Bolack Ranch Watered Display Bears Bad Fair Year
Former New Mexico governor Tom Bolack recalls the 1971 fair as the worst year due to frost, hail, and a dry Animas River. He borrowed produce from neighbors and the San Juan Experimental Farm to assemble a vegetable exhibit, with irrigation-supported coleus plants safe in refrigerated displays.
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New Mexico
Tom Bolack
Albuquerque
Farmington
B-Square
New Mexico State Fair Agricultural Department
Animas
San Juan
B Square Ranch
Harmon Farms
Coleus
American party presidential candidate to open Albuquerque HQ
The American party plans a visit to Albuquerque to formally open its local campaign headquarters. Congressman John Schmitz of California will arrive next Tuesday and speak at a fundraising dinner the following evening at the Western Skies Motor Hotel. Tickets are $25 per person or $35 per couple.
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Albuquerque
N.M
American Party
New Mexico
John Schmitz
California
Schmitz
Western Skies Motor Hotel
Bond ordered in IRA gun running case in Texas
Five Irish Republic Army sympathizers jailed for defying orders to testify face bonds of 100000 each set by US District Judge Leo Brewster. Attorney Ed Polk sought release on personal recognizance while noting their family ties and employment. Brewster cited hardship from confinement and upheld the bail while supervising passport surrender until resolution.
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Abilene, Tex
Irish Republican Army
Supreme Court
Dallas
Ed Polk
Kenneth Tierney
Thomas Laffey
Daniel Crawford
Mathias Reilly
Paschal Morahan
Brewster
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
William ©. Douglas
Polk
North Vietnamese strikes hit Quang Ngai as Thieu visits Quang Tri
North Vietnamese forces launch heavy blows on Quang Ngai province while President Thieu tours recaptured Quang Tri City. U S air forces report over 100 planes downed in the new bombing campaign as air strikes target bridges highways and warehouses.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Quang Ngai
da Nang
Nguyen van Thieu
Quang Tri City
North Vietnam
U.S
Ba To
U.S. Air Force
Senate OKs shift to rail transit funds in highway bill
The Senate, by 48-26, allowed states to divert part of federal highway money into rail projects as part of an $18 billion highways transit bill. The package includes 14.2 billion for highway aid over two years and 3.8 billion to support subway and rail systems. Transportation Secretary Volpe praised the vote, noting the need for mult modes and viable city options.
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Robert L. Campbell
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Edmund S. Muskie
John Sherman Cooper
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W.M
Congress
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Atam AN
W. McGaffey
Oldsmobile
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Omega
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