Moon race debate and Freddie McCracken note
A reflective column questions the need and cost of reaching the moon amid postwar tensions and budget strain. It argues national unity and pride matter more than space conquest, lauds Freddie McCracken’s budding journalism at The Leader, and ends with a call for public-backed law and accountability.
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U. S
Far East
United States
Soviet Union
Teddy Roosevelt
San Juan Hill
Freddy McCracken
Leader
Freddie
Barbecue Plan Moves Ahead for Carter Senate Campaign
Carter campaign organizers in Lovington map a united front for the hometown candidate. Senatorial hopeful Anderson Carter outlines a busy next week itinerary with stops in Roswell Carlsbad Deming Lordsburg and Albuquerque. Co chairs include Reuben Pankey and Manuel Lujan Jr. with Morris Bingham directing, while supporters plan a public barbecue and a public event date to be announced. Carter signals emphasis on a general principles platform and retention of Taft-Hartley Act Section 14 B alongside Viet Nam and cost of living concerns.
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Anderson Carter
U. S. Senate
A. C. Holder
Loveington
Carter
Holder
Andy
Lovington
Clinton Anderson
Reuben Pankey
Truth Or Consequences Rancher
Manuel Lujan Jr
Albuquerque
Roswell
Carlsbad
Deming
Lordsburg
Ruidoso
New Mexico
Viet Nam
Lyndon Johnson
Father plans trip to Texas if missing Scout not found
Gregory Allen, 15, son of T. E. Allen of Hobbs, is among 15 Troop 98 Boy Scouts lost in Big Bend National Park along the Rio Grande. The father said he would travel to Bouquillas, Texas, if there is no word by Sunday morning. the group members, aged 13–16, are largely inexperienced in extended outdoor camping.
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Hobbs
UPI
Texas
Gregory Allen
T. E. Allen
Big Bend National Park
Rio Grande
Allen
Hobbs Highland Junior High School
Bouquillas, Tex
Lovington Enacts One Percent City Sales Tax
A 1 percent city sales tax approved by Lovington will take effect August 15 unless voters decide otherwise in a special election. The measure has drawn broad public interest as residents weigh the financial impact.
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Lovington
Sales tax topic sparks county meeting in Lea County
At Lea County Electric Cooperative the Friday gathering drew Silas Shoehorn and local business leaders including C. G. Clark mayor A. L. Hahn and city commissioners to discuss Operation Head Start and a sales tax vote. The session featured questions and a motion to call an election on the tax, though its meaning and backing remained debated.
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Silas Shoehorn
Silas Figgers
Sailbank
Peace Corps
Lovington
Lea County Electric Cooperative
C. G. Clark
A. L. Hahn
Malcolm Wright
Charles Skalenda
Veadh Payne
Harold Denton
Hammell Carrell
Peck Morgan
Moregan
Morgan
Ashley Found Guilty In Houston Real Estate Murder
Leslie Douglas Ashley, once spared from the electric chair on appeal, was convicted Saturday of the 1961 murder of Houston real estate man Fred Tones. A 12‑man jury deliberated for six and a half hours before the verdict and returned for a penalty phase. Prosecutors said Ashley killed for personal gain. his lawyer called him a pitiful person with a traumatic childhood.
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Gatesville
UPI
Leslie Douglas Ashley
Houston
Fred Tones
Ashley
Lloyd Lunsford
Dist
Atty
Byron McClelland
Tones
Inflation Here Now Says Bank Official
Reno Odlin, chairman of Puget Sound National Bank in Tacoma, told the New Mexico Bankers Association in Hobbs that inflation is here now and criticized administration economists. He cited a 72 percent loan-deposit ratio for U S banks, and counted total national debt at about 1.2 trillion dollars with public debt near 260 billion. Odlin claimed the economy runs at about 98 percent capacity and warned inflation impacts are immediate.
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Reno Odlin
Puget Sound National Bank
Tacoma
Wash
New Mexico Bankers Association
Hobbs
Northwestern
American Bankers Association
Gardner Ackley
President’s Council of Economic Advisors
America
Odlin
Sonny Davis Wins All Around Cowboy at Permian Basin Rodeo
Sonny Davis of Kenna New Mexico won the all around cowboy award at the final Permian Basin Rodeo contest in Lovington on Saturday night. He earned 500 dollars for attending all four rodeos and having the highest winnings. Leonard...
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Sonny Davis
Kenna
New Mexico
Lovington
Comtestant
Leonard
Auto Overturns Lovington Youth in One Car Crash
William Dennis Humble, 16, Route 1 Lovington, was in a one car crash four and a half miles east on the Denver City highway early Saturday. He suffered cuts and bruises, was treated at Lea General Hospital, and released. The car rolled three times and was a total loss, with wreckage strewn across the pasture. In Lovington rodeo results Bud Smith was recognized for the most money won. top riders and teams are listed with first and second places in bareback, saddle bronc, bull riding, and team roping.
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William Dennis Humble
Route 1
Lovington
Denver City
Humble
Lea General Hospital
Lancaster
Burkburnett
Texas
Bud Smith
Ted Tietjen
Belen
New Mexico
Jim Moore
Balmorhea
John McBeth
Atlanta
Kansas
Brannon McReynolds
Andrews
Lovington Recreation Program Starts June 13
The Lovington summer recreation program opens Monday June 13 for ages 7 through 18 with two activity sites. Central Junior High and Lovington High School gyms run 9:00 to 12:00 and 2:00 to 5:00 daily, teens 7:00 to 9:00. Contests games and instruction in gymnastics arts and crafts baton twirling offered plus league basketball and mixed volleyball. Monday night features Raccoons vs Blacks and Catineers vs Red Raiders to kick off boys league play.
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Lovington
Central Junior High
Raccoons
Blacks
Catineers
Red Raiders
Weather summary for Lovington 1966 readings and forecast
Precipitation totals for 1966 stand at 4.82 inches. Friday highs reached 82 and 59 lows, with Saturday 80 and 60. Partly cloudy with a possible thundershower Sunday. fair tomorrow and Monday cooler. today largely sunny with highs near 98 and lows around 59.
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Lovington
Wise Ti
Lovington Weather Shifts Between Heat and Rain
Lovington saw a sudden cool spell following a warm week as Friday brought 0.84 inches of rain. Nearby Lubbock, Texas endured about $1 million in storm damage, while Lovington’s rodeo suffered mud delays in its third performance.
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Lovington
Oklahoma
Will Rogers
Lubbock
Texas
Rodeo. Com
New Mexico
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University of New Mexico
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Questa
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James Caylor
North North Acres Drive
Memphis
Tennessee
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Ba Ashorn
Ronny Thomas
Whiting
Iowa
Walter Wood
Wilcox
Arizona
Jim Hudson
Dos Cabezas
Bill Darnell
Fred Darnell
Rodeo
Ellis L. Childers
West
Monroe
Levington
Childers
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