Bleak U.S. Jobless Count Rises in October
The Labor Department reports unemployment up to 8.6 percent in October, with 230,000 more jobless and 8 million unemployed. The labor force grew to 93.4 million while 85.4 million Americans held jobs, marking a reversal of a recent decline and challenging the Ford administration amid rising inflation.
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Robert A. Dobkin
Washington AP
Ford Administration
Labor Department
White House
Ron Nessen
Reelected officers lead West Texas Peace Officers meet Roswell
C M Teague was re elected secretary treasurer of the West Texas South Plains Eastern New Mexico Peace Officers Association at the Roswell Inn session. Sheriff Travis McPherson of Hereford and Lovington Chief J E Polson were elected president and first vice president respectively with Tommie Callender and A C Jones also chosen for top posts. The gathering featured FBI briefings on the privacy act and information requests highlighting cooperative efforts and ongoing challenges.
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Marian McQuiddy
Roswell
West Texas
Tommie Callender
A. C Jones
Clovis
Richard Thorp
History
Eastern New Mexico University- Roswell
John Lathrop
Department of Economics and Business
New Mexico Junior College
Hobbs
BLM Plans EIS Meeting Emphasizes Cooperation With Livestock Producers
Roswell District Manager William Campbell leads a BLM EIS planning session stressing need for cooperation with allotment holders and area ranchers. Key topics include ranges, wildlife, cow capacities, water and forage, with March 30 1979 set as the EIS draft completion.
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Bureau of Land Management
William W
Bill’’ Campbell
Roswell
James S
Jim’’ Morrison
Charles S
Charlie’’ Shannon
BLM
Allotees
Rio Grande Room
Roswell Inn
Bill
Campbell
EIS
Allotee
Jim” Morrison
Charles E. Charlie
E. Shannon
BILM
Morrison
Shannon
Steve Leonard
Don Case
Pete Montoya
Harvey Yates
Roswell Man Seeks Hatch Act Opinion On Employment Status
Bobby Ramirez and Lupe Mendez resigned from the Chaves County Democratic Executive Committee after election. Ramirez, an Upward Bound recruiter at ENMU Roswell, seeks to determine if he is a federal or university employee under the Hatch Act after being placed back on the committee. He consulted HEW and ENMU officials seeking a test case to clarify his status.
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George Welles
Roswell
Chaves County
Democratic Executive Committee
Bobby Ramirez
Eastern New Mexico University
Lupe Mendez
Southeastern
Ramirez
ENMU
Portales
Frances Richardson
Sign mixup shows 65 mph limit near Roswell
Motorists on U.S. 70 380 west of Roswell faced a confusing 65 mph sign after wind blew away the slip cover, revealing the higher limit. John Riddle of the state Highway Department said the valid limit remains 55 mph as shown on the official sign nearby.
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Roswell
John Riddle
State
New Mexico
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