Eddy County votes tax cut to aid potash industry
Eddy County Commission approved a 1983-44 property tax rate of 7.50 mills, down from 8.85 proposed, to ease burden on AMAX Chemical and International Minerals and Chemical Corp. Officials said mines suffer losses and relief may help survival. further reductions depend on state budgets and economy. Juanita S. Grube named new tax assessor after Jim Witt resigns.
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Carlsbad
Eddy County Commission
Joe Gant
D-Eddy
Luther Green
Amax Chemical Corp
Ronald Cade
International Minerals and Chemical Corp
Green
AMAX
Callaway
County Commission
Jim Witt
Mountain Bell reduces New Mexico rate request and appeals to Supreme Court
Mountain Bell Telephone Co cuts its pending rate increase proposal to 81.7 million dollars in New Mexico and asks the state Supreme Court to review the Corporation Commission’s denial of interim relief of 31.9 million dollars. Ed Tharp cites depreciation changes and current 1984 projections as factors. The SCC plans to file an order sending the interim case to the high court promptly.
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Santa FE
Mountain Bell Telephone Co
Supreme Court
State Corporation Commission
Telephone Company
SCC
Quest
Mountain Bell
Commission
Ed Tharp
New Mexico
Roy
Tharp
Eric Serna
Sam
Senna
Las Cruces man Munoz gets life for murder of narcotics agent
David Yogi Munoz, 24, convicted in the 1982 slaying of Robert Larson, senior agent with the Metro Narcotics Agency. He is sentenced by District Judge Joe Galvan to life in prison on a felony murder count and one month for attempted armed robbery. Co defendant Richard Montoya had earlier been convicted of capital murder and armed robbery.
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Las Cruces
Joe Galvan
David ‘Yogi’ Munoz
Robert Larson
Metro Narcotics Agency
Leon Taylor
Albuquerque
Sierra County
Munoz
Richard Montoya
Larson
Taylor
Galvan
State Corrections Department
Montoya
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Carlsbad Youth Conviction Upheld in Murder Case
The New Mexico Appeals Court upheld a Carlsbad youth's conviction for felony murder and criminal sexual penetration in the Nancy Mitchell case. The court rejected claims of insufficient evidence and other appeal issues, noting appellate courts do not reweigh trial evidence. Sentenced by Judge Harvey Fort to up to two years at the New Mexico Boys' School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsbad
New Mexico Appeals Court
Nancy Mitchell
John Doe
Miss Mitchell
Harvey Fort
New Mexico Boys' School
Mary Walters
Appeals Court
William &. Hendley
C. Fincher Neal
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Eddy County
Cade
IMCC
Ralph Callaway
Juanita S. Grube
Texas Et da
Raymond Pollard
MID South Packers
Franks
Hondo Valley
Pearl
Rietti
California
Iceberg
Pioneer
Jemima
Wielons Local
AJAX
Coca-Cola
Cleanser
AGEN
Saiz Yar Aie
Shunt AY East
Wright
LA Raza
Mortons
Teed, Ari
Libby
Vienna
Turkey
Bordens
Radium Springs
Burciaga
Toney Anaya
Southern New Mexico
Lopez and
Silva
Radiwn Springs
Lopez and Silva
Corrections Department
Southern
Los Lunas
Lopez
Mondragon
Santa
Fle Tabc
Roberto Mondragon
State Housing Authority
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