First Aid Certifications Spike at Roswell Red Cross
Roswell county Red Cross director reports 645 people certified in first aid techniques in the past three months.
21 Mar 1980
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1980
Page
1
Roswell county Red Cross director reports 645 people certified in first aid techniques in the past three months.
The House Budget Committee, with Republicans joining chairman Robert Giaimo, approves a $611.8 billion plan to balance the 1981 federal budget. The vote, 18-6, ends liberal opposition as Carter backs a near balance blueprint and 일부 cuts target defense and subsidies.
New Mexico finance chief David King says revenue sharing cuts will be deep but housing rehabilitation and income housing programs should remain untouched. He told a Roswell luncheon and later spoke at Poe Center, after four days in Washington signaling likely full loss of revenue sharing and 10 to 15 percent cuts for cities and counties.
Betty King district manager for United States Harrison Schmitt's office was installed as United Way of Chaves County chairwoman for 1980. She is the first woman to chair the county drive, with plans to focus on youth and a cooperative effort across 13 agencies. The drive begins in September and will address federal spending, LEAA funding, and rural development priorities in New Mexico.
Jim Marks of Marks-Harris Realtors announces candidacy for County Commissioner District 2 in the 1980 Democratic primary on June 3. He faces Republican incumbent Sam Moorhead with potential primary foe J R Jones. Mark’s career dates to 1950, with Navy service as lieutenant commander in WWII and ties to Roswell and the University of New Mexico.
Democrat Leroy Lang also announces a run for the Roswell city commission seat held by Gary W. Barnett. The candidate Mark s is a longtime county party activist and local business leader with roles in the First United Methodist Church Roswell Chamber of Commerce Roswell Jaycees Kiwanis Realtors Association of New Mexico and the Roswell Board of Realtors. He and his wife Laura Lee live at 2704 Chrysler Drive with three children.
The annual Citywide Science Fair shows a record 562 projects up from last year and will be judged from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Goddard High School cafeteria with setups from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Public viewing is scheduled 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday followed by an awards ceremony 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Officials in Albuquerque say gasoline could reach 1.50 a gallon by summer or year end 1980. The AAA reports New Mexico prices rose about three cents in four weeks with the highest average at 1.26 a gallon amid a five month rise of about 25 cents per gallon.
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