Fuel adjustment hits New Mexico utility bills
The state faces higher fuel costs as electric and gas utilities impose a fuel adjustment factor. Public Service Co of New Mexico and Southern Union Gas cite curtailments and broader energy costs, with residential bills rising about 85 cents this April for the average user. The adjustment may ease later as weather warms and gas supplies improve.
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Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico
Public Service Co. of
Southern Union Gas Co
Robert Rountree
Public Service
Southern Union
State Commission
W.H. James
James
Four Corners
Rountree
San Juan
Gas blast at El Paso apartments kills seven
A natural gas explosion early Easter Sunday leveled seven brick veneer apartments in a east El Paso complex. Seven people died and eight were hospitalized. Witnesses heard a scream as the blast occurred around 6 15 am. Fire officials said residents had reported gas smells the day before but no action was taken.
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el Paso
Tex
Se Ienenreanne
Edna Williams
Joe Wilson
Wilson
Supreme Court weighs busing to desegregate Richmond area schools
The court hears whether federal judges may order cross district busing of about 78 000 students to desegregate Richmond Virginia areas including Henrico and Chesterfield counties after a 1972 Merhige order. The Richmond circuit court reversed, NAACP LDF fights to restore. Similar suits loom in Detroit Grand Rapids Dayton and others.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Richmond
Henrico
Chesterfield
U.S. District Court
Robert H. Merhige Jr
U.S. Circuit Court
Merhige
Naacp Legal Defense and Education Fund
Virginia State Board of Education
Nixon Administration
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Mich
Dayton
Ohio
Durham
N.C
Wilmington
Del
Hartford
Petersen accused of torpedoing Watergate probe
Rep Henry Reuss faults Assistant Attorney General Henry Petersen for steering away from financial scrutiny in the Watergate investigation. He calls for Petersen removal and an outside investigator trusted by the public.
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Associated Press
Washington
Henry Petersen
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
Petersen
Department of Justice
Reuss
High court to decide if all Indians qualify for federal welfare
The U S Supreme Court agreed to hear a government appeal challenging a circuit ruling that would extend federal welfare benefits to all Indians living nationwide, potentially reaching about 827 000 people and reducing funds for reservation Indians. The case stems from Papago Ramon and wife Ramona Ruiz of Ajo Arizona who sought benefits for years off the reservation.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
U.S. Circuit Court
San Francisco
Baltimore
Cleveland
Chesterfield County
Washington State Supreme Court
Reader's Digest
Congress
Southern
Ramon Ruiz
Ajo
Ariz
Ruiz
Department of Interior
High court declines bid in press source case
A Baltimore reporter, David Lightman, jailed for refusing to answer a grand jury, lost his bid to appeal to the Supreme Court. The Maryland judge noted that the issue could have been heard. Lightman alleged the probe aimed to harass the Baltimore Evening Sun over critical Ocean City coverage.
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Washington
Baltimore
Today
David M. Lightman
High Court
Baltimore Evening Sun
Ocean City
Lightman
William C. Douglas
Supreme Court
Man falls 50 feet at Bottomless Lakes injures climber
Roswell resident Mike Ramirez, 23, fell about 50 feet while climbing a cliff at Devil's Ink Well Lake in Bottomless Lakes State Park Sunday. He was taken by ambulance to St. Mary's Hospital, where officials said he is in good condition. State Police logged the 4:22 p.m. incident. Ramirez reportedly hit the cliff, sustaining facial injuries before entering the lake.
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Roswell
Devil's Ink Well Lake
Bottomless Lakes State Park
Mike Ramirez
S. Hahn
Ramirez
St. Mary’s Hospital
New Mexico
Pass Appears in Pa Court Over Change of Venue in Yablonski Case
Albert Pass former secretary treasurer of United Mineworkers District 19 was brought to Erie County courthouse to face a motion for change of venue or delay in the murder trial set for June 4. He is charged in the killings of Joseph Yablonski his wife and daughter and linked to the UMW insurgent case.
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Albert Pass
United Mineworkers Dist. 19
Erie County
Edward Garney
Pass
UMW
Joseph ‘Jack’ Yablonski
Kissinger outlines plan for a new Atlantic Charter
Henry Kissinger said President Nixon aims to craft a new Atlantic Charter with European allies this year to ease economic frictions and maintain U.S. forces in Europe. He framed it as a joint effort toward common objectives, with talks ongoing with Britain Italy West Germany and France. The plan emphasizes continued U.S. presence not as a nuclear hostage but as a core defense contribution within a Western alliance.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
America
U.S
Europe
Associated Press
Kissinger
Atlantic
Britain
Italy
West Germany
France
United States
Marin County nude beach patrol begins to enforce dress rules
Deputy Paul Hughes and his horse Clem patrol Muir Beach to deter public nudity as Marin County supervisors order enforcement. No arrests were made on Sunday or Saturday as the effort continues through Labor Day. Beachgoers express mixed reactions with some tourists uneasy about the mounted officer’s presence.
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Stinson Beach
Calif
Paul Hughes
Clem
Hughes
Marin County Board of Supervisors
Muir Beach
Here
San Francisco
Jeff
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Red Cross
Albuquerque
Eastern New Mexico University
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