31 Mar 1966
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Newspaper
Lovington Daily Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1966
Page
1
A Lovington family embraces bikes as the tools of movement and freedom mixing nostalgia with practical notes. The writer recalls childhood bike projects and wind powered sailing attempts on the High Plains while praising the bicycle as the ultimate escape vehicle and lamenting parental limits.
New Mexico Deputy Attorney General Oliver E Payne ruled that special one day registration clerks in Lea County may operate all day Monday and need not have affidavits in by 5 p m. The date certified must be no later than Monday. Notaries are excluded and must file by the stated deadline.
Two separate highway crashes near Lovington NM injure drivers and passengers. A 1963 Cadillac driven by Sylvia Smith rear ended by a 1966 Ford driven by Denver Gravitt at 1:50 am left both cars totaled and Gravitt hospitalized with a broken leg. A second 5:00 am crash involved a 1963 Ford logging unit driven by Noel Barnett and passenger Bill Stone, with both men taken to Sea General in Hobbs for injuries. Local voters face May primary registration deadline at 5 pm Monday with on site clerks at county precincts.
U S federal judge Alexander Holtzoff issued a temporary restraining order stopping the eight railroad strike led by the AFL CIO Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. The order ends walkouts and picketing that slowed passenger and freight traffic nationwide, with the public affected.
Gospel singers from the Southwest will meet at Northside Baptist Church in Lovington for the Eastern New Mexico West Texas Singing Convention. The event runs 7 30 p m on Saturday and 1 p m Sunday with congregational singing and performances by local quartets and choirs. Admission is free and all listeners and singers are invited.
Fair tonight and Friday with cooler trend Friday. Moderate winds tonight and lows near 47 rising to around 74 on Friday. Lovington high Wednesday 74 with 42 low at 6 am. Nationwide heat records include Palm Springs 100 and Marquette 5. Year to date Lovington precipitation totals .71 inch in 1966.
Police picked up three youths at 2 10 a.m. at Main and Avenue D in Lovington and charged them with illegal consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Washington reports the Medicare supplemental insurance deadline ends at midnight tonight with Social Security officials predicting 9 of 10 Americans over 65 will enroll. The program aims to exceed 17 million enrollees as officers stay open late to accommodate late applicants. Benefits begin July 1 and premiums are $3 per month for eligible seniors.
A federal court panel in Albuquerque ruled to modify the New Mexico Senate reapportionment so candidates in five multi member districts run by position. The judges kept the 42 member size and Bernalillo County’s 10 seats, and rejected bids for at large voting and broader district changes.
Lovington joins with Big Spring Carlsbad and Hobbs to form the Southwest Rodeo Conference. The four towns stagger dates to boost regional rodeo appeal with a $500 Top Cowboy award across all four events. Greater Lovington Inc sponsors as planners outline parade queen contests and cross town publicity.
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