Teacher shortage turns up in widening surplus
Roswell schools received over 700 applications for 49 teaching openings this year. Bruce Cox notes surplus overall but persistent shortages in isolated districts like Dexter Carrizozo and Corona. He cites certification rules requiring a master's degree and warns the situation may worsen as smaller classes move into higher grades.
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Albuquerque
Hurricane Carmen churns tides along Louisiana coast
Hurricane Carmen stalled near the Louisiana coast driving 12 to 14 foot tides with winds near 180 mph. The center lay 90 miles south-southwest of New Orleans as authorities activated 11,050 National Guardsmen and forecast a landfall between Morgan City and Houma. President Ford pledged federal aid as tens of thousands evacuated.
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Roswell Student Chosen for McDonalds All American Band
Goddard High School senior Bond 16 son of Mr and Mrs Bob Bond of 2709 N Washington selected as one of two New Mexico high school students to join the McDonalds All American High School Marching Band. He will rehearse in New York City before Macy s Parade and then perform in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena. All expenses are covered. Bond has played trumpet since fourth grade and also writes music.
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United States
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New York City
Pasadena
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Quiet First Day Teaches Tani Jo Waltz
Richmond AP report recalls five year old Tani Jo Waltz of Webster who, asked about kindergarten, says she was told by her teacher to be quiet. The exchange with her father highlights a shy start to school as she answers yes to liking kindergarten and confirms meeting kids.
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Airliner Crash Kills Most Aboard in Sumatra
Jakarta AP reports 35 of 39 aboard a Garuda Indonesia plane per Antara News Agency are dead after Saturday’s crash in South Sumatra. Miss America 1975 Shirley Cothran named Miss Texas and Miss California runner-up list noted at Atlantic City pageant.
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Texas
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California
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Ilinois
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Kentucky
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Louisiana
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Indiana
Penny Tichener
New Mexico
Donna Reel
South Dakota
Barbara Marie Guthmiller
Tennessee
Deborah Humphries Kincaid
Washington
Kathleen Beth Moore
Roswell police tighten drag area crackdown on Main Street
The Roswell Police Department has tripled downtown patrols from Albuquerque and Main to Tenth and Main to curb littering and reckless driving on Main Street during 8 p.m. to midnight weekends. Mayor Jerry Smith urged action after merchants complained of litter and teens gathering along Main, with officers now ticketing littering and speeding offenses.
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Levi Strauss Opens Roswell Plant With Unzipping Ceremony
Levi Strauss celebrated the grand opening of a new Roswell plant with a giant unzipped denim door. Mayor Jerry Smith and plant manager Roger Cormier led the ribbon cutting as tours and refreshments followed. The plant produces about 49,500 pairs of Levis weekly.
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