Roswell Voters Prepare for City Elections
Roswell voters head to 18 polling places Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. to elect a mayor, five city council members, and a municipal judge. City Clerk’s office provides polling details and a sample ballot. candidates include Stiles and Grant in a tight mayoral race and multiple contenders across wards I to V.
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Paul Stursale
Record City
Roswell
City Hall
Chaves
Harold W. Ashcraft
Ralph W. Boehms
Gilbert R. Licon
L.C. Stiles
Robert H. Strand
Stiles
Sterling R. Grant
Independence Filing Day Shapes New Mexico Ballots
New Mexico moves into filing day as independents face strict rules to enter the general election. Major party hopefuls for Congress and statewide offices file for pre primary designation with petitions totaling 1 percent of their 1974 governor race votes. Independents must gather 5 percent overall with county minimums, a heavy hurdle with a 65 day window after Jan 1.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Secretary of State
Carter invokes Taft-Hartley to end miners strike
President Carter uses the Taft-Hartley Act to compel striking United Mine Workers to return to work within an 80-day cooling off period. He aims to secure a first year wage raise of one dollar and prevent further energy disruption while urging governors to enforce the injunction and protect public safety. Local union ratifications in Trinidad Colorado and Raton New Mexico show mixed support for the proposed contract amid health coverage concerns.
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Washington
Carter
United Mine Workers
Richard M. Nixon
UMW
Arnold Miller
Miller
White House
Midwest
Department of Energy
Raton
N.M
Trinidad
Colo
Gene Duran
UMW International
Duran
Ice jam on Susquehanna tests town and dams in Pa
Four Pennsylvania Power & Light employees monitor a massive Susquehanna River ice jam spanning about six miles upriver from Holtwood to Safe Harbor. The blockage threats include dam outages and a toppled transmission tower as crews track movement and alert residents along the river.
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Pequea, Pa
Pennsylvania Power & Light Co
Susquehanna
Safe Harbor
Jim Karr
Pennsylvania Power
Turkey Hill
Gordon Stark
Holtwood
Town
Safe Harbor Dam
Baltimore Gas & Electric
Arch Knisely
Lancaster
Nickel bar tax stirs debate in Minnesota
In St Paul a proposal by State Rep John Arlandson would tax drinks at bars to fund a 27 million pot for arrest and prosecution of drunken drivers. The plan includes 800000 for education and treatment centers. It faces House Tax Committee action amid adjournment pressure.
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ST. Paul, Minn
John Arlandson
Arlandson
Minnesota
House Committee
House
Beagles Aims for Unity and Progress as Roswell Mayor
Independent candidate Virgil L. Beagles vows unity and progress as cornerstones of his Roswell mayoral bid. At 36 he stresses civic pride, gradual change, and reviews the water project with Herkenhoff and Associates to improve long term benefits while maintaining plan strengths. He lives in Roswell with wife Betty and children Rich Bobby and Michelle.
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Tankersley
Bill Reilly
Dick B. Williams
Howard E. Babcock Jr
Vannie E. Graves
Stiles
Roswell
Virgil L. Beagles
Kristopher W. Brock
John K. Ferguson
John S. Perry
James P. Lannom
Beagles
The
Daily Record
Herkenhoff and Associates
Betty
Rich
Bobby
Michelle
Villa Encantada
Poe Street
Sunset Avenue
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Stiles and Grant
Ashcraft
Boehms
Robert Cress
Steve Henderson
Licon
Tom Stephens
Robert Strand
Robert Wafful
Earl G. Tankersley
Kevin Wells
Murray J. Bush
Thomas E. Jennings
Paul Taylor Jr
Richard W. Crewe
Senico Varela
Robert L. Reifstock
Francis E. Lynch
Blanche H. Stephens
Carl Engvall
Kevin Utterback
David Therrien
Kenneth J. Cox
Grant
Enriquez R. Valesquez
Virginia D. Whalen
Carl A. Meake
Mike Kardos Photo
Chaves County
J.J
Farmington
Lyman Davison
Kentucky Ave
Rita Franks
Power Firm
Ice Jam
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