Banker Allen Church Receives Outstanding Citizen Honor
About 150 people attended the annual Tatum Chamber of Commerce Banquet last night. Past President W.R. Watson presented the Outstanding Citizen award to banker Allen Church. In the audience was Mrs. George Church, mother of the honoree, who said the recognition was a complete surprise.
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Tatum Chamber of Commerce
Allen Church
W.R. Watson
Allen
Tatum
Church
W. R. Watson
Watson
Kay
Lovington Quartette
Lovington
Mountan Dew
Bill Chandler
John Collie
Bill King
Rook Reed
W. S. Clary
W. D. Caster
Herb Els
Equalized Plan Faces Opposition From Lea County Schools
A proposed state equalization of about 61 million for school maintenance drew strong opposition from Lea County officials led by Lovington Superintendent H. C. Pannell. The plan would shift funding based on average daily attendance and may reduce local tax support by diverting funds through an emergency fund, with Lea County likely to lose relative wealth. The Senate Finance Committee postponed action amid concerns over eliminating the supplementary assistance fund and reallocating revenues.
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Santa FE
UPS
Tday
Lea County
Lovington
H. C. Pannell
New Mexico
Gordon E. Melody
Dan Miguel
Senate Finance Committee
Cutting Horse Open Contest Set in San Angelo at 8 A.M.
The article notes a Thursday 8 a.m. cutting horse contest for Open Horses only to be held at the San Angelo coliseum per Flake Tompkins. It mentions Roy Woodward of Lovington a Delta Sigma Phi pledge at ENMU and includes casual chatter about yachtsmen Jack Love and John Campbell and windy conditions on local lakes.
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San Angelo
San Angelo Coliseum
Flake Tompkins
Roy Woodward
Lovington
Delta Sigma Phi
ENMU
Jack Love
John Campbell
Jack
Lea County
Country Club
John
Mogordo Lake
Hospital to Employ 30 40 at Lovington
Fred Simmons Lovington Hospital administrator announced interview dates for job seekers. Interviews run Tuesday March 14 through Wednesday March 22 with category based scheduling. 30 to 40 applicants will be hired initially. prior applicants remain on file.
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Fred Simmons
Lovington Hospital
Simmons
Oil Firms and Two Men Fined for Hot Oil Violation
The Jal Oil Co and two Oklahoma City men were fined 3500 after pleading guilty in U.S. District Court to shipping oil over the Oil Conservation Commission limit. Prosecuted under the Connelly Hot Oil Act, the oil moved from Lea County wells through Texas New Mexico Pipe Line to Wink, Texas, in a November period.
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Albuquerque
UPD
Jal Oil Co
Oklahoma City
U.S. District Court
Oil Conservation Commission
Asst
U.S. Atty
Joseph Ryan
Lea County
Texas- New Mexico Pipe Line Co
Wink, Tex
Blockbuster 30 Percent State Income Tax Increase
New Mexico lawmakers approved a small portion of a fiscal package, with a three cent cigarette tax projected to raise 2.5 to 3.75 million dollars. Other measures include sales taxes on rural electric cooperatives and city utilities, horse racing, grazing fees, and a driver license surcharge to fund driver education and school programs. Estimated revenues are tentative and labeled as guesstimates.
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Darrell Fowler
Quinn & Co
Albuquerque
House
Senate
Mechem Sales Tax Plan Gains Life in Senate
A surprise plan from three Senate Democrats revived Gov. Mechem's push for a 30 percent sales tax increase. The package would allow emergency certificates of indebtedness, a one cent sales tax rise from July 1962, de earmarking income tax receipts for schools, and a broader tax review by the next Legislature.
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Senate
Santa FE
UPD
Edwin L. Mechem
Fective
Texas Liquor Tax Bill Goes To New Mexico Governor
SANTA FE New Mexico lawmakers move a border tax on alcohol at entry stations 3 per gallon for liquor 2 for wine 1 for beer. The House passed the bill 39 to 1 authoring revenue and curbing cross border alcohol traffic from Mexico. Representative Jack Morgan predicts modest revenue gain but potential safety benefits from reduced rum running.
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Santa FE
UPI
New Mexico
House
Wilford Shumway
Mexico
Jack Morgan
D-Hidalgo
Columbus
Palomas
Predicted Bracero Extension Faces Growing Criticism
Representative E C Gathings of Arkansas predicted Congress will approve an extension of the Mexican farm labor bracero program with minimal changes. He noted possible losses among a few veterans but expected passage, while opposition led by Norman Thomas and groups opposing use of Mexican workers for U S agriculture stepped up hearings in Washington.
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Washington
UPD
Rep. E. C
Gathings
D-Ark
Congress
Agriculture Committee
Norman Thomas
Socialist Party
National Sharecroppers Fund, Inc
Texas
New Mexico
Arkansas
Midwest Pickle Growers
National
Farm Labor Users Committee
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Inez Gill
Legislative Finance Committee
Senate Committee
State
N. Ist
Ervin C. Hindman
W. Ave
Andy Swarthout
Denton and
Coe
Dencoe
Wes Allen
Juanita Clark
W. S. Martin, Jr
Clark
Commission
Hobbs
B. N. White
Dolores
Ada
Oklahoma
East Central College
Lovington National Bank
The
Myers Motor Company
C. L
Casey) Kay
Lubbock Christian College
Lubbock
America
Tvo
United States
Hammer Carrell
Sam Phillips
Jim Anders
W. B. Miles
Aspen
Warren Petroleum Y
Salem
United Press International
Carr
D-De Baca
J. Penrod Toles
D-Chaves
Albert Greer
D-San Juan
Toles
Mechem
Greer
Sterling F. Black
Los Alamos
New Mexico Education Association
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