Berlin Encirclement Deepens as 15,000 Troops Move East
East German commander Helmut Poppe takes over Berlin's border brigades as 15,000 troops shift from interior ministry to the East German army. The transfer follows the Khrushchev Ulbricht meeting amid fears of restricted Allied rights in West Berlin and a potential peace treaty with the Soviet Union.
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UPI
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East Germany
Yalta
Walter Ulbricht
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Soviet Union
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Ulbricht
Ieader
Helmut Poppe
Interior Ministry
Lovington City Buys Three New Police Cars
The Lovington City Commission accepted the low bid of 3621 dollars from Lovington Ford for three 1963 police cars. A second bid from Jackson Chevrolet Co. was 4048 dollars. Delivery is planned for early October.
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Lovington
Lovington Ford Sales
Jackson Chevrolet Co
Kennedy Foreign Aid Bill Delayed To September 19 Vote
House leaders postpone a $4.7 billion foreign aid vote to September 19 amid strong opposition and calls for cuts of as much as $2 billion. Otto Passman, chair of the foreign aid panel, notes the delay follows two primaries and other considerations. He warns aid out of control could damage the U.S. economy and respect abroad.
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United Press International Washington
UPI
House
Kennedy
Otto E. Passman
D.la
Foreign Aid Appropriations Subcommittee
Passman
Congress
U.S
Senate Amends Kennedy tax bill on entertainment deductions
The Senate approved a 54 to 39 amendment letting businessmen deduct entertainment expenses tied to their operations. Critics warned the change undercuts anti abuse efforts, while supporters said it tightens other allowances and preserves key parts of the President’s plan.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Kennedy
Finance Committee
Joseph S. Clark
Senate Finance Committee
Man Sentenced to 30 Days in Jails for Drunk and Disorderly Conduct
Luther M. Whittle aged 37 of 2300 South Main Lovington received a 30 day jail sentence in Justice of the Peace Reese Greaves court on a drunk and disorderly charge. He was arrested by city policemen Clarence Smith and J. E. Polson at 9 30 Tuesday night.
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Reese Greaves
Luther M. Whittle
S. Main
Lovington
Whittle
Clarence Smith
J. E. Polson
Phone Office To Be Moved In Hobbs Area
The Lovington General Telephone Company of the Southwest office will relocate to 206 South Main with district manager G D Shelley stating files records and furniture will move from 122 Love. The new office opens at 9 a m on Thursday August 30th.
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Commercial Street
Western Cotton Oil
Commercial St
Roosevelt St
Western Cotton
Central Ave
Haliburton
Lovington
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Southwest
South Main
G. D. Shelley
Hobbs
Love
Two Injured In Accident Near Tyler Cemetery Road
At 10:25 p.m. Tuesday a 1956 Buick driven by Evelyn Jean Beene 26 of Tyler collided with a parked 1956 Ford winch truck on the cemetery road five miles west of the city. Beene’s passenger Odis Virgil Beene 31 sustained a fractured rib and other injuries. Evelyn Beene was treated and released. Wells Units Inc faces charges for parking on the wrong side of the road. The Buick was wrecked.
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Evelyn Jean Beene
Tyler
Cemetery Road
Wells Units Inc
M. J. Payne
Beene
Odis Virgil Beene
Lovington Sea General Hospital
Evelyn Beene
Soviet Union Proposes Year End Nuclear Test Moratorium
In Geneva the Soviet Union proposed that all nuclear powers end test explosions by year end to allow Russia to complete its Arctic series. Western powers rejected a new uncontrolled moratorium and criticized the Soviet stance as the latest British American effort to break the deadlock on a test ban treaty. President Kennedy welcomed the goal.
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UPS
Soviet Union
Russia
Arctic
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Kennedy
Ence
U. S
Charles C. Stelle
Joseph B. Godber
Kuznetsov
Harold Macmillan
Castro Orders Pay Freeze For Laborers
Havana reports Castro decrees wage freezes for Cuban workers with penalties for absenteeism and limits on vacations. The Labor Ministry signs the decree forbidding pay raises without ministry approval and allows transferring workers between establishments as punishment or for production needs.
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UPI
Fidel Castro
Maj Augusto Martinez
Labor Ministry
Traffic Deaths Rise in New Mexico Toll
New Mexico state police report 279 traffic fatalities for the year after Ward J. Chadwick died from internal injuries in San Juan County Hospital. He and brother Elvin Chadwick were injured when the car struck a utility pole near Farmington. Elvin sustained minor injuries.
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New Mexico
Ward J. Chadwick
San Juan County
Chadwick
Elvin A. Chadwick
SBA Representative to Visit Lovington September 6
Chamber of Commerce manager Jim Jackson announced a Small Business Administration representative will be in Lovington at the chamber office all day on September 6. The visit aims to assist local businesses and provide SBA guidance.
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Chamber of Commerce
Jim Jackson
Small Business Administration
Lovington
Chamber
William Maxwell Dies at 61 in Lovington Funeral
Funeral services for William A. Maxwell 61 will be 10 a.m. Friday at Smith Yarbro Funeral Chapel with burial in Lovington Cemetery. Born January 17 1901 in Eldorado Oklahoma he died at home Tuesday after years of illness. He was a school bus contractor and member of the Lovington Odd Fellows. Survivors include wife Lenah four sons Robert Wayne Maxwell Amarillo James Maxwell Korea W R Maxwell Jr Lovington Frank H Maxwell Lovington daughter Linda Riha Everett Washington father W R Maxwell Lovington brother W R Maxwell Jr Lawton Oklahoma two sisters Merle Nelson Roswell Lucy Maxwell Sunland Park New Mexico and three grandchildren.
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William A. Maxwell
Smith Yarbro
Lovington
Mr. Maxwell
Ef] Dorado
Oklahoma
Order of Odd Fellows of
Lenah B. Maxwell
Robert Wayne Maxwell
Amarillo
Texas
James Maxwell
Korea
W. R. Maxwell Jr
Frank H. Maxwell
Linda Riha
Everett
Washington
W. R. Maxwell
Lawton
Okla
Merle Nelson
Roswell
Evelyn Maxwell
Sunland Park
N. Mex
Temperatures Hit 96 Degrees by Afternoon
The day saw a high of 96 degrees at 4 p.m. with a low of 66 degrees recorded at 6 a.m. Moderate humidity persisted, and officials issued a heat caution for outdoor workers.
Lovington Schools See Enrollment Rise On First Day
Enrollment in Lovington schools ends day one at 3,525 with 753 in high school 592 in junior high and 2,180 in elementary. The increase over last year is 83 pupils mainly in the high school. Final figures by week’s end expected to surpass 3,600.
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Lovington
Open Range Cowboy Reunion Set for Saturday in Lovington
The Open Range Cowboy Association hosts a Saturday reunion at the Fair Building starting 10:00 a.m. with 400 to 500 guests expected for barbecue, memorial services, and dances. Old-timers from Lovington and area will crown a cowboy queen, honor the oldest cowboy and cowgirl, and hear music from local veterans as the group preserves open range memories.
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J. P. Beverly
Lovington
Jim Love
Nell Taylor
Mallamar
Lea County
Fair
Carl Crutchfield
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