House votes 219 188 against bombing in Indochina
Lovington interview with Harold Runnels details his vote against funding further bombing, concerns over missing airmen, and the Watergate impact on government. He criticizes administration funding, discusses Connally’s party switch, and notes press debates on Watergate’s reach and secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indochina
Harold Runnels
Manual Lujan
Lovington
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Runnels
Defense Department
Congress
Harold
John Connally
Republican Party
John
Nixon
Connally
Lily White
Washington Post
Hopper
Ralph Weems
Weems
Manila
Minnie Hobbs Byers Exemplifies 'Mother' in Lovington
Lovington honors Minnie Hobbs Byers for her devotion to faith husband and family. She moved to southeastern New Mexico in 1907 and married Ernest Byers in 1912. The Byers family settled in Lovington in 1930, built a home near the old school, and raised children who graduated from Lovington High School. She encouraged culture and painted baptistries for local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Hobbs Byers
New Mexico
Lovington
Minnie Hobbs
Hobbs
Ernest Byers
Minnie
Western College
Artesia
Byers
Nadine
Byer
First Christian Church
Northside Baptist Church
Hillcrest Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
First Baptist
Nation's Big Oil Firms Face Anti-Trust Action
Washington UPI reports anti trust action targets the major oil companies with scrutiny of pricing and market practices. The piece notes regulatory attention and potential legal steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Lambro
UPI
W. W. Gilbert To Address NMJC Graduates
William W. Gilbert chairman of the State Board of Educational Finance will deliver the commencement address as 150 NMJC students receive associate degrees in exercises at 8 p.m. Friday May 18 in Thunderbird Gym. Gilbert, a Santa Fe attorney with long public service, has chaired BEF since 1962 and is a trustee of the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest.
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William W.gilbert
State Board of Educational Finance
New Mexico
Thunderbird
Gilbert
Santa Fe
Stanford University
Carl H. Gilbert
American Bar Association
American Judicature Society
Supreme Court
United States District Court
House of Representatives
Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Episcopal Church
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
Austin
Tex
Simms
BEF
Dorothy Thomlinson
England
New Mexico Economy Faces Early 1973 Doldrums
New Mexico's economy shows a new year lull based on February statistics reported in New Mexico Business. The BR notes minimal gains in seasonally adjusted employment and declines in some indicators, with harsh winter possibly affecting residential building permits and oil market dynamics cited by regulators.
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Albuquerque
UPI
New Mexico
New Mexico Business
University of New Mexico
Bureau of Business Research @BR
BBR
Mrs. Zackery Dies Friday in Lovington
Rebecca Zackery of Lovington died Friday evening May 11 in Hobbs Lea General Hospital. Born June 17 1905 in Jefferson Texas she married Willie Zackery in 1922 and moved to Clovis 1937 then Lovington 1944. Survivors include daughter Lorean and siblings Roberta Mattie L Williams and Willie Pitts. Funeral Tuesday May 15 at 2 30 p m at Church of God in Christ with Rev W C Griffin officiating. Interment Lovington Cemetery.
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Rebecca Zackery
Lovington
Hobbs Lea General Hospital
Jefferson
Texas
Zackery
Willie Zackery
Clovis
Church of God In Christ
Lorean
Roberta Zackery
Mattie L. Rodgers
California
Lillie P
Rivers and floods threaten northern New Mexico towns
North central New Mexico faces rising rivers as Taos Pecos and surrounding areas brace for floods. National Guard set up an emergency center in Santa Fe while crews and Federal aid preparations continue amid rapid snowmelt and a federal disaster declaration.
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United Press International
New Guard
Ustate Highway Department
Taos
Penasco
Canones
Pecos
Pecos River
Phil Mutz
Interstate Stream Commission
National Guard
Santa Fe
Gove Robert Mond
Bruce
Mondragon
National Weather Service
New Mexico
Nixon
Felix Trujillo
Rio Arriba
Lovington LHS Takes First at NMJC Academic Games
Lovington High School’s Division II junior senior team won first place at the New Mexico Junior College Academic Games Classic. Team members Ken Smith Cathy Hennington Mike McDonald Kathy King coached by Marchbanks. M L Norton earned top individual points. Semifinalists Team Two and Team Five featured Sylvia Morales Steve Kindel Rosalee Wilson Tina Jacobs Michelle Cawley Nancy Boddy Ben Rotan Lee Chappell. Senior Division I honoree H D McMillian received honorable mention for points.
Texas humorist to speak at Lea County Co op meeting
Dr. James Blakely, a Wharton County Junior College associate professor and Texas humorist with a PhD, will address the Lea County Electric Cooperative annual meeting Tuesday evening. Trustees for Districts 3 and 8 will be elected. Ruth Patterson and Paul Cobb hold those seats, with Jim Whittenberg's vacancy filled by the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Blakely
Texas
Lea County Electric Cooperative
Ruth Patterson
Tatum
Paul Cobb
Plains
Cooperative
Jim Whittenberg
Lovington
R. B. Moore
Blakely
Wharton
Wharton County Junior College
Rush Springs
Okla
Duval County
University of Missouri
Tatum High School Baccalaureate and Graduation Details
Approximately 24 seniors at Tatum High School will receive diplomas Thursday May 17 at 8:00 p.m. in the school auditorium with Tommy Price presenting. Valedictorian Christine McDonald and salutatorian Kendal Lawlis head a class that will hear Dr William Baldwin of Eastern University address the class of 73. baccalaureate sermon by David Evetts of First Baptist Church will be May 13 at 8:00 p.m.
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Tatum High School
Tatum
Tommy Price
Tatum School Board
Christine McDonald
Kendal Lawlis
Christine
Max McDonald
Kendal
James Lawlis
William Baldwin
Eastern University
David Evetts
First Baptist Church
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W. W. Gilbert
NMJC
Federal Commission On
FTC
Allen S.ward
Bureau of Competition
Senate Banking Committee
Ward
Rebecca Z Ackery
David Campbell
Joe Trujillo
Campbell
Delbert Martin
Robert Chavez
Ken Peters
LHS
Whittenberg
The
Wharton Chamber of Commerce
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