Welfare Department chief in New Mexico faced with letter calling for replacement
Leo Murphy of Santa Fe was charged by eight former Welfare division chiefs in a three page letter to Gov Jack M Campbell. The letter cites lack of consistent administrative direction and urges replacement with a professional welfare administrator. Campbell says Murphy is doing a satisfactory job and notes turnover concerns in state government.
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Robert E. Huber
United Press International Santa FE
UPD
New Mexico
Welfare Department
Leo Murphy
Santa Fe
Jack M. Campbell
Murphy
Campbell
Lincoln Heights Jail Reopened for 3000 Rioters
A UPI reporter recalls a visit to Lincoln Heights Jail where the concrete fortress houses hundreds of rioters arrested after Los Angeles saw its worst Negro riot of the century. Makeshift courtrooms and crowded cells illustrate a rapid criminal processing scene.
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Lincoln Heights
Los Angeles
Coln Heights
UPI
Bar of Justice
Oil And Gas Leases Sold In Lea County New Mexico
New Mexico State Land Office in Santa Fe sold 21 226 oil and gas leases for an average 22 91 per acre raising 486 313 The top sealed bid was 61 210 for 480 acres in Lea County near Cooper submitted by L W Hodges of Roswell Texaco Co led sealed bids per acre and Humble Oil Co top oral bid of 40000 for 640 acres near Monument The highest oral bid per acre was 107 50 for 40 acres in Lea County by Yeager and Armstrong of Midland Texas
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
State Land Office
L. W. Hodges
Roswell
Buffalo hunt ends as two buffaloes captured at Roger Williams Park
A park pen escape unleashed a buffalo chase in Providence Rhode Island with four beasts roaming the grounds. Two were quickly corralled while the remaining pair required hours to recapture amid remarks from park superintendent Ralph J Hartman.
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United Press International
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Providence
R. I
UPI
Roger Williams Park
Ralph J Hartman
Delta Junction
Alaska
Richard Limbecker
Fish and Game
Wichita
Kan
UPD
Clark Owens
Minster
Isle OF Sheppey
England
WBA Puts Take It Or Leave It Offer On Ali Clay
The World Boxing Association proposes a four way elimination for heavyweight Cas M. Ali with a challenger role until he defeats Ernie Terrell and could gain rein. The offer, described as take it or leave it, drew little enthusiasm from Ali in Las Vegas.
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UPI
World Boxing Association
WBA
Cas. Sius Clay
Muhammad Ali
Clay
Ernie Terrell
Lincoln Heights Jail Visited by Reporter Through Outer Perimeter
Kenneth Mnouye reports from the Lincoln Heights jail near the outer perimeter. The piece notes the forbidding concrete fortress and references a jail feature on page 8.
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Kenneth Mnouye
United Press International
Los Angeles
Lincoln Heights
Weather outlook with scattered thundershowers across New Mexico
Partly cloudy today through Thursday with afternoon or night time thundershowers in the vicinity. Slightly cooler afternoons in some towns. Highs range from the 50s to 90s across Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Roswell and surrounding areas, with varied readings in Farmington, Grants, Gallup, Socorro, Truth or Consequence, Deming, Alamogordo, Ruidoso, Carlsbad, Artesia, Hobbs, Lovington, Tucumcari, Clovis, and Portales.
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Farmington
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Gallup
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Truth Or Consequence
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Las Cruces
Alamogordo
Ruidoso
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Artesia
Hobbs
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Las Vegas
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Lea County approves $3 million NM Junior College bond
Voters across Lovington Hobbs Eunice and Tatum approved a 3 million construction bond for New Mexico Junior College in a countywide Tuesday election. A total of 2126 ballots were cast with 1852 voting in favor and the measure gaining an overwhelming majority.
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Lea County
Lovington
Hobbs
Eunice
Tatum
New Mexico
Bond vote tally shows narrow support in Lovington and Tatum
In Lovington 453 voted for the bond and 101 against with seven mutilated ballots. Tatum property owners backed the bond 79 to 33 with one mutilated vote. Eunice voters were near a split as details remain incomplete.
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Lovington
Tatum Property Owners
Eunice
Hobbs
Marines Open Major Operation Near Chu Lai In Vietnam
UPI report describes Operation Starlight as the Marines most extensive attack south of Chu Lai against a tough Communist regiment. The assault included air support and naval guns with the Galveston aiding from the sea. Also covered are village actions around Cam Ne and a separate South Vietnamese force sweep in Quang Tri. News notes a New Mexico bond vote for Lea County Junior College with a $3 million price tag and small tax impact estimates.
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Michael T. Malloy
United Press International Saigon
UPI
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Chu Lai
Galveston
I Corps
South Viet Nam
Cam Ce
Daang
South China Seacoast
Cam Ne
Paper Delivery Call Times For Weekdays And Sundays
Customer reminders urge readers to call specific numbers before set evening or morning deadlines if weekday papers are not received by 6 00 PM or 8 00 AM for Sunday papers. Calls after the stated times are not accepted.
Gemini Flight Go For Thursday Lift Off
The Space agency says the Gemini-5 launch remains go for Thursday despite a rare power problem possibility. Cape Kennedy officials report no fault on the spacecraft and note extensive fuel cell tests to ensure eight day spaceflight reliability.
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Alvin B. Webb Jr
United Press International
Cape Kennedy
UPT
Federal Space Agency
Gordon Cooper
Charles
Pete
St. Louis
Arizona Man Booked Here For Tool Theft
Lovington police arrested Calvin Ray Sheeley a 37 year old from Yuma Arizona on grand larceny after two tool boxes worth 350 were taken from a pickup. Officers found the boxes hidden in a truck behind a local bar and Sheeley posted 1000 bond to be released.
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Lovington
Arizona
Calvin Ray Sheeley
Yuma
O. H. Bickley
Amarillo
Bickley
Gotting
Sheeley
Hairy Monster Draws Crowds to Monroe Michigan
In Monroe at the Enrico Fermi plant area a seven foot hairy monster draws visitors from across Michigan. Police say locals armed with tires and weapons join the hunt while business booms at restaurants motels and service stations. Authorities call the tale absurd as vigilantes guard plant gates and locals enjoy the publicity.
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Monroe
Mich
UPI
Michigan
Howard Kuillin
Set
Kuillin
Christine van Acker
George Owens
Christine
Violence erupts in Los Angeles with temple clashes
Eight people suffered head injuries as police charged into a temple amid a wave of violence in the New Tow district. The unrest involved killing arson and looting since last Wednesday night as Governor Edmund G Brown lifted a dusk to dawn curfew with 15 000 guards deployed.
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New To
Edmund G. Brown
Firefight In Watts As National Guardsmen Battle Black Muslims
Police and National Guardsmen exchanged gunfire with heavily armed Black Muslims in Watts after authorities ended a week of rioting. The clash followed attacks on the mosque and nearby property, wounding several and igniting a firebombed garage. The chaos came amid tensions between Mayor Worth and federal anti poverty chief Shriver, with blame traded over riot causes.
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John Dai
United Press National
Los Angeles
UPI
Marquette Frye
Samuel W. Worth
R. Sargent Shriver
Probe Crash Near Chicago Leaves 30 Feared Dead
Investigators seek the crash site of United Air Lines flight 389 a Boeing 727 that carried 30 people to Lake Michigan. Navy officials say the wreckage lies about 20 miles offshore in 200 feet of water. Coast Guard crews recovered debris and six bodies with four identified after more than a day of searching. FBI disaster team flown in to assist.
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Wesley G. Pippert
United Press International Chicago
UPH
United Air Lines
Lake Michigan
US Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Chicago
Coast Guard
FBI
Washington
Lovington Night High School Offers Evening Courses
Lovington Night High School announces evening courses subject to enrollment. Monday and Wednesday sessions include English I or IV and American History, while Tuesday and Thursday offer Typing I and Bookkeeping or Government. Enrollment runs through August 30, and inquiries are directed to the Lovington High School office.
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Lovington
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