Daily paper in Winkler County to end its run
W H Hop Graham notes Winkler County News in Kermit will discontinue daily issues and reduce to twice weekly starting June first. He cites economic strain and compares Lovington Leader’s stable daily service, praising community impact and his wife Jeanne for strengthening circulation.
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Winkler County News
Kermit
Art Parsons
The
News
Lovington
Brownfield
South Plains
Lamesa
School of Thought
Leeder
Jeanne
Leader
Alaska Trip Reveals Postman’s Arctic Trek
Lovington mail carrier Perkins roughs it in Alaska’s Yukon region for three days. The team camps 75 miles north of Yukon in 26 below temperatures, surviving on canned goods and a wood stove, while observing vast snowfields and few roads. Perkins, nearing 40 years with the post office, plans to keep working and exploring hypnotherapy and antiques.
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Lovington
N.M
Alaska
Arctic
A.B. Perkins
Seattle
Fairbanks
Ft. Yukon
Yukon
Goodby
Civilization
Perkins
Indians to Testify on Blue Lake Return Issue
Taos Pueblo officials including Secretary Paul Bernal will testify before a Senate subcommittee on a bill to restore Blue Lake in Carson National Forest to the Taos Indians. The area was taken over 50 years ago as forest land. Senator Clinton Anderson sponsors the measure, and Bernal voiced optimism Congress will pass the title return this year.
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Washington
UPD
Senate
Taos
Congress
Pueblo
Meter Maid Dorothy Altman Hospitalized After Surgery
Miss Dorothy Altman, known as the hospital meter maid, underwent surgery Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock. She will be confined for several days in room 230. AL, Slin Klostermeyer fills in on parking meter duties in her absence.
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Dorothy Altman
Lovington
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Slin§ Klostermeyer
Funeral services for Lewis Grant Waddill in Gordon Neb
Relative dies. funeral services set for Thursday afternoon in Gordon Nebraska for Lewis Grant Waddill 56 brother of Mrs. E. M. Hester and J. Dean Waddill of Lovington. He died Monday night at home after a period of illness.
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Gordon
Nebr
Lewis Grant Waddill
E. M. Hester
J. Dean Waddill
Lovington
Carter In Washington Seeks GOP backing in Senate race
Anderson Carter the Republican candidate for U S Senate from Lovington meets with GOP leaders in Washington to explore backing for his race against Senator Clinton Anderson. He has discussed reapportionment concerns and aims to confer with Senator Thurston Morton and possibly Ray Bliss while attending a policy luncheon.
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Washington
UPI
U. S. Senate
Anderson Carter
Lovington
GOP
Clinton Anderson
D-N
Carter
Thurston Morton
R-Ky
Senate Republicans
Ray Bliss
Anderson
Dirkson
Everett Dirkson
City Judge Blasted Contempt Charge Faces Fallout
A Baptist minister and a radio station owner were charged with contempt of court in a truth or consequences case. The incident occurred as the city judge blasted legal actions and court procedures.
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Truth OR Consequences
UPC
Chare
Judge Holds Contempt Hearing Over Radio Broadside
Municipal Judge C. D. Cockerham presided at the City Recreation Center hearing for Rev. Dan Jackson and Neil S. Baird of Station KCHS. Jackson faced contempt charges for a Tuesday program billed as a paid political statement. Baird was charged for allowing the station to air it. The case stemmed from remarks about the judge and his disqualification in a crowded session with spectators.
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Dan Jackson
Neil S. Baird
KCHS
C. D. Cockerham
Baird
Rev. Jackson
Jackson
Cockerham
Brother Savisky Funeral in Illinois
Tony Savisky aged 45 of Downey Illinois died Sunday evening. Funeral services were held today at Marsh Funeral Home Waukegan Illinois with burial planned Thursday at 3 PM in West Frankfort Illinois. He was brother of Al Savisky of Levington. The report also notes a disorderly conduct case involving Rev Jackson and Baird with a preliminary hearing resulting in release on own recognizance after bonds were discussed.
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Marsh Funeral Home
Waukegan
Ill
Tony Savisky
Downey
Savisky
West Frankfort
al Savisky
Levington
Caton
Jackson
Baird
Boston Wi
Cockerham
Jackson Baird
Izens
Ruby Denied New Trial by Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied a bid for a new trial for condemned Jack Ruby. The appeal claimed Judge Joe B. Brown had a personal interest because he was writing a book about the case.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jack Ruby
Joe B. Brown
Lovington Forecast and 1966 Precipitation Total
Mostly cloudy and cooler tonight with a partly cloudy Thursday. Low around 57 tonight, high near 82 on Thursday. Lovington highs reached 91 Tuesday and 58 was the low this morning. Nationwide highs Tuesday topped 103 at Wichita Falls Texas, with 24 at Butte Montana. Lovington 1966 precipitation totals 2.60 inches.
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Lovington
Alaska
Hawaii
Wichita Falls
Texas
Butte
Mont
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