Ruidoso arrest linked to Dessie Sawyer jewelry heist
Report says Jerry James once known to the Sawyer family is arrested in Ruidoso amid charges of involvement in the January Dessie Sawyer robbery. Dessie Sawyer recalls James’ proximity to the case and suspects other Dallas suspects in on the plan. Diamonds worth about 200000 were mostly insured. Dessie would reclaim stones if unchanged. larger pieces may have entered international markets or Mexico.
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Jerry Ray James
Ruidoso
Dessie Sawyer
Sawyer
Femn
Nogal
Pat Ward
Lincoln
James
Ft. Stanton
Bill Ward
Dessie
Tatum
Dallas
Dess
Des
Europe
Mexico
Ruidoso Chamber of Commerce
Hills
Las Vegas
Tom
Wildfires Threaten Los Alamos and Arizona Communities
Flames closed in on Los Alamos New Mexico as a 15 square mile blaze reached near the city with 1,000 firefighters manning lines and a danger alert around a storage area. In Arizona a separate wind driven fire burned 400 acres near homes near Flagstaff and Sierra Vista prompting evacuations and army and prison crews aiding suppression.
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United Press International
Los Alamos
N.M
Arizona
New Mexico
Flagstaff
Sierra Vista
Ft. Huachuca
Safford, Ariz
Miller Canyon
Doug Salyer
Coronado National Forest
Santa Fe National Forest
Energy Research and Development Administration
Supreme Court rules no Medicaid abortion funding required
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that neither the Constitution nor Social Security law requires states to fund elective abortions for Medicaid patients. The decision supports the federal position that abortion rights do not imply a right to free treatment. President Carter opposes federal funds for abortions in Pennsylvania cases.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Carter
Pennsylvania
Connecticut Policy Encourages Normal Childbirth
Justice Powell noted that a state may favor normal childbirth and subsidize costs as a rational use of limited public funds. He said the Social Security Act did not compel funding for abortion, aligning with the view that states have leeway in public health funding decisions. Justice Blackmun dissented.
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Connecticut
Lewis Powell
Powell
Harry Blackmun
Good Ol' Summertime Sale Planned in Lovington
Lovington merchants announce a Good ol' Summertime sale starting Monday June 27 with special bargains all week and Fourth of July events. A farmer's market will operate near the Lea County Courthouse with local produce. permits are via the Chamber of Commerce. Contact David Smith 396-4631 or John White 396-3613 for participation. Chamber 396-5311 for permits.
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Lovington
Lea County Courthouse
Chamber of Commerce
Rtton
John White
Loving ton contractor Bintz seeks treatment in Florida
Art Bintz, longtime Loving ton-Lea County contractor, is in a Boca Raton research center for treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Friends say he will stay six weeks for chemistry tests to determine appropriate medication. He is accompanied by his wife Paulie.
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Art Bintz
Lovington-Lea County
Boca Raton
Fla
Lovington Friends of the
Bintzes
Bintz
Paulie
North Slope Oil Begins Long Journey to Valdez
Oils flows from the Arctic North Slope toward the Valdez terminal as monitors guard an 800 mile pipeline built over nine years at a cost of 9.9 billion dollars. The launch aims for an initial 300 thousand barrels per day with a projected 1.2 million barrels daily within a year, supplying about 15 percent of U.S. crude needs.
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Kay Lynch
Prudhoe
Alaska
America
Arctic
North Slope
3 Million OK For JC Budget
The State Board of Educational Finance approved budgets for state colleges and universities totaling about 285 million dollars. The University of New Mexico receives 131.9 million, New Mexico State University 78.7 million, Eastern New Mexico 17.7 million, New Mexico Tech 12.6 million, New Mexico Highlands 9.1 million, Western New Mexico 7.6 million, New Mexico Military Institute 5.1 million, and New Mexico Junior College 3 million.
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Santa Fe, N.M
UPI
State Board of Educational Finance
University of New Mexico
New Mexico State University
Eastern New Mexico University
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
New Mexico Highlands University
Western New Mexico University
New Mexico Military Institute
New Mexico Junior College
Lea Hospitals Stay Intact as System Closes
Lea County hospital board in Lovington directs that all equipment be left intact and utilities kept on as five units close. Llano Estacado Medical Center remains the only hospital in the county, with plans to abandon Jal and possibly Tatum clinic buildings unless new management emerges.
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Lea County
Commissioners
Lovington
Lea County Hospital Board
Bonner Ivey
Jal
Ross Robinson
Eunice
Jackie Williams
Hobbs
Pearly Hobbs
Mac Gandy
Tatum
W.H. Graham
Lea County Hospital System
County Hospital Board
M.C
Mac” Gandy
Llano Estacado
Medical Center
Hosital
Renee Health Are
Provo
Utah
Don Humphrey
Gandy
Humphrey
Ford models mix 1977 tag with 1978 design amid emissions policy
Ford plans to label some 1978 model cars as 1977 to dodge pending Clean Air Act revisions and avoid higher 1978 antipollution standards. The EPA deems the tactic legal, but trade in values may suffer as dealers prepare a fall showroom arrival and buyers face potential price bumps. Senate and House lag on a final compromise, threatening broader industry shutdown if standards stay unresolved.
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Detroit
UPI
Ford Motor Co
Environmental Protection Agency
House
Senate
Ford
Dearborn
Florida Citrus Commission keeps Anita Bryant ads in rotation
The Florida Citrus Commission says it has not dropped Anita Bryant from its TV campaign and will decide at the July 20 meeting whether to continue the current ads or film a new series. Market director Douglas Hoffer notes decisions depend on ongoing research and consumer studies. The commission has backup ads ready and has faced boycott threats over Bryant's private life.
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Lakeland, Fla
UPI
Florida Citrus Comission
Anite Bryant
Douglas Hoffer
Commission
Miss Bryant
Hoffer
Anita
California
Florida
Citrus Commission
Pan Richardson
Anita Bryant
Weather outlook for Southeastern Plains region
United Press reports cloudy and cooler conditions with a 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. Lovington expected to see temperatures ranging from the mid 60s to the low 90s across the period.
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United Press
Southeastern Plains
Lovington
Geopressure Gas Find Sparks Gulf Coast Hope
A research team near Lafayette Louisiana reopened a well 25 miles south to test geopressured zones beneath the bayou. They reported initial gas flow up to millions of cubic feet daily with water at 240 degrees Fahrenheit and pressures around 11 000 psi. Results raise cautious hope for geopressured reservoirs to augment natural gas and geothermal energy.
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Y Edward KK
Elong Washington
UPI
Louisiana Bayou
Gulf Coast
Lafayette
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