Efficiency vs morale and wage politics in a regional note
The piece critiques shifting public works as a metaphor for political hypocrisy and cites President Nixon’s veto threat on a minimum wage bill. It argues for a modest pay raise for low wage workers while condemning cloak and dagger money in Watergate and praising welfare as needed but not overly punitive.
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Nixon
Local news briefs from Lordsburg area events and incidents
A Herald of Lordsburg summary notes a plane ground loop near the airport after a nose wheel failure, a no injury report for pilot Harry Turner and passenger Eunice McLean, a Glen Lyon Pa wedding, fire weather impact near Animas, Smiley Burnette headlining a rodeo, Lions Club Heart Fund drive plans, two dozen new teachers in the district, a helicopter emergency landing on Highway 70 80, Rainbow Girls installation, Dolores Serna and Sgt. Alfonso Montez wedding, Boy Scouts district event planning, release of Gene Scott from a long captivity, and fair grounds prep for the Hidalgo County Fair and rodeo on Sept 19–20.
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Harry Turner
Turner
Eunice McLean
Canutillo
Texas
Marjorie Lynn Allen
Robert J. Sokolnicki
St. Adalberts Church
Glen Lyon
New Mexico
Bureau of Land Management
Animas
Smiley Burnette
Sheriff’s Posse
Air Force
Lordsburg
Janice Lehman
Order of Rainbow
Masonic Hall
Dolores Serna
Alfonso Montez
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Miguel Serna
Vicente Montez
LDS Church
Gene Scott
Hidalgo County Fair
Edwin Brown
Ecologist warns against overuse of resources in Letters
In Lordsburg New Mexico reader responds to Aug 31 column praising atomic energy. The ecologist argues resources are finite and emphasizes air and water as vital. He cautions against selfishly consuming Earth’s goods for present comfort and stresses rainfall and green plants create oxygen and water storage.
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Howard Silvius
Los Alamos
Stroke of Luck and a Survivor Dean Jagger
A personal essay on strokes explaining how clots block brain tissue and cause disability. The author cites Dean Jagger’s recovery from a right side stroke and notes his father’s left side stroke, praising medical advances to rapidly treat clots and save brain function.
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Hollywood
Dean Jagger
Reception Planned for Animal School Teachers
A reception for Animal school teachers is slated for Sunday September 16 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the new home economics room. Superintendent Mr Pace says the event is open to students parents and any others who wish to attend. A facilities tour is planned.
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Pace
Coffee Time Weather Boosts Weekend Fair
Warm and sunny days are predicted for this weekend, which should help make the fair a huge success.
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