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Lovington Daily Leader

Location

Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1973

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Sounds Of Joy Feature Local Girl Mary Wallace

Lovington native Mary Wallace sings with Sounds of Joy at Carlsbad Civic Center Wednesday through Sunday nights at 8. She is a ENMU senior majoring in flute and active in the university bands and Tau Beta Sigma. Wallace has held Miss Clovis 1971 and Miss Congeniality Maid of Cotton Ruido contestant honors.

Mary Wallace Leonard Wallace Lovington Carlsbad Civic Center Lovington High School Miss Wallace Eastern New Mexico University Portales Enmu Symphony Orchestra Wallace Tau Beta Sigma ENMU Wool Clovis

Wet weather clings across New Mexico with scattered showers

Wet conditions persist as the Weather Service reports showery weather across most areas with traces to near 0.79 inches in several towns including Raton, Santa Fe and Albuquerque. Highs reach 70s and 80s with overnight lows in the 50s to 60s as thundershowers threaten the east and west regions. In Santa Fe the State Land Office notes July oil and gas lease sales brought 406 361, higher than 1972, with Superior Oil Co paying top bids per acre and for larger tracts in Eddy and ea counties.

United Press International New Mexico Mag Weather Service Taos Gallup Raton Moriarty Santa Fe Silver City Demingo Cuba Tucumcari Ruidoso Carlsbad Santa Fe, N.M. Upi State Land Office Land Office Superior Oil Co Midland Tex Eddy County

Lovington Band Boosters Sell Banners for Fair Decor

Lovington Band Boosters Association has decorated the city with banners for 15 years, previously done by a Amarillo firm. Funds from local merchants support band students, financing trips like Cotton Bowl and Sun Bowl, trophies, Mexico goodwill visit, and banner supplies. R B Moore and Lea Co Electric Cooperative assist with banner placement.

Lovington Mexico R. B. Moore Lea Co, Electric Cooperative

Weather threats heavy rain across Eastern Plains and mountains

Eastern Plains will experience locally heavy rainfall from numerous thunder showers through early tonight with possible repeats Thursday. Central Mountains see scattered thundershowers Thursday afternoon and evening with locally heavy rainfall possible. Temperatures rise slightly in warmer afternoons across Las Cruces and Santa Fe areas.

Clovis Lovington Artesia Tucumcari Central Mountains Santa Fe Las Cruces

Reception To Honor Foreign Student

A reception for Miss Norma Semeghini will be held Thursday afternoon starting at 2 p.m. at the Jimmie Williams home on the Tatum Highway. Norma returns to Brazil on July 24. All are invited to attend the farewell party in her honor.

Norma Semeghini Jimmie Williams Tatum Highway Norma Brazil

FTC seeks divestiture of refinery ops in oil antitrust case

FTC official James Halverson says relief must include viable refinery capacity, with significant divestiture and connected pipelines. The complaint targets eight major oil firms for monopolizing production and marketing, contributing to higher gas prices and a gasoline shortage. The firms, led by Exxon and Texaco, posted $62.5 billion in last year’s sales.

Washington Upi High Federal Trade Commission Governmnt James T. Halverson FTC Halverson Aneaean Halverson U.S Exxon Corp New York Texaco Inc Gulf Oil Corp Pittsburgh Mobil Oil Corn Standard Oil of California San Francisco Indiana Chica Shell Oil Corp Houston Standard Oil of California Senate Spiro T. Agnew House

Lea Auction Sells 830 Head This Week

About 830 head sold this week with active demand. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady to .50 lower, stocker calves under 400 pounds steady to 1.00 lower, feeders over 500 pounds up 50 to 1.00. Notable lots include Ruby Bess 240 pounds at 87.00 and Mary Lee Norris 780 pounds at 50.80, with many other cattle described by weight, breed and seller across Lovington, Hobbs, Monument, Midland and adjacent areas.

Ruby Bess Tatum Pablo Pena McDonald Jess Anthony Monahans Fred Richardson Lovington Gene Dalmont Hobbs Frank McKinney Lamesa Schargauer Cattle Co Midland C. O. Price Levington Kitty Madera Ellen McDonald Orla Blk Garland Brown C.A. Fort Wfe UR Cattle Co Eunice Char Bull Lebert Baskett Char S. R, Irby Curtis Blevins Red of Bull C. B. Sullivan

Nixon unveils Phase IV price controls to replace a controversial freeze

President Nixon declares Phase IV economic controls to curb inflation and steer the U.S. back toward a free market. Treasury Secretary Stultz will reveal details after the market closes as officials promise a tougher program with wage limits and broader enforcement by the Cost of Living Council and IRS.

Gene Carlson Washington UPI Nixon Treasury George P. Stultz Bethesda Naval Medical Center United States Cost Internal Revenue Service

Nixon Eyes Release From Hospital To Resume Work

President Nixon, recovering from pneumonia, aims to leave Bethesda Naval Hospital by Thursday after doctors report no untoward effects. He plans to return to a heavy schedule, making policy decisions on Phase IV economic controls while Watergate tapes remain under review.

Helen Thomas Washington Uopi Nixon Bethesda Naval Hospital Senate Hugh Scott Mike Mansfield Scott Mansfield Ola Mansfield Ing Spiro T. Agnew Agnew Treasury George P. Shultz Leonard Garment J. Fred Buzhardt Senate Watergate Committee White House

Five More Die On NM Highways

New Mexico state police report five additional traffic deaths, raising the 1973 toll to 305. Victims include Leo Slim, 13, Prewitt. Clarence J. Henley, 57, Carlsbad. Joseph L. Louie, 27, Church Rock. Sara Begay, 44, Church Rock. Sharon Martinez, 24, Pine Tree Mission. Driver Bobby Wayne Baley of Amarillo was involved in one crash. other cases involve single-vehicle overturns and hit-and-run deaths near Bloomfield, Artesia, Gallup, and Church Rock.

United Press International New Mexico Leo Slim Prewitt N.M Wentr E Control Eben Tak Grants Interstate 40 Coepois NeMay M Bloomfield NM 44 Wes Neageozi Bobby Wayne Baley Amarillo Tex Clarence J. Henley Carlsbad el Paso Artesia Joseph L. Louie Churchrock Gallup Sara Begay Sharon Martinez Pine Tree Mission Galup

Minton Elected President of NM Physicians

Dr William L. Minton of Lovington is elected president of the New Mexico Charter of the American Academy of Family Physicians at the Rui doso Summer Clinic in Ruidoso. Other officers include Beddo of Albuquerque as president-elect and Stalzer of Ruidoso as secretary-treasurer.

Ruidoso UPI William L. Minton Lovington New Mexico American Academy of Family Physicians Minton Presae Jom A Carls B. L. Beddo Albuquerque Neilson Smith Smeeeee Edward V. Stalzer US. Marshall Roswell Walter J. Hopkins Academy

Worst Of Gasoline Shortage Subides

United Press International reports the worst of the summer gasoline shortage may be over as the Senate approves the trans Alaska pipeline and the FTC files a monopoly complaint against eight major oil firms. AAA notes 47 percent of stations operate normally while 9 percent limit purchases, with persistent local shortages in Denver Portland Oregon Maryland and Utah.

United Press International American Automobile Association AAA Senate Federal Trade Commission Denver Colo

Unemployment Rate Jumps in New Mexico April

An April report in New Mexico Business notes a sharp rise in the adjusted unemployment rate from 5.0 to 6.0 percent, an ominous change as national rates hold near 5 percent. The rise partly reflects weather in lumber but suggests wider factors, while agriculture and national park visits show continued strength.

Albuquerque UPI New Mexico New Mexico Business University of New Mexico Bureau of Business Research

Three Armed Bandits Steal Truck Carrying Underwear

Three masked robbers hijacked a truck loaded with about $30 000 worth of women’s underwear from the Lovable Corp late Tuesday. The heist took place in New York, prompting a police search.

New York WPI Lovable Corp

NMJC Pre-Enrolls 508 for Fall Semester

As of noon July 14 the first week of pre enrollment for Fall 1973 at New Mexico Junior College reached 508 students, up from 497 in the prior year. Day and evening classes are offered for student convenience.

New Mexico Junior College

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