Activist rhetoric flares over Russell Means shooting
The shooting of Russell Means near Bismarck North Dakota is described as accidental during a scuffle with a Bureau of Indian Affairs police officer. William Kunstler calls the incident an assassination attempt while others caution against overstating threats and politicizing the case.
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Strang
Angela Davis
American Indian Movement
Russell Means
Bismarck
Means
Standing Rock Sioux
Bureau of Indian Affairs
United States
William Kunstler
Morton County
N.D
North Dakota
Kunstler
Roswell trash can ordinance questioned after fast approval
Lois Purvis argues the city council rushed a trash can ordinance mandating 20 to 32 gallon metal cans in tip-proof racks by July 1. She notes sanitation committee review and possible revisions to cans, racks, or plastic options, and questions enforcement and vendor details.
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Roswell
Sanitation Committee
Sterling Grant
Jerry No Smith
Lois Purvis
Highway 70 ad push boosts tourism on route 70
The Highway 70 Association launched a countywide tourism drive on June 12 1950 to draw traffic from U S 66 and 80. The group met at the Ruidoso Country Club, as news of a fatal house fire on the Mescalero Apache Reservation claimed the lives of Mr and Mrs Harry Cojo and Joe Carrillo. Lt Roy A Peyton commanded HQ battery 120th AAA Gun battalion.
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U.S. 66
Ruidoso Country Club
Harry Cojo
Joe Carrillo
Mescalero Apache Reservation
Roy A. Peyton
Small society takes guardsmen to NM firing range
The small society escorted 24 National Guard enlisted men early to the New Mexico Military Institute firing range to qualify with small arms. Catherine Corn and Charles Gentry departed for Morriston Ark to attend a Junior Red Cross training camp for 10 days. Odessa Oilers swept a double header over Roswell Rockets 11-4 and 6-0. Roswell Mayor Lake J. Frazier received a commendatory letter from the American Automobile Association.
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National Guard
New Mexico Military Institute
Catherine Corn
Charles Gentry
Morriston
Ark
Red Cross
Odessa Oilers
Roswell
New Mexico Governor Outlines Government Reform Plan
Governor Jerry Apodaca outlines a cabinet driven reform strategy to streamline eight core functions, improve interagency coordination, and install hot lines and identification tags for better citizen service. He cites education, highways, crime, and senior issues as priorities and aims for long term measurable goals.
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Jerry Apodaca Santa FE
University of New Mexico
New Mexico
Jerry Manzagol
MVD
Kissinger blamed as oil crisis blamed on appeasement
Congressional investigators release documents alleging France aimed to break the oil cartel in 1973 and that Henry Kissinger favored cooperation with the oil bloc over confrontation. The probe cites altered prices from 11 cents to as high as 23 dollars a barrel, triggering a Western wealth transfer and deep economic strain. Senator Frank Church prepares to challenge U.S. policy toward oil exporters.
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Washington
France
Henry Kissinger
Middle East
WANGO Poses as SALT Poker Chip in Washington Banter
Washington insiders rib about a fictitious weapon called WANGO a plan to fire ten submarines from a single missile as a bargaining chip in SALT talks. The piece mocks arms race brinkmanship naming MARV MIRV AWACS and a Shah of Iran as potential buyers while lampooning how such schemes fuel disarmament posturing.
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Washington
Hipness
Kipness
Walter Arthur Neil George
Oscar
WANGO
Air Force
Ivan
Ilitch Victor Anatole
Nathan
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Jack Anderson
Kissinger
Frank Church
Idaho
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Art Buchwald
Shah of
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