Clinton ethics troubles cloud administration amid probes
President Clinton defends Commerce Secretary Ron Brown while Reno seeks special prosecutor over Brown’s 1993 stock sale. The piece compares ethics pledges with scandals involving Espy, Cisneros, and Hubbell, arguing widespread questions about trust in the administration.
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Commerce
Ron) Brown
Clinton
Janet Reno
Brown
Commerce Department
Washington
Warren Christopher
Agriculture
Mike Espy
Tyson Foods
Clintons
Tyson
Espy
Agriculture Department
Henry Cisneros
Justice Department
Cisneros
Webster Hubbell
Hubbell
Little Rock
Rose Law
School Board uses taxpayers money for outside superintendent search
Reader attacks Roswell School Board for hiring a consulting firm to pick a new superintendent arguing they are too busy with their regular duties. The letter cites a prior hospital consultant fiasco and calls for resignations, pay docking for missed meetings, and accountability for elected officials. The writer urges boards to perform duties without outsourcing at public expense.
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Roswell
State’s last day for campaigns before June primary voting
June 1, 1970 marks the final campaigning day for New Mexico Democrats and Republicans ahead of the primary. The next day ushers in a state law mandating voting by machines. Elaine Greten of Roswell graduates from Muskingum College in Ohio. Ronald Ziegler, White House press secretary, gives the commencement address.
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New Mexico
Elaine Greten
Roswell
Muskingum College
Ohio
Ronald Ziegler
Nixon
Tertio millennium Nuanced Santa Fe Expo of 1883
A 1883 Santa Fe exposition used the term tertio millennium to describe a 333 year span since Coronado era exploration. Promoters, backed by the railroad, staged a 45 day celebration to promote tourism with nationwide publicity, daily pageants, parades, and a booming curio trade, reviving Santa Fe Fiesta and marking New Mexico as Nature's Sanitarium.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Associated Press
Tors
John Garcia
Onate
Gary Johnson
Michelangelo
Coronado
New Mexican
Albuquerque
Lionel Sheldon
East
Midwest
Knights Templar of
Boston
Federal Place
Yugoslavia Crisis and Western Intervention Debate
The piece reviews the Yugoslav collapse and Western responses. It contrasts Thatcher's push for decisive intervention with Wilsonian caution. It notes NATO's potential role and the risk of broader holy conflict amid Serb Croat Bosniak tensions. It critiques the ambivalence of foreign entanglement and aims to keep the focus on the Yugoslav quagmire.
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Yugoslavia
Margaret Thatcher
Kuwait
Bush
Thatcher
NATO
Macedonia
Clinton faces pressure over Bosnia policy and troop role
President Clinton confronts rising pressure over Bosnia as 2,000 Marines are deployed and debate grows on U.S. troop use. Critics question his readiness to lead and the effectiveness of NATO air strikes while aides seek to clarify his policy and future military role.
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Air Force Academy
Clinton
Bosnia
Jesse Helms
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Helms
North Carolina
NATO
Adriatic
GOP
Sen
Dick Lugar
R-Ind
Congress
U.S
U.N
Colorado Springs
Colo
Yugoslavia
White House
Mike McCurry
Richard Haas
Haas
Vietnam
Pentagon
Bush
Lawrence S. Eagleburger
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Jay Miller
American Gladiators
James Burnham
William F. Buckley Jr
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