Inflation and indexing debates shape public policy and utilities
The piece argues that automatic cost of living adjustments and indexing remove inflation pain, study shows Congress granted a permanent pay raise and indexing could harm utility competition. It cautions that inflation is masked by such schemes and could burden future generations. The latter section notes a livestock sale with stiff bidding, notable buyers absent, and rodeo finances, including gate receipts and a $19,000 break-even target.
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E.G. Shauster
Pennsylvania
United States
New Mexico
Public Service Commission
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Dessie Sawyer
Winford Carlile
Jack Daniels
John Gilkey
Bob Dean
Troy Fort
Detroit judge bars citywide busing in desegregation plan
A federal judge ruled Detroit not to pursue mass busing to integrate its 326 schools, ordering the Board of Education to craft a plan using busing only as a last resort to eliminate remaining white identified schools. NAACP denounces the decision and signals possible appeal led by Detroit NAACP director Joseph Madison.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Joseph Madison
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Madison
Essential figure in Hoffa mystery a mafia head vanishes
Detroit police and Michigan State Police report an alleged Detroit Mafia leader Tony Giacalone, tied to Hoffa’s disappearance, is missing. Authorities could not confirm his status as part of the Hoffa search, noting he was one of the three men Hoffa planned to meet before his last rendezvous.
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Hoffa Case Ties To Bloomfield Red Fox Parking Lot
Sources close to the case say Giacalone urged Jimmy to hurry for Hoffa as he waited in the Machus Red Fox lot in Bloomfield Township. The Detroit News quotes federal sources noting Giacalone moved on to a new $165,000 position.
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Detroit News
Junior Livestock Sale Nets Big Total in Lea County
The Lea County Junior Livestock Sale yesterday morning posted 43,387.15 in top sales, ranking third highest totals over the years and supporting agriculture in the region. Direct sales brought 35,815.65 with add ons of 7,571.50. Larry Wooten auctioneered while Ed Johnston praised buyers and sponsors for aiding youths' college funding and local farming interest.
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Lea County Fair Board
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Larry Wooten
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Lea County Extension Office
Lisa Caviness
Mallamar
Liberty National Bank
Suffolk Lamb
Robert Brown
Eastern
Sumruld
Craig Woeten
Eastern 4-H
Field Service & Supply
Paula Derrick
Permian Service Co
Kris White
Solar Energy Institute Bid Aims at Southern New Mexico
Representatives from Las Cruces and two southern New Mexico cities along with El Paso officials say they will push for a $50 million national solar energy institute to be located in the region. They acknowledge Albuquerque’s bid and emphasize cooperation, hoping spinoff programs benefit southern New Mexico and West Texas.
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UPD
New Mexico
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National Solar Energy Institute
Albuquerque
Davenport
Albuquerqe
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