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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1969

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New Railroad Tax Formula To Save NM from Loss

New Mexico moves to a new railroad property tax method based on five year income and replacement value to avert a 1969 loss of about $900,000. Pipeline firms gain a 5 percent valuation rise while agricultural values face a study before cuts.

Santa FE New Mexico Tax Commission Curry County Chaves County Legislative Finance Committee Commission R. W. Strathern

Weather Lashes New Mexico as Storm Eases Some

A spring storm weakened but promises more rain and wind across New Mexico. Clovis Portales area suffered funnel clouds hail and flooding with property damage and power outages. Tornado watch delayed into early today while farms and homes endured roof and barn damage and trees torn up.

Associated Press New Mexico Weather Bureau Clovis-Portales Portales Clovis Curry Roosevelt Tucumcari Sierra Blanca Ruidoso National Forest Albuquerque Las Vegas Grants Santa Fe Socorro Truth Or Consequences Clayton Raton Deming Zuni Farmington Alamogordo Carlsbad Roswell

Town Ballots To Decide Fate Of City Schools

Voters in Youngstown, Ohio, cast ballots in a special election on a 12 mill operating levy to reopen schools next fall after five weeks of closure due to funding. By 9 a.m. about 20,000 had voted. up to 60,000 expected by 6:30 p.m. This is the seventh voting cycle on a school tax in 28 months. past defeats prompted a financial crisis and a $15 million budget for 1968 with only $11.165 million levy. If approved, the new levy would add about $6 million yearly. Superintendent W W Zinser warned the schools will not reopen in September without new millage. Also noted is the fourth annual Police and Fireman’s Ball at the Roswell Inn May 31 from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., tickets $10 per couple, Ken Dosier Band of Amarillo, Texas.

Youngstown Supt W.W. Zinser Roswell Inn Ken Dosier Amarillo Tex

Abductors Leave Woman to Flee at Drive-In

The wife of wealthy businessman Howard P. MeJunkin escaped a pistol shooting kidnapper after he demanded 100000 dollars. A blond man and a woman in their late 20s fled in a blue sedan, triggering a cross-state manhunt into Kentucky and Ohio. She said she fled while they used a phone booth to contact her husband.

Howard P. MeJunkin Kentucky Ohio

Infant Rita Montoya Rites Set At St John Catholic Church

Funeral services for 15 day old Rita Montoya daughter of Ernest and Rita Montoya will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday at St John Catholic Church. Burial will follow at South Park Cemetery. Ballard Funeral Home is handling arrangements. The infant, born April 20, died Monday at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. She is survived by her parents two sisters Rose and Luana Montoya and two brothers Richard and Fernando Montoya.

St. John’s Catholic Church Antonio Valdez O.F.M Rita Montoya Ernest Palomar Place South Park Cemetery Ballard Funeral Home Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Rose Luana Montoya Richard Fernando Montoya

Hagerman Man Pleads Innocent In Robbery Case

Raymond Moreno Franco, 20, of Hagerman, pleaded innocent in Sth District Court to armed robbery aggravated battery and aggravated assault counts tied to a March 31 robbery and beating involving Benito Lujan of Hagerman. Bond set at $5,000. remanded to sheriff.

Raymond Moreno Franco Hagerman Sth Benito Lujan Franco

25th Plane Diverted To Island In Cuba Hijacking

A gunman and another with a shiny knife hijacked a National Airlines plane en route to Miami. The jet diverted toward Havana where two hijackers remained while the rest of the 66 passengers and 7 crew members were released after a four hour stay. The hijackers identified themselves as Mr. N Marion and Mr. J. Gagnon. The crew, including stewardess Nancee E Nowicki, were threatened to keep silent as the aircraft landed and the hijackers disarmed by Cuban soldiers later.

Miami Cuba Sky Pirates Havana National Airlines N. Marion J. Gagnon Nancee E. Nowicki Miss Nowicki Edward Hodgson Ilya Spigland Mount Vernon N.Y Spieland

Study on State Land Office Dissatisfies LFC Picks

Legislative Finance Committee chair Sen Harold Runnels expresses disappointment with a preliminary Dikewood study of the State Land Office. He urges deeper detail and clearer recommendations, noting the report could have been written in a weekend.

Santa FE Harold Runnels D-Sen Legislative Finance Committee Dikewood Corp. of Albuquerque State Land Office D-Lea LFC Dikewood Runnels Finis L. Heidel Dikewood Corp Guyton Hays Paul Sears New Mexico Colorado Union County Baca Las Animas Union Carlos Trujillo D-Tavs- Mora Sears Land Office Arizona Alex Armijo Armijo New Mexico State University

Lebanon to curb Palestinian guerrillas after attacks

Lebanese army vows to crack down on Palestinian guerrillas in southern Lebanon after weekend clashes that killed one soldier and destroyed three army trucks. It blames Al Saika for the incidents and signals possible deterrent measures, amid mounting political turmoil and the resignation of Premier Rashid Karami.

Associated Press Lebanon Israel al Saika Syria Baath Party Rashid Karami Karami

Markets Rise as Dow Hits Year High in Heavy Trading

New York prices rallied as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 962.06, up 3.11, in brisk turnover of 14.7 million shares. The NYSE index rose to 58.66 with 753 advances, 579 declines. 109 new highs and 34 new lows for the year. Analysts cited persistent optimism after last week’s gains.

New York Dow Jones

Truth in Lending Seminar Tonight

Sponsoring organizations led by New Mexico Retail Assn and New Mexico Consumer Finance Assn with Roswell Chamber of Commerce host a seminar on updated Truth in Lending regulations effective July 1, 1969. Tonight at 7 30 p m at the Hiway House 2803 W Second. William Kindrat Jr and Billy J Dunn will present.

New Mexico Retail Assn New Mexico Consumer Finance Assn New Mexico Automobile Dealers Assn Roswell

Merrill Lynch stock market seminar invitation

A Merrill Lynch forum invites seasoned stockholders to a seminar on specific securities. It cautions that many discussed names are established but may be speculative due to leverage or sensitivity to business cycles. Risk-tolerant investors may gain insight into potential rewards.

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