Mayor Calls Prayer for Lufthansa Pilot Victim in Hijacking
Mayor Jerry N. Smith urges Sunday remembrance for Capt. Juergen Schumann of Lufthansa. He asks city churches to pray for the pilot's family and for commercial pilots worldwide after the Somalia hijacking where Schumann was killed aboard a Boeing 737. West German commandos killed three of four hijackers, thwarting a ransom plot.
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Roswell Mayor criticizes local group over water rate claims
Mayor Jerry N. Smith accuses the Concerned Citizens Group of Roswell of distributing false information about proposed increases in city water and utility rates. He released a three page memorandum to the City Council noting the upcoming meeting and urging caution amid calls and ads.
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City discusses water rate changes. CCGR ads disputed
The Roswell City Council plans a 7:30 p.m. Tuesday vote on water rate changes amid a CCGR campaign claiming large profits, which city officials contest. Mayor Smith says current finances show a small deficit and warns of possible water rationing without capacity upgrades.
Amigos Convene in Roswell for Annual Convention
About 125 members of The Amigos a private nonprofit promoting New Mexico gather at the Sally Port Inn in Roswell for a three day meeting. They will install new officers including outgoing president Clarence Copple and incoming president Ken Kendrick along with the full seven member Board of Directors during Saturday’s award banquet.
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MacArthur Plane Arrives in Roswell for Screening Night
A Lockheed Super G Constellation refurbished to resemble the WWII MacArthur aircraft, owned by Mel Christler of Wyoming and Roswell, sits at Roswell Industrial Air Center awaiting Christler's return. The MacArthur film, starring Gregory Peck, opens tonight at Cinema I.
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NMMI Receives Horses for New Cavalry Unit
Two horses arrived Thursday as the first of 17 pledged to the New Mexico Military Institute cavalry. Donated by Clark Heatherington of Norman Oklahoma, the gifts support a revived unit led by Brig Gen Gerald Childress and Col Edward Porter. Officials aim for a full 30 horse stable with authentic 1930s 1940s cavalry gear by year end.
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