New Mexico Fights DOJ Review Under Voting Rights Act
A Washington DC suit seeks to block federal use of the Voting Rights Act to audit New Mexico election changes since 1972. The state and three counties claim few than 50 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in 1972 in Curry, McKinley and Otero counties.
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Santa FE
U.S. District Court
Washington, D.C
New Mexico
U.S
Civil Rights Division
U.S. Justice Department
Curry, McKinley and
Otero
Pat Serna
United States
State of
Atty
Toney Anaya
Justice Department
Curry and
Curry
McKinley County
McKinley
State Supreme Court
State Court of Appeals
Health report cites gains and risks in U S vitality
The three volume HEW study notes improved medical care but urges personal habits changes to cut heart cancer and respiratory disease. Infant mortality fell while chronic aging trends rise with better care. 1973 infant deaths stood at 16.5 per 1000 live births, U S rank 15th globally.
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Washington
U.S
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Theodore Cooper
HEW
United States
Morton named presidential counselor on economy and policy
President Ford appointed Rogers C. Morton as presidential counselor with Cabinet rank to focus on economic and domestic policy and liaison duties with the Ford Committee and RNC. Morton, 61, will start this week and will retain economic policy responsibilities while serving in a largely political liaison role.
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Washington
Ford
Rogers C. B. Morton
Ford Committee
Republican National Committee
Morton
Ron Nessen
Nessen
White House
Energy Resources Council
Domestic Council
Commerce
Howard
Bo”’ Callaway
Nelsen
Interior and Commerce Departments
Richard Cheney
Robert Hartmann
Bo Callaway
Pittsburgh Teachers Strike Spreads to 18 Schools
Pittsburgh public schools held classes despite a seven week old strike by the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers. 363 teachers crossed picket lines, 18 more than Monday, with no pupil attendance count given. Judge Ziegler fined strikers $100 daily.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers
Pittsburgh School Board
Teachers Federation
Council weighs pet ordinance redraft at monthly meeting
City officials present a revised animal ordinance defining public nuisance and limiting pet-related issues. The draft removes a pet cap, assigns enforcement to the animal warden and others, and allows civil action for complaints while retaining a petty misdemeanor offense.
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Tom Cochran
Jim B. Stapp
Cochran
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Young Farmers and Ranchers Group
Roswell
Frances Lewine
Associated Press
Carlsbad
Bureau of Land Management
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BLM
Malcolm Charlton
Charlton
New York
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Fremont, Neb
Fremont
Pathfinder
London
Foreign Office
Anne Armstrong
Britain
United Nations
U.N. Library
Richard M. Nixon
Commerce Department
Barber G. Conable Jr
R-N.y
Paul Francis
Federation
Allegheny County
Donald Ziegler
Francis
Ziegler
Conanes
PFT
Albert Fondy
Supreme Court
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