New Mexico Men Missing On Flight
Air Force and Civil Air Patrol planes entered the third day of searching for a twin engine private plane missing since Saturday with two prominent New Mexico men aboard. Missing were Jack Hobson chair man of the Otero State Bank Alamogordo and Citizens State Bank Vaughn and Alamogordo attorney Frank Boyce. Hobson's brother said the two men planned to fly to Flagstaff with a stopover at Phoenix. Hobson did not file a flight plan and radioed for Phoenix weather information Saturday but gave no position.
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Phoenix
Kennedy Hurries Back To DC For NSC Meeting
President Kennedy, suffering a heavy head cold, flies back from South America to Washington to brief the National Security Council and prepare for a Bermuda talks with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Mrs Kennedy and the children stay at Capt. Michael Paul’s oceanfront estate until the family Christmas holidays.
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UPI
White House
Palm Beach
Fila
Kennedy
Washington
National Security Council
Bermuda
Harold Macmillan
South America
Colombia
Security Council
Caroline
John Jr
Michael Paul
Macmillan
Temporary taxes urged for the New Mexico special session
Leroy Harlow heads an $80 000 study on state revenues and expenditures and says any taxes passed in a special session should be temporary with a mid March start possible A one cent sales tax for a year to aid schools is discussed by Sen M P Carr and others Harlow notes the need to study revenue bureaus before recommending changes Roosevelt and Mechem are referenced in planning and reports on income class tax shares are expected in January
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Santa FE
UPS
New Mexico
Leroy Harlow
Joint Legislative Council
Harlow
Harow
Lovington High Band Members Named All-State for 1962
Six Lovington High School musicians have been selected for the 1962 All-State Band of New Mexico. Second year members join Hilda Harrod Billie Jo Wheeler and Fred Northam among first timers. The group earned spots through sight reading, arpeggio memory, and solo performance in statewide auditions. They will perform at the New Mexico Educators Convention in Albuquerque February 1-2 under director J. D. Fry.
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Lovington
New Higgs
Hilda Harrod
Billie Jo Wheeler
Fred
Levington
Tives
New Mexico Educators Convention
Albuquerque
Allstate Band
Allstate
J. D. Fry
New Mexico
Cecil Higgs
Colby Wheeler
Fred Northam
Connie Cunningham
Truce Reached in Georgia Racial Demonstrations
Albany officials and Negro leaders agreed to a 60 day truce ending a week of protests. About 427 demonstrators were released from jail while renegotiations on racial issues were set to resume in mid January. The deal allows desegregation of waiting rooms at transit terminals but not restaurant facilities.
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Albany, Ga
UPI
Freedom Riders
Albany
Germany ignorance clears traffic obstruction charge
Kurt A Rast, a 25 year old migrant, had obstruction of traffic charges dismissed by Municipal Judge James A Maloney after admitting to kissing his girl in the street. The judge cited that as a former Germany resident he did not know such obstruction was illegal and sent a copy of the New Mexico drivers manual.
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Israel
Freedom Riders
Laurie Pritchett
Albuquerque
UPI
Germany
Kurt A. Rast
James A. Maloney
Maloney
New Mexico
India
Portugal
Ceylon
Indonesia
United States
Britain
France
Jawahalal Nehru
Goa
VK Krishna Menon
New
U.N
Jha
Lovington Commission To Discuss City Needs
Lovington's city commission meets at 7 p.m. with a report from city manager Wes Allen on tax needs and minimum and maximum quotas for city services. The session covers insurance data, proposed zoning changes on North Love Street, and payment of bills.
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Lovington
Wes Allen
City Commission
North Love Street
Rites Pending For Local Man Ayala 69
Funeral services are pending for Eustacio Ayala 69 who died Friday night at Lovington Sea General Hospital after a heart attack. Born March 26 1892 in Mexico he lived at 217 East Ave C Lovington. Services will be at St Thomas Catholic Church with Smith Yarbro Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include wife Ignacia and several children two sons in Germany one in Lee Fort Manuela Armigo Carlsbad Adelaida Tena Lovington Susan Ayala and 16 grandchildren one brother Adelino Ayala Mexico. Funeral services tentatively set for 9 am Thursday at St Thomas Catholic Church pending arrival of a son from Germany.
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Eustacio Ayala
Lovington Sea General Hospital
Mexico
E. Ave. C
Lovington
St. Thomas Catholic Church
Lucian Harkiness
Offi Smith-Yarbro
Ignacia L. Ayala
Alberto Fort Lee
Virginia
Dominio
Germany
Pedro
Manuela Armigo
Carlsbad
Adelida Tena
Lincoln
Susan Ayala
Adelino Ayala
India Overruns Goa Enclaves End of Portuguese Rule
Indian forces captured Pangim after eight hours of heavy fighting and accepted the surrender of Gov. General Vassalo e Silva. Nehru announced operations in Goa were nearly complete as Damao and Diu fell without resistance. The drive ends 451 years of Portuguese rule, with international reactions mixed.
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Belgaum
India
UPI
Pangim
Goa
J. N. Choudhouri
Vassalo E. Silva
Silva
New Delhi
Jawaharla Nehru
Nehru
Karachi
Pakistan
Pangim Gate
Damao
Diu
Marmagon
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Legislative Council
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R. C
Ike) Morgan
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Uary
Gerald Boyle
Finance Department
Edwin L. Mechem
Revenue Bureau
Lea County
Christ
Northam
Georgia
By Robert Gordon
United Press International
Recorder's Court
Abner
Lovington Merchants
William R. Rockafellow
Asst. Dist. Atty
H.leslie Williams
Justice of the Peace
E. Mead
Enclaves
By Patrick J. Killen
Lovington Goodfellow
Goodfellows
Chamber of Commerce
Harold Cates
J. D. Smith
Fred Croft
Sumruld Drilling Co
Mary Ann Odum
Ethel Key
Mattie Burns
J. Sauteville
Peterson Barton
Sidney Reeves Powers
Bennett
Alexander
Ole Santa
Lea Theatre
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