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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1979
Page
4
A lobbyist asserts insurers should raise rates up to 26 percent to ensure high risk drivers pay their share. The plan aims to shift costs from safe to risky drivers, with penalties for driving without coverage. Supporters claim higher premiums will incentivize safer driving and reduce overall costs.
The piece argues that Iran's chaos and Saudi oil underwrite US power, yet Europe and Japan lack naval commitments. It urges allied flotillas to join a multinational show of force to protect Middle East oil and avoid a world economic crisis.
A reader argues that 1964 Civil Rights Act was meant to end discrimination and not enforce quotas. The letter condemns perceived perversion by lawmakers and bureaucrats and urges regents to study the act's original intent to ensure equal opportunity for qualified individuals.
Washington reports indicate tensions rise between the United States and the Soviet Union as President Carter and White House insiders grapple with stalled detente efforts. Officials say a calmer stance is uncertain while many sources fear lasting damage to diplomacy.
The piece outlines a tense US Soviet path to a SALT II pact with President Carter pushing for a final arms agreement while Brezhnev delays and fears ratification. It notes Carter's close involvement, Brzezinski's hard line stance, and Vance's more conciliatory approach as negotiations stretch toward a Geneva summit.
In Santa Fe the governor’s lobbying efforts during the session yielded mixed results. Bruce King failed to secure major capital projects and tax cuts, while he pushed to shift funds toward construction and won some gains on right to work. The session left veterans and observers unsure of leadership and strategy as lawmakers headed home.
The Roswell Daily Record explains letters to the Public Forum should be signed and include a street address. Due to space limits, letters may not exceed 200 words and will not publish libelous or defamatory, in poor taste, or political endorsement content. Send to Roswell Daily Record P O Box 1897 Roswell New Mexico 88201.
St Ann's chapter of St Andrew's Women's group met at the home of Mrs W N Worthington in South Springs Acres. The Small Society held its gathering with Mrs I J Marshall as hostess and Mrs H B McGrady assisting.
President uses executive power to bypass 30 day review and authorize 390 million dollars in F 5E 60 A Vulcan anti aircraft weapons to Yemen as South Yemen invades ally Saudi backed Yemen. Top officials weigh risks amid tribal tensions and uncertain outcomes.
The text depicts a chaotic shift in U S approach as Carter’s administration contemplates ad hoc military and diplomatic moves in Yemen and the region. It notes perceived U S weakness after Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia moves, questioning oversight of arms sales and the political costs at home and abroad.
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