City voters defeat three bond issues totaling 4.25 million
Roswell voters rejected a 2.75 million street drainage, 1.25 million street improvements, and 250000 park improvements bonds. In 1974 and 1975 earlier drainage bonds were also defeated, totaling seven thousand voters at this week’s election. Councilman Boehms blamed the defeats for limiting street upgrades and affecting state plans on Second Street redevelopment.
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Plan City
Roswell
Boehms
State Highway Department
Second Street
Sunset Avenue
Santa Fe Railway
Highway Department
Ken White
Parks and Recreation Commission
White
Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
BOR
Cahoon Park
City to hire outside lawyer for water rate case
Roswell city will retain an attorney to handle a class action in District Court seeking to halt recent rate increases for water, sewer and garbage. A decision is expected by week’s end, with the city answering the injunction by Sept. 27.
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Don Hoffman
Third St
Robert H. Strand
Roswell
A.T
Tom’’ Cochran
Leslie K. Evertson
John Capps
Dist
Stanley Frost
Tucumcari
Paul Snead
Cochran
L.C. Stiles
Severe storm damages Lovington area and council debates building
A Tuesday storm with high winds and pea sized hail knocked down power lines and damaged property in Lovington and nearby areas. A funnel was sighted south of Hobbs but did not touch down. windows were broken and a rest home resident injured by flying glass. Battered by debris, Lovington’s southwest district saw the most damage while power restoration continued into the morning.
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Associated Press
Lovington
Hobbs
Albuquerque
Lea County Electric Cooperative
Caprock
Tatum
Snyder
National Weather Service
New Mexico
Precincts Listed for City Election by Locations
The city assigns precincts to stations and schools across multiple sites including Fire Station No. 3 North Garden Avenue Military Heights Elementary 1900 N Michigan Ave Salvation Army Chapel 612 W College Blvd Washington Avenue Elementary 408 N Washington Ave City Hall 425 N Richardson Ave YMCA Sunset and Alameda El Capitan Elementary 2807 W Bland St Yucca Recreation Center 500 S Richardson Ave City Water Plant 301 E Alameda St Fire Station No. 2 East McGaffey Street Valley View Elementary 1400 S Washington Ave Roswell High School 400 W Hobbs St City Fire Station No. 5 Washington and Gayle.
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City Fire Station
North Garden Avenue
Military Heights
N. Michigan Ave
Salvation Army Chapel
W. College Blvd
Washington Avenue
N. Washington Ave
City Hall
N. Richardson Ave
YMCA
Sunset
Alameda
el Capitan
W. Bland St
Lance denounces unfair media attack over innuendo
Budget Director Bert Lance said he was besieged by unfair innuendo and hearsay and warned that such reporting damages his effectiveness. He denied resigning and awaited Thursday Senate testimony as White House aides apologized to Sen. Charles H. Percy for spreading a rumor about political use of aircraft.
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Washington
Bert Lance
Lance
Georgetown
Senate
Jody Powell
Charles H. Percy
Ill
Percy
Powell
Senate probes Lance aviation use amid Percy clash
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee questions Lance over aircraft use from Georgia banks he led before his government post. Percy calls the Sun Times report a dumb mistake as Powell admits passing a tip about Percy's plane claim to the paper. Lance meets the President in a routine session and says he will keep doing the job.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Love Miller
Percy
Powell
Sun-Times
Lance
Senate
Atlanta
Billy Campbell
Campbell
Washington
Bell & Howell
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
Office of Management and Budget
Carter
Georgia
Powell-Percy
Senate Committee
John P. Sherry
Comptroller of the Currency
Chicago
Comptroller’s
White House
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Europe
Ralph W. Boehms
Twister
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Robert H. Cross
Robert
Bob’’ Wafful
Sterling R. Grant
Harold W. Ashcraft
Ashcraft
City Library Board
California
Leroy Wilce
Wilce
Martha W. Bean
Columbus R. Carr
Carr
Fort Worth
Tex
Marshall
Mescalero Rd
I.J. Marshall
Isaac Pino
Billie Surmick
Claunch
Lincoln County
Ruidoso
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