Cargo considering another run for office in Oregon
Former New Mexico governor David F. Cargo, now a Portland attorney, says he is thinking about running for Congress from Oregon but hesitant to move to Washington. He may instead seek the Oregon State Legislature and has been named Clackamas County Republican chairman amid GOP pressure to challenge the incumbent.
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Daily Record
David F. Cargo
Congress
Oregon
Cargo
New Mexico
Washington, D.C
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Ore
The
Clackmas County
Bruce King
Jerry Apodaca
Apodaca
ACDC
Evacuation aid bill to South Vietnam bogged down in Senate
Legislation to provide humanitarian aid to South Vietnam and authorize U S troops to aid evacuations stalls in the Senate. New figures show the administration missed its target on American troop withdrawals. The House advances a parallel measure granting broader authority for evacuations and a senator complains he was not consulted on debate limits.
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South Vietnam
U.S
Senate
House
Floyd V. Haskell
D-Coro
Haskell
Energy taxes draft started in Congress
A key committee moves into formal decision making on an energy conservation bill. It includes import quotas, higher gasoline taxes, and a new tax on gas guzzlers starting 1977 models. Federal Energy Administrator Zarb signals possible delay of oil import tariff hikes if the bill progresses.
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Washington
Frank G. Zarb
Ford Administration
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roswell City Council Approves 5 Million Operating Budget
Roswell city councilmen unanimously approved a 5 million operating budget, a 96 thousand dollar cut from last year, at a special meeting Tuesday. The 5,827,320 dollar plan shifts funds to water and sewer and revenue sharing while 388,831 dollars in reserve funds will finance capital projects on Atkinson Street and the airport. Mayor Jerry N. Smith praised council restraint in trimming budget requests.
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Roswell
Water and Sewer Department
Robert J
Bob” Owen
Atkinson Street
Jerry N. Smith
Oil import limits and tax hike proposed amid Vietnam crisis
A proposed 3 cent per gallon gasoline tax starter in 1976 plus a potential 20 cent increase if conservation goals fail aims to cut foreign oil from 40 percent to 25 percent by 1985. Import quotas start near 6 million barrels daily, rising to 6.5 in 1977 and fluctuating to 5.5 by 1979. U.S. officials push Saigon evacuation and cease fire talks as Congress weighs refugee admissions up to 131 thousand Indochina refugees.
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U.S
Dick Clark
Iowa
State Department
Saigon Tire
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Clark
Administration
Saigon
Hanoi
Viet Cong
United States
Edward H. Levi
Thailand
Roswell Receives State Department Award For City Efforts
Nan national award presented to Jim Marks former Roswell Chamber leader and Mayor Jerry Smith for the city’s development initiatives. William J. Sheehan of the Secretary of Defense office hands the honor.
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Jim Marks
Roswell
Roswell Baking Co Named Industry of the Year 1975
Holsum Baking Co of Roswell received the 1975 Industry of the Year honor from the Roswell Chamber of Development and Commerce at the RCDC banquet. Roswell also earned a rare U S Defense Department award as one of six communities nationwide. Gov. Jerry Apodaca spoke as Fred Kimmey was introduced as the new RCDC president during the Roswell Inn event.
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Holsum Baking Co
Roswell
Gene Reischman
Holsum Baking Co wins Industry of the Year for 1975
Holsum Baking Co selected Industry of the Year after over 1 million dollars in plant improvements during the previous year. The firm began in 1940, expanded its building and payroll to 1.4 million with 104 employees, serving southeastern New Mexico from Las Cruces to the Texas border and north to Santa Rosa.
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Gene Reischman
L. J. Reischman
Roswell
Dexter
Hagerman
Artesia
Holsum Baking Co
New Mexico
Las Cruces
Texas
Santa Rosa
Reischman
Kenneth Smith
Department of Defense
Walker Air Force Base
William J. Sheehan
Secretary of Defense
Sheehan
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