17 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1976
Page
1
Lordsburg Police Chief Rudy Gonzales says the department needs a roster of residents who will be away for one or more days during the holidays. Patrols will focus on vacant homes, and officers will not take vacations until after January 1.
Animal School Board approved the sale of Rodeo School to Warren and Alber tine Christensen after a brief bid. The Christensens will pay 13 000 for the property though improvements on the site were valued at 7 000. The board declined to proceed with a vocational building now, citing budget shortfalls and considering options for a bond issue in January 1978.
The James Hamilton Construction Co proposes an asphaltic paving mixer plant eight miles south of State Road 9 in Hidalgo County. Plateau Inc. seeks a 109000 barrel crude oil storage tank in Bloom field. Comments due by Dec 31 to the EIA Air Pollution Control Engineering Section Santa Fe.
Tax costs for Hidalgo County residents hit about 440 dollars per person in fiscal 1975, as state and local government operations across the nation climbed to 664 dollars per capita. The report notes widespread increases driven by welfare outlays and rising material costs, with 32 states in the billionaire club after 1975. Lordsburg High School will dismiss for Christmas on Dec 21 and reopen Jan 3, 1977.
Moon and Dimettio drive a 130 foot long rig weighing 196 880 pounds at Lordsburg Port of Entry on a Seattle to Hollywood cross country trip. The 10 axle, 36 girder steel hauler stretches 115 feet with a rear steer trailer and tractor to trailer communication. Owned by Halls Heavy Hauling of Eugene Oregon and leased to W Vand Dyke Trucking of Seattle.
Convicted murderer Franklin Harrison Jr. who escaped Sunday from a state prison was captured Tuesday night at Santo Domingo Pueblo by Sandoval County deputies Vance Mabry and Robert Holland and returned to the penitentiary Wednesday. Harrison, 26, was among five escapees. authorities reported no struggle. Santo Domingo Pueblo officials found him wandering in the village and he claimed to be a University of New Mexico student.
Birt R. Edington of Rodeo was found guilty by Judge Norman Hodges of second degree murder in the May 4 1974 slaying of Domingo Alvarez. The charge was reduced from first degree murder. sentencing is set for Friday December 17 at 1 p.m. Hidalgo County Courthouse.
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