29 Apr 1977
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Newspaper
Silver City Daily Press
Location
Silver City, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1977
Page
1
An Associated Press reporter revisits Hanoi two years after reunification to observe daily life, revealing a do it yourself economy. He notes rapid factory shifts, three daily school sessions, and a city where bicycles and Soviet buses dominate transport while private cars remain scarce.
The piece surveys Hanoi’s postwar scene, noting scarce food and housing, couponed rice and meat, and cramped living spaces. Diplomats endure minimal apartments and sparse schooling, with Russians and Cubans prominent among foreigners, while locals adapt fashions and daily life amid shortages.
SANTA FE AP The federal government sent New Mexico 4 checks totaling 24.7 million this week to cover its share of mineral leasing income from public lands. The year’s total reaches 47.8 million, nearly double last year’s 25.6 million as oil and gas royalties rise and New Mexico now receives 50 percent of income. The extra payments result from a change in federal fiscal year dates with payments now in April and October, and the state expects about 52 million next year.
Senate delays a homeowner insulation tax credit while moving ahead with a $30 million annual tax break for independent oil drillers. The chamber approved part of Carter's program amid debates over broader energy tax cuts, with amendments aiding two poultry processors and high unemployment areas.
The Western Regional Drought Action Task Force proposes long term water conservation courses for all grades and federal drought coordinators in each state. It also backs laws letting the federal government loan water equipment to cities during droughts, not just wartime. Separately, James L Leyman will keynote MSU Building Construction School’s 28th annual awards dinner in Albuquerque.
Highlands University regents vote to raise dormitory rates due to higher utility and food costs. Average rise about 9 percent, with room and board options affecting the final bill. Married housing rents rise about 2 percent, and per-unit rents range from $34 to $110. Funding plans include NMHU allocations of 812,600 for facilities and 377,600 for instructional equipment over five years.
Information Minister Romulo Escobar Betancourt said the United States agreed to withdraw all troops from the Panama Canal Zone by 2000, a move aimed at easing talks on a new canal treaty opening May 10 in Washington. He claimed U.S. concessions include relinquishing nonessential areas within three years and debate over neutrality.
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