Local political notes stir interest in Lovington
Joe Standifer files against George Blocker for State Representative while Gene Lusk backs a congressional run. Governor to speak at Chamber banquet in April. Bill Austin promotes church bulletin board clipping program. Al Savisky seeks industrial site information for a directory. Mrs. Alice Houston Cushing welcomes son Herbert Cushing III. Gussie Dearduff buys Jean Shipley home on West Ave. First National Savings & Loan calendar touts Lovington pride. (Continued on Page 8)
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Joe Standifer
George Blocker
Gene Lusk
Congress
Montoya
Angelo
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Austin
Jackson Avenue Baptist Church
Lovington Wildcats clinch state berth with tight Roswell win
Lovington remains Albuquerque bound after a 54-52 victory over Roswell to reach the District 4-A finals in Clovis. John Carroll scored the deciding field goal with eight seconds left as Lovington, led by Bill Cotton's early 10 points, edged Roswell 54-52.
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Clovis
Lovington
Wildcats
Roswell
Albuquerque
Artesia
John Carroll
Bill Cotton
Cats
Coyotes
Leo Lowery
Ford
Ross Black
Carroll
Jerry Brown
Science Students Prepare For Fair Next Weekend
Connie Cunningham a tenth grade biology student presents a project on conditioning and training rats for the science fair. She details using four rats including a normal male a normal female a low diet rat and a tranquilized rat to measure maze times. The low diet rat shows best performance and the tranquilized rat second with the normal male slowest.
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Connie Cunningham
Morrie Jennison’s
Hand Grenade Explosion Injures Eleven Havanans
Two hand grenades exploded on the Havana waterfront injuring 11 men who were cleaning debris from Friday’s munitions ship blast. The incident followed a range of injuries and a disputed death toll, with official Cuba blaming sabotage linked to the United States and Revolucion calling for accountability amid escalating tensions.
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Havana
UPI
Revolucion
United States
Tella Piedra
Key West
Fla
Fidel Castro
Florida
Cuba
Warmer Weather Expected Sunday in Lovington Area
Weather forecasts predict rising temperatures by Sunday afternoon with low clouds and fog similar to Saturday. Light Saturday morning precipitation glazed trees and disrupted some telephone lines into Lovington from Hobbs. Four recent months ran 11 days colder than normal, with January and February each logging 27 freezing days, compared to 26 and 20 in 1959.
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Lovington
Hobbs
Weather Bureau
Re-elect Shelley Scout Chairman Named in District Meeting
Guy Shelley was reelected District Chairman for the Oil Patch District of the Boy Scouts of America at last Thursday’s meeting. Jack W. Brown and James Lovelace were elected Vice-Chairman and District Commissioner respectively, with installation at the April 7 district banquet. A Mother's Day Convocation is set for May 8 at 2:00 PM in the Hobbs High School auditorium, including a Court of Honor for mothers and sons.
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Guy Shelley
Conquistador Council
Boy Scouts of America
Jim Armstrong
Edward DeJarnett
Shelley
Jack W. Brown
Hobbs
James Lovelace
Hobbs High School
Mothers and Sons
Ballot Bloat in New Mexico Primary Sparks Debate
An Open primary in New Mexico may list 57 Democratic state and national candidates on May 10 along with county hopefuls, prompting chatter that many names dilute choice. Observers propose reforms from party conventions and reducing elective offices to appointments, aiming for more dignity and efficiency in state government.
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Secre
Tary
Supreme Court
Corporation Commission
Public Service Commission
Secretary of State
Ces
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
U.S
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al Savisky
Lea County Economics Development Commission
Alice Houston Cushing
Veteran’s Hospital
Herbert Cushing III
Gussie Dearduff
Jean Shipley
West Aven
National Savings & Loan
Dick White
Miss Jackson
Yarbro
Mother Goose
Ivan White
Cecil Buillory
Kathleen Pickerell
Glenda Smith
Sherry English
Barbara Ann Blaylock
Rhonda Adams
Janis Martin
Jane Hampton
Armando Sais
Bobby Howard
Jerry Campbell
Lewis Thompson
John Escobedo
Linda Hubbard
Havanans
Maurice Trimmer
United Press International
Capitol
SCC
Joseph Montoya
Antonio Montoya
T. E
Gene) Lusk
Carlsbad
Dennis Chavez
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