26 Jun 1963
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Newspaper
Lovington Daily Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1963
Page
1
Lovington's summer recreation program exceeds expectations with 800 children in playground activities and 400 boys in the summer baseball program. The initiative, costing about 14 000 dollars, uses 20 dollars annual state cigarette tax revenue dedicated to recreation. Adults warn top matchball games draw crowds with no admission but fund equipment for boys.
East German and Soviet officials announced Khrushchev would visit East Berlin on Friday, two days after Kennedy's West Berlin stop. The plan aims to counter Kennedy's reception while tightening border controls and declaring a forbidden zone around West Berlin with special passes for entry.
Yesterday recorded a high of 89 degrees at 2 p.m. and a low of 63 degrees at 5 a.m. Record-keeping notes indicate typical diurnal variation for the period.
President Kennedy faced thundering ovations in Frankfurt as he vowed the United States would risk its cities in an atomic war if needed to defend Europe. More than a million locals welcomed him, and 40 000 pursued his car in Wiesbaden after a civic reception.
Long article notes John Prather's 1956 stand against the Army over condemned land in New Mexico and his ongoing battle with illness. It also recounts Kennedy's Frankfurt to Wiesbaden tour, crowd scenes, and NATO remarks as De Gaulle’s doubts surfaced. Prather, 88, remains hospitalized in fair condition with double pneumonia, kidney failure, and prior strokes.
Lovington plans a 3 500 000 gallon ground level and 200 000 gallon elevated storage expansion costing about 250000 dollars. City bids open July 23 with construction likely to start soon after delays. New tanks will near the Apaule Addition and provide better pressure and summer supply while reducing well strain.
Carlsbad investigators and a state attorney general special prosecutor examine the Saturday night automobile crash near Artes that killed five people. District Attorney Pat Han of Roswell says his assistant Morris was charged with Slaughter after his car rear ended a vehicle driven by Glorio Molina, 40, killing Molina and three others. Morris, uninjured, was released on $2,000 bond and is temporarily suspended.
Washington reports planned reductions in overseas military posts and forces as the Kennedy administration develops drastic defense cost-cutting. Amounts slated include 60,000 personnel cuts, pulling back in Korea and Europe, trimming Navy carriers and B47 bombers, plus possible nuclear material production reductions. Budget timing runs to January with a projected defense spend drop from 51 billion to around 51 billion next year.
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