19 Dec 1977
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Newspaper
Lovington Daily Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1977
Page
1
A commentary maps the Hop Graham Farm Strike from southeastern Colorado, noting limited impact on national food marketing while recognizing farmer struggles and media interest. It criticizes unions and Wagner Act powers, defends private property, and argues farmers should stay lawful even amid protest.
Variable high clouds and colder conditions expected in the Lovington area tonight. Light winds from the north will contribute to a cooler overnight with low temperatures dropping accordingly.
In a massive Nicosia rally 50,000 protesters backed President Kyprianou who forgave the men who kidnapped his 19 year old son Achilleas. The son spoke of captivity in a small underground cell before dawn release amid unsolved amnesty demands.
Card donors from Bill to Phyllis Williams contributed to the Laringen Community Christmas fund. Separate notes describe a kidnapping case in Cyprus where President Kyprianou said captors could choose to stay or leave, with ten suspects believed involved and five named by officials.
High altitude explosions rattled windows from Connecticut to South Carolina. Columbia University acoustics expert William Donn logged seven blasts with air pressure readings, two in December and five last Thursday, noting they were too violent for aircraft. Pentagon officials denied military tests. Readings from Lamont Lab showed no earthquakes, while witnesses in New Jersey and South Carolina reported shocks and damaged windows. The blasts’ exact source and location remain undetermined.
Charles Davis testified he did not give any consulting fees from Richard Cottrill to Rudy Ortiz while Ortiz and Davis stand accused in a bribery and conspiracy case. Davis detailed two payments from Cottrill in 1975 for advice on selling insurance and said one payment was Cottrill initiated.
Obert L Wise pastor of Ow Lord's Community Church and Larry Jones Southern Baptist evangelist funded advertisements in metropolitan papers urging signatures and $1 donations to support Anita Bryant's stance against homosexual rights. They cited NBC's refusal to invite her to the Orange Bowl parade as a catalyst, saying Bryant has been unfairly treated and deserves public backing.
Santa Fe AP reports General Motors reached a 40 million settlement for 93 000 buyers of 1977 Oldsmobiles Pontiacs and Buicks with Chevrolet engines. In New Mexico 202 owners will get 200 cash plus a 36 month 36 000 mile transferable warranty valued at 200.
D D Holderman 82 a Clovis resident died Sunday December 18 at the V A hospital in Amarillo Texas after an extended illness He was WW I veteran and a noted cattle buyer and trader in New Mexico and West Texas Survived by three sons Don El Paso Bill Odessa and H H Corbyn two daughters Joann Holderman of Houten Texas one brother Coote Holderman of Odessa and three sisters Mrs R B McCarrell Lovington Mrs Drewe Radcliffe and Mrs Marie Arell of Abilene Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 1 PM at Steed Todd Funeral Home Clovis with burial in Morton Texas Cemetery
President Carter cancels Cabinet meeting to focus on a master domestic policy agenda prioritizing tax, employment and anti inflation measures. He will consult with economic advisers congressional leaders and senior White House officials before releasing the plan in January.
Chicago AP State prosecutors announce GM settles the engine switch fracas paying up to 40 million dollars. Each affected owner gets 200 cash and a two year warranty transferable with sale. Hearing set with U.S. District Court Judge Frank McGarr.
Investigators pursue leads in the Robert L. Zingg death case in Hobbs. A car tied to the homicide was found abandoned about two days earlier and towed to Levi for forensic examination. Santa Fe crime lab officials are reviewing the vehicle as sheriff’s deputies continue canvassing tips.
Luminarias offer an economical safe holiday light using sand filled brown paper sacks with candles. The practice traces to Spanish settlers in Santa Fe around the turn of the century and spread to northern pueblos, becoming a statewide and national symbol on Christmas nights.
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