Ingram Elected Democratic State Chairman in New Mexico
Lawrence Ingram, from an eastern New Mexico farming family, was unanimously chosen as Democratic state chairman. He succeeds Dan Croy who resigned amid a $9,000 debt and a plan to cut the $20,000 executive director post. Ingram, 46, backs Bruce King and pledged a leaner staff including Donna Smith as administrative aide.
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Santa FE
Lawrence Ingram
New Mexico
Dan Croy
Lubbock
Texas
Croy
Democratic State Central Committee
Jerry Apodaca
Ingram
Bruce King
Bill Richardson
Hubert Humphrey
Washington, D.C
Party
Richardson
Donna Smith
Albuquerque
John White
GOP opens office as Chaves County Republicans gather
Twelve of Chaves County's 13 GOP candidates attend the official opening of the party's 1978 headquarters at 322 N Richardson Ave. in Hobbs. Rolla Hinkle II outlines fiscal concerns for the Senate race against Democrat Timothy Z Jennings, while candidates including Gary Barnett Paul J. Kelly Jr. and others attend.
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Chaves County
Albuquerque
GOP
Joe Skeen
Skeen
N. Richardson Ave
Rolla Hinkle II
Timothy Z. Jennings
Phelps Anderson
Gary Barnett
Paul J. Kelly, Jr
John W. McLemore
Colin R. McMillan
Samuel E. Moorhead
Kay Keith
Gail Harris
Roy A. Peyton
L.M. Hall
Albert T. Cochran, Jr
Rolla Hinkle
Senate
Three die in Pontiac prison riot killings
In Pontiac Illinois an overcrowded maximum security prison riot left three guards dead and several others injured after inmates wielding makeshift knives attacked during a four hour uprising. Over 300 troopers subdued the riot as tear gas and smoke filled the yard.
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Pontiac, Ill
Illinois
Stateville Correctional Center
Joliet
Roswell Amphitheater Board Faces Membership Clash
The Amphitheater Board, in a 5-member group, will consider term limits after unanimous vote to keep current makeup. Members include Arthur Aiello, Carl Engwall, David Parsons, H. Fred Pomeroy, and Gerald Childress with Maj. Gen. Childress as secretary and Paul McEvoy as volunteer executive director. An Oct 15 opening is planned with about 2,500 seats and no covered seating due to cost. The board also approved theater use by profit and non profit groups.
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Ciel Lonon Record
Roswell Chamber of Development and Commerce
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell Independent School District
RCDC
NMMI
Arthur F Aiello
Aiello
Atello
Carl A. Engwall
David M. Parsons
H. Fred Pomeroy
Gerald Childress
Maj. Gen. Childress
Paul McEvoy
Third St
Roswell
McEvoy
Roswell Housing Market Sees Steady Demand and Gains
Roswell real estate agents report steady demand with 117 homes sold in June, close to June 1977. Builders and Realtors note rising home prices, a shift to newer homes, and a population influx fueling activity despite higher loan rates.
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Roswell
Paul Taylor
Taylor and Taylor Realtors
Taylor
Enchanted Hills
Fred Gibson
Gibson and Company Realtors
Walker Air Force Base
E.L. Burns
Burns and Curry Realtors
Garry Owen
Sunbelt
David Anderson
Sandia
Anderson
Sandia Savings
Last Escape of Billy the Kid Cast Announced
Lincoln regionWilliam Shrengost Jr. leads the cast announced for this year’s Last Escape of Billy the Kid. Dorothy D Herring assumes her county party at large seat on the state Democratic Central Committee.
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Dorothy D. Herring
Democratic Central Committee
Lincoln
William Shrengost Jr
Billy the Kid
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White
Democratic Party
State Central Committee
Tim Kraft
Carter
White House
National Party
Colorado Democratic
Sheila Kowal
Denver
Kraft
James Korman
California
Congressional Campaign Committee
Toney Anaya
Pete Domenici
Domenici
Hinkle
Jennings
Ciel
Pontiac Correctional Center
James R. Thompson
Thompson
Stateville
Pontiac
Charles P. Rowe
State Director of Corrections
Rowe
William Thomas
Launemin
Robert Conkle
Graymont
Stanley Cole
Conkle
Cole
Chaves County Savings and Loan
Owen
Lynn Johnson
Pioneer Savings and Trust
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Nancy Lopez
Roberta Rodden
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