City to Discuss One Cent Sales Tax Proposal
Lovington city commission calls a meeting Monday at 7 30 p m in the LenAgg meeting room to hear chamber of commerce views on a proposed one cent city sales tax. The vote aims to fund police protection recreation street improvements lighting civil defense and fire equipment.
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Lovington City Commission
Chamber of Commerce
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Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Santo Domingo Chief Rules Out Military Takeover Amid Strike
In Santo Domingo the army chief Maj. Gen. Pedro Rodríguez Echavarría rejected a military coup despite a five day general strike. Talks between government and opposition resumed secretly as troops fired over demonstrators and a seven member junta was demanded, with opposition rejecting the proposal.
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Santo Domingo
Caribbean
Santiago
Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria
Balaguer
Rafael Trujillo Jr
National Civic Union
UCN
Two Lovington Stations Burglarized Friday Night
Lovington police report two service stations were burglarized late Friday night. The Conoco station at 621 North Main suffered a back door break and cash register take of 4 dollars in coins. the Bell's Service Station on the Tatum highway was pried open with multiple items stolen including antifreeze peanuts eggs tobacco oil and a chamois.
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Lovington
Conoco
North Main
Bell
Tatum Highway
Emergency Law to Increase New Mexico Sales Tax
A 170 delegate NMCTA workshop urged the legislature to back emergency legislation raising the state sales tax from 2 to 3 cents to fund public schools. The group endorsed five resolutions supporting long range fiscal reforms, staff support for lobbying, and informing teachers and patrons about the program. Clarissa Howard urged adoption, noting strong committee support.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
New Mexico Classroom Teachers Association
NMCTA
New Mexico Education Association
Stanley J. Brasher
Paul Mort
Columbia University
NMIA
Clarissa Howard
Albuquerque
CTA
Congo Restores Ties With Soviet Bloc After Break
The Congo resumes diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, and Poland after a 15 month halt following Mobutu’s coup. Ghana and Guinea are expected to renew ties soon, while Gizengs is noted as the legal premier in Katanga.
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Leopoldville
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Patrice Lumumba
Ghana
Guinea
Lumumba
Joseph Mobutu
Joseph Kasavubu
Mobutu
Congo
Antoine Gizengs
Katanga
Russia
Gizengs
Siso
Castro declares Marxist Leninist faith as Cuba unites parties
Fidel Castro announced the merger of the 26th of July movement with Cuba's Communist Party in a five hour television address. He affirmed his lifelong commitment to communism and outlined the creation of a single party to carry Cuba's socialist revolution with a Marxist Leninist platform.
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UPI
Fidel Castro
Communist Party
Castro
Dicetator
Fulgencio Batista
Moncado
Santiago
Communist Manifesto
Popular Socialist Communistic Movement
United Party of Cuba
Socialist Revolution
Lovington High Announces Controversial Seminar Groups
Lovington High School adopts a voluntary seminar program directed by Chester Hamzy in social science and government. Four groups research topics such as The John Birch Society and The Berlin situation and present to civic clubs like the Lovington Lions. A group including Bill Lee and others presented on the Birch Society to Lions Club, fielding questions and earning applause.
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Social Science and Government Department
Chester Hamzy
John Birch Society
Berlin
Red China
United Nation
Bill Lee
Jill Johnson
Janette Ward
Fred Northam
Lovington Lions Club
Lions Club
Walker
Birch Society
Hamzy
Sing
Lovington
W. T. Wiley
Paloma Tavern Reopens After Compromise Fine In Albuquerque
The Paloma Tavern in Albuquerque reopened Friday after a compromise allowing payment of a $300 fine and a 30 day suspension reportedly recorded. The owner was permitted to resume operations under the settlement.
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Albuquerque Upi
Paloma
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