Lovington Lions plan big Fourth celebration despite misfire
The Lovington Lions Club gears up for a full day of fireworks boating fishing golf and picnics to raise funds and keep people home for the 4th. A shipment of $1400 worth of explosives exploded prematurely near Artesia before delivery. organizer H M Clatterbuck escaped unharmed and promises a new load for the event. The piece notes friendly rivalries with Rotary Kiwanians and Jaycees and recalls a banner prank during a prior installation banquet.
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Lovington
Clatterbuck
Phoenix
Arizona
Truman Haldiman
Ernie McNutt
Lions Club
Western Grill
Lions
Kiwanians
Jaycees
Rotary Club
Pete Felfe
Carl Crutchfield
Lion
Carl
He Ibex To Get Two More Wives At State Zoo
State Finance Board approves purchase of two female ibex at 1550 dollars each to increase the herd at Albuquerque Zoo from Germany. Levon Lee argues ibex polygamy aids offspring revenue. Gov. Campbell notes the oddity as board finalizes the purchase.
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Santa FE
UPI
Levon Lee
State Finance Board
Lee
Jack Campbell
Ben Hernandez
Albuquerque
Albuquerque Zoo
Germany
Weather Log Shows Extreme Cold Throughout Day
A low of 64 below zero was recorded at 4 a.m. with a high of 90 below by 2 p.m. The period featured severe cold, affecting activities and requiring advisories for exposed locations. Strong wind chills amplified the danger.
Russians Batter Thresher Search Zone Near Fort Snelling
The Soviet Union again harassed U S Navy search efforts for the missing submarine Thresher. The Soviet trawler Kuprin approached within 1500 yards of the Trieste dive position as Fort Snelling signaled and used flag and whistle warnings, then maneuvered away.
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Fort Snelling
UPS
U.S. Navy
Murmansk
Trieste
Kuprin
U.S
Statesman Quartet In Hobbs Tonight
The Statesman Quartet performs at Hobbs High School Auditorium tonight at 7 30 P M under the Eastern New Mexico Singing Convention. Advance tickets cost 1 25 for adults and 50 cents for children at R D Discount Center Lovington. At the door adult tickets are 1 50.
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Statesman
Hobbs High School
Khrushchev Heads to East Berlin Amid Kennedy Visit
Premier Nikita Khrushchev will fly to East Berlin on Friday to counter President Kennedy's West Berlin visit. Pravda notes the move amid stiff line for upcoming Moscow talks and marks East German leader Walter Ulbricht's 70th birthday. Western diplomats see propaganda aims to bolster Ulbricht regime.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
East Berlin
Kennedy
West Berlin
Khrushchev
Pravda
Communist Party
Walter
Roswell Rushes Brackish Water Plant Build
Engineers and laborers at Roswell work around the clock to complete the nation’s largest brackish water conversion plant. A full test is planned before Monday dedication when Secretary Udall will switch the plant on.
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Roswell
UPD
Bill Stemper
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Stemper
Tax Cut Hopes Fade in Congress This Year
Republican leaders say passage of an income tax cut this year seems increasingly remote due to civil rights work and spending cuts. Democratic leaders disagree, urging continued effort while some senators warn against tax cuts amid a large deficit. White House remains hopeful, but timetable grows uncertain with House action pushed to July or August at earliest.
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Ind
Halleck
Dirksen
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mont
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Proxmire
Democratic Party
Lausche
White House
Congress
House
Ways & Means
Testimony links Estes tank sales to Lubbock firm
Lubbock firm president fT Rogers testified he handled about 4 million in anhydrous ammonia tank sales for Billie Sol Estes but claimed he never knew the tanks existed. Kuykendall Investment Co. sues Machine and Thomas Bell for 47199 still owed on two notes. Rogers said commissions ranged from 5 to 10 percent and he received a downpayment check from Estes firms.
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Lubbock
UPD
Ft. A
Rogers
Lubbock Machine and Supply Co
Billie Sol Estes
Machine
Thomas H. Bell
Pecos
Kuykendall Investment Co
Bell
Estes
Kennedy mobbed by teens in Dublin during visit
More than 1,000 teen girls broke police lines to mob President Kennedy in Dublin. Bodies guards fought to keep him safe as crowds surged at Iveagh House after a dinner with Premier Lemass. Kennedy smiled and waved, then toured ancestral sites before returning to Dublin amid cheers and tears.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Dublin
UPD
Kennedy
Irish External Affairs Department
Sean Lemass
Iveagh House
Eamon de Valera
Ireland
Washington
Jack
Fireman's Ball Set For Tonite
The Lovington Volunteer Fire Department hosts the first annual Fireman's Ball at 8 30 p m in the Lea County Fair Building with music by the Collegians. Door prizes include four fire extinguishers given hourly. tickets cost 3 00 per couple via volunteers, Lovington drug stores, or at the door. Proceeds fund emergency rescue equipment.
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Lovington
Ward Profumo Scandal Prompts Special Police Protection
London police ordered special protective measures for several playgirls set to testify in the Ward vice trial opening Friday. The case centers on Stephen Ward accused of living off prostitution earnings and abortion involvement amid the Profumo affair. Joseph Godber was named war minister, replacing the disgraced John Profumo. Lord Denning opened a government inquiry amid rumors with potential dozens to testify, including Christine Keeler associate Miss Keeler’s circle of high society contacts.
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London
UPD
Scotland Yard
Stephen Ward
Society Osteopath
Profumo
Joseph Godber
John Profumo
Lord Denning
Ward
Miss Keeler
Eugene Ivanov
Surplus Land Sale Sparks Debate In New Mexico
The State Highway Commission faced a lengthy dispute over selling 36 acres of surplus land near Albuquerque. John Robert bid $126,000 for the borrow pit used in the Coronado Freeway project, but Bud Lewis and attorney K Gill Shaffer protested, claiming a better offer and lack of notice. Finance Board approval pending. Chairman Sudderth deferred action. Also, bid rules for the Rio Grande Gorge bridge and other highway matters were discussed, with bids to open Friday for Phase I. The commission approved lending $16,000 to Taos County to settle land costs for road construction and planned to meet with Sands Missile Range officials on overland missile firings. Funds from unprogrammed loans to be used on four projects including U S 85 widening and St Francis Drive in Santa Fe.
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Santa FE
UPD
Highway Department
State Highway Commission
John Robert
Department
Albuquerque
Coronado
Bud Lewis
K. Gill Shaffer
Lewis
State Finance Board
Commission
John Sudderth
Roswell
Finance Board
Sudderth
Robert
Rio Grande Gorge
Taos County
New Mexico
T. B. White
Army
U.S
Belona-Coors Road
U.S. 85
Belen
Carlisle-San Mateo
Buquerque
St. Francis Drive
Felony Theft Trial of R E Clements Attracts Testimony
In Amarillo the felony theft trial of R E Clements attracted a slew of assertions as prosecutors described a mortgage backed sale of his tank company to Billie Sol Estes associates. Defense motions were overruled and attorneys argued innocence versus guilt before the jury.
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Amarillo
UPD
R. E.ents
Billie Sol Estes
Lee Moore
Fort Worth
Harold Orr
Clements
Moore
Orr
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Gilliggroom
Rotary
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Krushchev
E. Berlin
Press Hodge
Hodge Sporting Goods
Reading
John Collie
A. E. Cook
G. D. Rich
Ben Franklin
Dunganstown
Vic
Lea County
Julia Riley
Raton
William G. Gallagher
R.E. Clem
Atty. Molloy
Jesse
Hobart Nelson
Alexander
Coleman D. Spadden
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