Two Days in New Mexico Weekend Visit Notes
The HOPPER column recalls a short two day trip to Albuquerque and Santa Fe, staying at the Albuquerque Inn for 25 dollars a double. The authors sample Mont Golfier’s, note the concrete heavy architecture, miss Kiss Me Kate at Popejoy Hall, and remark on the city’s growth toward the Sandias with new middle and upper class homes and a smoggy valley view.
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Roger Miller
New Mexico
Charlie Campbell
Ruidoso
Charlie
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Me Kate
Popejoy Hall
University
Convention Center
First National Bank
Montgolfier’s
Northeast Heights
Sandias
Subtle threats’ probe ends with no indictments
A Santa Fe Grand Jury found no grounds for indicting anyone tied to the New Mexico State Penitentiary operation. It warned there was probable cause to believe Santa Fe DA Castellano used subtle threats to influence officials and urged Gov. Apodaca to appoint a commission to probe Health and Social Services dealings with Dikewood Corp over Medicaid claims processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N.M
UPI
Santa Fe Grand Jury
New Mexico State Penitentiary
Joe Castellano
Health and Social Services Department
Dikewood Corp
First Judicial District
New Mexico
Castellano
Toney Anaya
Frank Stockham
Horacio Herrera
Stockham
State Penitentiary
Herrera
Grand Jury
Th Herrera-Stockham
Grand Wry
Anaya
Bruce King
New Truck Terminal Prompts Housing Need in Lovington
Ted True trucking terminal in Lovington Industrial Park will need housing for 50 to 75 families with 20 to 25 in mobile homes and rest in conventional housing. City says initial employee surge can be absorbed, but new housing required. lease with Ted True pending executives, approved soon. Government Innovators bid for $124,700 equipment or $140,881.12 lease purchase. DFA financing under review.
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Ted True
Lovington
Jim Whitlock
Texas Trucking Company
Department of Finance and Administration
Santa Fe
Itf
Joe Smith
Sanitation Department
Bob Carter
DFA
Carter
Bob Smith Jr
11Th Street
New Year 1976 Arrival Will Be One Second Late
Thousands of atomic clocks worldwide will be staggered one second tonight to compensate for a slowdown in the earth's rotation. Dr James Barnes of the National Bureau of Standards notes the earth is a poor clock next to atomic standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
James Bames
National Bureau of Standards
Greenwich
England
Leap seconds added to atomic clocks promise precise New Year timing
Weather shifts from mild to cold with possible snow in the central and southeastern plains. United Press International reports on how atomic clocks will gain a leap second at 5 pm EST in New York, coordinated with Greenwich five hours ahead, to keep time aligned with scientists and networks.
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United Press International
Central
Southeastern Plains
Lovington
Barnes
United States
New York
Mrs. Matilda Sanchez Dies in Hobbs Hospital
Mrs. Matilda Garcia Sanchez 55 of 917 West Jackson Avenue died Tuesday afternoon in Hobbs Hospital after being ill since Monday. Born April 10 1920 in Rocksprings Texas she married Rodrigo Sanchez October 28 1942. Survived by husband two sons five daughters four brothers twenty two grandchildren and other relatives. Rosary this evening at Smith-Rogers Chapel body at home Thursday after 5 pm. funeral Friday 10 at St. Thomas Catholic Church. Interment Low Cemetery directed by Smith Rogers Funeral Home.
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Matilda Garcia Sanchez
West
Jackson Avenue
Hobbs Hospital
Sanchez
Rocksprings
Texas
Rodrigo Sanchez
Melvin
St. Thomas Catholic Church
Smith-Rogers
Damien Zimmerman
Low Cemetery
Smith-Rogers Funeral Home
Parcel Lockers Sealed After LaGuardia Bombing
New York authorities ordered 21 parcel lockers at LaGuardia Kennedy Newark airports out of service indefinitely to prevent a repeat of the bombing that killed 11 and injured 75. The Port Authority said airlines supported the move. Investigators continued inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
API
LaGuardia
Port Authority of
Kennedy International
Newark
Residency for Tuition Purposes Clarified in New Mexico
The New Mexico attorney general ruled that marriage to a state resident does not automatically grant in state tuition. Residency requires domicile in the state for at least one year, with marriage possibly aiding but not defining. Time on a military base may count toward residency if accompanied by intent to remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N.M
UPD
New Mexico
Attorney General’s Office
Board of Educational Finance
Jill 2
Cooper
Mamie Eisenhower Rushed by Ambulance to Walter Reed
Mamie Eisenhower was transported by ambulance from her Gettysburg farm home to Walter Reed Army Medical Center with police escort. The 79 year old, in poor health for years, had been hospitalized previously this year after an intestinal ailment and recurrence of illness following treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mamie Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Secrea
Secra
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed
Fisenhower
Augusta
Nonstop New Year Eve Costs Across The Nation
A UPI survey shows New Year Eve prices vary from over 250 dollars per couple to modest drinks at a tavern. At New York's Waldorf Astoria Lombardo's band and Aretha Franklin command 80 dollars to 100 dollars per person for the works. Florida's Diplomat Hotel offers Bob Hope shows with 100 to 35 dollar seating, while San Francisco's St Francis hosts a 130 dollar dining package. San Quentin offers a Bicentennial 197g show on New Year's Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.J. Heller
United Press International
Guy Lombardo
UPI
Waldorf- Astoria Hotel
New York
Lombardo
Aretha Franklin
Florida
Bob Hope
Diplomat Hotel
Hollywood
Miami
San Francisco
Victor’s
St. Francis Hotel
San Quentin Prison
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W.H
Hop
Graham
Rio
Big A
Hopper, Pg
Allas, Te
Jerry Apodaca
Organized Crime Prevention Commission
Phoenix
Ariz
Rapid
Tommy Coen
W. Ave
Tommy
Archie Cunningham
Betty Clark
Cunningham
Raffles
LA Guardia
Mamie
Allegheny Mountains
Eisenhower
Gettysburg Farm
Palm Desert
Calif
Augusta, Ga
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