Government waste and a governor aide visit in Lvington
In acritical examination of state activity, the column questions expense and taste in government perks. It discusses Gov. Campbell aide Frank McGuire’s brief Lewington visit, the plane and pilot costs, and the implied vanity of public spending while noting public acceptance of such displays. The piece ends with a lighter aside on Honda bikes as preferred “real Swinging transportation.”
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Loyington
Frank McGuire
Campbell
Chamber of Commerce
Igen
Santa Fe
McGuire
Howdy
Lewington
New Mexico
Lea County Residents Grow Younger Median Age Drops to 22.5
New U S Census figures show Lea County residents have a median age of 22.5, down from 24.0 in 1960, reflecting a faster aging pattern nationwide and a larger share of younger residents.
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Lea County
U. S. Census Bureau
Demographic Shift Driven by Youth Population Rise
The report highlights a 25.7 percent surge in people aged 14 to 24 over five years in the United States, with a national median age of 28.0 and regional variations such as 24.4 in the Mountain States. It notes the impact of this growing youth cohort on overall age composition.
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United States
Mountain States
Lea County sees 3 percent rise in business firms
Dun and Bradstreet reports 1201 manufacturers wholesalers and retailers in Lea County in January 1966 up from 1166 in 1965 a 3 percent gain. The count comes from the Dun & Bradstreet Reference Book based on a tally of local business statements.
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Lea County
C.W. Box
el Paso
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
Dun & Bradstreet
Dan @ Bradstreet
United States
Tatum man jailed after Hobbs shooting incident
A Tatum man, age unspecified, was fired upon in Hobbs at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday while attempting to remove an encumbered pickup cape. He was taken to Lea County Jail and posted bond.
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Tatum
Hobbs
Lea County
Lea County Cotton Ginning Totals for Week
A weekly Lea County report shows 4,427 bales of cotton ginned, lifting the season total to 31,686 bales. Home grown cotton ginned this week reached 2,473 bales, raising the season total to 22,934 bales. New Mexico Employment Service notes the county is 87 percent complete and 97 percent machine harvested, with harvest completed this time last year.
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Coteton
Lea County
New Mexico
Lea
Hobbs Burglary Yields Less Loot Than Believed
A Hobbs burglary initially estimated at nearly fifteen thousand dollars ended with about twelve thousand recovered from a private space. The total loot now stands between two and twenty five hundred dollars as investigators continue work.
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Hobbs
Lovington Weather Forecast Clear and Cold Tonight
Calm forecast for Lovington with clearing skies and lower temperatures. Tonight near 27 degrees, Friday sunny with gradually rising temperatures and a high near 56 degrees.
Weather Snapshot: Warm West, Cold Northeast Grip Nation
Lovington reported 54 degrees at 2 PM with a 27 degree low at 1 AM. Nationwide readings show 77 in parts of the west region with a subzero 22 below in Old Town Maine, while Sidio and McAllen Texas noted high and low values in the 70s and single digits.
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Lovington
Alaska
Hawaii
Pre. Sidio
McAllen
Texas
Old Town
Maine
Multiple city accidents report high damage in four hour span
In a four hour period Wednesday three accidents caused extensive property damage but no injuries. A 1956 Ford, a 1960 Rambler and a 1963 Chevy collided on South Ninth near Avenue K, injuring no one.
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South Ninth
Avenue K
Fifth and Central
Ernesteen Akers
West Harrison
Mary Bartie Whelan
West Adams
Avenue G
Harold E. Hager
Cottonwood
Joe Ed Bryson
West Gore
State sales tax table aids New Mexico taxpayers in 1965
Internal Revenue Service announces a 1965 state sales tax table for New Mexico itemizers. The 3 percent NM tax forms the base, with automobile taxes excluded and addable if a car was purchased. Taxpayers may use the guide or deduct actual taxes. the table aims to simplify substantiation.
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New Mexico
William M. Coard
Internal Revenue
Bureau of Labor Statistics
District of Columbia
Coard
Hobbs Drug Company Charged in Albuquerque Case
Hobbs Drug Company and Broadmoor president Robert Graham faced a 10 count misdemeanor charge in a federal Albuquerque court. The UPI report details the charges against the Hobbs, New Mexico firm and associates in the drug case.
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Albuquerque
UPI
Drugs, Inc
Hobbs
Broadmoor
Robert Graham
Contempt Hearing Set for Lovington Attorneys
Contempt charges against two Lovington attorneys Merrill L Norton and Barton L Norton are scheduled for January 26 in Eddy County District Court Carlsbad. State Grievance Committee may act to discipline after the hearing, with final action by the Supreme Court.
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Lovington
Eddy County District Court
Carlsbad
Merrill L
Norton
Barton L
Carlsbad Court
Supreme Court
Norton and Ingraham
John Joyce Jr
Eddy and Otero
Alamogordo
No Trials Set Until Monday in Lea County Court
No civil trials are scheduled in Lea County District Court until at least Monday. A morning check showed cases originally set through today have been passed, settled, or postponed by the clerk, canceling today’s hearings.
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Lea County District Court
Tetson
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