Per diem hike proposal clears House committee
The House Privileges and Elections Committee passed Rep. Jim McGee’s plan to raise daily per diem for state legislators from 40 to 100 and mileage from 10 to 12 cents, trimming 50 dollars from a proposed 150 per day. The measure advances to the full House with a November ballot path if approved by both chambers.
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House Privileges and Elections Committee
Jim McGee
R-Bernaiillo
McGee
House of Representatives
House
Senate
New Mexico
T.E
Tom”’ Brown Jr
D-Eddy
Chaves
Artesia
Congress
George Fettinger
Dotero
Privileges and Elections Committee
Russian flu outbreak prompts call for medical attention
The CDC reports a new Russian flu strain spreading in Wyoming with no vaccine. Early data show under 24 and over 50-year-olds most at risk, and experts warn it could move quickly. Past swine flu lessons urge caution and a visit to a doctor if symptoms appear.
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Center For Disease Control
CDC
Atlanta
Wyoming
Medicial
United States
Congress
Europe
Roswell Fire Department Praised for Swift Fire Response
A Roswell community letter thanks the Roswell Fire Department for their professionalism and concern after a recent fire. The writer commends their knowledge and efforts, expressing pride in local firefighters.
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Roswell
Public Forum letter from Mrs Vaughan questions U.S. and Russian practices
Mrs. Jane Vaughan writes from 707 W Ninth St expressing confusion over R F Kukla's Public Forum letter. She asks if adopting Russian methods would prevent their letters from being published, noting the dilemma and seeking clarity.
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R.F. Kukla
U.S
Jane Vaughan
Ninth St
Will Merritt Named Chaves County Heart Campaign Chairman
Roswell merchant Will Merritt has agreed to serve as general chairman for the Chaves County Heart Association annual funds drive announced this morning. Roswell staffers in the social security office received lapel buttons and decade service certificates, honoring Ralph H. Yowell, Theo T. Hahn, and Gladys M. McCreesh. Chaves County Board of Education members include E L Morris 18 years Amelia G Bonney 17 years and fellow members Jess W Corn as chairman and Frank Wortman.
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Will Merritt
Roswell
Chaves County Heart Association
Roswell Social Security Administration
Ralph H. Yowell
W. Juniper St
Theo T. Hahn
Blackwell Faces Scrutiny Over Mismanaged OMBE Funds
Washington calm cracks as Randolph T. Blackwell, longtime civil rights ally of King and Evers, confronts allegations of maladministration at the Office of Minority Business Enterprise. Audits cite unallowable costs and hare brained grants, including a rabbit project and a $600,000 foundation grant.
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Washington
Randolph T. Blackwell
Martin Luther King Jr
South
King
Medgar Evers
Blackwell
Alabama
North Carolina
Office of Minority Business Enterprise
OMBE
Carter
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Freedom Cause
Commerce
Juanita Kreps
Commerce Department
Southern Rural Inc
Edgar
Booker T. Washington Foundation
Gary Cohn
Cohn
Mondragon Eyes Third Force in New Mexico House Power Struggle
In Santa Fe the focus is on Rep. Fred Mondragon pushing for a new power bloc in the New Mexico House. His proposed joint interim Health and Aging Committee would mix four House members with four from the Senate, provoking reaction from Mama Lucy Democrats and conservative Dems allied with Republicans. Mondragon’s past opposition to the Mama Lucy line, his freshman outreach, and hints of a forthcoming realignment mark a potential shift before next year’s elections.
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Santa FE
New Mexico House
Senate
Fred Mondragon
House of Representatives
Mama Lucys
Walter Martinez
John Mershon
House
Hoyt Pattison
Mondragon
Aubrey Dunn
Albuquerque
Rep. Mondragon
New Mexico
Space travel study site Intrigues at Tullahoma Air Force center
Henry J. Taylor Center tours reveal a secret Air Force facility in Tullahoma Tennessee guarded by armed sentries and patrol cars. The Arnold Engineering Development Center houses massive test cells wind tunnels and an artificial lake powering propulsion cooling and research into space environment effects.
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Tullahoma
Tenn
Nashville
Tennessee
Lovely Hills
Air Force Systems Command
Air Force
Arnold Engineering Development Center
H.H
Hap” Arnold
U.S. Army Air Force
Moon
Epsilon Mountain
Mt. Everest
Earth
Aerospace Environmental Chamber
von Karman Dynamics Facility
Arnold
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Jack Anderson
Ghadly
Ernie Mills
Legislative Council
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Evanston
Memory Lane
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Henry J. Taylor
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