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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1972
Page
2
The note warns that federal support programs like Meals on Wheels may end and local counties and cities must cover the gap. It highlights differing impacts across New Mexico, praising local leadership while urging prudent expenditure and wiser fiscal decisions at the county and city level.
This year’s rainfall sits five inches above normal with Roswell leading regional totals at 14.88 inches while Carlsbad Hobbs trail. Ruidoso garners 16.37 inches since June and Carrizozo has 11.69 for the year, with statewide energy groups like NM Oil and Gas Assn mentioned as influential amid an energy crisis. Vice President Spiro Agnew will speak on courthouse steps around noon October 12, coordinated by Colin McMillan who heads the NM Oil and Gas Assn and faces no re election challenge.
Alfalfa farmers get 18 cuts a year while grass clippings market is slim and priced around 40 a ton. Some claim taxpayer dollars fund dinners, but tickets are bought by individuals. The Prow Newsheet at ENMAR K is out with editorials and letters. Perry White calls for an audit of student government funds, claiming accounts are empty.
Presson attacks Mills Mansfield tax plan as a tax hike on individuals and businesses. Domenici backs ongoing review of tax exemptions but opposes automatic deduction terminations. Daniels urges energy expansion including oil, gas, and alternative sources while retaining the oil depletion allowance. Lujan criticizes federal gas price controls as shifting costs to New Mexico. Runnels notes concern over U S Russian trade agreements.
One of two men found strangled beside a highway south of Santa Rosa on September 19 has been identified by fingerprints as Narciso B. Martinez, 35 to 43, of Avondale Arizona. The second body remains unidentified.
AP Special Correspondent Peter Arnett recalls a ten day trip behind North Vietnamese lines with pilots Maj. Edward Elias Lt. Mark Gartley and Norris Charles, exploring hospitality, danger, and political tension while antiwar activists seek leverage. He notes disguises of safety, censorship battles, and a dramatic exit via Beijing.
Roswell police received a report of a break in at a business last night. Entry was gained by breaking a small glass and unlocking from the inside with over 100 dollars missing. Later a broken window found at Osteopathic Clinic 108 W Hobbs but no entry. Police suspect attempted burglary.
Stocks advanced in the session with the noon Dow Jones average rising 5.79 to 960.26 as gainers edged decliners around 4 to 3. Analysts noted a lingering wait‑and‑see mood after a Labor Day downtrend driven by broad uncertainties. General Refractories led activity, with a large block trade pushing its price higher while AT&T and its warrants also advanced.
Democratic candidate Jack Daniels told a Roswell Inn breakfast group that his critical campaign push begins this weekend in Roswell and Chaves County. A $100 per couple dinner at Roswell Country Club will feature Sen. Henry Jackson as guest speaker with Gov. Bruce King and Sen. Montoya among invitees.
Funeral services are pending for Pablo R De La Cruz 80 of Roswell after his death in Memorial Osteopathic Hospital He is survived by two sons four daughters and many grandchildren and a sister A second notice lists Willie B Stogden 79 Roswell with prayer services Ballard Chapel and burial at South Park Cemetery plus survivors and pallbearers A third brief item reports Homa Ray Bullard 63 of Checotah Okla died Sept 28 in Roswell area with Church of Christ services and burial at Greenlawn Cemetery Survivors include wife and one son
The Pentagon confirmed F111 fighter bombers were removed from combat after a Thursday loss but returned to action today. A formal announcement on new air strikes in North Vietnam with F111s will be issued by the U S Command in Saigon. Weather and other factors were cited as reasons for the brief combat pause.
A Houston man, Tom Jesse Sawyer, 56, died when his station wagon with a trailer collided with Judith Friesema's car on I 40 and caught fire in Albuquerque. A Los Lunas man, Benjamin Zuni, 24, was killed when the vehicle he rode in left NM 44 west of Bernalillo and overturned. Ronald Garcia of Grants escaped injury. Mrs Friesema remained in critical condition with burns and other injuries.
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