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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1978
Page
7
The forecast calls for fair and mild tonight with a cooler Wednesday and a low risk of rain. Highs range from the upper 70s to mid 70s, with mountain areas seeing showers later and lower elevations remaining mostly dry. Record highs and lows are noted, and overall precipitation remains near zero for the day.
Births list a girl to Helen Wright October 16 at ENM Medical Center. Municipal Court reports October 16 fines for DUI and license violations. Several marriages and divorces filed or granted around October 13–16. Fire calls include garage smoke at 104 N Lincoln Ave and a house fire at 1005 S Stanton Ave. A driver, Jill L. Bell, struck a bridge with no citations.
Multiple obituaries and pending services list William Mason 78 of 1006 Crescent Drive who died at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center with survivor Ethel Duren and children. Also noted are Lawrence Bigrope Sr. 75 of Mescalero, James Albert Johnson 54, Carl L. Mooney 85, and Roman Lopez 85 with service details, birthplaces, family survivors, and burial plans across Roswell and Mescalero locations.
Ben Alexander a former medium now church minister from Oregon will headline six sessions at the Artesia Christian College Family Conference October 27 to 29. Admission is by meals only with a $10.50 full conference ticket or individual meals. contact 748-1236 for details.
James Moore, former Las Vegas Police Chief, began work this week as a patrolman with the Grants Police Department. Ed Bell confirmed Moore, 34, resigned amid allegations of police brutality in Las Vegas raised by Pete Lopez. Moore previously served Grants for a year starting May 1975 and was promoted to sergeant in December 1975.
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