Alamogordo Benefit For Lieutenant Vigil Widow Draws Local Help
In the Tularosa Basin community a charity event for Mrs. Brenda Vigil widow of Alamogordo Police Lt James Vigil aims to raise twenty thousand dollars. The Rocket Lounge hosts four bands an auction and donations with proceeds going to the kitty. Otero County Sheriff Reserve Missile Valley Club volunteers collect auction items and donations for the cause. Separately Paul Horgan Pulitzer Prize author from Roswell will lecture at UNM September 27 in the Zimmerman Library series.
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Senators warn against 43 percent cut in nursing funds
Senators Warren Magnuson and Mike Mansfield accused the Nixon administration of deep cuts to health and manpower funding, warning a 43 percent reduction would worsen a 150000 nurse shortage. They cited internal memos showing immediate impact on enrollments, program closures, minority employment, and nursing research.
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D-Mont
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Seven Roswell men charged with marijuana possession
Seven suspects including five Roswell men and two 17 year olds were arrested on marijuana possession charges. Joe Morales Jr 19 Phillip Miles 19 Downey Cheatum 20 Frank Bizzell 20 and Dayton Yingling 22 face varying amounts of marijuana possession. Two juveniles were charged with more and less than one ounce. Morales Yingling and the juveniles remain jailed while the others posted bond.
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Cedar Drive
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Chaves
Move to life football blackouts is approved
The House Communications subcommittee approved a bill to lift local TV blackouts of sold out pro football games. The measure bans blackouts on national telecasts of sold out games 72 hours before kickoff. The Senate already passed similar legislation 76 to 6.
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Anniversary rally marks Attica uprising memories
Nearly 200 people gathered in front of Attica state prison to mark the uprising's second anniversary. Authorities did not attend. inmates planned a separate memorial Thursday. The 1971 rebellion began September 9 and ended September 13 after a state trooper assault.
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Teacher walkouts spread across multiple states
Teachers in Michigan districts with about 680000 students walked off today as strikes continued in Detroit and 32 districts. Ohio Youngstown defied a court order while Rhode Island towns Providence and North Providence faced deadlock. Pawtucket reached an agreement with 12000 pupils returning as ratification neared.
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Market slips as heavy selling hits stock averages
Prices lower and selling heavy on the New York Stock Exchange and American Exchange with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down about 1 point at midday. Major issues such as Phillips Petroleum Polaroid and Merck fall, while Amex leaders like Canadian Javelin rise slightly. In livestock, lamb and ewe quotes range with decent activity and mixed grades across weight classes.
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First U S public auction of Chianina cattle nets 500000
In Kansas City 55 Chianina animals sold for nearly 500000 at the first U S public auction. Tannehill C49 from Tannehill Cattle Co in Monterey Calif fetched 27000 due to pregnancy. Crowd of 1000 from U S and Canada filled a motel ballroom for the sale.
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Roswell man held in two shootings
Ruben Elmo Sedillo, 27, of Dexter, faces two counts of aggravated assault and aggravated battery after allegedly shooting two men at the Flamingo Club in Roswell. Victims George Valdez, 33, of Roswell and Joe Gamboa, 29, of Albuquerque were treated for gunshot wounds and listed in fair condition.
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Second St
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P.O. Box
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E. Bonney
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St. Mary’s Hospital
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Funeral services held for Emma P. Pittman 61
Emma P. Pittman of Roswell died at 1:55 a.m. today at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. She was born March 31, 1912 in Mansfield Louisiana and had lived in New Mexico 29 years. She is survived by her husband Nelson Pittman, Jr., a son Nelson Pittman Jr., a daughter Mable Williams, her mother Bessie Culpepper, two brothers, one sister, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services are pending at LaGrone Funeral Chapel.
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