Lovington Phone Service Woes Amid Weather and Ice
General Telephone aims to restore reliable service after a late fall decline caused by harsh weather and ice storms. Extra crews from Hobbs assisted, with Buckeye area hardest hit. A Buckeye pole incident and reporting to the city commission on January 25 frame the local troubles. A separate note mentions deer hunting with a handgun and a 357 magnum.
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George Ater
General Telephone
Lovington
George
General
Hobbs
Buckeye
GenTel
City Commission
Guadalupe
Lovington singer shines in ENMU production Swanee
Wilma Jean Church of Lovington delivers a standout solo in Swanee at ENMU. She sings with heart and soul in One Less Bell to Answer. Five ex Lovington High students participate in the college season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Jean Church
Lovington
ENMU
Wilma
Lovington High
North Vietnamese Jets Miss in Border Air Clash
North Vietnam MIG21s fired three missiles at two U S fighter bombers near the Laotian border but all missed during a Monday engagement. U S warplanes conducted more than 250 strikes across Indochina as Viet Cong attacks persisted in central Vietnam.
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Geporge
ESPER
Associated Press
Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Indochina
South Vietnam
Binh Dinh
Qui Nhon
CSW Officials Announce Spring Registration and Courses
College of the Southwest officials announce spring semester registration beginning January 19 at 8 am and 6 pm through Thursday and Friday, with Saturday 8 am to 12 noon. Testing for new students is January 22 at 8 am in room 102 Burke Hall. New courses include Trends in Marketing 417 Money and Banking 303 Business Law 302 Real Estate 405 Employee Training 301 in business admin. Education courses include Court Reporting 365 Legal Dictation 365 Advanced Dictation 381 Medieval Dictation 441 Intermediate Typewriting 131 Advanced Typewriting 211 Principles of Typewriting 101.
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College of the Southwest
J.L. Burke
CSW
Tatum Awards Paving Contract
The Town of Tatum opened bids on paving for the Tatum Outdoor Recreation Area at Randolph Rampy Park during the town council meeting. Thomason Construction won at $3,759.50, with Loomis and Armstrong bidders at $3,905.70 and $5,401.50 respectively. Mayor John Gooch and council members Alton Hardin Don Land Bina Mae Hall and James Rickeman attended, as did city attorney John Sanders and clerk Messissia Brande.
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Tatum
Randolph Rampy Park
Thomason Construction
Loomis
Armstrong
John Gooch
Alton Hardin
Don Land
Bina Mae Hall
James Rickeman
John Sanders
Messissia Brande
Judges Tour New Mexico Girls School
Six Albuquerque district court judges visited the New Mexico Girls School to inspect rehabilitation facilities. They toured buildings, a former dormitory, and spoke with girls. Superintendent Less Russell and Eloy Mondragon noted the average girl is 14 or 15, stays eight to nine months, and that about 40 percent are Anglos, 40 percent Mexican American, with others Black or Indian. About 75 girls reside, housed in cottages with voluntary room decorations, but locked in at night. A Portales home for 25 girls is opening in March for schooling and evening group housing.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Harry Stowers
H. Vern Payne
Mary Walters
Edwin L. Swope
Gerald Fowlie
James Maloney
Less Russell
Eloy Mondragon
Fifth Judicial
Roswell and
Hobbs
Farmington
Russell
Portales
Cotetages
Parents Protest Dirty Books at West Mesa High School
Albuquerque parents argued before the Board of Education over classroom readings at West Mesa High. They cited Leon Uris Battle Cry and Claude Brown Manchild in the Promised Land as offensive and potentially illegal. Officials said alternatives were provided and policy on controversial books was followed.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Cap
West Mesa High School
Board of Education
Leon Uris
Claude Brown
Promised Land
Joe B. Reece
Lawrence Mason
Albuquerque Public Schools
Wasson Announces Re-Election Bid For Lovington Judge
Drayton J Wasson declares candidacy for re-election as Municipal Judge of Lovington New Mexico ahead of the March 7 1972 city election. He outlines his 20 years in Lovington and prior public service including teaching Farm Service work and international postings.
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Our Party
Karen Salb
New Mexico
Christie Hewett
Lovington
Mickey Mouse
Spire Agnew
Southland
Southwest
George Amberson
Vince
Drayton Waseson
Estancia
Estancia High School
New Mexico State University
Texas Tech
Farmers Home Administration
Mexico
Lovington High School
Love
Budget gap narrows as King and LFC diverge on 1972 73 funds
Gov. Bruce King proposes 290.4 million general fund for 1972 73 while the Legislative Finance Committee seeks 286.5 million. Key differences appear in higher education cuts and health and welfare funding with King favoring larger increases.
King's Budget Proposes Increases for State Agencies
Gov. Bruce King announced the 1972 73 executive budget calling for a general fund appropriation of 290.4 million with nearly 26 million in requested increases. Agencies targeted include Development 274 100 Motion Picture Industry Commission 127 000 Planning Office 174 000 and State Police 800 000 for 30 new officers and 10 civilians. The Corrections department seeks over 750 000 with emphasis on the penitentiary following the Santa Fe Grand Jury report.
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Santa FE
N.M
Bruce King
King
Department of Development
Motion Picture Industry Commission
Legislative Finance Committee
Department of Corrections
Santa Fe County Grand Jury
Lion's Share Of Funds Would Aid Education
Gov. Bruce King urged the New Mexico Legislature to approve a general fund appropriation of 290.48 million dollars to run state government and fund education for 1972 73. He also asked for emergency or supplemental grants totaling 1.15 million, potentially lifting 1971 72 authorizations to 265.6 million and boosting the next fiscal year by about 25 million.
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Health and Social Services Department
King
HSS
LFC
Bill Feather
Associated Press
Santa FE
Bruce King
New Mexico
General Fund
Legislators Open Thirty Day Session in New Mexico
Gov. Bruce King opened the 30 day session urging a nearly 26 million increase in general fund operating expenditures for 1972 13. He proposed a 10 million nonrecurring capital program and a 2 million transfer to raise the general fund reserve to 10 million. King warned against funding recurring costs with surplus funds and noted oil and gas tax revenues may fall.
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Santa FE
Bruce King
New Mexico
King
Bill Would Clarify Vehicle Class
The New Mexico Travel Trailer and Recreational Vehicle Association backs a bill to define recreational vehicles in state law for the first time. Walter Morehouse says the bill classifies such vehicles in the truck category and may raise taxes, though he offers no opposition. The industry seeks an amendment to prorate fees for partial-year use.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Walter Morehouse
Legislative Finance Committee
More
House
Rites Scheduled For W A Fosburgh
Wilbur A. Fosburgh 67 died after an extended illness at Lovington Lea General Hospital He was an engineer at the Warren plant in Saunders Field and a member of First United Methodist Church Kellyville Lodge 498 AF and AM and Lovington Eastern Star He survived by his wife Sylvia two daughters Mrs Dwayne Greathouse Clovis and Mrs C H Walker Stillwater two sons Robert L Dayton Texas and Finia Fosburgh Sapulpa two sisters Mrs Dessie Lange
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Wilbur A. Fosburgh
Lovington Lea General Hospital
Wareren
Saunders Field
First United Methodist Church
Kellyville
Oklahoma
Lovington
Order of Eastern Star
Sylvia
Dwayne Greathouse
Clovis
C.H. Walker
Stillwater
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Hopper
W.H
Hop
Graham
Swanee
Yesteryear
Wilma Church
Mike Cocke
Bill Sumruld
Carrie Wilson
Martin Diamond
Fran Atchley
Eastern New Mexico University
Fran
Lowe Lands
V.ni
Beecause
Wasson
Drayton Wasson
LPC
State Board of Educational Finance
BEF
SEC
King’s Budget
Lion
W.A. Fosburgh
A, Fosburgh
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