McMurry Students Dismantle Mexican Adobe Church
County Agent John Chappell led 10 McMurry students in dismantling a large adobe church in central Mexico for reuse in road building. The team, hailed as royalty by the village, spent about a week on the project with Chappell and his son Steve, a ministry student. An outdoor Methodist service will replace the 11 o'clock mass due to redecorating, with senior recognition planned.
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John Chappell
Mexico
McMurry College
Texas
McMurry
Chappell
McMurry Christian Outreach
First United Methodist Church
Chappell Leads State Extension Radio and Mail Awards
County agent Chappell won first in the radio program division with a direct mail piece by Bill Thompson of Eddy County taking third and Chappell second. Regional and national judging will follow for winners, while Chappell continues his taped Monday radio shows. Deborah Clark and Cynthia Overholt graduated from Trinity University San Antonio with health education and German degrees.
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Chappell
Division of Public Information
Bill Thompson
Eddy County
John Chappell
Deborah Clark
Don R. Clark
Wyoming
Cynthia Beth Overholt
Bruce Overholt
N. Heights
Trinity U
San Antonio
Miss Clark
Miss Overholt
Reduced rehab program eyed for New Mexico center
The New Mexico Rehabilitation Center faces a downsizing plan to 25 beds with dormitory space, contingent on federal funding. Dr Shirley McCluer resigns effective June 1 leaving zero current patients, as officials seek a new psychiatrist to head medical rehabilitation and keep the facility serving the state through DVR referrals. Budget pressures and staff retention are noted by DVR and state planners.
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New Mexico
Shirley McCluer
David King
King
DVR
Swanson
Theft and break ins spark Roswell police reports
Police reported a company car theft at First and Main Streets with the vehicle recovered an hour later at Wyoming and McGaffey. A 17 year old was arrested for auto theft and held for juvenile authorities. Other incidents include a toolbox theft from Throckmorton’s pickup at Eighth and Richardson and a broken glass door at the Bureau of Revenue on Main Street. An accidental gunshot injured William Shelby at Memorial Osteopathic Hospital. A window hinge was found broken at Glenn's Appliances on Alameda. Television sets valued over $100 are believed missing and referenced in reports. Research notes reference Lee De Forest’s 1907 invention of the radio surgical knife.
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Roswell
Durham Lincoln Mercury Co
First
Main Streets
Wyoming and
McGaffey
Chaves County
FE. C. Throckmorton
Route 1
Eighth and
Richardson
Throckmorton
New Mexico Bureau of Revenue
S. Main St
William Shelby
S. Poplar
Memorial Osteopathic Hospital
Glenn
Alameda
Leadership urged by Goldwater amid Watergate crisis
Sen. Goldwater urged President Nixon to take leadership steps as Watergate probes widen. Sen. Symington accused Nixon aides of obstructing justice by shielding Watergate with a CIA cover. Testimony outlines CIA involvement and conflicting accounts from Gray and Walters.
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Michael Putzel
Associated Press
Washington
Barry Goldwater
Nixon
Stuart Symington
CIA
Senate Armed Services Committee
James W. McCord Jr
White House
Goldwater
America
Symington
Dean
Walters
Gray
Ehrlichman
FBI
Haldeman- Ehrlichman
Frederick rites pend in Roswell
Funeral services are pending at LaGrone Funeral Chapel for William L. Frederick 33 of MR Box 161 south of Roswell. He died on arrival at Memorial Osteopathic Hospital. Frederick was a truck driver and Roswell resident five years born March 20 1940 in Providence Kentucky. Survivors include wife Janice Jarred Frederick parents one daughter Tammy Viola Frederick one brother Thomas Frederick Indianapolis and three sisters in Kentucky. Local details follow.
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LaGrone Funeral
William L. Frederick
Box
Roswell
Memorial Osteopathic Hospital
Frederick
Providence, Ky
Rufus Frederick
Providence
Janice Jarred Frederick
Tammy Viola Frederick
The
Home
Thomas Frederick
Indianapolis
Ind
Liz Crews
Harold Simms
Clarence Milam
Madisonville
Rogers visits Peru in talks over nationalization risks
Secretary Rogers meets Peru's leftist military leaders in Lima to discuss expropriation of U.S. interests including tuna fisheries and mining. U.S. worries over compensation for assets seized since 1924 and potential broader nationalizations amid ongoing regional maritime claims.
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Lima
Peru
William P. Rogers
United States
Latin America
U.S
Juan Velasco Alvarado
Washington
Rogers
International Petroleum Co
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
South America
Pacific
Man Found Dead at Memorial Osteopathic Hospital
Roswell police report a 2:46 a.m. discovery of a deceased man at Memorial Osteopathic Hospital. The victim is identified as 33 year old William L. Frederick of Roswell. His body was taken from the Lava Motel by ambulance. Preliminary findings indicate death from an overdose of medication.
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Roswell
Memorial Osteopathic Hospital
William L. Frederick
M. A. Box
Lava Motel
Frederick
Market gains ease as dollar pressure fades and gold cools
NEW YORK AP reports light stock market gains with the Dow up 1.51 at 918.95 as gold prices slow, aiding investor confidence. The NYSE saw more advancers than decliners 666 to 425 while traders cited healthy growth, dollar stability assurances, and Watergate developments as positive factors. The day also notes active cattle and livestock trading in Roswell with various price points and lots of animals sold.
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New York
Europe
New York Stock Exchange
Robert Stovall
Reynolds Securities, Inc
Stovall
Nixon
Dow
Kaufman & Broad
Roswell
Gressie Dockrey
Mayhill
Blaine Haines
Artesia
Sam Moorehead
Jim Davidson
Carlsbad
Robert Harold
B.C Livestock
Dan Lucas
Cactus Cattle Co
Edward Klein
Bronson Corn
A L Cattle Co
Forest Lee
Kenneth Cunningham
Red
WO Puckett
Lake Arthur
Stephenson Ranch Carritozo
Steve Scott
St Vrain
Stes
Ho Smith
Capitan
Bik
Bull
Leo Weatherly
Alamogordo
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Steve
Outdoor Service
Division of
Shelby
Lee de Forest
Congress
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
G. Gordon Liddy
Senate Watergate Committee
Liddy
Sirica
Army
Vernon A. Walters
Central Intelligence Agency
L. Patrick Gray III
Senate
Democratic
Watergate
Richard Helms
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Haldeman
John W. Dean III
Frederick Rites Pend
Clayton Carpenter
Fairview Crematory
Albuquerque
N. Atkinson St
LaGrone Funeral Chapel
C.H. Keeth
C. H. Keeth
St. Mary’s Hospital
Mr. Keeth
Hagerman
Ballard Funeral Home
J& P Cattle Co
Deming
Jim May Estancia
Bik Cow & Ct
Corn Bros. Inc
Marvin Wat's
Armstrong & Armstrong
Hope
C R. Barley
George Burkham
Fletcher Mall, Jr. Capitan
Carly
EF Hutton & Co
Loam Glovers
Jomn
Amer
McDon
Doug Amer
Mobil Oi
Amer Tobavs Mobil
Telat
Chrysler
Pan Am Sui
Pan Am
Investvite
Penn
Coca Cola
Phil Pete
Ramada Inn
del Webb
Rcacorp
Dresser
Ryndis
Duplan Corp
Safeway
DuPont
Santa Fe
Sears
Exxon
Signat Oi
el Paso
Skelly Ou
Ford
Sperry Ra
Sao Ltd
Goodyear
Telex Corp Haliburton
Tenneco
Hueblien
Texaco
Thokol Weint
Transam
Kennecott Qa
US Steel
West Ban
Levi Strauss Iy
Elec
Ling Temco Tan Xerox
Lockheed Union of Cal
Zales
Ask Bank
Sec Inc
DOW- Jones
E.F. Hutton & Co
Lk Utilities
Chicago
E F. Hutton & Co
Wards Automotive Center
Montgomery
W. McGaffey
Riverside’ Tires
Husky
Ted Mondy
MGR
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