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12 Atomogordo Doily Hews, Sunday, Jsly 6,1975 One-time scientist-astronaut may be U.S. Senate candidate ALBUQUERQUE AP) A one-time scientist-astronaut who walked on the surface may be treading New streets as a U.S. Senate candidate. Dr. Harrison H.

Schmitt, 40, Harvard graduate, is considering the Republican i nomination in 1976. Schmitt, now a National Aeronautics and Space Administration employe, met in June with state GOP chairman Jack Stahl. indicated looking 1 very, very seriously at Stahl said this past week. Stahl said Schmitt sought him out and inquired about procedures for entering the primary election. indicated he would make a personal way or the by about Sept.

1, Stahl told The Associated Press. very personable, very said Stahl of Schmitt, who is a registered voter in Grant County. was very impressed with Schmitt, who went to the moon on Apollo 17 in December 1972, is a native of Santa Rita, near Silver City where his mother resides. He received his doctorate in geology from Harvard. Stahl said Schmitt, known as works in the energy field for NASA.

would suffer the same as several others in that he have good statewide name identification and have a base of support of his own Stahl said of Schmitt. A potential candidate with name identification is Joe Skeen, Picacho rancher. Skeen said this week he make a decision on the Senate race until fall. Skeen, who lost the race by about 3,700 votes in 1974, said he was unaware of interest. The possible Schmitt Tarbiyat Baha'i school is going LAS VEGAS, N.M.

The third annual summer session of the Tarbiyat School is being held at the National Center of the Orthodox School over the Fourth of July weekend. Members and guests from nine states are attending the classes according to Gail Marvin, regional secretary for the greater Alamogordo area. Classes include a seminar on Early Spanish Settlement in New Mexico offered by DeDe Snow of Santa Fe. Other include Ralph Whiteaker and Rikki Quintana of Santa Fe, Tom Ewing of Soccoro, Eugene King, William Ewing and Tom King of Las Vegas. Rex King, regent of the Orthodox Faith addressed the school in a public talk at 8 p.m.

Friday and again at 11 a.m. Saturday. candidacy also was news to the national committeeman and former state chairman, Robert C. Davidson of Albuquerque. had nq, contact and never met the said Davidson of Schmitt, who voted absentee in New 1974 general election.

Skeen and Davidson both said U.S. Rep. Manuel Lujan Finance director to audit several state agencies SANTA FE (AP) State finance director Vince Montoya has said his office, along with two of Gov. Jerry aides, will conduct budget hearings for several major state agencies. He said the hearings will be in addition to normally scheduled hearings by the Legislative Finance Committee.

Montoya said aides Nick Franklin and Fabian Chavez will participate. The hearings will give the governor an indication of which agencies are receiving too much money and which are not getting enough, Montoya said. He added that the sessions also might be considered in a possible consolidation or elimination of some agencies of state government. Jr. of Albuquerque probably make toe Senate race.

my personal guess that he will run for re-election in the U.S. said Davidson. been pressure put to the congressman in previous to seek a Senate seat. will be pressure put to him again this Davidson said Don Trubey, the Second Congressional District candidate last year, had talked to him about toe Senate race. Trubey is an Eastern New Mexico University professor.

An already announced candidate is one-time Democrat Orlando V. Gallegos, 55, of Albuquerque. The Santa Rosa native has several years experience in military and federal government intelligence services. Gallegos sought the Democratic lieutenant governor nomination in 1970. Skeen said his decision depends on whether there are marbles in the sack to do any That means, he said, party organization, money and support.

At stake is the seat held by Democrat Joseph M. Montoya, who appears certain to bid for a third term. Skeen said of Montoya. got tentacles in every community in this Skeen said the 1976 Senate contest is to be tough, tough, not only because of Montoya but new federal campaign expenditure limitations. Skeen, 48, said he has admiration and respect for Montoya.

He said he also believes the veteran Davidson, Stahl and Skeen Democrat has made some all sid that if President enemies, particularly on popularity continues and he is federal spending (jrograms the presidential for which voted and what nominee, it would be an asset Skeen termed too many in the Senate race. promises. has changed from a liberal to a said Skeen. he stands in toe shadow of Barry Goldwater even in the chili Skeen said he has no interest in a U.S. House seat.

maniacal devotion to to run for only a twoyear torch, he said. Zia School voices thanks By JANETTE BALDWIN Verbal bouquets to volunteer workers at Zia School were recently sent out in the school newsletter, but since many persons do not receive this letter, it was felt that their names needed to be placed where others could hear about their good works. community has always assisted in providing volunteers to implement the varied programs, and without their help, many things could not be stated George Cardell, director of Zia. following persons deserve a special Cardell said. Helga Achey, Sharon Mauldin, and Gail Foster from the American Distribution of state funds to local governments ready SANTA FE (AP) The first distribution of an $8.7 million state grant to New Mexico cities and counties will begin this week.

A1 Romero, head of the local government division of the state Department of Finance and Administration, announced distribution of $5.08 million will be completed by mid-July. An additional $3.62 million will be made by no later than September, he said. The money to be distributed this month will be divided at a rate of $5 per head on the within the cities ahd in rural areas outside the cities. The head count is based on official 1970 census figures, which listed New total population at 1,016,000. Here is the amount each county will receive this month: Bernalillo $349,780, Catron $8,789, Chaves $37,110, Colfax $10,955, Curry $47,470, DeBaca $5,000, Dona Ana $146,680, Eddy $41,125, Grant $34,525, Guadalupe $8,085, Harding $3,140, Hidalgo $5,735, Lea $41,945, Lincoln $14,150, Luna $15,560, McKinley $143,060, Mora $20,215, Otero $73,430, Quay $14,185, Rio Arriba $95,355, Roosevelt $25,220, Sandoval $57,615, San Juan $128,050, San Miguel $37,590, Santa Fe $62,945, Sierra $10,830, Socorro $20,130, Taos $68,725, Torrance $11,900, Union $8,470, Valencia $106,470.

Following are distributions to be made to municipal governments. Alamogordo Albuquerque Artesia Aztec Bayard Belen Bernalillo Bloomfield Bosque Farms Capitan Carlsbad Carrizozo Causey $750; Central Chama Cimarron Clavton Cloudcroft Clovis Columbus Corona Corrales Cuba Deming Des Moines Dexter Dora Elida Encino Estancia Eunice Farmington Floyd Folsom $375; Fort Sumner Gallup Grady $600; Grants Grenville $105; Hagerman Hatch Hobbs Hope $450; House $595; Hurley Jal Jemez Springs Lake Arthur Las Cruces Las Vegas Logan Lordsburg Los Alamos Los Lunas Los Ranchos de Albuquerque Loving Lovington Magdalena Maxwell Melrose Mesilla Milan Moriarty Mosquero Mountainair Pecos Portales Questa Raton Red River Reserve Roswell Roy Ruidoso Ruidoso Downs San Jon San Ysidro Santa Fe Santa Rosa Silver City Socorro Springer Taos Tatum Texico Tijeras $835; Truth or Consequences Tucumcari Tularosa Vaugjbn Virden $755; Wagon Mound Willard and Williamsburg $1,835. The law requires that the city and county governments make quarterly reports on the spending of the state grants, to the Department of Finance and Administration and to the Legislative Finance Committee. The one-time grants are being made under a 1975 law that authorized the distribution from the state surplus to assist local governments. The second distribution, of $3.62 million to the cities, will be made on the basis of $2.50 for each $1,000 of net taxable value of all taxable property within city limits.

Los Alamos city-county will share in the distribution. Romero said the money will be distributed on the basis of 1975 property value totals, which are being compiled by the state Property Tax Department. It probably will be August or September before the figures are compiled. The legislature also gave the counties five mills of the state share of property tax revenues. This will provide an estimated $1.6 million a year to county governments.

Another bill passed this year authorizes the cities to levy a local sales tax of one- fourth of one per cent. Several communities have imposed the tax. Red Cross. Also to Mrs. Virginia Beachem, Mrs.

Ethel Berry, Mrs. Janet Barela, Chris Braunwert, Mary Ann Burns, Mrs. Helen Chabez, Mrs. Susan Campau, Mrs. Carol Carpenter, Marianne Hymenson, Jeanette Colbert, Hillie Dettmers, Ann Hunnicutt, Betty Haars, Bernice Lewis, Denise Miller, Mrs.

Ronnie Martinez, Martha Owens, Mary Lou Sarmiento, Judy Sansom, Dorothy Smith, Janet Teller, and Denise Kern, Debbie and Lauri Jo Cini; Ed, David and Richard Cave, Judith Potter and Gary Robinson. Several cadet teachers from Alamogordo high school also assisted, Sandra Miller, Christie Miller, Angie Gonzales, Judy Parker, Pam Ortiz, Julie Garcia, Debbie Rasins, Debbie Clapp, Geneva Mahurin, Mike Hubet and Sletten. Some members of the health occupations class at the high school were also active in assisting. Carol Fenimore, Jimmy Granados, John Grisak, Kristy Overton, Moore, Cheryl Slag, Naomi Wallace, Darlene Taylor, Debbie Borgmann, Trinka Sedillo, Hilde Gen- drone, Debbie Morgan and Phyllis Gotsinger. From the in-school work experience program, students assisting were Linda Williams, Cindy Johnson, and Teresa Couch, as well as the exchange student, Anna Chamorra, who is from South America.

The newly organized hood exploration class, under direction of Mrs. Lucy Rohovec at Alamogordo High school has placed Keron Bannerman, Ida Haxton, Susan Toncray, Connie Torres and Joyce Holman in various classrooms. Many other persons had a part in volunteer work, Mrs. Ann Everett, senior volunteer from the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, who provided assistance in the Early Childhood Program; Sherri Moore and Winford Haynes who worked in therapy complex as aides. They are from the Career Training Program at New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped.

Additional services of Clement Eschevarria, practicum in psychology at NMSU; Barbara Woodyard, music therapist from ENMU and Denise Irby, social welfare extern at NMSU have greatly added to the volunteer staff, and this in turn has been mutually beneficial for them. Gonzales rites pend Juanita Silva Gonzales, longtime resident of Alamogordo, passed away Friday, July 4, at Ft. Bayard, N.M. Funeral services are pending arrival of her daughters and one son. Her husband, Neregaldo Gonzales, preceded her in death 11 years ago.

Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Greg Flores, Mrs. Margaret Carabajal, Mrs. James Dilla, all of California, and Mrs. Theresa Lucero of Alamogordo; one son, Raymond Gonzales from California.

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