City runs despite walkout as Ld sburg hires replacement workers
Mayor Alan A. Koff reports about half the City of Lordsburg workforce remains off the job after Monday morning walkout tied to racial discrimination charges. The city is hiring. 12 new employees hired, 50 applications received, and garbage trucks run while meter readers are absent. Bills will be based on May readings and two female water meter readers are planned. The dispute began when 19 Chicano workers filed charges. 19 demanded job reinstatement or all walk out. talks with Human Rights Commission proceeded. The city offers reinstatement on an individual basis with no time limit, while positions already filled reduce chances of rehire.
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Lordsburg
Alan A. Koff
Koff
Human Rights Commission
Ramon Padilla
City Council
New System Lets Hidalgo Hospital Run Quick EKGs
Hidalgo General Hospital introduces a space age EKG system that yields results in under three minutes. Administrator Richard Goldsmith says the phone based Phone-A-Gram transmits readings to San Francisco for immediate interpretation. Sam Huntley notes rapid readings enable fast normal or abnormal determinations.
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Sam Huntley
Hidalgo General Hospital
Hospital
Richard Goldsmith
The
Liberal
Hidalgo Hospital
San Francisco
City Admin Position Abolished by Lordsburg Council
Lordsburg eliminates the city administrator post after a unanimous council vote. Mayor Alan A. Koff confirms the abolition as part of restructuring. no comment yet on the current administrator’s status. See City on page 16.
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Lordsburg
Alan A. Koff
Koff
Inquest into Hidalgo Hospital Death Delays Findings
District Attorney E C Serna said findings in the Carlos Bejarano death inquest will be announced next week. Dr James Baxter is preparing the final report after Friday’s inquest with ten witnesses testifying. Bejarano was killed by Sheriff’s Deputy Harvey Martin at Hidalgo General Hospital.
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E. C
Dave) Serna
Carlos Bejarano
James Baxter
Baxter
Bejarano
Harvey Martin
Hidalgo General Hospital
Serna
Air Pollution Study Underway in Lordsburg
City Administrator H. R. Overholt reports a measuring device atop Lordsburg City Hall to track air pollutants. Ted Cooper of the EPA Deming office conducts weekly readings of suspended particles and levels of sulfur and nitrogen dioxide. Early readings show minimal pollutants but a January 13 stagnation alert noted a spike in particles.
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H. R. Overholt
Lordsburg
Ted Cooper
Deming Office
The
Environmental Improvement Agency
Overholt
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