New Lordsburg Council Welcomes Four New Members
Mayor Ted White introduces four new councilmen John Schimmel Bill Oliver Glenn Dorsett and Harry Heath as they take office. They discuss garbage service job descriptions employee accountability and a council plan of work alongside existing holdovers.
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Schimmel
White
Wilson Conover
Oliver
Dorsett
Bobby Bivens
Felipe Alvarez
Harold Jorgenson
Danny Gomez
John Schimmel
Bill Oliver
Harry Heath
Glenn Dorsett
Local Juvenile Steals Lordsburg Police Car
A local juvenile borrowed a Lordsburg City Police car last Wednesday while unattended. He later returned the vehicle and surrendered to officers. the youth was turned over to juvenile authorities with no reported damage to the unit.
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Lordsburg
Committee Forms To Combat Lordsburg Gas Shortages
Lordsburg moves to join a sub-organization of the Southwest Natural Gas Consumers Associations to access gas through the New Mexico Energy Research Board as El Paso Natural Gas curtailment begins. City measures face potential penalties under federal rules, with residential use prioritized and significant cost projections if curtailment penalties apply.
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Lordsburg
Wilson Conover
Conover
Las Cruces
el Paso
Southwest Natural’ Gas Consumers Associations
New Mexico Energy Research Board
el Paso Natural
Federal Power Commission
Community Public Service
Easements Listed As Top Priority For Playas Road
Hidalgo County officials and Lordsburg Lions Club members hear updates on a direct Lordsburg to Playas Townsite road. Phelps Dodge Playas General Manager L R Judd and NM Highway Dept. Don Moore attend noting cost, drainage, and route uncertainties. Conover stresses securing right of way easements before further steps.
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Hidalgo County
Lordsburg
Phelps Dodge Playas
Lordsburg Lions Club
L.R. Judd
Don Moore
New Mexico Highway Department
Wilson Conover
Judd
Playas
Silver City
Douglas
Aziz
Conover
Sixth Judicial District Releases 1975 Statistics
The Sixth Judicial Court reported 1532 total filings in 1975, a 123 percent rise since 1964. Civil cases by county were 562 Grant 242 Hidalgo 386 Luna, with 1138 dispositions. Criminal filings totaled 265 and closures 197, by county 151 Grant 42 Hidalgo 72 Luna.
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Sixth Judicial Court
District Court
Norman Hodges
Grant
Hidalgo
Luna
Lordsburg Drug Holds Rexall Vitamin Sale
The Lordsburg Drug owned by Chris and Bill Sanders announces a four page Rexall vitamin sale insert in this Liberal issue. The sale is now in progress.
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Lordsburg
Chris
Bill Sanders
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