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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1972
Page
1
Officials at Eastern New Mexico University Roswell Campus report extremely light voter turnout as polls open. At Missouri Avenue Elementary School presiding official Mrs. Hugh Huff reassures election worker Mrs. Charles Stiles that June primary will be busier.
Voters across ENMU Roswell District weigh a millage proposal to double local school support and boost vocational programs. With 9 to 10 am counts around 438 and afternoon turnout expected to rise, ENMU Roswell aims to secure $84,000 extra yearly funding on a $1.80 per $1000 assessment, affecting various programs and salaries.
Senator Edmund Muskie seeks a boost in Illinois as two rival Democrats contest the presidential preference poll and delegates to the Democratic National Convention. McCarthy targets at least 30 percent while Muskie aims for a strong showing to rebound after New Hampshire and Florida losses.
Roswell City Council upheld City Manager Hoyt McMinn in rejecting the appeal of former fireman David F. Walker who was terminated over reporting for duty with alcohol on his breath. Only Jim Lilley did not vote, missing the executive session. The meeting approved an amended lease for Martin Marietta to expand space at RIAC for Viking 75 Mars project testing set to begin April 1 1975.
An open Hagerman Board of Education meeting drew a near capacity crowd to Welborne Auditorium to discuss consolidating Hagerman Dexter Junior High and High School. Superintendent Gordon King announced a nonlegal straw vote will be held Wednesday at Town Hall starting 8 a.m. and voters must sign affidavits confirming they are 18+ and reside in School District No. 6.
J Caldwell Wilson national NSPE president told the Southeastern Chapter of New Mexico Society of Professional Engineers in Roswell that imports harm the U S economy in some areas. He cited a Toyota California plant and urged joint action with AIA and ASCE against low bid design awards while noting NSPE growth and his plan to boost New Mexico status nationally.
The Roswell Independent School District board unanimously approved a 1972 73 rezoning plan for four middle schools Berrendo Mesa Mountain View and Sierra following Yucca Middle School closure. Boundaries prioritize Seventeenth Street Poe Street and Main Street while stressing transportation growth ethnicity and building capacity.
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