New Mexico State Fair told to rebid racetrack concession bid
Attorney General Toney Anaya directed the New Mexico State Fair to award the concession contract to the high bidder or seek new bids after finding no exemption from the state Purchasing Act. Both bids met specifications, with Lincoln Management offering more to the state than Cee Vee Liquors, potentially yielding $50,000 extra over three years.
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New Mexico
Fair
Lincoln Management
State Fair
Anaya
State Fair Commission
Ruling Expands Nuclear Disability to Mental Claims
A district court awards disability damages to Ramon Martinez, a LASL veteran who believes radiation exposure will kill him, based on anxiety neurosis tied to uranium work. The decision treats mental outlook as a disability linked to radiation, potentially broadening future nuclear industry claims.
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Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
LASL
Ramon Martinez
Martinez
LASA
Nuclear
Alaska Sale Landmark in 1867 Seward Purchase
On March 30 1867 U S Secretary of State William Seward and the Russian minister agreed to the American purchase of Alaska for 7 2 million dollars. The history page also notes Florida territorial government in 1822 and other 19th and 20th century milestones.
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Associated Press
U.S
William Seward
United States
Alaska
Florida
Texas
Japan
China
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Senior High Chorus to Present Spring Concert
The Senior High girls chorus under Miss Carolyn Seale with Ruthe Owens as accompanist performs selections from Elger Mozart and Murray at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Junior High School Auditorium. They also sing You’ll Never Walk Alone.
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Carolyn Seale
Ruthe Owens
Elger
Mozart
Murray
Rogers Hammerstein
Roswell High School
Douglas Dillard
Fuel scandal lingers as whistleblower loses job
Four year old energy scandal centers on an estimated 63 million gallons of bootleg aviation fuel routed to foreign airlines during the Arab oil embargo. Ralph Rohwer is fired for whistleblowing while William Zale, tied to the over allocations, is promoted despite internal memos urging his removal.
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Washington
Energy Department
Korean Air Lines
KLM
Japan Airlines
Lufthansa
Swissair
Ralph Roh
Weder
Avaition Fuels
William Zale
Foreign Carrier
Zale
Samoa Islands
Virgin Islands
Skyways Flight Center
St. Croix
Salman Backs Off Reelect or Higher Office in New Mexico
David Salman, majority leader in the New Mexico House, says he will not seek another term, signaling a potential setback for the Liberal bloc. The piece notes his past near-fatal accident and hints he may pursue statewide office. It also touches on tax official Maxine Gerhart and UNM teaching-load policy debates.
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Santa FE
David Salman
House of Representatives
Mama Lucy
Mora
Salman
Maxine Gerhart
Taxation and Revenue
State Department of Finance and Administration
Taxation and Revenue Agency
Gerhart
Callaghan’s Quiet Key Role in Free World Strategy
British Prime Minister James Callaghan, visiting Washington, acts as a trusted mediator among major industrial nations. He urges specific Bonn Summit remedies to avert a coming global economic crisis worsened by unemployment, dollar decline, and protectionism while promoting patient diplomacy over heated confrontations.
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N.Y
Callaghan
Labor
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
Jim
Western Alliance
Bonn
London
Washington
Carter
Schmidt
West Germany
Brezhnev
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Middle East
Begin
Israel
Sadat
Egypt
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Groton
Conn
Cornelia Magee
New Orleans
J.D. Dean
Borneos
New Mexico Military Institute
Stanford
Indians
Jack Anderson
Moriarty
Ernie Mills
Big Duke
Regents
University of New Mexico
UNM
James Reston
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