Eastern New Mexico State Fair Opens With Parade
The 54th Eastern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo begins in Roswell for five days from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Parade leads off Tuesday with grand marshals Mrs. Bobby R. Baldock and Mrs. Martin M. Roswell and rodeo star Walt Garrison. Attendance could reach 55,000. animal entries set records with 115 calves, 293 lambs, 85 breeding sheep, 235 swine. Junior Livestock Sale next Saturday expects higher proceeds than last year’s $69,505.
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Marian McQuiddy
New Mexico
Fairgrounds
Roswell
D-N.m
Schmitt
Sen
Montoya
Jerry N. Smith
W.R
Bill” Thompson
Chaves
Thompson
Arts and Crafts
Oscar Linman
Linman
Joe A. Carriere
Fair Board
New Mexico State University
Gene Love
Roswell Crime Costs Rise Despite Slight Offense Increase
Roswell crime in 1975 rose 3.89 percent from 1974 while monetary losses jumped 42.67 percent to 459,119 dollars. Burglaries fell 4 percent though losses rose 52 percent, robberies averaged 142 dollars each, and auto thefts reached 1,558 dollars per incident. Total offenses numbered 1,948 with 6,931 overtime hours logged by police.
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Roswell
United States
FBI
RPD
APD
Roswell Eyes Water Rate Study At City Council
Roswell officials plan an October 12 city council review of a water and sanitation rate study by Herkenhoff and Associates of Albuquerque. The study analyzes needed rate hikes over 26 years to fund an $18.7 million expansion, with six to eight months for completion and potential hikes in June or July 1977 at the earliest.
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Roswell
Jerry N. Smith
Herkenhoff and Associates
Albuquerque
Herkenhoff
Smith
Caprock Water
Kerr Field
ENM Fair schedule for Tuesday September 28 1976
The schedule lists events starting at 8 a.m. with market swine judging and 8:30 a.m. entries closing for farm products. At 9 a.m. farm mechanics entries and County FFA and 4-H booths must be in place. A parade occurs at 10 a.m. followed by an Extension Service On the Spot demonstration from 3 to 5 p.m. A barbecue for visiting riding clubs and dignitaries is at 5 p.m.
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FFA
Sheriff's Posses
Detectives arrest cop impersonation case in Florida
In Fort Lauderdale two men in plain clothes flashed badges claiming to be undercover detectives from Middlesex County Massachusetts. A Boston man, Brian Philip Blaney 26, was arrested on impersonating an officer and driving while intoxicated after a collision confrontation.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Middlesex County
Massachusetts
Brian Philip Blaney
Boston
Young Fisherman Heads Home After a Quiet Day
Fisherman Ruben De Los Santos seven carries a pole and smiles as he walks home after a day of fishing with no luck. He is the son of Mrs. Mary De Los Santos of 1421 E Hendricks St and enjoyed a sunny Sunday outing despite no catch.
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Ruben de Los Santos
Ruben
Mary de Los Santos
E. Hendricks
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Charles A. Joplin
Junior
Larry Ray
Poultry Department
Ray
Jack Swickard Photo
Carl Verhines
Crime — Part
Bill Moffitt
John Herring
Roswell Officials
Damascus
Syria
Semiramis
al Fatah
Iraq
Lebanon
Beirut
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Yasir Arafat
Arafat
National Broadcasting Corp
Robert Castenbach
U.S
Fisherman
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