New Mexico Plans Clearinghouse for Federal Funds Coordination
New Mexico State Planning Office director David King outlined a clearinghouse concept to coordinate federal funding from multiple agencies. He announced Brad Hays as Washington representative to align funding needs. Roswell officials pressed for remaining 1972 revenue sharing funds and questioned upcoming cuts and planning timelines amid the fiscal-year end.
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New Mexico
David King
Santa Fe
Roswell
King, Hays
Dick Mutz
William F. Brainerd
U.S. Treasury
Brainerd
King
State Planning Office
Council of Governments
Economic Development Administration
Hays
Washington
ECA
Chaves County
Nick Pappas
EDA
Mutz
Bottomless Lakes
Roswell Independent
Wool Bowl activities outlined at Roswell meeting
Wool Bowl committee convened at the Roswell Inn to discuss ticketing program ads hosting junior college teams and the Wool Bowl queen pageant. Jerry Smith urged reports as plans include a Nov 18 district pageant at Goddard High School Little Theater and a Nov 22 parade with a Nov 23 game.
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Jerry Smith
Wool Bowl
Roswell Inn
Goddard High School
Roswell seeks funds to renew city Christmas lights
Ken Sweet, chairman of the Roswell Chamber of Development and Commerce Retail Council, announces a citywide drive to raise funds for maintenance and repair of the city Christmas lights. The present lights are ten years old and badly worn. donations may be mailed to Christmas Lighting Fund at Roswell State Bank Box 2057 or to any local retail merchant.
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Ken Sweet
Roswell
Sedillo Sentenced for Murder in New Mexico Case
Sedillo pleaded guilty to second degree murder after a one day trial on first degree murder charges. He received a sentence of not less than ten nor more than fifty years in the state penitentiary for the July 21 shooting death of Janet Desrosiers. He is remanded to the custody of the Chaves County Sheriff and transferred to the penitentiary.
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van Sedillo
Pecan Drive
Fifth Judicial District Court
Paul Snead
New Mexico State
Sedillo
Janet Desrosiers
Pecan
Chaves County
L. O
Tommy” Thompson
Nixon warns of overspending risk to tax hike in 1973
President Nixon said there will be no presidential tax increase in 1973 but warned that congressional overspending could force one. He defended grain deals, denied Watergate knowledge, and urged action on elder tax relief and busing while stressing a high turnout campaign goal.
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Washington
Nixon
Oval Office
Vietnam
Congress
George McGovern
McGovern
Democratic Party
Democratic National Committee
Watergate
FBI
State Department
Alger Hiss
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Understudy duck awaits chance at Kennedy Center
At the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts a plump white duck named Cuddles waits to go on as understudy to Otto in the musical Pippin. Otto has not missed a performance since Sept 20, with Rosemary the lamb joining the cast and Pebbles replaced.
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Washington
Cuddles
Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
Otto
Pippin
Kennedy Center Opera House
Rosemary
Pebbles
Charlemagne
McGovern Promises New Internationalism in Foreign Policy
Democratic nominee George McGovern accused President Nixon of unconscious isolationism and outlined a new internationalism including recognizing The People’s Republic of China. He urged withdrawing from Indochina, reducing European troop levels, and boosting aid to developing nations while ensuring a realistic defense.
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New York
George McGovern
Nixon
South Dakota
People’s Republic of China
Peking
McGovern
Indochina
City Club
Cleveland
United States
Pentagon
U.S
Europe
Roswell Area Weather Forecast This Afternoon
Clear with partly cloudy skies and a few thundershowers this afternoon. Westerly winds remain moderate. Tonight turns colder with shifting winds and a few low clouds. Friday brings variable cloudiness with light rain in spots. High 84 today, low 56 tonight, high 74 tomorrow.
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Longhorn Manufacturing Co
Carlos Cunningham
RCDC
Theo
Shane Nickerson
Jack Gilbert
Gilbert
Lancaster
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