Democratic Central Committee Meeting Planned For April 24
County Democratic Central Committee chaired by Maura Rice calls a 7:00 p.m. meeting at the County Commissioners Chambers to select a new Vice-Chairman after Grant Nelson resigned and moved to Silver City. A full party gathering follows to discuss fundraising for the upcoming primary and broader party business. all primary Democratic candidates are urged to attend.
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Maura Rice
Democratic Central Committee
Grant Nelson
Playas
Silver City
Lordsburg Council Debates Police Protection Contract
Lordsburg councillors weigh renewing a nearly 140000 joint powers agreement with Hidalgo County to fund city police protection, amid calls for cost cuts and a possible return to a city police force. A public input ballot raised questions over sampling and transparency as the council also heard on water use from the waste treatment plant. Mayor Koff again left the meeting early prompting criticism from Councilmember Hill.
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Lordsburg
Hidalgo County Commission
Sheriff’s Department
Stephen
Johnnie Dunagan
Alan Koff
Koff
Hill
Robert Johns Seeks Democratic Nomination for Co Commission
Longtime Hidalgo County resident Robert Johns announces his bid for the Democratic nomination for County Commissioner from District I. He is a Virden native, a farm and ranch operator, and former Hidalgo County Road Department employee of about five years. Johns aims to improve county road conditions if elected. He and his wife Linda have two children, Vann and Pam.
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Hidalgo County
Robert Johns
Johns
Virden
Duncan
Ariz
SBA Disaster Loans Now Being Processed in Albuquerque
The SBA Disaster Loan Office in Albuquerque announces all New Mexico originations under disaster declarations No. 1743 and 1745 are being processed locally. Loans cover physical and economic losses with terms up to seven percent. economic injury loans at eight percent. Deadlines include June 16 1980 for physical damage under 1745 and September 15 1980 for economic injury.
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Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Office
Albuquerque
SBA
New Mexico
Lubbock
Texas
Roosevelt
Lea
DeBaca
Chaves
Eddy
Lincoln
Otero
Sierra
Dona Ana
Grant
Luna
Hidalgo
Colfax
Union
Harding
Quay
William E. Glennon
SBA Disaster Loan Office
Small Business Administration
N.E
PD Employees Finish Voting On Thursday
Balloting by about 350 employees at the Phelps Dodge Smelter in Playas ended Thursday after three days under the National Labor Relations Board. The Amalga mated United Steelworkers of America sought as bargaining agent. Teamsters and International Union of Operating Engineers withdrew from the ballot. Ballots were to be counted at week’s end, with a bare majority needed to decide representation.
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Phelps Dodge
Playas
National Labor Relations Board
Amalgamated United Steelworkers of America
NLRB
Teamsters
International Union of Operating Engineers
Farmington Man Bound Over In Lordsburg Robbery Case
A 33 year old Farmington man, Albert Walter Matthews, was bound over to Sixth District Court on charges of kidnapping, burglary, larceny over $20,000 and aggravated battery after a nearly day long preliminary hearing in Lordsburg Magistrate Court. He was arrested near Tucson and later turned over to New Mexico authorities. The January 9 raid on an elderly Lordsburg resident yielded about $77,000 in rare coins and valuables. About $20,000 of the stolen items were recovered with ongoing hopes for a second arrest. Matthews is held in Hidalgo County Jail on a $500,000 bond and requested court appointed counsel.
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Farmington
Sixth District Court
Lordsburg
Albert Walter Matthews
Rosa Lina Salinas
Matthews
Pima
Tucson
Arizona
New Mexico
Hidalgo County
Gene Moore
Moore
Body found in Burro Mountains near Lordsburg ID still unknown
Lawmen await word from the state medical examiner on identifying a badly decomposed adult female body unearthed by a Lordsburg family in Gold Gulch. The body was moved to Albuquerque for autopsy after Grant County investigators found new evidence and sent samples to the Santa Fe crime lab for analysis.
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Burro Mountains
Lordsburg
Gold Gulch
Hidalgo County
Gene Moore
Moore
Grant County
Aken
Albuquerque
Grant County Sheriff’s
State Police
Santa Fe
EMT Course Set for 81 Hour Training in May
An 81 hour Emergency Medical Technician course starts May 15 locally. Interested persons should contact Don McNutt at 542-3595 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or 542-8148 after 5 p.m. for more information. An introductory meeting is set for May 1 at 7 p.m. at the Lordsburg Civic Center.
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Don McNutt
Lordsburg Civic Center
Lordsburg Board to Meet for Budget Work Study
A special meeting of the Lordsburg Municipal Schools Board of Education will be held Thursday, April 24, at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room at 501 W. Fourth Street.
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Board of Education
Lordsburg Municipal Schools
Board Room
Fourth Street
Ramos Seeks Hidalgo County District Two Commissioner Seat
David Ramos a long time Hidalgo County farmer with a Lordsburg area operation announced a bid for County Commissioner District Two on the Republican ticket He emphasizes a needed change and aims to win the general election in November He expects support from the county youth and known supporters and will run unopposed in the June primary.
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David Ramos
Hidalgo County
Ramos
Lordsburg
Cotton City
Animas
Lupe
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Hidalgo County Farm Bureau
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Lordsburg Council
David Wachtel
Police Academy
Western New Mexico University
Wachtel
Ralph Ellinwood
Ellinwood
Lupe Rivera
Lordsburg City
Mrs. Rivera
Lordsburg Ascs
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The
Downtown Business Association
State Highway Commission
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