C B Motor Freight Not Closing Lovington Facility
Bob Hunter of C B Motor Freight in El Paso says Lovington operations will continue with no service cuts. The company had considered moving the warehouse to Hobbs to expand area service but has ruled out that option. C B now offers overnight service to El Paso Clovis Amarillo and Carlsbad, with a growing Lovington business and positive community support.
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Bob Hunter
C B Motor Freight
el Paso
Lovington
Bod
Hobbs
C-B
Corporation Commission
Bob
Clovis
Amarillo
Carlsbad
Youth On Crutches For Second Summer
Hayden Crockett a 14 year old Lovington boy will spend part of his summer on crutches after a hunting accident at the Crockett Ranch. His Model 12 Remington rifle discharged when he and friend Jerry Wilson were returning to the pickup, the bullet entering his right foot and lodging in the shoe. He previously injured the same foot last summer on a broken soda bottle and required stitches. He is resting at home and will likely not hunt for several weeks.
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Hayden Crockett
Lovington
Darwin Crockett
Crockett Ranch
Hayden
Jerry Wilson
Hobbs Prepares For Pageant in High School Gym
Nine New Mexico girls enter the Miss New Mexico scholarship pageant at Hobbs High School gym. Judi Ford Miss America 1969 and Donna Rum Mutcher Miss America 1964 co host with five titleholders present from Hobbs Central New Mexico and Carlsbad. Vivian Drewett Alamogordo is among contestants.
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Diane Padilla
Haswall
Nelms
Roswell
Central New Mexico
Itssenaiet
Vivian Drewett
Alamogordo
Carlsbad
Frelda Arisbad
City Ponders Bribery Revelation In Santa Fe Talks
City commissioners grapple after Glenn Adams admits contacting Bob Carter to aid his bid for a Foster Wheeler concrete contract with Famariss refinery. Carter says Adams sought 50 cents per yard or a $2000 termination bonus, threats included. Adams refuses to resign as the city seeks guidance from state attorney general.
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Glenn Adams
Lovington
Bob Carter
Foster Wheeler
Famariss
Carter
Adams
John Sanders
Walter Famariss
Walter
Adams Concrete
Mr. Adams
Skalenda
Name the Swans Contest Opens in Lovington
Lovington residents are invited to submit names for two mute swans at Chaparral Park. Entries run from Friday July 13 to Sunday July 22 with $50 rewards for each pair’s best names. Mail entries to Name the Swan Contest Box 1268 Lovington NM 88260. judges are John Easley and Grace Beauchamp.
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Lovington
Michigan
Chaparral
N.M
John Easley
Grace Beauchamp
Mitchell Volunteers No New Information
Mitchell refuses to disclose details on Watergate during cross examination. He denies familiarity with the term stonewalling and deflects questions as President Nixon's business. The exchange on withholding information draws warnings about implications for Nixon.
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Mitchell
Mike Feinsilber
Washington Upi
John N. Mitchell
Howard H. Baker Jr
Rtenn
Senate Watergate Committee
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N. C
Constitutional
Nixon
Andren
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R-Conn
Gey
Charles Coton
Julie Nixon
Eisenhower
Alligator Residency Expands at Hobbs Sewage Plant
Hobbs New Mexico residents report a second alligator at the city sewage treatment plant. Billy Max, a 32 inch gator found along State Highway 18, joined John Roger in the plant pond. Municipal officials note the pair share space with turtles and attract visiting students.
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Hobbs
N.M. Upi
Billy Max
Algie
Police
Harold D. Wheeler
Environmental Services
Roger
Methee
Wheeler
Ethey
City Empires
Jom Ross
Dom Roger
John
New Mexico May Lose Federal Grants Over Records Shortfalls
A Legislative Finance Committee staffer warned New Mexico may have to return about 900 federal Law Enforcement Assistance Agency grants due to missing records on how funds were allocated. The committee split LaFaver's report into two parts and debated moving the Pilot City program from UNM to a different Albuquerque agency.
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Santa FE
N.M
UPIA
Legislative Finance Committee
New Mexico
LFC
Jon LaFaver
Law Enforcement Assistance Agency
Carer
University En Mexico
Ttes
Ees Council On Law Enforcement
LaFaver
Law Enforcemg
UNM
Albuquerque
Levi's Day Proclaimed in Lovington by Mayor
Mayor Charles Skalenda proclaims July 12 1973 as Levi's Day in Lovington New Mexico praising Levi Strauss and Company for bringing a manufacturing plant to the Lovington Lea County area and its economic benefits.
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Lovington-Lea County
Levi Strauss and Company
Lovington- Lea County
Charles Skalenda
Lew Do
Lovington
Weather Tonight and Friday Forecast
Wet afternoons and nights with scattered thundershowers. Temperatures steady. Clovis 65 91 Lovington 67 89 Artesia 65 91 South Central Valleys partly cloudy tonight and Friday with widely scattered showers. Las Cruces 67 90.
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Clovis
Lovington
Artesia
Las Cruces
Five Percent Increase Set For Social Security
President Nixon signs compromise legislation boosting Social Security benefits by about 5.6 to 5.8 percent next year for nearly 3 million Americans. The bill also raises the wage base for Social Security taxes to $12,600 and increases earnings exempt from benefit reductions to $2,400. Welfare benefits for over six million aged, blind, and disabled recipients rise, with monthly checks from 130 to 140 dollars for individuals and from 1% to 8? The text notes arrangements to ensure no recipient loses benefits as federal and state welfare programs align.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Brief Shower Eases Lovington Heat
A light afternoon shower cooled Lovington temperatures on Wednesday. Cloudy skies gave way to a 0.2 inch reading at Lea County Electric with heavier rainfall downtown near the high school. Cooler breezes and the scent of fresh rain followed, ending the hot spell.
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Lovington
Lea County Electric Plant
Tatum Teen Center Opens With Adult Open House
The Tatum Teen Center at Main and Avenue A will host an adult open house Friday from 6 to 8 PM. Ernestine Roberts says the center, open three weeks, is popular with local youths. Donors furnished the building including a juke box and candy machine.
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Tatum
Main and
Avenue A
Ernestine Roberts
Tatum Area
Rayburn Dickinson
Tatum Chamber of Commerce
Bill
Jodie) Kennedy
Kennedy
Skank Swims Leads to Pool Closure in Palmer
In Palmer Massachusetts a skunk entered Burleigh Park pool area forcing a one day closure to let odor dissipate. Ron Pasterszyk, director of the town summer program, said the animal swam near the water and caused children to evacuate briefly before wandering into nearby bushes.
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Palmer
Mass
UPI
Burleigh Park
Ron Pasterczyk
Pasterczyk
Childrm
Childrm Algo
Editorial calls Lovington official removal over corruption
The Lovington Leader urges city commissioners to remove Glenn Adams after admitting serious transgressions. It endorses civil action to strip him of office and supports recall if the commission stalls, while noting Adams will have his side investigated. The piece emphasizes swift, decisive action against municipal corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
Glenn Adam
Glenn Adams
Watergate
State Lacks Highway Maintenance Plan
A New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee report says the Highway Department has no statewide maintenance master plan. It cites uneven district work, high cost increases from $12.6 million to $28.3 million, and reliance on public demand over professional judgment, with hardware disparities like the Southwestern District having hot mix equipment while others only have cold mix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N.M
UPI
Legislative Finance Committee
New Mexico
LFC
Waldo Anton
David Harris
Anton
Sewainaiae
Governors Postpone Fuel Policy To Federal Action
Midwest governors backed away from major fuel and power decisions at their conference. They rejected a North Dakota plan for legislation to regulate interstate electric power and environmental impact. The group also approved a $150000 appropriation request to the Army Corps of Engineers for Missouri River work and a resolution urging relaxed export restrictions on oil.
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Earl F. Flowers
UPIY
Midwest
Arthur Link
North Dakota
Canada
Army Corte
Wore
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Trail
P. G. Adams
Commission
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Tatum Teen
Editorial
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