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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1966
Page
4
Washington ponders President Johnson using press conferences to announce top appointments causing fear vacancies may go unfilled. Advisers discuss handling speculation and choosing a candidate with legal experience while keeping surprise. Hubert Humphrey is suddenly a potential candidate.
Roswell entrants win multiple ribbons at the Eastern New Mexico State Fair with Janet Burnworth taking Ranch Horse 14 to 18 on Mr. Gee Bar and Ray Miles winning Junior Swine Show honors. Pacheco of Tinnie earns a Suffolk second in Open Sheep, while Pojoaque High Band headlines tomorrow’s parade.
A lengthy analysis contrasts Keynesian policy with free market theory in postwar America. It notes rising inflation, higher interest rates, scarce mortgages, and a stock market slide while gold reserves fall. The piece frames a debate between further government intervention and deflationary restraint, citing Arthur Burns on deficits and responsibility.
Santa Fe dispatch notes Democratic Governor candidate Gene Lusk draws large crowds in Las Vegas Las Lunas and Dona Ana but faces internal organization questions and negative publicity from state investigations Welfare money troubles and party friction.
A reader criticizes Roswell officials for raising water rates and driving away new business. They note empty shops and high rents, question the lack of public notice for meetings, and urge a voice for residents including elderly and poor. The letter laments theatre price hikes and aging venues in a town they say is hurting itself.
Roswell Daily Record lists advertising manager Jimmy C. Cox and editor Albert A. Stubbs with business manager R. M. Higginbotham. Subscription rates shown for Chaves County and other areas, carrier delivery options, and mailing details. Published weekday evenings and Sunday mornings at 424 North Main Street Roswell New Mexico 88201. Associated Press member.
A tenderfoot on the ranch asks why cowboys slap a horse on one side when mounting. The cowboy replies that starting one side helps set the other in motion, illustrating a practical joke style lesson about riding habits.
William S. White argues the New Left seeks to de escalation in Viet Nam, pressuring President Johnson to slow military efforts. He critiques Arthur Schlesinger Richard Goodwin and Americans for Democratic Action as inadequately supportive of a strong Cold War response and warns such views could embolden enemies. He concludes that JFK and LBJ would not yield to these calls.
On this date in 1854 the Arctic sank 1000 miles west of Ireland with 300 aboard. In 1777 Howe entered Philadelphia in the Revolution. In 1779 Adams was appointed to negotiate peace with Britain. In 1894 Cleveland pardoned polygamy convicts under the Edmunds Act. In 1937 Hitler met Mussolini. In 1940 the Axis pact was signed. Ten years ago the Bell X2 crashed at Edwards Air Force Base.
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