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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1956
Page
7
Lea County faces a projected forty year decline in underground water as basins drain under irrigation and city use. County officials commit 10000 to an artificial recharge project led by a dedicated engineer, aiming to replenish aquifers faster than extraction and avert drought driven prosperity loss.
Daily broadcast lineup lists national NBC programs including News in Brief Monitor and Meet The Press alongside music blocks, church services, and soap operas such as Young Widow Brown and Pepper Young's Family. Local Western stations present theatre, weather, and community features.
A detailed Monday schedule lists morning and afternoon programs from Sign On at 6:00 through The Hank Harral Show at 6:00, including World News, music blocks, church programs, light entertainment and sports shows with names like Harding Chorus, Wayne King Show, Tennessee Ernie, Red Foley Show, Pecos Valley Hoedown and Club Time.
Water conservationist E. G. Minton Jr leads the Lea County Artificial Water Recharge experiment. Eight wells near Lovington would push rainwater into an underground basin, with meters and recorders tracking flow and levels. Estimated cost tops 5 million dollars with potential 12 million acre feet savings over 60 years.
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