12 Sep 1979
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1979
Page
1
United Negro College Fund leader Evola Cox will address the annual Masonic banquet in Roswell. The event highlights local community service and fundraising for education.
County GOP Chairman Wallace Massey blasted Commissioners Gary Barnett and Sam Moorhead at a regular meeting accusing them of a comedy of errors and publicly divorcing them from the Republican Party. He argued against paying $257,000 for Western Programmers Basic 4 while suggesting Roswell firms Western Computer Service and Poise offered tested tax programs and lower costs amid a disputed bid process.
Carson F. Lowman resigned as Chaves County manager effective Tuesday. he cited family reasons and denied links to the private use of the County Garage or management disputes. The commission begins searching for a replacement while denying direct connections to recent controversies.
A Lufthansa Boeing 727 was hijacked by unknown assailants at Cologne Bonn airport on a domestic Frankfurt flight. They held 128 people, including Bangladesh oil minister, aboard and later allowed some passengers to depart.
President Carter unveiled a 1.6 billion plan to help families below 125 percent of poverty with cash payments averaging 200 this winter. The package includes 1.2 billion for this winter and 2 billion next year, plus 400 million for state energy assistance, benefiting about 7.3 million households.
Phillip H. Owen elected president at Security National Bank succeeding Charles Joplin who resigned to join Albuquerque National Bank. Owen joined as vice president in 1967 and has served as executive vice president this spring.
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