Lovington Christmas lights brighten town scene
Lovington residents celebrate a festive season with 40 strings of lights on Main Street and additional displays across Washington Central and Adams. The community funds the project via the Community Christmas Card and donations from Iva Denton, with Co-Op providing labor and free electricity. A nativity display at the courthouse lawn was damaged and may return next year.
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John
Clyde Price
C.B. Hailey
John Benge
Lovington
Main Street
Avenue D
Washington
Central
Adams
Boyd Griffin
Lamesa
Cloudcroft
Tech
Lubbock
Iva Denton
Ford arrives in Jakarta pledging U S dedication to Asia peace
President Ford buoyed by constructive talks in China arrives in Jakarta to an enthusiastic Indonesian welcome. He vows the United States is a Pacific nation dedicated to peace and progress in Southeast Asia amid Vietnam concerns. The visit follows a China trip and aims to discuss energy, aid, and security with Indonesia, a major supplier and ally in the region.
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U.S
Far East
Ford
Jakarta
Helen Thomas
UPI
White House
UPD
China
America
Vietnam
United States
Peking
U.s.china
Taiwan
Russia
Indonesia
Southeast Asia
Christmastime Concert At Central Junior High Dec 12
The Central Music Department presents its annual Christmastime program at Central Junior High School gymnasium on December 12 at 9 50 a m Admission is free The seventh grade chorus and Central Choirs perform the first portion followed by the Central advanced band Central jazz ensemble and the new Central Silks flag drill team The public is invited to attend.
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Central Jazz Ensemble
Central Silks
Central Music Department
Central Junior High School
Central Choraliers
Central Jhs
Jolene Porter
Isaira Andaluz
Leah Hubbard
Kari Elkins
Darla Holt
Donna Johnson
Lesly Caudill
Rachel Vernon
McMurry College
New Trial Ordered for Four Inmates in Welton Murder Case
A New Mexico district judge granted a new trial for four men condemned to die over the 1974 Welton murder. The ruling cited evidence tying Kerry Rodney Lee to the weapon and to the crime scene, including testimony about a confession to Janet McCord. Lee previously confessed in South Carolina, invoking the Fifth Amendment during the hearing.
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Welton
Albuquerque
N.me
New Mexico
William Velton Jr
H. Vern Payne
Far
Vagos Motorcycle Club
California
Janet McCord
Kerry Rodney Lee
Payne
Lee
Impasse blocks Soviet grain shipping pact talks
The US official says Soviet demands to pay world charter rates collapse working agreement and could halt U.S. grain sales to the Soviet Union. Blackwell notes the plan would require American ships to carry at least one third of Soviet grain but new rates would be financially unworkable, risking no U.S. tankers in movement.
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Moscow
UPD
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Robert J. Blackwell
Blackwell
Hubbard Nominated for U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
James Lloyd Hubbard has been nominated for appointment to the U S Merchant Marine Academy by Senator Joseph Montoya. Hubbard is the son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hubbard of 314 North 9th.
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James Lloyd Hubbard
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Joseph Montoya
Hubbard
Lloyd Hubbard
9Th
Sharpest Decline in Six Months Unemployment Falls in November
The Labor Department reports unemployment dropping 0.3 percent to 7.7 million in November, the sharpest six month fall. Adult men teenagers and full time workers gain as manufacturing hiring stalls and total labor force falls 460000, with joblessness averaging 16.8 weeks.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Donation Notice From Box Lovington NM
A brief public notice records a donation in the amount of funds contributed by Box Lovington in Lovington New Mexico. The item lacks donor details and purpose but confirms financial support to a local entity.
Christmas Card Signing Request
The request asks to add a signature to a Christmas card on behalf of the sender. It specifies no names or recipients and provides no additional context or details for the signing.
Lovington Christmas Card Welcomes Local Greetings
Area residents John and Mauree Faris Tina Smith Bill and Zel Settles H C and Julia Pannell Malcolm and Clara Belle Wright express season’s greetings for the Lovington Community Christmas Card to run in the December 25 Lovington Daily Leader edition.
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Lovington
John and
Mauree Faris
Tina Smith
Bill and
Zel Settles
H.C. and
Julia Pannell
Malcolm and
Clara Belle Wright
Senate votes to cut off filibuster on NYC aid bill
The Senate moved to end the filibuster on President Ford's NYC loan package. The measure would provide up to 2.3 billion dollars over 30 months to avert municipal bankruptcy. Supporters aim to send the bill to the White House soon. opponents vow to fight in the next week during budget discussions.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Mss
Ford
New York City
White House
James B. Allen
D-Ala
House
Southeast Plains Weather Outlook Through Saturday
United Press International reports Southeast Plains will stay mostly fair through Saturday with moderate afternoon winds and a slight cool down. Lovington trends show overnight lows near 30 and Saturday highs in the upper 60s.
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Southeast Plains
Lovington
First Challenge To Immunization Act in New Mexico
A district court suit seeks to stop Albuquerque Public Schools from suspending fourth grader Shelly Sutherland at Onate Elementary for not immunizing. Gary Sutherland claims exemption based on religious and moral beliefs under the First Amendment. observers see it as a pioneering legal challenge to the act.
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Albuquerque
NeMe Upd
Rosenberg Spy Files Made Public in CIA Release
Government disclosures totaling about 63 thousand pages from six agencies reveal CIA and FBI notes on the Rosenberg case. A 1953 CIA analysis discusses Soviet atomic secrets and a claimed sky platform study in upstate New York. Michael and Robert Meeropol gained access to most files under FOIA.
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Washington
Rosenberg
CIA
Russia
FBI
Upstate
New York
Julius ‘S
Ethel Rosenberg
Defense Intelligence Agency
Office of Naval Intelligence
Army
Navy
Rosenbergs
Michael
Robert Meeropol
Foreig
Law Breakfast Installation Set Saturday
Law enforcement officers invite all men and boys to a 7 a.m. prayer breakfast and installation of officers for the coming year at First Presbyterian Church.
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First Presbyterian Church
Southwest Energy Council Urges Veto of Energy Bill
The 35 member Southwest Energy Council representing Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Texas and New Mexico unanimously urged President Ford to veto the omnibus energy measure calling it a disastrous compromise. Council members pressed for a crude oil price rollback to curb investment and asked Ford to appoint a qualified energy official to the Federal Power Commission. Kerr-McGee President James J. Kelly warned that U.S. economic recovery hinges on oil imports while domestic production declines, urging Congress to reflect regional energy interests.
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Oklahoma City
UPC
Southwest Energy Council
Omnibus Energy Council
Joe Hanna
Breckinridge
Tex
Oklahoma
David Boren
Ford
Federal Power Commission
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
New Mexico
James J. Kelly
Kerr-McGee Corp
The
Council
Surinam Admitted To U N Assembly
Surinam was admitted to the U N General Assembly bringing total member states to 144. Former Dutch Guiana with independence from the Netherlands applied for UN membership, and its flag will be raised with other members later today.
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United Nations, N.Y
UPD
Surinam
U.N. General Assembly
World Organization
Dutch Guyana
Herlands Navy
U.N
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Dconn
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United Press International
N.M
Tale OF
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Criminal Division
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