Volpe Proposal Threatens U S 70 Interstate Hopes
U S Secretary of Transportation John A Volpe urged using Highway Trust Funds for urban transit in a 1972 highway needs report potentially ending Interstate plans for U S 70. Roswell local officials hoped for transit funds but favored U S 70 designation, as urban funds allocate for highway or transit projects.
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U.S
John A. Volpe
Roswell
State Highway Commission
Las Cruces
U.S. 70
Volpe
Congress
Transportation Department
Nixon seeks 100 million for nutrition for seniors
President Nixon asked Congress for an extra 100 million dollars next year to improve nutrition for Americans over 69, part of a broader push tied to welfare reform. He outlined the plan in a 12,000 word message and urged early passage of the reform bill.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
White House
Roswell hosts 20th annual DECA leadership conference
Marc LaChey of Roswell High welcomes Tim Renberg of Olympia Washington and Joseph Solano of Santa Fe as the New Mexico DECA conference opens. LaChey is southeast district president and RHS senior. Renberg is national vice president northwest region. Solano is state advisor for the conference.
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Marc LaChey
Roswell High School
Tim Renberg
Olympia
Wash
Joseph Solano
Santa Fe
Roswell
New Mexico Association of the Distributive Education Clubs of America
LaChey
RHS
M. H. LaChey
S. Lea Ave
Renberg
Northwest Region
Solano
Olympia High School
National
San Antonio
Tex
New Mexico
Mary Ann Ballard
Carlsbad
Northwest
Dave Mader
West Mesa High School
Albuquerque
Gary Barker
Highland High School
Joseph Wright
Hot Springs High School
Joseph Campos
Rio Grande High School
Susie Baker
Robertson High School
Las Vegas
Patricia Duran
Las Cruces High School
Steve Jones
Goddard High School
Neila Corbin
West Mesa
Freda Wentz
del Norte High School
Pam Smith
Hot Springs
Kaye Hanes
Goddard
Roswell Weather Outlook Today Through Friday
The Roswell area will see warm and moderately windy conditions today, with a mix of sun and clouds. An afternoon shower or thundershower is possible, with a 20 percent precipitation chance tonight and tomorrow, and temperatures reaching 80 today, 48 tonight, and 73 tomorrow.
Hagerman Rejects Consolidation with Dexter District
Hagerman residents voted 2 to 1 against merging the Hagerman Municipal School District with the Dexter Consolidated School District in a Wednesday straw vote at Town Hall. A total of 503 ballots were cast as the Hagerman Board of Education weighs next steps to address state moves toward regional consolidation. The board praised residents for caring about education and pledged continued progress for Hagerman students.
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Hagerman
Dexter
Town
Hagerman Board of Education
Lake Arthur
Gordon King
Hagerman Municipal
Board of Education
Memphis bus burial precedes desegregation hearing in Memphis
In Memphis a 1960s era bus burial staged by Citizens Against Busing drew about 600 adults and 400 children as Judge Robert McRae prepared for a desegregation hearing. Security tightened with limited seating, briefcase checks, and marshals on the 11th floor.
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Memphis
400 register at state DECA conference at ENMU
More than 400 students from 31 high schools in New Mexico registered for the 20th Annual State Leadership Conference of the New Mexico Association of the Distributive Education Clubs of America. The two day event is headquartered at Eastern New Mexico University Roswell Campus.
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New Mexico
RIAC
DECA
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Alfred Velasquez
Roswell High
Sandie Hughes
Goddard High
Patty Williams
Bama Voegl
GHS
Glenda Owen
Adult Education Center
Don Fenley
Aflcio
Gerald R. Warren
Cost of Living Council
Warren
AFI
George Meany
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
George P. Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
Herbert Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
Donald Rumsfeld
George H. Boldt
Boldt
Ronald L. Ziegler
Afl-Cio
Meany
I. W. Abel
United Steelworkers
Floyd Smith
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Labor Federation
Teamsters
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Woodcock
Roswell and Vicinity
McRae
George Tallent
General Services Administration
Enmu
Los Angeles
Calif
Karen Dandy
Albuquerque High
del Norte
Highland
Manzano
Rio Grande
Sandia
Mayfield
Robertson
Alamogordo
Artesia
Belew
Clovis
Gallup
Grants
Hobbs
Lordsburg
Portales
Ruidoso
Vo-Tech
Santa Rosa
Socorro
Zuni
New Mexico Junior College
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