King signs bills opening special election and more
Gov. Bruce King signed a special statewide election bill tied to amendments approved by the 1973 legislature. He also signed measures to allocate 6 million dollars for municipal sewage projects, with 2 million for Albuquerque Valley, authorize Dona Ana County bonds for an NMSU football stadium, and authorize purchase of the Dorsey Mansion near Clayton for cultural development.
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Santa FE
N.M
Bruce King
Albuquerque
Nuestra Senora del Rosario
San Fernando Y Santiago
King
Dorsey
Clayton
Ft. Craig
Socorro
Dona Ana County
New Mexico State University
Union County
Los Lunas Hospital
Gray nomination drops as Gray withdraws FBI chief bid
Senate supporters say the nomination to succeed J. Edgar Hoover ends amid White House limits on raw FBI files and Dean testimony. Gray, who led the FBI during Watergate fallout, faced firm opposition as he insisted on handling the fight alone. The development follows exposure of Watergate taint and his seven day Senate hearing saga.
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Washington
Senate
L. Patrick Gray III
Nixon
Gray
FBI
White House
John W. Dean III
J. Edgar Hoover
Senate Judiciary Committee
Justice
Justice Department
Watergate
Man jailed for gun theft in Rawlins
A Las Vegas New Mexico man Pete Romo age 26 was bound over to Carbon County District Court on two counts of breaking and entering and two counts of grand larceny after a preliminary hearing waiver. He is held on a 2000 dollar bond for March break ins at two Rawlins stores.
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Rawlins, Wyo
Las Vegas
N.M
Rawlins
Pete Romo
Carbon County District Court
Justice of the Peace
James Young
ABC to Cut Six TV Shows in 1973 74 Lineup
ABC announced six cancellations including Mod Squad and The Julie Andrews Hour ending this season. The network will also drop The Paul Lynde Show The Men Here We Go Again and A Touch of Grace. New September falls include Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice Toma Mr and Mrs Griff Cyborg and a science fiction Cyborg replacing ABC Suspense Movie with Lee Majors.
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New York
ABC Television Network
Julie Andrews
ABC
Paul Lynde
Miss Andrews
Lynde
James Whitmore
Bob
Carol
Ted
Alice
Toma
Mrs
Picketers halt work at two sites in Albuquerque
In Albuquerque workers from Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 254 stopped work at two building sites saying they strike for a dollar. Dave McCoy, building division manager, reported picketing at the American Bank of Commerce project. Dispatcher Ambrosio Saiz said about 400 men began the strike April 1 when the old contract expired.
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Albuquerque, N.M
Plasterers
Cement Masons Local
Dave McCoy
American Bank of Commerce
Ambrosio Saiz
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Emerge
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Ciris
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Christeen Ferizis
Sparta
U.S
Michigan
Lee Majors
Owen Marshall
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