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$1 Made in USA fences Go Bowe to Wire in NM A A A A A The ballot runs from president to county offices, constitutional amendments and bonds. Polling Gambling Fills War Chests will be open from 7 a.m. to 4 (Wl) Vices' 7p.m." p.m. Tuesday throughout the 4iwew nexicoj Ejections state. Here's a glimpse of late developments and top issues as campaigning tumbles to a close: Last-Minute Efforts Reveal Stakes Nationally, Locally PV John Robertson Journal Staff Writer There's no winding down at the end of this scrappy New Mexico election: Up and down Tuesday's ballot, too much is at stake.

I "Polls, pundits and even some voters h) suggested the political season has been a hopeless arid tiresome turnoff. But candidates were still hot on the trail of votes this weekend, some 60,000 New Mexicans have cast early and absentee ballots, and constituents were crowding to climactic campaign rallies. rWho will control the White House and who will control Congress are big questions on the national scale. Who will control the New Mexico Legislature is a key question closer to home. executive director of the New Mexico Coalition Against Gambling, said of the most recent contributions.

"I think we've got some good things going" in leg-' islative races around the state, Clark said. "But we know there's a lot of pressure on the other side." The gambling industry contributions were identified in a Journal computer-assisted analysis of campaign-finance reports filed by legislative candidates. Candidates on Friday filed their last reports before the general election, but they can continue to accept money. See GAMBLING on PAGE A8 Copyright 1996 Albuquerque Journal By Thom Cole Journal Investigative Reporter SANTA FE The gambling industry didnt just open its checkbook for this year's races for the Legislature; it opened its vault. With Indian gaming tribes leading the way, the industry gave more than $150,000 in campaign contributions to at least 54 legislative candidates in a three-week period that ended Tuesday.

That was on top of more than $277,000 in previous campaign donations. "It's not really a very huge surprise," Guy Clark, Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole is scheduled to make a last-ditch stop in Alamogordo on Monday, hot on the heels of President Clinton, who drew a huge crowd in Las Cruces on Friday night. The presidential contenders have waged unprecedented campaigns for New Mexico votes. Clinton Cabinet secretaries Henry Cisneros and Federico Pefia are to fly into Las Vegas, N.M., today as the Clinton camp pushes to drive up voter turnout Tuesday. Democrats think that could help their candidates all the way down to legislative contests.

See CAMPAIGNS on PAGE A6 hopefuls VIGIL FOR MISSING DAUGHTER 1 ,41 Blitz U.S. For Votes Dole continues attacks on Clinton's ethics as the president struggles to keep lead in the South -V By John King The Associated Press President Clinton fought to keep the South from slipping away Saturday as a sleepless Bob Dole campaigned coast-to-coast, labeling the incumbent administration an ethical swamp. Everywhere they went on the hectic 1 TJie Rocket scores -I Reginald Johnson, right is congratulated after scoring one of five touchdowns to lead the University of New Mexico to a 34-23 win over Tulsa. sag Chuckin'It Have you ever fantasized about changing directions in your life? Meet three women who gave up the known "salary, benefits, structure for the unknown and what they hope it will bring them. In today's SAGE.

NEW MEXICO i I CAMPAIGN '9' 6 WW final weekend, the White House hopefuls intersected with the fierce battle for control of Congress. "I believe it's going to Ji EIGHT YEARS OF ANGUISH: Pat and John Doel have kept a candle burning since their daughter, Tara Calico, disappeared along a stretch of NM 47 back In 1988. The photo shows Tara, center, flanked by her grandmother and brother. The angels In the paperweight, on the stone and In the statue are symbolic of Pat Doel's hope that a guardian angel Is looking over her daughter. WIl-iii IB mL' happen," Dole said in predicting a dramatic upset Tuesday.

His odds were improving in the South and West, but the Republican challenger still had a long way to go to catch Clinton, and time was running short. A Clinton victory hi Texas would block any path to a'Dole comeback, but the Republican has inched ahead of late. So Clinton tried to rally the Democratic turnout in See PRESIDENTIAL on A9 FT eres lara Calico? A Belen couple's nightmare began eight years ago when their daughter vanished on a bike ride. Balancing hope and heartache, they pray they '11 someday find the answer. Story by Toby Smith Photographs by STEPliNIE YAO Of the Journal i- -'t Belen woman buried Betty Jo Vance mourns her mother, Premia Chavez Vance, at the cemetery service.

The. Belen mother, who died after a robbery, was remembered as a "kind and gentle" woman. 1 GOOD MO RNING bu ever wonder if they call it the election homestretch because some candidates really stretch the truth? ONLINE Caption contest Du'rjng November, Albuquerque Journal Online is sponsoring a caption coptest featuring some of the more whimsical photos captured by staff photographers. To enter, look for the photo at http:www.abqJoumal.comcontest and type your caption into the entry form. Winners will receive an ABQJournal Online mousepad.

ARTS F1-10 HOROSCOPE C4 'tV A BELEN Tara's inside a barn in Roswell, the psychic from Kentucky called to say. This barn, the psychic went on, stands on a Johnson Road and is surrounded by a chain-link fence. Behind the fence, the psychic said, is a dog. So Tara's mom, who would go to Earth's end to hunt for her daughter, headed for Roswell. She went with a couple of Belen detectives and when they found a barn and a chain fence on a Johnsori Road, their eyes grew wide.

When they found behind that fence a Rottweiler, which just happened to be the $ame breed Tara had bought for her stepfather, their skin turned bumpy. But they didn't find Tara. Nobody has found Tara Calico. Nobody has found any sign of the girl who vanished like a sunbeam on Sept. 20, 1988.

The case has put several lives on hold, cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and caused countless tears. Still, there has been no trace of Tara. Hers has become the most famous missing-person story in New Mexico, a story that won't go Watching the Clock "Come and get me if I'm not back by noon." TARA CALICO TO MOTHER Dole to stop in Alamogordo Bob Dole is scheduled to speak at a Monday rally at the Space Hall of Fame in Alamogordo. Gates will open to the public at 7:30 a.m., and the program will start at 8:15 a.m. Many decisions Voters face a lengthy and complex ballot.

For a look at a sample ballot and the Bernalillo County polling places, see the wrapper around the comics section. Indian tribes wanting to legalize casino gambling in N.M. have given political cash to help Clinton and other Democrats nationally. A8 A large turnout is expected in Bernalillo County, where voters will choose a district attorney, treasurer and clerk as well as deciding local bond issues. A7 New Mexico voters will get their say on two state Supreme Court justices, three appellate judges and whether numerous district court judges are retained.

A7 Proposed N.M. constitutional amendments. A6 Voters undecided on the presidential election may number 12 million. A3 In the closing hours of the campaign, the GOP is focusing its efforts on congressional races. A3 The N.M.

congressional candidates give their views on six Issues facing the country. BIO RETRACINQ TARA'S RIDE: The Doels periodically walk along NM 47, the highway near Belen where their daughter vanished over eight years ago. u. mm ex. BUSINESS G1-4 MOVIES F3-5 John Doel, has put in 34 years with the Santa Fe, most recently as a conductor.

It's second nature for the couple to inspect their watches; they're railroad people in a railroad town. Indeed, you can stand in the Doels' driveway in Rio Communities southeast of Belen and hear the train whistles at the city's rail yard. So, ever-vigilant of the hour, Pat set out at noon to search Tara's cycling route: NM 47, a hilly, two-lane blacktop that passes a half mile from the Doels' house and slices through a lonely bottom corner of Valencia County. Unsuccessful, Pat went back to the highway fhat afternoon, this time with Tara's friends, and once more she came up blank. Not even a sign of the pink Huffy 10-speed bicycle Tara had been riding.

The next day, when a full-fledged search had been launched, someone found See WHERE'S on PAGE A10 CLASSIFIED I1-J12 REACH OUT C2 t's always beeii about time. H1 CROSSWORD C4 TRAVEL Tara was supposed to be home from her daily bicy G4 TRENDS C1 DEATHS cle trip that Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. "Come and get me H8 DIMENSION B10 TV if I'm not back by noon," 19-year-old Tara told her CALICO: She was 19 when she vanished without a trace In 1988. EDITORIALS B2-3 WEATHER G4 SPORTSLINE 821-1800 mother. Tara's mom, Pat Doel, is a stickler for promptness.

Pat has won ed for the Santa Fe Railway for 27 years, first as a clerk, now as assistant trainmaster. Tara's stepfather, WEATHERLINE 821-1111.