Witness granted immunity in Roswell murder case
Steve F. Boydston 21 of Roswell was granted immunity by Dist. Court Judge Paul Snead to testify for the prosecution in the murder trial of Alvin D. Callaway, charged with the death of his daughter Mary Elaine Smith 26. Also charged with first degree murder are Bobby Barnett 29 and William R. Smith 20. Callaway’s trial continued with Deputy Dewayne Shaw and Investigator Tom Edgett testifying.
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Steve F. Boydston
Roswell Area
Dist
Paul Snead
Mike Worley
Snead
Boydston
S. Lea Ave
Alvin D. Callaway
Callaway
Box 37-C
Mary Elaine Smith
Bobby Barnett
Route 1
Mrs. Smith
William R. Smith
W. Eighth St
Dewayne Shaw
Tom Edgett
Shaw
T.H. Smith
Smith
Alvin Callaway
Gray
Fire Officials Probe Blaze At St Peter Catholic Hall
Roswell firefighters battled a blaze at St Peter Catholic Church Parish Hall 111 E Deming St starting 2 17 p m and controlled by 5 p m. Investigators led by Fire Marshal Skinner and Chief Daniels sought the cause and assessed heavy stage area damage along with water and smoke damage throughout the building.
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Catholic Hall
St. Peter Catholic Church
E. Deming St
Roswell
Richard D. Skinner
Stage
Skinner
The
Daily Record Today
Daniels
Dennet Jung
Father Jung
Southeastern Deanery
St. Peter
Fire Department
Madison Ave
Troy Waggoner
W. 12Th St
Poe Corn Recreation Center
St. Peter Catholic
Deming St
Treasure hunters eye Victoria Peak gold site at White Sands
At White Sands Missile Range a six day search for Victoria Peak treasure faces a possible plot to salt the area with a fake gold bar. FBI alerts followed two men ejected from the range as excavation teams probe Red Hands site near Victoria and Geronimo peaks.
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el Paso
Tex
FBI
Bailey
Boston
White Sands
Red Hands
Victoria Peak
Ancient artifacts unearthed in Kazan site halted by federal order
Kozan declared the area a historical site under the antiquities act and banned digging without a state archaeologist supervision. Expeditions Unlimited of Pompano Beach prepares bids for a supervised dig, while Norman Scott, head of the group, recovering from injuries in Las Cruces, seeks permission to use ground radar to probe for a new tunnel near the old campsite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kozan
Expeditions Unlimited
Pompano Beach
Calif
Norman Scott
Las Cruces
Kazan
Scott
Victoria Peak
Roswell Society releases third supplement on southeastern New Mexico oil fields
The Roswell Geological Society unveiled the 220 page third supplement to the Symposium of the Oil and Gas Fields of Southeastern New Mexico detailing 75 fields discovered or enlarged since 1967. Editor Kay C. Havener notes the study, assembled by 80 volunteers over 18 months, costs 8000 dollars and sells for 25 dollars. The volume serves as a reference for exploration by oil companies, government agencies and students, with emphasis on Carlsbad field development. Gerald Harrington highlights oil revenue as a major portion of New Mexico state income amid post embargo exploration resumption.
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Deborah Walker
Roswell Geological Society
New Mexico
Edward K. David
Carlsbad
David
Geological Society
David Said
Kay C. Havener
Mountain States Petroleum Corp
Havenor
Gerald E. Harrington
The
Harrington
Roswell
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Don Hoffman
Bill Carpenter
Chaves County
Sheriff's Department
Jack Swickard Photo
White Sands Missile Range
Victoria and
Geronimo Peaks
Steve Kozan
Museum of New Mexico
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