New Mexico Leader Seeks Cooperative Government and Review
In a message ahead of the 26th state legislative session, a New Mexico official outlines goals for cooperative executive-legislative relations, boosting northern economies, leveraging natural resources, and a full constitutional revision. He cites projects like the Rio Grande bridge and an east-west highway while urging measures to expand outdoor recreation and preserve cultural heritage. The speaker notes nine failed attempts to amend absentee voting rules and calls for a constitutional revision commission.
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Concerns Over Las Vegas State Mental Hospital Administration
The speaker criticizes management at the Las Vegas state mental hospital and related institutions like Springer boys school and Las Lunas. They urge welfare-focused operation, mention consulting with the State Medical Society, and plan to seek broader professional guidance and a long range revenue base with legislative leaders.
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Las Lunas Hospital
State Medical Society
State revenue plan aims fairness and efficiency
The speaker envisions a range revenue base to fund all state operations including adequate state aid for local districts and public education in New Mexico. The policy would extend fairness to all state activity, with the governor acting as the peoples lobbyist while legislators serve counties. The goal is to benefit all 32 counties and the citizens statewide.
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Lea County Bar Endorses Nash for District Judgeship
The Lea County Bar Association met in Hobbs and endorsed Hobbs attorney Kermit Nash for the district judgeship by a 21 to 12 vote over Andy Swarthout of Lovington. The group unanimously supported Nash after the secret ballot. The endorsement goes to Governor-Elect Jack Campbell for appointment to fill Judge John R. Brand’s vacancy as of March 1, 1963.
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Mad Dog Murderers Identified Across Five Robberies
Two ex convicts Dusablon and Sampieri confessed to the mad dog robbery murders of five merchants in a week. Both men, ages 20 and 39, were arraigned in Manhattan on two murder charges. Police say the victims were forced to lie face down before a head shot. Detectives call the pair real mad dogs and say robbery was the motive.
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George Barrett
Massachusetts
Dusablon
Sampieri
Kennedy greets Bay of Pigs veterans at Miami event
President Kennedy reviewed 40 000 Cuban exiles at the Orange Bowl in Miami. He pledged that Brigade 2506’s flag will one day fly over a free Havana. Jacqueline Kennedy spoke in Spanish, receiving an emotional response from survivors and crowd. Castro denounced the gesture and freed Bay of Pigs prisoners in a prior swap.
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Fourteen Lea County officials sworn in at courthouse ceremony
Lea County officials took the oath of office Friday at the Lea County Courthouse. District Clerk William Beauchamp administered the oaths. New deputies in the clerk's office and other officials including a probate judge and tax assessor were pictured. Sheriff Jake Fort was not present.
Oath Administered To County Officials
Fourteen county officials in Lea County were sworn in at the Lea County Courthouse. District Clerk William Beauchamp administered the oath to incumbents Vere Sparkman Ray McNeil Reese Greaves Spencer Graham and Sheriff Jake Fort who will be sworn in later. Newly elected officials Mary Jane Rice Jess Parker Hobby Gann and Frank Smith also took the oath along with six clerk's deputies to staff the office.
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William Beauchamp
Vera Sparkman
J. B. Jeffery
Joan Kluting
George Benge
Rusty Woodard
Ralph Boland
Truman Haldiman
Jane Rice
Reese Greaves
William. Beauchamp
Vere Sparkman
Ray McNeil
Spencer Graham
Jake Fort
Mary Jane Rice
Jess Parker
Hobby Gann
Frank Smith
J. B. Jefefery
Rusty Woodward
Woman Improves After Overnight Overdose and Birth
A 26-year-old Lovington woman admitted to Lovington Lea General Hospital Christmas morning after an overdose of sleeping pills was reported improved last night. She regained consciousness Friday afternoon after giving birth to a 7-pound son Wednesday night. The baby is doing fine.
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Lovington Lea General Hospital
Lovington Firemen Report Two Runs On Same Location
Lovington firemen tackled two incidents Friday near Paymaster Gin. The first blaze damaged a house owned by Overcoat Williams, about 50 percent lost, as the roof caught fire with contents including a stove and couch unoccupied. The second call involved burrs from a fire pit igniting surrounding weeds and lint. London report notes Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed Shamy arrived from New York on an undisclosed mission.
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Castro Regrets Release Of Invaders Upheld By Kennedy
Fidel Castro and top Cuban advisers regret releasing the Bay of Pigs invaders after they pledged continued resistance. Castro is enraged by Kennedy’s reception of the leaders in Palm Beach and Miami and by public protests in Havana demanding exit from the island. Diplomatic observers note the bellicose shift may reflect misjudged captives and the invasion’s harsh defeat.
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ILA Pickets Independent Stevedores in Galveston Shuffle
A Texas district judge will hear a bid to stop ILA picketing a dock after a man was shot at Pier 21. Independent stevedores continued unloading bananas from the Norse vessel Vera amid fog and rain. Police reported no further incidents and a $2,000 reward was offered for clues.
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Campbell's Camp on Spoils System Charges in New Lineup
Santa Fe County Republican chairman Willie V. Ortiz condemned Gov elect Jack Campbell for reviving the spoils system with recent hires to motor vehicle drivers license and revenue bureau posts. Ortiz warned job firings lack cause and urged legal counsel and vigilance by citizens and party factions.
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Willie V. Ortiz
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Manuel V. Ortiz
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New Mexico
John Burroughs
Soviet Push for Berlin Settlement in Propaganda Drive
Moscow steps up pressure with Pravda and Tass demanding West Berlin become a free city free of Allied occupation. They offer no deadline or unilateral treaty, while Western diplomats doubt Khrushchev will head the East German delegation and prefer not to appear empty handed.
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Weather Readout Climbs to High 55 Yesterday
Yesterday saw a high of 55 degrees at 1 50 PM and a low of 25 degrees at 5 00 AM with clear temperature swings across the day.
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