16 Oct 1963
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Newspaper
Lovington Daily Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1963
Page
1
Lovington gears up for Krazy Days with downtown merchants pushing bargains and a spirited parade of costumes. The piece blends a playful editorial forecast with humor aimed at local readers, hinting at a spoof special edition and light political prophecies for the coming year.
Lovington hosts Crazy Daze with more than thirty participating stores decorated in silly themes. Prizes include $25 gift certificates for best dressed seller, clerk, and customer. Circus tickets offered with Crazy Days coupons. parade precedes Thursday shows at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m.
A brief temperature summary shows a low of 52 degrees at 5 a.m. and a high of 79 degrees at 2 p.m. The conditions indicate a warm day with notable early morning coolness.
Santa Fe plans to clear land for a new $6 million Capitol complex but title issues threaten Nov 1 target. Residents like Mary Kennedy condemn action while commission members defend fair appraisals and seek to avoid condemnation, negotiating with non-signed owners east of the current capitol.
Two members of the State Embalmers and Funeral Directors Board faced allegations over pre-need burial plans by Our Chapel of Memories Mortuaries Inc. entities in Hobbs Clovis and surrounding states. Photostat contracts tied LW McGuffin, Allen Raleigh to firms linked to plans. Officials claim license scrutiny and prior regulation gaps affected licenses dating 1951 to 1958.
President Kennedy's $11 billion tax cut program faces Senate action as Democrat Sen. Albert Gore alleges Democratic funds and staff pressured him to support the bill. Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon testifies as the hearing opens amid intra party turmoil triggered by a seven page telegram from William Keel of the Democratic National Committee to Tennessee communities.
Sue Williams of Lovington led the weekly Lovington Businesses Football Contest by correctly naming 13 of 15 games to win $10. Second place went to Mrs. Albert Burleson with 12 winners and a tie-break score of 20 12 Seagraves. Others with 12 correct included Paul Robertson and Claude L. Davis, missing key game winners and tie-breaks. The overall season shows shifts with Dale Saxton losing the lead and Jenkins, Burleson, and Robertson tied for top. In Loving ton, Wayne Sumruld reported two guns stolen from a pickup between 6:30 and 9 p.m. Monday. A separate report notes Tennessee political maneuvering over a tax program, with Byrd agreeing to investigate and Dillon urging swift action on tax cuts.
Our Chapel of Memories Mortuaries based in Denver and its Clovis unit deny threatening the New Mexico Funeral Board over pre-need burial license issuances. Officials say they sought private talks to avoid publicity and pressed for resolution, while the board claims coercion and exposure threats.
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