Western manners and the cowboy code in Lovington
A column defends western ideals and courtesy among cowboys ranchers and farmers, praising individual respect over societal labels and noting the virtue of treating people as individuals. It contrasts western character with broader decadence and lauds old fashioned pedestal treatment of ladies. The piece also briefly reviews Lovington shops Virginia's Cupboard and Carrie's Corner. It ends with a quotation about self reliance from John Gay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Taylor
Rocking Mom Sets Record at 174 Hours
Fresno contestant Jackie Ellis, a mother of eight, and three others set a long time record in a rocking chair event at the 174 hour mark. The previous record stood at 150 hours, held by another participant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Calif
UPI
Jackie Ellis
Lea County to sign Extendicare deal for new hospital
Lea County commissioners plan to sign an Extendicare pact that would build a private 140 to 150 bed hospital on the NMJC campus while keeping the Lovington unit open. Eunice and Jal units would stay on standby, Hobbs hospital would close, and the county would retain ownership of the system. The plan aims to end years of hospital disputes and recruit doctors to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea County
Extendicare Corporation
NMJC
Lovington
Eunice
Jal
Hobbs Hospital
John Teague
Commission
Extendicare
Hobbs
Eunice andJal
Mitchell Denies Involvement in Break-In Case
John N. Mitchell, Nixon campaign manager, says he had no advance knowledge of the Democratic Headquarters bugging and had no involvement. He testified briefly to lawyers for the Democrats as part of a million-dollar suit against the Nixon reelection committee. The session was cut short as a motion to block further depositions was filed. Mitchell also denied knowledge of funds linked to the Florida accounts of a suspect and said he had no idea who was behind the break-in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Denison
W. Gton
UPI
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Democratic
Democratic Party
Mitchell
Edward Bennett Williams
Democrats
Preside
Noxon
Watergate
Florida
Prem Committee
Reaction Committee
Weather Eastern Plains Outlook Through Saturday
Mostly cloudy conditions with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms expected over the weekend. A few local heavy thundershowers are likely both days. Cooler and windy tonight with temperatures ranging from the mid 50s to mid 80s across Clovis Lovington Artesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis
Lovington
Artesia
Roswell Considered For Federal Project
Roswell, New Mexico, is eyed by the Navy for a two million dollar communications project named Project Sanguine. It would bury 6000 miles of wiring underground as a listening system for submarine communications. A Wisconsin proposal faced environmental opposition and other sites, including Irone County, Texas, were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
N.M
U.S. Navy
Harold Runnels
D-N.m
Runnels
Navy
Wisconsin
Ione County
Tex
Fischer Wins World Chess Title as Spassky Resigns
Bobby Fischer won the world chess championship after Boris Spassky telephoned his resignation from the 21st game of their $250,000 match in Reykjavik. The move left Fischer, 29, as the first American world champion of modern times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Ward
Reykjavik
Iceland
UPI
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Fischer
205 Hiecher
Fred Cramer
Lothar Schmid
Spassky
Schmid
Max Euwe
International Chess Federation
Euwe
Permissio Fischer
Cramer
William Lombardy
Coast fighting intensifies as Communists press sixth month drive
In South Vietnam heavy coastal highlands fighting marks six months of the offensive. US jets bomb Cam Pha and Haiphong area targets. At Tam Quan and nearby towns, engagements leave dozens of troops dead on both sides and report renewed checks on supply routes toward Que Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Higbee
Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
Quang Tri City
Ho Chi Minh
Tam Quan
Cam Pha
United States
Haiphong
U.S
Dan Do
Hanoi
Hoai An
Bong Son
Binh Dinh
Que Son
Raza Unida Convention Sees Killing Stir Controversy
At the Raza Unida Party national convention opening, delegate Ricardo Falcon of Colorado was shot to death in New Mexico after a radiator stop. The station owner, Perry Brunson, was charged with manslaughter. Colorado delegates call it a racist murder and seek an official investigation. Falcon’s widow Pricilla attended but spoke nothing. Delegates numbered about 50 from 10 states including Arizona California Colorado Illinois Kansas Michigan New Mexico Oregon Texas and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
UPI
Raza Unida
Ricardo Falcon
Colorado
New Mexico
Falcon
White House
Raza Party
Richard Kleindienst
Oro Grande
N.M
Perry Brunson
Brunson
Brun
Jose Gonzalez
Washington
America
Raza Unidn Party
Perry Brunsons
Denver
Pricilla Falcon
Arizona
California
Colorad
Ilinois
Kansas
Michigan
Oregon
Texas
Choates Proceed With Doughnut House in June Center
Groundbreak today marks the June Center project in west Lovington for a doughnut and coffee shop by Ken and Shirley Choate. A.L. Hahn and Eddie Robinson own the site, with Bob Purcell to build the 25 by 42 foot brick fronted structure. The business plans a Daylight doughnut line, a drive in window, seating for 30 to 35, six days a week from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., targeting a late October opening depending on construction and equipment. Ken Choate is a Lovington teacher.
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June
Foodway
West Lovington
Ken and
Shirley Choate
A.L. Hahn
Eddie Robinson
Tor Property
The
Choates
Hahn
Bob Purcell
9Th Street
Choate
Fannie Lee Mitchell
Daylight
Tulsa
U S and Japan Find Common Ground At Summit Conference
President Nixon and Prime Minister Tanaka wrap a Honolulu summit with a short term trade bonus for the United States and assurances that Japan will not jeopardize Far East security by relations with Peking. They expect a formal Washington visit next year and a joint communique will detail trade concessions totaling about 11 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Thomas
Honolulu
UPD
Nixon
Kakuei Tanaka
United States
Japan
Peking
America
Far East
Tanaka
Penn
Kaisima Hotel
Pacific
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Taiwan
Ziegler
Chou Enlai
Washington
Hawaii
Adm
John S. McCain
Noel Gaylor
Hickam Afb
Parsons' Ordination Set Sunday at First Christian Church
Don Parsons Jr. will be ordained to the ministry during morning worship at First Christian Church on September 3. A Lovington native and Ozark Bible College student, he has served as weekend minister at Clayton Christian Church and is now full time minister there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Parsons Jr
First Christian Church
Second
Avenue A
Don
Lovington High School
Ozark Bible College
Clayton Christian Church
Deerfield
Missouri
Don Parsons
Lovington
Local Man Wins $100 Savings Account Prize
Louis Crenshaw, pastor at Tatum's First United Methodist Church, won the $100 savings account in a drawing held August 19 at the Lea County Fair. The prize was sponsored by First National Bank of Lea County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Crenshaw
Tatum
First United Methodist Church
First National Bank of
Lea County
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Carrie's
A.B. Perkins
Lincoln
Kennedy
Johnson
Senate
Dallas
John Wilkes Booth
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Gay
Teague
New York Stock Exchange
Vington
Gene
Patty Rucker
East
Johnnie's Floral
Don Parsons, JR
Parsons
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