Emergency fund sought for migrant workers in Colorado
A $250,000 appropriation is needed to help counties meet the emergency needs of nonresident migrant farmers. County officials told the House committee that state participation could be required, though some commissioners expressed concern about broader state involvement.
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Carl Hilliard
Associated Press
Denver
House Committee On Health, Education and Welfare
Michael Strang
Carbondale
Ruben Valdez
Strang
Colorado
A. J. Spano
Arvada
Len Avila
United Farm Workers Organization
Bob Temple
Prowers County
Len Gonzales
Castillo County
Governor Love proclaims Thursday mourning day in Colorado
Governor John Love declared Thursday a day of mourning in Colorado for Lyndon B. Johnson. State executives will close the executive department, Denver schools shut, and the Colorado Supreme Court will suspend sessions. In Washington, Senator Peter Dominick praised Nixon’s Vietnam peace accord and prisoner release. House and Senate members discussed emergency aid for migrant workers amid funding concerns and regulatory questions.
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Denver
John Love
Colorado
Lyndon B. Johnson
Executive Department
Edward Pringle
Colorado Supreme Court
Washington
Peter Dominick
R-Cale
Nixon
Hanoi
Dominick
Sterling man and three others found guilty in beef theft
A Sterling Colorado man Elmo Dressel and three Denver area men Robert E Hughes Sidney Schwartz and Charles Smith were found guilty by a U S District Court jury of stealing a trailer truck loaded with 40 000 pounds of beef at Fort Morgan last March The men faced maximum terms of 10 years and 5000 fines The truck and beef valued at 61600 were thwarted by an informant tipping the FBI
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Denver
Sterling, Colo
Elmo Dressel
Denver Area
U.S. District Court
Fort Morgan
Dressel
Robert E. Hughes
Westminster
Sidney Schwartz
Charles Smith
FBI
American Beef Packing Co
Ghost town preservation bill clears first legislative hurdle
Denver AP report notes Rep. George Fentress. measure would empower the Colorado Historical Society to designate ghost towns and place markers. penalties include up to 2000 fine or six months jail for vandalism or theft. About 30 towns are suitable for preservation among some 700 in state.
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Denver
George Fentress
Wheat Ridge
Colorado
House
Fent
Arapahoe
Fentress
Colorado Historical Society
Historical Society
Silverton Trustees Recalled in Special Election
Silverton Calo where Wiley Carmack and William Howell were recalled by nearly 21 margins in a special election. Lee Lopez and Ernest Kuhlenan replaced them on the council after accusations of irresponsible behavior in office.
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Silverton
Calo
Wiley Carmack
William Howell
Lee Lopez
Ernest Kuhlenan
Property tax bill killed in Colorado House amid amendment
In Denver AP reports Republicans defeated a property tax assessment bill after a major amendment. The measure would have let the State Board of Assessment Appeals hear tax decisions, currently handled by district courts, and required state property assessments to be 30 percent of market value.
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Denver
Colorado House
Senate
State Board of Assessment Appeals
Wesocrats
Assessment Board
Bledsoe
Don Friedman
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Governor Love
Sen. Dominick
Spano
Granby
Grand County
Avila
Toom
Steven Barnell
University of Colorado Medical Center
Sterling
Colorado 119
Boulder Canyon
Boulder
S Accident Community Hospital
State Patrol
Boulder Sheriff's Office
Rocky Mr. Rescue
Boulder Emergency Squad
Paris
Milliken
Country
Greeley
Elder Avenue
18Th Street
Wheeler
8Th Avenue
Centennial Village
Puvvyyy
Cated
Arent Housing
Silverton City
Labor Department
Income Tax Service
R. F. Cowles
Bae
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