State airport bill eyed by New Mexico senator
Sen. Jim Bruin opposes SB150 proposing a five member state airport authority with eminent domain over all airports including Roswell Municipal Airport. The measure drawn by Ike Smalley would place full control under the governor and judiciary committee leadership. Bruin and Sen. Schauer note no committee action yet and plan to gather details on RIAC implications.
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Kennedy assassin shot from front debated by pathologist
AP capsule reports Dr. John Marshall Nichols testified that photos show a frontal bullet could have produced the head wound, challenging Dist. Atty. Jim Garri son’s conspiracy assertion in the Kennedy case. Also notes related global and domestic items.
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El Al jet attacked at Zurich airport injures five
Gunmen opened fire on an El Al Boeing 707 taxiing for takeoff toward Tel Aviv injuring five aboard. One attacker was killed, several arrested, and police ordered wide-area alerts at Kloten Airport near Zurich.
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Fletcher Named to Commission
Santa Fe Rosco Rusty Fletcher was appointed Chaves County commissioner by Gov. David Cargo on Monday. He is a Republican farmer and livestock feeder from Dexter, in partnership with his brother. Fletcher said he aims to help the people of Chaves County and contribute to the office. His wife and daughter accompanied him as guests on the speaker's rostrum, and Fletcher’s daughter Helen and nieces Evelyn and Elaine Fletcher served as pages in the House.
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Rusty) Fletcher
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New Mexico Road Toll So Far This Year
The report shows a road toll total of 50 in New Mexico for the current year up to this date, compared with 5 at the same point last year.
Substitute Fight Looms Over New Mexico School Bill
In Santa Fe Senate debates a substitute for the public school finance plan is planned this week as Sen. Harold Runnels presses a cheaper alternative to the $27 million Basic Education Bill. Runnels says his substitute would target funds where needed and may win Finance Committee approval before a floor fight.
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Polka Dot Girl Denies Seen Sirhan in Kennedy Slaying
Valerie Schulte, 22, on crutches, testified she never saw Sirhan before the shooting and cannot identify him now. Prosecutors and defense debated her recollection as she recalled the ambush inside the Ambassador Hotel pantry after Kennedy's California primary victory.
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Derailment Frees Gas Seven Die in Crete Neb
A pre dawn train derailment in Crete Nebraska caused an anhydrous ammonia tank car to explode. Seven deaths confirmed with potential for more as residents fled a gas cloud in heavy fog. Guardsmen police and a Lincoln helicopter helped evacuate and disperse the gas.
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Indian Police Training Program to Start in Roswell
Interior Secretary Hickel announced a pilot training program for policemen serving Indian areas in Roswell New Mexico. The first class of 40 begins March 2 for nine weeks at the Bureau of Indian Affairs Roswell Employment Training Center under a $40 000 contract with Okol Chemical Corp. The Indian Police Service has about 550 officers serving 280 000 Indians on 83 reservations.
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Ruidoso Downs Filming Delayed for Sno fari Movie
Production on the Sno fari film in Ruidoso Downs starts Wednesday after minor delays. The cast and crew, including Bob Spencer, work through Monday rehearsals and location scouting with Fred Patton coordinating a Santa Fe TV special about the project.
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Ruidoso
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Santa Fe
New Mexico
Decline in New Mexico School Enrollment Highlighted
Sen. Harold Runnels notes a population drop in state schools for 1968 69 with ADM projections showing 267 619 a 4 829 short of LSSC estimates after removing 3 071 special education cases. Board projections for 1969 70 rise slightly to 267 856 while 1970 71 fall to 267 012.
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Bliss Resigns Republican National Chair
Ray C. Bliss resigns as Republican national chairman effective mid April after four years guiding party organization. Nixon accepts with praise. Bliss intends to return to private business with no stated reason.
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California
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House Won’t Resurrect Polygraph Bill in New Mexico
The New Mexico House rejected a motion to revive the lie detector bill after a 34 to 35 vote. Rep. Cliff Moreland had sought reconsideration but failed, leaving the bill dead for the session. The measure, by Rep. Frank Brown, would bar polygraph tests as a prerequisite for private employment.
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New Mexico
House of Representatives
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D-Quay
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