New Mexico Legislature Eyes Broad Tax, Reapportionment Debates
Gov Bruce King unveils a 291 million dollar fiscal 1973 general fund budget and 8 million in capital improvements as lawmakers prepare a 30 day session beginning Jan 18. High controversy centers on a 6 519 million truck tax fee and land use controls while reapportionment sparks debate on timing and method.
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Bruce King
King
Gov. King
Legislative Finance Committee
New Mexico
Instru
LFC
House
Senate
Edwin Felter
Santa Fe
Felter
Odis Echols
D-Clovis
Iclude Sen
Finis Leroy Heidel
D-Lovington
Robert E. Johnson
Clovis
Trujillo
J.M
Ike) Smalley
D- Lana - Hidalgo - Sierra
Democrats
R.C
Ike) Morgan
Durry - Roosevelt
Robert Wood
Portales
Morgan
Streets To Be Paved In Jones Addition
The State Highway Department with Lordsburg will pave about a mile and a half of streets in Jones Addition. A hot mix mat will be laid on the deteriorated oil surface to restore the roadway in the south part of the city.
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The
State Highway Department
City of
Lordsburg
Jones Addition
IRS Sets January 17 1972 Deadline for 4th Quarter Estimates
Maurice E. Johnson of the IRS New Mexico district says the final payment for 1971 estimated federal income tax is due Monday January 17 1972. Amended estimates may be needed if income changed sharply in Q4 1971. some taxpayers may file Form 1040 E5 by January 17. If the 1971 return and full tax are paid by January 31 1972, the January 17 due date may be avoided. farmers and commercial fishermen have different due dates. Publica tion 505 offers more guidance and free access at district offices.
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Maurice E. Johnson
Internal Revenue For
New Mexico
Johnson
IRS
Five Injured in West Hidalgo County Car Crash
Five people from Los Angeles were treated at Hidalgo General Hospital after a car left Interstate 10 near the Conoco station, struck a sign, and overturned into a drainage ditch. Driver Higinio Ruiz, 33, was cited for no license. injuries not serious. The occupants were Lilla, Josefina, Renee, and Carmen Ruiz, ages 40, 70, 9, and 10. Officer John Adams investigated.
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California
Hidalgo General Hospital
Higinio Ruiz
Los Angeles
Interstate 10
Conoco
Lilla Ruiz
Josefina Ruiz
Renee Ruiz
Carmen Ruiz
John Adams
Ruiz
Sheriff McCarty Elected President of N M Sheriffs Assn
Hidalgo County Sheriff Leroy McCarty was elected president of the New Mexico Sheriffs Association at a meeting last Friday at the Mission Inn in Las Cruces. The next meeting will be in Farmington in June.
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Hidalgo County
Leroy McCarty
New Mexico
Hidalgo County Farm Census Totals Reach 151 In 1969 Report
The 1969 Census shows Hidalgo County with 151 farms down from 173 in 1964. Of these, 137 farms sold 2500 or more in 1969. Average farm size was 9,219.6 acres with average value of land and buildings at 254,896. Total farm sales were 6,341,276. crops 1,857,331. livestock and poultry 4,483,945. Also notes 8 of 2,500-and-over farms are incorporated. DEADLINE FOR REGISTERING TO VOTE IN THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION IS JANUARY 25.
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Hidalgo County
U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau
Airport Reverts to City Jurisdiction in Lordsburg
The Lordsburg Municipal Airport, leased for 25 years to former mayor Alan A. Koff, comes under city control after his lease expired December 31 1971. Koff must remove personal property by January 15 or it becomes city property. City approves March 7 municipal election with multiple wards, mayor, judges, and aldermen on the ballot. voter registration ends January 25. Voting machines will be used.
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Lordsburg
Alan A. Koff
City of
Koff
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Betty Lazar
Court House
Central School
American Legion Hall
Lordsburg Board Accepts Thompson Resignation as Principal
The Lordsburg Public Schools accepted the resignation of Samuel M. Thompson effective January 14. No successor to the high school principal position has been named by the board of education.
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Lordsburg
Samuel M. Thompson
Board of Education
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By Fred Buckles
Hidalgo Area Development Corporation
Hadeco
Sheriff McCarty
N. M. Sheriffs Assn
School Board
Thompson
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