Traffic Tickets Drop After Driver Improvement School
The New Mexico DMV reports an 85 percent drop in tickets for eleven November 1976 enrollees, from 40 in the prior year to 13 since joining the Driver Improvement School. Additional groups show marked reductions, with 60 percent fewer tickets for 81 students across five schools.
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Santa FE
New Mexico Department of Motor Vehicles
Bullard
Your Week Ahead Forecast by Signs
Aries boosts business tactics as January week opens with smooth professional moves. Taurus welcomes new people and unusual talents into life. Gemini notes unique contacts and a warning that impulsiveness may spark an accident. Moonchild eyes speculative wins and creative departures. Leo considers home changes and freedom needs. Virgo urges mental reset and openness to new ideas. Libra foresees advice on possessions and group project gains. Scorpio says old patterns unravel with new friends and challenges. Sagittarius sees inner motivation rising through inspiration. Capricorn experiences revolutionary shifts in friendships and goals. Aquarius says professional status gains encouragement from authorities. Pisces prompts deeper study through a new state of awareness.
Ortiz Completes Basic Marine Training
Marine Private Raymond Ortiz has completed an 11 week recruit training at the San Diego depot. Under guardian Yatanibah Wilson of Bedrock NM he learned battlefield survival, daily Marine routines, standards, and skills including first aid rifle marksmanship and close order drill. He joined the Marine Corps in April 1977.
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Raymond Ortiz
Yatanibah Wilson
Bedrock
N.M
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Marine Corps
Senior Citizens Corner at Civic Center Highlights Holiday Events
The Civic Center hosted Thanksgiving on Nov 22 with 40 attendees and Christmas on Dec 14 with 47 attendees. Blessings were led by Art Blancett and Harold Bishop, donations came from Art Blancett, Wright's Bakery Paul Gandara, and Redwood Gardens Connie Reed. A bingo birthday party honored several members and a Lions Club gift of a stero-tape player was presented.
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Civic Center
Art Blancett
Paul Gandara
Wright’s Bakery
Connie Reed
Redwood Gardens
Harold Bishop
Pearl Gambhier
Nick Escobar
Virginia Spresterback
Vera Broun
Maria Walker
Rosa de la Cruz
Rosa Varela
Mary Gillispie
Lion’s Club
Fitness boom and sparse weekly exercise time
Americans spent about 12 billion dollars on fitness equipment this year while the average person exercises only about 10 minutes per week. In the U S Army soldiers average an hour daily of drills and calisthenics with equipment available at their posts. Senior citizens attended Silver City Christmas celebration on December 20 and shopped for last minute gifts. Visitors from Santa Fe came to the event including Robert Mondragon Arthur Baca and Tim Orwig from the El Paso Times.
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U.S. Army
Silver City
Santa Fe
Robert Mondragon
Arthur Baca
Commission of Area Agency On Aging
Tim Orwig
el Paso Times
The Coconut Killings and Other Library Shelf Picks
A Caribbean resort plots murder in Moyes tale The Coconut Killings while Har dwick presents Louisa Trotter who opens a hotel after a liaison with the Prince of Wales. Baldwin follows Vanessa Steele’s romantic entanglements in Adams Eden as Sloane surveys US caves with photos. Carter recalls a Cherokee orphan's childhood in eastern Tennessee during the 1930s.
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Patricia Moyes
Scotland Yard
U.S
St. Mathews
Duke Street
Millie Hardwick
Louisa Trotter
Adam
Eden
Faith Baldwin
Vanessa Steele
Little Oxford
Bruce Sloane
United States
Little Tree
Forrest Carter
Tennessee
Library Hours and Services Notice
The library lists monthly hours with Friday 2 to 5 pm Thursday 6 to 8 pm and Saturday 9 am to 12 noon. It offers large print fiction and mystery books available for check out for two weeks.
Renting May Not Be Pouring Money Down The Drain
Suzi Holder of New Mexico State University argues renting can pay off like homeownership. By saving the down payment and closing costs, or by investing monthly rent savings, renters can build substantial returns while weighing tax benefits and costs. Evaluate housing options to choose the soundest economic choice.
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Suzi Holder
New Mexico State University
Holder
Historic dates and events from yesteryears
December 30 1927 Japan dedicates the first subway in the Orient running under Tokyo for about two miles. December 31 1946 President Truman proclaims end of World War II. January 1 1902 first Rose Bowl game Michigan defeats Stanford 49 0. January 2 1960 Senator Kennedy announces bid for Democratic nomination. January 3 1938 March of Dimes polio campaign organized. January 4 1896 Utah admitted as 45th state. January 5 1925 Nellie Ross sworn in as first woman governor in Wyoming.
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Japan
Tokyo
Truman
Pasadena
California
Michigan
Stanford
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Utah
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Archie
Lorraine Smith
Ford
Yesteryears
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Wyoming
Ipplytone
Biven
Rico’s Restaurant
Sears
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