American road trip across the heartland amid highway repairs
A traveler describes a four day drive through Texas Oklahoma Kansas and the Midwest noting vibrant open spaces growing towns and renewed urban areas while detailing Interstate 20 35 and 40 repairs that slow traffic and anger tourist traffic in the peak season. The piece references Watergate price swings and regional industry while praising breadbasket agriculture and new homefronts for teams like the Royals and Chiefs.
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United States
Main
America
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Midwest
Watergate
Kansas City Board of Trade
Citians
Lovington
Royals
Chiefs
East
Missouri
Chicago
Lower Loop
Manhattan
Harlem
Oklahoma City
West Texas
Fort Worth
NMSP To Get Tough With Traffic Violators
Santa Fe New Mexico report says state police will crack down on drivers of state owned vehicles who violate traffic rules at the request of the governor and Finance and Administration Chief Robert Kirk Patrick.
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Santa FE
N.M
UPI
Department of Finance and Administration
Robert Kirk- Patrick
Kirkpatrick
Omission in East German housing leaves stairs missing
Berlin reports that Frankfurt on Oder builders cannot raise above ground floor as stairs were omitted from blueprints. The Nees Deutschland says workers are kept waiting because they are not trained as high jumpers yet.
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Berlin
UPI
Frankfurt-on‘Oder
Communist Party
Nees Deutschland
Downtown Sidewalk Sale Planned With Benefit Events
Downtown merchants announce a sidewalk sale on Saturday July 28 with profits aiding local boy David Rushing injured in a motorcycle crash. Lea Theatre offers matinees of Cheyenne Social Club at 1 30 and 7 with proceeds to the youth fund. Lovington Ambucs serve hot dogs and cokes to boost the Rushing fund.
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David Rushing
Lea Theatre
Cheyenne
New Mexico
Lovington Ambucs
Gurney Says Nixon Tapes Release Would Help Or Hurt
Senator Edward Gurney says Nixon releasing Watergate tapes could help him politically even as the White House plans a July 7 reply. The Ervin committee contemplates subpoenas if Nixon withholds tapes of conversations with aides. Legal experts debate executive privilege versus potential criminal evidence in the Watergate affair.
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Wesley G. Pippert
Gton Upi
Edward J. Gurney
R- Flas
Nixon
White House
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Ervin
Sete
John D Ehrlichman
H.R. Haldeman
Haldeman
Gordon Strachan
Rmer
John Dean
Dean
Gurney
Alexander Bickel
Tal Law
Yale University
Yale Law
Thomas I. Emerson
Norman Dorsen
Geeral
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Bickel
Archibald Cox
Camp David
Cox
Justice Department
Executive
Bpranche
Grand Borge
Reverend Williams Installed as Lovington Assembly Pastor
Reverend Sanford N. Williams begins duties as pastor of First Assembly of God Church Lovington after serving 3.5 years in McCamey Texas. He led the McCamey ministerial association for two years and invites the community to 401 S Fourth services with his wife and daughter Kristi. He notes the Assemblies of God push for charismatic renewal since early 20th century.
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Sanford N. Williams
First
Assembly of God Church
Lovington
McCamey
Texas
Assembly of God
Rev. Williams
Ministerial Association
Kristi
S. Fourth
Assemblies of God
Williams
Lovington Guard Unit Heads to Ft Bliss for Training
Lovington National Guard unit of 143 members sails to Ft Bliss Texas for two weeks of field maneuvers and weapon firing at Dona Ana Range Camp. Enlistment info available from Sgt Acosta and Lt Shoemake after return. NM National Guard offers three year enlistments for non prior service and one year for prior service.
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Lovington National Guard
Ft. Bliss
Texas
Dona Anna Range
LSG
Shopping Carts Loaded As Markets Run Short
Under Phase IV supermarket managers report shortages on beef canned goods and chickens while staple items like eggs bread and milk rise. Chicago meat institute president Herrell Degraff predicts sharp pork price increases next week but no severe pork shortages if households restrain purchases. A Houston shopper laments scarcity and rising prices as producers’ costs can be passed along immediately.
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Herrell Degraff
Chicago
American Meat Institute
Houston
Betty Moore Wins Prize In Contest At Local Bank
Betty Moore of Lovington, an employee of the First National Bank of Lea County, won a $300 cash prize in the bank’s new account contest and earned an extra week of paid vacation for her drive which yielded more than 730 new accounts. Co captain Ron Mahan also hailed as winning team member.
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Betty Moore
Lovington
First National Bank of
Lea County
Bob Dean
Weather roundup for Easter Plains and Central Mountains
Isolated thunderstorms expected Sunday in Easter Plains with little temperature change. Precipitation chance about 10 percent. Sunday highs around 90s with 60s lows. Tucumcari 64-95-64, Clovis 65-97-65, Artesia 98-65-99, Lovington 66-98-66. Central Mountains show isolated showers with no large temperature change. San Fe 52-84-52.
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Easter Plains
Tucumcari
Clovis
Artesia
Lovington
Central Mountains
San- Fe
Lovington Noon Lions Publish First Local Businesses Edition
The Lovington Noon Lions Club prints a six page paper feature titled Meet Your Local Businesses. Members distribute door to door and host a fund raising edition with histories and employees of local businesses, selling ads and delivering copies. Leader cooperation notes, but club members produced all content and distribution.
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Lovington Noon Lions Club
Noonday Club
Mark Kennedy
Lions
New Mexico Air Force to Add Two Planes This Summer
New Mexico state government to add two aircraft by summer. Police will get a surplus Cessna 172 at no cost, the Game and Fish Department trades its seven year old Cessna Skymaster for a new Beechcraft at a net cost of 73 000 dollars.
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Patrick Lamb
Santa FE
N.M. Upi
New Mexico
Air Force
General Services Administration
State Game and Fish Department
Ageny
Game and Fish Department
the Conservation Commission
Name the Swans Contest Deadline Nears in Lovington
Lovington residents race to name four mute swans at Chaparral Park with entries due today. John Easley and Grace Beau champ will judge submissions sent to Name the Swan Contest Box 1268 Lovington NM 88260.
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Lovington
Chaparral Park
N.M
John Easley
Grace Beauchamp
Gasoline Situation Worsens in New Mexico
The AAA reports a slight worsening as two of over 60 surveyed stations allocated gas this week, with one limiting purchases to 10 gallons. Nine towns lack 24 hour service, including Las Vegas, Cuba, Quemado, Aztec, Bernardo, Lemitar, Hatch, Silver City and Chama, which oddly still has a coin operated 24 hour station.
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Albuquerque
UPI
New Mexico
American Automobile Association
AAA
Association
Las Vegas
Cuba
Quemado
Aztec
Bernardo
Lemitar
Hatch
SilverCity
Chama
Services Monday For Mrs. Jaquess
Mrs. Alice Jane Jaquess 29 of McDonald died Friday evening in Presbyterian Hospital Dallas after a long illness. Born March 26 1944 in Artesia NM she was daughter of J C Stegall and Mary Alice Stegall. Survived by husband Willie Jacquess children Jacquita Shelly Peggy Rodger parents sisters and grandparents. Funeral Monday 11 AM at Northside Baptist Church Hobbs officiated by Rev. Welch and Rev Woods. Interment Resthaven Memorial Park casketbearers named.
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Alice Jane Jaquess
McDonald
Willie Jacquess
Presbyterian Hospital
Dallas
Texas
Hobbs Lea General Hospital
Jacquess
Artesia
New Mexico
Jack C
Mary Alice Neel Stegall
Baptist Church of Plains
Lea County Farm Bureau
Young Farmers and Ranchers Group
Jacquita
Shelly
Peggy
Rodger
J. C. Stegall
Hobbs
Jackie Edwards
Summerfield
Vinnie Darnell
Eunice
Bessie Neel
Myrtle Stegall
Austin
Northside Baptist Church
Leslie Welch
Claude Woods
New Hope Baptist Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Leon Hemann
Jerry Turnipseed
James Richardson
Donald Stanton
Jim Collins
Don New
Norma Marrs seeks Lovington city commission seat
Norma Marrs announced candidacy for the Lovington city commission vacancy created by Glenn Adams resignation. She cites deep local ties, family in Lovington, church and civic involvement, and part time work, pledging to improve education social wellbeing and cultural and industrial development in the city.
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Norma Marrs
City Commission
Glenn Adams
First Baptist Church
VFW
Tumbleweed Art Association
Four Seasons Boutique
Lovington
Dr Bob Smith Sr Files For City Commission
Dr. Bob Smith Sr announces candidacy for city commissioner. He and his wife Duff have lived in Lovington since 1945 and Lea County since 1941. They are parents of two children, Linda in Abilene and Bob Jr who has joined the family medical practice.
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R. FE. Smith Sr
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Burlington
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Lions Club
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State Corporation Commission
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