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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1973
Page
2
In Roswell the town observed Law Day and Loyalty Day with high school programs and a 11 a.m courthouse square ceremony. A separate ambulance service meeting occurred at the same hour, as local officials noted the busy community schedule.
GODDARD ROTC cadets defied orders by presenting plaques to Lt. Col. Frank Harper and Senior M. Sgt. John Koren at an awards banquet last evening. No court martial will follow.
Police documented three burglaries Monday in Roswell and surrounding areas. A car near Piggly Wiggly was robbed of a tow chain car jack fire extinguisher and intercom system worth under $100. Edgewood School lost two flags and a clock valued under $100 with no forced entry. Townsend Real Estate home at 4 Chamisal vandalized with a range deed missing. damage over $100. A Roswell man, Alexander Ogas Jr., was arrested for the 1971 Roswell Appliance Service burglary. arraigned with $2000 bond and held in jail.
Democratic Senator Montoya faulted the address for lacking credibility and urged an independent prosecutor. Republican Senator Domenici called it courageous but said Nixon should have gone further, supporting an outside prosecutor and more specific disclosures.
Funeral services and burial plans announced for Birdie Collier Roach 73 of Roswell born 1900 in Cameron Texas died in El Paso. Survivors include four sons a daughter eleven grandchildren and three brothers and three sisters. Funeral details filed by LaGrone Funeral Chapel in Roswell.
John Henry Cole, 18, of Hobbs and Roswell address, was sentenced to one to five years in the New Mexico State Penitentiary with credit for time served on a charge of dealing in credit cards of another. Sentencing for Mike Ewing and George Gonzales was deferred or modified. others pleaded not guilty, including Thomas Jefferson Smith, charged with aggravated assault and awaiting psychological examinations, and several defendants charged with vehicle related offenses and possession of amphetamines.
Roswell police report burglaries at Church of Christ on Washington and Country Club Road and an attempted break in at Tabernacle Baptist Church on 115 Wilt Street. The Church of Christ listed missing office machines and a stereo valued over $100. Police report no items missing at Tabernacle. further details pending.
New York stocks opened strong but then fell with the Dow down to 914.81 at noon as decliners outpaced advancers 633 to 563. Nixon's Watergate brief offered little sustained optimism as investor uncertainty persisted.
Melvin C. Wingfield a 30 year old resident of Las Cruces died Monday in a one vehicle wreck on U.S. 70 about 3.4 miles east of Las Cruces. Police said his small car struck a median then hit two guard posts and rolled end over end 95 feet, throwing him from the vehicle.
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