Dulles urges international conference on Suez dispute
Secretary of State Dulles used a national radio TV address to press for a world conference to resolve Egypt's nationalization of the Suez Canal. He warned failure would threaten international law, while noting no U S commitments. Britain and France prepare for possible military steps if talks fail. Egypt rejects the Big Three plan but may attend.
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United Press
Dulles
Suez Canal
Egypt
United States
London
Eisenhower
Nasser
Britain
France
Suez
Toulon
Malta
Cyprus
NATO
Germany
Russia
Moscow
Cairo Radio
Liberation Rally
MilwauKee pastor Mock to be installed with services
Rev. George Mock of Milwaukee will be installed as pastor in Lovington and Artesia in a Sunday evening service at 7 30. Rev. M C Meyer of Denver will deliver the installation sermon with Rev Emil F Krigler of Hobbs officiating. Mock, a Concordia Theological Seminary graduate, was ordained in 1956 and will reside at 324 W Avenue D Lovington during service weeks.
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George Mock
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
M. C. Meyer
Denver
Colorado
Emil F. Krigler
Hobbs
Mock
Concordia Theological Seminary of
St. Louis
Concordia College
Wis
The
Holy
District Court Session Set for Lovington August 21
District Judge Roy Anderson will hold a single court session in Lovington on August 21. This will be the only district court session held in August.
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Roy Anderson
Lovington
Half Million Farmers Put Land In 1956 Soil Bank
The Agriculture Department reports almost half a million farmers enrolled land in the 1956 soil bank, reserving about 10.75 million acres and yielding up to 225 million dollars in payments. Corn farmers dominate with over 282 thousand agreements covering nearly 4 million acres for about 151 million dollars. Wheat programs involve about 98 thousand agreements over five million acres, with payments surpassing 394 million dollars. The department also allows grazing on soil bank land in drought regions across five states, designating Colorado and Texas counties as disaster areas, enabling emergency feed grain participation.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Soil Bank
Iowa
Colorado
Nebraska
Texas
North Dakota
Young Democrat Clubs Leader to Address Convention
David A. Bunn of Denver president of the Young Democrat Clubs of America will address the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 14.
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Denver
David A. Bunn
Young Democrat Clubs of America
Chicago
Crackdown on Citations Ignored by Traffic Offenders
Hobbs authorities led by Municipal Judge Robert L. Bensing crack down on violators who ignore city citations for stop sign and red light violations and speeding. Warrant affidavits will be issued to arrest those who fail to answer and appear, with daily warrants once overdue cases are cleared.
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Hobbs
Robert L. Bensing
Bensing
Walton Will Filed In D C For Probate
Seigal A Walton of Hobbs had his will filed for probate in Lovington District Court. Mack Easley named special administrator with $20,000 bond. Heirs are widow Clara Walton three children Franz Darryl Ray Bryant and Toni Lyn Walton. Franz Darryl oldest son born to first wife killed in auto crash. Debts funeral expenses to be paid. widow may receive $1 if alive at death otherwise nothing. Toni Lyn 50 percent. Franz Darryl and Ray Bryant 25 percent each. Walton Trucking Co. liquidate estate. furniture and valuables divided among children. Trustees Ruby Ball Mack Easley Lea County State Bank Hobbs. Ball and Easley executors with 5 percent up to $50,000 and 2 percent up to $100,000. Guardian Jack Underwood Lovington for minor children. bond $20,000. Walton died July 19. financial troubles noted.
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Seigal A. Walton
Hobbs
Lovington
Mack Easley
Clara Ivon Walton
Franz Darryl Walton
Ray Bryant Walton
Toni Lyn Walton
Franz Darryl
Walton
Ray Bryant
Toni Lyn
Toni Lynn
Charles Sexton
Walton Trucking Co
Jack Walton
Ruby Ball
Lea County State Bank of
Ball
Easley
Jack Underwood
Bond
West Coast cloud seeding tied to New Mexico drought study
State Engineer Steve Reynolds will review the claim that West Coast cloud seeding causes New Mexico drought. Rancher Neal Hansen and Colfax County residents met with Governor Simms and Reynolds to discuss the theory. Reynolds will seek further information from the President's Advisory Committee on Weather Control.
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Steve Reynolds
New Mexico
Neal Hansen
Cimarron
Colfax County
Water Planning Board
John Simms
Reynolds
Advisory Committee On Weather Control
Parris Island Marine Convict Found Guilty in Death March
Marine Staff Sergeant Matthew McKeon found guilty on two counts by a General Court Martial at Parris Island South Carolina. He received a bad conduct discharge a nine month prison term and reduced to private with forfeiture of 30 dollars per month for nine months. He was acquitted on two charges. He was convicted of drinking against regulations and negligent homicide in six recruit deaths during a night march. Sentencing to follow after defense presents arguments and witnesses.
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Parris Island
S. C
Matthew McKeon
South Carolina
Building permits surge in Hobbs for July 1956
Hobbs issued 95 building permits in July with estimated valuation of 471 135 dollars. The 1956 year total reached 2 660 301 dollars, up from June’s 300 000 plus. Major July work included 12 new homes valued at 108 000 dollars and 50 plumbing permits totaling 6 036.88 dollars in fees.
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Hobbs
W. R. Grayson
Grayson
Stassen Predicts Nixon Bid Would Cost GOP Votes
Harold Stassen warned in Washington that nominating Nixon for re election would cost the GOP up to 36 million votes and hurt President Eisenhower. He backed his claim with a press briefing as his Dump Nixon campaign circulated letters from senators indicating limited support while Nixon’s office reported thousands of pro Nixon letters. Stassen said he would not seek the VP spot, noting he is a controversial figure who would subtract votes from Eisenhower.
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United Press
Harold Stassen
Nixon
Stassen
Washington
Massachusetts
Christian Herter
United
Eisenhower
NAACP Pushes Strong Civil Rights Planks for Parties
The NAACP plans to urge both parties to adopt robust integration planks and to back the Supreme Court ruling against school segregation. Roy Wilkins will propose the strong plank to the Democratic Committee in Chicago and address the Republican group in San Francisco. Southern Democrats in Atlanta discuss a united civil rights front with 11 liaison teams to coordinate actions across 11 state delegations.
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Supreme Court
NAACP
Roy Wilkins
Democratic Platform Committee
Chicago
Republican Platform Group
San Francisco
Atlanta
GE sues Skaggs Drug Center over Fair Trade Act
A district court in Albuquerque will begin Monday morning a suit filed by General Electric Company against Skaggs Drug Center challenging the constitutionality of New Mexico's Fair Trade Act. Judge Robert Reidy will preside as GE accuses Skaggs of underselling GE appliances in violation of manufacturer agreements and the Fair Trade Act.
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United Press
Albuquerque
New Mexico
General Electric Company
Skagg Drug Center
Duke City
Robert Reidy
General Electric
Skaggs
Begin Probe Of Carrier Blaze
Fire swept the storeroom of the 13 000 ton aircraft carrier Windham Bay in Alameda California for over an hour. Blazing smoke caused thousands of dollars in damage as insulation in the electrical system burned and the chapel wall blistered. Naval officers opened an investigation into the blaze's cause as the shipyard overhaul continued since July 17.
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Alameda
Calif
Windham Bay
California
Civil docket filings rise with July tally
The district court recorded 103 cases filed on the civil docket in July, compared with 115 filings in June. The counts indicate a steady level of civil activity across consecutive months.
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District Court
Bar Brawl Leaves Man Stabbed In Hobbs Fight
A 36 year old Hobbs man identified as D. D. White is in satisfactory condition at Lea County Hospital with a deep 18 inch stab wound across the lower back from a barroom brawl at the Cactus Bar in Hobbs Friday night. Three Mexican brothers Eugenio Pena 29 Cesario B Pena 26 and Herculano Pena 22 of Hobbs are held on assault with a deadly weapon charges as investigators search for the razor weapon.
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Hobbs
Lea County Hospital
D. D. White
White
Eugenio
Cesario B. Pena
W. Skelly
Herculano Pena
Triangle Apartments
Cactus Bar
Griffin
Tidwell Named Tatum Deputy
Doyle Henderson resigns as deputy sheriff and police chief in Tatum without stated reason and asks to be relieved immediately. P. Y. Tidwell of the Lovington Police Department is appointed to fill both vacancies and will work with Tatum Chief of Police H. L. Stroud.
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Doyle Henderson
Tatum
P. Y. Tidwell
Lovington
H.L. Stroud
Tragic Sand Trap Death Shocks Albuquerque
A 14 year old, Tommy Ribble, died after suffocating in a sand trap at his father's cement site in Albuquerque on Friday. He was pulled from the sand after about 30 minutes and died on arrival at Presbyterian Hospital.
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Albuquerque
Tommy Ribble
Presbyterian Hospital
Emergency message for Gerald Sandeford in Xenia Ohio
The Xenia Ohio sheriff's office relays an emergency message for oil field worker Gerald Sandeford. He is urged to contact the sheriff's office or call long distance at phone 25816 in Xenia.
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Sheriff's Department
Xenia
Ohio
Gerald Sandeford
Sheriff's Office
Two Men Face Federal Kidnapping Charges In Cross-Border Case
FBI says two men 34 from Oakland California and 38 from Evanston Illinois were charged with kidnapping a 17 year old Tulsa resident in Albuquerque and transporting him to Topeka Kansas. They were arrested in Breeze Illinois after a police chase and held in St. Clair County Jail Belleville awaiting further action.
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FBI
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Duke City
Topeka
Kansas
Clarence Rohde
Oakland
California
John Mikiyo
Evanston
Illinois
Breeze
Thy
John Charles
Albuquerque
St. Claire
Belleville
Missing Banker Search Goes On In Albuquerque
Felix Montoya, VP of First Thrift and Loan in Albuquerque, vanished Wednesday night amid a $7,500 vault theft. Police chase leads on two men seen entering the building. authorities deny rumors of a body found and continue extensive investigations.
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Albuquerque
First Thrift and Loan Association
First Thrift and Loan
Montoya
Sheriff's Office
Carlsbad and Valley Legion Teams Lead New Mexico Tourney
In Albuquerque the junior American Legion Baseball Tournament opened with Valley Post 18 of Silver City facing Valley favorites, and Carlsbad Post 7 meeting Las Vegas Post 24. The double elimination event runs through Sunday with state winner advancing to York Nebraska regional playoffs August 18 to 22.
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Carlsbad
Albuquerque Valley Vikings
American Legion
Albuquerque
Silver City
Carlsbad Post
Las Vegas
York
Nebraska
Five Day Forecast With Scattered Thundershowers
The forecast shows average temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal in the west and near normal in the east. Scattered thundershowers are expected most days with locally heavy amounts possible Sunday and Monday. Highs range from the 80s to mid 90s and lows from the 50s to 70s across regions.
Contract Signed To End Steel Strike In Nation
Officials of US Steel and United Steelworkers signed a formal contract in New York ending the 34 day steel strike. The agreement, affecting US Steel and related firms, is expected to restart production by Monday and bring back tens of thousands of workers across plants and divisions.
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United Press
New York
US Steel Company
United Steelworkers
Pittsburgh Steel Company
Crucible Steel
Big Steel
US. Steel
Birmingham
Alabama
Little
Tennessee Coal and Iron Division
US Steel
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D. C
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Tidwell
Felix Montoya
Valley Legion
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