West Texas Floods Surge Across State Amid Heavy Rains
Overflowing creeks flood Abilene and other towns as a week of heavy rain continues. Officials evacuate nearly 100 families while lakes and rivers rise and dozens of roads close across Reagan to Upton counties and the Rio Grande region. Death toll climbs with three or more drownings reported.
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Associated Press
Abilene
Texas
Elm Creek
John Sandlin
South
West Texas
Reagan
Sterling
Crockett
Upton
Colorado River
Ballinger Park
Ballinger
Colorado
Runnels County
Department of Public Safety
Coke Austin
San Angelo
Concho River
Corpus Christi
National Weather Service
Rio Grande
Big Bend National Park
Lake Amistad
Big Bend Park
Castelon
San Saba
North Middle
South Concho
Cypress
Appraisers Urged to Elevate Role in Savings and Loan
Dan D Swearingin Albuquerque real estate appraiser told about 300 officials at the 47th annual New Mexico savings and loan convention in Roswell that appraisal is the cornerstone of a sound operation. He urged adequate time data and education for inspective analysis and cited a skit to highlight the issues. Willam Prather of Chicago presented inflation and policy concerns and noted the eight point program to aid small savers. He warned of legal battles from pension reform and said most recent lawsuits have been won, citing six common charges in the cases.
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Tom Halpin
Dan D. Swearingin
Albuquerque
League of Insured Savings and Loan Associations
New Mexico
Swearingin
Savings and Loan
Roswell Inn
Ls Greedy
John Truehart
Greedy
United States League of Savings Associations
Willam Prather
Chicago
Ford
Congress
Prather
Garry Owen
Roswell
IPAA President to Speak on Oil Tax Proposals in Roswell
IPAA president C John Miller will address area independents at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Roswell Country Club on congressional actions harming oil and gas producers. Miller, from Allegan Michigan, returns from a Washington meeting with 180 independents urging rejection of punitive tax ideas that would raise taxes by over two billion dollars.
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United States
Congress
Roswell Country Club
John Miller
Independent Petroleum Association of America
IPAA
Allegan
Mich
Washington, D.C
House
Ways and Means
New Mexico
Washington
Charles B. Read
Read & Stevens, Inc
Roswell
Read
Independent Oil and Gas Producers
Mrs Smith Declares Chairman Title For RNC
In Albuquerque after a fundraising dinner, Mary Louise Smith insisted she should be called chairman of the Republican National Committee, not chairwoman. Joe Skeen, the gubernatorial candidate, stumbled in introducing her until she clarified the point and affirmed the title.
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Albuquerque
Mary Louise Smith
Republican National Committee
Joe Skeen
In-House Construction Bid Rules Adopted by New Mexico Commission
The New Mexico Highway Commission in Roswell approved a Task Force recommendation to cap in house construction without bids. Projects over 100000 require commission review to decide on bids or use highway materials and staff. Under 100000, work stays with highway district forces without contract. Commissioners present included Schwartzman Towle Armijo Martin and Chaney. The commission also backed a request from A W Hess to aid access road design for the International Space Hall of Fame in Alamogordo. A joint powers agreement with NM Military Institute was deferred. No speed limit changes. Contract awards to be announced Friday at 10 am in Santa Fe.
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New Mexico Highway Commission
Roswell
Highway District
Alfred Schwartzman
Albuquerque
Kenneth Towle
Hobbs
Robert Armijo
Las Vegas
Robert Martin
Red Rock
James Chaney
Moriarty
Schwartzman
A.W. Hess
International Space Hall of Fame
Alamogordo
New Mexico Military Institute
Santa Fe
Ford Fails Move to Delay Federal Worker Raises
The Senate rejected President Ford’s plea to delay 5.5 percent pay raises for 3.5 million federal workers for three months by a vote of 64 to 10. The raises will take effect Oct. 1 as scheduled, despite Ford’s order being overturnable by Congress. This marks his first major defeat in Congress since Aug. 9.
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Washington
Senate
Ford
House
Eastern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo Opens Soon Parade
The 2nd annual Eastern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo runs Sept 24 28 with a grand parade on Tuesday at 10 am featuring a 1930 Mack Hook and Ladder Fire Truck the 12th U.S. Air Force Band and Tactical Air Command and a Bicentennial flag ceremony at the Chaves County Courthouse. Open booths include FFA 4 H and educational displays with horse shows English and Western slated for the final days.
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Dick Mulkey
Roswell
Chaves County
New Mexico
Chaves
Curry
DeBaca
Eddy
Guadalupe
Lea
Lincoln
Otero
Quay
Roosevelt
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Tyler
Palacios
Victoria
Savings, Loan Meeting
N. M
Mrs. Smith
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IDD
Richard M. Nixon
Leon Jaworski
U.S. District Court
Special
Watergate Prosecutor Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Caribbean
Dick Mulkeyr
Jerry Pritchard
Joe Carriere
Fair
Bob Baldock
Elton Arnold
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