Kiwanis Banquet Spotlight on Space Views and Local Humor
A Kiwanis Farm City banquet featured Leo Childs of NASA explaining spaceflight concepts in accessible terms with humor. The event praised local talents like Clyde Cooper and Dwain Woody. The column criticizes the American Parents Committee and its Washington lobbying for child care and juvenile justice reforms.
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Kiwanis Farm City
Leo Childs
NASA
Leo
Russkies
Earth Resources Technology
The
Conservation District Board
Houston
Clyde Cooper
Jal
Clyde
Texas
Dwain Woody
American Parents Committee
APC
Washington
Adlai Stevenson
Russell Long
Edmund Muskie
Hubert Ae Harrison Williams
Ernest Ollings
James Abourezk
Gayloelson
Lowell Weicker
James Pearson
Charlies Mathias
Edward Brooke
Clifford Case
Richard Schweiker
Barry Goldwater
James Buckley
Jesse Helms
Jake Garn
John Waits
Lea County Natural Resources Conservation District
Joe McKown
Pearl’s
Jim Jameson
Childs
Jameson
Weather Outlook for Southeast Plains
United Press International reports variable high cloudiness with a westerly wind today then shifting to a cooler night with variable low clouds. A slight chance of brief light snow is possible early Saturday. Lovington highs near the upper 60s today and lower 50s Saturday with lows in the upper 20s tonight.
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United Press International
Southeast Plains
Lovington
Santa Claus myth not harmful says psychologist in Newton
Dr Francis Kelly 51 a Boston College professor argues Santa Claus is a healthy part of child development and compares him to the Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy. He says parents who deny the fantasy risk harming a child’s sense of reality and urges explaining street Santas as helpers while the real Santa remains at the North Pole.
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Newton
Mass
UPI
Santa Claus
Francis Kelly
Sters
Kelly
Boston College
Santa
North Pole
Carter Says No Controls
President-elect Jimmy Carter said he has no intention of seeking wage and price controls in the next four years barring a national emergency. He expects to name Cyrus Vance as secretary of state and Bert Lance as OMB director and will work with Congress for higher growth in GNP.
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Helen Thomas Washington
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Cyrus Vance
Atlanta
Bert Lance
Office of Management and Budget
NBC Today
Congress
Leonid Brezhnev
Kremlin
Ford
Cyrus Vance Named Secretary of State by Carter
Cyrus Vance, a low key diplomat, is set to be named Secretary of State by President elect Jimmy Carter at a Plains news conference. Senators Javits and Case, informed by Carter, praised the choice and described Vance as a capable, consensus builder distinct from Henry Kissinger.
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Wesley G. Pippert
Plains
UPI
Cyrus Vance
Lyndon Johnson
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Vance
Atlanta
Bert Lance
Office of Management and Budget
Jacob Javits
New York
Clifford Case
New Jersey
Johnson
Case
Javits
GOP
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Paris
Washington
Services Pend For Mother Sartain
Mrs. W L Sartain mother of Bob Sartain of 705 W Gore died Wednesday afternoon in a nursing home in Amarillo Texas services are pending in Clay ton
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W.L. Sartain
Bob Sartain
W. Gore
Amarillo
Texas
Clayton
Jobless rate hits 8.1 percent in November
Unemployment rose to 8.1 per cent in November the highest in 1976 with about 200000 people losing jobs just before Christmas. Adult men joblessness climbed to 6.5 per cent and total employed reached a record 88.1 million as the economy weakens prompting calls for stimulus actions by Carter.
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Sara Fritz Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Administration
Ford
Wholesale prices rise for second straight month in November
The Labor Department reports a 0.6 percent November rise in the Wholesale Price Index driven by higher fuel and consumer ready foods. The index stood at 185.6 with 1967 as base 100. Wholesale costs remain 4.2 percent above a year earlier as farm and industrial sectors show mixed moves.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Derrick Funeral Saturday in Tatum
Graveside funeral services for Louis Derrick age 59 will be held at Tatum Cemetery tomorrow Saturday. The service will be conducted by Rey uis Crenshaw pastor of First United Methodist Church. Derrick a native of Tatum died Wednesday in Portales after a cancer battle. Wheeler Funeral Home of Portales is in charge of arrangements.
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Louis Derrick
Tatum Cemetery
Reyuis Crenshaw
First United Methodist Church
Derrick
Tatum
Portales
Wheeler Funeral Home
Miller Oil stock draws baseball stars to Texas prospect
In Midland Texas UPI reports major league players are buying Miller Oil stock and rooting for S T Buddy Miller to hit a home run in the oil venture. Agent Arloine Stearns says 70 to 80 players purchased shares as Miller expands in Milagro field amid plans for several wells on a 1300 acre site.
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R. Michael Patterson
Midland
Tex
UPI
S.T
Buddy’ Miller
Miller
Texas
Miller of! Co
Arloine Stearns
Minneapolis
West
MS. Stearns
Miller Company
Mrs. Stearns
Firemen Set Open House At Lovington Fire Dept
Lovington Fire Department invites all city employees and community members to an open house on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Fire Chief Don Putman notes the event aims to showcase the department and its services.
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Lovington Fire Department
Don Putman
Mrs. Walcott Dies in Okla
Mrs. Mary C. Walcott mother of Mrs. John R. Coady of Lovington died December 2 in Madill Oklahoma. Funeral services are set for 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Watts Funeral Home Madill. Survivors include Mrs. Shirley Gay Duncan Oklahoma Mrs. Loanna Riley Stephenville Texas Mrs. Mary Aldridge Ardmore Oklahoma eleven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Mary C. Walcott
John R. Coady
Lovington
Watts
Madill
Oklahoma
Walcott
Coady
Shirley Gay
Duncan
Okla
Loanna Riley
Stephenville
Texas
Mary Aldridge
Ardmore
Refinery Tax Plan Could Bring City Revenue Boost
Lovington weighs a plan to reclaim one cent of New Mexico’s four cent gross receipts tax from Famariss Oil and Refining. If approved, the city could gain $70,000 to $100,000 annually without raising local taxes, aided by state lawmakers and the Municipal League.
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Bob Carter
Lovington
Famariss Oil and Refining Company
Carter
Bureau of Revenue
Don Euna
Santa Fe
Euna
Famariss
Beth Martin
Eight Big Cities In Financial Bind
A Brookings Institute researcher says eight major cities Boston Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Newark New York Philadelphia and St. Louis face financial trouble from poor management weak revenue prospects and low spirits economies. The report warned of reduced services higher taxes and potential public health risks while proposing emergency grants and stronger state or federal interventions.
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Denver
UPI
Brookings Institute
David T. Stanley
Academy of Contemporary Problems
Columbus
Ohio
Boston
Buffalo
Cleveland
Detroit
Newark
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Stanley
National League of Cities
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Graham
Secretary of State
State Department
Pentagon
Henry Kissinger
U.S
Wall Street
Lovington, N.M
Jobs
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Miller Oil
Bill Lee
Gene Lamberson
Bill
Gene
Richard Cunningham
New Mexico Municipal League
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