Families brace for holidays as National Guard deploys
New Mexico and nearby states deploy 61 soldiers from the 150th Security Forces Squadron after Sept. 11. Some are stationed at Holloman AFB or Oman. Families cope with separation during Thanksgiving and Christmas while sending support such as cookies and messages.
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Kirtland Air Force Base
New Mexico Air National Guard
Kelly
Richard
Farmington
New Mexico
150Th
National Guard
Kim Lalley
Holloman Air Force Base
Alamogordo
Oman
Middle East
Kaleb
Wyatt
Kirsten
Garrett
Albuquerque
Sylvia
Tesuque
Jerome
Salvation Army
Venus
Miranda
New Mexico Court Hesitates on Concealed Handgun Law
The state supreme court delayed ruling on concealed weapon permits as parties clash over constitutional rights. DPS has issued about 12 000 license forms but only a few dozen applications arrived amid legal uncertainties.
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Supreme Court
Robinson
David Campbell
Baca
New Mexico
Campbell
DPS
NovaBUS plant faces layoffs as orders stall in weak economy
Marek president of local 2577 says the NovaBUS plant will idle from December 23 to January 2 with 26 to 50 workers to be laid off. About 268 employees remain at the facility as potential buyers visit but no orders are expected in a weak market. May 2002 delivery of existing orders is projected. Dallas reportedly plans to order 90 more buses, pending interest from others.
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Baca
Jerome Marshak
Marshak
High Court
Shannon Robinson
Albuquerque
Marek
Novabus
General Services Administra
Tion
Dallas
ILEA Roswell Students Visit Mescalero Apache Court
A group of 25 law enforcement officers from Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Nicaragua and Panama toured the Mescalero Apache courthouse. They met tribal prosecutor Richard Rocha associate justice Alta Branham FBI agent Joe McGill and drug program coordinator Debbie Blaylock who described the tribal court system and the four step drug treatment program. The visit illustrated federal tribal and BIA roles and the program’s aim to strengthen democratic policing with NM Tech SIAC ENMU Roswell and SHSU as contractors for the State Department pilot project.
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Ilea-Roswell
Richard Rocha
Alta Branham
Debbie Blaylock
FBI
Joe McGill
Rocha
Blaylock
Mescalero Apache Reservation
McGill
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Albuquerque USPS anthrax tests negative across facilities
The New Mexico Health Department reported all 23 samples from the Albuquerque airport mail facility and a west side auxiliary site were negative for anthrax. Earlier, the main facility also tested negative. No contamination found in the state. tests of letters from the BIA to employees were negative. The epidemiologist said no further postal tests will be conducted unless concerns arise.
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Albuquerque
State Health Department
Mack Sewell
New Mexico
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA
Brentwood
Washington, D.C
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International Law Enforcement Academy
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Science Applications International Corp
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Albuquerque Post
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