FDR monument lacking in Washington another memorial quest
Maryland Rep Clarence D Long has introduced a House bill to erect a national Vietnam War memorial. The column surveys historic monuments for leaders and heroes, noting delays and missing tributes from Jefferson to Pershing and Franklin D Roosevelt and the unresolved FDR memorial in Washington.
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Henry J. Taylor
Maryland
Clarence D. Long
Washington
Vietnam
Paris
France
Horace E. Porter
Jones
St. Louis
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate
Smithsonian wants to install a Washington Merry-Go-Round
The Smithsonian seeks private funds to restore the Dentzel carousel stored since 1966 in Massachusetts. The project would cost about 500 000 dollars, with 81 000 dollars for 42 horses and 36 clown heads plus lights mirrors and mechanical parts. Readers are invited to donate to the Merry-Go-Round fund.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Heaven
Smithsonian
America
G.A. Dentzel
William
Woodside Park
Philadelphia
Woodside
Massachusetts
Charles Blitzer
Dentzel
Blitzer
Congress
ENMU regent Wheeler blamed. Senate splits on reconsideration
Portales resident Ernest Wheeler, longtime Eastern New Mexico University regent and former chairman, faced renewed scrutiny as the Senate Rules Committee backed a vote to deny reconfirmation. Despite praise from Sen. Wood and other officials, the motion failed 21 to 20, while Wheeler ended his tenure as regent amid alleged campus financial issues.
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Bob Wood
Roosevelt-Chaves
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Ernest Wheeler
Portales
Eastern New Mexico University
Sen. Wood
Sen
R. E. Thompson
Bob Ferguson
Wheeler
Auto makers question viability of catalytic converters
Chrysler official S L Terry questioned the can be effective pollution devices saying tests show the catalytic converters do not perform adequately in regular car use. He urged Congress to extend the 1970 Clean Air Act deadlines to 1977, while Ford signaled similar action to resolve disputes over proposed emission restrictions. The remarks cast doubt on whether the industry can meet the 1975 standards without more time or alternative approaches.
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Board of Regents
ENMU
Senate
Eastern
Mr. Wheeler
Chrysler Corp
General Motors
Ford
Detroit
S. L. Terry
Environmental Protection Agency
Terry
Chrysler
Congress
1948 4-H Club Opens Season With New Officers
The 4-H club met for the first time in 1948 electing Melvin Glenn president and Martin Barnett vice president. The event noted speakers from U S Extension and Soil Conservation at Artesia High School.
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Melvin Glenn
Martin Barnett
Walden Crawford
Ivan D. Wood
United States Extension Sevice
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Artesia High School
Ernie Lowery
New Mexico University
Annette Williams
State social service funds may vanish under HEW rules
The New Mexico DHI faces major cuts as HEW tightens social service rules. Drug programs could shrink two thirds in 1974, with $481,000 needed to maintain current funding. Eligibility is narrowed to income tests, ending categorical needs, risking closures and layoffs statewide.
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Fred Buckles
Santa FE
U.S
DHI
Belarmino Giron
HEW
Giron
Congress
New Mexico
Taos
Las Vegas
Albuquerque
Hobbs
Carlsbad
Socorro
Las Cruces
Portales Clovis
State Health Social Services Department
Wayne Powell
DHI Assistan
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John Paul Jones
United States
Annapolis
Michelangelo
Florence
Church of Santa Croce
Benjamin Franklin
Christ Church
Franklin
Benjamin
Deborah Franklin
Jefferson
Monticello
Charlottesville
Thomas Jefferson
Martha Jefferson Randolph
John Tyler
Alvin C. York
John J. Pershing
General Pershing
London
Westminster Abbey
W. (Chatham) Pitt
Viscount Palmerston
George Canning
William E. Goldstone
Benjamin Disraeli
Sir Winston Churchill
Blandon
Oxfordshire
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington
Winston Churchill
Merry
Long Island
New Jersey
The
Small Society
Vermns
Brickman
Calliope
Merry-Go-Round
Samuel Cash
Sam Ervin
D-N.d
Georgetown Law Center
Cash
Ford Foundation
NMU
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Truman Sanders
Ralph Arias
David Almendarez
Arias
State Capitol
Social Service
DHS Board
HSSD
New Mexico Mental Health Authority
White House
Los Lunas
Los Lunas Hospital
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