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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1967
Page
2
AP reports Surveyor 3 ends 10 days of lunar trenching in Ocean of Storms and will sleep through the lunar night. Four 2 inch trenches reveal soil strength to support a 15 ton Apollo landing craft. tests show ground bears weight as the scoop tests continue.
A cold snap and grasshopper infestation threaten cotton in southeast New Mexico. Officials from New Mexico State University survey crop damage in southern New Mexico with estimates of 1000 to 1500 acres damaged based on seed orders from Roswell Hatch and Sierra County.
Firefighters from Roswell Walker Air Force Base and East Grand Plains responded at 5 05 p m Monday to Air Base Road and Brasher Road where an old barracks and shed were destroyed by fire Black smoke from existing shed fires made the blaze seem larger The structures housed an old car a motor scooter and car parts owned by C L Ford
Secretary of State Dean Rusk says 35000 American troops slated for withdrawal from Western Europe are not headed for Vietnam. They will stay in NATO and be available for swift return to Europe, not deployed to Southeast Asia. President Johnson says Europe force decisions are not tied to the Vietnam war.
An 18 year old ambulance attendant in Chattanooga delivered a 4 pound 7 ounce baby in the back of an ambulance moments before the emergency vehicle was struck by a car. He had missed a class on baby deliveries but studied the manual that night.
Funeral services for James Richard Bennett 64 will be at 2 p m Thursday in St John s Cathedral Albuquerque burial follows at Sunset Memorial Cemetery Albuquerque He was born 1903 in Chandler Ohio and helped restore Albuquerque Old Town He built and ran La Cocina on the Old Plaza He is survived by widow Elizabeth and three daughters Katheryn Kemp Las Vegas NM Elizabeth and Aly Bennett Ruidoso
Relatives of Priciliano Loya and Bibian Olivas, two Mexican citizens, arrived by bus from El Paso to make funeral plans after both died from methyl alcohol poisoning in Roswell area hospitals. Loya died at St. Marys Hospital after falling ill Monday night. Olivas died at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center after also becoming ill Sunday night. The alcohol source remains unknown.
President Park Chung Hee holds a strong early lead in South Korea's presidential election, with about 118,409 votes to Yun Po-sun's 64,650 from Seoul area returns. Turnout reaches 11 million of 13.9 million registered voters under sunny skies. police guard polling sites as the holiday election proceeds peacefully.
At 1 59 p m a trash fire at 520 E Second caused no damage at Lykins Tire Co. At 2 32 p m a car owned by Mrs L C Starritt of 901 Edgewood suffered heavy under hood windshield and dash damage due to a flooded carburetor. At 4 20 p m a grass fire along the Hondo River near Hondo Drive caused no damage.
May 2 admissions include Mrs. William Schumpert and Mr. Dan Cathey at ENM Medical Center with multiple residents listed. Births recorded for Roland Delori n i ere son and Edward Andrews daughter as well as other births. Memorial Osteopathic lists several patients and staff at multiple addresses across the region.
Linda Valdez 24 of Villa Solano was slightly injured when she failed a sharp turn at Orchard Park at 9:45 p.m. Her car left the road and she was taken to St. Marys Hospital. Rachel Smith 61 of Carlsbad suffered minor abrasions at 10:21 a.m. 2.7 miles south of Roswell on U.S. 285 when her car hit the rear of a stopped truck driven by Walter Lamb 51 of Carlsbad.
Market activity near the close shows advances modestly ahead with major issues mixed. Du Pont and Avco lead gains while steels, electronics, and tobacco slip. building materials rise as options shift in a narrow range with several big names advancing on the day.
About 80 delegates are expected to attend a two day meeting of the State Medical Assistants Society starting Saturday in Santa Fe. Gov Cargo proclaims May 6 Medical Assistants Day. Registration for all activities is 12.50 with nonmembers invited. Lucille Swearingen of the American Association of Medical Assistants arrives to speak at a Saturday luncheon.
Official records show divorces granted for Jackie Shackleford and Jimmy Shackleford Grace B Coons and Robert Coons Bobby West and Rachel West G Marguerite Stacy and Mari on A Stacy Kenneth G Dillard and Lowell K Dillard. Divorce suits filed Micheline Morrison versus Tony Morrison.
Assistant City Manager Robert Owen said he plans to attend a three day city and county managers association meeting in Carlsbad. The event runs through Friday with topics including governing authority federal aid funding personnel classification and automated water systems. Owen will return to Roswell Friday afternoon.
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