26 Sep 1976
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1976
Page
1
Mrs. Doran R. Dole, 73, says bumper stickers and GOP literature have not arrived in Russell, Kansas. She plans a major local push once materials arrive and notes her son Robert Dole’s political career and possible vice presidency.
Joshua Nkomo, head of a major ANC faction, returns to Salisbury to participate in plans for an interim biracial government after Rhodesia's white rulers agreed to yield power to blacks. He urges limited U S involvement and emphasizes leadership must shape Rhodesia's future.
The Mexican peso devaluation halts New Mexico agricultural exports. Roswell official Bill Culbertson says no improvement expected until after year’s start. Appointed this spring by the state Department of Development, he aims to boost state farming exports and reports progress.
Local traders cite peso drop from 12 to 20 per dollar and looming leadership change as dampening demand. Culbertson notes exporters delaying orders, alfalfa hay and cattle sales shrinking while buyers cut back to essentials. He plans to scout new markets in Central and South America and beyond, aiming to stabilize prices and resume normal trade once the peso steadies.
A flash flood drenched Polperro in Cornwall washing cars into streams and inundating classrooms while a rescuer noted the town’s old riverside streets turned to brown torrents. Police reported one drowning and a missing three year old in Somerset as heavy rain spread across England despite prior drought conditions.
A House Government Operations subcommittee report blames the Bureau of Reclamation for ignoring warning signs before the 3000 foot earth dam failed in eastern Idaho on June 5, killing 11 and causing about 1 billion dollars in damage. The panel cites seismic concerns, unreported geologist cautions, and unexpected rock fissures as ignored warnings.
Schedule lists farm products and 4 H exhibits intake Sunday September 26 1976 from 1 to 6 p m 5 to 7 p m 4H home economics 8 p m poultry and junior livestock entries due in place. Monday September 27 1976 includes weigh sift classify swine and lambs 7 a m 6 p m farm product entries drop off rabbit entries 8 a m 9 a m rabbit judging 10 a m 4 H home economics and poultry judging 1 p m steer weighing 2 p m sheep breeding judging 2 30 p m Arts and Crafts baking entries close 4 p m arts and crafts judging
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