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Newspaper
Lovington Daily Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1968
Page
2
The Lovington Daily Leader lists W. H. Graham as publisher and notes publication is daily except Monday and Saturday. It provides office address 14 West Avenue B Lovington NM 88260 phone 396-2844 and P O Box 1686. Subscription rates are $15 yearly by carrier $12 by mail in Lea County and $14 outside Lea County.
A provincial critique argues that U S view of New Mexico is narrow and misled by sightseeing through a windshield. It condemns the Poor People’s March and Reies Lopez Tijerina as a menace to public peace and urges locals to shun him as a persona non grata.
Opinion column reflects on national grief after Kennedy assassination, arguing Americans must confront faults, defend liberty, and fight back against disillusion. It frames violence as a global issue and upholds resilience, recalling Nevada's first settlement in 1849 by a Mormon trader.
Political announcements authorize primary participation of the Democratic Party on August 27 1968. Sheriff of Lea County Price Jake Fort probate judge Spencer Graham Peggy Percy Nell Lewis. County commissioner District 2 John Teague Sr.
Congress acted within 12 hours of Kennedy's death to authorize Secret Service protection for all major presidential and vice presidential candidates. President Johnson signed the measure after House and Senate approval, extending protection to McCarthy Rockefeller Nixon Wallace Stassen while Humphrey already had security. The Secretary of the Treasury and congressional leaders will decide who qualifies as a major candidate under the new law.
In Minneapolis Tillie the Mennonite Maid is back home fifty one years after the Minneapolis Public Library lent it out. Librarian Mrs. Kirk Holmes notes Tillie is now decrepit and may be removed from circulation. The library held an amnesty day to recover overdue fines as it seeks to recover about 35000 volumes missing in ten years. Meanwhile in Rome three American films swept the David di Donatello awards for foreign films Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Bonnie and Clyde and In Cold Blood.
The New York Federal Reserve notes April activity moderated by King assassination but later accelerates. Retail sales rose by 500 million from March, while consumer confidence shows signs of slipping. The piece discusses ongoing spending, stock swings, and the economy's fragile recovery amid violence and political disorder.
Robert F Kennedy lay in state at St Patrick's Cathedral in New York before a 10 a.m. Saturday funeral. Thousands lined Fifth Avenue as plans moved to Arlington National Cemetery after services. RFK was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles and died at Good Samaritan Hospital.
Pollster George Gallup Sr notes the significance of minority group support for the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy and its possible effect on politics. He said Kennedy once drew up to 90 percent in some Negro areas during recent presidential primaries, as Gallup studies the posthumous course of Kennedy’s base.
G Mennen Williams sworn in as ambassador to the Philippines succeeding William Blair as Dean Rusk calls him one of the best. The House approved a disability benefits bill for veterans and the Atomic Energy Commission reported a Nevada nuclear test the 13th this year. Westmoreland confirmed as Army chief of staff after Vietnam command. Johnson urges Congress to pass a strong gun control law.
After Senator Robert F. Kennedy's death more than 300 Democratic National Convention delegates faced uncertainty about their pledged support. AP checks found few binding bonds still in effect, with California and Indiana voters showing the strongest shifts. Most other pledged blocs remained unsettled as state conventions approached.
The U S Embassy says Washington will transfer a 15 million dollar radio and communications base near Ankara to Turkey on June 14. The move marks the major result of 1966 negotiations to reduce the 30 000 man American military contingent in Turkey.
President Johnson urged Congress to strengthen gun control after Kennedy’s assassination. He criticized the current bill for banning only mail order pistols and demanded a ban on rifles and shotguns as well, noting past Senate defeats by Dodd on expanding the scope.
In Albany speculation over Gov. Rockefeller’s pick to fill the Kennedy Senate seat centers on former Sen. Kenneth Keating and Rep. Ogden Reid. Rockefeller has not discussed the choice publicly, but private talk notes both men as possibilities to serve the remainder of Kennedy’s term ending 1970.
June entries show Susan Elaine Hill admitted at 501 West Avenue Gordo New Mexico and Angela Don Wallace admitted at 313 West Avenue. Susan Benson Allen dismissal listed at 1212.
The Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate Southern Pacific Co. plan to discontinue direct passenger trains from New Orleans to Los Angeles via El Paso. The measure requires the line to continue service for up to four months until Oct 24 and public hearings are planned.
Civil actions listed include an emergency hospitalization petition for Roy Pope and negligence claims in a motor vehicle collision near Lovington seeking $30,000. Foreclosure suit by Federal National Mortgage Association against Woodrow W. Stokes and Reba L. Stokes for Jal property with note of $8,000. Also Workman’s compensation claim by N & N Construction, a limited division of community property petition, and an order granting a limited permit to drive for Willard Fredrick Martin with awards totaling $12,369 by Judge Kermit Nash.
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