Court decision split Bird nets victory in transfer battle
In a 3 to 2 ruling the New Mexico Supreme Court held State Highway Engineer James Bird is exempt from a 1935 transfer law, blocking Gov. Apodaca from removing him. Chief Justice McManus said Bird may not be moved and must devote full time to highway duties. The decision limits gubernatorial authority over high level posts.
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William Federici
Bird
Dan Sosa
H. Vern Payne
Supreme Court
Sosa
United States
New Mexico
McManus
James Denison
Hobbs
James Chaney
Moriarty
Paul Rader
Las Cruces
Julian Garcia
Albuquerque
Albert Sanchez
Santa Rosa
Apodaca
Jean Rodriguez
State Finance Board
Finance Board
Park and Recreation Department
High Court
Commission
Sall
State Highway Commission
Roswell Boom: Merchants Report Strong Growth In 1977
A Daily Record survey of 19 Roswell businesses finds sales up 6 to 25 percent over 1976, with optimism for continued gains in 1978. State figures show gross receipts tax receipts rose to 2,264,099 in 1977 from 1,765,106 in 1976, signaling broad improvement across retail and housing sectors.
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Roswell
Daily Record
State Department of Finance and Administration
Rod Starkey
Chaves County Savings and Loan
Garry Owen
David Anderson
Sandia Savings and Loan Association
David E. Wintermute
First National Bank
Steve J. Staeden Jr
Roswell State Bank
Judd Roberts
Security National Bank
Shirley Taylor
Bronson M. Corn
Bill L. Kill
Albertson's
J. Anthony Long
Rulon’s
West Second Street
Guy S. Pritchard
McDonald’s
T.W. Andrews
Farr
Kill
Convicted Davis seeks set asides for bribery case
Charles Davis asks the Santa Fe District Court to set aside his conspiracy conviction in the Employment Security Commission bribery scandal or grant a new trial. Davis and former Albuquerque agent Richard Cottrill were accused of coordinating bribes for ESC Director Rudy Ortiz, who was acquitted. The motion cites 15 grounds, including inconsistent verdicts and trial errors.
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Albuquerque
Charles Davis
District Court
Employment Security Commission
William Marchiondo
Davis
Santa Fe
Richard Cottrill
ESC
Rudy Ortiz
Ortiz
Marchiondo
Court overturns Chaves decision
The New Mexico Court of Appeals reverses a Chaves County District Court ruling that confined a juvenile to the Boys School. The case was deemed outside district court jurisdiction when the amended judgment was entered May 6, with mandate issued May 18. The 16 year old, identified as John Doe, was arrested in August 1976 for heroin trafficking and found guilty.
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Santa FE
State Court of Appeals
Chaves
District Court
Court of Appeals
John Doe
New snow opens beginner lifts at Sierra Blanca
In Ruidoso the Sierra Blanca Ski Area runs the baby T bars and Mighty Mite lifts after about two inches of fresh snow fell Wednesday. General manager Roy Parker said operating lifts are rated fair to poor and all other runs remain closed, with more snow expected this weekend.
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Ruidoso
Sierra Blanca
Roy Parker
Clairvoyant aiding Roswell murder case predicts death
A clairvoyant from Orlando helped the Daley family search for George R. Daley who disappeared last September. Her reading tied to a desert burial near Roswell led to the discovery of a body near U.S. 380 and the Pecos River. Police later arrested a suspect for murder. another person remains sought as a suspect.
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Mike Kardos
George R. Daley
Roswell
Orlando
Fla
Daley
Robin Slayden
S. Michigan Ave
Desert
Miss Slayden
New Mexico
U.S. 380
Pecos River
Jay F. Rosenthal
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Bird Nets
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William A. McAlpine
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Florida
The
George
Oklahoma City
Richard Darrel
Ricky’’ Stephens
Pennsylvania Ave
Chaves County
Stephens
Donald Stephens
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