Senators Vote to Curb Expensive Perks for Presidents and Staff
The Senate approved strict limits on privately paid travel gifts and meals, barring trips to recreational events and imposing thresholds of 50 dollars per item and 100 dollars per year from any giver. Lott’s amendment to raise the cap failed, solidifying a reform aimed at reducing the lifestyle perks for lawmakers and aides.
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Trent Lott
Arizona
John McCain
Lott
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Senate Ethics Committee
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Violence in the Neighborhood Ends Now Dear Editor
A reader writing as a concerned Chicano warns that violent deaths plague their community. The letter contends drugs trigger killings and urges harm to stop, asking whose family will die next and calling for respect and an end to stabbings and shootings.
Richardson wins on the road in New Mexico politics
Santa Fe notes Rep Bill Richardson, famed for international diplomacy, struggles to unite New Mexico leaders over Indian gaming. Despite high level talks with Gov. Johnson and Gov. King, and a leaked confidential letter, he sees no traction at home while his diplomatic prowess earns foreign respect.
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White House
Suspicious slip-up closes Louisville base
An internal Navy report alleges data manipulation during BRAC reviews led to Louisville Ordnance Center closure. FMC Corp, longtime rival of the base, stands to gain as about 300 workers would transfer to FMC while 900 face layoff as the site ends. William Perry previously chaired FMC, now denies influence over BRAC. The BRAC list, created to depoliticize closures, proceeds with congressional approval.
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August 18 1995 highlights and historic anniversaries
Friday marks the 230th day of 1995 with notable anniversaries. Virginia Dare’s birth on Roanoke Island in 1587, Santa Fe’s 1846 capture, 1894 immigration bureau creation, 1914 neutrality proclamation, 1938 Thousand Islands Bridge dedication, and Nabokov’s Lolita published in 1958 are noted. Dorothy Day quote offered.
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U.S
Stephen W. Kearney
Santa Fe, N.M
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United States
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Thousand Islands
Canada
Vladimir Nabokov
Dorothy Day
Roswell sponsors free barbecue for all honors Domenici and Skeen
August 18, 1970 event sponsored by Joe Moody and Bill Thompson of Roswell will honor Pete Domenici, Republican gubernatorial candidate, and Joe Skeen, Lincoln County Lt Governor hopeful. Local Roswell figures Anne Brady Floyd McDaniel Candy King scored 96 points at the 1970 New Mexico State AAU Swimming Championships. Patricia Harris of Roswell earned a bachelor’s degree from LSU School of Environmental Design.
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Bill Thompson
Roswell
Pete Domenici
Joe Skeen
Lincoln County
Anne Brady
Floyd McDaniel
Candy King
New Mexico
Patricia Harris
Louisiana State University
School of Environmental Design
Is Jerry Garcia Hispanic or not mentioned in media
The author grapples with whether Grateful Dead leader Jerry Garcia is Hispanic, noting media silence and exploring definitions of Hispanic, Latino, and related terms. He argues ethnicity mattered little to Garcia’s music or persona, while acknowledging complex cultural labels and personal identity.
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