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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1972
Page
4
ART BUCHWALD reports New York passes the first comprehensive antinoise law aimed to cut decibel levels within two years. Citizens offer mixed reactions from indigent banter about taxes to concerns over enforcement and police powers as construction rumbles in the city.
After a confrontation a man walks away while a youth in the crowd calls out challenging him with a taunt about his courage. The exchange highlights tension at the gathering without further details.
CIA reports claim Assad seeks to keep Soviet protection and bring in more advisers to thwart an Egypt Israel accord. Kremlin messaging warns Syria against following Egypt, while Damascus tightens ties with Moscow amid narcotics and bilateral exchanges with BNDD and US diplomats. A separate note recalls Castro’s veiled comments on Allende, citing a secret cable and outlining perceived ideological weaknesses in the UP coalition.
Castro described the Communist Party of Chile as too conservative and urged it to become more radical and to serve as the UP’s vanguard. He said the Socialist Party is in crisis, recommended a revamp to attract adherents, and criticized the Christian left and Radical Party as weak. He warned of growing opposition and possible loss of public order without a solid front.
Indian leaders urge keeping the Roswell Employment Training Center and Indian Police Academy open, noting the programs train 60 to 70 youths annually and serve reservations and urban police departments. They question cost savings from relocating and praise Thiokol Chemical Corp. for successful local programs.
A historical report documents escalating abuse of American children with sky-borne and sea-borne fear. It cites a Chicago case where a small boy died after weeks in a coma from his father's beating. Authorities estimate three to five thousand battered children die yearly at the hands of parents.
Ella Yeager, city public health nurse, returned from a four day series of lectures in Hot Springs New Mexico on new polio treatment methods. The issue of child abuse raised by Dr James H Ryan is discussed as a broader civil rights concern and calls for protection of vulnerable children.
A legislative committee plan would abolish the elected State Education Board and shift finance and control to a governor-appointed system under the State Educational Department. The proposal, tied to a 1973 school funding package, drew swift criticism from school leaders who warn of reduced lay representation and potential upheaval in local boards. The plan heads to the 1973 Legislature with broad opposition and guarded support from groups including NEA NM and NM School Boards Association.
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