Lovington gets pay phone in town square
The Lovington Leader notes a new public pay phone at the post office with six months of free bill coverage by General Telephone. The editor jokes about their "crusading" role while reflecting on local vandalism risk and public use. It also covers the Kathy Stoudt case at Taos and broader concerns about local governance and education boards.
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Lovington
Joseph Itzer
Bruce
General Telephone
Human Rights Commission
Court of Appeals
Kathy. Stoudt
Taos
Ixiss Stoudt
T” Board
Boards of Education
Lovington Board of Education
House Votes to Restrict Federal Funding for Abortion
The House rejected moves to widen Medicaid funded abortions for poor women, voting 238 to 182 to bar federal money except when the mother’s life is at risk. The vote upholds Hyde Amendment limits amid Senate opposition and legal challenges.
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Betty Anne Williams
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Schlesinger Set for DOE Secretary Post in Carter Plan
Senate hearings open as James R. Schlesinger, former Defense CIA and AEC head, moves toward confirmation as the first U.S. energy secretary. Carter backs the nomination despite broad concern over concentrated power. The energy department bill nears final approval. a 20,000-strong agency with a 10.6 billion budget will absorb major energy programs and abolish three existing bodies.
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Ranchers and Farmers Set Price Forecast Meeting
Lea County ranchers and farmers will meet August 16 at 7 30 p.m. in Lovington Courthouse to hear livestock price outlook feed grain trends and farm credit conditions. Dr Bob Carver of the University of Wyoming and Bob Coppersmith of New Mexico State University will speak. the event is sponsored by the Lea County Extension Service and NMSU and open to the public.
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Lea County
Lovington
Bob Howard
Lea County Extension Service
New Mexico State University
Bob Carver
University of Wyoming
Bob Coppersmith
Billy Carter to Earn More Than Brother as President Salary
New York AP reports Billy Carter projected to earn about 500000 from appearances and endorsements this year. Jimmy Carter as President earns 200000 salary with up to 150000 in expenses.
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New York
Billy Carter
Jimmy
United States
Money Magazine
Medical Fund for Mrs. Davis Opens in New Mexico Bank
Friends of Mrs. Gertrude Davis have established a medical fund at the New Mexico Bank and Trust Co to cover her extensive medical expenses. Mrs. Davis, who resides with her daughter BerNice Henderson, fell ill in Phoenix and was admitted May 2 to Phoenix General Hospital where doctors diagnosed terminal cancer. Her wish is to return home to be with loved ones, with air ambulance transport planned when feasible. Donations may be made at the New Mexico Bank and Trust, attention Martha Stoneham.
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New Mexico Bank and Trust Co
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Bernice Henderson
Phoenix
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New Mexico Bank and Trust
Martha Stoneham
Balderama Sentenced for Rape in Lea County
Steve A Balderama of Hobbs was sentenced in Lovington district court by Judge Fincher Neal for two rape and kidnapping convictions. A accomplice, Abraham Rodriguez, pled guilty to rape and received 10 to 50 years and a $10,000 fine. Sentences run concurrently with 40 years suspended. counts may be appealed with $25,000 bond.
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Hobbs
Lovington
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Lea County
Albuquerque
Leech
Sanger
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Neal
Barry Crutchfield
Carter’s Marijuana Posture Clouds Plat
President Carter moves to decriminalize marijuana as part of a broader drug policy shift. Officials say the plan targets large scale dealers while easing penalties for casual users. LAPD head Edward Davis condemns the move as a moral abdication and urges deterrence through penalties. Congress members react with cautious interest, noting emphasis on trafficking and treatment efforts.
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Richard Pyle
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Carter
Administration
Edward M. Davis
Los Angeles
International Association of Chiefs of Police
America
Secretary of Health
Zron and Welfare
National Institute
Atty
Griffin Bell
Fertilizer Use Rises 5 Percent in May Report
The Agriculture Department reports a 5 percent rise in fertilizer consumption in May compared with a year earlier. Despite winter curtailments of key raw materials, U.S. farmers continue to rely on chemical nutrients for the 1976 season, with overall supply adequate and usage increasing nationwide.
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Brian B. King
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
U.S
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Weather Outlook Across Northeast Plains Through Thursday
The Northeast Plains forecast calls for partly cloudy skies through Thursday with a slight chance of evening thundershowers and winds turning westerly 10 to 20 mph on Thursday. Temperatures remain steady with a low in the mid 60s in Clayton and highs in the upper 80s to near 100 in several towns.
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Associated Press
Northeast Plains
Clayton
Southeast Plains
Tucumcari
Clovis-Portales
Carlsbad
Hobbs-Lovington
Roswell
Artesia
EPNG Gas Line Back in Running
A government commissioned study recommends delaying the Alaska to lower forty eight States pipeline by two years from 1979 to 1981 to resolve native land claims. The delay could boost a rival option to liquefy gas for overseas shipment while offering Canada higher exports to the United States.
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Ottawa
Canada
U.S
United States
Kenneth Lysyk
University of British Columbia Law School
Foothills Pipe Lines Ltd
Northwest Pipeline Corp
Billy Burkett Rites Thursday
Funeral services for Billy Burkett 49 of Hobbs will be held Thursday at a local hospital chapel with the naval chaplain officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Cemetery with military honors by Naval Reserve Units. Friends may call at the family home 1106 West Tyler.
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Bill Burkett
Hobbs
Jacobs Testimony Loses Nerve in Santa Fe Trial
Former Eastern New Mexico University professor Henry Jacobs testified in a civil rights suit over a denial of a teaching contract. He described foreign students as wealthy with concubines, while denying bias against any group. The remark came during cross examination as prosecutors seek $100,000 in damages for free speech violations.
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Larry Calloway
Associated Press
Santa FE (Ap
Far East
Portales
Eastern New Mexico University
Santa Fe
Eastern College of Business
Jacobs
Eastern
Paul Bardacke
Business
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