Hobbs area awaits large industrial move and Sandia deal
Industrial development director Carter plans to leave as Sandia International Metals weighs a $2 million advance lease for Crossroads Intercontinental Airport near Hobbs with a potential $10 million Canadian-funded package. Sandia’s plans and Miller’s exit raise questions as county officials/Brock Harbors await actions. Harold Denton moves to a larger shop. the town ponders Citizen of the Year changes as Mildred Jones logs Lea County weather for 1971. Peck Morgan promotes calendars as Lovington eyes a pherpeneet observatory.
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OB Carter
Bob
Sandia International Metals
Marion Brown
Sandia
Hobbs
Hobbs Army Air Force Base
Crossroads Intercontinental Airport
Dusty Miller
United Kingdom
Crossroads
Miller
Loveington
Metropolis
Mildred Jones
Tatum
Lea County
Capitol
Lovington
Runnels Speaks at Lovington Chamber Banquet Tonight
Congress member Harold Runnels will headline the Lovington Chamber of Commerce annual banquet at Gann Cafeteria starting at 7 30 PM. New officers for 1972 will be sworn in and Ernest McNutt will present the Outstanding Citizen Award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Runnels
Lovington Chamber of Commerce
Gann Cafeteria
Ernest McNutt
Jim McCrory
Gene Rodgers
Santa Fe State Prison Riot Triggers Grand Jury Report
The Santa Fe County Grand Jury evaluates conditions and management at New Mexico State Penitentiary based on about 60 confidential inmates, guards, and reform group witnesses. It cites outside influence on the Oct. 6-7 disturbance, notes a small group of rebellious inmates and some staff contributory factors, and calls for reforms in parole, visiting policies, mental health staffing, and drug treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
Santa Fe County Grand Jury
New Mexico State
Attica
N.Y
United States
Grand Jury
Parole Board
Parole Hearing Board
Weather: East Central and Southeast Plains Fair Through Friday
East Central and Southeast Plains will stay fair through Friday with breezy to windy conditions. Lovington New Mexico reports a warm-up with mostly clear skies tonight and Friday, north areas partly cloudy and south fair, interaction of winds and warmer temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central
Southeast Plains
Lovington
New Mexico
Owners Seek Injunction Against Seismic Tests on Ranch
Heirs of the UeBar ranch near Lovington sue to halt Getty Oil and Rogers Exploration seismic work on state leases. They claim detonations threaten 13 windmills 9 irrigation wells and grazing, seeking a restraining order for immediate irreparable harm. Legal representation is by Rassem an Gunter Boldrick, with Fincher Neal of Hobbs serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UeBar
Lovington
Fredda Turner Durham
Lynn D. Durham
Dorothy Turner Scharbauer
Clarence Scharbauer Jr
Getty Oil Company
Rogers Exploration, Inc
Getty Oil
Township 17
Rodgers
Midland Law Firm
Rasseman, Gunter and Boldrick
Fincher Neal
Hobbs
New Mexico Celebrates 60th Statehood Anniversary
Santa Fe marks sixty years since New Mexico became the 47th state with a year long observance. A 500 pound cake, a Palace of the Governors reception, and a Gran Baile echo 1912 celebrations as officials and seven living governors join Gov. Bruce King.
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Santa FE
Taft
New Mexico
Palace of the Governors
Commission
Joe Bursey
Bruce King
la Fonda
Shelby Street
Burney
Statehood Commission
Power Line Viewed as Undue Environmental Impact
The New Mexico Planning Office chief planner testified that a new 345000 volt power line would cause undue environmental impact in the state. The hearing, by the Public Service Commission, weighs whether TG&E's line from the San Juan plant near Farmington to Tucson, Arizona should proceed, with Route 1A under scrutiny amid Navajo land concerns.
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Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico
Gordon B. Page
Planning Office
New Mexico Public Service Commission
Tucson Gas & Electric Co
San Juan
Farmington
Tucson
Ariz
Harry Speaker
Coates Field Service
Oklahoma City
Tg&e
Joseph Brecher
Speaker
Brecher
Arizona
BEF weighs higher education cuts as king meets finance group
Gov Bruce King’s financial team meets with BEF members to consider reducing next year’s higher education funding. Five of eleven attend, no decision taken, BEF had urged across the board cuts if needed. BEF backs a 52 million BEF request, while state aims for about 50 million in the budget, near a 10 percent rise from this year.
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Santa FE
Bruce King
State Board of Educational Finance
BEF
Gov. King
Pete Pence
Bob Kirkpatrick
Pence
Kirkpatrick
Nixon opts for disposable boosters ending New Mexico shuttle bid
President Nixon announced an economy conscious space shuttle plan using disposable ocean jettison boosters. New Mexico State University planners say the decision removes their state from contention for a launch site, with Cape Kennedy likely favored. NASA projects 50 000 aerospace jobs nationwide, mainly in California, once contracts begin.
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Washington
New Mexico
Nixon
Kent Roberts
New Mexico State University
Physical Science Laboratory
Louis Frey Jr
Rfla
Cape Kennedy
Cape
David King
White Sands
NASA
James Fletcher
California
Fletcher
Accidents Kill Two In State Near Grants
Two people died in separate late night crashes on state highways near Grants. Fred A. Eppinger 21 of Grants was killed when his car left State Road 547 at high speed 14 miles from Grants. The second victim a 12 year old Albuquerque girl died after being struck by two vehicles following a collision with a truck.
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Grants
Fred A. Eppinger
Albuquerque
Next Ofekin
Eppinger
Pat
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Harold Denton
Harold
Chamber of Commerce
Peck Morgan
Runnels
Chamber
Ross Richards
Pioneer Steak House
Cliff Yearwood
H. C. Pannell
Jack Danglade
Hobdy Gann
Rares
John Shearman
John Easley
Pherreben John Campbell
Eo. Sas
Dotson
Winford Carlile
G.C. Hill
Lester Alston
John Connell
W.A. Anderson
Hoyt Caldwell
R.B. Moore
J.D. Smith
Mary Jo Lewis
Taylor Junior High School
State Prison
Progran
Roberts
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