Roswell crackdown targets junk cars on private property
Roswell police and environmental officers launch a program to remove abandoned junk cars from streets and property. Violators face up to 300 dollars in fines and up to 90 days in jail. citations may lead to towing or court appearances if vehicles are not fixed or removed. Local residents report dozens of complaints monthly about clutter and safety hazards.
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Roswell
Bill King
King
Chaves
Carter weighs Lance fate as Lance delays resignation
President Carter and Bert Lance near a decision on Lance leading the Office of Management and Budget. Senate testimony raises questions about Lance seeking to clear his record while aides report Carter urging a verdict and Lance resisting resignation amid pressure from Byrd.
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Washington
Carter
Bert Lance
Lance
Office of Management and Budget
Jody Powell
Georgia
Senate
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Los Angeles Times
White House
Powell
Bert
Byrd
Governmental Affairs Committee
Senate Committee
City Gains Delay in Utility Case
A District Court hearing on an injunction against Roswell water rate increases was postponed at the city attorney’s request to allow more time for a response. The hearing is now set for Sept 30 before Judge Stanley Frost, with City Attorney John Capps aiding in preparing the defense.
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William F. Brainerd
Brainerd
Dist
Stanley Frost
Tucumcari
John Capps
CIA scientist tests Nixon party drugged claim
Dr. Sidney Gottlieb told a Senate panel he was asked to determine if any members of President Nixon's traveling party were drugged during a 1971 trip to a foreign country. He said the President was not drugged but noted peculiar symptoms in others, including Dr. Walter Tkash, with disoriented behavior and inappropriate crying fits.
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Washington
CIA
Senate
Nixon
Sidney Gottlieb
Walter Tkash
Racing Commission chair may have signed track marker
State Racing Commission Chairman George Maloof acknowledged he may have signed a marker at a track while serving as commissioner. Commissioner Robert Estrada of Albuquerque said he borrowed 1500 from Sunland Park in 1975 to buy a horse in a claiming race but was not a commissioner then. Gov. Apodaca fired Herman Tabet after he accepted 5700 in credit from Ruidoso Downs and Sunland Park, while others say Maloof and Estrada’s cases are less serious. a Thursday meeting will decide Fortuna Properties licenses tied to Sunland and Ruidoso.
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Albuquerque
State Racing Commission
George Maloof
Robert Estrada
Sunland Park
Jerry Apodaca
Herman Tabet
Ruidoso Downs
Tabet
de Uriarte
The
Racing Commission
Fortuna Properties, Inc
Sunland and Ruidoso Downs
Maloof
Fortuna
Apodaca
Commission
Winford Carlile
Lovington
Malcolm ‘Buddy’ Major
Magdalena
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Glen H. ‘Duffy
Daughenbaugh
Roswell Shrine
New Mexico State Fair
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Internal Revenue Service
Michael Patriarca
Comptroller of the Currency’s Office
Patriarca
IRS
Donald L. Tarleton
Comptroller’s Office
Atlanta
Miami
Tarleton
First National Bank of
Calhoun
Charles Percy
R-Ill
Capitol
Texas
Lane Denton
Congress Avenue
Texas State Capitol
Austin
Unifax
Colorado
Springfield
Pueblo
Robert Bergland
Rcene
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