11 Aug 1978
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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1978
Page
1
A local advisory urges motorists to slow down and watch for children as the new school term begins. Officials remind families to use crosswalks, heed bus rules, and avoid distractions near school zones to ensure the safety of students returning to classes.
A Vision Quest wagon train for troubled youths travels from Elfrida Arizona toward the Colorado New Mexico border. The article profiles Larry a youth narrator, Jim Ferrell of Vision Quest, and staff as they camp handle teams learn survival quests and discuss home problems, drugs and behavior. It notes New Mexico programs Albuquerque Santa Fe Silver City and Bisbee projects, and that the train aims to three month journey ending at the border with two Vision Quests.
Hidalgo County commissioners met Tuesday August 8 and heard a detailed hospital progress report by consultant Humphrey who is Sunshine Haven Nursing Home administrator. He will meet August 15 with a hospital group to discuss operation and will file for a government funded medical clinic and dental service in Lordsburg. The board also discussed resurfacing Glen Acres Road, noting a paperwork error halted state agreement and considering larger trucks to speed the project. An audit firm was approved to audit Hidalgo General Hospital and the county agreed to assume control of the Rodeo TV translator from the Rodeo Association with FCC paperwork to follow.
Lordburg officials plan to enforce public nuisance rules targeting abandoned cars refrigerators and junked appliances. Mayor Alan Koff told council Wednesday the city will apply the nuisance ordinance. Kerr Rodeo Fire Department sought 15000 from county funds for a new fire truck to be used for building a fire house. Commissioner Chaires supported ensuring the fire house if the truck was bought independently.
Lordsburg police responded to a restaurant fight where a woman companion claimed a mere argument. Officers learned Richard H. DuHamel, 30, of Weston Mass, was sought on armed robbery and weapon charges and jailed for extradition. Gerald L. Price, 30, was stabbed and treated at Hillcrest General Hospital. A stolen car was recovered near Shady Grove as detectives press the case.
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