Lovington Delegation Tours IMC Potash Mine
Lea County Day delegates from Hobbs and Lovington toured the International Mineral and Chemical Corporation potash mine near Carlsbad. They saw underground operations, ore processing into finished products, and the mine’s payroll, highlighting Lea County residents among 262 of 800 workers.
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Lovington
Veach
Jim
R. B. Moore
A. L. Hahn
IMC
Lea County
Hobbs
Lea
Eunice
Jal
Eddy County
Lea Countians
Hoffa Stands Mute On Rigging Charge
Teamsters President James R. Hoffa and 10 co defendants appeared before federal Judge Frank Gray Jr. in Nashville to face jury tampering charges tied to a $1 million bribery trial. Hoffa and Alan Dorfman chose not to plead, claiming perjury and claims of perjured testimony by government witnesses.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPD
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Frank Gray Jr
Jacques Schiffer
New York
Thomas Ewing Parks
Ashville
Chicago Insurance Oker
Allen Dorfman
James C. Haggerty
Southern Senators Split Over Civil Rights Plan
Attorney General Robert Kennedy met with southern senators in Washington to discuss civil rights proposals. Senator Allen Ellender said there was little meeting of minds, while Senator George Smathers called the legislation unacceptable to the South. Kennedy then briefed President Kennedy as the plan headed to Congress later in the week.
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Washington
UPD
Robert F. Kennedy
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
George Smathers
D-Fla
Kennedy
House
Senate
White House
South
Southland
Craic
Mike Mansfield
Ellender
Mansfield
Ruth Fund Drives Help Jerry Ruth Transplant Costs
A fund raised 443 to aid Jerry Ruth and his family during a kidney transplant in Denver. Jerry and his brother Billy, who donated a kidney, are recovering. Jerry will stay in Denver for checkups for two more months. The White House discussed civil rights measures with lawmakers amid ongoing negotiations on the federal program.
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Leonard Lehl
Leader
Colorado
Jerry Ruth
Dowl Rackley
Ruth
Denver
Jerry
Billy
Lovington Well Service
Weather Outlook for Lovington Turns Warm
The Lovington forecast calls for fair skies and a warm trend through Tuesday night. Expect windy afternoons with a high around 97 and a low near 65 Tuesday night.
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Lovington
Agai
Kennedy pledges no atmospheric tests if others refrain
President Kennedy vows the United States will not resume atmospheric nuclear tests if other nations do the same and says the U S Russia and Britain will begin high level talks in Moscow toward a comprehensive test ban treaty. The move follows mixed reactions in Congress and signals a fresh start in stalled negotiations.
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Alvin Spivak
United Press International
Washington
UPD
Kennedy
United States
Russia
Britain
Moscow
American University
Nikita Khrushchev
Harold Macmillan
Congress
Barry M. Goldwater
Arizona
Funeral today for Mrs Hersom in Lubbock
Funeral services are set for 2 p m today at Smith Yarbro Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs Florence Neomi Betty Hersom 37 of Lubbock Texas a former Roswell resident who died Sunday in a Lubbock convalescent home after a lengthy illness She was a widow and member of Jackson Avenue Baptist Church Survivors include three sons Robert Allen and Tommy Gene conotongese and Illy Ray Hersom a daughter Joyce Sue Markham a sister Mrs Sue Markham Lovington and a niece Carol Sue Markham Lovington
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Smith Yarbro Funeral Home
Florence Neomi
Betty) Hersom
Lubbock
Texas
Donald Brent
Jackson Avenue Baptist Church
Tatum Cemetery
Sammy Stroud
Tatum
Marvin Zahn
Jerry Cain
Bill Grisham
Darryl McNair
Bill Boyd
Layington
Hobbs Patrolmen Plead Not Guilty
Two Hobbs city patrolmen, Samuel Jones and Robert Watts, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of aggravated assault and battery. Dist. Judge Kermit Nash arraigned them and set a hearing for Friday.
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Hobbs
Dist
Kermit Nash
Samuel Jones
Robert Watts
Expert Claims Overland Missile Tests Vital to Nation
Dr Russell K. Sherburne of White Sands Missile Range says overland Pershing missile tests are crucial to national interest. He notes three Sergeant tests were successful last month and outlines plans for longer range launches from Fort Wingate and other sites, with Athena and future Atlas or Polaris tests. the aim is trajectory data and safety considerations.
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Carlton Wilson
United Press International
White Sands Missile Range
UPI
Whitesands Missile Range
White Sands
Russell K. Sherburne
Sherburne
Datil
N.M
Fort Wingate
N.M. Sherburne
Sile
Four Corners
Blanding
Utah
Green River
Atlas
New Mexico
Corps of Eng
New Orleans Faces Pool Closures Amid Funding Shortage
New Orleans pools will not open this summer as the NORD cites lack of funds. Mammoth City Park and Audubon Park pools have been closed previously for desegregation and repairs. Lake Pontchartrain remains open but at risk if pollution rises, while private YWCA and YMCA pools stay open.
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New Orleans
UPI
Lake Pontchartrain
Chartrain Beach
YWCA
YMCA
Scooter and Car Collision Wrecks Roadside Scene
A Cushman scooter and a pickup collided last Saturday morning, causing 150 dollars in damage to the sewing area but no injuries. Scooter rider Lowery and pickup driver Clarence Whittle were connected to a stop sign violation with Whittle cited for leaving the scene.
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Lowery
Clarence Whittle
N. Street
Jackson
Whittle
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Chamber of Commerce
Veadh Payne
Parnell Auditorium
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Lovington Jaycees
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Dixie Senators
Proach
Labor Party
Harold Wil
Mrs. Hersom
U Army
Mexico
Des
Salvation Army
Cliff Yearwood
Louie P. Clarke
Grive
Mary F. Blount
Phoenix
Scooter
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