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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1980
Page
1
The Regional Housing Authority calls a public meeting this week to discuss housing needs in the region. The agenda focuses on southeastern New Mexico housing challenges and potential solutions.
Two new City Council members allege Mayor L C Stiles violated Robert's Rules in Harp's mayor pro tem election at a Roswell library meeting. DFA confirms potential procedural breaches while Stiles assigns committee chair roles and confirms key appointments ahead of April session.
Sunny weather drew strong early voting in Illinois as Ronald Reagan and John Anderson tied in a toss up and President Carter led over Senator Edward Kennedy. The Illinois State Board of Election Commissioners logged dozens of crossover voting inquiries, mainly from Democrats seeking to vote for Anderson in his home state.
George Keegan, retired Air Force intelligence chief, says the Iranian hostage seizure was timed to aid the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. He claims the Soviets controlled the militants, financed Iranians linked to the PLO, and trained many at Soviet centers and a Libyan school. He argues for a tougher U.S. military buildup and ending tech trade with the USSR.
Democratic leaders outlined a $21.9 billion package of budget cuts and savings for fiscal 1981 including ending Saturday mail delivery and axing state revenue sharing. If enacted the plan aims for a balanced budget with a $1.8 billion surplus as Budget Chairman Giaimo prepares the draft for the year beginning Oct. 1.
Dr. Loyd R. Hughes, current Vernon Regional Junior College dean, named vice president and dean of ENMU Roswell. He will assume duties April 15 succeeding John Gillis. Hughes has seven years at Vernon, previously led career education at Yavapai College in Prescott and holds degrees from Illinois and New Mexico State University.
In Detroit a blast leveled a small manufacturing site injuring six workers and leaving seven missing though police later said 16 of 23 employees were accounted for. Authorities expressed cautious optimism that the missing had simply not reported to work.
The red-billed quelea is identified as the most abundant bird with an estimated population of 10 trillion, thriving in the drier regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
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