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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1971
Page
2
Between 20 000 and 25 000 young men are likely to be drafted during the rest of the year once Congress approves the new selective service act. This would put the total drafted in 1971 at fewer than 120 000, lowest since 1964 when 104 500 were called to duty.
Memorial services for John W. Knorr 81 of 105 St. Pennsylvania Ave Roswell will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church in Artesia with Rev. George T. Wright officiating. Interment will be in Woodbine Cemetery with family as pallbearers. He died Thursday in a Roswell hospital. Survivors include his wife Huth Brainard Knorr two daughters seven grandchildren four great grandchildren and three sisters.
Two boys Kenneth Eugene Terrell and Lavern Bonnie Barron were sentenced in Sun District Court to Springer Boys Industrial School in Springer for unauthorized entry of three cars aimed at theft on Aug. 5. A 14 year-old involved was paroled to his parents. Car owners listed as Clay Hendricks Robert Lee Brewington and Hazel Gonzales, all at 1800 S Pennsylvania.
A semitruck and trailer reported stolen from Price’s Truck Stop on South Atkinson Street were found 13 minutes later by Roswell police. The truck valued at 25000 dollars and the trailer at 4000 dollars carried 800 pounds of alfalfa cubes. Police also recovered about 105 dollars stolen from a motel guest and reported a man charged with issuing worthless checks in excess of 25 dollars arraigned with 1000 dollar bond.
Published on weekdays with Sunday morning edition at 7 30. Editor Jerry Mi Cormiach News Easter heland Mark ward. Advertising Manager Business Prone Cox. Subscription rates listed: $28.80 in most counties, $7.80 in Roswell area, monthly carrier $7.40, three months $7.70, six months $36.60, one year $76.60. Member of the Associated Press with AP content rights.
Prison officials failed again to end the Attica uprising as inmates holding 31 guards and four shop foremen as hostages resisted. Federal court ordered no reprisals, while Russell Oswald met leaders and pledged restraint, though prosecutions remain possible.
First Sgt. Dewey F. Nelms of Battery A 1st Battalion 200th Artillery Group New Mexico National Guard receives a letter of commendation and a $75 check from Maj. Gen. John P. Jolly for creating a tool display board. The board speeds tool check out and in, improving unit time and inventory during operations.
The noon Dow 30 fell 6.87 to 909.02 as profit taking shaved gains across Wall Street. On the NYSE declines outpaced advances nearly 3 to 1 with 93,800 Coleman shares traded at 33 and 47,700 American Airlines shares at 35. The market’s tone remained cautious though analysts see potential for future gains. In Farmington a two state seminar of the American Right of Way Association focused on environment and utility planning with attendees from New Mexico and Colorado.
Chaves County Commissioners publish a letter defending open meetings and apologizing for short notice of a recent gathering about courthouse and jail renovations. They note all meetings are public and address the Roswell Daily Record's coverage.
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