Farewell slide rule after a century of use
The slide rule, brought to the United States from Europe in 1886, ends production at Sterling Plastics Co. of Mountainside New Jersey as pocket calculators rise. Calculators offer more precision and speed, though some, like Louis Harris, still defend the device for its transparent workings. The rule, once vital for immense calculations, now fades into history after about 100 years of service.
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Sterling Plastics Co
Mountainside
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Smithsonian Institution
U.S
Louis Harris
Nixon
Connally
LBJ
Liz Carpenter
Johnson
Bristol-Myers
Abbott Labs
United States
Warren Fiske
Pecos Diamonds Hunt and a Close Rattlesnake Encounter
A neighbor and I searched for Pecos Diamonds along a dirt road near a New Mexico guard installation. We found several diamonds and photographed a rattlesnake about three inches long attacking a cotton tail rabbit. The rider spared the rabbit and the snake allegedly spared us, but warns that big rattlers are active now with no safe time to encounter them.
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Pecos
New Mexico Guard
Water bill figures shown in cubic feet mislead users
The article explains that monthly water usage on bills is in cubic feet and reminds readers that one cubic foot equals 72 gallons. To estimate the rise in a future bill under proposed rates, multiply the usage in cubic feet by 71 and apply the new rate, yielding the approximate increase if approved.
Lopez Family Thankful After Marine's Bereavement
The Lopez family expresses gratitude to the community for spiritual and personal support during their bereavement for Marine Lopez. They thank attendees, those who offered Masses, provided meals and flowers, called, and expressed concern and love. Domingo Delma and Nancy Lopez.
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Marine Lopez
Domingo, Delma
Nancy Lopez
Today in History Highlights from October 11
On this date Casimir Pulaski died in the American Revolution at Savannah in 1779. John Stevens began the first steam ferry between New York City and Hoboken in 1811. Latin American nations signed a non aggression pact in Rio in 1933. Pope John XXIII opened the Vatican II in 1962. Puerto Rico faced severe floods in 1970. The Catholic Church withdrew endorsement of Franco’s Spain in 1975.
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Casimir Pulaski
Sppenaiete
Savannah
John
Stevens
Citizens Meet In Roswell For Eisenhower Committee
A 1952 Roswell meeting to organize a Citizens for Eisenhower Committee was led by presiding officer Herman Dow. The report notes local residents visiting from Chicago and Midland and a downtown hotel stay, plus social club gathering and a parade attendance at the State Fair in Albuquerque.
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Citizens For Eisenhower
Chaves County
Herman Dow
Carol Morrison
G.S. Morrison
el Paso
Texas
J.S. Griffith
Midland
Roswell
Norton Hotel
Joe Bockman
Highland Road
Lynn Griffith
Arizona
C.L. Harrison
Margaret
Carl Fischer
Albuquerque
Ohito Theta Rho
Margaret Dean
Olivia Ellis
Anaya weighs Senate bid while tied to family moves
Attorney General Toney Anaya faces pressure to seek the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat held by Pete Domenici. Family concerns and lingering campaign debts complicate his decision, as he and wife Elaine have rarely settled in one place amid a possible relocation.
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Anaya
Pete Domenici
U.S
Toney
Elaine
Santa Fe
Anaya eyeing NM Senate bid amid heavy fundraising talk
The piece notes political pressure in New Mexico as Anaya weighs a run against Pete Domenici. It cites potential needs for $250,000 to $500,000 to mount a campaign, concerns within the Democratic Party about primary foes, and Anaya’s high street popularity while anticipating scrutiny from party rivals. Anaya plans to present his budget before the Legislative Finance Committee next week.
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Pete Domenici
New Mexico
Anaya
Land of Enchantment
Demos
Senate
Rio Arriba
Valencia
Toney
Legislative Finance Committee
Baker and Nixon era plots surface in controversial memoir notes
The forthcoming memoir Child of the Senate recounts Bobby Bakers ties to Lyndon Johnson and allegations of pressuring Baker for dirt on Democrats during the 1972 campaign. It details Johnson Connally and Nixon interactions, pardons, and hidden profits schemes linked to major firms and regulators.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Baker
Johnson
Nixon
John Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
John Connally
Bebe Rebozo
Abe Fortas
Clark Clifford
Robert Vesco
Lawrence O'Brien
Rebozo
George McGovern
D-S.d
O’brien
Herbert Kalmbach
O'Brien
Howard Hughes
LBJ
Texas
Connally
the Treasury
Columbus Day Jest Delays Discovery With A Monday Holiday
A satirical piece recounts Columbus seeking a permit to discover America and facing bureaucratic absurdities. The White House stages a televised discovery in prime time, but officials halt the event to avoid unsafe voyages and unequal crews, leaving Columbus frustrated and Columbus Day set on a Monday for a holiday.
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N.Y
Columbus
America
Department of Paperculture
Bureau of Immigration
Japan
Nina
Pinta
Santa Maria
White House
Ohio
Georgia
Mississippi
Indiana
Texas
Wisconsin
Kansas
Walden Pond
Spain
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Avis
ITT
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General Motors
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Crisco
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FTC
Russell Baker
Mao Tse-tung
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