29 Jun 1966
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Newspaper
Lovington Daily Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1966
Page
1
A reflective yarn on map reading and orientation noting how locals misinterpret directions in Oklahoma and beyond. The narrator recounts personal navigational missteps from hotel halls to highways and cinema shadows, linking sense of place to geography and memory.
Lovington and 16 eastern New Mexico cities study a joint project to pipe 50 000 acre feet per year from the Canadian River. Officials warn the Canadian may be the only viable source and outline costs of 29.4 cents per thousand gallons for a pipeline to serve the eastern counties.
The forecast calls for considerable cloudiness today tonight and Thursday with occasional showers or thundershowers. A little warmer daytime temperatures with a 30 percent chance of rainfall. Lovington highs near 90 tomorrow and 65 low. Domestic temperatures from Lovington show 82 high yesterday 64 low this morning. Statewide highs reached 89 in Farmington with Las Vegas at 54. Year to date Lovington precipitation totals 5.77 inches.
Annette Buchanan the University of Oregon Daily Emerald editor found in contempt for refusing to name marijuana smokers she interviewed on campus said she hopes the ruling will be appealed to the Oregon Supreme Court. Her attorney said funds for an appeal are not yet raised.
The speaker reflects on a looming depression and says prosperity is relative. He cites economists predicting a major bust and asserts that those who live within their means have little to fear. He recalls Buckeye in the 1920s and 1930s, noting shared misery and mutual comfort in hardship.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy testifies before the House Armed Services Committee proposing a universal draft lottery for 19 year olds. Every eligible male would receive a number and face a yearly national draw with deferments limited to medical training, college attendance after graduation, and emergency exemptions.
At the AMA 115th convention in Chicago committees study Medicare policy as doctors clash over expansion and a possible national health service. President Dr. Charles L. Hudson cautions against panic and says no immediate hospital disruption, while opposed members push for a policy that resists universal coverage.
The House Judiciary Committee backed President Johnson's civil rights package after carving out an exemption for individual homeowners from the fair housing section. The panel ended a two day deadlock over open occupancy housing, approving the overall housing section by a 21-13 vote, while the broader rights bill would ban discrimination and empower the Justice Department to intervene in civil rights cases including school desegregation.
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