FILE – In this Tuesday, July 14, 2015 file photo from video, Tina Cordova talks of her late father, Anastacio Cordova, in her Albuquerque home. Cordova believes her father, who died in 2013 after suffering from multip… ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Residents say the world’s first atomic bomb test caused generations of southern New Mexico families to suffer from cancer and economic hardship, according to surveys gathered by an advocacy group seeking compensation for descendants.
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Residents say 1st atom bomb test caused cancera
The surveys released Friday detailed residents’ stories from areas around the 1947 Trinity Test in southern New Mexico and argue that many Hispanic families later struggled to keep up with cancer-related illnesses. Residents say 1st atom bomb test caused cancer cases The surveys released Friday detailed residents’ stories from areas around the 1947 Trinity Test in southern New Mexico and argue that many Hispanic families later struggled to keep up with cancer-related illnesses.
New Mexico congressman seeks White House help for refinery
The lone Republican in New Mexico’s congressional delegation described his efforts to ignite job growth in his home state Thursday during an address to a joint session of the Legislature. Pearce did not specify where the refinery project would be located or how it might be financed.
The Latest: New Mexico senator sees risk in Obamacare repeal
U.S. Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico is highlighting the risks and uncertainties of efforts to overhaul the nation’s health care system by President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress. Udall told a joint session of the New Mexico state Legislature on Monday that a substantive repeal of the Affordable Care Act would confront a filibuster by Senate Democrats.