Truck Damage vs Taxed Toll on State Highways
New Mexico highway administrator Larranaga argues 80 000 pound trucks do far more highway damage than a car, estimating road wear far exceeds taxes paid by truck owners. He urges a study comparing damage by each vehicle class before any tax hikes, noting the state needs 1.8 billion for five years of road maintenance.
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Larry Larranaga
Larranaga
State Revenue Structure Committee
Max Coll
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Vickie Fisher
State Department of Taxation and Revenue
U.S. Should Be Polling on South Africa Sanctions
Aaron Ledbetter calls for a nationwide poll of American views on sanctions against South Africa. He criticizes the president's stance as condoning segregation and condemns Jerry Falwell for defending apartheid remarks about Desmond Tutu. Ledbetter argues equality before God and urges nonviolence.
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South Africa
Jerry Falwell
Tutu
Pets can be problem
A letter to pet owners warns that cat or dog exposure may trigger serious allergies in children. The writer recounts a rug left outside overnight that was urinated on by a cat, causing an allergic reaction in her 24 year old grandson’s visit.
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Tim Wilkinson
Hemlock St
Today in History August 28 1985 Milestones
On August 28 1963 a peaceful civil rights rally near the Lincoln Memorial drew about 200000 people with Martin Luther King Jr delivering I have a dream. Other events include Hudson discovering Delaware Bay in 1609 Goethe born 1749 Tolstoy near Tula 1828 suffragists arrested 1917 WEAF first radio commercial 1922 and Chicago clashes at the Democratic National Convention 1968.
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Washington, D.C
Martin Luther King Jr
Lincoln Memorial
Henry Hudson
Delaware Bay
Johann
Wolfgang von Goethe
Frankfurt
Leo Tolstoy
Tula
Italy
Germany
White House
WEAF
New York City
Queensboro Realty Co
Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
Public Day draws crowds at Walker AFB with U-2 replica
A large crowd at Walker Air Force Base Public Day showed keen interest in a near copy of the U-2 spy plane recently shot down over the Soviet Union. Rotary’s Phelps White was named chair of the 1960 61 program with 11 speakers planned. Mary Beth Jameson 11, daughter of Eleanor Jameson, is runner up in the Grade School Art Contest sponsored by the State Council of PTA Associations.
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Walker Air Force Base
Soviet Union
Gary Powers
Rotary
Phelps
White
Mary Beth Jameson
Eleanor Jameson
State Council of Pta Associations
Revelry and dissent mark New Mexico bond refinancing meeting
At the Santa Fe finance board refinancing of severance tax bonds drew mixed reactions from attendees. Lt Gov Mike Runnels and Lisa McDowell celebrated, while opponents including the attorney general’s office and State Auditor Al Romero questioned the move. The punch line centered on possible political use of refunds worth about 75 million dollars to former Southern Union Gas customers, with Gene Gallegos discussed as a potential lieutenant governor candidate.
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Santa FE
State Board of Finance
Mike Runnels
Lisa McDowell
al Romero
Attorney General's Office
Gov. Toney Anaya
Romero
Southern Union Gas Co
Gene Gallegos
Capitol complex restoration and art upgrades underway
The Capitol undergoes a 49 million dollar West Front restoration while new art including a 600 thousand dollar Calder sculpture is installed in the Hart Senate Office Building. Churchill and Lincoln pieces are added as restorations continue under architect staff led updates.
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Washington
Congress
U.S. Capitol
Capitol Building
Alexander Calder
Ice Palace
Hart Senate
Capitol
Abraham Lincoln
Avard Fairbanks
Winston Churchill
South Africa death squads alleged amid protests
Washington protests grow as anti apartheid groups accuse government sanctioned killings. Victoria Mxenge and other activists are named in investigations while groups press for inquiries and reveal a feared unit Koevoet. Desmond Tutu and UDF members allegedly appear on a death list as Namibia scrutiny rises.
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Washington
South Africa
Vicki Warren
Victoria Mxenge
Pietermariiz
Mcenee
Lawyers Committee On Civil Rights Under Law
Soweto
Matthew Goniwe
United Democratic Front
Namibia
Bar Council of South West Africa
Koevoet
Zwide
Desmond Tutu
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Margaret Thatcher
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