Observers Ten-Year Plea for Subscriptions and Support
The publishers of The Observer mark ten years of serving the community and urge voluntary subscriptions to cover rising costs. They note paper prices have climbed from 565 to about 600 per ton, justify the 85 annual rate within the delivery area, and offer $10 for U S. mailing for a year. They emphasize fair coverage, community focus, and a plea for continued reader support.
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Observer
Bringig
United
the Observer
Sind
City Tax Fight Drives Call For Fair Share From Utilities
Voice of the People urges Albuquerque Utilities to pay its fair share to fund city services and taxes. Readers criticize budget waste and demand clearer breakdowns, questioning plans for new staff, computer systems, and future hiring while warning against tax hikes. The letter pleads for honest fiscal reform rather than easy tax increases.
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Wiles
Albuquerque
Golden Goose
Not Inherited Ri Rancho Rights to Swim Clash
The Observer receives letters arguing about children's right to swim and whether such rights were inherited from parents who wrote in. The contention centers on who can claim swimming rights and who determines access.
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Ri Rancho
Rio Rancho Police praised for handling harassing calls
A local writer defends the Rio Rancho Police Department detailing harassing calls resolved after cooperation with Officer Larry Tatum and the telephone company. The writer commends the department’s professionalism and anticipates it becoming one of the state’s finest with community support.
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Rio Rancho
Larry Tatum
Tatum
R.R.P.D
Santa Fe Five Saturday Field Trips With Museum
Five Saturday excursions offered by College of Santa Fe and Museum of New Mexico span studios churches and anthropological sites from June 18 to August 6. Lectures by curatorial staff accompany tours covering photography Rio Grande settlements Santa Fe Trail and cliff dwellings. Tuition is 160 with meals and membership included. enrollment closes June 10.
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New Mexico
Santa Fe
Museum of New Mexico
College of Santa Fe
Office of Continuing Education
Joan Meyers
Meridel Raberstein
Canyon Road
Cortillas
Rio Grande
San Pedro
Pasko
Quari
Abo
Estancia
Commanche
Gap
Santos
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
College of Santa Fe Continuing Education
Museum of New Mexico Public Information Office
Clean-Up Day Proclaimed in Rio Rancho for June 18
Rio Rancho Mayor Bruening proclaims June 18 as the citys second annual Clean-Up Day. A planning meeting on May 17 drew 12 organizations, with a final gathering set for June 6 at 7 30 p m in the Parks and Recreation office. The effort aims to mobilize residents to keep the city clean under the Caring Community banner. Kiwanis Club of Northwest Albuquerque will coordinate volunteer services. For info call Frank Webster or Howard Forsberg.
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Bruening
Ppt Su News Municipal
Rio Rancho
Kiwanis Chub
Albuquerque
Calt
Frank Webster
Howard Forsberg
The Space Talk That Never Ends
A playful critique of space exploration and UFO theories, noting Moon craters, Martian intelligence, Air Force denials, swamp gas jokes, Venus conditions, and NASA’s space shuttle era. The piece blends wit about budgets, contact hopes, and the quirks of spaceflight culture.
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Earth
Air Force
New Mexico Wins Record Federal Funds Transfer Credit
Santa Fe reports New Mexico receiving 277 million dollars from the General Judgment and Claims Fund after Senator Domenici expedited the transfer to the state fiscal agent in Santa Fe. The funds include 100 million for highways, 66.7 million for the general fund, 93.1 million for operating reserves, and 17.4 million shared by 21 local counties and cities including Albuquerque and Los Alamos. The move, hailed as a federal victory, spares bond issuance and reflects long effort over sales tax judgments at Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories.
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New Mexico
United States
Pete Domenici
Washington
Highway Department
Los Alamos
Sandia National Laboratories
Supreme Court
Feds
Congress
Domenicist
Albuquerque
Bernalillo County
Artessia
Carlsbad
Corrales
Dona Ana
Espanola
Estancia
Farmington
Grants
Hobbs
Las Cruces
Las Lunas
Rio
Atiba County
Roy
Santa Fe County
Taos
Tijeras
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