Health Board to interview four for new director
The New Mexico State Health Board will interview four public health doctors Thursday to fill the resigning health director post. Candidates include Dr. James Sampson of Cheyenne Dr. Edward Wicks of Juneau Dr. Lloyd Parner of Phoenix and Dr. M Leon Ball of Wichita. The board may select one there.
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Santa FE
UPD
State Health Board
James Sampson
Cheyenne
Wyo
Edward Wicks
Juneau
Alaska
Lloyd Farner
Phoenix
Ariz
M. Leon Ball
Wichita
Kans
Stanley J. Leland
Sampson, Wicks
Parner
Bauman
Sedgewick County
Kan
Clovis
Albuquerque
Farmington
Graveside Services Set for Infant Daughters in Lovington
Graveside services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday at Lovington Cemetery for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs John C Tunnell of 1120 South Love. The baby was stillborn at 3 30 p.m. Saturday at Lovington Lea General Hospital. Surviving are the parents three brothers and one sister and grandparents Mr and Mrs Bill Cox of Mallamar and Mr and Mrs F H Tunnell of Portales. Smith Yarbro Funeral Home in charge.
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Lovington
John C. Tunnell
South Love
Lovington Lea General Hospital
Bill Cox
Mallamar
F. H. Tunnell
Portales
Smith- Yarbro Funeral Home
Ernest W. Dew
W. Avenue L
Lovington Cemetery
Smith-Yarbro Funeral Home
Donald Brant
Jackson Avenue Baptist Church
Clifton Yancey
W. L. Woodard
Lea County May Gain Fourth State House Seat in Reapportionment
In a special session called after Judge Caswell Neal ordered reapportionment, New Mexico lawmakers will redraw districts to reflect population. Lea County, at 53 429 in 1960, could win a fourth representative by splitting into four districts with Hobbs and Lovington areas separated, while Bernalillo could gain up to ten seats and several counties may lose.
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Lea County
Lovington
New Mexico
Santa Fe
House of Representatives
Finis Heidel
George Blocker
Jal
Frank Bateman
Hobbs
Dick Hapke
Lea
Caswell S. Neal
Carlsbad
Bernaldo
Chaves
Dona Anna
Eddy
Otero
San Juan
Dave Cargo
Albuquerque
Cargo
Neal
Harding
Catron
Eddy County
Bernalillo County
Five hospitalized after Lovington near head on crash
A late Saturday crash near Lovington by the Tatum highway left five people injured. Mrs Oleene Humphreys and Mrs Alma Bishop in the Ford along with Mrs W B Lofland in the Ford suffered serious injuries while Mrs Bula Ply in the Pontiac and Mr William Jake Ply were listed in fair condition. Sgt J E Pelsen said the Pontiac pulled onto the highway from the Milk Parlor causing the collision with the Ford traveling west. Both cars spun and stopped in the eastbound lane. the Ford skidded 38 feet and the Pontiac totaled.
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Oleene Humphreys
W. Gore
William Jake Ply
Ford
Alma Bishop
W. B. Lofland
Humphreys
Bula Stella
Mr. Ply
Bishop
Lofland
Ply
J. E. Pelsen
Pontiac
Lovington Man Jailed After High Speed Chase
A 39 year old Lovington man, Billy Matt Wilson, was jailed on charges including assaulting an officer and drunken driving after leading police on a chase along U S Highway 82. Officers shot at his car tires, ending the pursuit, and Wilson was cuffed after a scuffle. He is held on a 2500 bond awaiting arraignment.
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Lovington
Denver
Billy Matt Wilson
del Sol Courts
Paul Hecht
Joe Kyle
Wilson
Justice of Peace
Drayton Wasson
Sheriff's Office
Hecht
Kyle
Main St
Ave. D
Justice of Peace Court
Dallas man faces two year jail term in spat at UN ambassador
A Dallas man, Robert Edward Hatfield, 22, of Irving, was arrested after a near riot at a Stevenson Speech marking U.N. Day in Texas. He was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer and threatened with a two year jail term and a $1000 fine.
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Dallas
UPI
U.S
U.N
Adlai Stevenson
Robert Edward Hatfield
Irving
Stevenson
Texas
Atty
A. D
Jim Bowie
Carlsbad Boy Shot by Cousin In Farmington Airlifted
An 18 year old Carlsbad youth was accidentally shot by his cousin vid A Spencer 18. The bullet hit just below the ribs on the left side piercing the lung and stomach. The boy was flown by private plane to Farmington and remained in surgery late Saturday in very critical condition.
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Farmington
UPD
Carlsbad
Vid
A. Spencer
George Spencer
Dukce
Automation Nightmare in Albuquerque Tax Notices
Bermillo County officials struggle with 1963 tax notices on an electronic system. Illegible figures from misprinted eight copy forms required hand corrections, delaying mailings. If unsalvageable, a new batch may cost 7000 dollars and take months, delaying payrolls and budgeted funds.
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Albuquerque
UPD
Bermalillo County
Univac
P Ariz
Phoenix
Monahan
Ed Murphy
Murphy
Golf Shop Looted at Lovington Country Club
Lovington secretary Fred Crocker reported to Lea County deputies that thieves emptied the cart shed of golf gear the previous night. About 75 to 100 golf balls valued at 1.25 each, a number 2 iron, a number 3 iron, and a pitching wedge were missing, plus Wilson Staff Dyna Power clubs totaling 58 dollars. The shed was unlocked with no entry damage.
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Fred Crocker
Lovington Country Club
Lea County
Wilson Staff
Dyna Power
Bootlegging Charged in Cigaret Sales
Santa Fe Revenue Commissioner Charles Brunacini accuses New Mexico retailers of bootlegging cigarets from Colorado. Suspicion grows that tax stamps are being counterfeit and affixed to the bootlegged products. The department backs stamping packs with numbered printer ink, a plan the legislature endorsed. the Dec 1 date was delayed to clear existing stock with wholesalers.
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Santa FE
UPD
Charles Brunacini
New Mexico
Colorado
Brunacini
Revenue Department
Revival Starts Today at Jackson Avenue Church
Revival services begin today at Jackson Avenue Baptist Church in Oklahoma. Evangelist Rev. Luther Berry and music director Jimmy Henderson lead daily sessions from Oct 27 to Nov 3 with morning men’s services at 6 am and 8:30 am worship on Sundays. Lunch and nursery services provided.
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Jackson Avenue Baptist Church
Jimmy Henderson
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Woodrow Baptist Church
Boyce Evans
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Ft. Worth
Texas
Luther Berry
First Baptist Church
Spearman
Berry
Oklahoma
Jackson Avenue Ba
Donald Brent
Jackson Avenue
Ninth Street
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Baylor
Texas A&m
Nebraska
Wyoming
Utah
UNM
Board States Health Office
Tatum Highway
Merry Chase
Big D Spitter
Edna Monahan
Chicago
Luther Berry Coooh Vangelist
Cose Dong, Leeder
Jackson Church
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