Klansman Convicted Of Firing Shotgun
Kenneth Adams 42, ex Ku Klux Klan leader, convicted of firing shotgun blasts into a church and a home in Anniston Alabama. Sentenced to 180 days in jail and fined $100 on each shooting count. Also charged with intimidating two Black women with a pistol.
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Anniston
Ala
APD
Birmingham
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Jackson
Miss
Greensboro
N.C
Charlottesville
Justice Department
Wallace
KKK
Adams
Kennedy
University of Alabama
Nat (King) Cole
Salvation Army Drive Underway in Lovington
Lovington launches a Salvation Army fundraising drive led by Lovie P. Clark with Mary F. Blount visiting residents to solicit donations. A portion stays local for the Lovington service unit while funds support missions such as shelters, meals, nurseries and hospitals. no local goal is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Lovington
Lovie P. Clark
Mary F. Blount
Clarke
Cliff Yearwood
Mogey
Clark
Khrushchev Scores Diplomatic Coup With Castro
Premier Nikita Khrushchev won a round in the Cold War by gaining Fidel Castro as a full member of the Moscow faction in exchange for promises of greater Soviet economic aid. Western diplomats noted the Friday night Soviet Cuban communique outlined Castro’s support for Khrushchev’s policies in return for aid.
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Henry Shapiro
United Press International Moscow
UPC
Nikita S. Khrushchev
China
Fidel Castro
Moscow
Castro
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Second contestant enters Lovington Miss pageant
Miss Janis Carolyn Pieper 18, Lovington High School graduate, becomes the second entrant in the annual Miss Lovington Pageant with two days left to enter. Contestants must be 18 by Sept. 1, graduate of high school, resident of Lovington six months, and under 28. The winner receives a scholarship and competes in Miss New Mexico in Hobbs in July.
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Janis Carolyn Pieper
Lovington High School
Lovington
Miss Pieper
Norma Jean Batey
Nurse's Aid
Boddy
Hardin-Simmons College
Abilene
College of the Southwest
Hobbs
Most Beautiful
UWA
New Mexico
The
Future Homemakers of America
Future Teachers of America
Tri D
Delta
Enraged Veterans Clash With Nazi Rally in New York
In Manhattan's Yorkville neighborhood, veterans hurled eggs and tomatoes at six Nazis led by James H. Madole as police tried to isolate the scene. A chaotic melee followed with crowds, officers, and mounted patrols, leaving the platform torn down and arrests attempted.
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Mike Stafford
United Press International
NEW York
UPID
National Renaissance Party
Manhattan
Yorkville
James H. Madole
Madole
Storm
Maddle
Jack Weiser
New York State
Louis Mostaccio
Weiser
Bac
Africa Unites Into Huge Neutralist Bloc In Historic Charter
Addis Ababa Ethiopia UPI heads of state sign a charter forming the Organization of African Unity to unite 30 nations in a neutralist bloc aimed at economic development and ending colonial rule. Morocco and Burundi do not sign.
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Wilburg, Landrey
United Press International
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
UPI
Africa
Haile Selassie of
Ethi
Opia
Ahmed Ben Bella
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Morocco
Burundi
United States
South Africa
Niger
Ghana
Cameroon
Senegal
Council of Ministers
Assembly of Heads of
Sugar Price Hikes Drive Rio Grande Valley Buyers to Mexico
Rio Grande Valley residents flocked to Mexico on Saturday to stock up as Texas sugar prices jumped from five pounds at and 85 to 89 cents in most stores. A Fred's Store in Edinburg reported near zero sales since last Sunday while other Texas cities saw varied but generally stabilizing prices.
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United Press International
Rio Grande Valley
Mexico
Texas
Childress
Fred
Edinburg
Amarillo
Lubbock
Dallas
San Antonio
Lone Star
Longview A&p
Longview
Temperatures Yesterday Reported Range
Yesterday saw a low of 64 degrees at 5 am and a high of 75 degrees at 2 pm. The readings reflect typical spring day variation with moderate warmth in the afternoon.
World’s Top Ropers Compete in First Champ Match
Twenty four cowboys race to rope four steers apiece in the Jake McClure Memorial Arena at 2 p.m. for about 7500 in prize money. Notables include world champion Everett Shaw and runner-up Sonny Davis with Shoate Webster also aboard. Other entrants feature Clark McIntyre Don McLaughlin Cotton Lee Joe Snively and Troy Fort with admission 2 for adults and 1 for children.
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Jake McClure
Everett Shaw
Stonewall
Oklahoma
Sonny Davis
Elida
Shoate Webster
Lematoh
Clark McIntyre
Kiowa
Don McLaughlin
Ft. Collins
Colorado
Cotton Lee
Kenna
Joe Snively
Pawaski
Lovington
Troy Fort
Leramie
Wyoming
Fort
Choice Outweighs Chance in Lovington High Graduation
Dr. Kenneth H. Hansen urges Lovington High School's 1963 graduates to exercise individual choice amid societal pressures. He warns against conformity while outlining four future paths military service, college, jobs, or marriage, stressing that maintaining option matters despite limits. Diplomas were awarded by John Easley.
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Lovington High School
Kenneth H. Hansen
School of Education
Western State College of Colorado
Dr. Hansen
George
Defense McNamara
John Easley
The
Board of Education
Lovington couple charged with forging and uttering
Irene Harmon and Blane Harmon of Lovington were arrested Friday for uttering forged instruments. Police say they passed several forged checks in Lovington. Bail for both was set at 1000 dollars pending district court appearance. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. respectively.
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Lovington
Blane Harmon
Irene
Harmon
Lovington School honors employees with long service pins
At the annual Lovington School System banquet over 300 attendees celebrated long service awards. H. C. Pannell received the 25-year pin, while Oleene Humphreys and Birdie Hampton got 15-year pins. Thirteen staff earned 10-year pins and twenty-four earned 5-year pins.
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Lovington
H. C. Pannell
Oleene Humphreys
Birdie Hampton
Geraldine Abshier
Russell Harrison
Myrle Jones
Henrietta Mitchell
Opal Moore
Thelma Quarles
Glenn Teske
Robert Thomas
Hazel Townsend
Juanita Bush
Mable Shields
Jimmie L. Stewart
Pearl Villers
Susan Alexander
Robert Boddy
Jane Flemons
Janisue Dearley
Iona Guthrie
Carl Hopper
Armor Lee Marchbanks
Ancy Ramsey
Allie Rickels
Katherine Roberts
Jean Roath
Bessie Spurlock
J. D. Whittington
James L. Williams
Wille Wyatt
Mildred Hogue
Ruth Ann Stowers
C.A. Brown
Irene Nowell
Leota Robinson
R. L
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Neutralist Group
Clovis
Laramie
Buddy Fort
Dick Ratchin
Stan Evans
Bill Murry
Billy P
Tuffy Cooper
Abe Deakin
Bob Altizer
John Tallchief
Timy Price
Sonny Wright
J Cooper
John Poage
Bill Ha
Jack Hickey
Roy Ba
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Wit
R Mayhew
Bess Yearwood
Paul, Moore
H. W. Wilks
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