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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1973
Page
2
The article recalls early caverns tours with miners buckets and lanterns, contrasted with modern elevators to the Big Room. Governor Bruce King proclaims Carlsbad Caverns National Park Week marking the 50th anniversary as a national park.
Randy Wright son of Mr and Mrs B R Bob Wright of 2014 Encanto Dr is confirmed by University Senate as chairman of UNM election committee He majors in political science and plans to attend law school in Albuquerque The piece notes Kiwanis LaHondo and county coverage in the New Mexico Farm and Ranch magazine with features on Chaves County Roswell Hagerman and local individuals.
Gov. Bruce King condemned a federal reduction in Indian highway and bridge funds, saying New Mexico would lose crucial money for NM 371 between Crownpoint and Farmington. He warned the cut harms overdue projects and endangers safety and economic well being for state residents.
Pedro Bissonette, AIM leader in the Wounded Knee siege, was shot and killed by police during a routine stop on a fugitive warrant on Wednesday night. Officers say he fired first. Bissonette had pulled a gun and was shot with a shotgun. The incident is under FBI and Civil Rights Division review.
Three men from Houston and Pasadena were arrested north of Artesia after alleged frauds against a Pinon rancher and a Roswell man. Dosier Seate and Butler face fraud over 100 and attempted fraud over 2500 charges. Bonds set at 25000 each.
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Friday at LaGrone Funeral Chapel for Steven A. Hyatt 21 of 1102 W Summit St Roswell died Wednesday at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. The cause is under investigation. Hyatt worked for Electrolux and was born in Portales Nov 30 1951. He is survived by his wife Donna Black two daughters and other relatives. The service will be conducted by Rev Ralph Shumaker with burial in South Park Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Also noted are services for Samule P Akins 70 with burial in Madill Okla and a report on Lt Gen Gilbert H Woodward death and Belmont Park bugler Stan Koza incident.
New York traders sent stocks higher as hope for Middle East peace and a lower prime rate buoyed sentiment. The Dow rose 4.44 to 966.96 at midday while the NYSE composite gained. Amex indexes also advanced with Federated down 1 percent and AT&T steady. Oil shares strengthened despite oil output cuts by Arab producers.
The Pentagon reported a brief dogfight south of Cairo between Israeli fighters and Soviet MIGs flown by North Korean pilots loaned to Egypt. No aircraft were shot down and no losses were recorded on either side. Authorities could not confirm other Communist bloc pilots, though Israeli crews suggested such possibilities.
A converted Mustang fighter plane crashed 100 yards from Manila domestic airport. Pilot James W. Proude 54, escaped uninjured but the single seat craft killed a driver struck by the airliner and injured at least three others. Proude, a New Jersey native and Korean War veteran, reportedly flies for a mining operation in the Philippines. The plane hit a 25 foot lamp post and careened into a car before overturning.
Dozens evacuated from Cuba’s Oriente Province as tropical storm Gilda brings gale winds and heavy rains. Radio Havana reports evacuation in Manzanillo while the National Hurricane Center tracks Gilda toward the Florida Strait. Forecasters say the storm moves north at about six mph and poses a threat mainly to the United States rather than directly.
At the October meeting D Cooper was chosen as chairman, representing Southern Union Gas Co. Burt Gadberry of Mountain Bell was named secretary. The council reviewed the Second Street widening plan and endorsed the mayor’s effort to move forward with minimal delays.
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