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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1985
Page
3
The Census Bureau reports a drop in the poverty rate to 14.4 percent in 1984 but notes that cash income measures ignore non cash benefits like food stamps. It cites myths about race elderly work and welfare and credits tax cuts and private job creation for the first rate drop in a decade.
The Roswell Daily Record explains that public forum letters must be signed with a mailing address and will not publish libelous or poor taste letters nor those endorsing candidates. Thank you notes are discouraged and space limits keep letters under 200 words. Letters should be mailed to Roswell Daily Record Public forum P.O. Box 1897 Roswell New Mexico 88201.
Today marks the t5ard day of 1985 with notable events including Perry’s naval victory at Lake Erie in 1813 and Canada’s 1939 declaration of war on Germany. birthdays listed include Fay Wray, Robert Wise, Arnold Palmer, and Roger Maris among others.
In 1960 a graduate drama group at the University of New Mexico presented a re enactment of the 1851 arrival of Bishop Jean Baptiste Lamy in Santa Fe for History Honor Society members and local teachers. Roswell High School principal Robert Nelson introduced the program.
A historical note explains that interim committees are not a legislature and cannot act to bind or enact laws. It contrasts full-time administrators and judges with lawmakers, noting the temporary nature of such committees and their limited authority.
The piece argues for stronger legislative oversight committees to supervise education. It cites examples from South Carolina Tennessee and Texas where such bodies audit performance and issue subpoenas. It foresees hands on monitoring affecting teachers and administrators and hints at a 1986 legislative session push for similar reforms in New Mexico.
In England bat hunting wanes as high taxes and estate upkeep push gassing and poisoning ahead of hand hunting. The piece profiles Lt Col Ian Anderson, once a Home Guard commander and retired broker, residing at Old Surrey Hall near Grinsted, Sussex.
Art Buchwald recalls joining a bat hunt at Old Surrey Hall where bats roost in daylight and fly at night. Guests including Sir Robert Haddow and Dr. Robin Beare gather in a drawing room before stalking bats with racquets, hair nets, bathrobes, and sneakers as whiskey flows.
An inspector general review of 38 ophthalmologists in six states found 10 earning millions from intraocular lens implants. Medicare paid about $3 billion for such procedures nationwide this year, with projections to rise sharply. The report cites outdated reimbursement rates and large numbers of implants as factors in overcharges and unnecessary costs.
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