Water diversion plan for Mississippi falls from grace
The From The WH Graham plan to move Mississippi River water to arid Texas and Eastern New Mexico has collapsed. The Bureau of Reclamation concludes the project is not justified economically, with a benefit to cost ratio far below viability. Texas political leverage cannot salvage it, and the plan appears stalled for at least a generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Texas
New Mexico
Bureau of Reclamation
Trinity
Dallas
Tulsa
Congress
BOA
George Mahon
Lubbock
George
Ute Lake
Kissinger Waldheim Meet To Revive Truce Talks
Secretary of State Kissinger conferred with UN Secretary General Waldheim in New York to revive suspended cease-fire discussions between Israel and Egypt. Cairo urged US and USSR pressure on Israel as violations surfaced on multiple fronts including Suez Canal areas and the Syrian and Lebanese fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Henry A. Kissinger
Kurt Waldheim
Israel
Egypt
Canal
Saaturday
3Rd Army
Suez Canal
Kafr Haypah
Zarail
Lebanon
Cairo
United States
Russia
Cairo-Suez
Anwar Sadat
Sovia
Golda Meir
Middle East
Geneva
Ayabs
U.N
Sai Waldheim
United Nations
Bradford Morse
Kissinger
New York
Morse
Waldheim
Kissingere
Asia
Pierre Hotel
Kissingr
Ahmed Esmat Abdel Meguid
William E. Schaufele
Wemapley Bennett
Yakov A. Malik
Soviet Union
Jacob Doron
Ensio Siilaswo
Finland
Jerusalem
Moshe Dayan
Siilasvuo
Siilaswo
Mohammed Gamassy
Kilometer 101
Cairo-Siez Road
Middle
Weather Eastern Plains and Central Mountains Forecast
Eastern Plains show variable high cloudiness with little temperature change through Sunday. Clovis ranges 31 to 68 degrees and Tucumcari 33 to 69. Artesia 32 to 70 and Lovington 34 to 70. Central Mountains expect variable high cloudiness and a bit warmer through Sunday with Santa Fe 26 to 57. South Central Valleys including Las Cruces reach 32 to 70 with similar cloudiness.
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Clovis
Tucumcari
Artesia
Lovington
Central Mountains
Santa Fe
Las Cruces
Experts Probe 18 Minute Gap on Nixon Watergate Tape
Electronics experts studied a June 20 1972 Watergate tape at Federal Scientific Corp New York to see if the 18 minute blank could be restored. The White House said no reason to doubt the tape remained in officials hands and four other tapes were cleared for grand jury access.
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New York
Nixon
White House
Leonard Garment
Federal Scientific Corp
New York Laboratory
H. R. Haldeman
Watergate
John J. Sirica
Rose Mary Woods
Sirica
Federal Scientific
Special Grandury
Grand Jury
John W. Dean Haldeman
John PD
Ehrlichman
John N. Mitchell
Dealers Warned About Christmas Tree Tagging
Manuel A. Ortiz warns that all Christmas trees moved for sale in New Mexico must bear a tag on the main stem and remain until purchase. Public should avoid lots without metal seal tags. tags available at listed USFS ranger stations and local stations in Mountainair Roswell Alamogordo Roswell Artesia Cloudcroft Mayhill Capitan and other sites.
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Manuel A. Ortiz
Department of State Forestry
New Mexico
Ortiz
Mountainair
USFS
Ruidoso Ranger Station
USPS
Ruidoso
Sroe
Senator Domenici Seeks Solar Energy Feasibility Study
Senator Pete Domenici introduces a bill for a one year study on the feasibility of international efforts to develop electricity from solar energy. The plan would involve NASA, the State Department, Defense, and NSF to assess creating an international organization for a solar energy resource system and report to Congress in one year.
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Washington
UPI
Pete Domenici
Domenici
National Aeronauics and Space Administration
Secretary of Defense
National Science Foundation
Congress
Population upsurge in south and west states noted
Leonard X Curry reports Commerce Department figures show population rose 5.1 percent in the south and 5.0 percent in the west since the census period, while national growth reached 3 percent. Arizona leads with 16.1 percent, followed by Florida 13.1 and Nevada 12.1.
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Leonard X. Curry
Washington
Commerce Department
New Hampshire
Vermont
Nebraska
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
New York
Arizona
Florida
Nevada
Colorado WA
Alaska
Utah
West Virginia
Mississippi
North Central
Maine
Wisconsin
San Juan Generating Station Begins Commercial Service
Public Service Company of New Mexico starts the first unit of the San Juan Generating Station near Farmington with a cost over 80 million dollars. A second unit will begin construction in mid 1974 and finish by December 1976.
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Farmington, N.M
UPI
Public Service Company of
New Mexico
New San Juan
Public Service Company
G. A. Schreiber
Schreiber
PSC
Farmington
San Juan
Green pantsuit robber nabs nearly $3k in Richmond bank
A woman wearing a stylish green pants suit robbed a Bank of America teller in Richmond, taking $2,974 before fleeing in a new gold Cadillac with a chauffeur. Police described the attire and getaway vehicle.
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Richmond
Calif
UPI
Bank of America
Tar Sand Deposits in New Mexico Could Yield Oil
New Mexico holds tar sand deposits totaling at least 100 million tons with potential to produce as much as 285 million barrels of oil if mining becomes profitable. Experts note barriers to extraction now, but say future shortages could trigger development. Sun Oil has shown interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Lamb
Santa FE
UPI
New Mexico
Ces
Santa Rosa
Gallup
Frank Kottlowski
State Bureau of Mines
Socorro
Ray Graham
Oil and Gas Division
State Land Office
Sun Oil of
Dallas
Kottlowshd
Kottlowski
Nixon keeps rationing decision in December
President Nixon calls the energy shortage a manageable crisis and says a final ruling on oil and gasoline rationing may come by December end. Budget chief Roy L. Ash notes a potential 2 billion dollar deficit and cabinet task force plans to meet Tuesday to consider proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
WUPIH
Nixon
Roy L. Ash
Office of Managemen
Budge
White House
Ash
Eomsh
Payne Says More Judges Essential for Second District
Santa Fe New Mex. District Judge H Vern Payne told the LFC that two more district judges are absolutely essential for the Second Judicial District. The Legislature authorized two additional judges effective July 1 1974, with salary and staff funding to be provided by the 174th Legislature. Payne warned that one extra judge could delay civil cases by up to two years after filing.
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Santa FE
UPI
H. Vern Payne
Legislative Finance Committee
LFC
Bernalillo County
Payne
Sle
Lovington Names Sam Norman Senior Citizens Director
Sam Norman a Lovington real estate man and former Hollywood Florida recreation supervisor has been hired as director of Lovington’s senior citizens program. City commissioners approved the senior citizens committee’s recommendation and discussed adding a senior center to the Youth Center. Norman moved to Lovington in April and brings seven years of citywide recreation leadership plus Florida recreation training.
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Sam Norman
Lovington
Senior Citizens Centror
Norman
Loveington
Hollywood
Florida
Florida State University
Colorado Inmates To Testify In Roswell Slaying Trial
Theodore H. Sabin Jr. and John A. Haverlock, inmates at Colorado State Penitentiary, are expected to testify in Roswell in February 1972 in the murder case of Bary S. George whose body was found December 31 in her Roswell home. They face second degree murder charges while serving sentences for assault and armed robbery.
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Roswell
UPI
Colorado State Penitentiary
Theodore H. Sabin Jr
Johm A. Haverlock
Bary S George
Sabin
Haverlock
Colorado
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Graham
Pete Haseloff
Billie Warren
Jack Harris
Rf, Parsons
G,d, Simpson
Mid-East
Ruie Doso
Flinn Nursery
Adams Avenue
Alamogordo
Texaco
Farmer’s Market
Cloudcroft
Phillips 66
Mayhill
N.M. Department of State Forestry
Capitan
Bill
James
Sally Trevino
Rita Rodriguez
Susan Hopper
Carol Dooley
Ethel Yadon
John Benge
Sr. Citizens
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