Christmas brings sorrow and joy across the nation
Christmas day saw multiple deadly incidents from shootings in East Vincent Township Pennsylvania to a fire in Bayonne New Jersey and a studio blaze in Los Angeles. The holiday also marked births adoptions and a White House family celebration while prisoners riot at a New Hampshire jail and a Santa Monica prison inmate event adds a lighter note.
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Ford shifts to conservative wing as he signs tax and energy bills
President Ford signs the energy and tax cut extension bills amid GOP pressure while signaling veto of a common site picketing bill. Reagan urges vetoes, Democrats and labor groups push opposition, with Yard advising on energy policy and Dunlop weighing his future. The moves aim to bolster Ford's standing in early primaries in New Hampshire and Florida.
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Florida
Domenici Seeks Quick Ruling on Voting Rights Act Coverage
Senator Pete Domenici urges Assistant Attorney General Stanley Pottinger to quickly determine if New Mexico is covered by Section 4 of the 1975 Voting Rights Act extension. He argues the state seeks exemption but awaits a ruling, citing minority representation and potential election procedure delays.
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Federal Minimum Wage Rises to Two Thirty Next Year
The Labor Department reports about four million workers will gain from the wage hike effective New Year’s Day lifting the nonfarm minimum from two ten to two twenty nine mainly affecting workers in interstate commerce retail and service sectors plus construction and other covered employers. Affected workers include farm workers domestics and local government staff with broader reach to seven point four million workers by the amended act.
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Smoke Probable Cause Of Death In Silver City Blaze
A fire at 408 Fast Broadway Silver City likely caused Pablo Mendoza's death with the blaze starting on the floor and spreading to the bed. Investigators note the fire extinguished itself due to lack of ventilation. Separate smoldering at 532nd Street damaged beams under a fireplace.
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Firefighters seek higher pay in contract bid from IAFF local
Silver City firefighters propose a contract with 13.4 percent higher wages and similar benefits. Local 2430 president Don Albert Jr. says a professional negotiator will join city officials for talks, targeting Jan 6 as a negotiation start.
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