Tornadoes touch down in southeast New Mexico causing warnings
Several tornadoes were sighted near Milneland and south of Crossroads in Gladiola area with no injuries or damages reported. Residents were urged to seek shelter below ground or in a reinforced structure and avoid windows as heavy rain and lightning affected Lea and surrounding counties. Law enforcement reported numerous sightings and prepared response in Tatum as well.
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Crossroads
Gladiola
Susie Sooter
Lea County Sheriff's Office
Eunice graduate proves resolve despite muscular dystrophy
Eunice High School honors 18 year old Kelly Langley, the lone student aided on stairs to receive her diploma. Diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at age two, she missed over 70 days of school this year yet earned graduation via home correspondence courses. Langley aims for New Mexico Junior College as she plans to move away with friends.
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Eunice
Kelly Langley
Langley
Eunice High School
Jerry Lewis
Dallas
Jeter
Amanda Carruth
New Mexico Junior College
Candidates broke law over altered sample ballots in Bernalillo County
Bernalillo County Clerk Judy Woodward says two primary candidates violated state law by adding campaign materials to official sample ballots. She notes that altered ballots are illegal to distribute and can be confiscated by election officials, while official ballots must remain unmarked. She refused to name the candidates to avoid giving them publicity.
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Albuquerque
Bernalillo County
Judy Woodward
Woodward
RISD administrator Pam Tipton's salary corrected
The Daily Record corrects an omission in a list of Roswell Independent School District administrators and salaries. Pam Tipton RISD director of instruction will receive 853,616 for the 1996 97 school year, the same as 1995 96. The newspaper regrets the error.
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Pam Tipton
Roswell Independent School District
Daily Record
Tipton
RISD
The
Navajos plan to develop mine oversight system
SALT LAKE CITY AP The U S Office of Surface and Mining grants the Navajo Nation 253 413 to build a system to oversee coal mining on its lands The tribe will review issue permits inspect sites enforce rules and retire bonds to meet reclamation requirements Federal grants also go to Hopis Crows Northern Cheyenne for similar aims as tribes seek full primacy over enforcement of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act on coal lands Ram Das a Navajo minerals engineer says the tribe wants state like authority
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Salt Lake City
U.S. Office of Surface and Mining
Navajo Nation
Robert Uram
Sears ad corrects fridge specs for Kenmore 66151 and Whirlpool 81862
The June 2 Sears Sunday ad mislisted spill proof shelves on the Kenmore 66151 refrigerator and overstated Whirlpool 81862 capacity as 21.0 cu ft. The correct Whirlpool size is 18.1 cu ft. We apologize for any inconvenience to customers.
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Sears
Kenmore
Sullivan Goes Blond Boosts TV Image in Interview
Kathleen Sullivan says her blond look boosted popularity after a June TV Guide interview. She moved from CBS This Morning to E! News Daily, saying E! is hipper and less traditional, while CBS limited fashion. Woody Harrelson's hemp protest in Kentucky led to a misdemeanor charge after planting marijuana seeds at a hemp conference. He faces trial, arguing Kentucky law fails to distinguish industrial hemp from marijuana.
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New York
Kathleen Sullivan
CBS
Beattyville
Woody Harrelson
Kentucky
Harrelson
CNN
Burl McCoy
Lee County
Thomas P. Jones
Arson Suspected in Home Fire on Prairie Avenue
Police suspect arson after a fire destroyed the home of 78 year old Mattie Struck at 2404 N Prairie Ave. The blaze began about 9 30 a m with a subject entering the residence by unknown means and starting multiple fires. Dennis Hutchson, 32, of 2404 N Prairie Ave, is suspected of setting the fire causing about 50000 dollars in damage.
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Mattie
N. Praire Ave
Dennis Hutchson
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