Our Nation’s Viet Nam Role Must Endure and Defend Freedom
Hop Graham argues that the Viet Nam war is a tragic, unjust burden and denounces critics who urge withdrawal. He defends American restraint, past aid programs, and the duty to stay until the “stinking mess” is corrected, warning against imperial accusations.
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Viet Nam
U. S
Fulbright
Arkansas
Morse
Oregon
America
Europe
South Viet Nam
Lapse Cuts Minimum Wage Protections For 650000 Workers
Rep. John H. Dent says a procedural lapse left in a wage protection measure reduces the new minimum wage safeguards for about 650,000 workers. The error occurred Wednesday as the bill moved through committee.
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Washington
UPI
John B. Anderson
John H. Dent
Catholics Approve RSV Bible Use for Study
The Roman Catholic Church gave final approval for Catholics to use the Revised Standard Version based Oxford Bible for non liturgical study and readings. Cardinal Cushing approved the Oxford annotated Bible with apocrypha, allowing Catholics to share the same text as Protestants in many settings. The Vatican Council had discussed a common Bible and the decision marks a shift toward uniformity in study materials.
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Boston
UPI
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Oxford University Press
Cardinal Cushing
Day Camp Set for June 13 to 17 in Lovington
Girl Scout district E schedules day camp from June 13 to 17 with registration Saturday 9 am to 12 noon at the Lovington Girl Scout Hut 1001 West Park. A registration fee of 3.75 covers all five days of activities and transportation.
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District E
Lovington
West Park
Thunderstorm Drops Half inch Rain Here
An unexpected thunderstorm moved in from the northwest just after 5 a.m. and dropped an even half inch of rain at the Lea County Electric Co op generating plant. The storm brought lightning and thunder with winds up to 5 mph around 5:15. A small fire at a Buckeye tank battery was started by lightning and promptly extinguished by Lovington Volunteer Fire Dept by 7:30 a.m. Small hail appeared in parts of Lovington as rain continued off and on until about 7 a.m.
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Lovington
Theorthwest
Lea Countylectric Co-op
Buckeye
Johnson seeks reform act to tighten campaign donations
President Johnson asks Congress for an election reform act of 1966 to require disclosure of gifts and income, promote grassroots political participation, and create tax deductions up to 100 dollars for small contributions. The bill would make ceilings enforceable and mandate accounting of funds and sources.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Students Protest Universal Draft in Colorado Campuses
Four Colorado colleges see petitions opposing a draft proposal requiring two years of service. University of Denver student John Allen criticizes Defense Secretary McNamara and vows to send protests to Senator Dominick. About 400 signatures gathered from the University of Denver, University of Colorado, Colorado School of Mines and Colorado College.
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UPID
Colorado
John Allen
University of Denver
U.S. Defense
Robert McNamara
Allen
University of Colorado, Colorado School of Mines
McNutt Worrell Open House At New Agency Location
The McNutt Worrell Agency invites the public to an open house Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. at 313 North First to view the new location and facilities. Ernest McNutt and Ray Worrell say the structure is new and the arm moved in just three days, with refreshments served.
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McNutt-Worrell Agency
North First
Ernest McNutt
Ray Worrell
Weather Outlook and Temperatures for Lovington and Nationwide
Partly cloudy tonight with gradual clearing Friday. Isolated thundershowers possible early tonight. Warmer Friday with a low near 62 and a high around 94. Lovington: high 80 at 4 pm, low 50 this morning. Nationwide: high 106 at Blythe, low 38 at Hibbing. Leicipitation in Lovington 3.10 inches for 1966.
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Lovington
Alaska
Hawaii
Blythe
Calif
Hibbing
Minn
New Mexico plans billboard and junkyard removals under federal rules
The State Highway Department announced sweeping removals of 467 roadside billboards along interstate and primary routes within months under federal and state anti billboard laws. Junkyards must be moved back and screened. Costs to the state for compensating businessmen were not yet estimated. A two day public meeting will explain the estimates, with the U S Bureau of Public Roads leading discussions. The federal deadline for sign removal is 1970 and state provisions for compensation were established earlier this year.
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Santa FE
Ico
State Highway Department
Robert de la Rue
Way Department
Highway Department
U. Bureau of Public Roads Wi
New Mexico
Lovington Public Library Announces Summer Reading for Grades 1-5
The Lovington Public Library announces a summer reading program for boys and girls in first through fifth grades. The program runs June 1 through August with activities designed to encourage reading over the break.
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Lovington Public Library
Hobbs man arrested for jailbreak aid
A 34-year-old Hobbs resident, John R. Sparks, is jailed in Lea County on a $5,000 bond after sheriff deputies arrested him at a Hobbs bar. He faces charges of aiding a jail escape in connection with Liberty County inmate Lawrence Kelly Baker, who was recaptured after a May escape.
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John R. Sparks
Lea County
Lea County Sheriff’s Department
Sparks
Lawrence Kelly Baker
Baker
el Paso
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