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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1997
Page
3
Wealth in the United States increasingly flows into luxury goods and services. Ford and GE report profits from high end items while Broadway markets VIP experiences. Economists warn that market wealth could retreat with a downturn and society questions rising conspicuous consumption and philanthropy.
A Roswell resident, back after 30 years away, laments the East Second Street area’s lack of development noting no grocery store, gas stations, mall, or theaters beyond Atkinson Avenue. Calls for street lighting, patrols, beautification, and pride to curb crime and boost growth.
The date notes Saint Francis of Assisi’s death in 1226 and canonization in 1228, and Lincoln’s 1663 declaration of Thanksgiving on the last Thursday in November. The column marks Friday October 3, 1997 as the 276th day of the year with 80 days remaining.
Colin McMillan of Roswell is elected president of the New Mexico Dianies Gas Association for 1973. Roswell Opt-Mrs. Club hosted by Mrs. Robert Tucker with delegate Kelly Christensen as speaker. Sharon Sapyta, 1972 Roswell High graduate, elected secretary of Garcia Hall Women's Council at NMSU. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B A Sapyta.
A long profile of Supt. Yvonne Gonzalez whose 16 months in Santa Fe Public Schools included major admin restructuring, conflicts with the board, and a resignation crisis. The piece notes her rumored corruption investigations, a $10 million harassment suit, firing 18 staff, and a $175,000 salary with benefits as she moves toward Dallas.
In Hazard Kentucky miners told Sen Wellstone about harsh conditions in nonunion mines versus union mines in West Virginia. They blamed weak enforcement and self monitoring for unsafe dust levels tied to black lung while noting federal money and state aid struggle to ease poverty and unemployment in eastern Kentucky communities.
A long discussion on language policy in workplaces notes how Spanish speaking employees face harassment or dismissal in some states while others allow bilingual practice. It cites cases from Long Life Home Care in New York and Allied Insurance in Amarillo, and cites 9th Circuit rulings and Garcia v Gloor as guiding precedents. The piece highlights regulatory confusion and a pending Supreme Court decision.
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