Explosion at Tarragona campsite kills hundreds
AP reports a blast at Los Alfaques camping site near Tarragona Spain killed up to 180 people and wounded about 200. Police describe the scene as hell with many victims including families from France and West Germany. bodies recovered from the nearby Mediterranean and fires destroyed trailers and nearby houses.
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Senate edges toward approval of nuclear carrier amid F-18 clash
The $2 billion carrier faces Senate backing with no major fight while Sen. Gary Hart pushes to kill a $983 million F-18 fighter provision. Hart argues the F-18 is a cost loser reliant on large carriers, opposing it within a $36 billion weapons bill that favors the carrier program.
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New Mexico Savings Funds to Surpass One Billion
New Mexico faces a transfer next week that will push the combined balances of the Permanent Fund and the Severance Tax Permanent Fund past 1 billion dollars. As of July 1 the Permanent Fund stood at 813.4 million and the Severance Tax fund at 181.8 million, totaling 995.3 million. The transfer, estimated around 18 million, will push the total over the billion-dollar mark.
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State order denies request by farmer
The Oil Conservation Division denied Caprock farmer Paul Hamilton’s application to close Texaco’s saltwater injection well citing inconclusive evidence of current leakage. The ruling accompanies a $1.4 million federal suit over alleged groundwater contamination with Hamilton planning possible appeals.
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Roswell Considers Tax Hike With City Council Vote
City officials plan a 7:30 p.m. meeting at City Hall as the council weighs raising the gross receipts tax from 4 to 4.5 percent effective July 1 1979. Local merchants express mixed views saying tax may be paid by residents more than tourists, while noting customer complaints could rise.
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Roswell man pleads innocent in teen murder case
Lorenzo Najar Jr. pleads not guilty in District Court to the June 3 killing of a Roswell teenager. The item appears on page 3 and is part of the regional, state, national, and sports sections in this Daily Record edition.
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Alabama official seeks towels for prison system
Glyn Gray, purchasing officer for the State Board of Corrections, says Alabama prisons need 5,000 yards of terry cloth towels but no bidders answered his recent call. The board will re advertise this month.
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