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Newspaper
Lordsburg Liberal
Location
Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1978
Page
3
Papalote Tuesday notes Independence Day meaning and personal freedom to choose how to celebrate while lauding the Lordsburg Optimist Club for Fourth of July civic effort. It laments postal delays from June 1 to June 26 and confirms corrected ads, captions, headlines, and datelines as the paper goes to press.
Editorial notes the 5-4 decision finding UC Davis medical school unlawfully discriminated against Allan Bakke as a white applicant. It says affirmative action is not banned and future guidelines are unsettled. The piece argues reverse discrimination exists and merit should prevail for equal opportunity.
Harber Heather was named the 1973 Citizen of the Year at the Lordsburg Chamber of Commerce Banquet held Thursday night at the American Motor Inn. Mayor Alan A. Koff suggested the city may have passed the critical stage of its water shortage. Two new patrolmen joined the Lordsburg Police Department. The Hidalgo Technical Action Panel asked the U S Department of Agriculture and the New Mexico Welfare Department to establish the food stamp program in Hidalgo County. The local BPO Doe softball team will play Auburn Rubber Co of Deming on Sunday. Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church will run for four weeks.
Fifteen years ago on June 28 1963 Piggy Bank beat Craft Builders to end their undefeated Little League run. Vacation Church School runs July 8 to 19 at First Methodist Church. The Grant County Art Guild July 1 to 4 exhibit is in Pinos Altos Church Gallery with Loretta Cain as judge. Frank Tatsch restored the old Pinos Altos church, now a New Mexico Historical Building, hosting the big summer art show attracting hundreds from Lordsburg and beyond.
Round A Bout Fort Bliss fire at the firing range burned about 1800 acres over three days. In Grants, 70 firefighters with slurry tankers contained a blaze threatening Quaking Aspen Campground in the Cibola National Forest. A Roswell Correctional Center dog sniffed marijuana in a contested claim by the center supervisor. Hobbs city attorney L George Schubert resigns effective July 1. Gary Don Reagan to replace him. An Albuquerque firm admits base material error caused paint peeling at a new T or C elementary school. A planned protest near Grants at United Nuclear Homestead Partners will not affect mine and mill schedules.
Roaring concerns at the State's Automated Data Processing agency show morale sagging as DADP's rapid growth makes it central to state government. Rumors say a hostile climate surrounds security, insider turnover, and the prospect of a new governor and presidential appointment. The piece notes Malnar's resignation, a looming cabinet salary, and anticipated stories by July end while highlighting supportive stats from 1976.
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