16 Nov 1970
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1970
Page
1
The Grand Rapids Press plans a Friday picture page after the Wool Bowl in Roswell featuring Navaroo of Texas and a Miss Wool of New Mexico image set in the post Thanksgiving edition. The note also mentions big local supporter turnout and coverage plans.
Palm Springs area witnesses the L1011 TriStar lift off for its maiden flight as the last U.S. designed jumbo to fly, aiming to compete with Boeing 747 and DC10. The test follows the aircraft’s development in the competitive widebody market.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield denounces what he calls a massive essay in political slicksterism amid a lame duck session. He predicts the 91st Congress may be the unending Congress as adjournment nears for Christmas and the 92nd Congress prepares to convene. Stevenson to replace Dirksen term, Senate set at 58 Democrats 42 Republicans.
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky told newsmen at West Point his country’s role for U S involvement would be over very soon amid Vietnamization. He said the U S should help until South Vietnam can take over and promised to discuss more during a seven day visit, while antiwar demonstrators gathered in rain.
Internal Revenue officials unveiled a simpler 1040 form for 1970 with more white space and less clutter to reduce mistakes. The form places tax computations on the back, removes the old schedule T, and lowers the package size from 32 to 24 pages for over 75 million filers after Christmas. Randolph W. Thrower cited testing by key staff and their wives, noting his own relief at the improvement.
Washington AP says the elite Army counter guerrilla unit will lose about a third of its manpower next year with cuts to 6,000 or fewer as Defense plans reduce the Army to 13 and two thirds divisions by June from 19 and two thirds in 1968. Most of the 2,800 Green Berets in Vietnam are expected home by Christmas.
Three Roswell residents missing over 20 hours in the Capitan Peak area walked to safety near Mike Romero ranch by Arabela around 11 a.m. They were tired cold and hungry and did not require medical aid. Frank Ditmore and Mr Mrs John Owens were reported missing.
Police in St. Paul arrest a second man, 20, tied to an alleged kidnapping plot against Gov. Harold LeVander and City Commissioner Rosalie Butler. He was held for questioning near the officials' Summit Avenue area after surveillance for some time.
Navarro Junior College of Corsicana Texas and Grand Rapids Junior College of Michigan were chosen for the 1970 Wool Bowl in Roswell New Mexico. Selection came Sunday in Hutchinson Kansas with unanimous bids and a full slate of other bowls announced.
Col. Robert Rheault, former Green Beret commander in Vietnam, reflects on friction with Saigon command as elite units rose in prominence. The 1952 Ft. Bragg outset and the 1960s murder case shaped a shift toward civic action and nation building in Special Forces training.
Officials in Dacca report 32,871 dead with estimates running higher. A former assemblyman cites 65,000 dead in Patuakhali district while a utility official notes farmers swept away by a 20-foot wave over a reclaimed land dam. Four islands south of Dacca bore the fiercest hit from 150 mph winds.
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