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-CURRENT-ARGUS, Carlsbad, N.M., Friday, July 8, 1983 111 JSBf Hiring Of Democrat Results In Squabble sion Thursday however, itT doubtful the development service would have money to pay Young's 1 1 wttoiS 000 worth of confiscated hashish, marijuana and amphetamines. Every six months police officers burn confiscated drugs and paraphernalia. A LOT OF DOPE Carlsbad Police Capt. Ralph Freeman, right, and former sheriff Tom Granger look on as law enforcement officials burn about FARMINGTON (AP) When Executive Director Carol Martin ot Ihe Farmingtoirlndustrial De-; velopment Service hired a Democratic state legislator as assistant director recently, the group's conservative Republicans demanded shebefired. Ms.

Martin has come under mounting criticism for "communication problems" by the development service and the Farmington Chamber of Commerce, of which she also is executive director. In a related development Thursday, the San Juan County Commission moved to suspend the $57,500 it had allocated for the newly, formed Northwest New Mexico Development Council, which was to have been merged with the industrial development service under Ms. Martin's direction. While the bickering continues, economic development appears to be in limbo and issues such as county-wide zoning wait to be addressed. The controversy surfaced two weeks ago when Ms.

Martin announced she hired newly appointed Democratic Rep. Jim Young as assistant executive director of the industrial develooment service. $2,000 salary increase, announced at the same time, as coming from the county funds. In light of the commission's deci- 758,000 Population development service. "Steps have been taken by the chamber board to correct the pre- sent communication problem and to see that similar problems do not occur in the future." Tully said it is now up to Ms.

Martin to "make amends" with. the FIDS board. He said "yes" when asked if members of the industrial development service were angry over the decision to hire a Democrat. But Tully said the FIDS is a nonprofit corporation and bound not to base decisions on partisan considerations. "This is not an anti-Carol thing.

It didn't matter if was Jim Young or Jerry Walker," he said. The industrial development service itself has lingered near for some time. Its sole source of funding has been $25,000 put. up by the Farmington City Council. Before Ms.

Martin was hired, it joined with the Farmington chamber and asked its executive director, Paul Adkins, to resign. Thursday's move to suspend the county funds earmarked for the development service was initiated by Commission Chairman Jim Dunlap. "I just believe it would be an inept way to spend the taxpayer's with the -loose operation that exists." Dunlap said, "Right jiow there are slaughterhouses and junkyards next tor devlopments," he said. "It isa problem. It's there and it's going to have to be addressed.

don't like zoning, but weVe got to face it. Cities facedTit and-they didn't like it. Zoning is like taxes: it's okay if you zone the otp-erguy." Meet Patrol ForAlbuquerque salary. .1 The commission recently named Young to serve the remaining term of state Rep. Jerry Walker, who resigned for.

personal rea- sons. The commission then named Walker, a Republican, as a county lobbyist with the Legislature at a salary of $12,500 per year. In a letter to the chamber board, industrial development service President Richard Tully said Ms. Martin "is no longer acceptable to the FIDS as executive director. The dissatisfaction with Carol Martin results from actions whereby she exceeded her author-ity in granting pay increases to herself and other staff members." The letter also said Martin.

didn't "notify and inform" the industrial development service board of her actions and "did not demonstrate reasonable and prudent judgment." "All we know about our organization is what Carol Martin issues to the news media," said Tully, who also is a member of the chamber of commerce board. I He added, however, that "Carol-nas done some really good things, both for the chamber and the "FIDS." Ms. Martin said she has been or- dered by the development service and the chamber of commerce not to talk to the media about the dispute, and refused to chamber's executive committee met with Ms. Martin Wednesday, and in a written statement released by chamber President Rodney Heath, said, it "wishes to continue its close relationship" with the industrial Percy, head of the gatioh, read a letter from President Reagan to; the Mexican congressmen participating in the meeting. "Last year we were pleased to Seen ALBUQUERQUE (AP) The population in the Albuquerque urban area will top 758,000 by the year 2010, according to a study compiled for the Middle Rio Gran de Council of Governments' Urban Martin made the announce-Transportation Planning Policy ment shortly -after the County Board.

Commission allocated $57,500 to The study also concludes that A1-. FIDS, buquerque's population will con- Although the post wasn't adver-tinue to increase at a higher rate tised, Ms. Martin.reportedly inter-than the national average, reach- viewed seven applicants. Young, a ing aa estimated 758,600 by the former county commissioner, was year 2010. vhired at $35,000 per year.

The populatioiLiiLlhe Martin-describe(L-herown Liver Transplant Needed By Baby Mexican, US Solons As Security Squads offer economic letter said, "I have saidtm sevefSFpi occasions to President de la Madrid that we will continue to be as helpful as we can during this period of problems for Mexico." Coner rushing es sman Vw Drug Boss which handles Customs efforts, "we're lost," said U.S. ReprHon-aid Coleman, D-Texas. The Government Accounting Office said intelligence resources are underutilized because of the 7-separation of powers between the two federal agencies overseeing domestic and international surveillance of "transit countries" where drugs are tunneled on their way to the U.S. "Drug source and transit countries can be used to support in-terdiction efforts. Since Customs and the Coast Guard do not have the authority to gather intelligence data overseas, they must rely on the DEA to provide this intelligence," GAO spokesman Ronald Lauve said.

The DEA sometimes is lax in "helping other federal and state-agencies, he said. de Council of Governments. The study, entitled "Year 2010 Socioeconomic Forecast" was done by a task force of an advisory committee to the Middle Rio Gran- Texas Children's Hospital in All hospitals and news media have been alerted to her liver need, via teletype through sheriff's departments in surrounding counties. some proof of ownership. According to Captain Ralph Freeman, a canceled check, receipt, or a repair bill will be accepted as proof.

The bicycles not claimed will be sold at a public auction. Above, Officer Charlie Roberts shows some the bicycles the department has impounded. Masons will confer the Mark Master Mason Degree and Past Mason Degree today at 6 p.m. at the Masonic Temple on Canyon Street. Also on Saturday morning they will confer the Excellent Master Mason Degree and Mason Degree at 8 a.m.

New Business All Goldcoaters are urged to attend the ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Leisure Living Center, 1603 W. Church St. For Federal EL PASO, Texas (AP)-An Ok-lahoma congressman has called for the creation of a federal drug chieftain post to oversee efforts tp combat increased narcotics smuggling in the Southwest. U.S.

Rep. Glenn English asked Thursday during a congressional hearing in this border city of 480,000 for the establish-menf of a "drug czar" to coordinate narcotics interdiction and intelligence efforts. "We need a so-called, drug czar a-federal drug strategy," English told members of the House subcommittee on Government Information, Justice and Agriculture, which he chairs. Without better coordination between the U.S. Justice Department, which oversees the federal Drug Enforcement Agency, and the U.S.

Treasury Department, 1. "9 A BEAUMONT, Texas -An eight--month old girl is in desperate need of a liver transplant, according to officials here. Courtney Davis weighs about il pounds and her blood type is A-pos-itive. She is in intensive care at BICYCLES GALORE The Carlsbad Police Department is seeking, the owners of bicycles that have been recovered. Persons who may have either lost or had a bicycle stolen may come by the police department to see if their bicycle is among the ones impounded.

Those wishing to claim a bicycle must bring with them Baha 'i Service Victims of religious persecution will be honored Saturday during a special memorial service to be conducted by the members of the Carlsbad JJaha'i community, 1205 W. Fox Street. The public is invited. The service, will begin at noon jn the open air. For more information call 887-2529.

Masons Meet Signet Chapter 9 of Royal Arch que urban area, wmcn includes parts of Sandoval County; stood at 426,600 in 1980. According to the study, the number of jobs available in the Albuquerque urban area will double by 2010, going from 179,510 in 1980 to 368,200 by Council officials hope to use the 1 study for planning purposes, including a projection of travel patterns in the metropolitan area. KAVE-TV Cuts Staff KAVE-TV has announced a layoff six full-time -and 10 patt-time reducing its staff ta 16 full-time employees effective Thursday." According to general manager Nick Federspiel, the action was undertaken to tailor the KAVE operation, to the current economic situation. KAVE had anticipated that the Carlsbad area economy would be more dynamic thai it is, Federspiel said. KAVE shares the optimism of the community that trje Waste Iso-.

lation Pilot Plant and Brantley Dam projects will have a positive effect on the Carlsbad economy. The KAVE staff reduction will be in effect until the Eddy County economy improves, at which time it anticipates progressively renewing its previous levels of activity, Federspiel said. KAVE" will continue to offer full ABC programming and a locally orginated 6 p.m. newscast Monday through as well as locally produced prime-time commercial advertisements. Federspiel has authorized payment for all earned vacation time and offered severance pay to most laid off has also recommended several of the laid off personnel to other Marsh Media operations and is assisting several others-Jn acquiring opportunities with other broadcasters.

Th irteenth Plague Victim lfFronCTaof SANTA FE, N.M. (AP)-A 71-year-old Taos County woman has "been confirmed as the state's 13th plague victim this year, according to state health officials. Dr. Harry Hull, medical epider miologist with the state Health and Environment Department, said Thursday the woinan, a resident of the Ranchos de Taos- was hospitalized with fever in late June. "Although the cause of her illness was unknown at the time, she was treated with antibiotics and has recovered," Hull said.

He said tests' conducted Thursday by the state Scientific Laboratory iff Albuuquerque revealed pjague bacteria in blood samples taken from the woman. PUEBLA, Mexico (AP) A three-day meeting of Mexican and U.S. congressmen opens today in this colonial city under tight security because the was targeted by terrorist bombers before it was postponed in May After an opening address by President Miguel de la Madrid, the legislators will discuss illegal Mexican migrant workers in the United States, drug smuggling, trade and international relations. The head of federal judicial police, commander Juan Manuel Ibarra, set up heavy security after the arrest here on May 26 of Puerto Rican terrorist and fugitive William MoralesJbarra said Morales' group, the Armed Forces National Liberation, planned to bomb the meeting. The session originally was to begin two days after Morales' arrest but had already been postponed because several American congressmen were unable to attend.

Fernando Garcia Rosas, president of the joint, commission of the Puebla state legislature, said the city is calm and that no problems were expected. Five U.S. senators and nine congressmen arrived Thursday to participate in the meeting. Upon arriving at Mexico City's international airport, Sen. Charles 0 ii I (0 0 .1 A REAL SCRAMBLE Yonngsten at the Ameri- County Sheriff 'i Possee last night The rodeo Is in can Junior Rodeo Association rodeo scramble to its third night.

catch calf at the affair sponsored by the Eddy v..