Refugees in Chiapas seize four men over killings
In Polho, Chiapas, angry refugees dragged four men from buses and locked them in a schoolhouse, accusing them of backing a pro government death squad linked to village massacres. Authorities weigh next steps as regional violence, dating to the Zapatista uprising, continues to inflame tensions and prompt vigilante actions.
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Polho
Mexico
Chiapas
Federal Attorney General's Office
Zapatista
Institutional Revolutionary Party
PRI
Acteal
Chenalho
Fair board narrows finalists list
New Mexico State Fair commissioners interviewed eight finalists Monday for the fair manager job. They aim to name a manager by year’s end, possibly by the next commission meeting Jan. 5. The position replaces Dennis Campbell who resigned last April with a $72,000 salary.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Previtti
Bob Johnson
Tucson
Ariz
William Morris
Beaumont
Texas
Robert Stevens
Paul Collins
University of New Mexico
Department of Athletics
Collins
Commission
Tom Tinnin
Teacher stabbing suspect could face adult charges
In Gallup a 17 year old girl, Delphine Dennison, faces juvenile charges for stabbing English teacher Heather Trabert with an eight inch knife. District Attorney Forrest Buffington filed a motion to seek adult sentencing and a preliminary hearing will decide if charges proceed as adult or juvenile.
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Gallup
Forrest Buffington
Delphine Dennison
Heather Trabert
Thoreau High School
Dennison
Buffington
Joseph Rich
McKinley County Sheriffs Deputies
Trabert
James Pena
INS beefs up El Paso office amid post-holiday border rush
Immigration officials will increase forces in West Texas and New Mexico to handle more traffic and a suspected rise in falsified documents as vacationers return from Mexico. INS spokesman Dan Kane said additional inspectors will staff ports of entry from 8 a.m. to midnight from Friday through mid January.
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EL Paso
West Texas
New Mexico
Mexico
Dan Kane
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Kane
INS
December oil lease sale sets 12 year high total
Oil and gas firms bid 1.24 million on 27 state trust land tracts in December, the strongest December showing in 12 years. Penwell Energy of Midland led by bid 194,400 for 480 acres near Jal, while Rolla Hinkle of Roswell topped oral bids at 171,000 for 440 acres near Mallamar. Next sale is January 20.
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Santa FE
Ray Powell
Penwell Energy Inc
Midland
Texas
Jal
Rolla Hinkle
Roswell
Lea County
Mallamar
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UNM
Michael McCollum
Richard Murray
Albuquerque Public Schools
Eileen Scott
Michael Ciesielski
Grant County
Jack Murphy
Pima County
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