Uncertain Plans for $50 Million Five-State Prison
Plans for a federally financed maximum security prison to house hard-core inmates from New Mexico Arizona Utah Nevada and Colorado appear nearly dead says Joann Brown an assistant to the Criminal Justice Secretary The Four Corners proposal sparked a hearing in Salt Lake City about feasibility while others question necessity and viability In Santa Fe District Court Judge Thomas Donnelly set October 10 for trial of three NM inmates charged with the April 15 beating death at the state penitentiary
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Santa Fe
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Jack Stephens
Michael Colby
Michael Price
Bert Stevens
Donnelly
Albuquerque
Leon Taylor
Stephens
Colby
New Mexico Sees Prolonged Heat With Rainy Season Lags
National Weather Service forecaster says heat is the normal unusualness across New Mexico with a gradual cooldown and hints of thundershowers today. Albuquerque hits 100 plus for four straight days, Carlsbad often tops 100, and Silver City reports 100 degrees eleven times in eight years. Irrigation and crops face stress though cotton growth benefits from heat. reports of crop damage are not yet observed.
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Duke City Residents Clash Over Maloof Hotel
The city commission voted 6-3 to approve the Maloof Companies project led by George Maloof. Harold Slater of the Menaul-Louisiana Neighborhood Association pledged an appeal citing negative impact on lifestyle and property values. Maloof defended the 312-room hotel as a quality addition expected to create about 1,000 construction jobs and 300 permanent positions.
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All-Indian Pueblo Council seeks revision of education move proposal
The All Indian Pueblo Council asked the U S House to revise a plan shifting Indian education from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to a new Department of Education. Council Chairman Delfin Lovato spoke in Washington D C with pueblo members urging trust language, funding at current levels, and preservation of Indian education rights and local school control. He opposed including Project Headstart under the new department.
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HSD official disagrees over New Mexico stamp outreach
Human Services Secretary Fernando E. C. De Baca and Southwest regional Children's Foundation official Carlos Romero clash over why fewer New Mexicans receive food stamps. Romero cites lack of outreach and brusque treatment by stamp officers, especially toward the elderly, calling the program not automatically okay.
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