Older Americans Month Highlights Live Alone Elderly Trends
May marks Older Americans Month as statistics show one in four seniors lives alone, with almost 8 million Americans over 60 in solitude. The Cleveland Aging study notes women 75+ are most affected, and families show varying willingness to host relatives, influenced by finances, health, and perceived housing options. Incentives like monthly checks or medical services could boost in-home living versus institutional care.
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America
Cleveland
Ohio
Administration On Aging
Social security amendments expand widow widower benefits
The new social security amendments announced will not reduce benefits for widows and widowers who remarry after age 60, effective January 1979. Other changes include reducing the marriage length for divorced women to 10 years, offsetting benefits by pensions from noncovered public employment, stricter substantial work tests for blindness disabilities, and raising current earnings from 200 to 500 dollars monthly by 1982.
SWSH Leases Hot Springs for Disabled Center in New Mexico
Southwestern New Mexico Services to Handicapped Children and Adults Inc. secures a 25 year lease of about 32 acres around Eanes Hot Springs in Grant County for a therapeutic center and native plant nursery. Kennecott Copper’s Chino Mines will develop the area in three phases including a handicapped friendly baths, campground, and a public recreation zone with native plant production and sales. The plan, meeting Environmental Improvement Agency standards, is backed by regional councils and development committees.
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Kennecott Copper Corporation
Chino Mines Division
Eanes
Grant County
Lessee
Southwestern
New Mexico
Handicapped Children and Adults, Inc
SWSH
R.R. Leveille
Chino
Kennecott
New Mexico Forestiera
Beer Sales Climb In Mountain States
United States Brewers Association reports a 4.3 percent rise in Mountain state beer sales for 1977, totaling 7,360,780 barrels. Colorado leads with 2,180,000, followed by Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming, as national malt beverage sales climb 4.5 percent to 158,047,022 barrels.
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United States Brewers Association
James R. Grebe
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
New Mexico
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
Lordsburg Brief and Miscellaneous Notices
Lordsburg report notes Espe Eaton's two week trip to Whittier California to view the Treasures of King Tut at Los Pagene County Museum and visit her Acosta, Bailey, Figueroa, and Ventura relatives. A separate public notice details a district court default judgment motion by New Mexico Highway Department against Iva King and unknown holders of TCP 3 drainage property asserting default.
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Espe Eaton
Lordsburg
Whittier
California
Ms. Eaton
King Tut
Los Pagene County
Tito
Mary Acosta
Woody
Mary Bailey
Raymon
Julia Figueroa
Frank
Yolanda Ventura
Iva King
Harvard St
N.W
Washington
D.C
Lawrence O. Maxwell
State Highway Department
Ira King
State OF New Mexico
County OF Hidalgo
Lordsburg district to hold special property tax vote in 1978
Lordsburg Municipal School District No. 1 in Hidalgo County New Mexico schedules a special election for June 27 1978 to decide a two dollar per thousand assessment for capital improvements to public school buildings grounds and maintenance for 1978 1979 and 1980. Polls open 8 am to 7 pm with consolidated precincts and voting by machine.
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Board of Education
Lordsburg Municipal School District
Board
County of
Hidalgo
State of
New Mexico
S.S
N.M.S.A
Lordsburg Municipal
Lordsburg Municipal School District No
Board of Education of
Lordsburg District No. 1
Hidalgo County
State of New Mexico
Lordsburg
United States
Gilbert Buvens
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Senior Citizen's Corner
Lordsburg Brief
Ress
Grebe
Association
U.S
District Court OF the Sixth Judicial District
Mexico
Petra D. Estrada
Ena Mitchell
Maxwell Shd
James Wells
Lina van Buren
Orin Barney
Rodney Newton
Regina Newton
Jane Traylor Rita Lindsey
Virden
Virden, New Mexico
Elizabeth Jones
Jean H. Payne
Carrie Jean Crum
Flora Donaldson Iva Adams
Laura Payne
Myrtle Nelson
Lordsburg High School
W. Lance Williams
Resolucion Y Aviso DE
Eleccion Especial DE Escuelas
Educaccion del Destrito
Escuelas Municipales de
Consejo de Educaccion de Lordsburg
el Distrito Municipal de Escuelas No
Mes de Junio
Las Escuelas Municipales de
Las Cuales
Consejo Municipal de Escuelas
del Condado de
Estado de
Nuevo Mexico
Valor Neto
Distrito Escolar de Lordsburg
Las Escuelas de
Edificios de Las Escuelas Publicas
June Moore
Lugar
Barney
Escribanas
Alternativas
Ausencia
Harold Johnson
Patricia Johnson
Phyllis McCutchan
Herbert V. Saucedo, Jr
del Condado de Hidalgo
el Registro de
Atestigua
Secretario
Lucille Jane Hicks
Daniel Hicks
DR DR
Sherman and
Sherman
East Third Street
Petra L. Estrada
Harold Johnnson
Fiir
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