Abilene man thanks Roswell officer for found vest cash
An Abilene man praises Roswell Policeman Pat Jennings after a vest with $500 and medicine was found in an intersection. The officer traced ownership through Reed and notified the Abilene business manager, leading to a reunion with the grateful owner.
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Abilene
Ruidoso
Roswell
Pat Jennings
Sycamore Avenue
Second Street
Jennings
Reed
Reed’s Abilene Fram
Reeds
Texas
Power struggle over New Mexico interim committees
The New Mexico Senate and House clash over interim committee composition and chair selection. Senate plans would equalize membership, rotate chairs, require cross‑house majorities to advance bills, and boost minority influence to preserve bicameral equality year round. Albuquerque Journal
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New Mexico Senate
House
Senate
New Mexico
Albuquerque Journal
Extremists seize Nixon fall as rallying cry across nation
A broad, conspiratorial right wing bloc crops up after Nixon’s downfall. FBI notes NCLC formed goon squads with military training and weapon schemes. Lyndon LaRouche linked to radical shifts. fears of terrorist drift rise as officers train in upstate New York. Carter faces push to raise women in armed forces.
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Rockefeller
David
United States
FBI
National Caucus of Labor Committees
NCLC
Clarence Kelley
Nixon
Argyle
N.Y
Nelson Rockefeller
CIA
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Ralph Nader
Lyndon LaRouche
LaRouche
Upstate
New York
Richard Stone
D-Fla
Stone
Women At Arms
Carter
Crying time at the New Mexico Legislature
A column from Santa Fe laments the 1978 fiscal session slow pace and long debates as lawmakers miss study time, call for adjournment, and face battles over a 447 page vehicle code recodification. It notes distractions from basketball games and university events and critiques ongoing bills with long term impact. A clergyman’s opening prayer and a weather omen color the session atmosphere.
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Santa FE
Merry Round House
Duke City
University of New Mexico
State of New Mexico
Carter Torrijos canal rift sparks Senate consternation
The Library of Congress law division rules there is no guaranteed American right to intervene in the Panama Canal. A Carter Torrijos joint statement is questioned as treaties may bar defense without Panamanian consent. Senator Byrd and others face White House pressure amid protest mail over giving away the canal. Wayne Adams 1110S Main St.
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Carter
Omar Torrijos
America
Canal
Law Division
Library of Congress
Panama
U.S.A
Carter-Torrijos
Senator Byrd
White House
Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
Congress
Wayne Adams
Main St
Rifle Club turkey shoot raises funds for March of Dimes
Cadet Sgt. Jimmy J. Hooper turned over 176.38 dollars from a Sunday turkey shoot near Roswell to Wallace Witjgon, Chaves County March of Dimes chairman, in a ceremony at the Institute Headquarters Building. Hooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hooper, is president of the NMMJ Rifle Club. The St. Andrew's Episcopal Church combined chapters plan a Valentine sweetheart luncheon Monday at 1 p.m. in the Parish Hall with committee chairwomen named. Bee Hive Club met at Mrs. Herbert Bullock's home with D.E. Wade presiding and an open prayer led by Mrs. Laura M. King.
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Jimmy J. Hooper
Wallace Witjgon
Chaves County
Institute
NMMJ
Roswell
Hooper
Guy Hooper
Riverside Drive
Rifle Club
Henry J. Taylor Board volume tops $100 billion
Chicago Board of Trade leads world futures with annual volume over 100 billion dollars. Wheat dominates, with two yearly crop outpourings and broad global links. The piece details price influences, global markets, and the reach of information in commodities trading as it moves toward Mercury Nevada.
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Henry J. Taylor Board
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Board of Trade
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Liverpool Grain Exchange
Liverpool
Kansas City
West Africa
Singapore
Southeast Asia
South Africa
Congo
Mexico
Bolivia
Mercury
Nev
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Jack Anderson
Richard Nixon
San Clemente
Rockefellers
Nelson
Marston
Ernie Mills
Preacher Power
State Senate
House Appropriations and Finance Committee
Toney Anaya
Legislative Finance Committee
State
Vernon
Kerr
Los Alamos
The
Small Society
Winnipeg
Buenos Aires
New York Stock Exchange
Jesse L. Livermore
Arthur Cutten
London Stock Exchange
Waterloo
Formosa
Rio de Janeiro
Zurich
Amsterdam
Hong Kong
London
Paris
Karachi
India
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