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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1971
Page
1
Hosford the Roswell native now NM State Univ professor, part of Voz Vaqueros The Singing Men of Las Cruces performed for NM Press Assn members at the Ruidoso Downs weekend convention. Lt. Gov Mondragon joined with a solo duet and guitar, while about 20 members entertained.
Agriculture Department reverses Oct 6 rule and offers free or reduced price lunches to all needy students certified by states, expanding eligibility beyond poverty level limits. President Nixon unveils Ft Detrick conversion to cancer research centerpiece. Wien Airlines jet hijacked at Anchorage International Airport with unknown number of passengers disembarking.
In South Milwaukee a 10 acre pumpkin patch at Ralph T. Muszynski’s farm was looted by vandals and others misled by a rumor that the city planned to buy and plow under the harvest. By Saturday investigators reported about $600 worth of pumpkins cabbage and squash taken or ruined as trick or treaters arrived.
At the United Nations General Assembly opening debates on Chinese representation Albania urged adopting the U S plan for dual Chinese representation to keep Peking out. U S Ambassador George Bush disputed the idea while warning expansion risks and outlining the 131 nation body’s stance amid conflicting positions on Nationalist and Communist China delegations.
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin was assaulted as he walked with Prime Minister Trudeau on Parliament Hill. A man grabbed Kosygin's coat and was restrained by police. Kosygin appeared shaken but unhurt. Separately police detained three Montreal men linked to bombs near the Soviet Embassy and found Molotov cocktails nearby.
Washington negotiators prepare for new discussions to end an 18 day coal walkout that has halted work for about 100000 miners across 20 states. Widespread losses exceed 200 million in wages and taxes while 10000 railroad workers also lose jobs due to the strike.
Six people including five children went missing overnight on the west face of the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque New Mexico rescuers searched La Luz trail and the Sandia Crest area after a storm brought snow and freezing temperatures a witness reported a party along the rim toward Placitas while others had not seen any sign of the group and the missing party was due to meet at the trailhead Sunday afternoon
The Associated Press reports a cold front with winds snow and rain spreading across New Mexico. The Weather Service predicts a hard freeze in mountains and western areas with up to four inches of snow in west central ranges. Snow is seen atop Sandia Crest and at Red River and Zuni with potential slushy rain in Albuquerque. Temperature highs range 40s to 50s mountains and 60s to 70s elsewhere with lows in 20s to 40s.
Harvard pediatrician Dr Richard Feinbloom warns educational toys may hinder development and that parents should favor direct interaction over programmed cognitive stimulation. He cites lack of evidence for toy claims and concerns about “toyed” environments in infants and toddlers.
At Mt. Gilead Baptist Church the state's NAACP convention ended with Rev. B J Choice urging greater church participation. He faulted white clergy for inaction and called for militant church action to fight for brotherhood and justice, noting disparities in housing and arrest rates.
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