Roswell News of October 12 1954 Highlights
Federal Civil Defense Agency task force forms as Roswell and Pecos Valley recover from flood waters. Roswell High School band debuts this season at RHS versus Hobbs. Kinney Shoe Store marks 60th anniversary at 206 N Main. Petro Club luncheon at Roswell Country Club. Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Pi Chapter meets at Mrs Carier home. Homemakers Extension Club elects Mrs Harold Frank president. Officers listed. Nick Di Paulo orchestra to play a dance at Ruidoso Skateland Ball Room Sunday at 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Civil Defense Agency
Roswell
Pecos Valley
RHS
Hobbs
Civil Engineers
District Corps of Engineers
Ree
Artesia
Kinney Shoe Store
N. Main St
Kinney
Petro Club
Roswell Country Club
Alpha Pi
Beta Sigma Phi
Robert Carier
Harold Frank
Homemakers Extension Club
Martin Hettinga
R.T. Watts
J.R. Harper
Nick di Paulo
Orchestra of
Ruidoso Skateland
Persepolis and Iran's ancient grandeur told in a tour
Henry J. Taylor recounts Shah Pahlavi's Persepolis celebration as Teheran's cityscape and Iran's mountains and deserts frame a history lesson. He notes Persepolis as a royal seat, Darius and Xerxes builds, Alexander's conquest, and Herzfeld's excavation revealing cuneiform records and Persian empire boundaries.
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Shah Muhammed Reza Pahlavi
Shaabaz
Persepolis
Iran
Persia
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Palace Hotel
Subretta House
Shah
Farah
Teheran
Elburz
Acropolis
Athens
Europe
Alaska
Ancient
Parsa
Old
Cyrus the Great
Babylonia
Alexander the Great
Krih-e-Rahmat
Sharaz
Hystaspis Darius I
B.C
Darius
Pasagadea
Herzfeld
Babylon
United States
Roswell Officials Earn Public Service Recognition
City thanks Public Works Director John Mc Convery and Planning Director Simi Collins for securing federal funds, improving streets, drainage, and zoning. Collins led a $300,000 housing rehab grant and an $2 million urban development bid. Mc Convery pushed sewage plant upgrades and a new zoning ordinance with 14.2 miles of street overlays this year. Both are praised for honesty, openness, and public information access.
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City Hall
Public Works
John McConvery
Simi Collins
Pecos
Collins
Water Department
Department of Housing and Urban Development
North Main Street
County Club Road
Charles Sparnow
McConvery
Roswell
Mrs. Collins
Castro Seen as Maverick Leader Not Kremlin Puppet
A State Department intelligence report dated April 13 1976 argues Castro is not pure Kremlin puppet. It notes he backs Soviet policies yet remains a maverick who sees himself as a Third World leader with broad Africa ambitions and greater independence from Moscow.
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Washington
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Kremlin
Jimmy Carter
State Department
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Castro
Africa
Angola
Ethiopia
Casto
South Africa
Rhodesia
Soviet Union
Ussr
Namibia
Southwest Africa
Navy Gun Lobbying Controversy Ends After $41.7 Million Spend
Navy officials bypassed rules to push for an eight inch coastal bombardment gun. a GAO report found early tests faked results, prompting program scuttling. Technical director Warren Kitterman sought congressional help via Universal Systems Inc., spending over $25 000 on extra engineering time and hiring consultant Sam Martin to lobby Capitol Hill.
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Cuba
Wea
Navy
Congress
General Accounting Office
Warren Kitterman
Naval Weapons Testing Laboratory
Dahlgren
Kitterman
Universal Systems Inc
Naval
Universal
Sam Martin
Capitol Hill
Martin
Congressional
Black Tuesday Party Ideas for a 1929 Themed Bash
A tongue in cheek guide suggests hosting a Depression era party to mark the 1929 crash. Decorate with Wall Street Lays an Egg symbols and recreate a soup kitchen, 3.2 beer, and bootlegged beverages. Costumes include flappers and soldiers, with a staged rooftop jump finale to echo historical imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Public forum Homecoming a success
The GHS Student Council thanks parents teachers and patrons for a great Homecoming. Special appreciation goes to the McMillans Chaves County Savings & Loan and many donors for financing the fireworks. Roswell Fire Police Dept flowers from Clifford Church and others supported the 1978 80 celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GHS
Colin McMillan
Chaves County Savings & Loan
Lee H. Harvard
Ray Mitcham
Wayne Glass
Gerald Harrington
Bill Holmes
E.A. Latimer
L.J
Longhorn Manufacturing
Roswell
Yield vs Stop Signs Endanger Roswell Corner
A Roswell resident reports frequent serious accidents at the corner of South Kentucky Avenue and Benna Vista due to yield signs. The writer urges City Hall to replace with stop signs, citing dangerous broken glass and risk to children and cyclists, and plans to notify the Roswell Daily Record and the mayor.
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South Kentucky Avenue
Benna Vista
Kentucky Avenue
City Hall
City Streets Department
Roswell
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Henry J. Taylor
Xerxes
Salamis
Macedonia
Asia
Alexander
University of Chicago
Oriental Institute
Ernst Herzfeld
St. Charles
Jack Anderson
Dick West
Salvation Army
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