Lovington Leaders Back Local Daily Amid By-Pass Plan
Lea County Commission approves a truck by-pass east of Lovington linking south of the railroad to the REA plant and forwards the resolution to the State Highway Department. The move follows years of discussion about a Lovington truck route as the county seeks a 5 percent budget increase and airport and Road Department contracts are awarded.
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County Commission
Lovington
Lea County
St. Lea
Lea County Safety Commission
Hobby Gann
George Blocker
Jal
J. R. Wycoff
Hobbs
State Tax Commission
Longerbaugh & Coe of
Albuquerque
Cox Mex Oil Co
Highway Department
Doran Chevrolet
Nixon Clears Ike Meeting On Political Future
The two leaders met privately for about 15 minutes in their first contact in 10 days. Nixon denied discussing Ike's political future and said only the President can decide if he will run again, weighing leadership and health considerations. Eisenhower’s doctors report weight gain is being pursued after a seven pound drop since surgery with a stable, improving condition and good spirits.
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Nixon
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Dulles
Konrad Adenauer
Washington
Walter Reed
Mr. Eisenhower
White House
James Hagerty
Insects Hit Lea County Crops Across Region
In Lea County crops suffer heavy insect damage amid dry hot weather. Prairieview reports tomato losses from blister bugs and harlequin beetles. spraying struggles due to insect numbers. Cotton damaged by thrips lugus bugs and fleahoppers while BHC dust and malathion provide some control. Grasshopper control advances slowly with 100000 acres in three blocks set for spraying starting mid June.
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Lea County
Prairieview
Hobbs Man Jailed On DUI Charge After Disorderly Jail Visit
John Dale Wright age 21 of 209 North Fowler Hobbs was jailed early Sunday on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Police said he also became disorderly at the city jail.
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John Dale Wright
N. Fowler, Hobbs
Solons Start Final Month of Session Drive
United Press reports Congress moves toward adjournment in mid July. Senate panels clash over defense budget and foreign aid with Republicans accusing administration of lagging Russia in air power. Senator Jackson warns aid fuels mistrust among allies and neutrals.
Morals Liquor Charges Filed On Hobbs Couple
Hobbs officers arrested Fannie Mae Scott thirty three and James Alfred Scales thirty two on morals and liquor charges. A plain clothes officer bought whiskey from Scales for three dollars then was propositioned for a date with Scott for five dollars before the couple was taken into custody.
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Hobbs
Fannie Mae Scott
E. Main St
James Alfred Scales
S. Third St
Scales
Fannie
Coconut Grove
Auto Stripping Reported In Lovington Area
Joe Witherspoon reports hub caps stolen from his Olds on Saturday night. Valued at 60 dollars for four caps. Neighbor saw two persons fleeing the scene shortly before discovery. Police investigating theft.
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Lovington
Joe Witherspoon
S. Fifth Street
Witherspoon
Kefauver apologizes for attacks on Adlai Stevenson
Senator Estes Kefauver expressed regret for personal attacks on Adlai Stevenson during Florida and California primaries. He promised no further attacks and would campaign for Stevenson if nominated. Stevenson welcomed Kefauver’s attitude and praised unity in the party. White House spokesman Hagerty predicted Eisenhower would beat the Democratic candidate by a large margin if he runs.
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United Press
Estes Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Kefauver
Stevenson
Florida
California
Tennessee
Illinois
Chicago
Washington
White House
James Hagerty
Hagerty
Eisenhower
Hobbs To Get Metropolitan Type Telephone Directory
G. D. Shelley of General Telephone Company of the Southwest announced Hobbs will adopt a three column metropolitan type directory. The change accompanies the next Hobbs directory sales canvass, now underway, with calls for advertisers and subscribers to contact the local business office for changes.
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Hobbs Telephone
G. D. Shelley
General Telephone Company of the
Southwest
United States
Hobbs
Shelley
Directory Company
Auto salesman vows cross country bet for 50 cents
Tom Clerk a 32 year old Richmond VA car dealer plans a non stop 11500 mile round trip from New York to Los Angeles and back to set a new record. He hopes to complete the journey in under 120 hours with fuel and rest stops. The bet started when someone offered him 54 cents he wouldn’t attempt the feat.
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Richmond
Virginia
Tom Clerk
New York
Los Angeles
Clark
Hobbs Youth Hangs Self in El Paso Jail After Arrest
Isac Solis Rendon a 19 year old Hobbs resident hanged himself in El Paso City Jail after arrest on illegal possession of beer. He died at El Paso General Hospital after rescue attempts by fire department crews.
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Hobbs
el Paso
Isac Solis Rendon
Elm Boulevard
el Paso General Hospital
Young
Rendon
Redon
Stolen Cement Heist Hits Local Wheelbarrow
Benny reports 14 sacks of cement stolen along with a wheelbarrow. Police note the odd phrase laden incident as neighbors joke about the thief’s “rock and roll” escape and the jailhouse blues.
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Benny
Three Traffic Citations Issued In Justice Court
Three traffic violators paid fines in Justice of the Peace court over the weekend. John L. Pearson and A Kennedy were fined ten dollars plus five dollars court costs and Santa Gonzales paid fifteen dollars in fines and costs for driving without a license.
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Justice of the Peace Court
John L. Pearson
A Kennedy
Santa Gonzales
Two Injured In Crash East Of Lovington
A Sunday morning collision 3 miles east of Lovington on State Road 337 injured two people and charged J L Bunch with reckless driving. Frank James and his wife were taken to Lea County General Hospital. Bunch rear ended James, both vehicles veered into a south ditch, Bunch cited, James pickup total loss, injuries not believed critical.
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Lovington
Frank James
Bunch
James
Three Drunks Jailed Over Weekend
Police listed three arrests for drunkenness over the weekend. James Monroe Bass, 34, Lovington, had his case continued in Judge J. W. Green's court. He faces disorderly conduct and drunkenness charges. Raymon Segall, 55, address unknown, fined $15 for drunkenness and loitering. Joe Lafuntes, 23, address unknown, paid $15 on drunkenness accusations. Lester S. Tarry involved in a reckless driving accident. Judge Gren fined him $110 after a guilty plea.
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James Monroe Bass
Lovington
J. W. Green
Raymon Segall
Joe Lafuntes
Lester S. Tarry
Gren
Fidlar Family Musicians Perform In Hartford
In Hartford Wilfred Fidler plays viola, Dorothy Fidler cello, and their son Charles Fidlar a violinist, continuing a family musical thread in a local scene.
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Hartford
Conn
Fidlar
Wilfred Fidler
Dorothy
Charles Fidlar
Heat wave broken as cooler air reaches Atlantic states
The Weather Bureau reports a cooling trend across the Atlantic states from Maine to Virginia ending the season's first heat wave. Frost may appear in parts of Maine while scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast for the Great Lakes Upper Mississippi Valley and Western Oklahoma. Showers expected from Washington to Idaho.
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United Press
Weather Bureau
Atlantic States
Maine
Virginia
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Oklahoma
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Boat Soprano Clash Ends With Damaged Paddle Wheel
Helena Bliss, a 110 pound soprano, attempted to christen a 90 ton Mississippi showboat with water. Her bottle failed to break, but the impact splintered the paddle wheel causing about $500 in damage.
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Mississippi
Guy Lombardo
Helena Bliss
Miss Bliss
Fire kills nineteen British soldiers in Cyprus forest blaze
A forest fire near the Cyprus mountainside killed nineteen British soldiers and wounded many others as guerrillas led by Colonel George Grivas reportedly escaped capture. Authorities corner Grivas in a large pine-covered area while about 70 burn casualties were evacuated by helicopter.
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George Grivas
Boka Guerrilas
Cyprus
Steelworkers shift to small firms for contracts
The United Steelworkers plan to negotiate with 11 smaller steel companies individually starting Tuesday after stalled talks with the Big Three. Union President David McDonald says this divide and conquer approach may yield an agreement with one of the eight remaining producers by June 30, avoiding a strike by about 650,000 workers. In Detroit, Chryslerauto workers vote on potential action over speedup and model timing.
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United Steelworkers
David McDonald
Bethlehem
Republic Steel
McDonald
Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
Auto Workers
a_ United Auto Workers local
Chrysler
Schedul
Clarification Sought on United States Foreign Aid Motives
Senator Henry Jackson urged the government to clarify motives behind the foreign aid program. He warned that the current system breeds suspicion among allies and neutrals who fear domination or neutrality compromise. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee meets behind closed doors to finish work on a four billion five hundred million dollar aid plan for the next fiscal year.
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Henry Jackson
Senate
Jackson
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Freak accident damages Hobbs auto. driver fined
In Hobbs a $300 auto damage incident occurred when a taut cable stretched across a street struck a moving 1956 Pontiac driven by H. H. Heflin. Eli Lamb, 39, was cited for blocking a street. Lamb later fined $150 by Judge Bob Bensing for the mishap. Heflin had no license.
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Eli Lamb
S. Third St
Hobbs
South Dalmont
H. H. Heflin
N. Thorp
Lamb
Heflin
Bob Bensing
Guard Blockades Cut Toll as Weekend Deaths Rise
Safety officials report the National Guard patrol weekend reduced highway deaths to a toll of 160, thirty five more than last year. An unidentified Indian man died on US Highway 66 near Thoraeu and sixteen year old Ruben Borrego of Santa Cruz was killed on a private timber road near Chama.
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National Guard
Thoreau
Ruben Borrego
Santa Cruz
Chama
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