New Mexico Highway Office Faces Untidy Finances and Unknown Computers
State officials told the Legislative Finance Committee that the 10 year old accounting software lacks documentation and remains poorly understood. The dispute centers on a $15 million perceived surplus, unverified audits, and calls for a full overhaul of the department’s AFE based budgeting and financial controls. The hearing included Gumercinda DeVargas, John McIntosh and Ken Lorang as officials sought to balance reform with time constraints.
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Santafe
N.M
New Mexico Highway Department
Legislative Finance Committee
Ste
Gumercinda DeVargas
John McIntosh
DeVargas
William Sego
R-Bernalillo
Ken Lorang
Sego
Lorang
McIntosh
Aubrey Dunn
D-Cters
Joint Staff
State Highway Commission
Julian Garcia
Congress Moves Toward Vacation Amid Taxing Stances
Congress stalls for floor action until Sept. 9 as energy price controls near expiration and Turkey arms aid fuels dispute. Senate clears an embargo end for Turkish weapons while House balks under Rep. Madden’s control. Ford vows veto if controls lapse. gasoline could rise 4 to 9 cents per gallon in coming months.
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Washington
Vacaton Energy
House
Ford
U.S
Turkey
Senate
Ray J. Madden
D-ind
House Rules Committee
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Muskie
Henry Bellman
R-Okla
Congress
Navy
Cyprus
Helsinki
Charles B. Rangel
Madden
Chavez Lacks Ability as Farm Union Leader
SACRAMENTO AP Qenar Chavez is praised as a spiritual leader but criticized for weak administration as head of California agriculture workers. Lionel Steinberg, grower and UFW contract partner since 1970, says Chavez’s leadership lacks administrative strength though he aided wage gains for farmworkers.
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Sacramento
Qenar Chavez
California
Agriculture Board
Lionel Steinberg
Edmund Brown Jr
State Food and Agriculture Board
Chavez
United Farm Workers
Steinberg
OFW
Coachella Valley
UFW
Teamsters
Unemployment Figures Ebb Amid Auto Industry Pickup
Washington sources report unemployment around 9 percent for July with May at 9.2 and June at 8.6, while statistical quirks obscure true rates. Auto makers announce callbacks reducing indefinite furloughs to 104,500, aiding industry recovery alongside Ford’s quarterly gains though profits dip 36 percent from last year.
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Washington
Julius Shiskin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Shiskin
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Commerce Department
Agriculture Department
Earl L. Butz
Market settles as unemployment drop spooks inflation worries
New York stocks ended mildly lower in thin trading as the Dow fell to 828.61 with about half losers to gainers. Government data showed unemployment easing to 4 percent from 8.6 percent, while Natomas tumbled 2.48 to 25. Share activity included a large block trade at 25 and American Stock Exchange indices slipping. The NYSE composite eased to 47.33 as inflation concerns lingered.
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NEW York
Tiune
Natomas
American Stocks Exchange
NYSE
Al-Anon Meeting at Silver City Church Saturday
The Al-Anon group will hold its regular weekly session at the Silver City Methodist Church at 8 p.m. Saturday. Members gather for support, meeting format likely follows the standard Al-Anon program.
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Alanon
Al-Anon
Silver City Methodist Church
DMV computer misreads elder driver in Sacramento
In California a DMV computer erred by interpreting Mrs Maude G Tull born Feb 3 1872 as Feb 3 1972 halving her age and denying renewal. After correction she received a one year limited license enabling local driving and she ranks among the state's oldest license holders.
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Sacramento
Calif
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Maude G. Tull
California
Tull
Woman elected to Wine Institute board in breakthrough
Margaret Shahentan becomes the first woman elected to the 41 year old Wine Institute board of directors. She serves as vice president and corporate secretary at Guild Wineries.
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Wine Institute
SAN Francisco
Margaret Shahentan
Guild Wineries
Garbage Ladies Join San Francisco Garbage Crew
Two women join Golden Gate Disposal Co. in San Francisco as the city’s first female garbage workers. Frances Burton and Nadean Alexander, paid about 5.90 dollars an hour, report learning to lift heavy loads, facing curious stares but receiving supportive male coworkers. The pair, part of Warner Apprenticeship, note dirty but washable grime and varied finds from neighborhoods, hoping to stay on the job long term.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Disposal Co
Frances Burton
Sonoma State University
Nadean Alexander
Warner
North Beach
Miss Burton
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