Veach Payne seen as Harlan Sanders lookalike pockets local laughs
The piece notes Veach Payne resembling Harlan Sanders in a Speckled Hen costume, comparing his chef image to a KFC ad. It also reports R B Moore and Hoyt Caldwell leading a legislative breakfast with about 20 Lovington residents traveling to Santa Fe to meet lawmakers at the Sheraton Monday morning.
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Veach Payne
Harlan Sanders
Veach
R.B. Moore
Hoyt Caldwell
Hoyt
Lovington
Santa Fe
Sheraton
Chamber of Commerce
Non-Food Items Still Cost More Says Texas Official
Agriculture Commissioner John C. White tells Wholesale Grocers that food prices may be falling while nonfood items rise in supermarkets. He cites a TV survey showing bills 22 to 25 percent higher than two years ago and warns consumers are misled about their total food bill. He notes eggs and chicken feed costs and criticizes publicized claims as conflicting with farmers' troubles.
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San Antono
Texurn
John C. White
White
Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Dry Look Hair Spray Sparked Fire On Man
Clyde Foster, 32, claims in a Superior Court suit that Gillett Dry Look hair spray exploded while he lit a cigar last September. The spray reportedly spread burning fumes to his hair eyebrows and chest prompting the suit filed Wednesday in San Francisco.
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SAN Franceco
Clyde Foster
Foster
Gillett Dry Look
Decline in Available Jobs as Labor Force Shrinks
February saw a 540000 drop in available jobs while unemployment stayed at 8.2 percent due to a similar fall in the labor force. The report notes a 2.4 million job drop since September 1974, the longest postwar five month cutback, with 7.5 million unemployed and the duration rising to 11.7 weeks.
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Guts-Bala
Washington
UPD
Ford
House Reverses Unfavorable Open Meetings Report
In Santa Fe New Mexico sponsors of open meetings legislation overturned an adverse committee report. Twenty one House Democrats and 19 Republicans united to reverse the House Appropriations and Finance Committee action. The measure co sponsored by Daniel Lyon and Philip R. Grant moves toward final action, with an amendment to close hearings on the appropriations bill expected to be addressed.
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Santa FE
Tions and Finance Committee
Daniel Lyon
D-Bernalillo
Philip R. Grant
R-Bernalillo
House
Drop-Out Bill Could Keep Kids in School
An education official in Albuquerque says pending legislation would let students drop out after junior high only with counseling and parental input. The bill, passed by the House, now awaits Senate action and draws mixed reactions from educators.
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Albuquerque
UPD
Edmund Gaussein
National Education Association of New Mexico
House
Senate
Nea-New Mexico
New Mexico School Actes Aministrators Association
Lucero Conviction To Court of Appeals
The New Mexico Supreme Court ordered the State Court of Appeals to hear an appeal of former State Sen. Anthony Lucero’s bribery conviction. The order allows conditions for any appellate rule violations and focuses on merits rather than procedure.
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Lucero
Court of Appeals
Santa FE
New Mexico Supreme Court
State Court of Appeals
Anthony Lucero
Albuquerque
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Appeals Court
Santa Fe County
Appeals
Santa Fe County District Court
Lucero Sec
Mission revival services at Jackson Avenue Baptist Church
Jackson Avenue Baptist Church hosts a mission revival starting tonight through Sunday led by Russell Begaye a Navajo preacher from Shiprock and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Fort Worth He plans to return to the Indian Reservation after studies Services begin 730 p m Friday and Saturday and 1045 a m 630 p m Sunday A supervised nursery is provided Joe Vernon is pastor
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Jackson Avenue
Joe Vernon
Israel Today Program Set at Church of Lovington
The Church of Lovington hosts Israel Today on Sunday at 7 p.m. Mr and Mrs C E Hilburn and their son Bill Hilburn will present the travelogue with color slides from their Israel trip. The church lies at Fourth Street and Avenue K. Harold L Burnside is pastor.
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Israel
Church of Lovington
C.E. Hilburn
Lovington
Bill Hilburn
Bowie, Ariz
Church of
Harold Denton
Kathleen Mendenhall
Mandy Moore
Sabra Woody
Turner’s
United Veterans Plan Sunday Work Day for Storage Building
United Veterans will hold a Sunday work event to construct another storage building. Veterans are asked to assemble at the United Veterans Building by 9 30 a m. Lunch will be provided by the V F W and American Legion Auxiliaries.
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United Veterans
V.F.W
American Legion
Lea County oil production 65 million barrels in 1974 report
Lea County produced 65,124,544 barrels of oil in 1974 according to New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission figures. The decline from 1973's 70,787,000 barrels mirrors a four year pattern. OCC official Joe Ramey says 1975 may near 1974 levels despite lower volumes. Prices rising may boost value despite the drop.
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Jr. Gramam Lea County
New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission
Joe Ramey
Hobbs
OCC
Ramey
Ford Asks Only Money To Help in Cambodia
President Ford urged Congress to approve 222 million dollars in aid for Cambodia to deter a Communist takeover and enable possible negotiations. He warned Americans would feel shame if Congress refuses, noted U.S. forces are withdrawn, and said Phnom Penh’s survival odds depend on aid and the rainy season.
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Ford
Cambodia
Washington
UPD
Congress
Lon Nol
Death feels like peace says doctor after near death studies
Chicago physician Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross reports that hundreds of patients revived after medically induced death describe a peaceful, whole feeling and a sense of floating from the body. She notes many resented the attempt to revive them and fear of death fades with experience.
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Tucson
Ariz
Chicago
Elisabeth Kueblers Ross
Ross
University of Arizona College of Nursing
Cook County Hospital
University of Zurich Medical School
American Psychiatric Association
Society For Psychophysiological Research
Lovington Hospital Reopening Plan Faces Setback
Lovington residents pursuing reopening of the county hospital unit received a setback from Presbyterian Hospital Center in Albuquerque. Chairman James Hall said 20 daily patients require eight full time physicians and a ninth part time, making break-even unlikely, though local coordinator Bob Carter vowed the effort would continue.
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Lovington
James Hall
Presbyterian Hospital Center
Albuquerque
Hall
Ted Kaap
Bill Would Increase Job Injury Benefits
The New Mexico Senate approved a workers compensation bill to raise max weekly total disability payments from 75 to 90 dollars immediately and reach 100 percent of the state average weekly wage by July 1, with identical 13 to 13 votes.
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Santa Fe, N.M
UPD
New Mexico
Senate
House
Leasehold Tax Bill Clears Senate Finance Committee
Senate Finance Committee passed a remedial measure excluding leasehold interests from ad valorem taxation. The bill, tied to an amendment to make the exclusion permanent, is backed by Sen. Ted Montoya and Sen. Bill Lee and linked to oil and gas and ranching interests.
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Santa FE
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Bill Lee
Lovington
Ted Montoya
Placitis
Bill Simms
Department of Development
New Mexico
David Norvell
Lee
Conservation
Finance Committee
Land of Enchantment May Not Appear on 1977 New Mexico Plates
New Mexico Motor Vehicle Director Jerry Manzagol says the state may not emboss the full phrase Land of Enchantment on 1977 passenger plates due to space limits and a pending bill. The legislation would require a county decal and the state name centered at the bottom, limiting room for the slogan.
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Santa FE
N.M
UPD Motor Vehicle Department
Jerry Manzagol
Manzagol
Senate Finance Committee
MVD
Legisla
Illinois
Land of Lincoln
New Mexico
Beef Recipe Fair Arrives Friday at Lea County Electric
Area residents are invited to a beef recipe fair at Lea County Electric meeting room Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Frances Johnston is chairwoman. Sponsored by New Mexico State CowBelles to promote beef use and educate teens about its nutrition. Entries must contain 60 percent beef with junior ages nine to thirteen and senior ages fourteen to nineteen. Winners qualify for the state beef recipe fair.
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Lea County Electric Meeting Room
Frances Johnston
Monument
New Mexico
Weather Outlook for Eastern Plains This Weekend
Cloudy conditions persist through Saturday with a chance of snow showers in the northeast. Temperatures trend cooler in the south with highs around the upper 30s to mid 40s and colder winds shifting in by Saturday.
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Tucumcari
Hobbs-Lovington
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