Ed Harte fights for restraint on New Mexico salaries
The state finance director Ed Harte battles rising pay for BEF leaders in Santa Fe. He rejects proposed increases for Dr. William McConnell and Dr. Robert A. Pringle, noting rapid salary growth and questioning value to taxpayers. He urges alignment of resources with capacity to pay. He warns officers’ pay hikes threaten New Mexico’s finances.
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Ed Harteman
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Board of Educational Finance
Hartman
William McConnell
BEF
Robert A. Pringle
McConenell
Pringle
Congress cool to Johnson tax hike call on unity defense
Reaction in Washington ranged from lukewarm to chilly as President Johnson urged a 10 percent income tax surcharge to close a multibillion dollar deficit. Senate leaders defended the move while critics warned it could spark inflation and hurt business growth.
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Washington
Johnson
William Proxmire
D— Wis
Senate— House Economic Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Congress
Arkansas Democrat
Ways and Means
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Vietnam
Jack Miller
Rowa
Miller
Tl Am
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Senate Finance Committee
al Ullman
D— Ore
Tijerina Surrenders. Faces Federal Warrant in New Mexico
Cristobal Tijerina, released on bond after surrendering in Santa Rosa, is jailed in Bernalillo County on a federal warrant for failure to appear. A separate warrant, issued by Justice Potter in Belen, accuses him of possession of stolen property related to a Tierra Amarilla courthouse raid. He is scheduled for a Monday hearing before U.S. District Judge Howard Bratton.
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Albuquerque
Cristobal Tijerina
Bernalillo
Seymour Potter
Belen
Potter
Tijerina
Santa Rosa
Dist
Joe Angel
Las Vegas
Ing
Tierra Amarilla
FBI
U.S
Bernalillo County Indian Hospital
Carson National Forest
Federal Alliance of Land Grants
Reies Lopez Tijerina
Old Alliance
Emilio Naranjo
U.S. Dist
Howeard C. Bratton
Appaloosa Horse Show in Tatum Saturday
The Lovington Tatum Appaloosa Horse Show moves to Sawyer Arena in Tatum on Saturday. The two show halves combine points for a Special saddle prize awarded to the high point horse from both venues.
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Tatum
Lovington
Mrs. Georgia E. Long Rites Set In Tatum
Funeral services for Mrs. Georgia E. Long 49 of Tatum are scheduled Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Assembly of God Church. She died Thursday night after a heart seizure at Carrell's Cafe. Survived by husband H J Long three daughters Shirley Stanbrough Norma Holie and Mary Long a son Carl Long and nine grandchildren. Burial in Tatum Cemetery directed by Smith Rogers Funeral Home.
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Georgia E. Long
Tatum
Long
H.J. Long
Carrell’s Cafe
Shirley Stanbrough
Norma Holie
Albuquerque
Deputy Pevy Resigns as Hobbs Sergeant Replacement Named
Sheriff John Pennell announced the resignation of Deputy Tom Pevy of Hobbs effective August 2. BJ Gill of the Hobbs Police force was hired as Pevy's replacement and will serve as the sergeant in charge of the Hobbs sub-station, reporting Monday.
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John Pennell
Tom Pevy
Hobbs
Pennell
BJ. Gill
Pevy
Ment
Gill
New Mexico Forecast Outlook for Hobbs Lovington Area
Partly cloudy through Saturday with scattered thundershowers and little temperature change. Probability of rain 30-40 percent tonight, 20-30 percent Saturday. Lows tonight 55 to 70, highs Saturday 77 to 94 north and 80 to 96 south.
Milton resigns from Highway Commission official
Gen. Hugh Milton's resignation from the Highway Commission became official with chairman John Sudderth's morning news conference. Milton cited health in a letter, and Sudderth announced the panel will meet Aug. 31 to choose a replacement.
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Santa FE
Hugh Milton
The
Highway Commission
Commission
John Sudderth
Sudderth
Milton
David Cargo
Cargo
Supreme Court
Tijerina Says No Connection With CEO
Reies Tijerina declares his organization has no ties to the Office of Economic Opportunity and criticizes its funds as siphoned by bureaucratic salaries. He calls OEO a charity smokescreen and says he has not met OEO leader Robert Garcia despite past links through civil rights work.
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Bud Jorgensen
Associated Press
Albuquerque
Reies Tijerina
Office of Economic Opportunity
United States
OEO
Tijerina
Robert Garcia
Garcia
Lorenzo Tapia
William Millard
Senate Judiciary Committee
Nashville
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Newark
Millard
Eastland
United Community Corp
Thurmond
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Tenn
John A. Sorace
Sorace
Fred H. Brooks
Militant
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Kennedy
Poverty Workers May Have Caused Riot
Washington AP report notes a Newark New Jersey detective claims poverty workers helped fuel an explosive mood that may have sparked the riot. The unidentified detective references social pressures and tension impacting public unrest in the city.
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Walter R. Mears Washington
Newark
N.J
Winners At 4-H Meet Announced In New Mexico
San Juan and Luna counties produced multiple winners at the New Mexico 4-H convention in Las Cruces. San Juan’s Larry Bruce and Ben Bruce led engineering presentations while Barbara Green won agriculture. Luna County’s Debbie Kostelnik Nancy Samples and James Koening took pro judging, and Tommy Jors won tour operation. Other awards included high point individuals Gardner and Tisler, with numerous county teams earning top spots across livestock, range plant, land judging, meat, public speaking, and home economics events.
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Las Cruces
San Juan
Luna Counties
New Mexico
San Juan County
Larry Bruce
Ben Bruce
Barbara Green
Luna County
Debbie Kostelnik
Nancy Samples
James Koening
Tommy Jors
Roosevelt County
Ross Caviness
Mark Gardner
Monte Smith
Terry Stone
High Point
Gardner
Chaves County
Paul Tisler
Rob Crouse
Lester Smith
Tisler
Quay County
Jimmy McCoy
Chris and
Bern Henson
Patsy Pennington
Lea County
Eddie Jeffers
Colfax County
Jo Marie McDaniel
Valencia
Two More Teachers Submit Resignations
Lovington Public Schools report two teachers resigning Hank Hill Chandler leaves to pursue a doctorate at North Texas State University while Tom Pool departs to take a job in California. Larry Crouse says after Saturday only one opening remains and all building projects are progressing well.
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Lovington
Hill Chandler
North Texas State University
Tom Pool
California
Larry Crouse
Sys
Tem
Chandler
Pool
Crouse
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Tom Robinett
Edwin Mechem
Meechem
Mechem
Reginaldo Espinoza
Espinoza
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