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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1965
Page
4
River's Edge editor argues supermarkets fail to protect shoppers from parking lot damage. He cites repeated smash-and-skip incidents, lack of guards or owner liability, and insufficient outside insurance. He suggests stores should be legally responsible for customer property damage.
Congress discusses a $100 billion program to transport water from Alaska to California and other drought afflicted states. Analysts warn the price would make the project impractical compared to other options like ginger ale.
The Oct 15 1965 editorial in Capitan argues for timely school reassignments to balance district pupil loads. It notes protests delay moves until after Oct 19 or until elected board acts, while acknowledging parental fears and the need for best education and efficient facilities. It defends mid year moves as feasible due to flexible children.
Newspapers defend individual rights against entrenched power and abuse and keep public business open. They disclose bad situations for citizen action, advocate community gains, and monitor public affairs to prevent wrongdoing. They challenge sources of power and reject misleading advertising for the public good.
The report recounts R. M. Higginbotham and Alma losing their new mountain cabin to a fire in Ruidoso after five years of payments and landscaping. Insurance should cover much of the loss. The piece also notes local updates including Phil Houser’s move to Corpus Christi, a giant tomato claim, and community notices about October events and elk hunting trips.
A Greenville Piedmont editorial mocks male supremacy ideas while a Richmond Times Dispatch quip notes a man’s milestone as his daughter rides by on a motorcycle. The two quotes reflect social attitudes in their papers with humor about gender roles.
On the Willkie tour to Buffalo New York Wendell L Willkie attacked defense production delays calling housing the expanded army startling and disturbing. Roswell Country Club officers and directors were re-elected at the annual meeting with Rolla R Hinkle as president and Thomas J Hall as vice president. Palmer Bradley of Houston visited family in town during the weekend.
Roswell Daily Record notes it publishes every weekday evening and Sunday morning from 424 North Main Street Roswell New Mexico 88201 with second class postage paid. It belongs to The Associated Press and credits AP News dispatches for local news reproduction.
The article reports President Johnson privately warned bankers to keep interest rates low while a national debt surge presses the money market. It notes federal debt rising from 283 to 322.5 billion by mid-1966, outsized interest costs, and a total public and private debt of 1.172 trillion, with farm debts at 336 billion and concentrated among few farmers.
State police study leader Don Hathaway urges mandatory retirement at 60 and voluntary at 55 with 25 years service. Current rules allow 55 with 25 years but no upper age limit. Some captains and patrolmen are near retirement ages. physical exams are not required and no agency-wide program exists.
David Moore 17 argues in a public forum that America faces a clash between capitalism and socialism. He critiques government control of production and warns socialism stifles initiative while urging readers to consider future generations.
A trimmed collection of quotes notes that public interest hinges on how people relate to industrial progress security and national economic growth. A rural Georgia dispatch adds a store counter quip about humility and service while Pearl Harbor Patrol and a camel joke finish the brief item.
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