Riggs Marginalizes Women Fighters Then Defeats Court
A local writer notes Bobby Riggs’s taunts of women tennis players including Margaret Court, then touts his defeat of Court and praises Billie Jean King for rising to the challenge. The piece recalls Riggs’s aging comeback, historical matches, and a taco-eating contest in Lovington. It closes with admiration for Col. James Hughes and an Henry Ford quote on value.
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Bobby Riggs
Bobby
Margaret Court
Rigges
Billie Jean King
Riggs
Mama
Amarillo
Jack Kramer
Pancho Gonzales
Robby Riggs
Frank Parker
Pancho Segura
Gussie Moran
Fund and Blood Drive For Mrs Jaquess Begun
A benefit fund and blood drive for Jane Jaquess organized by the Lea County Farmers Union will run May 22 in Lovington. The Bloodmobile will be at the Lea County Electric Community Room from 12 to 4 pm to collect donations. Jaquess, wife of a McDonald farmer, is hospitalized in Hobbs with an internal illness and has received 22 pints of blood during nine weeks of treatment. Donations can be made to a First National Bank account. contact Turnipseed at 396-5183 or Wilson Turnipseed at 396-3719.
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James Hughes
Darthy
Santa Fe
States
Col. Hughes
Lovington
Air Force
Jane
iWillis) Jacquess
The
Lea County Farmers Union
Susan Turnipseed
Lea County Electric Community Room
First National Bank
Committee Seeks Partial Immunity for Dean in Watergate Inquiry
The Senate Watergate Committee votes to seek a partial immunity order for Dean for testimony, confirming a plan to protect him from prosecution for statements made to the committee while leaving room for prosecutions from independent investigations. A second immunity order is sought for a mystery witness Roy Sheppard, whose role remains unnamed. A source links Sheppard to a Nixon campaign employee tied to the Watergate break in, with details pending.
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Jane Denison
Washington
UPI
Jon We. Dean
Senate Watergate Age
Roy Sheppard
Sam J. Ervin
Dn.c
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tennes
Sheppard
Dean
Ervin
Baker
Watergate Grand Jury
Washington Star - News
Mary McGrory
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Nion
Nixon
White House
E. Howard Hunt Jre
Watergate Building
Congressional
Senate Committee
Jom J. Sirica
Sirica
Sen
Stuart
Poppy Day Observance Emphasizes Veterans’ Sacrifice
Loving ton marks May 19 as Poppy Day. Ruth Roberson notes the poppy symbolizes sacrifice of servicemen from World War I to Vietnam and supports veterans through employment in making the flowers. The day invites public support and reverence for those who served.
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Lovington
Ruth Roberson
America
Europe
Weather Eastern Plains and South Central Valleys Forecast
Eastern Plains mostly clear through Wednesday with isolated showers and new thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Temperatures rising to the 42 to 76 range with Lovington Artesia and surrounding areas near 42 to 76. South Central Valleys expect showers on Wednesday with warm afternoons. Las Cruces forecast 48 to 82.
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Lovington
Artesia
Smith Elected To Head Assn'n In New Mexico
Lovington city manager Joe Smith was elected president of the City County Managers Association of New Mexico at the Grants annual meeting. He and his wife Eloise attended the week long gathering where he had served previously as vice president. About 35 counties and municipalities are represented in the group.
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Joe Smith
Lovington
LFC Adopts News Release Policy Change in New Session
The Legislative Finance Committee bans staff from briefing the press on committee matters. News information to come only from the chairman or staff director, Marilyn Budke, as Sen. C. Be Trujillo is elected chairman and Rep. Eddie Lopez becomes vice chairman.
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Santa FE Upim
Legislative Finance Committee
Sen
C. Be Trujillo
D- Taos- Mora-San Miguel
Eddie Lopez
D-Santa Fe
LFC
Marilyn Budke
William D O'Donnell
D-Dona Ann
O'Donnell
House
Appropriations and Finance Committee
Stirrer
Trujjillo
John Mershon
Dotero Lincoln
Lopez
House Taxation and Revenue Committee
NM General Fund Distribution Up
New Mexico reports General Fund receipts for the latest period show $33.9 million in April and $258.97 million for the first ten months of the fiscal year. Revenue growth is led by personal income tax and gross receipts taxes, with refunds affecting net personal income tax gains.
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Santa FE
Kirkpatrick
Lovington Cheerleaders Schedule Submarine Sandwich Supper
Lovington High School varsity cheerleaders will host an annual submarine sandwich supper on Thursday May 17 at First United Methodist Church. The meal includes a fat submarine sandwich drink and dessert for 1.25 for adults and .75 for children. Proceeds fund a Cheerleading Clinic trip to Albuquerque in July. Tickets available from varsity or jayvee cheerleaders.
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Lovington High School
First United Methodist Church
Albuquerque
Local Woman to Attend Western Rocky Mountain Conference
Buna Jenkins of Liberty National Bank Lovington New Mexico will attend the Western Rocky Mountain Regional Conference of the National Association of Bank Women Inc. The conference runs May 24 to 27 at the Broadmoor Hotel Colorado Springs. The association has over 10 000 women bank officers in the United States and abroad and promotes education for women bank executives and encourages young women to join banking. The organization is in its fifty first year. national president is Miss Barbara Pendleton of Grand Avenue Bank Trust Company Kansas City.
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Buna Jenkins
Liberty National Bank
Lovington
New Mexico
Rocky Mountain
National Association of Bank Women, Inc
Broadmoor
Colorado Springs
Colorado
United States
Barbara Pendleton
Grand Avenue Bank
Jr. Oddfellows Spaghetti Supper Friday in Lovington
Lovington junior Oddfellows invite the public to a spaghetti supper on Friday May 18 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Oddfellow Hall on north Love Street. Tickets cost 1.50 dollars.
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Lovington Junior Oddfellows
Oddfellow Hall
North Love
Unseasonable May Rain Dampens Lea County Farmlands
Steady drizzle across Lovington Lea County eased today after a cold wet spell. One inch of rain since Sunday fell at the Lea County Electric plant, keeping temperatures near 41 at sunrise and delaying germination for cotton and sorghum crops.
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Lovington-Lea County
Lea County
King Agrees With Committee Findings on Indian Aid
Gov Bruce King supported the US Civil Rights Commission findings that the federal government has not fulfilled its duties to Indians in the Southwest. He cited broader federal obligations, defended New Mexico from excessive criticism, and noted increases in Indian employment under his administration.
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Santa FE Cpi
Bruce King
Civil Rights Commission
Southwest
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Health Service
Hearing Delayed For NMMI Cadets in Roswell Stabbing
A preliminary hearing for four New Mexico Military Institute cadets charged with voluntary manslaughter in the May 4 Roswell stabbing death of Richard Needham was postponed to May 23. Defendants are Robert Winkler Jr 2, Shaw 19, Sammy Burke Jr 19, and Lonnie Wagler 19. Evidence is still under review.
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Roswell Upi
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
Robert Winkler
Shaw
Dexter
Sammy Burke Jr
Las Cruces
Lonnie Wagler
Austin
Tex
NMMI
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David Campbell
Joe Trujillo
Joe
John
Henry Ford
Danny Snow
Ruth Elmore
Denver Bound
David Boyle
Denver
Mountain States Telephone Company
H. H. Howell
David
Bob Wallace
Jim Bob Worhan
Mexico City
Smith
Assn
NM General Fund Distribution
Jr. Oddfellows
King
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