The Great Bird Hunt and Smokers' Shadowed Fight
A reflective Nevada style editorial recounts a pheasant hunt mishap with Carroll Dean and two others scoring seven rabbits in consolation, then shifts to New Mexico’s push by GASP against smoking in public spaces. The piece weighs public policy, private sector signs, and the drift toward smoke free environments versus personal freedom.
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Carroll Dean
Andy
Terry
New Mexico
Arizona
GASP
New York
Hobbs
Ray Heid
Ruidoso
Lovington
Weather Across Eastern Plains Fair Tonight and Wednesday
Eastern plains forecast from United Press International shows partly cloudy today with fair conditions tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures range from mid to upper 60s in Tucumcari Clovis Lovington Roswell with slight warming.
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United Press International
Tucumcari
Clovis
Lovington
Roswell
Lea County cash reserves set record high in year end report
Lea County treasurer Dorothy Pruit reports $5,657,669.26 in cash on December 31, a new high, up from $5,499,381.93 a year earlier. The county names First National Bank of Lea County as the official checking bank for 1975 with a 49 percent share of invested funds, followed by New Mexico Bank and Trust at 33 percent and Liberty National at 18 percent.
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Lea County
Lea County Commissioners
Dorthy Pruit
First National Bank of
Liberty National
New Mexico Bank and Trust
First National
Liberty
Lovington
Eunice
Tatum
Hobbs
Jal
Lea County Hospital Board
Lea County Sets Nine Holidays for 1975 Calendar
Lea County government will observe nine holidays in 1975 as decided by county commissioners. Official holidays include New Year's Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Christmas and additional days November 28 and December 26. County employees receive sick leave and vacation accruals and new overtime controls under state regulations.
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Lea
Hell
Lincoln’s
Washington
Salaries Show Apodaca Aides Paid More Than King Era
A Santa Fe payroll release details Gov. Jerry Apodaca aides salaries, with four top staffers at $20,688 and Marvin Squires at $30,000 from federal funds for energy policy. Other positions range from $8,112 to $22,800, while Apodaca’s governor’s pay remains $26,000.
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Santa FE
N.M
Lst
Apodaca
Chris Brown
Lee Witt
Robert Cooper, Sr
Richeard de Uriarte
Marvin Squires
Aleso
Robert Sanchez
King
Frank Diluzio
Linda Kehoe
Ford Sets Tax Cut Plan Amid Economic Aims
President Ford plans a 1 to 3 per barrel tax on imported crude oil as part of an energy and economy program to Congress in the January 20 State of the Union. Officials expect a 5 to 10 percent tax cut with hard nosed but significant measures to stimulate growth.
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Washington
UPD
Ford
Congress
U S Navy Task Force Heads Toward Vietnam After Saigon Defeat
American diplomatic sources report the nuclear powered carrier Enterprise leading a task force from Subic Bay Philippines toward South Vietnam hours after Communist forces overran Phuoc Binh and gained control of Phuoc Long Province. A second task force with the Coral Sea is active in the South China Sea while officials deny plans to enter Vietnamese waters. The Viet Cong press claims Coral Sea operations off the coast.
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Saigon
UPD
U.S. Navy
Philippines
South Vietnam
Phuocc Binh
Phuoc Long
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Enterprise
Long Beach
Subic Bay
South Vietnamese
Coral Sea
South China Sea
Vietnam
Viet Cong
Giai Phong
Pentagon denies direction of naval task force from Philippines
The Pentagon said a Navy task force led by the carrier Enterprise was moving southwest from the Philippines toward the Straits of Malacca and not toward South Vietnam. Spokesman William Beecher declined to say if the group would enter the Indian Ocean as diplomats suggested.
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Washington
UPD
Pentagon
Navy
Enterprise
Phillipines
South Vietnam
William Beecher
Straits of Malacca
Indian Ocean
Far East
United Press International
Subic Bay
Philippines
New Mexico Withholding Rates Cut After Midyear Tax Change
State officials explained smaller paychecks after January reflect a new income tax withholding rate tied to 1974 legislation. The reduction, retroactive to 1974 start, was delayed until July 1, causing six months of underwithholding and a six month adjustment to normalize withholding balances over the year.
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Santa FE
N.M
Bureau of Reveenue
Fred O'Cheskey
O'Theskey
Lovington Library Drops Newspaper Collection Point
Lovington Public Library will not collect old newspapers and magazines any longer due to new state safety rules. Fran Atchley, chair of the Lovington Woman's Club project, urges deliverers to take bundles to Witherspoon Motor Co storage room or Scottie's Lounge. papers can be brought any day of the week.
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Lovington Public Library
Fran Atchley
Lovington Woman's Club
Atchley
Witherspoon Motor Co
Scottie’s
Ford Asks Butterfield Resignation
President Ford seeks the resignation of Aviation Administrator Alexander Butterfield as part of a broader purge of Nixon era appointees. Butterfield was told on December 18 by Transportation Secretary Claude Brinegar that Ford wants him out amid policy disputes. White House confirmation had not yet occurred according to sources.
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Washington
UPD
Ford
Alexander P. Butterfield
Nixon
Butterfield
Transportation
Claude S. Brinegar
FAA
White House
New Lea County Chair Predicts Strong 1975 Economy
Robert Madera of Jar, new Lea County Commission chairman, forecasts a booming 1975 due to adequate moisture, rising oil activity, and $2 million in federal funds. He cautions about rising costs, budget strains, and a potential shift to state control of property assessments, while planning heavy use of his private plane and supporting hospital funding questions.
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New Mexico
Robert Madera
Lea County Commission
Lea County
Madera
Santa Fe
New Mexico Livestock Board
Lovington City
Kansas
Jal
Lovington
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Saly Bradford
Terrie Gonzales
Judi Ross
Deborah Brown
Mac
M.C
Mac’’ Gandy
Troy Fort
Gandy
Bob Bensing
William Simon
Treasury
William Seidman
Economic Policy Board
Defense
James Schlesinger
Schlesinger
CIA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Michigan
U.S
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Thale Land
Enterprise Task Force
Gulf of Thailand
New Sea Commission
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