Lovington Bids Farewell To Edwin Chappell And Local Figures
Community pieces recall Edwin Chappell departing Lovington for El Paso as a respected minister who engaged all ages and social groups. The column also notes local figures including Gene Rodgery, Tom Schustler’s float, Ralph Peterson, Claudie Fort, John Easley, Charley Polson, Jim Gilstrap, Steve Graham, and a Milton quote, reflecting daily life and landmark moments.
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Lovington
Edwin Chappells
el Paso
Edwin Chappell
Edwin
General Fund Income Up in July Despite Lower Receipts
New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration reports July general fund receipts at 22.5 million, up 9.1 percent from July 1972. Gross receipts and compensation tax income totaled 9.8 million, just below July 1972’s 9.9 million, prompting a downward revision of yearly projections.
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Santa FE
N.M. Upiun
Department of Finance and Administration Today
Genral Fund
Gove Bruce King
DFA
Robert Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Enrollment Decline May Be Bottomed Out Lovington Schools
Lovington schools report a three year enrollment decline may be stabilizing as pre enrollment trends suggest at least last year’s projection near 2,725 students could be met or exceeded. Superintendent Crouse cites cautious optimism and potential gains of up to 300 additional students before the start of classes.
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Lovington High School
Lynn Peterson
Lea County
Tina Jacobs
Kathy King
Ginger Rodgers
Patti Robinett
Melissa Terry
Lovington
Ben Alexander
Sput
Larry Crouse
Crouse
Gloria Miller
Clovis Men Sanchez Testifies in SBA Bribery Trial
Former SBA official Moses Sanchez testified about accepting a 5000 vehicle gift from three Clovis Ford dealers in a case charging Robert Pommerening Cle tus A Reding and Rafael Gomez with bribing for loan approval. Coleman Jenks and D M Coleman also testified amid immunity offers as the trial unfolds.
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Albuguer
UE Upi
Small Business Administration
Moses Sanchez
Clovis Auto
Robert D. Pommerening
Cletus A. Reding
Rafael R. Gomez
U.S. District Court
Sanchez
SBA
Big Country Ford
Clovis
Ford
Dick Russell Ford Inc
Clifford Hawley
Hawley
Goez
Coleman
Clovis Ford
Dick Russell
Pommereing and
Red
Pommerening
Reding
Weather Outlook for Eastern Plains and Valleys
Eastern Plains expect fair mornings with scattered thundershowers mainly in the afternoons and evenings through Thursday. Temperatures hold with Clovis 66-96, Tucumcari 64-97, Artesia 66-96, Lovington 68-96. Central Mountains see similar patterns with showers, Santa Fe 53-86. South Central Valleys remain mostly fair mornings with some afternoon and evening showers through Thursday, Las Cruces 66-94.
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Clovis
Tucumcari
Artesia
Loyvington
Central Mountains
Santa Fe
South Central Valleys
Las Cruces
Air Crash Victim Dies In Albuquerque
A California man died in an Albuquerque hospital from injuries suffered in a crash that killed his wife and two stepsons. Lynn David Ayers, 32, El Cajon, suffered burns over 75 percent of his body and a broken jaw after his Piper Cherokee crashed near the Mescalero Apache Reservation west of Ruidoso Monday.
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Albuquerque
Gregory Bozarth
Ayers
Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation
Ruidoso
Students May Choose Out-District Schools
The New Mexico Attorney General ruled districts cannot force students to attend local schools. The State Board regulation may affect eligibility for state financial aid if a student attends a school outside the district. The opinion says freedom of choice is not restricted and that funds loss would apply only to the student’s eligibility, with transfer possible if districts consent.
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Santa FE
N.M
UPI
State Board of Education
Premred
Legislative Counsel Service
New Mexico
Oliver Payne
Agnew Offers Records in Kickback Investigation
Vice President Spiro Agnew said he will turn over all financial records and meet with federal prosecutors probing alleged kickbacks from contractors. The offer follows a Baltimore case seeking papers dating back to January 1, 1967.
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Eugene Y. Risher
Washington
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
U.S
George Beall
Baltimore
Beall
Agnew
Aug.r
Apnew
Post
Washington Post
Maryland
Colorado
State Board of Education seeks 3.67 million for 1974 75
The State Board of Education votes to seek legislative authorization for a 3,666,858 operating budget for the 1974 75 fiscal year. The proposal includes 2.1 million from the general fund and projects a 22 position staff increase to 235. Also approved is a 9 million operational budget for Vocational Rehabilitation with 930,000 from state funds and most of the rest from federal sources.
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Santa FE
N.M. Upim
State Board of Education
State Department of Education
Department of Educate
Department of Education
Ac Ae
Teens Indicted in Texas Mass Murder Case
Harris County grand jury indicts Elmer Wayne Henley 17 and David Owen Brooks 18 for murder in a spree tied to Dean Allen Corll. Henley faces three murder counts, Brooks one, each with 100000 bond. Witness Billy Ridinger testified he narrowly survived torture in the Corll hideout.
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E. Michael Myers
Houston Upi
Harris County Grand Jury
Elmer Wayne Henley
David Owen Brooks
Billy Ridinger
Grand Jury
Ridinger
Dean Allen Corll
Henley
Brooks
Chicago
Herman Webster Mudgett
Mudgett
Nixon prepares White House broadcast amid Watergate scrutiny
President Nixon plans a TV and radio address at 9 pm EDT to defend his role in the Watergate affair. Gallup and Quayle polls show low public support and potential Democratic leads if an election were held now.
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Helen Thomas Camp David
OPS
Nixon
Nioxn
White House Oval Office
Gallup
George Gallup
Harry S&s. Truman
Oliver Quayle
Dccadeadinery
Sere & McGovern
Quayle
McGovern
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New Mexico Bank
Tom Schustler
East Ave. K
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Ralph
Claudie Fort
Lovington Area
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East Star
Golly
RFD
Charley Polson
Liberty National
New West Branch
Charley
Fred
Nina Schweikhard
Polson
Jim Gilstrap
Fort Sumner
Steve Graham
Noack
Avenue D
John Milton
Ve Dellas
Texas
Howdy
LHS
General Fund
Levington
Emma = Vernon
Jefferson
Jene Guy
Llano
Thelma Guarles
Alice Quiroz
Ruby Ruiz
Yarbro
Mary Lou Allen
Rosa de Porto
Nell Lewis
Karen Burton
Shawn
State Highway Department
Hobbs Realtors
Albert T. Jenks
D. M. Coleman
Ford Marketing Corp
Ford Motor Co
Gomez
Jenks
Victor Stem
Littleton
Denver
BOE
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