Lordsburg School Board Reups Price With New 2 Year Contract
The Lordsburg School Board met to discuss bids for a special educational bus for the handicapped with Western Bus Sales of Albuquerque winning pending modification to seat nine and provide two wheelchair stations. They also considered transferring old lighting poles to Short Park, debated a state funds option for a vocational program, and approved Dr. Price’s two year contract along with curriculum development days January 21 22 and April 30.
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John Schimmel
Lordsburg
Clark Smith
Short Park
Price
Santa Fe
Western Bus Sales of
Albuquer
Que
Western
Manuel Saucedo
New Mexico School Board Association
NMSA
Saucedo
Dr. Price
Lordsburg petition seeks beer and wine licenses for restaurants
The City Clerk received a petition with 67 signatures for beer and wine licenses for Lordsburg restaurants. It is not yet certified by the clerk, Lupe Rivera said. If enough valid signatures are present, the election must be held separately and not with any other election.
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Lordsburg
Lupe Rivera
Date Change for School Board Meeting
The Animal School Board meeting originally set for Jan 14 is rescheduled to Wednesday Jan 13 at 7 30 p m in the Elementary Library.
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Animal School Board
Council Passes Emergency Ordinance On City Utilities
The 1982 city council approved an emergency utility ordinance to raise funds for gas system repairs. Rates set by the public service commission take effect next billing cycle, with detailed water and gas charges for domestic commercial and official use customers. Bids for gear and fuel awarded to local firms. some bids pending tabulation.
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Dan Freedman
Public Service Commission
Freedman
PSC
County Receives Forest Income Share In New Mexico
The Forest Service announced a 25 percent share distribution of national forest income totaling $2,483,085.24 for 22 New Mexico counties for the year ending September 30. Funds, sent to state treasurers, fund roads and schools. Hidalgo County received $9,111.09 from Coronado and Gila grants.
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Forest Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
New Mexico
National Forest
Hidalgo County
Coronado
Gila
Four-Man Council Advocated in City Election Move
City Clerk Lupe Rivera received a petition Monday morning seeking a vote to cut the council from eight to four members. The petition has 123 valid signatures, over 5% of the last election's voters, and outlines state statute procedures for changing council size and timing of the election.
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Lupe Rivera
Accident Report Highlights County Traffic Safety Ranking
The State Transportation Department detail shows a year review Oct 1 1980 to Sept 30 1981. Bernalillo County tops safety while McKinley San Juan lead in fatal overages with McKinley 27 and San Juan 24 above state norm. Albuquerque Police Department training and drunk driving enforcement cited as key factors.
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State Transportation Department
Traffic Safety Bureau
John Fenner
Bernalillo County
McKinley County
San Juan County
McKinley
San Juan
Lea
Lincoln
Taos
Rio Arriba
Sandoval
Fenner
Albuquerque
Unemployment rate in New Mexico steady at 6.9 percent
New Mexico's unemployment rate stayed at 6.9 percent in November as the state’s civilian labor force shows normal seasonal changes. Secretary Louis Bachicha noted the national job market worsened, with 7.9 percent unemployment nationwide, while manufacturing shed jobs and retail trade lagged in gains. Fabricated metal, electrical equipment, and transportation equipment sectors faced sharp declines nationally.
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New Mexico
Employment Security Department
Louis R. Bachicha
Car Blaze Doused By Firemen
City fire department answered an auto blaze outside a garage on Railroad Ave near Main St. The cause remains undetermined though the fire appeared to start in the engine area. Firemen used crowbars to force the hood open after a delay. The alarm rang Tuesday at about 11 am and the owned vehicle belonged to the garage’s operator.
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Railroad Ave
Main Street
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Short Oil Company
N.M
Larry Boody
Texas-New Mexico Power Company
Boody
Silver City
Woody Ivy
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