Highlands unrest clouds fate of state university
Amid rising campus and civic tensions at Highlands, embattled HU president Frank Angel warns the university’s future risks collapse if dissent continues. Local leaders urge cooler heads as business and housing activity show cautious signs despite a high interest climate and slow post office plans.
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Las Vegas
Lovington
Art Bintz
al Dimsha
James Campbell
Governent
NM Senator Says LFC Probe Won’t Spur Legislation
State Sen. C. B. Trujillo notes the Legislative Finance Committee is unlikely to sponsor new laws after its probe of heavy equipment purchases by 10 counties. DFA officials say current statutes cover issues, while Rep. William O'Donnell says further study is needed before any action.
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LFC
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O'Donnell
Governor meets residents over Highlands University protest
Governor Bruce King visited Las Vegas New Mexico to discuss the Highlands University dispute with about 200 residents. Speakers against demonstrators included District Judge Joe Angel and former Mayor Fidel Gonzales while Mayor Arrell had imposed a curfew near the president's home. Juan Jose Pena, a Chicano protest leader, challenged the curfew as unconstitutional and demanded the rehiring of former HU professor and HU president Frank Angel's resignation due to alleged missteps.
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UPI
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Highlands
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George Arrellines
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Phil Vargas
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Carlsbad Mine Wins National Safety Commendation
The Carlsbad potash mine of the Duval Corps earned a national safety award for its incident-free underground operations. The award, in the nonmetal division, was part of the national mine safety competition sponsored by the US Bureau of Mines and the American Mining Congress.
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UPI
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Duval Corps
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American Mining Congress
Space Agency Extends Contract at White Sands Facility
The US Space Agency approves a six month extension for support services at White Sands Missile Range near Las Cruces. The Dynalect Land-Air Division contract covers technical and administrative operations with an estimated value of 1.4 million dollars.
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Washington
UPI
US Space Agency
White Sands Missile Range
Las Cruces
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Dynalectron
Nationa’ Fre Eampaice Space
Runnels
Americans urged to cut heating use this winter
Deputy Treasury Secretary William E. Simon urged Americans to lower thermostats by three degrees to conserve heating oil and natural gas. He said this could save 12 percent of heating oil, reduce consumer bills by 609 million, and cut gas use by about 14 percent. Treasury will lead by example and many government buildings already save electricity.
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Treasury
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Treasury Department
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State offices to gain relief from space crunch in Santa Fe
Santa Fe officials say a new 2.5 million building will ease the office space shortage within about two years. The structure, authorized by the 1973 Legislature, will house ADP Notor Vehicle Department and the Bureau of Revenue, with 25 agencies currently renting space at a $740,404 annual cost for 125,673 square feet. Some agencies will move into the new building while others remodel the old National Guard Armory and vacate the capitol area.
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Santa FE
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DFA
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DPA
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Bure of Revenue
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Bureau of Revenue
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Pera Publicum
News Media Firms Defy Agnew Subpoenas in Leak Inquiry
Lawyers for eight major news groups and the Justice Department outlined a strategy to resist subpoenas seeking reporters source identities in Spiro Agnew’s leak probe. The Post Star-News Times Newsweek CBS NBC and other outlets face potential contempt if reporters refuse to identify confidential sources under the First Amendment.
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Justice Department
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U.S
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the Post
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Agnew
Post
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Local Man Charged in McDonald area double murder
Larry Don Patterson 21 of Lovington is jailed on two counts of first degree murder for a Saturday afternoon shooting two miles south of McDonald that killed his wife Glenda 18 and Willis Jacquess 32. Autopsies ordered. motive undetermined. Patterson arrested at 6:04 p.m. at 1323 Cottonwood.
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Lovington
Lea County
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Sheriff's Department
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Willis Jacquess
Jacquess
Ted Jordan
Drayton Wasson
Avenue D
Paisano
Alice Jane
Jaquesses
Smith-Rogers Funeral Home
Morris Stagner
Roswell
Wrinkle
Intensified fighting erupts along Israel Syria front and Suez Canal
Egyptian and Syrian troops attack across the Suez Canal and into Israeli territory as air and land battles rage along the Israel Syria border. Both sides report beachheads and heavy shelling while UN observers note crossings into Israeli-occupied areas.
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Suez
United Nations
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Mediterranean
Sinai Peninsula
Tel
Lovington High School Extends Homecoming Invite
Lovington High School invites alumni to a post game gathering in the cafeteria after the Homecoming football game on October 12. Events begin with a Thursday bonfire at 8:30 p.m. and include Friday queen assembly parade at 4:00 p.m. and a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. Parents of players are honored on Parents Night and a dance at the Youth Center follows with music by Christopher.
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