1972 New Mexico Legislature Faces Tax and Education Debates
New Mexico lawmakers prepare proposed no fault auto insurance and tax measures. Leaders discuss centralizing licensing duties, education funding, and welfare of Carrie Tingley Hospital with a $200000 new education building proposal. Fiscal projections show rising general fund revenue for 1972 and 1973.
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Pep
Alvino Castillo
D-Colfax
Igerim
Santa Fe
France
New Mexico
Sen
Odis Echols
D-Clovis
Frujillo
D-Taos
Legislative Finance Committee
LFC
Carrie Tingley
Truth Or Consequences
Charles J. Edeter
Uoyd Frost
Carrie Tingley Hospital
New NM License Plates Adopt Three Letter Prefix System
Police dispatcher Mrs Jesus Dallies displays the new New Mexico plates available December 15 for 1972. Plates use a three letter prefix plus a three digit number, Hidalgo County prefix AKX AKY. 001 is missing. Red on silver, pickup required at local MVD office with registration form. mail orders not accepted.
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Jesus Dallies
New Mexico
Hidalgo County
Motor Vehicle Department
MVD
Arizona
California
Christmas Tree Permits On Gila Forest Soon Available
Christmas tree permits for the Gila National Forest go on sale at the Lordsburg Chamber of Commerce office Monday through Friday from 9 to 12 and 1 to 5 p.m. starting December 6. One dollar per tree up to eight feet. taller trees require Silver City District Ranger contact. No cutting without permit. no trees within sight of roads. Pinyon trees are in the Burro Mountain area and Douglas fir along Signal Peak Road and Snow Creek Road above Pinos Altos.
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Gila National Forest
Lordsburg Chamber of Commerce
Glenn Dorsett
Silver City
Burro Mountain
Signal Peak
Snow Creek
Pinos Altos
Call For Bids On Highway 1 10 Work
The New Mexico Highway Dept calls for bids to erect safety features on the divided highway between Lordsburg and Deming. Work includes extending drainage structures signing guard rails and related construction to be finished in 275 working days. Bids opened at the highway commission meeting in late December.
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New Mexico
Mavericks Rally While Facing Tough Opponents In December
Lordsburg Mavericks split a string of games posting a 2 win 2 loss stretch. Joaquin Marquez scored 32 against Silver City and 25 in the Cobre OT loss. Teammates Gabe Guerrero and David Garcia contributed double figures across the span.
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Lordsburg Mavericks
Mavericks
Silver City Colts
Silver
Lordsburg
Joaquin Marquez
Animal Panthers
David Garcia
Fausto Noce
Cobre Indians
Cobre
Gabriel Guerrero
Reserve
Mountaineer
Mountaineers
Gabe Guerrero
Hatch
Bears
Deming Wildcats
Deming
DeFoor
October Savings Bond Sales Hold Steady in New Mexico and Hidalgo
Sales of U S Savings Bonds in New Mexico for October totaled 1 592 456 nearly identical to last year s 1 594 528 according to LE McCluskey Jr Hidalgo County Chairman McCluskey also reported Hidalgo County October sales at 3 982 up from 3 642 last October
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U.S
New Mexico
LE. McCluskey, Jr
Hidalgo County
McCluskey
Dangers Of Carbon Monoxide Warns New Mexicans
The Environmental Improvement Agency warns of carbon monoxide risks in winter. It explains CO is odorless and produced by incomplete burning, advises venting gas appliances, not using charcoal indoors, and keeping garage doors open when running cars to prevent headache and dizziness.
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Environmental Improvement Agency
Bryan E. Miller
General Sanitation
ESA
Hidalgo County Democrat to meet with Senate candidate
A Hidalgo County Democrat joins 23 coordinators from nine southwestern New Mexico counties meeting in Las Cruces Saturday with State Treasurer Jesse D. Kornegay. They will plan strategy for his announced Democratic bid for the U S Senate starting with a noon lunch at the Mission Inn. Representing Hidalgo is County Commissioner Fausto Noce of Lordsburg.
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Hidalgo County
New Mexico
Las Cruces
Jesse D. Kornegay
Mission Inn
U. S. Senate
Fausto Noce
Lordsburg
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Senate
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