Truth and resolve collide in a small town reflection
The writer vows to turn New Year resolutions into action and to tell the truth fully. He recalls reforming habits, cites courtroom disclosures, and notes a local figure Mack Easley who rose from newspaper circulation to a legal career while living on a modest salary.
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POLM
ICS
Leader
Mack Easley
New Mexico
Mack
Lea County
Tom Summers
Hobbs
Kentucky
Tennessee
Lois
Lubbock
Amarillo
Living Cost Rises Again in November Report
The Labor Department says the cost of living rose two tenths of a percent in November, lifting the index to 110.6 of the 1957-59 base and making a dollar worth 90.0 cents by those standards. Food held steady while other categories climbed including cars, apparel, housing, and medical care. The year to date shows a 1.7 percent rise from November 1964, driven mainly by services and food.
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Washington
Labor Department
Woman Gassed While Camping in New Mexico
Mrs Faye Bass 50 of Duncan Oklahoma died when she was asphyxiated during a roadside park camping incident on U S 66. Her husband Oren Bass 46 was revived by a passerby and police officer Travis McCoy. Coroner's jury ruled the death an accident.
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Grants
UPI
Faye Bass
Duncan
Okla
U.S
Oren Bass
Tceman
Travis McCoy
Minor Damage In Two Car Collision At Main And Avenue I
Police report a two car crash near noon Wednesday at Main Street and Avenue I. Donnie Earnest, 16, drove a 1959 Chevrolet. Eva Langlitz, 67, drove a 1953 Chevrolet. Langlitz’s vehicle sustained about $50 damage. Earnest’s car was undamaged.
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Main
Avenue I
Donnie Earnest
West
Clayton
Eva Annie Langlitz
South Love
Langlitz
Earnest
Auto Population Rises in Lea County Amid Car Boom
A national economic study shows Lea County now has 145 passenger cars per 100 families, higher than the national 126 and New Mexico's 135. The surge follows rising incomes, suburban growth, and a high scrappage rate, with many families owning multiple cars.
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Lea Couty
Standard Rate and Data Service
Lea County
United States
New Mexico
Automobile Manufacturers Association
New Year Traffic Toll Forecast Amid Holiday Caution
United Press International reports safety officials warn motorists as Americans begin a long New Year’s holiday. The National Safety Council calls last weekend’s fatality rate a national disaster and predicts 360 to 440 traffic deaths during the 78-hour period from 6 p.m. today to midnight Sunday.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
Lovington High Bands Head to Cotton Bowl Parade
The Lovington High School Band with 90 players and 12 chaperones departs Friday at 8 a.m. for Dallas to join the Cotton Bowl parade and game between LSU and Arkansas. The group, the only New Mexico band in the nine annual event, will march 59th in the lineup and appear on CBS. The trip includes meals, a hotel stay at the Statler Hilton, a New Year’s Eve party, Cinerama viewing, and return by 8 p.m. Sunday. Funds come from the annual Band Parents Association flag sale.
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Panda Townsend
Lovington High School Blue Band
Dallas
CBS
Paul C. Foraker
Lovington
Big D
Footeball
Louisiana State University
University of Arkansas
Big Blue Band
LHS
J. D. Fry
Lovingston
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas
Wiscone Sin
LSU
Arkansas U. Lovington
New Mexico
Land of Enchantment
Cotton Bowl
Arkansas Hogs
LSU Tigers
Lowington
Abilene
Fair Park
Cotton Bowl Council
Statler. Hilton Hotel
Cinerama
Band Parents? Association
Fry
Socond
Tnm&o
Return to Classes as School Reopens After Break
Monday marks four days until January third when School resumes a busy schedule. David Clark and Mike Weems, both seniors and juniors, show mixed emotions about returning to classes.
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David Clark
C. G. Clark
Mike Weems
S. R. Weems
Fire damages pulling unit near Skelly plant southwest of Lovington
About $10,000 damage was reported to a pulling unit eight miles southwest of Lovington near the Skelly plant. Firefighters from Lovington battled the blaze for about 35 minutes after a 9:30 a.m. call. Ralph Johnson of Hobbs owns the unit. A stray spark from a motor is listed as the probable cause.
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Skelly
Lovington
Deepartment
Ralph Johnson
Hobbs
Weather Summary for Lovington and Nationwide
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with cooler Friday and windy afternoon. Lovington high on Wednesday reached 68 degrees at 2 15 PM, with a 33 degree low at 6 AM. Nationally, West Palm Beach Florida highs up to 79, Cut Bank Montana recorded 9 below zero this morning.
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Lovington
Alaska
Hawaii
West Palm Beach
Fla
Cut Bank
Mont
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