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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1971
Page
1
Gary Bensing, 23, and Judy, 18, survived a plane crash that killed brothers James and Doyle Smith in the Capitan Mountain foothills. The couple, married seven weeks, were found after 24 hours with injuries but in satisfactory condition.
United Auto Workers President Leonard Woodcock told Congress that President Nixon's economic policy is a reverse Robin Hood favoring big business and the wealthy at the expense of the middle class and poor. He urged repeal of the 7 percent auto excise tax and proposed safeguards to ensure tax savings reach consumers. Woodcock warned that administration tax cuts could total about 10 billion dollars annually over a decade and boost corporate profits from 1968 records.
The state's high court ruled the Health and Social Services Board acted within authority in lowering AFDC aid from 90 to 88 percent, reversing a district court stay. The measure, prompted by a $ deficit, reduces payments by 1 to 5 dollars monthly for two recipients, Alean Ellis and Jeanine Caruso.
Raymond Lopez, an 80 year old former Hollywood makeup man, spends his pension and Social Security on feeding birds in Echo and MacArthur parks. Despite heart trouble and medical bills, he insists he would rather go hungry than let the birds go hungry.
President Nixon weighs a third Supreme Court pick after Justice Black’s retirement. Camp David discussions focused on seven potential successors, with Rep. Richard H. Poff highlighted as a likely conservative Southerner candidate.
The New Mexico Military Institute reduced its budget deficit from 118000 to 29000 after regents meeting proposals. An earlier upswing in enrollment and revenue cut the gap to 82500, with 53500 in proposed cuts across wage and price freezes capital outlay receptions and plant operations. Artesia Trail Blazers set regular meeting Tuesday at 7 a.m. at Jackson Restaurant with Bob Burgess chairing. Badges arriving and members ordered new jackets.
Four aboard a small plane crashed 32 miles northeast of Capitan. Gary Lynn Bensing 23 and a California wife survived in good condition at a Ruidoso hospital. James Smith 36 and Doyle South died at the scene. Rescue ended Sunday when Chalk Norton located wreckage four miles northeast near Hiphwas 48. The FAA radar contact was lost at 10:15 a.m. Saturday. the craft was to land in Roswell at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
Retirement power grows as national groups like AARP organize and lobby for benefits. In Roswell the retiree population has surged 62 percent in three years, with 14 percent retired, 849 newcomers moved in, and 713 inquiries leading to 61 relocations in August.
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