Maiden voyage Moose pulls off mountain test run
The Leader recounts the Moose delivery van trip to Sierra then Frisco and Copper Mountain. Four crew members set up base camp near Frisco, weather and gear held up, coal tub under the bunk aided traction, and travel from Vail Aspen region proved successful despite Frisco officials denying an overnight stay.
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Dallas Cowboys
Chicago
Correst Engin
Sierra
Ruidoso
Vail-Aspen
Denver
Walsgare
Frisco
Copper Mountain
Weather briefing for Hobbs Lovington area
A slight chance of light rain or drizzle Tuesday night and Wednesday. Winds light and variable under 15 mph. Temperatures range from mid 30s to low 50s across the Hobbs Lovington region.
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South Eastern Plains
Hobbs-Lovington
Farmers Gain Share as Middlemen Take Bigger Cut in Food Dollar
Government data show the farm to retail price spread widened with farmers getting 38.5 cents of each dollar in November while middlemen received 61.5 cents. For all 1977 food purchases, farmers are projected to get 31.1 cents and middlemen 68.9 cents, reflecting higher costs of meals away from home. Beef and pork retail prices rose, pushing middlemen shares higher even as farm values fell.
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Don Kendall
Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Soae
Anaya to Decide On New Year Plans
New Mexico Attorney General Toney Anaya says a decision on his political future will come in early 1978. He considers running for U S Senate seat held by Pete Domenici or seeking U S Attorney for New Mexico, or returning to private practice. A Zia Associates poll assesses potential Senate and District 1 seats and Supreme Court chances. Anaya notes preliminary poll results and expects full analysis by week’s end. He has ruled out a congressional bid.
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Bill Feather
Associated Press
Santa FE
Toney Anaya
Anaya
United States Senate
Pete Domenici
U.S
New Mexico
Pracetice
Zia Associates of
Albuquerque
New Mexico Supreme Court
U.S. Attorney
Sorrells Wins Week's Contest in Basketball
David Sorrells topped a holiday abbreviated Leader mer chant contest with a 63 to 61 win over Portales Por tales in a tie break, as Portales beat Belew 73 to 52. Wesley Jones Wayne Crow and John Stroh tied for high finish behind Sorrells. Terry Ives leads with 27 points, while Gary Turner and John Stroh share second at 26.
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David Sorrells
Terry Ives
Gary Turner
John Stroh
Seeny Stroh
Chopper Crashes Through Roof in Quincy Apartment Fire
A radio traffic helicopter attempting an emergency landing crashed through the roof of a three story, 23 unit building on Station Street near the Southeast Expressway in Quincy. Two people were killed. four injured, including a baby. names include Henry Chip Whitmore and pilot Richard Red Banks.
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Michael McPhee
Associated Press
Quincy
Mass
Henry ‘Chip’ Whitmore
Boston
WEEI
Richard ‘Red’? Banks
Marlboro
William Amaral
Edward F. Barry
Pielot
Julia Verga
Ronald Michelson
Lynn
Solar furnace to turn radar tower into heat source
Engineers at New Mexico State University plan converting an unused radar tower at White Sands Missile Range into a 400 kilowatt solar furnace capable of producing temperatures beyond 5000 degrees Fahrenheit. The project, funded at 221 183 this year, aims to test weapons against nuclear blasts and to aid high temperature materials research.
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Las Cruces
Wendell Hull
New Mexico State University
White Sands Missile Range
Hull
Kite Sand
Ment
Army
NMSA
White Sands
France
Sandia Laboratories
Alby Cuercue
Obituary Notice for Robert L Blackman
Robert Lee Blackman 75 resident of Vington died in a Denver City hospital after a long illness. He lived at Chaparral Nursing Lodge in Denver City since Septem ber 1974. Born February 21 1902 in Garvin Wise County Texas he was survived by three brothers John Fan Littlefield Roy H ters Vera Ahuddell Layton Utah and Pat Carter Lovington. Funeral services were held at 11 this morning at Smiths Chapel with Rev K Ford of the First United Methodist Church. Interment followed at 2 at Littlefield Texas Cemetery under Smith Rogers Funeral Home supervision.
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Robert Lee Blackman
Vington
Denver City
E Chaparral Nursing Lodge
Mr. Blackman
Garvin
Wise County
Texas
Lucille Blackman
Alene
John Fan
Littlefield
Tex
Roy H. Ters
Vera Ahuddell
Layton
Utah
Pat Carter
Lovington
Smith Rs
K. Ford Tor
First United Methodist Church
Smith-Rogers Funeral Home
Sue Roberts Kepler Dies at 66 in Hobbs
Funeral services for Mrs. Sue Roberts Kepler aged 66 of 301 West Avenue O were held in Rogers Chapel with L. E. Anderson officiating after a sudden illness. Interment followed with casketbearers Johnny Stoneham Royce Love Curtis X Norman Tom Kizziah and Logan Beal.
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Sue Roberts Kepler
West Avenue
Hobbs
Mith Rogers Chapel
L. E. Anderson
Christian Science Reader
Johnny Stoneham
Royce Love
Curtis X Norman
Tom Kizziah
Logan Beal
Colby Backs Limits on CIA Journalists Reforms
CIA Director William Colby testified before the House Intelligence Committee supporting new limits on CIA use of foreign journalists but opposing a blanket prohibition. He endorsed Turner’s rules restricting agency relationships with journalists while warning other intelligence bodies could push for similar access. Colby said foreign journalists can still volunteer information and argued against a total ban.
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W. Dale Nelson
Associated Press
Washington
CIA
William E
Colby
House Intelligence Committee
Stansfield Turner
Oips
Les Aspin
D.wise
United States
SCS Monitors Wind Erosion After Prairie Fire Near Lovington
Lea County soil conservation personnel survey wind erosion after a prairie fire that swept an area east of Lovington. A wind erosion sampler tracks the path of the fire and measures how vegetation loss will raise erosion, though vegetation is the key factor reducing wind erosion.
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Outer Space
Mattie Price
Lea County
Soil Conservation Service
Santae A Nee Cou
Lovington
Don Hammon
SCS
USPS Lost Only 700 Million in 1977 Shortfall
Postmaster General Benjamin Bailor says removing some independence would not end Postal Service problems. He notes 1977 deficit was 700 million, down from about 1 billion losses the prior two years, while a bill seeks to curb rate increases and alter governance.
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Washington
Postal Service
Benjamin F. Bailor
Bai'ar
James M. Hanley
D.N.Y
Charles H. Wilson
D-Calif
Congress
Postal Verd Board of Governors
High Truck Accident Rate Prompts Safety Calls in New Mexico
Albuquerque officials warn heavy rig crashes remain high. AAA cites heavy truck to car fatality rate at 14 times road car collisions. State cites 356 citations for unqualified drivers in 1975-76 and 865 safety violations overall, amid manpower shortages for enforcement.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
American Automotive Association
Colii
Sions
AAA
Sion
Bob Hoover
New Mexico Council of Safety Supervisors
State Motor Transportation Department
Hoover
New Mexico Motor Carriers Association
Larry Larson
Motor Transportation Partment
Calt
U.S. Department
New Mico
el Paso County
Chihuahua
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