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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1955
Page
7
The Lovington Leader, published three times weekly by Lea County Publishing Co, serves Lovington New Mexico as an official publication. Editor and publisher details indicate establishment in 1909 with land office notices and subscription rates listed for various periods.
A 12 member grand jury is convening at 9 a.m. tomorrow in Lea County to probe violations of local laws including registrations for the Wet-Dry election. Judge Brand called the panel despite petitions from the Lea County Civic Loyalty League. Other matters may come before the jury as the week unfolds.
The piece critiques ABACA production tied to a Treasury fund and RFC activity linked to the Manila Hemp trade. It cites large financial losses, stockpile growth, and privatized handling under government agencies, urging action and constitutional limits via a proposed 23rd Amendment. It ends with a Beecher quote on youth and virtue.
Police in Watertown Conn received a wage adjustment after officials noted overtime pay had been set at $1.50 or 27 cents below the standard rate. The board of commissioners approved extending the overtime wage to $2 per hour.
Allegan Michigan report says Mr and Mrs LaFayette Stuch of Wayland welcomed twins, marking their third pair of twins in ten years. The family described the surprise as a double feature to their tradition.
United Press reports the Dixon Yates power contract with the federal government is under scrutiny. A conflict of interest involving Adolph Wenzell is cited as making the deal void and voidable. Senate Democrats press inquiries as Kefauver prepares to run for president while Dirksen leads Republican questions.
Intellectuals in New York revive the term epiphany as a modern revelation. A Greenwich Village scene uses the word to describe a sudden insight of social, personal, or artistic nature sparked during casual moments on park benches or strolls. The term historically marks a religious revelation on Epiphany January 6. Joyce influence helped popularize its current secular sense.
US astronomers plan to use television to capture earths neighbors in record sharpness. They expect atmospheric turbulence to matter less with one hundredth of a second exposures enabling Mars photos during its close approach next summer and fall.
Agriculture Secretary Benson receives about 23 000 letters amid farm income worries. Proposals include giving away surplus food, soil bank plans, and an international charity fund. Senator Capehart urges immediate hearings and production controls. Governor Herter calls for a lasting presidential fix. Chelf seeks Benson's ouster by amendment. USDA offers 345 000 pounds of non fat dry milk for animal feed and 1954 rough rice sale by bid.
In San Francisco and coastal towns Chinese fish peddlers wearing native garb once roamed with heavy baskets of salmon rock cod and smelt. Modern refrigeration and state law requiring personal records for self caught or purchased fish have driven the colorful peddlers from the streets.
A Washington hound named Friend, owned by Major and Mrs. Gentry, overcomes claustrophobia with hot water bottles in his doghouse. A Knoxville hen disappearance ends happily as hens visit a neighbor. Two Buffalo vice-presidents retire this month from Standard Milling and George Urban Milling. Carrie Cotter of Rochester, aged 110, celebrated her birthday and refused glasses saying they’re for old people.
A reader argues that many mothers raise children fine without a father and that heredity and environment shape personality. The piece notes bitterness can erode parental influence, urges letting the absence of the father fade, and concludes that the daughters may be better off without his involvement.
John Steve Broady a 52 year old private detective was convicted by an all male jury of operating a large wire tapping scheme on New York's East Side He testified he found an unauthorized tap on Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce phone Sentencing scheduled for January 13 with potential 27 year prison term.
It is estimated that 71 percent of all American families now own automobiles, with 12 percent of car owning families having more than one car.
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