Former Vietnam POW Hughes Returns to New Mexico
Col. James L. Hughes of Santa Fe, a former Vietnam prisoner of war, arrives in Albuquerque after six years in captivity. He removes a bracelet bearing his name and capture date from a young girl as Lt. Col. Albert Runyan watches. At Kirtland AFB he is greeted by a crowd and Mayor Valdez presents a New Mexico plaque before a Santa Fe welcome ceremony.
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James L. Hughes
Santa Fe
Vietnam
Albuquerque
Albert Runyan
New Mexico
Kirtland Afb
Hughes
Joseph Valdez
Darthy
Darryn
Peter
Col
King
North Vietnam
America
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Tex
Air Force
Thomas W. Sumpter
Alamogordo
Army
Juan Jacquez
Gary Daves
Mescalero
Hughes Returns Home From Vietnam Prison Ordeal
Col. James Lindbergh Hughes arrived in Santa Fe after six years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. Thousands welcomed him in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, with Gov. Bruce King presenting a New Mexico plaque. Hughes spoke of awaiting all POWs and MIAs, and planned rest to regain strength.
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Air Force
Bruce King
Santa Fe
Bataan
Hughes
Albuquerque
NMMI funds restored after Senate contingency action
The New Mexico Senate restored 35000 to the NMMI budget for fiscal 1974 on a contingency basis after it was cut earlier in the week. The $3,035,900 General Appropriations Act includes funds from the permanent fund and was approved 34 to 0. Senate actions also funded the Chaves County Mental Health Center, created a handicapped employment commission, and allocated 150000 for handicapped access renovations at state universities.
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Santa FE
Senate
New Mexico Military Institute
R. E. Thompson
D-Chaves
Roswell
Senate Finance Committee
Thompson
NMMI
Chaves County
Sen
House
Colin McMillan
R-Chaves
McMillan
State Hospitals and Institutions Department
Carl Engwall
Len Thompson
State Education Department
State Employment Security Commission
ESC
Eastern New Mexico University
Robert E. Ferguson
Dchaves-Eddy
Bob E. Wood
Dchaves-Roosevelt
Wood
Ferguson
Branch
Albuquerque
Engwall
New Mexico
General tax relief a major legislative failure say leaders
Santa Fe lawmakers debate tax relief and no fault insurance as Rep. Colin McMillan laments the missed general tax reduction amid a 60 day session logjam. The severance tax fund bill moves through the Senate Finance Committee while no fault insurance advances on a tight House vote.
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Santa FE
House
Colin McMillan
Chaves
Roswell
McMillan
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Max Coll
Rchaves
Tom Brown Jr
D-Chaves-Eddy
Artesia
Carl Engwall
R-Chaves
SFC
New Mexico Legislature Recesses As Budget Impasse Continues
Both houses recessed Saturday night amid an impasse over the general appropriations bill and other measures. The House Appropriations and Finance Committee voted 10-5 not to concur with Senate amendments to House Bill 300, sending the bill to a Senate-House conference committee for settlement.
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Senate Finance Committee
W. S. Ranch
John Morrow
D-Union-Harding- Colfax
Santa FE
New Mexico
House Appropriations and Finance Committee
Senate
House
National debate over death penalty and parole reform
District judges and attorneys across New Mexico weigh tighter parole controls and selective death penalty use as a broader crime deterrent. Stakeholders, including Sen. Thompson, argue penalties must be targeted, with focus on enforcing existing laws and protecting indigent defendants.
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House
Senate
New Mexico
Richard Nixon
U.S. Senate
Roswell
Paul Kelly Jr
Supreme Court
D. D. Archer
Artesia
Kermit Nash
Hobbs
Kelly
R. E. Thompson
D-Chaves
Panel proposes super-Cabinet post merging Kissinger and Rogers
A panel of organizational experts urged creating a super-Cabinet post combining the offices of Henry Kissinger and Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The study also calls for sweeping State Department reforms to restore vitality and better align foreign policy with presidential aims.
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New York
Henry A. Kissinger
William P. Rogers
State Department
Kissinger
Nixon
China
Vietnam
U.N. Association of the United States
U.N. Association
U.S
United Nations
Rogers
Washington
Department of State
National Security Council
White House
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James Lindbergh Hughes
Kirtland Air Force Base
House of Representatives
Col Albert Runyan
Albugeruge
Runyan
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sen. Thompson
State Board of Educational Finance
Legislative Finance Committee
ENMU
Republican
Kenneth Schlientz
R-Quay-Curry
State Supreme Court
Ranch Purchase
Thompson, Ferguson and Wood
Sen. Morrow
Colfax
Taos
By Fred Buckles
W.S
State General Fund
W.S. Ranch
Associated Press
Marilyn Holmes
Archer
Ann Patetate
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