State officials blast DOE veto proposal
State and local lawmakers and candidates denounce a DOE recommendation that would bar New Mexico from vetoing nuclear waste disposal in its borders. DOE's John Deutsch says New Mexico retains veto rights but favors state concurrence, while Sen. Harrison Schmitt rejects any DOE power shift and asserts state sovereignty.
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DOE
Department of Energy
Interagency
John Deutsch
New Mexico
Harrison
Jack’’ Schmitt
The
Daily Record
Albuquerque
Sen. Schmitt
R-N.m
New Mexico Debaters Rehash Issues In First TV Clash
Democrat Bruce King and Republican Joe Sheen butted heads over tax reform right to work and nuclear waste policies during the first of two televised debates in Albuquerque. The candidates clashed on DOE veto power and WIPP project plans while other state figures weighed in.
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Bill Feather
Associated Press
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Bruce King
Joe Sheen
Channel 4
Kob-Tv
Channel 7
Koat-Tv
Sheen
King
Robert Ferguson
Skeen
Ferguson
Fred McCaffrey
Santa Fe
Capitol
McCaffrey
Aubrey Dunn
Dotero
Ment
Lovington
Pete Domenici
DOE
Secretary of Energy
Sen. Domenici
R-N.m
Defense
Domenici
Senate
Toney Anaya
Congress
Anaya
WIPP
Timothy Jennings
Rolla Hinkle
Hinkle
Cost of Living Council
James Schlesinger
Jennings
Escape from Chaves County Jail prompts wide hunt
Merle Clinton May 22, escaped from Chaves County Jail by kicking a ceiling hole then leaping from a second story window near noon. Deputies, Roswell police and state police search with 15 officers aided by Jailer notes. May faces auto theft charges and may flee Roswell area.
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Merle Clinton May
N. Main St
Leroy Carpenter
Main St
Chaves
Carpenter
Roswell
State Police
Sheriff's Department
May
Orville Freeman
J.T Randall
Carson Lowman
Timothy Z. Jennings
Carter prepares Phase II anti inflation plan next week
President Carter is expected to unveil a long awaited Phase II anti inflation package perhaps in a televised address next Tuesday. White House aides say final decisions are not yet made and timing could slip. Meany warns leaks are prompting preemptive price hikes.
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Washington
Carter
White House
Jody Powell
Powell
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Nuke plants and waste isolation eyed in New Mexico report
Roswell Daily Record notes potential pros and cons of nuclear materials handling in New Mexico as a new executive speaks. Separate items discuss Capitan school complex plans and bond election, and a regional effort to challenge natural gas pricing in the federal energy package. Also sports coverage of Goddard Rockets versus Carlsbad Cavemen. In Helena, Senator Melcher debuts the Buckskin Award to praise taxpayers’ service and discipline.
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Congress
Helena
Mont
John Melcher
de Mont
William Proxmire
Wisconsin Democrat
Melcher
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Bergland
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