UNM President Sets Probation for Bridgers Over $780000 Deficit
University of New Mexico president Tom Farer places athletic director John Bridgers on probation through the current academic year to curb a $780000 budget shortfall. If not corrected, Bridgers faces firing. Farer shifts oversight to the comptroller as Bridgers seeks to restore the program’s finances and protect academic priorities.
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University of New Mexico
Tom Farer
UNM
John Bridgers
Farer
Bridgers
Florida State University
Florida State Athletic Department
Chaves County Junior Rodeo Seeks Public Support
The Chaves County Junior Rodeo Association appeals for community backing to continue funding scholarships for 4-H members and hosting the annual rodeo featuring bronc and bull riding barrel racing roping pole bending and a queen who competes in Albuquerque. Contacts are invited to help organize next year’s event.
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Iam
Chaves County
Junior Rodeo Association
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Today in History August 22 highlights through the years
Chronology from 1485 Battle of Bosworth Field death of Richard III to 1980 CPI news. Notable entries include Henry VII's ascent, Ann Franklin as first American newspaper female editor, Americas Cup win in 1851, Roosevelt auto ride in 1902, Mona Lisa theft in 1911, and July 1980 CPI stability.
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England
Richard III
Bosworth Field
Lancaster
York
Henry VII
Ann Franklin
The
Mercury
Newport
George II
American
United States
New Mexico
Theodore Roosevelt
Hartford
Conn
Paris
Leonardo da Vinci
Louvre Museum
Italy
Labor Department
Missionary Mission Schools Outlined For Central America
Two missionary families connected with the North American Evangelical Mission Society spoke at Roswell First Baptist Church Bible Study Club. The Rev. Leonard Jessup and Rev. Thomas Shuttlesworth outlined progress on three new mission schools to be established in El Salvador and neighboring Central American nations.
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North American Evangelical Mission Society
First Baptist Church of Roswell
Leonard Jessup
Thomas Shuttlesworth
Society
el Salvador
International tennis pro visits Roswell for workshop
Karol Fageros, an internationally ranked tennis player, held a one session workshop for Roswell players before heading to Albuquerque for the Western Open. Georgette Sayrs, daughter of Sgt Maynard Sayrs, was named Brownie of the Month by the Roswell Girl Scout Council at Walker AFB.
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Guatemala
Karol Fageros
Roswell
Fageros
Albuquerque
Georgette Sayrs
Maynard Sayrs
Walker Air Force Base
Reform may be put on hold in New Mexico schools
A Santa Fe observer outlines that statewide educational reform is unlikely this year as conservatives focus on public schools and a possible spring special session, with payback expected in 1987 when higher education reorganization looms and Gav Toney Anaya fades from the scene.
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Santa FE
Les Houston
Grand Panjandrum
Houston
Gav Toney Anaya
Prison unrest and alcohol impact in New Mexico and press view
Observations on a prison disturbance at New Mexico's penitentiary amid upcoming facility openings. Prisoner complaints focus on food quality and wages in prison industries while authorities vow transfers. The piece also cites New Mexico alcohol consumption and its link to 65 percent of traffic fatalities, plus a quotation on media bias from E B White.
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Penitentiary of
New Mexico
America
B. White
American Free Press
Hit and Run Parkers Rise as Major Growth Crime
A police official describes hit and run parking as a fast growing crime, noting it tops the nation's crime growth and citing widespread damage to vehicles in malls and garages. The feature highlights victims finding their cars damaged with the culprit gone.
Hit and Run Parking Figures and Profiles from Inspector Renfrew
Art Buchwald recounts a long running hit and run parking problem with Inspector Renfrew. They describe a pattern in who commits reflects on gender and buying habits, noting a profile of typically middle class drivers who back into spaces and fear moving objects.
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Parker
Inspector Renfrew
Kennedy Center
Chevy
Congressmen Tour Hot Spots On Annual Capitol Hill Trek
Washington reporters recount a long running ritual as lawmakers plan summer fact finding trips. Delegations travel to Europe Africa and the Middle East with flights costing tens of thousands of dollars and official schedules kept confidential. The roster includes Melvin Price and a House Armed Services group visiting Dubrovnik Sarajevo Rabat and other stops with tours and briefings arranged by the State Department.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Paris
London
Rome
Defense
State Department
Woebegone
The
Nile
Louisiana
Timbuktu
Sri Lanka
Central America
Europe
Africa
Far East
House Armed Services Committee
United States
Mediterranean
Air Force
Navy
Atlantic
Melvin Price
NATO
Middle East
North Africa
Stewart Harris
Yugoslavia
Dubrovnik
Adriatic Sea
Belvedere
Adriatic
Chilipi
Sarajevo
Tunisia
Barbo Museum
Carthage
Sidi Bou Said
Morocco
Rabat
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Small Society
Jet Oma
Rie Kudrs— Yates
Fred McCaffrey
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Brand
Renfrew
Police Department
Art Buchwald
Buchwald
Jack Anderson
Lee Anderson
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