15 Oct 1979
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1979
Page
1
The Daily Record Roswell reports a new utility rate increase as the city grapples with rising costs and public concern. The piece outlines the impact on residents and local government response plans.
Gov. Bruce King plans to urge the 1980 Legislature to earmark more of the motor vehicle excise tax for the Highway Department amid falling gasoline tax revenues. He may also seek funds from the general fund or severance tax bonds for highway improvements.
Roswell attorney Charles Malone former ENMMC Board president praised hospital administrators Charles Thomas and James D Agostino for their leadership during a three year growth period. He noted staff expansion from 39 doctors and five dentists to 60 doctors and six dentists and thanked donors and Security National Bank for bond funds.
An informal Iowa fundraiser poll of 1,500 Republican contributors by the Iowa Daily Press Association put George Bush at 36 percent. John Connally and Robert Dole tied near 15 percent, Reagan led conservatives with 40 percent in a separate Des Moines poll, while Baker and Crane trailed. The results are unofficial and mainly serve campaign planning.
The Supreme Court formally notes receipt of a special master report urging an engineering survey to determine New Mexico's Pecos River water entitlement. Parties must file exceptions within 45 days before the court decides next steps. Judge Jean S. Breitenstein recommended the new survey to help Texas and New Mexico resolve the dispute.
Gov Bruce King said he plans to appoint a new state Highway Commission member to replace Paul Rader before the panel's Wednesday meeting. He noted time is short to meet his self imposed deadline and warned he would rather not blow it.
Brezhnev, 72, reached 15 years as Soviet Union president and party general secretary since 1977 ouster of Podgorny. Media offered scant notice, despite Brezhnev’s long rule and rumors of health. reports note Khrushchev’s spaceflight wishes and Brezhnev’s absence from public attention.
The piece recalls Brezhnev stepping into top power as first secretary and later general secretary during October 1964, while Kosygin remains premier. It contrasts him with Khrushchev and notes Brezhnev’s growing influence and role in detente as he engages with U.S. presidents.
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