By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sign of a deepening rift among Democrats on energy issues, conservative Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he will not move forward on President Joe Biden’s nominee to oversee oil and gas leasing at the Interior Department. Manchin, of West Virginia, chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and has …

EDC of Lea County celebrates 60 years Jennifer Grassham/EDC president It was the year the computer mouse, push-button telephone, and cassette tapes arrived on the scene. The US Postal Service announced ZIP codes, The Avengers comic was first published, and a new car company, Lamborghini, was founded and debuted its first prototype 350 GTV automobile.   1963 was also the …