Teen Drug Use Targeted by Critique of Clinton Aide
A columnist argues the Clinton administration has neglected teen drug use despite anti smoking rhetoric. Ketamine known as Special K is rising among raves with eight death reports, while teen marijuana cocaine and hallucinogen use surge. Proposes juvenile drug courts and a stronger federal program beyond a $195 million anti drug media campaign.
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Drug Enforcement Administration
Clinton
San Diego County
Roswell in 1951 Compared With 1998 Police, Base Impact
A Roswell reader argues that 1951 had Walker Air Force Base policing and a smaller population, unlike 1998. The writer notes 82 officers then vs 130 claimed, calls for better pay for police and firefighters, and emphasizes training length before solo patrols.
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George) Zarris
Roswell
Walker Air Force Base
Walker
Robert O Anderson joins University of Denver board
Robert O. Anderson of Roswell, petroleum executive, rancher and civic leader, will join the University of Denver board of trustees at its spring meeting. Anderson, chairman of Atlantic Richfield Co., was elected to the Denver board last June but delayed taking his seat until his other duties were finished. A record 410 entries from Roswell Independent School District competed in the best city science fair ever at Goddard High School. Winners included Patty Lovelace, eighth grade. Jimmy Kapuranis, seventh grade. Margarita Sanchez, sixth grade. Glen Blakene y, fifth grade. Randy Rankin, fourth grade.
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Robert O. Anderson
Roswell
University of Denver Board of Trustees
Anderson
Atlantic Richfield Co
Denver
Roswell Independent
Dean Halleck
Goddard High School
Patty Lovelace
Jimmy Kapuranis
Margarita Sanchez
Glen Blakeney
Randy Rankin
Women may gain in New Mexico primary races in 1998
The June party primaries could place women on the general ballot in eight of eleven statewide races. Heather Wilson appears likely to win the GOP nomination in the 1st District, with Mary Jane Garcia or Shirley Baca challenging Skeen in the 2nd. Green candidate Carol Miller looms in the 3rd, and Sandra Nemeth is a gubernatorial Green contender. Democrats Madrid and Gonzales seek attorney general, Petra Maes aims for Supreme Court, while no women run for auditor, treasurer, or land commissioner. Democrat women hold a strong representation in the state legislature.
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Heather Wilson
Betty Turrietta-Koury
Steve Schiff
Wilson
Phil Maloof
Senate
Mary Jane Garcia
Shirley Baca
Joe Sheen
Baca
Skeen
Carol Miller
Green Party
Sandra Nemeth
Aztec
Corporation
Gloria Tristani
Federal Communications Commission
Corporation Commission
Diane Denish
Patricia Madrid
Stephanie Gonzales
Greens
Marian Matthews
Madrid
Supreme Court
Santa Fe
Petra Maes
Dan McKinnon
Maes
Pamela Minzner
Supreme
Lynn Pickard
Christina Armijo
Court of Appeals
Congress
Georgia Lusk
Carlsbad
Public Utility Commission
Public Regulatory Commission
New Mexico
Bankruptcy reform push tests GOP principles in Congress
In a swift House and Senate push, Republicans back a bankruptcy reform bill to curb filings and aid creditors, framing it as pro growth while critics say it burdens individuals seeking relief. The financial services lobby, boosted by figures like Haley Barbour and Lloyd Bentsen, pours money into the effort as filings rise with a booming economy.
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U.S
Congress
Senate
Trent Lott
State of the Union
House
Jake Lewis
Congressional
Ralph Nader
Financial
Haley Barbour
Republican National Committee
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Treasury
Clinton Starr affair fuels roundabout political fire
The Clinton matter drags on with suits over executive immunity and potential Starr replacement debated. Kendall sues Starr staffers, and Ginsburg threatens suits as the White House risks further legal battles. Watershed Watergate echoes loom as Republicans weight keeping Clinton, Starr confronts calls to bow out over Blumenthal and Blumenthal subpoenas.
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Clinton
David Kendall
Kenneth Starr
White House
Secret Service
Monica Lewinsky
William Ginsburg
Lewinsky
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Saddam Goode
Washington
Jack Anderson
and Jan Moller
Starr
Eral
Archibald Cox
Elliot Richardson
Nixon
Cox
Robert Bork
Watergate
al Gore
Sidney Blumenthal
Linda Tripp
Blumenthal
William F. Buckley
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