04 Feb 1986
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1986
Page
1
Local businessmen and officials welcomed the Legislature's action as two bills clearing the Senate move toward reform of workman compensation guidelines. A national security and welfare context frames a broader political and economic story reflected in the domestic and international networks coverage.
President Reagan shifted the Challenger investigation from NASA to an independent panel led by William Rogers and Neil Armstrong. The panel must report within 120 days with NASA as a research arm, while Congress may fund about 7.7 billion for NASA in 1987.
The state Senate is set to hold confirmation hearings today for Lloyd Davis of Roswell appointed by Gov. Toney Anaya to the Transportation Authority. Davis, New Mexico Division Manager for Southwestern Public Service, will face a Senate committee in the morning and then the full Senate before confirmation. The Authority was created by 1985 Legislature action.
Vesta Jenkins, 65, earned a GED in October, becoming possibly the oldest Arkansan to receive the diploma after dropping out at 15 to help on the farm. She pursued the test for personal satisfaction, not job prospects, while Thelma Cook notes she may be Arkansas’s oldest GED recipient. Jenkins says she did not study for the test.
The New Mexico Senate committee approved Senate Bill 146 to keep the gifted student program largely as is, amid debate over teacher tenure and arbitration. The measure estimates about 40 million dollars for a $2,500 teacher pay raise and 48 million over five years for other reforms, with potential hires to reach required pupil teacher ratios.
The Appropriations and Finance Committee approved House Bill 2 the General Appropriations Act aligning with revised 1686 87 general fund income. The bill authorizes 4 298 137 200 in recurring spending next fiscal year reduced by about 55 million from earlier session levels. The panel met in private to finalize the act, which now heads to the House for final passage expected Wednesday then to the Senate with a Feb 1 deadline.
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