House backs B1 bomber. Carter to decide fate this week
The House voted 243 to 178 to approve initial B1 production funding, raising questions about cost and obsolescence. President Carter now faces a decision on moving forward with five aircraft and the broader program amid debate over alternatives and defense needs.
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U.S. House
Carter
House of Representatives
Defense
Air Force
Jimmy Carter
Oval Office
United States
Congress
U.S
Reorganization seen as nightmare in Santa Fe state bid
State officials describe the government reorganization aimed at centralizing 12 new departments in Santa Fe. About 5,200 employees will be relocated, with the largest department housing over 1,000 in Santa Fe. Officials push toward a final plan by July 15 with a March 31 effective date and a dual budget approach for 1978-79.
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Santa Fe
Human Services Department
Elias
New Mexico
State Department of Development and Hospitals Institutions Department
Natural Resources Department
Steve Reynolds
Bataan Memorial Building
Big Game and Fish Department
Villagra
Galisteo
Bataan
Park and Recreation Department
E. DeVargas
Capitol
Maxine Gerhart
Finance Department
IBM
Don Gaspar
Elmo C. DeBaca
Los Alamos
Crown
St. Michael's Drive
Environmental Improvement Agency
State Health Social Services Department
St. Vincent Hospital
Jerry Apodaca
Beverly Ortiz
Apodaca
Ortiz
Gerhart
The Shabby Outfit Behind a Courtroom Fear
I watched a man in faded jeans and a stained shirt facing the judge. Behind his fear and trembling, I saw a scared ordinary person, not a demon, and wished to spare him the long wait for justice as the cuffs closed and he was led away.
Public concern over prison escapes and reform
A reader questions authorities about an escapee from a mental institution and a large hunt for him. The letter cites a Minnesota case of parole and recanting news alerts and criticizes prison systems as secretive and corrupt, arguing victims are ignored when criminals are released.
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State of Washington
Dog search offer sparks bicycle reward in Roswell noted
A Roswell item lists Sam Cooley offering a brand new bicycle to the boy or girl who returns his dog Pooch. Other notes include Robert L. Pirtle starting an Air Force ROTC encampment in California and local club gatherings and Rainbow Assembly appointments in Las Cruces.
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Sam Cooley
Robert L. Pirtle
J.B. Pirtle
Missouri Ave
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
California
Diane Lattimer
Earl Lattimer
Order of the Rainbow
Las Cruces
Roswell
H.B. Carter
Tres Valles
Alexander the Great A Brief Tale of a Timeless King
Henry J Taylor Alexander recounts the life and death of Alexander the Great. The piece covers his birth in Pella his rise to power after his father Philip II and his swift military campaigns across Asia. It notes Tyre Alexandrian siege Damascus and Darius as well as legends surrounding his life and burial.
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Alexandria
Alexander
Antaeus
Tyre
B.C
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Napoleon
Philip II
Macedonia
Aristotle
Philip
Thessaly
Greek League
Corinth
Asia
Egypt
Dardanelles
Codomannus
Darius
Persia
Persepolis
Gordium
Phrygia
Mediterranean
Golden
Damascus
Arbellas
Homer
Alexander the Great
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Fred Buckles
Tony Elias
Harry Wagaker
State Securities Building
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Pennsylvania
Senate Judiciary Committee
Maynard Stephens
Stephens
New Orleans
Alaska
Arctic
Minnesota
Grand Hope
Earl Corn
Thornton Boswell III
Catherine Corn
Corn
Mary Davis
S. Richardson Ave
Missouri Avenue Park
Victory Club
Charles Blake
W. Walnut St
Marion V. Nilsson
First Christian Church
Bat, Dink
The
Small Society
Bie
Henry J. Taylor
Babylon
Pella
Orator Demades
Diogenes
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