Mountain lion attack blamed in New Mexico herder case
A sheep herder near Las Vegas New Mexico was attacked and injured possibly by a mountain lion on January 31. Mark Chopilote 26 reported scratches after swinging at the animal with a 30 30 rifle and scaring it away.
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Las Vegas
N.M
New Mexico
State Game and Fish Department
Department
Ladd Gordon
Game Department
Mark Chopilote
Chopilote
Kenneth Clark Nolan
Espanola
Gordon
Ruben Gonzales
Gonzales
Heath Calls General Election for February 28 in Britain
Prime Minister Edward Heath declared a national election for Feb 28 and urged coal miners to defer their strike during the campaign. The walkout, set to begin Sunday, risks coal shortages affecting 70 percent of Britain’s electricity. The Queen will return from Australia March 1 to appoint the next prime minister.
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London
Edward Heath
Joe Gormley
Heath
Britain
Labor
Australia
House of Commons
Truckers reach tentative deal to end diesel fuel strike
Federal officials and trucker representatives reached a tentative agreement to end the strike over diesel prices and rate limits. Negotiators would recommend acceptance, with ratification likely within 48 hours, offering relief from shortages and halted shipments.
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Associated Press
Nixon
Roswell Gets Early Morning Snow Storm
A late winter snow storm moved into Roswell around 7:50 a.m. causing slick streets and limited visibility. National Weather Service official Terry Ingoldsby reported about a quarter inch of snow five miles south of downtown, with most accumulation between 8 and 10 a.m. as roads remained packed and cars spun wheels.
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Jerry McCormack
National Weather Service
Roswell
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Lincoln County
Here
New Mexico expands open meeting law coverage to include legislative functions
The New Mexico House Privileges and Elections Committee approved a bill extending the open meeting law to cover legislative functions with civil and criminal penalties for violations. In other dispatches Kissinger urges 13 nations to cooperate on energy in a key meeting next week. Guerrilla gunmen freed hostages at the Japanese Embassy in Kuwait signaling possible end to the siege. Roswell and vicinity face mixed snow and rain with temperatures in the 40s and 20s. several areas report inches of snow and slick highways as regions brace for cold, with transit and schools monitoring conditions.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
House Privileges and Elections Committee
Washington (Ap
Henry A. Kissinger
Kuwait
Interior and Defense
Sheik Saad el- Abdullah
McMillan
Interun
Colin
Senate
Senate House Conference
Nixon
Washington
Dan Evans
Hawaii
Massachusetts
Maryland
Daniel L. Martin
Rahway
N.J
American Petroleum Institute
Phillips Petroleum Co
Roswell Seeks State Aid for Schools and Tax Change
Roswell area questions on the Legislative School Study bill show potential new funding of about 644 581 if the program remains at 26 1 million. Voters weigh proposed tax reductions on medicine and energy policy while lawmakers debate probate reform and campaign finance measures.
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Marjorie Beck
Roswell
Bob Wood
Chaves County
Energy crisis tightens as rationing spreads across states
Violence rises as the tentative energy settlement nears. police and National Guard patrols blanket 10 and seven states respectively, while 100000 jobs vanish and supplies tighten. Senate debates a broad energy bill granting Nixon power to ration fuel and curb consumption amid broader price and availability disruptions.
Farenthold to Seek Democratic Nomination for Texas Governor
Corpus Christi former state representative Frances Farenthold announces at a press conference her bid for the Democratic nomination for Texas governor. She plans to oppose incumbent Dolph Briscoe in the race.
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Texas
Frances Farenthold
Corpus Christi
Dolph Briscoe
Snow Falls Across Roswell at Edna Graham Residence
A late winter snow storm produced white scenes including Edna Graham residence at 1200 N Pennsylvania Ave. Snow began about 7 50 am with clouds breaking by 10 am. Official NWS reports show a quarter inch of snow south of town while downtown Roswell records between 1 and 1 1 2 inches.
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Edna Graham
Pennsylvania Ave
Surplus shrinkage warns NM lawmakers in 1974 session
State finance director Robert Kirkpatrick warned the New Mexico Legislature to act cautiously as the 1974 session nears close. He said the June 30 general fund surplus of 42.5 million has likely been over committed by about 1 million and outlined potential end-of-year and next-year shortfalls amid proposed appropriations and tax changes.
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Bill Feather
Associated Press
Santa FE
N.M
Robert Kirkpatrick
New Mexico
Kirkpatrick
House Taxation and Revenue Committee
Bruce King
King
Franklin Jones
Jones
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