Too many nonmoney bills cited in New Mexico session
Senator I M Smalley argues the 1974 financial session is clogged with nonfinancial measures. Governor King calls a special session to finish finances and fund operations for next year. Debate focused on campaign reform and environmental impact statements with little time for cross party agreement. The Senate approved a $100000 grant for Cumbres and Toltec Railroad improvements.
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Santa FE
N.M
I.M. Smalley
New Mexico
Senate
Bruce King
Smalley
Environmental Quality Council
King
Las Vegas
House
New Mexico and
Colorado
New Mexico Lawmakers Allocate State Funds in Final Session
Senator John Morrow secured 1.2 million for an NE NM State University health and nutrition center while other leaders won several allocations. Actions included 3.5 million for Red Rock Canyons park, 1.5 million, and 3.75 million for an Albuquerque Employment Security Commission building. Special session proclaimed as pork barrel debates raged, though committees blocked many miniparks.
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San Juan County
Bloomfield
John Morrow
New Mexico State University
New Mexico
John Radosevich
Gallup
Red Rock
John Tannehill
Bernalillo
Fred Lu
Los Lunas
King
Employment Security Commission
Albuquerque
Commission
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Bill O’donnell
Senate Finance Committee
Dunn
Appropriations Committee
Williamsburg
Smalley
O'Donnell
Federal Energy Office Allows Bulk Gasoline Sales to Commercial Accounts
The Federal Energy Office clarified that service stations may sell gasoline in bulk to commercial accounts and to motorists under odd-even distribution plans without violating non discrimination rules. The move aims to end discriminatory practices and requires reporting violations to the Internal Revenue Service.
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Washington
Federal Energy Office
FEC
Internal Revenue Service
Oregon
William N. Walker
Panhandle Quake Shakes FOUR-State Region
An earthquake centered between Perryton and Borger Texas rattled parts of Texas Oklahoma and Kansas. The U S Geological Service reported walls cracked a 4 to 4 5 magnitude and no injuries occurred. Tremor felt in Spearman Pampa Borger Guymon and Liberal with minor wall cracks.
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Perryton
Tex
Panhandle
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Richard Burke
U.S. Geological Service
Geological Service
Borger
Seismograph Center
Boulder
Colo
Spearman
Pampa
Guymon
Goodwill and
Hardesty
Okla
Liberal
Kan
Beaver
The
Gold hits record highs in London and Zurich
Gold prices surged to 149 dollars an ounce in London and 150 dollars in Zurich amid rumors of an imminent official price rise. In Washington, Dean Burch was named to head the FCC to replace Melvin Laird who left February 1. At Key Biscayne Nixon canceled a Valentine dinner to await Julie Eisenhower's medical update. The Treasury refused to lift Secret Service protection for former Vice President Agnew.
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London
Zurich
Washington (Ap
Dean Burch
Federal Communications Commission
Nixon
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Key Biscayne
Fla
Bayside
Julie Eisenhower
Indianapolis
Washington
Treasury Department
Spiro T. Agnew
The Nixon target of puns on a California youth name
Richard M. Nixon is a 19 year old Fontana resident nicknamed Mark not related to the president. He faces frequent taunts about his name and recounts a police stop over a lost license while working a Riverside swing shift. He plans college and a social work career with Kaiser Steel.
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Riverside
Nixon
Liberace
Roswell Lawyers Challenge Gas Firm Plan In PSC Filing
Two Roswell attorneys filed a formal complaint with the New Mexico Public Service Commission challenging Southern Union Gas Company's request to assess customers 3 million dollars for a speculative Shell Oil drilled venture. They argue the plan violates the state constitution and rate making purposes and seek dismissal and details of pricing and contracts.
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Roswell
New Mexico Public Service Commission
Southern Union Gas Company
Southern Union
PSC
Santa Fe
Shell Oil
Shell
Albuquerque Trough
Dean Solsberg
Joseph Beaty
Chaves County
Public Service Commission
State of New Mexico
Solsberg
W. D. James
Southern Union Gas
Albuquerque
James
Jaworski Eyes Confrontation Over Nixon Tapes
Special Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski moves toward a clash with President Nixon after accusing the White House of withholding material key to the Watergate investigation. He cites tapes and calls from 27 meetings as crucial, while White House says enough material exists to proceed with grand juries.
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Jaworski
White House
Judiciary Committee
Mr. Jaworski
Ty White House
Gerald L. Warren
Key
James D. St. Clair
House Judiciary Committee
John Doar
House
Albert Jenner
St. Clair
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Aubrey Dunn
Robert Mondragon
UPI Telephoto
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Cologne
Russia
Basel
Switzerland
FEO
Uus
Texas Safety Department
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