Rain on the Llano Estacado and race rhetoric clash
The article contrasts two themes from the plains: a period of heavy rainfall easing irrigation and farming needs, and a sharp shift in attitudes toward race relations. It cites irrigation as a key tool for crops while noting rainfall remains essential. It then critiques Black power rhetoric and Stokely Carmichael, linking frustration over equality to political manipulation and violent temptations.
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Lovington
Llano Estacado
Stokely Carmichael
Carmichael
Chicago
Meet the Press
Robbery Suspects Charged After Hobbs Store Heist
John Warren owner of John's Drive In Grocery reported a armed robbery last night in Hobbs. Tazzy Harry Session 19 and Billy Wayne Session 18 were charged with armed robbery and each held on 5000 bond. The 38 caliber pistol was brandished at Warren and his 10 year old daughter Becky during the incident. The Sessions allegedly demanded cash totaling 300 from the register.
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Tazzy Harry Session
East
Roxana
Hobbs
Billy Wayne Session
South Jefferson
Lea County
John Pannell
John Warren
John’s Drive
Warren
West Avenue B
Becky
Rain Delay Hits Lea County Fair 1966 Schedule
A seven inch rainfall postpones the Lea County Fair events by 24 hours. Entries judging and the parade and queen contest are delayed. Leah Jean Pritchett, 16, Lovington High School student, files a queen contestant entry.
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Lea County
Jim Gilstrap
Harold Baer
Chamber of Commerce
Baer
Leah Jean Pritchett
Robert Pritchett
Route 1
Miss Pritchett
Lovington High School
Contamination Warning for Private Wells in Lea County
Lea County Health officials warn private wells may be contaminated after heavy rains. If a well flooded or exposed to rainwater, drinking water should be boiled. The department will sample wells when possible. call 396-4545 to schedule. The city water well is reported safe.
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The
Lea County Health Department
Bill Mittag
Health Department
Merle Kindel
Little Patience Pleads Telephone Man
Lovington residents are urged to be patient as General Telephone Company crews work to restore service to about 200 phones affected by heavy rain. Local manager Bill West asks residents to bear with the company and avoid calling the service office as crews address outages. He advises waiting a few moments and retrying if dial tone is missing, noting some areas cannot be reached immediately.
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Lovington
General Telephone Company
Bill West
Snake Bite Victim Is Recovering
Howard Lee Callender, 13, of Hobbs, was bitten by a snake Saturday morning at the Saunder's field rig site. He and his brother were with their father when the incident happened about eight tenths mile north of the Gasoline plant. He remains in hospital but is reported to be improving.
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Howard Lee Callender
West Taps
Hobbs
Lovington
Vic
Lovington Floods Cut Roads as Rain Worsens
Rain paralyzed Lovington with 7.15 inches by 2:25 pm after 5.7 inches since Sunday. State Roads 380 and 18 flooded. downtown shops sandbagged. Lea General Hospital flooded as crews worked to protect the building. Across New Mexico a radio newsman is believed drowned and oil workers are marooned on two rigs as the Tansell Dam dam faces crumbling sections near Carlsbad.
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Lea General Hospital
Eeton
John Pennell
New Mexico
Tansell Dam
Carlsbad
White City
Fen
Sitting Bull Falls Road
Tansell
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Burbank
Calif
Golden State
Kathryn Gayle
Ken Schrader
First Federal
Love Street Bank
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Haddock’s Automotive
Bill Wood
Robert Pevey
Fern
Paula
Michael
Buckeye Buzzard
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