Lea County leaders mix politics and humor at Chamber lunch
Lea County lawmakers hosted a lighthearted briefing at the Chamber lunch highlighting reapportionment tensions. Bob Moran faces a high profile race against Muriel McNeill for a single Lea County House seat while Hoyt Pattison previews northern district representation and urges unity.
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Lea County
Chamber
Bob Moran
Lovington
Clovis
Hobbs
Bob
Muriel McNeill
Lea
Medical Hotline Analyzes Heart Graphs Across New Mexico
Tom Connell from the New Mexico Regional Medical Program explains the hot line setup at Hobbs Lea General Hospital Cardiac Care Unit where a scope reads heart graphs of patients in Jal Levington and Eunice. Shirley Rollins, director of nurses at Lovington Lea General Hospital, checks a reading from the machine.
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Tom Connell
New Mexico
Hobbs Lea General Hospital
Jal
Levington
Eunice
Shirley Rollins
Lovington Lea General Hospital
State Fair approves contract for race track improvements
The State Fair Commission authorized a $162,000 bid from Bradbury and Stamm of Albuquerque for race track upgrades including a pedestrian underpass and a new auto entrance. The panel also eyed ice hockey in Tingley Coliseum with California Sports Inc. ready to operate a WHL team in Albuquerque in 1972 73, though no contract signing occurred pending more financial details.
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Albuquerque
N.M
State Fair Commission
Bradbury and Stamm
Tingley Coliseum
California Sports Inc
Cardiac Care Unit Upgraded in New Mexico Rural Hubs
A Cardiac Care Unit installed at Hobbs Hospital links Lea County communities Lovington Jal and Eunice via remote monitor. The $40,000 system, third and largest in NM, uses a hot line to relay alarms and telephonic readings to Hobbs for rapid treatment.
Roswell 12 Month Plan Funds Approved
Roswell School District received approval Tuesday for a twelve month plan funding its programs. Officials said the plan will fund instructional resources and facility improvements across Roswell schools during the coming year.
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Roswell
Santa Fe, N.M
Auction Sells 609 Head Tuesday in Beef Cattle Sale
A total of 609 head of cattle and hogs sold on a steady to slightly weaker market. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly higher to steady, feeders and stock cows mixed. Harold Faulk, Irby Harris, Eidson Ranch, Williams Cattle Co., and others reported varied prices from about 25 to 54 dollars per head or per hundredweight. Also noted is a $30,700 federal grant under Title III to study extending the school year in Roswell as part of New Mexico’s 1972 education programs.
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Harold Faulk
Carlsbad
Irby Harris
Tatu
Eidson Ranch
Lovington
Wie
L.S. Williams Cattle Co
Jack Welch Seagraves
Blk c & Clf
Marvin McClish
McDonald
Rex Standard
Artesia
A.J. Volot
Hobbs
Holc
Budh Roark
Taylor Cattle Co
Mallamar
Car
S, & W. Cattle Co
Roswell
New Mexico
State Board of Education
Camper Abuse Triggers Cimarron Canyon Park Plan
Colfax County's Cimarron Canyon faces closure after years of crowding and damage from campers. State officials Mick ey Lang of the Game and Fish Department, David King, and Richard Mutz propose converting the canyon into a state park with about 300000 dollars for recreation facilities.
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Santa Fe, N.M
Colfax County
Cimarron Canyon
Mickey Lang
State Game and Fish Department
David King
Richard Mutz
Lovington School Board Cuts Eight Teachers Amid Enrollment Drop
Lovington schools trimmed eight teachers from a 138 member faculty for 1972 73 as enrollment declines and funding shifts squeeze state support. Supt. Larry Crouse warned the district will remain over the state quota even after cuts. Administratively, eight units may be consolidated within two to three years, though no changes occur this coming year.
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Lovington
Larry Crouse
Levington
Kidnapper Shoots Self In Las Vegas
In Las Vegas New Mexico a kidnapping suspect shot himself after abducting a woman from her Espanola home last Friday police said. State Policeman Mike Montoya reported the claim as officers continued to investigate the case and sought further details.
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Las Vegas
N.M
Mike Montoya
Espanola
Weather Outlook For New Mexico Regions
All zones clear and cooler tonight. Thursday brings fair skies and slightly warmer conditions. Chance of precipitation five percent or less. Lovington highs 78, lows 42. Cooler today and tonight with fair and warmer Thursday. Lows tonight 20s to 35 north, 30 to 45 south. Highs Thursday mostly in the 50s mountains and 60s to 75 elsewhere.
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New Mexico
Drought Problems Studied In State
New Mexico ranchers and the U S Forest Service warn of drought this summer as small fires rise in state forests. Fire official Hatterson notes 20 fires in January to early March, with very high or high danger in Gila Lincoln Cibola Santa Fe and Carson forests and possible closures by April. Diminished runoff in the Rio Grande Pecos threatens irrigation. Early March warmth boosts fruit bloom but a cold snap could ruin crops. Ranchers’ Jack Copeland says cattle markets stay strong but rangeland grows dry.
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Albuquerque
N.M
New Mexico
U.S. Forest Service
John Hatterson
Forest Service
Arizona
National Forests of
Gila
Lincoln
Cibola
Hatterson
Santa Fe
Carson
Rio Grande
Pecos
Bagwell Rites Set in Winters Texas
Funeral services for Luther Bagwell 61 found dead at his home will be in Winters Texas Thursday March 16 at 2 p.m. at Spill Funeral Home Chapel burial in Bradshaw Cemetery. He lived in Lovington 21 years and is survived by his wife Hattie five sons Joe Lewis Charles Jack Richard and others and eleven sisters.
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Luther Bagwell
Winters
Texas
Spill Funeral Home
Bradshaw
Bagwell
Lovington
Hattie
Joe
Lewis
Midland
Charles
Ft. Bliss
Jack
Kermit
Richard
Abilene
Margaret Zumwalt
Marie Lott
Faye McDonald
Patsy Lackey
Brady
State Board Disapproves NM Public and Private Schools
The New Mexico State Board of Education disapproved Animas Elementary in Hidalgo County and three private schools Rock Springs in McKinley County Santa Fe Community School and Montesorio School in Santa Fe. Cedar Grove School at Cedar Crest was approved. A lawsuit had challenged the board authority regarding private schools.
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Santa Fe, N.M
State Board of Education
New Mexico
Animas
Hidalgo County
Rock Springs
McKinley County
Santa Fe
Montise
Sori
Santa Fe Community School
Cedar Grove School
Cedar Crest
Cedar Grove
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Pearl's
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Pleasant Hill
North Lea County
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Chairman Mao
Confucius
Harvey Rust
Mgr Mtoroft 1A Center
Dallas
Hobbs Hospital
Robert Trendley
Oklahoma City
Connell
Merrill Norton
Cimarron
Legislators
Mac
M.C
Self
Jack Copeland
Iit
State School Board
Pudge Blackard
Sharon Ellis
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