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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1971
Page
2
A two engine 737 from Anchorage was hijacked and refueled at Vancouver airport while on the runway. The plane then departed and returned a half hour later as the hijacker, identified as an unidentified passenger, remains at large.
In Santa Fe a joint regents meeting of the states public universities and colleges aired major challenges for higher education. Gov. Bruce King announced an 11 member executive committee to liaise for future meetings. Discussions covered goals for economic development, funding, governance, and improving access and instruction across institutions.
Wednesday forecast urges tact and calm to avoid arguments. Aries through Pisces receive guidance on relationships, money, health, and work with caution and self restraint. Readers are reminded to request Carroll Righter forecasts by mailing birthdate and $1 to Hollywood address.
Seattle stewardess Nancy Davis recounts that the 22 year old hijacker on a Wien Consolidated Airlines Boeing 737 feared jail after surrendering to RCMP in Vancouver. The suspect Del Lavon Thomas, 28, faced air piracy charges in Anchorage after the incident involving a stop in Bethel and returns to Anchorage and Vancouver.
Former Army Capt. Ernest L. Medina, acquitted in the My Lai case, joins Enstrom Helicopter Co in Menominee as assistant to the chairman. He spends part of the day house hunting with his wife and plans to study business at UW extensions in Marinette. Bailey, Medina's lawyer, is Enstrom's chairman. Paul Schultz says Medina will learn to fly and build helicopters.
Silvex herbicide used along the Rio Grande is blamed for cattle deaths and illnesses on a ranch 15 miles north of Socorro. Affected cattle show residues, and a ranch daughter may be connected. Tests with federal labs cover livestock tissues milk soil water and vegetation while officials assess goldenrod poisoning as a possibility.
Roswell Daily Record lists office at 2301 N Main St Roswell NM editors and staff names and publishing notes. Subscription rates shown for Chaves County and surrounding regions with monthly and annual options.
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