21 Oct 1966
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Newspaper
Lovington Daily Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1966
Page
1
Neighbors share fresh tomatoes from Henry Harada farm and Williams yard, contrasting low priced local produce with costly California imports. The scene includes community chatter, a look at local politics, photo mischief, and light satire on public figures and voter mood.
Lovington Woman’s Club event draws over a hundred supporters for a coffee and luncheon with candidates. Agnes Head of Hobbs leads GOP charge for county commissioner while Lt. Gov. Mack Easley, standing in for Gene Lusk, argues Republicans can deliver more for the state. Easley warns Democrats against politics as game and stresses post election authority. See STORM On Page 6.
About 60 women gathered in City Park to protest rising grocery prices. They passed petitions headed We the undersigned protest the present prices at all chain grocery stores and elected a general purpose committee led by Mrs. Evelyn Coker with members Ginger Redman and others.
The Lovington area will be partly cloudy and moderately windy with mild tonight and cooler conditions on Saturday. Expected high today 74, low tonight 50, with yesterday’s Lovington high 75 and low 47. Roswell led the state with 81 for the day and 35 overnight. Lovington’s year total reaches 15.18 inches.
Republican senatorial candidate Anderson Carter joins the grocery price protest in New Mexico while claiming the Johnson administration’s high spending fuels inflation. He cautions the grocer is not to blame as he campaigns in Farmington. Senator Clinton P. Anderson contrasts Democratic aims, praising poverty and education efforts. Gene Lusk in Grants recalls joint work with Montoya on mining safety in the legislature.
State official Leonard DeLayo says he may cut welfare funds for Canones families with 25 children kept out of school for six weeks. He appointed Robert Esparza to verify welfare status and considers criminal action against Elipio Garcia, named as ringleader in protests over a county dirt road used by the school bus.
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