Four lane U S 70 expansion faces valley concerns
The Daily Record supports upgrading U S 70 from Las Cruces to Amarillo to four lanes linking I 10 and I 40. It urges the SHTD to address Valley Community Preservation Commission worries about valley communities and historical sites while exploring alternative designs and avoiding the cheapest option.
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New Mexico
Santa Fe
Pojoaque
Alamogordo
Portales
Clovis
Robert O. Anderson
Parsons Brinkerhoff
Dec 19 in History Highlights From 1843 to 1972
On this date Charles Dickens published A Christmas Carol in 1843 and Benjamin Franklin began Poor Richard's Almanac in 1732. George Washington led Valley Forge winter camp in 1777. Jacobs Creek mine disaster killed 239 in 1907. BBC began Empire Service to Australia in 1932. Eisenhower became NATO commander in 1950. Apollo 17 ended the lunar program in 1972.
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Poor Richard
Thomas Paine
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Valley Forge
Jacobs Creek
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Australia
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Pacific
District Attorney-elect seeks aid in Eddy County grand jury
Michael McCormick accuses J Lee Cathey of blocking his appointment as special assistant district attorney to assist with the Eddy County Grand Jury impaneled Dec 9 to handle overflow cases. Also notes New Mexico Military Institute postpones women cadet admissions to September and reports Mesa Middle School band officers.
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Michael McCormick
J. Lee Cathey
Eddy County
New Mexico Military Institute Board of Regents
J. Penrod Toles
Regents
C. Robert Kemble
NMMI
Mesa Middle School
Michelle Herring
Andrey Everhart
Donna Long
Brenda Esquibel
Marian Reineman
Early presidential primaries ripple through New Mexico voters
The piece argues for moving presidential primaries earlier, noting DNC support, costs of a separate NM primary, and the potential for caucuses funded by parties. It cites Iowa and New Hampshire as January starters, with Feb first Tuesday as a target for others, and discusses proportional rules impacting delegate allocation.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Terry McAuliffe
Iowa
Arizona Democratic Party
Mark Fleischer
Albuquerque
Fleischer
New Hampshire
TV Episode Tackles Sept. 11 Pain in Christmas Story
An NBC West Wing omission aside, CBS’s Touched By An Angel presents a Christmas episode “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” about a New York boy who loses his teacher, a choir director, in the World Trade Center collapse. Angels help uncover messages as a grieving mother and mayor confront denial. The drama seeks healing for a nation scarred by attack.
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Lincoln Conspiracy Trial Sentences Death for Four
Army court martial in 1865 sentenced three men and one woman to death by hanging for Lincoln's assassination plot. Four others were imprisoned as Mary Surratt faced the first federal execution of a woman. The trial, held before nine Army officers, faced criticism for its process and fairness, later noted in a new book by Swanson and Weinberg.
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Edward Bates
New York
George Templeton Strong
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James L. Swanson
Daniel R. Weinberg
James Speed
William Seward
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Booth
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