Carter Clinches Democratic Nomination Lead with 1510 Delegates
An AP survey shows Jimmy Carter has secured 1510 committed or publicly pledged delegates, surpassing the 1505 needed for the Democratic nomination. Carter’s path was aided by his June primaries ending, endorsements from George Wallace, and a surge in uncommitted delegates accounting for roughly a third of the votes over the majority threshold.
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Evans Witt
Associated Press
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Carter
New Hampshire
Ohio
George Wallace
Wallace
Alabama
Carter Seeks Strong Delegate Lead Ahead of Convention
The AP survey indicates Carter holds a confidant delegate count near 1800 with support across most states except North Dakota where 13 delegates vote today. Since Feb 4 New Hampshire, he has led in committed delegates through primaries, conventions, and caucuses. Carter expects many more delegates from rivals released at the convention.
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Carter
North Dakota
New Hampshire
New York
Oil divestiture plan threatens economy
John Howard of the American Petroleum Institute warned at an Oil and Gas Symposium in Roswell that a proposed U.S. Senate divestiture bill would slow oil competition rather than boost it. He argued such a split would force firms to limit operations to one phase and harm energy policy and international trade.
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Marian McQuiddy
American Petroleum Institute
API
Roswell
Roswell Country Club
John Howard
API Public Analysis Department
Washington, D.C
U.S. Senate
U.S
Howard
United States
Saudia Arabia
Iearnet
Cabo
C.C
Scotty’’ MacLeod
Houston
Tex
Dinator
The
Uerque
Public Service Co
New Mexico
Norvell trial recessed for July 6 amid $25,000 check testimony
Clovis attorney Michael Garrett testified in the David Norvell case about a $25,000 check tied to a favorable opinion on bank acquisitions. The trial paused until July 6 due to Judge H. Vearle Payne’s schedule, as Gold and Garrett offered inconsistent timelines and details about cashing and distributing the funds.
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Albuquerque
Clovis
Michael Garrett
New Mexico
Atty
David Norvell
Norvell
U.S. Dist
H. Vearle Payne
Sandia Savings and Loan Association
New Mexico Savings and Loan Association
Roswell
Las Cruces
Garrett
Bob Gold
New Mexico Retailers Association
Lubbock, Tex
Gold
U.S
Garrett and Hartman
Richard Shine
Lubbock
Montoya IRS audit reportedly clears taxes in question
Washington AP report says IRS audit of Senator Joseph Montoya finds no tax reclarians though he admitted missing a $19 000 loss from La Caverna Hotel in Carlsbad last year. He sold the property and accountants work with IRS to decide how to proceed. The Journal cites close sources noting minor matters remain.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Joseph Montoya
Albulane Journal
IRS
Montoya
New Mexico Democrat
la Caverna
Carlsbad
A the Journal
Donald Alexander
EPA says atom risk underrated in nuclear accident study
EPA warns a reactor meltdown could kill far more than NRC estimates and raise long term cancer deaths to as many as 330000. The review says failures of safety systems could cause a major release over a densely populated area, with the Rasmussen report projecting a once in a billion year chance.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Associated Press
Rasmussen
NRC
Norman Casmussen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Runaway dumpster braces Roanoke home collapse
In Roanoke Virginia a dump truck rolled through a wall at Mary Parnell’s two story house injuring groceries and a washing machine. Police estimate 3000 dollars in damage to the home and 300 dollars to the truck with repairs not starting until Monday. Her husband Herbert was away at the time and the family watched Kojak. Authorities plan careful removal to prevent further collapse.
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Roanoke
Mary Parnell
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