Estimating Crowd Sizes in Public Gatherings
An analysis of how newspapers estimate crowds in public places, noting the unreliability of official figures. It discusses methods like grid counting, counting usable space, and the challenges of estimating crowds in ad hoc gatherings, with examples from New Haven and Lovington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parnell Auditorium
Wildcat Stadium
Lovington
Robert Brown
Going
New Haven, Conn
New Haven Green
Rters
Edwards
New Haven Register
Edewards
The
Regeister
Herbert Jaccobs
University of California
Herbert Jacobs
Columbia Journalism Review
Hopper
BEF to Finalize College Funding in Santa Fe
The State Board of Educational Finance will deliver final recommendations on state college funding in Santa Fe after November discussions. BEF staff project a next year appropriation of 41.29 million, up about 5.1 million from this year, with institutional requests totaling 50.495 million and construction slated mainly for instructional purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
State Board of Educational Finance
BEF
University of New Mexi
Survey Finds Lovington Students Use Alcohol and Drugs
Police and Lovington High School conducted a survey of 628 sheets to measure youth drug and alcohol use. Of valid responses 257 used alcohol regularly, 138 never used it, 20 used narcotics regularly, and 12 admitted narcotics use. five sheets were invalid.
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Lovington
Lovington High School
Polson
LPD
Lovington Cemetery Fund Established for Donations
A cemetery fund is set up in Lovington with tax free donations welcome from individuals or groups. Checks payable to the City of Lovington marked Donation to the Cemetery Fund will be received by City Clerk Osborne Fisher and receipted for tax accounting. Funds will be held separately and used solely for cemetery improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loveington Cemetery
Lovington
Osborne Fisher
New Registrants Listed By Board
Selective Service Board No. 13 lists Lea County registrants for the draft. Names include Henry H. Stewart Larry Barr Stephen Falk John Quick Van Noble Ward Robby Fulbright John Savoie Stanley Smith Juan Alamia Robert Ashley Michael Elmore Martin Brown Reiley Luckie Darrell Shipman and many others. The notice covers numerous individuals with local ties.
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Selective Service Board
Soe Cal No. 13
Lea County
Henry H. Stewart
Larry Barr
Stephen Falk
John Quick
van Noble Ward
Robby Fulbright
John Savoie
Stanley Smith
Juan Alamia
Robert Ashley
Michael Elmore
Martin Brown
Reiley Luckie
Darrell Shipman
Ben Armensdarez
Charles Mumford
Larry Rylant
Michael Watson
Gaery Rackley
Joseph Strawn
Billy Jern
Larry Carrigan
George Cazee
David Frederick
William Jens Nings
Larry Jeter
Bodie Townsend
Richard Nailon
Larry Costello
Gilbert Widner
Weldon Irvin Jr
Charles M. Lowder
YAF Proposes Counter Moratorium Offensive on Vietnam
The Young Americans for Freedom launch a national counter moratorium push this month. Brad Cates of New Mexico State University signs the petition in Santa Fe with Gov. Carlo and Rep. Helbing. The effort targets 600 campuses to urge North Vietnam to renounce military victory and to accept cease fire and free elections under international supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Young Americans For Freedom
Brad Cates
YAF
New Mexico State University
Santa Fe
David F. Cargo
Hanoi
Paris
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
South Viet Nam
Antiwar Moratorium Activites Sweep New Mexico Cities
Antiwar activities mark the Vietnam Moratorium third month with events in Santa Fe Las Cruces and Albuquerque. Santa Fe hosts a Silent vigil noon to 1 p.m. on the plaza and a Christmas Eve interfaith celebration. Albuquerque plans a People’s Festival at UNM with workshops and music and a peace discussion. Las Cruces holds a Vietnam Moratorium Public Forum today 6 to 10 p.m. in the Dona Ana County Courthouse grand jury room and a peace community service Saturday noon in Klein Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Santa Fe
Las Cruces
Albuquerque
Gwen Reyes
Vietnam
Los Alamos
Doug Nance
New Moratorium Coalition
Coalition
University of New Mexico
the Lobo
UNM
Washington, D.C
Dona Ana County
Klein Park
Housing Need Still Is Problem
Lovington chamber of commerce urges listing of two and three bedroom houses to meet a desperate shortage. Mrs. Audean Davis calls for furnished and unfurnished homes and asks property owners to register with the chamber.
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Audean Davis
Lovington
Cargo pledges tax cuts as New Mexico faces surplus
At the Republican Governors Conference in Hot Springs Arkansas Governor cargo says he will urge the 1970 legislature to slash taxes by about 8.5 million and seek extra funds for public education as general fund surplus reaches 17.5 million. He dismisses a petition for a special session as too costly and poorly written.
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Hot Springs
Ark
New Mexico
David F. Cargo
Revenue Bureau
Cargo
A.T. Monetoya
D-Rio Arriba-Sandoval
Montoya
Episcopal Council Rejects Reconsideration on Grant
The Episcopal Church executive council in Greenwich ignored a bid to reconsider its 23-21 approval of a $40,000 training grant to the Alianza in New Mexico. Bishop Kinsolving cited violence ties, while Reies Lopez Tijerina led the group previously. Presiding Bishop Hines said he would have voted for the grant in a tie.
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Greenwich, Conn
Executive Council
The
Episcopal Church
New Mexico
C.J. Kinsolving III
Episcopal
Texas
Harold C. Kelleran
Alexandria
Alianza
Reies Lopez Tijerina
Kinsolving
Tijerina
John E. Hines
Cattle Shot On Chambers Ranch Slayings Investigated
Kenneth E. Chambers reported two cows shot at Chambers Ranch about three miles west of Lovington. Deputy Jimmie R. Rice and cattle inspector Sam Morrow linked the killings to a 22 caliber slug fired from 30 to 40 yards away, with deputies continuing the probe amid a string of similar head shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth E. Chambers
Lea County Sheriff’s Department
Lovington
Jimmie R. Rice
Sam Morrow
C. Chambers
Kenneth Chambers
Social notices list names for upcoming community event
A list of names appears in a social column including Jimmie Hollis Letha Hollis Les Villers Gene Villers Floyd McCarthy Jimmy Henry Tom Robinett Nikki Patti King Lynn Patman D Linda and Jeanine.
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Jimmie
Letha Hollis
Les
Gene Villers
Floyd McCarthy
Jimmy Henry
Tom Robinett
Nikki
Patti Bill
Joan
Kathy King
Lynn D. Patman
D’ Linda
Jeanine
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W.H
Hop
Graham
Old Lea County Fair Association
Larry Wooten
Peck Morgan
J.M. Keeth
A.C. Taylor
Melvin Fort
John Easley
Association
Highlands University
Western New Mexico University
Eastern New Mexico University
New Mexico Military Institute
New Mexico State
Highlands
Western New Mexico
Eastern New Mexico
New Mexico Tech
New Mexico Military
Elena Mee Lofties
Parkview Elementary School
Southeastern Plains
Episcopal Council
J.E
Jack Harris
Gloria
Randy Kimble
Pat Murphy
J.S. Beville
Orval Lofties
Mike
Debbie Henry
Amy Harada
Patsi
Rodney
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