Lovington Steer Roping Set At Jake McClure Arena This Weekend
Lovington hosts the third annual steer roping and team roping events at Jake McClure Arena with a $10,000 individual purse and a $5,000 team purse. Sonny Davis of Kenna defends last year’s title as Troy Fort competes, joined by about 31 top ropers and 75 teams Saturday and Sunday June 12 and 13.
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Jake McClure
Lovington
Troy and
Buddy Fort
Sonny Davis
Kenna
Troy Fort
Police Stop Driver With Eye Impairment Under Orders
Rome UPI reported police halted Armando Bordone 30 for dangerous passing and speeding and jailed him after discovering he was a suspect under orders not to leave his hometown. He had one glass eye and poor vision in the other.
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U.S
Pat
United Press International
Nailed Good
Rome
UPI
Aremando Bordone
Bagnara Calabra
Berkeley
Calif
Berkeeley Police Department
Martinez
Contra Costa County
Pontiac
Ill
General Rain Boosts Lea County Crops After Nine Months
A steady rainfall of one to three inches fell across Lea County, with three inches at Vogle Ranch near Tatum and up to two inches in Eunice. Farmers, though some recently irrigated, expect the moisture to aid pasture and cotton, while gauges report varying totals at Lexington and nearby areas. Low clouds linger, hinting at more moisture to come.
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Lea County
Vogle Ranch
Tatum
Eunice
Jal
Paul Kemp
Kemp
Ruling Against Meany May Shift Labor Relations Balance
NLRB ruling targets Local 2 of the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters in the Bronx. It declares illegal walkouts when a non union worker appears and voids a hiring preference clause. Meany, AFL CIO president and former Local 2 head, involved as unions struck in 1964 over nonunion workers.
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Washington
UPD
National Labor Relations Board
George Meany
Bronx
NLRB
United Association of Plumbers and
Meany
Afl-Cio
Auto Mishap This Morning on Main Street
A 1960 Oldsmobile driven by Louie P. Clarke Sr of Pampa Texas and a 1961 Chevrolet Pickup driven by William Roy Tomlinson Lov ington collided at 9 37 a m on South Main Street state road 18. Each vehicle sustained 300 in damages. Clarke stopped for a hitchhiker after changing lanes and was cited for stopping in a traffic lane. No injuries were reported.
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Louie P. Clarke, Sr
Pampa
Texas
William Roy Tomlinson
Lovington
S. E. Main Street
State Road 18
Clarke
Tomlinson
Weather Outlook for Lovington
Considerable cloudiness with showers and thunderstorms today. Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with widely scattered showers. Cooler today with some warming Friday afternoon. Windy at times. Temperatures 52 to 82.
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Lovington
Book Tells Of Marina's Influence
Washington reports that Gerald Ford suggests Lee Harvey Oswald sought to impress Marina, his Russian born wife, influencing his choice to kill President Kennedy. Ford, a member of the presidential commission, details these possibilities in Portrait of the Assassin set to market this week.
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Washington
UPI
Lee Harvey Oswald
Marina
John F. Kennedy
Gerald R. Ford
House
Simon & Shuster
Ford
Oswald
Viet Cong Overruns Dong Xoai Camp In Heavy Siege
Fourteen Americans were killed and ten wounded as Viet Cong guerrillas attacked Dong Xoai near Saigon. The battle, the heaviest U.S. single loss to date, saw 1,500 to 2,000 attackers bombard the camp and town with mortars and machine guns, overrunning the district airstrip and delaying relief troops for hours.
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Ray F. Herndon
United Press International Saigon
UPI
U.S
Saigon
Dong Xoai
Tron
Batt
Amercan
Cat
U.S. Army
Red Carpet Welcome for Gemini 4 Astronauts
Astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White return to land after 97 hours 56 minutes in space and four days in isolation aboard the USS Wasp. A Mayport welcome precedes a Houston homecoming as crowds await. McDivitt celebrates his 36th birthday.
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Charles Justice
United Press International
Jacksonville
Fla
UPI
James McDivitt
Edward White
Wasp
Mayport
Naval Air Staion
McDivitt
White
Houston
Ellington Air Force Base
Manned Spacecraft Center
Lovington Okays leases of grass and hay land near rail line
Lovington city commission approves Mason Graham proposal to lease 2200 acres of grass land west of the railroad from Lovington to Hobbs. They also rent 880 acres on both sides of the tracks to the Lea County Sheriff's Posse with future rights tied to the New Mexico Junior College site. A 160 acre parcel near the college site remains. 220 acres of hay ground are to be sold to Leroy Sumruld. Also approves an Americ Legion club liquor license.
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Lovington
Mason Graham
Hobbs
Lea County Sheriff's Posse
New Mexico
Posse
Leroy Sumruld
Americ Legion
Demonstration in Pittsburgh Escalates to Minor Violence
A civil rights protest in Pittsburgh involved about fourteen demonstrators locking arms to form a blockade around Allegheny County Commissioner William D. McClelland's office. Police cleared the door after a melee injured two people including Lucy Strong, with patrolman Charles Stuart treated for injuries. Demonstrators left but planned a return.
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United Press International
Pittsburgh
Allecen
William D. McClelland
Allegheny County
Walter J. Ketchell
Lucy Strong
Charles Stuart
Most Wanted Criminal in Country Duane Pope Bank Robbery Manhunt
A nationwide manhunt targets Duane Pope, a McPherson College graduate and star football player suspected of the deadly Big Springs Nebraska bank robbery. The UPI report details Pope’s rise from Kansas farm boy to all American athlete and the deadly mass murder that followed graduation.
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College Grid
Big Springs
Neb
UPI
William Brinton
Topeka
Kan
James R. Quinn
Omaha
David Smothers
Chicago
Big Springs, Neb
UPD
Duane Pope
McPherson College
Kansas
Nebraska Panhandle
Andreas
Andy) Kjeldgaard
Farmers State Bank of
Glenn Hendrickson
Kjeldgaard
Lois Ann Hothan
U. S
Kansas Prairies
Great Plains
Horatio Alger
Ping
Roxbury
Kansas Praire
Earl
Duane
Roxebury
Midwest
Combine
Texas
Canada
Nebraska Sandhills
Buffalo Bill Cody
Pope
Sandhills
Last Rites For Rodriquez Set Saturday
Ben L jan Rodriquez dies June 9 at General Hospital after a June 12 birth in Texas. Graveside rites at 3 p.m. Saturday in Lo Cemetery with Smith Y Funeral Home in charge. Survived by daughter Sally and four sons Sam Albert Roy Rodriquez all of Lovington. sister Bessie Rodriquez of Ennis Texas.
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Ben L Jan Rodriquez
Smith Y Funeral Home
Rodriquez
Texas
General Hospital
Irm
Cac
South Love St
Sally Rodriguez
Catholic Church
Hobbs
Sally
Sam
Albert
Roy
Rodryquez
Lovington
Bessie Rodriquez
Ennis
Mother Of Resident Dies Sunday
Mrs. Paul Bryant of Glen Werhan died Sunday in the Naval Hospital in Pensacola Florida after a six month illness. Funeral services are set for Monday at 1 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church Pensacola. She leaves her husband two daughters Mrs J M Hughie of Pensacola and Mrs S L Ross of Alexandria Virginia and a son Mr Werhan.
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Paul Bryant
Glen Werhan
Pensacola
Florida
First Presbyterian Church
Bryant
Naval Hospital
Sacola
Werhan
Pensa
Mr. We
J. M. Hughie
S. L. Ross
Alexanderia
Virginia
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Ovington
Dick Hapre
Drouth
E. H. Byers
U. S. News and World Report
Eenesee
Leington
E. Byers
Willie Hatcher
Reese Greaves
Hatcher
Breckenridge
Medivitt
Ference
President Johnson
Texas Ranch
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Cairo, Ill
Uilding
Cairo
John J. McKeithen
Moore
Franklin Kjelgaard
Andy
Denver
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