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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 26, 2012
Page
1
Billings report notes Western lawmakers push legislation to declare the plains bison America s national mammal. A bison advocacy campaign titled vote bison launches to back the measure as the bill moves through the legislative process.
UHS marks its 28th commencement as Mayor proclaims May 24 EMS Day. One year after the Anchondo murder, residents reflect on safety and community resilience. A student group promotes fire safety lessons under the banner Never too young to learn about fire safety.
Memorial Day weekend in Roswell blends military remembrance with cookouts and a new local tradition the Hike It & Spike It Charity Flag Football Tournament. The event adds a sports charity angle to the holiday weekend in the Alien City.
Short obituaries announce Gladys Annette Norman and Betty Adams in brief notices with reference to B. Denison and Arline L. Mensing. The item appears in a page section with weather and lottery notes, reflecting a typical community newspaper notice.
In New Mexico the Gila Wilderness fire has grown to over 85000 acres as two lightning sparked fires merged. More than 500 firefighters battle winds pushing ash 35 to 40 miles away and smoke spreads into Arizona. Mogollon town under voluntary evacuation.
GHS awarded diplomas to 180 graduates in the 47th annual convocation at the Wool Bowl. The New Mexico Centennial class included 21 high honor and 39 honor graduates. Senior class president Cheyenne Niece called the moment bittersweet as students reflect on four years of hard work and memories.
SpaceX's Dragon capsule linked up with the International Space Station after a three day flight from Cape Canaveral, delivering a supply ship to the station for the first time by a private company. Elon Musk hailed the achievement as a historic step for commercial space travel ahead of a return mission next week. NASA said the next SpaceX flight could come as early as September.
Democratic and Republican contenders for New Mexico open U S Senate seat report more than 1.6 million in six weeks as TV ads begin. Heather Wilson shows the largest cash balance with 1.4 million after raising 614,638 and spending 608,436 from April 1 to May 16. Greg Sowards posted 15,504 in receipts and 80,322 in outlays with 641,043 cash on hand. Wilson totals 3 million raised and nearly 1.6 million spent since last year, while Sowards has 1.2 million in receipts, including 1.1 million from personal loans, and 592,674 in spending.
David Parham, 85, veteran of World War II and Korea, recalls the Dust Bowl era in Oklahoma and a boyhood spent traveling Texas with his family. He describes hard farm work, a childhood moving with a makeshift Model T tent home, and recollection of suppressed memories surfacing after a heart attack.
A reminiscence recounts a family formerly enslaved who inherited land from a former master, with praise for meals and hospitality. The Dust Bowl terrors are described as clouds and storms driving families to abandoned farms. Parham joined the Navy at 18 and served as a petty officer in the Pacific Theater.
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