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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1972
Page
4
A halftime scene compares the McGovern and Nixon campaigns to a football game. Nixon sits on the bench sending plays while McGovern struggles with confused signals and misplays. The piece lampoons campaign finance and strategy with names like Eagleton Shriver and Stans.
In a blunt display of political theater, President Nixon dismisses calls for restraint while Vice President Agnew takes charge, guiding a controversial play aimed at rallying support. The scene underscores a clash between administration figures over messaging and control.
Senate inquiry by Lee Metcalf uncovers major New York banks using fronts to hold large stakes in GE, GM, Mobil, ITT, American Airlines, Time Inc, Procter & Gamble and IBM. Chase Manhattan dominates airlines and utilities through front firms, guiding policy via advisory committees and posing conflict with government.
The piece argues revenue sharing should be used wisely to stretch dollars in the region and warns against higher taxes. It lauds New Mexico’s progress from historic conflicts to modern achievements, citing Meson at Los Alamos, White Sands, Bernalillo Medical Center research, Santa Fe culture, and state development, urging civic unity.
Hollywood reports actress Ann Rutherford, after 21 years away since co starring in 16 Andy Hardy films with Mickey Rooney, returns in the MGM project They Only Kill Their Masters. Filming on old Lot No 2 depicts Judge Hardy home setting, now overgrown and peeling, reflecting changes from the famed series era.
Mayor Thomas J. Hall signed a proclamation designating the week beginning next Monday as Employ the Physically Handicapped Week in Roswell. Florence Hamilton of Roswell won first in the Knitting contest at the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque. The Ruth class of the First Baptist Church met for a covered dish supper and installed new officers led by Mrs. Lloyd Blakeney and others in roles such as teacher assistant secretary and ministeress.
Frank DiLuzio, longtime aide to Sen. Clinton Anderson, will become Gov Bruce King’s science adviser earning 22 000 to 26 000 dollars annually. The move aims to preserve New Mexico space program contacts as Anderson retires after 24 years in the Senate. DiLuzio has held multiple federal and state posts and will work with a technical excellence committee including top Sandia and Los Alamos figures. Funding plans include support from the Federation of Rocky Mountain States and other agencies.
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