22 Dec 1967
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Newspaper
Lovington Daily Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1967
Page
1
Narrator recalls winter starts on December 21 or 22 as frost and ice vanish briefly. Reflects on old almanacs, Farmer’s Almanac, and Ford’s microprint calendars, noting their disappearance and a return to practical, earthly observations. Ends with Christmas card memory and a playful reference to Mama mailing cards.
A fourth amended complaint in the New Mexico case against Reies Lopez Tijerina and others was filed in Santa Fe district court. It adds Geronimo Borunda and two counts of assault with intent to kill targeting State Police man Nick Saiz and Rio Arriba Undersheriff Daniel Rivera. A Jan. 29 preliminary hearing date was set, with Borunda held in Santa Fe jail.
Three more deaths bring the Navajo storm toll to six as tribesmen race to reach isolated communities. Frank and Harry Tsosie and Dan Tachini were found and evacuated. frostbite and pneumonia cases rise as helicopters evacuate 23 people from across the 16 million acre reservation.
Lovington forecast shows fair weather through Saturday with a low tonight near 20 and a high around 46. New Mexico expects cold tonight, then improving conditions by Saturday with low valleys at 10 below to 5 above and snow cover in some areas.
The Post Office will be open tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. with windows limited to package pickup. Regular mail service continues, mail carriers deliver as usual, and parcel post trucks operate. No mail except special delivery will be delivered on Sunday and Monday, Christmas Day.
President Johnson arrives at the American air base near Khorat Thailand during a secret leg of his worldwide tour. He tells airmen that air power helps deny the Vietcong's gains and stresses justice and peace as goals for U S policy. The trip follows Holt memorial services in Australia and includes discussions with allied leaders about Vietnam and regional security.
Talks between management and the striking unions resume on two fronts Wednesday to end the nationwide copper strike now in its 161st day. Kennecott Copper Corp in Salt Lake City and Phelps Dodge in Douglas, Arizona, are to return to bargaining with federal mediators. a Ely Nevada poll shows 62 percent of Kennecott workers favor returning to work, though company officials caution it does not signal a move to end the dispute.
Subscribers will receive both Friday and Sunday Christmas editions today by carrier and mail. There is no Sunday distribution and The Leader offices close Saturday and Monday for Christmas. Newsstands open only in businesses open Sunday will stock the Christmas edition.
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