Cultural ruling on Palace of the Governors vendor ban sparks debate
The Museum of New Mexico bans non Indian vendors from the Palace of the Governors portal. A federal judge supported the policy as cultural rather than racial. Critics fear a slippery slope toward broader discrimination while supporting preservation of Indian culture. Brian Joyce an Anglo was briefly arrested for trespass after returning to sell collages.
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Palace of the Governors
Santa Fe
Brian Joyce
Museum of New Mexico
U.S
Edwin Mechem
Albuquerque
Mechem
Portal
Museum of
New Mexico
Pete Domenici
Gary Hart
Colorado
Domenici
Federa
el Paso
Anapra
Dyes and safety concerns dominate national food issue
The article warns Red Dye No. 40 may be carcinogenic as FDA refused to restrict it despite international bans. It cites studies by Allied Chemical and government scientists, with agency officials acknowledging concern but needing more evidence before action.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Canada
Britain
France
Allied Chemical Co
M. Adrian Gross
Gross
Allied Chemical
Food and Drug
Howie Kurtz
Sam Gibbons
D-Fla
Burroughs Corp
Pennsylvania
Pensacola
Fla
National Airlines
Escambia Bay
Federal Aviation Administration
Burroughs
Vandals strike Santa Fe Highway Department office
Vandals damaged the Santa Fe State Highway Department main office on Cerrillos Road. Windows were broken in the chief administrator’s room, a bumper was stolen from a guarded vehicle, and beer bottles and trash littered the grounds. A motorcycle was ridden through the garden area. Authorities have no plan yet to curb the vandalism.
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Santa FE
State Highway Department
Cerrillos Road
Highway Department
Fred O’cheskey
Friends of the Earth Organization
Clearing House
Jerry Apodaca
James Bird
Department of Finance and Administration
Obscenity Board Debate Sparks Parental Rights Clash
Opinion argues against allowing the Albuquerque Obscenity Board to declare films obscene without complaints. It urges government restraint and emphasizes parental responsibility for children’s moral guidance. It notes board members Marcia Lubar and W C Leiding criticizing the proposed amendment.
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Albuquerque Obscenity Board
Albuquerque
Marcia Lubar
W.C. Leiding
Public forum on state gross receipts tax impact in New Mexico
Editor notes a one half of one percent increase in the gross receipts tax will raise a family’s sales tax by 12.5 percent, from $200 to $225 annually. Figures come from Battle Line via the National Tax Limitation Committee, citing New Mexico’s tax burden as among the highest in the nation for personal income. Maurice H. Duncan, 507S Aspen.
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American Conservative Union
National Tax Limitation Committee
New Mexico
Texas
Utah
Maurice H. Duncan
Aspen
Armistice Ends Korean War Truce Talks in 1953
The United Nations and Red armies sign a compromise armistice after three years of conflict in Korea. General Mark Clark warns of no immediate withdrawal. In Santa Fe, over 100 ham radio operators visit columnist Will Harrison for food and a burro with transmitter. Roswell Chamber reports Dallas national meeting predictions of regional economic growth.
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U.N
Red Armies
Mark Clark
Korea
Santa Fe
Will Harrison
Harrison
Frank Kaufman
Roswell
Passman Prosecution Highlights Koreagate Fallout and Justice Troubles
The column reviews Justice Department handling of Otto Passman in Koreagate linked bribery to Tongsun Park and tax evasion. It accuses the department of delaying ambassador testimony, poor coordination with the House Ethics Committee, and moves to consolidate cases for a Louisiana trial, implying political influence and possible judicial leniency.
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Otto Passman
House
Tip O'Neill
Passman
Justice Department
O'Neill
Tip
Tongsun Park
Park
Congress
Los Angeles
Edward Roybal
District of Columbia
James Hamilton
Camille Gravel
D.C
Justice
Louisiana
Barrington Parker
Monroe
Orange County
California
Acareciic
Jaworski
Paul Michel
Ben Civiletti
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Harmony Boys
Neilson
Kor
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Ernie Mills
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Department of Human Services
Jean Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Chuckle
Board of Educational Finance
South Golf Course
University of New Mexico
BEF
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