Payne named New Mexico state police chief
Roswell's Maj. M. J. Payne was selected by the State Police Board to head the 400 employee force, succeeding Maurice Cordova. His nomination now goes to the State Senate for confirmation in 1986. Supporters praise his calm professionalism and emphasis on interagency cooperation.
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State Senate
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Chaves County
State Police Department
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New Mexico
Reader clarifies stance on tax ad and indigent care
Wendell W. Taylor of 303 Linda Circle disavows placing the Monday paid ad urging no tax increase. He states support for a 4 percent tax hike to fund indigent care and to spread hospital costs among all county taxpayers, not only insured or paying patients.
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Wendell W. Taylor
Linda Circle
City Council Hails Efforts For Better Cable Programming
Roswell officials applaud Mayor Peter York City Manager Jim Whitford and council for progress. A T R representatives Dave Emory and Stan Heston attended. Emory said reconnecting L A stations would take 30 minutes for a $300 fee.
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Jim Whitford
Roswell
Dave Emory
Stan Heston
A.T.R
Mr. Emory
Council
L.A
On This Day in History August 20 1985 Highlights
A compact history of notable events on August 20 across years. From 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia to mark the Prague Spring, to 1833 birth of Benjamin Harrison, to 1920 start of Detroit radio WWJ, and Churchill tribute in 1940 with a key RAF line.
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Czechoslovakia
Alexander Duhcek
Benjamin Harrison
United States
North Bend
Ohio
Andrew Johnson
Roswell Residents Describe East Coast Trip and Local Trek
Roswell residents Rose Lindsey and Mabel Kurt spoke at Travelers Club about their August trip to the East Coast and Newport Rhode Island where they joined guests as President Eisenhower began his summer vacation. Pecos Riding Club led by Curly George began a week long horseback trek through Lincoln National Forest Mount Capitan and high country west of Roswell. Junior Book Club members held a panel on John Gunther's Inside Europe.
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Rose Lindsey
Mabel Kurt
Travelers Club
East Coast
Newport
R.1
Eisenhower
Pecos
Curly George
Lincoln National Forest
Mount Capitan
John Gunther
Europe
New beginning for New Mexico to the status of women
Santa Fe reports on the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women convening a new slate of 15 members led by Mary Henry. The piece questions independence, potential pledges to Gov. Anaya, and whether past conflicts will repeat as the group weighs issues like comparable worth and fairness in government.
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Santa FE
Governor's Commission
Ernestine Bates Lynch
IBM
Maria Guttierez Spencer
Silver City
Judy Moss
Toney Anaya
Commission
Anaya
Gov. Anaya
Outer space hate sparks fears of alien life dangers
The speaker warns of organic life beyond Earth and its potential threat to Americans and humanity. He cites questions about life on other planets, its possible forms, and the risk of domination by extraterrestrial beings, urging public alert and preemptive organization.
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Outer Space
HALO Opposes Contact With Life in Outer Space
Art Buchwald outlines a satirical view of Munich minded individuals forming HALO to resist peaceful contact with extraterrestrial life. He questions why aliens hide, calls them sneaky and treacherous, and forecasts human exploitation if first contact occurs. See BUCHWALD, Page 16.
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Outer Space
Agencies flout rights in California marijuana crackdown
Federal agents using helicopters in Humboldt and Mendocino counties allegedly harass residents with no warrants. A judge ordered respect for Fourth Amendment rights, but residents report repeated low flight paths, home searches, and near-dawn encounters without authorization.
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Vietnam
California
U.S
Robert P. Aguilar
Drug Enforcement Administration
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