Name the Swan contest opens in Chaparral Park
Lovington notes on community life as residents submit four names for two swans. city employees excluded, readers urged to mail entries with a form likely in the July 15 Sunday paper. Local business changes and weather banter mingle with brief notices about residents and a city planning inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaparral Park
Klea
Leader
Betty Shelton
Bob
Carol
Ted
Alice
Gospel Singing Convention Set for Ta July 14
The Eastern New Mexico and West Texas Gospel Singing Convention will meet Saturday night at 7 30 at the Ta Community Center with Sunday sessions at 9 30 and 4 30. Everyone is welcome to attend and bring a basket lunch.
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New Mexico
West Texas
Lea County Commissioners Honor Local Servicemen
The Lea County Board of Commissioners pay tribute to Lea County servicemen who served and those who gave their lives for the country. The resolution authorizes flying the American flag over the Lea County Memorial 24 hours daily in remembrance, signed July 12, 1973 by Chairman M C Gandy and others.
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Lea County Board of Commissioners
Robert Bensing
Robert Madera
M. C. Gandy
Lea County
Lea County Memorial
M.C. Gandy
Lea Earns 118000 On Invested Money In 1972 73
Lea County records show $118742.56 earned from invested funds in 1972 73 as county treasurer Dorothy Pruit reports increasing interest rates boost investment power. Commissioners commend her for securing high rates through competitive inquiries. Investment totals and bank allocations are detailed with First National New Mexico Bank and Trust receiving the largest share.
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Dorthy Pruit
Lea County
New Mexico Bank
First National
Liberty National
First Federal
Fidelity Savings
Gen. Fund
Road Fund
Cathey Probes Adams Bribery Claim With AG Involvement
District Attorney J Lee Cathey says state Attorney General David Norvell asked him to investigate an alleged bribery attempt involving city commissioner Glenn Adams. Cathey will coordinate with Norvell and decide on next steps after inquiries by Carl Hawkins and the Lovington interview team conclude.
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J. Lee Cathey
David Norvell
Glenn Adams
Cathey
Norvell
Norvell J
Adams
Lea County
John Humphrey
Lovington
Carl Hawkins
Bob Carter
Adams Reconsiders Resigns Amid City Turmoil
Commissioner Glenn Adams, facing bribery allegations from city employee Bob Carter, reconsidered and submitted resignation with the condition that an election be held to fill the vacancy. The move was discussed as the commission weighed legal viability and potential replacement methods.
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Glenn Adams
Adams
Bob Carter
City Commission
Commission
Lovington
Trujillo criticizes BEF operations in New Mexico
Santa Fe New Mexico Democratic Chairman C. Be Trujillo accuses the BEF of mismanagement and lack of accountability. He cites the University of New Mexico Medical School Family Practice Program funding and says universities shift funds to sustain programs. He argues higher education institutions show unresponsiveness to taxpayers and questions information released by alumni and students.
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Santa FE
N.M
Finance’ Committee
C. Be
William R. McConnell
University of New Mexico Medical School
Trujillo
New Mexico
New Mex
Lee named to Legislative Land Planning Council
State Senator Bill Lee of Lovington joins the Legislative Land Planning Council, a 11-member group with four representatives three senators and four citizens, to coordinate land use. Interim chair Rep Jamie Kock leads the panel and Lee favors local control and volunteer landowner cooperation over mandates. The council met in Santa Fe for its initial session.
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Bill Lee
Lovington
Legislative Land Planning Council
Jamie Kock
Santa Fe
Lee
Sea Inmate Stabbed In Prison Incident
Officials at the New Mexico State Penitentiary identified the inmate as Herrera after a stabbing incident. Details remain limited as the case moves to page 6 for further inmate information.
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Santa FE
N.M
UPI
New Mexico
Herrera
Weather Outlook for Eastern Plains
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with scattered clouds increasing. Occasional heavy spots possible on Saturday. Cooler conditions Saturday. Clovis 62 to 83, Leman 64 to 80, Artesia 62 to 82.
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Clovis
Leman
Artesia
Chicken Rustler Steals 27 Young Chickens in Lovington
Lovington police report a chicken thief took 27 baby chicks from a coop in Felix Blair's yard at 2000 N Main. Twenty two were Rhode Island Reds and the rest cross breds with black bodies and red necks. Total value listed at 13.50. The chicks were four weeks old and not yet eating size.
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Lovington
Felix Blair
N. Main
Rhode Island
Three Lovington youths to perform at Miss New Mexico pageant
Three local Lovington residents will appear in the Miss New Mexico Scholarship Pageant in Hobbs on Saturday July 14. Tony Baker a Lovington High School graduate now at Eastern New Mexico University will sing a solo and previously sang in ENMU's production. Swanee Joe Anderson and Diane Powell also recent LHS graduates will perform dance numbers between competition segments as nine statewide candidates vie for the Miss New Mexico title.
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Lovington
Hobbs
Tony Baker
Lovington High School
Eastern New Mexico University
ENMU
Swanee
Joe Anderson
Diane Powell
LHS
Soap Case Fallout Sparks Court Debate On Regulation
A tense ruling by the Court of Appeals centers on a Dade Florida soap law clash. Chief Justice and a concurring opinion discuss Congress power, local ordinances, and a regulatory clash described with metaphorical references to Arm and Hammer and Tide.
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Gene Mearns
Cemetery Store
Creu
Hursday
Congress
Brown
Adams Statement on Bribery Accusation in Lovington
Lovington city commissioner Glenn Adams denies claims by city industrial development director Bob Carter that he sought work contracts through inducements including money and job threats. Adams accuses rivals of secret meetings, misusing office, and delaying purchases to push personal gain while vowing to stay in office to protect residents.
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Glenn Adams
Lovington
Bob Carter
Carter
Adams
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David King
State Planning Office
Washington
King
Lovington‘s
Gibson’s
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June
Red Smith
Red
James Templeman
University of Texas
Jim
Glen Werhan
Roswell
Werhans
Glen
Dessie Sawyer
William Lyon Phelps
Robert L. Bensing
Lea
Sonny
Lea County Counts
Anere
Mark Smith
T. Br.ig
New Mexico State University
John Sanders
Sanders
Merrill Norton
Norton
W Winford Carlile
Mack Easley
BEF
Lee On Land Planning Group
People In Hobbs Pageant
Pgs Toe Ng
Een Hamans
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