Lovington Notes on Elections and Personal News
Harold Runnels plans Easter District stay. no quick trip to Dessie dances due to Congress recess. His twenty eighth wedding anniversary is Saturday. Speculation links Runnels to Senate run. an April 4 filing day announcement is hinted. Local notes cover Dan Berry declarations, Walkathon results, Pete Domenici in Lea County, and broader political talk with references to Cargo and Foreman.
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Harold Runnels
Dot
Lovington
Dessie
Harold
Congress
D.C
Dick Hopke
Dan Berry
Lea County
Dan
Pete Domenici
Pete
Tatum
Sherman Creek
Gilkey
Dave Cargo
Ed Foreman
Holm Bursum III
Cargo
Domenici
Pete E
Runco Expands with New Hobbs Highway Site Move
Lovington based oil well service firm Runco plans to expand and relocate its shop and warehouse facilities to a new site south on the Hobbs Highway. Runco recently purchased the Caprock oil transport truck as part of the expansion.
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Lovington
Hobbs Highway
Runco
Caprock
Gordon Cone plans major move for end of 1970
Good News business shifts from 1621 South Main beside Runnels Mud Co to a five acre Hobbs highway site once used by Cap rock and Southwestern Oil Well Servicing. Southwestern Oil will move its Lovington office and yard downtown while C-97 trucks head north of Flash Rental Tool.
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Gordon Cone
Runnels Mud Company
South Main
Hobbs Highway
Caprock
Southwestern
Lovington
Flash Rental Tool
Gandy seeks reelection as Lea County commissioner
Lea County voters hear from M C Gandy who serves District 1 as county commissioner and on the Lea County Hospitals Board of Trustees. He highlights oilfield ranching and farming ties and pledges to push county progress if reelected. Runco expands operations with a new 60 by 140 foot building and new sites in Lovington Jal and Brownfield while moving offices.
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M.C
Mack) Gandy
Tatum
Gandy
Lea County Hospitals Board of Trustees
Tatum School Board
Lea County
Weather on the Eastern Plains Partly cloudy and cooler
A weather forecast for the eastern plains shows partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures with wind. Friday may bring a chance of afternoon showers or thunder showers mainly in the south portion around Lovington and Hobbs with highs near 72 and lows near 50.
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Lovington-Hobbs
IRS refiles lien against Estes in Abilene Texas
The IRS moves to revive more than 21 million dollars in old tax liens against Billie Sol Estes the former fertilizer king now a hog rancher near Abilene Texas. Filed liens include 1962 income taxes and back taxes for 1959 1960 and later years against Estes and trustees for his children.
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Abilene
Taylor County
IRS
Estes
Billie Sol
Patsy D. Estes
Pecos
Tex
John L. Estes Jr
Patesy D
Drehlman Ward Estes Sr
Patsy D Estes
Billie Sal
Patsy QD
Grocery Prices Jump as Overall Costs Rise in February
The Consumer Price Index climbed five tenths of a percent in February, the largest rise in nine months, with grocery prices surging 1.9 percent—the biggest one month food increase since March 1958. Meats led the food jump, while housing and medical care also rose. transportation declined. Real earnings fell as prices rose, despite weekly pay up 35 cents to 130.27.
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Washington
Nixon
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Afl-Cio
New Mexico Boat Owners Urged to Meet State Act Rules
The State Park and Recreation Commission warned boat owners that enforcement officers will check boats for violations of the State Boat Act this season. All sail and power boats must carry a registration certificate with the number on both sides of the bow. Required gear includes flotation devices, a sound maker for boats over 16 feet, a portable fire extinguisher, a bailing bucket or bilge pump, a rope at least as long as the boat, an oral paddle, and lights after dark.
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Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico
State Park and Recreation Commission
Casualty Toll Down In VN Last Week
AP reports two Americans killed in action and 12 wounded in Indochina, the lowest weekly U.S. toll in four months. South Vietnamese losses reached 357 killed and 943 wounded with 20 missing. total Vietnamese and allied casualties reflect heavy action in Hue and central highlands.
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Saigon
Indochina
U.S
Hueea Shau
Central Highlands
Cambodia
Ek Lee Cee
Vie
Carlsbad Moves Toward Park Operation Responsibility
Carlsbad aims to assume maintenance and operation of the Zoological and Botanical Gardens State Park pending a draft agreement by Parks Director Richard Muts. If all parties approve, park operation could shift to Carlsbad by May 15, with the agreement due by April 15. The project anticipates new animals and a second phase construction bid of about 500000 to be let on April 20.
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Carlsbad
N.M
Zoological and Botanical Gardens State Park
New Mexico Park and Recreation Commission
Richard Muts
David King
Mutz
Volved
Bob Forrest
New Mexico’s economy shows life with major projects underway
In New Mexico economic indicators rise after a bottom in 1969 with Albuquerque and Santa Fe building booms. A $53 million power complex expansion and a $100 million copper smelter announced in the southwest signal growth while Los Alamos hosts a $57 million meson facility and the VLA telescope advances. Employment gains include 13,700 more jobs in January 1972 vs 1971, though the nonagricultural workforce climbs to 286,700. Environmental concerns loom over developments and public housing plans.
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Larry Calloway
Associated Press
Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico
Tistics
Albuquerque
Northwest
Cochiti
Los Alamos
Socorro
Employment Security Commission
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Runnels Mud
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Dale Hobbs
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