Silver City Council Rejects One Quarter Tax Plan
The Silver City town council unanimously declined to adopt a one quarter of one percent gross receipts sales tax, noting it would not be in place before July 1976. The decision follows talks of downtown funding needs and a $5,000 land use planning update, with ongoing debates over who should fund local improvements and parking initiatives.
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Richard Peterson
Daily Press
Silver City
Sture
Public Safety Building
Librado Maldonado
Hilton Dickson
State Bureau of Revenue
Hartey
Bayard
Jay Hill
H.G. Stiles
Mitchell Named to New Mexico Chiropractic Board
Gov. Jerry Apodaca appointed R.D. Mitchell of Alamogordo to the state Chiropractic Board to succeed George A. Corpali of Silver City whose term ends July 1. The SEC plans to widen its probe into the 25 largest defense contractors over possible improper payments domestically and internationally. A Supreme Court ruling may curb state and local bar associations from enforcing minimum fee schedules for lawyers, potentially lowering legal costs for individuals planning major life steps.
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Cornali
Santa FR
Jerry Apodaca
R.D. Mitchell
Alamogordo
State Chiropractic Board
George A. Corpali
Silver City
Washington
Securities and Rechange Commission
SEC
Ray Garrett Jr
Division of Corporation Finance
Supreme Court
Gas Producers Ordered to Hand Over Confidential Reserve Records
Seven major natural gas producers were ordered by a congressional subcommittee to surrender confidential records of their gas reserves. The move follows FTC attempts to obtain the data as the panel probes whether reserves have been underestimated to influence the Federal Power Commission on price increases.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
U.S
Federal Power Commission
Renata Babak Faces Fear After Defection
Hartford AP reports Renata Babak, renowned opera star, lurks in fear after defecting in 1973. A late night call with a foreign accent haunts her, fueling worries the KGB will target her in New York where she has lived since January.
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Hartford, Conn
Renata Babak
Terkranian Opera Singers
KGB
Secret Police
New York
Wisconsin Study Finds Drinking Age Change Did Not Increase Youth Fatalities
Wisconsin health authorities report in the Journal of Safety Research that lowering the legal drinking age did not raise youth traffic fatalities. Alcohol was less involved in fatal crashes by young drivers than older ones, according to the June issue of the NSC published Journal.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Journal of Safety Research
National Safety Council
Indians Blast Church and Government at AIM Convention
The American Indian Movement ended its national convention by naming the organized Christian Church anti Indian education and the U S Government as major enemies. An eight page statement urged a cultural revolution and called for church land returns and Indian controlled programs to aid change.
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Farmington, N.M
Organized
Christian Church
U.S
Cass
AIM
Vernon Bellecourt
Weather Outlook and AIM Education Standpoint
A weather forecast notes a high pressure system near Grant County bringing fair weather and cooler temps with gusty winds possible. In Silver City Monday reached 90 degrees with 60 overnight, and Wednesday may hit 86 with 58 tonight. Separately AIM demands Indian self education control, pledging more schools and removal of alcohol and drugs from reservations, while opposing sovereign denial by the U.S. government. AIM delegates, about 200, met on BLM land after Navajo Tribal Council denied use of Window Rock fairgrounds.
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Grant County
Silver City
AIM
Bureau of Indian
U.S
AIM Sai
Dennis Banks
Bureau of Land Management
BLM
Navajo Tribal Council
Navajo
Window Rock
Ariz
Grant County Youth Bends Demographics Toward Younger Era
Census findings show Grant County’s population skews young with a median age of 24.6 years, below national and state figures. Only 16 percent alive in 1929, 32 percent in 1933, and 43 percent by the early 1940s recall major events, while the largest five year segment is ages 10 to 15, totaling over 20 million nationwide.
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New York
Grant County
Edward
Wallis Simpson
Pearl Harbor
Census Bureau
United States
New Mexico
City Council Memorializes Town Engineer Al Bosworth
The Silver City City Council honors Al Bosworth, town engineer, who died May 31 1975 at age 59. Bosworth served as Director of Public Works from 1969 until shortly before his death, previously as consultant since 1955, and was key in securing water supply. The memorial extends sympathy to his wife Phyllis and families and will be entered in council minutes and sent to the family.
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Silver City
Ken Wallin
al Bosworth
Daily Press
Bosworth
Phyllis
Cuba returns two million dollars to U S
Cuba releases a letter from Fidel Castro noting the return of 2 million dollars to Southern Airways, ending a hijack ransom dispute rooted in 1972. The move comes as Kissinger comments on limited reconciliation steps while the United States weighs six Cuba relations concerns including prisoner releases and property compensation.
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Washington
Cuba
Southern Airways
State Department
Fidel Castro
Sen
George 5
McGovern
D S.D
Southern Airways DC
Havana
Castro
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
William D. Rogers
inter-American Affairs
U.S
Puerto Rico
Teens Seek Summer Jobs Through Grant County Effort
Grant County teenagers will receive help finding summer work through Project HASTY a joint push by the Manpower and Economic Development Committee and the New Mexico Employment Security Commission. Manpower director Don White cites high county unemployment and federal delays in funding a youth program as reasons for the initiative. Businesses and residents interested in participating should contact the Employment Security Commission at 538-3737.
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Grant County
Grant County Manpower and Economic Development Committee
New Mexico
White
Employment Security Commission
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Santa Fe
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Reveline Sharing
Susan Berry
Broadway
Hudson Streets
Greg Mese
Brewer Hill
Wilson Conover
Conover
Mese
General Builders
High Diving Board
Rome
Italian Communist Party
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Communist Party
Enrico Berlinguer
United Nations
N.Y
Sean
Charles H. Percy
United Alions
Ilineis Republican
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