Airport commission pursues jet-capable site over FAA hurdles
Sierra Blanca Airport Development Commission met in special session to untangle FAA barriers for a Fort Stanton Mesa jet-capable airport. The plan, led by Richard Hall, seeks $9.21 million federal funding with $12.58 million total costs and a 15 year $6 return per $1. The Mescalero Apache Tribe land title dispute and tribal aboriginal claims frame funding questions.
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Billie Surmice
Ruidoso
Sierra Blanca Airport Development Commission
Federal Aviition Administration
Bill Howard
FAA
Albuquerque
Hall
Runningwater
Meet the Candidate Pie Supper and Dance set for May 5
Fifty state and county candidates will attend the Meet the Candidate Pie Supper and Dance at the Fair Building from 7 to 9 p.m. May 5. The Lincoln County Democrat Women's Club sponsors the event with free admission and sale of pie sandwiches and drinks to raise funds for Rachel West’s Hobbs trip.
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Lincoln County Democrat Women’s Club
Coleta Elliott
Rachel West
Bob Strauss
Hobbs
Bob Ferguson
New Mexico
Bruce King
Joe Skeen
Tom Rutherford
Bob Mondragon
Odis Echols
Leo Dow
William Vallentine
Shirley Hooper
Ben Martinez
Sam Garcia
Nila Baer
Frank Olmstead
al Castillo
Jack Emmons
Artesian Man Charged With Marijuana Possession and Intent
Raul Grado 18 of Artesia was charged with possession of more than eight ounces of marijuana with intent to distribute after a police stop that uncovered about four pounds in his car. Two passengers, including a juvenile, were not charged. Grado pleaded innocent and bond was set at 5000 pending a May 12 preliminary hearing.
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Trujillo
Jerry Privetts
Grado
Hobbs
Price
Artesia
Lewis Archuleta
Archuleta
Airline subsidy drive to fund new quiet-fleet planes
The piece argues airlines push a $4 billion subsidy and a two percent flight tax to cover a modern quiet-plane fleet. Transportation Secretary Brock Adams and Rep. Glenn Anderson back the bail-out, reflecting ties to major aerospace firms in California.
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Bank For Blue Shield
Brock Adams
Adams
Congress
Glenn Anderson
D-Calif
Lockheed
McDonnell-Douglas
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