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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1973
Page
4
Art Buchwald mocks a tennis ball shortage as a nationwide frenzy with officials hinting at rationing and policy shifts. The piece humorously imagines 1970s import pressures, possible futures trading in tennis balls, and the government treating balls as a vital resource.
Washington reports reveal Seymour Freidin and Lucianne Goldberg, code named Chapman's Friend, fed daily dispatches on McGovern's campaign to Murray Chotiner then Haldeman and Clark MacGregor. Excerpts describe disorganization, staff tensions, and jabs at McGovern seen through the lens of Nixon insiders.
Bidders held a successful sale as Mark Draper received a long service award for four years as chair and 11 years on the committee. The fair reported record lamb entries and strong livestock judging, with Quay County showcased and several blue ribbon winners praised.
Mike Jones of Salem, Dre., a motorcycle‑riding high school athlete who finished second in the 95 pound class citywide wrestling, survived a house fire as an infant with two stubs. He spoke of attitude, received a standing ovation at his first school meet after performing the maltese, and now hopes to try water skiing.
A 1948 Carlsbad notice announces Harold Stassen will visit on October 16, per Eddy County Republican chair Bill Dunham. Roswell reports a 39 degree low the coolest of the season as Rainbow welcomes Betsy Ross Brown as Worthy Adviser. Carl Johnson's float in the Eastern New Mexico State Fair parade caught fire, later blamed on firecrackers, while Lea County voters defeat a liquor sales ban.
On September 30 1973 a history feature recalls the 1946 Nürnberg trials finding 22 German leaders guilty of war crimes and four sentenced to death. It also notes the 1787 voyage of the Columbia from Boston and Ether first used as an anesthetic in 1846 by Dr William Morton.
State Senator Odis Echols of Clovis announces his gubernatorial bid while signaling a modest campaign budget. He cites a need of over 200000 for a primary and notes pressure from fellow Democrats to run for lieutenant governor.
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