Indigent Tax Fund proposed in Tuesday election
The Chaves County vote seeks approval for a Medical Indigent Tax Fund to offset hospital losses at St. Marys Regional Health Center and Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. A gross receipts tax would levy one quarter of a cent per dollar on county purchases, generating about 1 to 1.2 million dollars annually to ease patient bills and hospital write-offs.
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Chaves County
St. Mary's Regional Health Center
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
Chaves
Roswell Daily Record
Tax as indigent care fund proposal outlined
Editor notes the proposed tax increase would create a county indigent hospital claims fund to cover hospital nursing home and ambulance expenses for the poor who cannot pay. Eligible individuals not aided by welfare insurance or other medical programs could use the fund for hospital costs.
Public funds to aid poor needing hospital care
A letter from Gilbert Maes requests a public fund administered by the Chaves County Board of Commissioners to investigate claims and determine eligibility for hospital care aid. The funds would be used only to assist truly poor persons unable to pay for care.
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Chaves
Sincerly Gilbert Maes
Kentucky Ave
On This Day In History August Eighteenth 1985
August 18 marks historical events including Wilson's Proclamation of Neutrality in 1914 and Genghis Khan's death in 1227. Other notes cover Virginia Dare's birth on Roanoke Island in 1587 and U.S. marine expedition beginnings in 1888.
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Woodrow Wilson
United States
Wilson
Genghis Kahn
Virginia Dare
Roanoke Island
Roswell Post Office hires 11 new workers in three years
Roswell Postmaster Arthur Meiering reports weekly mail volume growth has led to the hiring of 11 new employees over the past three years. Amax Corp officials in Roswell discuss a Carlsbad miners strike and expect it to end next week amid wage talks. Lydia Eddelman of Albuquerque spoke on origins of English names at a D A R summer luncheon in Roswell.
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Roswell
Arthur Meiering
Amax Corp
State Board of Finance
Carlsbad
Lydia Eddelman
Albuquerque
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Corrections Debates Over New Prisons Drag On
In Santa Fe a heated debate over whether two new prisons near the capital are ready to open continues. The projects cost just over 40 million dollars and are about 10 months behind schedule, with corrections officials signaling it could be months before they can be used.
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Santa FE
Corrections Department
Corrections
Mike Francke
Legislative Finance Committee
Media access sparks debate over prison facility tours
Fred McCaffrey notes limited media coverage as Warden George Sullivan resists allowing outsiders into penitentiaries. Officials warn that excessive access can yield crude, oversimplified stories, while television may magnify the perceived misery of the facilities.
State Auditor row sparks prison building dispute
In a partisan clash over penitentiary construction costs Governor Anaya forms a two‑man task force to probe alleged waste. Corrections officials counter with a report denying major flaws, while critics warn the debate is media‑driven and tainted by public emotion about prisons and schools.
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al Romero
Toney Anaya
Anaya
Bob Gold
Don Schlegel
State Architecture Society
Schlegel
Corrections
Gold
Sullivan
Survey Form for College Students Vacation Experience
A public service idea proposes a survey form parents can send to their college students after summer trips. The form mimics motel guest surveys from major chains to gauge satisfaction with the vacation.
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Holiday Inns
Howard Johnson Motels
Hilton
Dear Guest Form From Art Buchwald
A satirical hotel feedback form asks guests to rate service from family members, meals, icebox supplies, quietness, room cleaning, laundry, and staff efficiency, with a humorous prompt about guests’ return. The note references BUCHWALD, Page 6.
Nicaragua drives out Jews amid Sandinista purge
The article portrays Nicaragua’s 1979 coup as driving out the Jewish community. It cites arson at Managua’s synagogue, desecration of a Jewish cemetery, a drastic exodus from 60 families, and reports a Sandinista spy confession alleging harassment and planning to kill community leaders.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Managua
Morton Rosenthal
B’nai B'rith Anti-Defamation League
Mauricio Palacio
Palacio
Freddie Luft
Luiz
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