New Towle Bridge Opens Over Lovington Highway Route
Hopper H Graham notes the new Towle Bridge on the four lane two mile highway near Lovington is open to traffic and creates a dramatic crest view for flatlanders. He also reviews the Playhouse comedy Don't Drink the Water praising Olds and Boddy and mentions Dessie Sawyer's March of Dimes fundraiser with civic buzz and national attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
Towle
Lubbock
Plains
King Tut
Playhouse
Mike
Charelene Olds
Bob Boddy
Mike Daugherty
Dessie Sawyer
Tatum Community Center
Dessie
Tatum
National Foundation
New York
New Mexico
Crossroads
Brinker Attends Youth Committee Meeting on Drug Education
A six member youth advisory panel to State Superintendent Leonard DeLayo told Mel Root that teacher competence is crucial for effective drug abuse education. The students stated teachers must relate to pupils to motivate youth involvement in anti drug efforts. Members cited Susan Deese Ray Lyons Samuel Q Barry Williams Barry Brinker and Mark Ish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
Leonard DeLayo
DeLayo
Mel Root
Department of Education
Root
Susan Deese
Ray Lyons
Ale da Norte
Samuel Q
Pojoagque
Barry Williams
Las Cruces Mayfield
Barry Brinker
Covington
Mark Ish
Albuquer- Sandia
Que
New Mexico House Agrees To Elected Officials Salary Boost
The House Appropriations and Finance Committee approved salary increases for elected state officials, including an $8,000 raise for Governor Bruce King. They rejected a statewide magistrate salary hike and criticized the legislature over magistrate pay reform linked to the 1968 Magistrate Court system, with increases proposed from $200 to $6,200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Feather
Associated Press
Santa FE
N.M
House Appropriations and Finance Committee
Bruce King
Bernalillo County
Bernalillo Cour
Corrections Commission Gets Approval
In Santa Fe New Mexico the Finance Committee backed a substitute bill creating a seven member Corrections Commission to administer the Department of Corrections. The vote was seven to two and Sen. John Morrow sponsored the measure to keep the department while shifting control to a governor appointed panel.
New Mexico Senate Advances Bills Ahead of Adjournment
The New Mexico Senate continued calendar clean up as final adjournment nears. Debates included a defeat of liberal abortion and anti Vietnam War bills. a wage assignment bill passed. escrow fund refunds on mortgages debated. residency for divorces adjusted to two months. and salaries for executives debated. Also approved was $40,000 for Carlsbad Zoological Botanical Gardens operations. In Albuquerque, UNM music chair Dr. Walter Keller died in Portugal at 57 during sabbatical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
New Mexico Senate
Public Affairs Committee
Horace de Vargas
D-Rio Arerida E
Art Dow
D-Bernalillo
John Eastham
R- Bernalillo
Senate
I M Smalley
Sierra Hidalgo-Luna
New Mexico
Texas
Arizona
House Appropriations and Finance Committee
Sonnel Aach
House
Jerry Apodaca
D-Dona Ann
Legislative
Senate Education Committee
Aubrey Dunn
Dotero
Lincoln
Zoological - Botanical Gardens State Park
Carlsbad
Local Income Surtax Killed In Senate
A bill to fund Albuquerque public schools with up to five million dollars via a local income surtax died in the Senate Education Committee. The measure, a House-passed compromise by Reps Hoover and Koch, would let districts tax themselves up to 50 percent of the state rate. Opposition cited administration and revenue concerns. supporters argued it would empower local choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
Albuquerque
Senate
Senate Education Committee
House
Thomas Hoover
Bernm Nalillo
James Koch
Hoover
Hooveser
Aubrey Dunn
D-Otero Lincoln
Franklin Jones
Jones
Michael Alarid
D-Bernalillo
Senate Finance Committee
Fred Gross
R- Bernalillo
John Irick
ReBernalillo
Leon Dow
R-Bernalillo
Mike Alarid
Ben Altamirano
DeGrant
RC Moregan
DeCurrye Roosevelt
Frank Papen
D-Dona Ana
John Rogers
de Santa Fe Los Alamos
Richard Corn
R-Chaves
Ambucs Proxy To Visit In Lea County
Byrd S. Kline 47th AMBUCS National President will visit Hobbs and Lovington chapters during its meeting in Hobbs on Friday March 19. He was installed as national president at the Savannah convention in June 1970 and is on an extended tour. A retired auto mobile executive from Reading Pennsylvania, Kline now leads AMBUCS, after joining to support underprivileged children and aid in providing glasses and scholarships.
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National Association of American Business Clubs
Byrd S. Kline
Hobbs
Lovington
Ambucs
Kline
Natione al
Savannah
Georgia
Autuemobile
Reading
Pennsylvania
Associa Jon
South Vietnamese Forces Lose Bases in Laos Drive Back
Heavy attacks drive South Vietnamese troops in Laos toward the border with high casualties. At least 110 SA troops killed and 205 wounded as Landing Zone Brown and Fire Base Lolo are abandoned. U.S. helicopters evacuated about 700 soldiers from Brown as North Vietnamese shelling continues. Cols. Do Viet and Tran Van An outline new operational plan amid ongoing combat on Highway 9 vicinity.
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Michael Putzel
Associated Press
Saigon
Laos
Brown
South Vietnam
Do Viet
Tran van An
Lolo
1St Infantry Division
Holger Jensen
Ham Nghi
1Ist
Highway 9
Nguyen Xuan Loc
Delta 1
Bishop Smith to Preach Tatum Revival
Retired New Mexico Conference Bishop W Angie Smith will preach the annual Tatum Methodist Revival starting Sunday at 6 30 pm The revival runs Sunday evening through Thursday with 7 15 pm services Local choirs and talent will assist the pastor invites public attendance
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W. Angie Smith
New Mexico
Tatum Methodist Church
Lewis Creneshaw
Smith
Tatum-Lovingtown
YCC Meets Thursday Youth Crusade Gatherings This Week
The Youth Crusade for Christ will meet at 6 00 p m in the home of Ronna Cunningham on Country Club Road. Young people are urged to attend and enjoy the fellowship of the Jesus Kids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth Crusade For Christ
Ronna Cunningham
Country Club Road
Jesus Kids
Hobbs Man Gets New Hospital Council Appointment
Gov Bruce King today appointed Facune de B. Valdez of Espanola to the Advisory Hospital Council, replacing D. P. Milovich of Tyrone. Reappointed were George P. Williams of Hobbs and Mrs Jo Anne Hobart of Albuquerque, to advise on Hill Burton funds for hospital construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce King
Advisory Hospital Council
Facune de B. Valdez
Espanola
D. P. Milovich
Tyrone
George P. Williams
Hobbs
Jo Anne Hobart
Albuquerque
Counseil
Health and Social Services Department
Federal Hill-Burton
Local Woman Enjoys Clock Making Hobby
Dot Altman of Lovington, a meter maid, shows an unusual hobby clock making. She carved leaves and vines on a cuckoo clock and adds more elaborate figures, though birds and a boy and girl are not hers. An order list runs long with several clocks planned for family and customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dot Altman
Dot
Lovington
Politics Key To Shuttle Site Selection
The Cape Kennedy moonport drew two strong endorsements as the likely launch site for a reusable space shuttle late this decade. Industry teams led by McDonnell Douglas and North American Rockwell named Cape Kennedy No 1 for the site, while noting the NASA study remains preliminary and other sites remain in contention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Phoenix, Ariz
Cape Kennedy Moonport
Florida
McDonnell Douglas Corp
North American Rockwell Corp
Cape Kennedy
Weather in Eastern Plains and New Mexico Outlook
Partly cloudy north today and generally fair through Friday. Cooler today with diminishing winds. Lovington at 26 rising to 63. New Mexico generally fair through Friday with occasional cloudiness east, colder today and winds diminishing. Lows tonight 15 to 30 north and around 30s south.
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Lovington
New Mexico
Registration Officers Named For Lea County
Lea County appoints deputy registration officers for two year terms. A school of instruction will be held April 6 at the Lea County Courthouse Lovington and Broadmoor School Hobbs. The board lists officers from Lovington Tatum Buckeye Crossroads and Mallamar with multiple names and addresses. The Board of Registration includes Bette Taylor chairwoman and members Joan Gordon Sue Barnard, Hobbs Lovington.
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Lea County
Jane Rice Smith
Lovington
Hobbs
Broadmoor
Tatum
Buckeye
Crossroads
Mallamar
C.K. Kinsolving
A.F. Williamson
Carl H. Hopper
Birch
Sue McKibben
Board of Registration
Bette Taylor
Joan W. Gordon
Sue Barnard
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Graham
Woody Allen
United States
America
Natalie Hamilton
Brinker
House Afc
Magistrate
Magistrate Court
Justice of the Peace Courts
Corrections Commission
Byrl Kline
Bishop Smith
YCC
Hospital Board
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sidney A, Reeves
Billy J. McKibben
Roy Jones
Ave
Hahn
Dolly W. Kirkpatrick
Don F
Yarbro
Bill Lane Lee
Geraldine Brooks
Lewis H, Taylor
Patsy R, Tramell
Melissia Brande
Osborne Fisher
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