Lettuce Cigarettes Spark Reader Interest in Hereford Test
The Leader reports readers clamoring for Bravo Smokes after a whimsical test using lettuce-filled cigarettes. Hereford-based makers focus on aroma, hiring a smell specialist to mimic real tobacco. Local observers note market tests and cross-border paper circulation affect New Mexico towns and university interest.
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Garland Carter
Lovington
Hereford
Alford
Andy Carter
New Mexico Sees Wide Rain and Snow Overnight
Moisture from a wet weather system spread across New Mexico. Albuquerque Grants Santa Fe and Zuni reported snow and rain with several inches in higher elevations. Roads were slushy but travel not severely hindered.
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New Mexico
Grants
Santa Fe
Zuni
Albuquerque
Weather Bureau
Sandia Peak
Clovis
Roswell
Alamogordo
Socorro
Carlsbad
Deming
Hobbs
Las Vegas
Raton
Blast Victims Satisfactory After Loco Hills Explosion
Two oil field workers injured in a well site blast near Artesia New Mexico were listed in satisfactory condition. Shelby Jones 39 and Arthur Crain 30 both of Snyder Texas were trying to plug a well in the Tenneco field when a nitroglycerine cap exploded. They suffered severe cuts from flying steel and tools.
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Artesia, N.M
UPI
Loco Hills
Artesia
New Mexi Co
Shelby Jones
Arthur Crain
Snyder
Tex
Tenneco
Border Violator Arrested Here
A 24 year old Mexican national, Carlos M Guevara, was arrested in Lovington at 8 PM by Lea County Sheriff’s Office and is held for a United States immigration violation. Records show Guevara was born in Chihuahua and had been deported to Old Mexico once before in October of this year.
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Carlos M. Guevara
Lovington
Lea County
General Says Two GIs Brainwashed In Vietnam Remarks
Gen Wallace M. Greene, commandant of the Marine Corps, says two U S soldiers freed from Viet Cong captivity may have been brainwashed by communists. Sgt George E Smith of Chester West Virginia and Spec 5 Claude D McClure of Chattanooga Tennessee spoke pro peace after two years captivity, drawing skepticism from protest leader Sanford Gottlieb of SANE. Greene vows continued indoctrination efforts using the two as examples.
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Washington
UPI
Marine Corps
U.S
Viet Nam
Wallace M. Greene
George E. Smith
Chester
W. Va
Claude D. McClure
Chattanooga
Tenn
Cambodia
United States
Sanford Gottlieb
Committee For A Sane
SANE
Gottlieb
Marine writes note of thanks to boot camp drill instructor
Pfc. Glen Lunsford of Danville Virginia while serving in Viet Nam sent a letter from Parris Island praising Sgt. P. E. Smith and the drill instructors. He credits boot camp training with saving his life several times and hopes they remain as demanding for new recruits.
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Parris Island
I. C
UPTI
Viet Nam
Glen Lunsford
Danville
PE. Smith
Lunsford
Man loses ear in Denver City bar brawl
A Denver City man suffered part of his ear torn in a late night bar fight. Lea County deputies arrived after a bar manager reported an escalating altercation. Marshall E. Patterson headed toward Seminole seeking medical help while Reed V. Crockett, 29, was extradited from Yoakum County and booked on assault charges. Crockett pled guilty and began a 15 day Lea County Jail sentence. Unclear if Patterson and his car were ever reunited.
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Denver City
Lea County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Department
Marshall E
Peewee) Patterson
Reed V. Crockett
Yoakum County Sheriff's Office
Lovington
Crockett
Lea County
Patterson
Appliance Firm Relocated To Lovington Grand Opening
Good Housekeeping Shop opens a new location at 1102 South Main Lovington in the R and R Discount House building. Cox owner of Hobbs shop marks twenty years in Loyington area and twenty year Frigidaire ties. showcases 66 Frigidaire models, Zenith TVs and built ins during the weekend event. Old shop was at 107 North Main.
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Good Housekeeping Shop
South Main
Lovington
R & R Discount House
Cox
Hobbs
Loyington
Frigidaire
Aubra Cox
Good Housekeeping
Collision at South Main and Avenue R
A two vehicle collision at the corner of South Main and Avenue R around 5 30 p m caused moderate property damage with no injuries. The Mercury two door driven by Erin M Madin 75 of 1202 West Avenue S and a 1962 Olds four door driven by Burley D Chaffin 44 of 402 West Clayton sustained about 50 and 125 dollars in damage respectively.
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South Main
Avenue R
Erin M. Mad
West Avenue S
Burley D. Chaffin
West
Clayton
Madin
Chaffin
Weather Affects Lovington and Nationwide Temps
Cloudy tonight with light rain and a cooler trend. Temperatures fall to 38 tonight with highs near 60 on Thursday and a clearing start. Lovington reports 54 for Tuesday at 12 30 pm and 36 this morning at 5 30 am. Nationwide highs reached 78 in Thermal California, with Hibbing Minnesota reporting 2 below zero.
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Lovington
Alaska
Hawaii
Thermal
Calif
Hibbing
Minn
Raffle Wins and Odd News From Across Towns
Mary Anne Murray, 17, in Spring Lake wins two Cadillacs and a Ford in a year while quitting raffle tickets. A New York store sold 50 televisions at 8.98 each due to a typo in an ad. Maj. Gen. Eckhardt promises duty free Saturdays for accident free units. A Denver civil suit over a bag of tomatoes with a bomb remark ends in federal action. A fire destroys Bennie T. Graci’s home in Arab, Louisiana, after hurricane damage.
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Spring Lake
N.J
UPI
Mary Anne Murray
Raffles
Masters Inc
Duty Free Safety
Riley
Kan
George S. Eckhardt
Eckhardt
Denver
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Ethan Allen McCoy
McCoy
Continental Air Lines
Bennie T. Graci
Santa Fe May Cut Hazard At Deadly Airport
Santa Fe considers buying firefighting gear after two fatal air crashes killed four people. City Manager Marion Sebastetian cited the Crashes and a widow criticized the airport for lacking emergency equipment. The city plans to study costs for liquid or chemical power tanks and has council approval to investigate.
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Santa Fe
Deadly
UPS
Marion Sebagetian
Dewey Tom Heath
Amarrillo
Jane
Failre
State Capitol
J. J. Alward
Sebastian
Lubbock Woman Kidnapping Case Near Fort Sumner
Mrs. Lynn Rogers, 42, of Texas, reported she was kidnapped and threatened by a Black man. Deputies filed the case in Fort Sumner area as a Tuesday night incident began when she was forced to drive about 150 miles to New Mexico before the assailant fled. she was unharmed.
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New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Fort Sumner
UPI
Lynn Rogers
Tex
Fo Ind
Clovis
N.M
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