Lovington Chamber approves new ultra modern building plan
Lovington chamber of commerce moves to construct a modern main street building valued at about 25 thousand dollars with half funded already. R B Moore says plans include a tourist information center and city ownership with rent free lease. Construction target is before Christmas pending bid advertising and financing.
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Lovington Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Board of Directors
R. B. Moore
Chamber
Moore
Main Street
Lovington Sea General Hospital
Lovington
Empty Mail Sacks Found In House Breaks Cash Theft Case
Scotland Yard says an ordinary brick cottage near Oakley 42 miles NW of London was used by the Glasgow to London train robbers to stash loot from history’s biggest cash heist. Empty mail bags found, signs of lorries and Land Rovers, possible burial site, robbers split loot within 30 miles of the scene.
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London
UPI
Scotland Yard
George Hatherill
Hatherill
Oakley
Cheddington
Buckinghamshire
Buddhist Priest Dies by Self Immolation Near Hue
A 17 year old Buddhist priest Thich Thanh Tue burned himself to death outside Phuc Duyen pagoda near Hue Vietnam in protest against the government of Ngo Dinh Diem. The funeral dispute pits Hue authorities against Buddhist leaders as crowds gather.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hue
Ngo Dinh Diem
The
Buddhist Association
Thich Thanh Tue
Phuc Duyen
Tue
McNamara backs test ban and anti-missile work
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara told the Senate the United States has tens of thousands of nuclear bombs and can pursue an underground tests free anti-missile system. He said top Pentagon leaders support the treaty and cited upcoming satellite and defense programs while clashing with Sen. Barry Goldwater over safeguards and alternatives.
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Washington
UPI
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
United States
Russia
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
McNamara
Pentagon
Senate
Aela
Goldwater
Arizona Republican
U.S
Kennedy
Mystery Blast Strikes Berlin Border Wall Anniversary
West Berlin demonstrators attacked an American Military Police car and a Communist diplomatic automobile during protests marking the Berlin wall's second anniversary. The clashes near Checkpoint Charlie left both vehicles slightly damaged as crowds shouted against the wall and pressed police lines.
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Joseph B. Fleming
United Press International Berlin
UPI
East Germany
West Berlin
Berlin
Checkpoint Charlie
Friedrich Strasse
Wall
East
West
Iron Curtain
Rail Negotiations Stall as Firemen's Union Bolts
In Washington, railroad officials said talks on new diesel locomotive work rules collapsed amid a stalemate over firemen staffing on diesel engines. With Congress urged to act, unions threaten a strike by 200,000 rail workers set to start if no agreement is reached.
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Lea County
Edd Walker
Walker
J.T. Eyre
Russell Enzie
Eyre
Enzie
New Mexico State University
Wolfe
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Congress
Wirtz
Firemen’s Union
Washington
Sandia Work To Continue Despite Nuclear Test Treaty
Sandia Corp and ACF Industries say the test ban treaty will not affect their plans. Sandia President S. P. Sehwartz says the contract with the AEC to operate the laboratory continues. ACF Plant Manager James O’Hara says no changes are expected. Sandia handles ordinance engineering on weapons while ACF develops nuclear rocket engines.
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Albuquerque Upi
United States
Sandia Corp
ACF Industries
S. P. Sehqwartz
Sandia
AEC
James O'Hara
ACF
Temperatures Yesterday Reported High and Low
Yesterday the thermometer recorded a low of 66 degrees at 5 a.m. and a high of 85 degrees at 2 p.m., reflecting a warm day across the city.
France Will Continue Nuclear Tests Despite Ban Accord
Paris agency reports say France will persist with nuclear test explosions to build a stockpile despite the Moscow treaty. Alain Peyrefitte said tests would shift underground, with de Gaulle pursuing an independent French strike force while praising French-German relations.
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Joseph W. Grigg
United Press International
Paris
UPI
France
Moscow
Charles de Gaulle
Alain Peyrefitte
Algiers
Sahara
Fre Atomic Energy Commission
de Gaulle
U. S
Peyrefitte
Maurice Couve de Murvil
Soviet Union
United States
West Germany
Three arraigned in Lovington district court
Judge Kermit E. Nash presided as three defendants pled or were found guilty. Charles Ebens pleaded guilty to incest and received a two to ten year term. George Shope pleaded guilty to enticing a child with a six month suspended sentence. Donnie Allen faced multiple forgery charges with varying sentences. additional arraignments and appointed counsel followed for several other men.
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Fort Worth
Hattie Blevins
John Peter Smith Hospital
Lloyd Nash
Blevens
Primes
Dave McGee
Robert Leroy Cox
Lovington
Kermit E. Nash
Charles Ebens
Ebens
George T. Shope
Donnie Jack Allen
Avenue H
Allen
Safer Tire Co
Furr Food
C. R. Anthony Lovington
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Strom
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Nal
McNair Barracks
W. A. Holt, Jr
Hobbs
Leach
Winda Bolden
Larry Johnson
Fred Box
MacDonald
Ray Potter
Martin Cantu
Josey Co
Randolph Reese
Gerald Wayne Eades
Glen Houston
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