Lightning and science notes mix with family achievements
A reader questions what lightning is, noting it as electricity between clouds or to ground and suggesting further study. The piece critiques overpopulation judging fathers by children and highlights several academic honors including Walter Fisher PhD in Geoscience, Daniel Leonard BA from Washington and Lee, and Henry Garrett magna cum laude in physics with the Claude W Heaps prize and a Thunder paper.
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New Mexico
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Daniel Madison Léonard
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Journal of Geophysical Research
Devlin loses appeal in Northern Ireland riot case
Bernadette Devlin, 23, a Parliament member and civil rights leader, loses her appeal against a six month prison sentence for her role in last August's Northern Ireland riots. Her lawyer says an appeal to the House of Lords will be sought.
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Supreme Court Allows Juries Less Than 12 In Crime Trials
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 1 that criminal juries may be fewer than 12 members, approving Florida’s six member panel and leaving open whether six is a lower limit. Justice White wrote for the majority. Justice Marshall dissented. The decision notes historical accident rather than core jury purposes.
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Pan Am Jet Hijacked to Cairo by Albanian Born U.S. Resident
An Albanian born American resident hijacked a Pan Am jet on a Lebanon to New York flight with 143 aboard. The hijacker, Hexhi Hassan Xyaert, 37, fired a shot after landing in Cairo to deter police. He carried a non passport U.S. travel document and gave an Oakland California address. The plane departed Cairo for Rome with the hijacker and pilot aboard. other passengers disembarked.
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Bank Study Foresees Growth Rise for New Mexico in 1970s
The Bank of New Mexico reports 1969 expansion across the state with Albuquerque leading. Civilian workforce rose to 365,800 and total income from employment reached 2.544 billion dollars while mineral production and farm receipts climbed. federal spending edged higher despite reduced Atomic Energy Commission outlays.
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Senate Passes Byrd Backed Clause On President Powers In Indochina
Senate approved a Byrd amendment defending the Presidents constitutional authority to protect U.S forces in Vietnam while restricting further Cambodia actions. The vote was 79 to 5 as debate over Cooper Church limits continued. Leaders called the move a signal to the President though opinions differ on impact and timing.
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Rains Close Eddy Road Near Loving New Mexico
Heavy runoff from Guadalupe Mountains swollen the Delaware River washed out a temporary dirt bypass three miles south of Loving Eddy County. Traffic backed up with about 10 cars awaiting rebuild while some motorists diverted via Orla Jal and Carlsbad before the road reopened around 8 am.
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Mass arrests target narcotics ring in Operation Eagle
Attorney General Mitchell announced 190 suspects named as part of a six month undercover surge against a Miami based ring moving most cocaine and heroin into the United States. Seizures included 33 pounds of drugs, 14 weapons, 23 cars and about $20 000 in cash as raids spread to New York Miami and Chicago.
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Miss Wool Contestant Poses With Miss Wool of New Mexico
Mary Jane Spence of Lake Arthur appears with a lamb during the Miss Wool of America Pageant in San capital of Texas. Twenty college coeds compete for the title to be named Thursday as Jack Jones and Nancy Ames host an hour long color cast. The show will feature wool fashion previews and be viewed nationally in the first week of August.
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Miss Wool of America Pageant Lights Texas Wool Country
The 13th annual Miss Wool of America Pageant brings 26 contestants to San Angelo Texas for social events wardrobe fittings rehearsals and preliminary activities before the crowning on Thursday Entered from New Mexico is Mary Jane Spence of Lake Arthur.
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