High winds lash Roswell area with damage and alerts
High winds struck Roswell and eastern New Mexico, blowing down a garage and trees, twisting a large motel sign and causing grass fires. A wind warning remained in effect as gusts reached 50 knots with 20 to 36 mph southwesterlies, while residents described significant damage and disruptions to flights and traffic.
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Roswell
New Mexico Plains
National Weather Service
Linda Miranna
W. Deming St
Miranda
Gonzales
Margaret Samario
Rt. 1
Lufthansa Airlines
Roswell Industrial Air Center
la Cima Motel
N. Main St
S. Main St
Virgil Beagles
S. Virginia Ave
Carter proposes budget hike and health care controls
President Carter calls for a $19.4 billion expansion of Ford era spending to boost welfare and growth while scrapping some food stamp and nutrition cuts. He seeks hospital bill ceilings and new health insurance steps, with cuts in defense and added funds for education housing and energy.
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Washington
Carter
Gerald R. Ford
Congress
Ford
Bert Lance
Charles L. Schultze
Council of Economic Advisers
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Air Force
Army
Arizona
GSA to Reoffer Roswell RIAC Housing After Drainage Fix
The General Services Administration will again auction Wherry housing at Roswell Industrial Air Center after a drainage issue is resolved. Bids will be set on the former Walker Air Force Base homes. prior bid fell through in 1975 when a bidder failed to provide $50,000 good faith money. City and state disputes over a railway spur on Air Force property, built in 1974, contribute to the drainage problem with Roswell officials agreeing to culvert work east of the property.
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General Services Administration
Roswell Industrial Air Center
GSA
Walker Air Force Base
Jimmy Ware
Fort Worth
Tex
Hubert Hatch Jr
Roswell
Transportation Manufacturing Corp
Riac
Air Force
Jerry N. Smith
New Mexico
Smith
Highway Department
Ware
The
Air Center
Department of Defense
Massey
Housing Authority
Soley
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell
Enma R
Joan Gillis
University
HEW
Gillis
Enmu Board of Regents
Convention falls in House panel in New Mexico
Santa Fe AP reports the House Privileges and Elections Committee voted to abolish the pre primary designating convention. It also rejected a bill to return New Mexico to a presidential preference primary. Under current rules candidates can qualify by convention or petition, but B280 would end the convention and restore straight primaries.
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Santa FE
House of Representatives Privileges and Elections Committee
New Mexico
Lawmakers spar over presidential primary and open meetings
Representatives McGee and Kennedy defend a preferential primary to boost turnout while Otts argues the open precinct meetings are already accessible. Heth says nonpolitical residents view conventions differently, and debate continues on voter access and engagement. GSA and city officials clash over drainage, housing sales, and unit allocations at the RIAC.
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Pat Heth
Valencia
Kelly opposes reform plan over withheld facts
State Rep. Paul Kelly Jr. of Roswell criticizes House Bill 4 as incomplete, claiming Ways and Means Committee heard only positive aspects due to a governor memorandum. The bill passed 57 to 11 with several delegates supporting reorganization, while Kelly and others push for full disclosure and narrower agency changes.
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Marjorie Beck
Capitol Bureau
Santa FE
Paul Kelly Jr
Rep
Kelly
Chaves County
Jerry Apodaca
Tom Brown Jr
Deddy Chaves
Artesia
Colin McMillan
Phelps Anderson
R-Chaves
Roswell
Rep. Brown
House
Ways and Means
McMillan
Anderson
Ways and Means Committee
Dogs Kept in Isolation After Hobbs Attack
Two dogs believed to have mauled five year old Mark Kilbourn remain in isolation at the Hobbs Animal Shelter. Kilbourn has recovered after surgery for deep scalp lacerations and throat punctures suffered in the early week incident.
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Hobbs (Ap
Hobbs
Hobbs Animal Shelter
Mark Kilbourn
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McKinley
Gallup
McGee
James K. Otts
D-Eddy
Chaves
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