Mexican prisoners seek exchange to serve terms in Mexico
Four Mexican citizens at Leavenworth prison pressed for a prisoner exchange so they could end their U S sentences in Mexican jails close to families. They cited language barriers, travel costs, and feelings of alienation, while officials noted some support like Mexican meals and Spanish aids.
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Leavenworth, Kan
U.S
United States
Unite States
Steve Selbat
Leavenworth Times
Medina
Ing. L
Mexico
Charles L. Benson
Benson
Pablo Cortina
Antonio Alvarez
Alvarez
Gravitt Son Testifies In Bell Privacy Suit
Michael Gravitt testifies that his late father T C Gravitt feared Bell security agents before dying. The testimony relates to a $4 million invasion of privacy suit by James Ashley against Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. and ties to a broader $29 million damage case alleging harassment through internal investigations.
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San Antonio, Tex
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Texas
Bell
Michael Gravitt
T.C. Gravitt
Gravitt
Telephone
T.O. Gravitt
James Ashley
Telephone Company
Ashley
Construction In Limbo At Los Alamos
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory director Harold Agnew says two multimillion dollar projects a 16 million lab complex and a 12 million Meson facility addition are in limbo after Sen Montoya’s defeat. With Montoya out and Schmitt and Domenici in Congress, authorization remains uncertain as funding sits without presidential approval.
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Los Alamos
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
Harold Agnew
Joseph Montoya
D-N.m
Agnew
Montoya
New Mexico
Senate
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Los Alamoos
Harrison
Schmitt
Pete
Domenici
Sail Congress
Treasure Hunt Plans at White Sands Range Spars
Expeditions Unlimited of Pompano Beach seeks a date for its paused treasure hunt for legendary gold near Victoria Peak at White Sands Missile Range. The Army warns it cannot interrupt vital defense testing yet studies possible dates, contingent on range testing. Six claimants dispute ownership of the supposed billions in gold.
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Winte Sands Missile Range
U.S
Victoria Peak
Pompano Beach
Fla
Jim Lovelady
White Sands
Norman Scott
Fapeditions Unlimited
Mexican American Democrats seek meeting with Carter
Mexican American Democrats in Texas drafted a letter to President elect Jimmy Carter asking for a meeting within two weeks to press for inclusion of Mexican Americans in his administration. MAD leader Joe Bernal cites strong support and calls for proportional representation and involvement in decision making, noting past promises and urging action similar to California’s approach under Gov. Jerry Brown.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Jimmy Carter
Joe Bernal
San Antonis
The
Mexican-American Democrats
MAD
Carter
Bernal
Corpus Christi
Jerry Brown
California
Brown
Board of Regents
University of Texas
Texas A&m
Board of Pardons and Parole
McGovern
Rural Mayors Organize For National Conference
Shenandoah Iowa hosts about 20 mayors mostly from Iowa for the first National Rural Communities Mayors Conference. Organizer David Childs says rural towns lack voice and the gathering aims to highlight problems, draft a letter to President-elect Carter, and spur a future national meeting.
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Dan
Associated Press
Shenandoah
Towa
Iowa
Rural Communities Mayors Conference
David Childs
Childs
Chicago
Jimmy Carter
Ob River and Irtysh Reach Across Siberia
National Geographic notes the Ob River and its tributary the Irtysh form the fourth longest river system, flowing about 3,500 miles across Siberia.
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Ob River
Irtysh
Siberia
National Geographic
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Forest Service
U.S. Forest Service
James Hamilton
Nature Conservancy
Gila River
Wall Lake
Gila
USFS
House
Lab
South Bullard
Discount Warehouse
Silver City
Wallace WW
Silversmiths
Sterling
Olvenisia
Coventry Forge
Paymsuin Tikomy Scarbargh
JOSOF
Jokoff
AON
ShPiece
Senice
Paul R. Gantz Jeweler
White
White’s Auto Store
Hudson
N.M
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