Court ruling curbs political spoils in hiring and firing
A court decision limits how party loyalty can justify firing public workers. It weakens the spoils system by requiring nonpolitical grounds for dismissal while leaving room to act against incompetent or crooked officials. Governors and parties may still remove opponents, but with greater scrutiny and legal risk.
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Apodaca
Aca
New Mexico Democratic Party
Bruce King
Tibo Chaves
Soviet planned agriculture faces incentive gaps in grain output
The USDA projects the Soviet winter grain crop at 190 million metric tons this year, below the 205 million ton target and far short of last year's 139.9 million. In Georgia the private sector reportedly supplies more, cheaper and better produce than state farms, highlighting incentive issues in central planning.
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Soviet Union
U.S. Department of Agriculture
United States
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
New Mexico Faces Delegate Battle at National Convention
At the Albuquerque GOP convention Fra n c i n e Wolf warns that New Mexico could be harmed by a delegate apportionment favoring large states. Neff of Albuquerque recalls past fights for small states and says 21 Reagan delegates could misrepresent the state. Ford supporters push for proportional representation, while Reagan backers vow to send 21 delegates to Kansas City.
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Albuquerque
Francine Wolf
New Mexico
Kansas City
Miami Beach
Neff
Gerald Ford
Reagan
Ford
Ford Administration
U.S
Anderson Carter
Lovington
Ronald Reagan
Carter
GOP Central Committee
Roswell
Robert C. Anderson
GOP
Jimmy Carter
Anderson
Atlantic Richfield
U.S. Senate
Harrison Schmitt
Schmitt
Manuel Lujan Jr
Lujan
April Westbrook
Hobbs
W.H
Buddy’’ Westbrook
Westbrooks
Valarie
Texas
Chicago
Westbrook
Midland
Tex
Lea County
Reagan Finance
Richard Nixon
Girl Scouts
PTA
Mexico oil reserves claim shocks world power rankings
A top secret CIA report allegedly places Mexico's oil reserves at 75 billion barrels, vastly exceeding PEMEX figures and reshaping global power dynamics. The claim contrasts with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait reserves and follows drilling in Tabasco and Chiapas. The report notes a 300 by 5 mile expanding area and potential cartel pressure shifts.
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CIA
Mexico
Alaska
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Iran
United States
Russia
Tabasco
Chiapas
PEMEX
Roswell track project stalled amid political delays and costs
A public forum argues the proposed eight-lane wool bowl running track in Roswell faces delays after a $117 770.50 bid was rejected. Supporters cite cheaper precedents in Alamogordo and Sonora and urge Parks and Recreation to revise specs to bring the project back from city hall stalemate.
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City Hall
Wool Bowl
Parks and Recreation Committee
Alamogordo
Texas Panhandle
Roswell
Sonora
WAVES enlistment opens. recruiter Mary Evans visits town
Navy Recruiting Office at the Post Office begins accepting WAVES applications. Mary Evans, a WAVE recruiter, is in town as the service lowers requirements to allow high school graduates aged 18 or older to enlist.
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Navy
Mary Evans
Jefferson's Declaration Draft Ends Up in a Burst of Boos
A mock broadcast captures Thomas Jefferson struggling to draft the Declaration of Independence amid jeers in Philadelphia. A reporter riffs on the notion of a ghost writer and parodies political rhetoric as Jefferson debates a 71 word opening sentence and a punchy follow up.
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Thomas Jefferson
Philadelphia
Jefferson
Tom
Monticello
Tom Jefferson
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