Doors blamed in Our Lady of the Angels school fire disaster
Fire experts blame an open doorway at the stair head for funneling deadly heat and smoke through six classrooms in the Our Lady of the Angels fire killing 87 children and three nuns. Investigators differed on whether doors were present. officials warn a closed landing could have saved many lives.
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Robert T. Loughran
Chicago
UPS
Our Lady of the Angels
National Fire Protection Assn
Albert H. Petersen
Percy Bugbee
The
Association
Harry Penzin
The Go Getter Lesson On Advertising Persistence
A Lovington ad column cites Vash Young’s 52 week call streak for a sale as a model. The piece links his story to newspaper advertising and urges readers to favor local shopping in February after holiday clearances.
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Vash Young
Wash Young
Lovington
Preliminary Hearing Held On Ex policemen Charge
Former Lovington officer Richard G. Metzgar faced a preliminary hearing over allegations leading to his dismissal for reasons other than race or discrimination. Prosecutors outlined the charge and the defense argued for dismissal or reduction. The case proceeds to further court review and potential trial dates.
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Lovington
Richard G. Metzgar
Metzgar
Carrell
Robinson
Associate Home Agent Chosen for Lea County
Miss Lois Jasper assumed duties as associate home agent of Lea County on December first replacing Miss Charlotte Fink. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Jasper of Yeso New Mexico and a 1957 MA graduate of New Mexico A M College. She previously served as Extension Home Agent of Lincoln County. She will work with the 4 H club home economics program and assist Mrs Mary Jo Carlton with the women’s home economics program.
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Lois Jasper
Lea County
Charlotte Fink
Miss Jasper
Lee Jasper
Yeso
New Mexico
Fort Sumner
New Mexico A & M College
Lincoln County
Mary Jo Carlton
Malibu Brush Fire Blacks Malibu Homes and Celebrity Estates
A massive Malibu brush fire scorched about 15000 acres destroying 40 homes including Lew Ayres ranch. Movie stars like Jackie Coogan and Bob Hope faced threatened properties as 2000 residents evacuated from Santa Monica Mountains amid gusts up to 60 mph and record heat. Firefighters from regional camps aided by planes and bulldozers fought the blaze, with nine firefighters injured.
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Malibu
Calif
UPI
Lew Ayers
Pacific Coast
Beach Edge
Jackie Coogan
Lew Ayres
Bob Hope
Jim
Ronald Reagan
20Th Century Fox
FBI
South Pacific
Santa Monica Mountains
Los Angeles
Red Cross
Keith Klinger
California
Oregon
Point Mugu
Ft. Ord
Ft. MacArthur
Pentagon unveils plan for man made moon satellite program
The Pentagon announced Project Discoverer to launch a five ton man made moon from Vandenberg AFB within about 30 days. The first 1300 pound satellite will fly late this month or January using Thor and Atlas stages, with aims to reach a South Pole orbit and include animal flights. Major goal is to test systems for a manned orbital vehicle.
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Washington
UPI
Pentagon
West Coast
Vandenburg Air Force Base
California
Roy W. Johnson
Space Agency
Vandenberg
Earth
South Pole
Johnson
Air Force
U.S
Russia
Country Club Elects Three Board Members
Lovington Country Club members Tuesday night elected W. W. Carter Joe Kizer and Walter Hopkins as directors to the Board. They replace retiring directors Bob Ward M. C. Scott and Winford Carlile.
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Head Country Club
Joe Kizer
W. W. Carter
Walter Hopkins
Lovington Country Club Board of
Kizer
Carter
Lovington Country Club
John Easley
Bob Ward
M. C. Scott
Winford Carlile
Fred Crocker
E. L. Harrod
Slim Hester
Dave Caudle
Easley
Joe Alsup
Crocker
Weather forecast Lovington fair with cooling trend
Generally fair today in Lovington with a touch cooler air tonight and Thursday. Low tonight around 30 degrees and high Thursday near 62 degrees.
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Lovington
Traffic Toll Reaches 359 in New Mexico This Year
A 22 year old from Old Laguna James Nelbert Earl died when his car left US 66, rolled 60 feet near Albuquerque. Passenger Joseph Fernando Scott, 25, suffered head and internal injuries and was taken to Bernalillo County Indian Hospital. Police cite drinking and speed as factors.
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Albuquerque
UPI
James Nelbert Earl
Old Laguna
Joseph Fernando Scott
Scott
Bernalillo County Indian Hospital
W. E. Jimerson
Ed Bell Elected President Of Lovington Chamber Of Commerce
Ed Bell was named president by the Lovington Chamber of Commerce at the first board meeting. Harold Denton became vice president, J B Selman re elected treasurer, and Mary Payne re elected secretary manager. New directors include Mrs. G C Hill and others. honors given to KLEA and Lovington newspapers for hospital bond issue and community projects.
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Ed Bell
Lovington Chamber of Commerce
Harold Denton
J. B. Selman
Mary Payne
G. C. Hill
W. W. Allen
Harold Runnels
Walter Hopkins
Jerry Stoltz
Basiness
KLEA
Lovington
Winford Cabile
Traffic Deaths During October Set Record
The National Safety Council reported October highway fatalities rose 4 percent from a year earlier to 3,590, ending a streak of improvement. Despite the rise, the first 10 months of the year still show 5 percent fewer deaths than last year, with about one million disabling injuries estimated.
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Chicago
UPS
National Safety Council
Towns Bid For New Brackish Water Plant in New Mexico
State Engineer Steve Reynolds announced Alamogordo Carlsbad and Holloman Air Force Base show interest in a $10 million federal project to convert brackish water to fresh water. Other towns on the questionnaire list include Espanola Aztec Artesia Farmington Carrizozo Tularosa Truth or Consequences Vaughn Santa Rosa Roswell Hagerman Jal Hurley Fort Sumner and more. Site selection will weigh brackish water availability land and power.
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Santa FE
UPI
Steve Reynolds
Alamogordo
Carlsbad
Holloman Air Force Base
Espanola
Aztec
Artesia
Farmington
Carrizozo
Tularosa
Truth Or Consequences
Vaughn
Santa Rosa
Roswell
Hagerman
Jal
Hurley
Fort Sumner
Clinton P. Anderson
D-Nm
Reynolds
New Mexico
Quail hunting remains strong in southwestern New Mexico
The State Game Department reports quail hunting is good in southwestern New Mexico with the season open statewide through December 14. Duck hunting is fair to good in the southwest, strongest near Caballo and Elephant Butte and along the Rio Grande slues, with the season closing January 15.
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Santa FE
UPI
New Mexico
State Game Department
Caballo
Elephant Butte
Rio Grande
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Hopkins
James Raymond
Miss Lois Jasper
James Robinson
City Commission
Hammel Carrell
C. W. Burrell
Burrell
State Fair Employment Practice Commission
J. W. Allen
Ellis Finch
Fashionable Beach
Ronald Burton
Unitedress International
Calabasas
Jack Anderson
Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
Revuelta Bridge
Clovis
Logan
Blewett Cotton
Cotton
Allen and Runnels
Arkansas Junction Highway
Denton
Retail Trades Committee
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