Tatum Man Found Dead in Suspected Self-Inflicted Gunshot
Fifty-year-old Raymond Hudson was found dead at his residence on the Joe Faimer ranch by Andrew Needham. A coroner's jury in Tatum ruled death from a self inflicted gunshot wound, with Justice of Peace Virginia Pier presiding and jurors including Sherman Creek, Dennis Denton, R. L. Glover, Clarence Parris, H. A. Nicholson, and George Hamlin.
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Tatum
Raymond Hudson
Joe Faimer
Andrew Needham
Justice of Peace
Virginia Pier
Sherman Creek
Dennis Denton
R. L. Glover
Clarence Parris
H. A. Nicholson
George Hamlin
Hurricanes Flora devastates Haiti and Cuba with massive losses
Haitian Health Minister Girard Philippeaux estimated 50 000 to 100 000 Haitians left homeless as Flora pummeled Haiti and Cuba. The storm's 140 mph winds devastate forests crops roads and communications while Cuba faces flooding and Cuba's Premier Castro coordinates relief from blocked access near Las Villas and Oriente provinces.
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United Press International
Miami
UPI
Girard Philippeaux
Flora
Cuba
Philippeaux
CARE
International Relief Agency
New York
Galveston
Tex
Florida
Devine
Haiti
Republic
Francois Duvalier
Philppeaux
Armory Dedication Honors New Mexico National Guard
At the dedication of a new National Guard Armory in Easley the 121 member Levington unit was praised as the state’s largest. Lt Governor Mack Easley General John P. Jolly and Col. Robert O. Marshall lauded the guard’s long history from the Minutemen era to modern deployments. Easley highlighted Guard service in World War I II and Korea and noted nine divisions served in Europe and the Pacific theaters.
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Royce Jones
Lovington National Guard
New National Guard
Mack Easley
John P. Jolly
New Mexico National Guard
Robert O. Marshall
20Th Artillery Group
Roswell
Jones
Levington National Guard
Free World
National Guard
Minutemen
Lexington and
Concord
Easley
First Lady of South Vietnam Visits U S amid Crisis
South Vietnam’s first lady Ngo Dinh Nhu arrives in New York to defend her government’s policies amid Buddhist crisis criticism in U S Congress and press. She cites media as alarmists while Diem laments false information fueling debate at the United Nations General Assembly.
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New York
UPID
Mme
Ngo Dinh Nhu
South Viet Nam
United States
Idlewild
Ngo Dinh Diem
Congress
France
Saigon
Diem
Americans Return Safe From Canyon Barranca Adventure
In Chihuahua Mexico 14 American explorers including two women and three Mexicans emerged unharmed near Creel after a harsh Barranca de Cobre expedition that began Sept 25. Leader John L Cross and party endured food shortages rough rapids and cliff climbs before rescue by Eduardo Mendoza and Tarahumara helpers.
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Jon R
Bauman
United Press International
Chihuahua
Mexico
UPD
Barranca de Cobre
Jesus Acosta Munoz
Creel
Utah
California
Pennsylvania
James C. Dean
Salt Lake City
Homer
Eduardo Mendoza
Canyon
Mendoza
John L. Cross Jr
Janice Cross
M. Vern Thurber
Orem
Mary Ellen O'Reilly
Black Lick
G. E. Bar
Dean
Cross
Davis
Devis
Flora Wipes Out Cuba's Agriculture
UPI reports Hurricane Flora devastates eastern Cuba with major crop losses. Half the nation's rice and cotton may be wiped out as Fidel Castro leads relief efforts in Oriente and Camaguey provinces. Thousands homeless, four deaths in Oriente, 100 plus injured, rail relief dispatches uncertain amid floods and power outages.
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Havana
UPI
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Santa Clara
Las Villas
Oriente
Camaguey
Castro
Mayari
Holguin
Miami
Victoria de Las Tenas
Dige
Shepperd to Speak at Artesia Highway Dedication
A caravan with state dignitaries from Texas will stop in Lovington at 2 45 p m today while en route to Artesia for the dedication ceremony on the extension of U.
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Texas
Lovington
Artesia
Highway 82 Extension Celebration Parade
The Lubbock to Las Cruces U S Highway 82 extension celebration includes Lt. Gov. Lester Smith and Texas highway engineer Dewitt Greer. Attendees in Lovington meet local officials R. B. Moore and Roy Lee Jones with a 2 45 start for Artesia events. A ribbon cutting at Artesia marks the coast to coast route.
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Artesia
Las Cruces
Artesia Country Club
Lovington City Commission Meeting Agenda Tonight
The Lovington City Commission will meet at City Hall at 7:00 p.m. Items include open bids for a publicity building, transfer of budget expenditures within the police budget, policy on rubbish disposal from the ginning process, report of Municipal League, miscellaneous matters, and payment of bills.
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Lovington
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Tatum Man Takes Life
Caracas
Venezuela
Armed Forces For National Liberation
FALN
By Frank Ridge
Fred Devine
Negro Republic
Raymond Kraft
Oriente Mountains
Miami Weather Bureau
Caribbean
Santiago
Oriente Provine
U. S
Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Armory
Dick Hapke
U.S
Viet Nam
United Nations General Assembly
Victoria de Las Tunas
Manzanillo
Lea County
Jake Fort
Gillette Clinic
Levington
Lubbock
Farm Market Road
Slide Road
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