. Retired U S Army Corps of Engineers inspector, he lived in Roswell 13 years and served 21 years before retiring in 1961. Funeral Wednesday at 3 30 p m at Roswell Funeral Home Chapel with burial at South Park Cemetery. He leaves wife Bernice, daughter Billie Sue Schimel of Albuquerque, one grandson, and siblings.
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley answered a question about Robert F. Kennedy defeating President Johnson with a firm no He urged unity behind the President and called for party unity.
A municipal court list records multiple traffic offenses including careless driving for Virgil L Beagles of Clovis with a 15 dollar bond forfeited, and traffic signals, speeding, and failure to yield for several individuals at various addresses and institutions. Additional items note a drunk idling or loitering offense and a sheriff’s report noting John Logan arrested for disorderly conduct.
Filing closed at 5 pm with 12 candidates vying for five seats in the county wide school board race. Positions 2 and 5 drew three candidates, others offer two each. Ballot drawing set for March 25. withdrawal window five days after deadline.
Santos Santiago Juarez and his wife Ona Juarez were injured when a Santa Fe freight train struck their pickup as they crossed State Route 2 near Hager man 3.6 miles south. Juarez died Sunday at 5 05 a m in a local hospital from those injuries. Witnesses said the truck stalled or the track jammed and the train spun the tracks.
Carl Ray Lott, 12, son of Mr and Mrs Travis Porter of 1300 N Delaware, is entered in the Roswell Soap Box Derby for his first shot at the title. A Pueblo sixth grade student, he is sponsored by Star Radiator and Muffler Service, 714 S Main. Registrations open to ages 11 to 15 at Bine Chevrolet, 1600 W Second.
Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy argues for a guaranteed annual income and large housing and education initiatives. He faults Johnson administration cutbacks and the Vietnam war, saying the U S cannot win the fight against poverty while waging war abroad. His remarks were aimed at Howard University.
Rich ard Wilson aged 61, known as the King of the Hoboes, arrived in Roswell after a long cross country trek. He travels yearly from Iowa to California and back, visiting Artesia and Carlsbad in New Mexico and carrying a sack of interviews, books, and trinkets. He says towns arrest or stop him here, hopes to marry, and dreams of writing a memoir about his life on the road.
Chaves County Chapter of the American Red Cross hosts an informal open house Monday from 7 30 to 9 30 p m at the Chapter House 200 E Deming. Wives and mothers of servicemen overseas are invited. Free babysitting is provided by Cadet Girl Scout Troop 11 at St Peter's School CYO Room. For information call 622 4370 Mrs Allen H Gifford staff aide.
New York trading shows a slow decline with the Dow down 4.45 to 835.64 as losses outpace gains near the close. Volume for four hours reached 5.33 million shares amid mixed moves in key issues and mixed metals prices under market uncertainty.
City officials report the unanimous selection of Roswell for the 1969 junior college golf tournament after a competitive bid from Miami plus other cities. Oliver notes NMMI's 18 hole course as unique nationwide for junior college competition and aims to follow with a 1968 Wool Bowl to boost NJCAA confidence.
Terry Kent, a 16-year-old from Hillsboro Oregon, received a delicate liver transplant at Colorado General Hospital. She was in fair to satisfactory condition after surgery on Sunday.
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