Ditters Diaz Elected Mayor of Lordsburg in Four-Year Term
Salvador Ditters Diaz won Lordsburg’s mayoral race with 334 of 827 votes, the first elected Hispanic mayor. Incumbent Clark Smith scored 267, Mac McPherson 187, Robert McAfee 20, Virgil Widby 12. Esperanza Tarango won the municipal judge race with 265 votes. Three council seats were uncontested except Jesus Martinez 475 to Lynn O'Donnell 96. Freddy Morelos 500. George Craig 548. W L Sanders 418.
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Salvador
Ditters
Esperanza B. Tarango
Baltazar Salinas
Mary Hazard
Jesus
Chu Chi) Martinez
Lynn O'Donnel
Freddy Morelos
George Craig
W. L. Sanders
Indiana murder suspect caught after Hidalgo roadblock
Deputies stopped a 1988 Barretta with Indiana plates at a Hidalgo County roadblock. Three occupants including Daren Keith Campbell and Beverly Jones faced multiple charges after investigators found blood in the car and suspicious circumstances surrounding the owner George Nichols Jr. Lafayette Indiana. The incident followed a separate March meeting notice about Hidalgo County tax hearings and indigent care provisions.
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J. MacDonald
R. Humphreys
Robert Barreta
Hidalgo County
Indiana
Daren Keith Campbell
George Nichols, Jr
Lafayette
Nichols
Bunnel
Arizona
Dragoon Mountains
Darnell
Jail Break Thwarted in Hidalgo County
Hidalgo County sheriff's department halted a Sunday jail break after surveillance showed bars being sawed. A bar nearly cut through and saw blades were found, and bars were welded back by a welder. Sheriff Billy Darnell praised the coordinated response and recent jail improvements. A suspect identified as Nichols fled Indiana before confessing after a call to the sheriff.
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Hidalgo
Billy Darnell
Nichols
Indiana
Bunnel
Memorial rites for Verdugo in Lordsburg
Ramona G. Verdugo 49 a Lordsburg resident died Sunday March 4 at Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City. Visitation Thursday evening at 5 at Baca's Heather Funeral Chapel with rosary at 7. Mass Friday at 10 at St. Joseph's with Fr. Ronald Bibeau. Interment Shakespeare Cemetery. Survived by six sons and four daughters. Pallbearers are six sons. service by Baca's Heather Funeral Chapels.
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Ramona G. Verdugo
Lordsburg
Gila Regional Medical Center
Silver City
Baca
Heather
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Ronald Bibeau
Shakespeare Cemetery
Virden
St. Joseph's Church
St. Joseph's Alter Society
Gilbert Salinas
Theodore Salinas
Ronald Salinas
Peter Verdugo Jr
Angel Verdugo
Victor Verdugo
Woodland
California
Laura Garcia
Noreen Verdugo
Roberta Salinas
Priscilla Lo
Parent Conference Day Set at Lordsburg High and Dugan Tarango
Lordsburg High School and Dugan Tarango Middle School schedule a Wednesday March 14 parent conference day. Conferences run 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm with no preset visit schedule. parents should call to indicate their hour.
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Lordsburg High School
Dugan-Tarango Middle School
No Bingo Cancelled for Elks Funeral Violations
Police report no blood stains or crime scene at the claimed murder address in Lafayette. The body is held in Chochise County Arizona awaiting death origin decision. Charges include manslaughter against Bunnel and car theft against Campbell and Jones. FBI involvement pending.
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Lafayette
Chochise County
Arizona
Bunnel
Campbell
Jones
FBI
Doctor seeks Lordsburg post to establish medical practice
A special county meeting heard Dr. Gary S. Gerlay of Alamogordo present a resume for establishing a Lordsburg medical practice. He outlined Spanish speaking background, Guadalajara medical training, and past work in Albuquerque VA, Truth or Consequences, and on ocean liners for 1,500 tourists. County would pay a guaranteed annual amount offset by his fees, decision due March 13. only one commissioner attended, so no ruling. Nearby doctors from El Paso visited Lordsburg with Mayor Clark Smith.
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Hidalgo County
Lordsburg
Carent County
Gary S. Gerlay
Alamogordo
Fausto Noce
Gerlay
Guadalajara
Mexico
Medical College
V.A. Hospital
Albuquerque
el Paso
Clark Smith
New Mayor Diaz Promises City Progress and Unity
The message declares Sal Diaz Jr as the incoming mayor and urges continued teamwork with the City Council. It emphasizes hard work, fresh energy, and ongoing support for a smoother transition into the 1990s, with the writer planning rest and potential future political runs in Las Cruces and Hidalgo County.
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Sal Diaz, Jr
Lordsburg
Diaz
Las Cruces
New Mexico
Cashway Haven
Lordsbug
Hidalgo County
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Salvador "Ditters" Diaz
Sheriff
Scott Bunnell
Beverly Jones
Verdugo
Elks
Ramona Verdugo
RNER
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