Mrs Hill Defiant in Contempt Over I-10 Ramp Blockade
District Judge Norman Hodges fines Rita Hill 3000 for contempt in a highway condemnation case now near two years old. She has lived in a frame shack on the I-10 project and vows to stay until the road plan is dropped. If she does not vacate by Friday she faces arrest, with sheriff and state police set to enforce the order.
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Norman Hodges
Rita Hill
Janaloo
Hill
Highway Department
Studco
Shakespeare
Educators Question Proposed Standards In New Mexico
Lordsburg and area educators met at Silver High to hear proposed standards from the State Department of Education. Ted Sanders outlined state board authority and potential revisions before final submission for approval. Gregory Mayfield observed as ten general standards and eight program standards were presented covering policies, records, facilities, staffing, curriculum, and health services.
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New Mexico State Board of Education
Lordsburg
Silver High
Little Theater
State Department of Education
Ted Sanders
New Mexico
State Board
Sanders
Gregory Mayfield
State Board of Education
Bids Opened for Lordsburg Cultural Center Project
Architect J. J. Hill of Silver City opened bids on November 15 for Lordsburg Community Cultural Center. Southwestern Builders Inc of El Paso submitted the low bid of 128380 dollars, above the 100000 dollar estimate but Hill called the overrun not unusual and cited a circular fountain and minor changes as causes. He urged the City Council to accept the bid.
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J. J. Hill
Silver City
Lordsburg
Southwestern Builders, Inc
el Paso
Hill
Vandalism Suspected at Lordsburg Water Tower
Police report a deliberate act of vandalism at the Lordsburg water tower with a rifle shot hole found eleven feet from the top on Sunday. Mayor Koff offers a reward for information. Public Works Director Schimmel notes land behind the dump is state property and no hunting. Fire Department ladder limits prompted Community Public Service to use a bucket truck.
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Lordsburg
Clifford Gray
Gray
Alan Koff
Public Works
John Schimmel
Schimmel
Fire Department
Victor Reay
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