Atomic Test Blasts Nevada Site With Huge Flash
The 11th summer test at the Nevada Atomic Testing Grounds occurred at 5 25 AM. A 67 foot diameter balloon suspensions equipment launched the blast with a reported force near 20000 tons of TNT. Observers in Salt Lake City Los Angeles and San Francisco saw a massive flash as a dust ring and mushroom cloud rose from ground zero.
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Nevada
Atomic Proving Grounds
Sir Aess
Tie Group
YoewmerUay
Ovvelda Micaabers
Fort Lewis
Washington
Ground Zero
tuLbdacue
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
San Francisco
City
Hobbs Airport to Get Its Own Water System
County Commissioners approved bids totaling 245000 for airport projects funded partly by CAA. Major items include a control tower at Hobbs and runway work at Eunice, with grading to create taxiways. A school bus road near Air Base City awaits railroad crossing approval.
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Eunice
CAA
Joe Matlock
Henry Wieser
G. Werhan
Air Base City
Scanlon - Erwin and Associates
Hobbs
George Graves
Two Murder Trials Set For Sept
Two murder trials are scheduled for the second week of September. Tom Morrison faces John Smith’s killing on January 5 at the 200 Club nearTat um highway. Juan Cisneros is charged with Baley’s June 24 death near Denver City highway east of town.
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Tom Morrison
John Smith
Juan Cisneros
Ballard Baley
Lovington
Neal
Hobbs
Morrison
Rose and Johnson
Cisneros
Smith
200 Club
Tatum Highway
Baley
Denver City Highway
Robert S. Dabney
R. M. West
Marvin Lee McFarrin
Hazel
Building Pace Steady in Lovington July Permits
Lovington issued $132 530 in building permits in July led by Southwestern Builders with $69 000 for seven units. Will Noah followed with two units costing $18 000, Roger Smith received the largest single structure permit at $17 000, and other builders reported smaller amounts. Plumbing permits totaled 26 and water sewer taps reached 550 for the month.
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Lovington
Southwestern
Will Noah
Roger Smith
B. H. Joplin
Ed Goolsby
W. B. Luckie
C. R. Bratcher
McRan Inc
East Avenue
Seat Belts Urged to Cut Highway Deaths
Vice president Robert McNamara of Ford Motor Co. urged use of seat belts to halve highway fatalities and serious injuries. He spoke in a statement prepared for the House Traffic Safety Subcommittee.
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United Press
Robert McNamara
Ford Motor Co
McNamara
House Traffic Safety Subcommittee
Six Hundred New Cops for New York Police Force
One year sees twenty two youth gang related deaths as six hundred rookie officers are assigned to patrol tenement districts to curb gang violence in New York City.
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New York
Tewage Gan
Courtroom Wraps Several Pleas and Sentences
District court heard pleas on multiple cases yesterday. Loyd pled guilty to breaking and entering and drew six months to three years. Cisneros pleaded not guilty to first degree murder. defense attorney appointed. McDonald admitted narcotics possession. sentence deferred for investigation. Miller and Brisco pled guilty to rape of a 14 year old. sentence deferred. Wonzer pleaded not guilty to assault with deadly weapon. West pled not guilty to bad check. Cunningham pled guilty to grand larceny. sentencing postponed for further review.
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R. O. Loyd
Juan Cisneros
Rose
Johnson
Hobbs
J. L. McDonald
Hobbs Oilers Narrow Gaps With win over Ballinger
Hobbs Oilers beat Ballinger 5 to 4 to close the gap on the league lead in the Southwest League. Carlsbad defeated Lamesa 12 to 5 as Potashers trail the Oilers by half a game. Hobbs out-hit Ballinger 13 to 8 and scored three runs in the fifth on singles by John Young Steve Hill and Everett Moore plus Pete Taylor’s two bagger.
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United Press
Hobbs Oilers
Ballinger
Westerners
Hobbs
Oilers
Carlsbad
Lamesa
Potashers
Ballingers
John Young
Steve Hill
Everett Moore
Pete Taylor
Infant Rites Held For Hobbs Baby Steven Fellingham
Infant Steven Wayne Fellingham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin D. Fellingham of 1226 Starling Drive Hobbs, died Saturday afternoon. Funeral services were conducted Monday at Griffin's Funeral Chapel at 2 30 p m with Rev Clyde Campbell officiating. Burial followed at Prairie Haven.
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Steven Wayne Fellingham
Alvin D. Fellingham
Starling Drive
Hobbs
Griffins Funeral Chapel
Clyde Campbell
First Baptist Church
Prairie Haven
Five Youths Held For Robbing Service Station
Tucumcari police report two girls and three young men arrested at a roadblock for robbing a service station near Amarillo Texas. The five admitted taking 150 dollars and threatening a woman with knives. Charges not filed locally. held for Texas authorities.
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United Press
Tucumcari
Amarillo
Texas
Bean Pickers Urgently Needed Across Lea County Cannery
Cannery officials and state employment chief Don Queen call for 40 to 60 bean pickers at once as crops ripen. Wages run 2.25 per hundred for crew leaders and $2 for workers. Contact Queen at the state service, 102 South 1st St. to join crews. delays threaten harvests and local market activity.
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Cannery
Don Queen
State Employment Commission
Queen
State Service
South 1St St
J. Coney
Kimbells Cannery
Washington D. C
Lea County
Latty Remains To Colorado City
Bobby Gene Latty age 27 of Hobbs was killed when a steel piece fell on him at 3 a.m. Sunday near Jal in a Nob le Drilling Co accident. A coroner s jury ruled accidental death. He is survived by his wife Barbara and infant daughter Ronda Jo plus a sister and a brother.
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Bobby Gene Latty
Parkway
Hobbs
Colorado City
Texas
Latty
Jal
Noble Drilling Co
Justice of Peace
Clyde Leavell
Barbara
Ronda Jo
Cliff Hazlewood, Jr
Straton
Billy Joe Latty
Monahans
Congressional leaders predict adjournment around August 24
Congressional leadership expects the session to adjourn about August 24, signaling a near end to current legislative work. The plan reflects a calendar near the late summer recess and shapes remaining deadlines for bills and approvals.
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Congressional
Congress
Air Force Academy Spending Criticized By House Group
The House Appropriations Committee criticized Air Force costs for the Colorado Springs academy. It approved 20.8 million of 29.2 million requested for continued construction, denied funds for an on site air field, and rejected raising the superintendent's residence ceiling from 75 to 97 thousand dollars.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Air Force
Air Academy
Airforce Academy
House
Kansas
Everett P. Scrivner
Congress
Colorado Springs
British offensive advances in Oman at Izz and Nizwa
British forces led by Cameronians and Scottish troops with native scouts moved from Fahud toward Izz, 14 miles from Naizwa, dropping leaflets urging support for the Sultan and pressing the advance with little resistance. Next move targets Naizwa as air raids and desert heat loom.
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United Press
Britain
Muscat
Oman
Peninusia
Izz
Fahud
Naizwa
Royal Air Force
Nizwa
Bahrein
Cairo
Imam of
Oman Desert
85 Civil Suits Filed In July
In July the District Court heard 85 civil suits. Included are divorce actions for Mrs. May belle E. Smith vs Alvy Smith Jr and Dorothy Fern Wiser vs Edward Wiser. Other filings involve debt collection by Southwest Electric Supply against R. D. Morehead Electric Co., foreclosure on a note and mortgage, and a quiet title suit by C. F. Spencer et al. Also noted are injury claims from Leo Moore against Wildman Machine Shop and custody and support cases in several divorces. Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co. seeks $1 291 overpayment on an insurance policy.
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Maybelle E. Smith
Alvy Smith Jr
Southwest Electric Supply
R. D. Morehead Electric Co
Dorothy Fern Wiser
Edward Wiser
Nettie Mae Chambers
Coy Gene Chambers
C. F. Spencer
R. W. Powers
Leo Moore
Wildman Machine Shop
Jewel Parker
Johnnie Parker
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co
Leroy Bass
Patricia Bass
Stiles Services Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. M. M. Stiles, killed in a Saturday auto crash in Ft. Stockton Texas, were conducted Tuesday at Smith-Yarbro Funeral Chapel. Elder Albert C. Mounsey led the service with burial in Levington Cemetery. She was born July 1 1934 in Alamosa Colorado and is survived by husband Marvin Mark two children Linda Lee Ellen 5 and Deborah Lynn 4 her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Perry of El Cajon California a brother Johnny Robert and sisters Rhonda Jeanne and Barbara Maye Pallbearers named Cecil Le Grone Kenny Taylor Ted Rabon Gordon Wells Gary Tidwell and C. L. Collum.
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M. M. Stiles
Ft. Stockton
Texas
Smith-Yarbro Funeral Chapel
Albert C. Mounsey
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Levington Cemetery
Calif
Johnny Robert
Rhonda Jeanne
Barbara Maye
Alamosa
Colorado
Cecil le Grone
Kenny Taylor
Ted Raban
Gordon Wells
Gary Tidwell
C. L. Collum
Oilmen Praise Ike's Voluntary Oil Import Cut
Representatives from 18 oil producing groups laud President Eisenhower's call for voluntary oil import reduction. They warn that further action may be needed. The meeting in Dallas drew state reps from New Mexico Texas Kentucky California Pennsylvania Ohio Oklahoma Illinois Indiana and North Dakota.
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Dallas
Resenhower
New Mexico
Texas
Kentucky
California
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Oklahoma
Illinois
Indiana
North Dakota
Prather Stands Pat Amid Federal Removal Writ
Rancher John Prather remains on his Ris Otero property near the McGregor Missile Range after three U.S. deputy marshals served a federal writ of assistance ordering removal. Prather refused to leave, saying he could defend himself if needed. Army road blocks and potential force looms were reported as officials seek the land for the military expansion.
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United Press
John Prather
Ris Otero
U.S
Prather
MtGregor Range
Albuquerque
Terry Clark
Alamogordo
Fils
McGregor Missile Range
Washington
New Mexico
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
New Mexico Farm Prices Rise in July Report
The USDA shows New Mexico prices received up 2 percent for the month ending July 15, with livestock and products up three percent on stronger beef cattle, hogs, and lambs. All crops slipped 3 percent from the prior month, short staple cotton at 34 cents, hay averaging 21.60 per ton, down 50 cents from mid June.
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New Mexico
USDA
Tucumcari Little League Wins State Championship
Tucumcari defeated Lovington 4 to 3 to become state champions in Roswell. The win earns Tucumcari a trip to Phoenix, Arizona for zone finals on Aug. 12. Ray Diaz relieved Tucumcari pitcher Jack Edwards late, and Lovingtons Akins led with three hits and three runs in a hard fought game.
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Lovington
Tucumcari
Roswell
Pheenix
Arizona
Ray Diaz
Jack Edwards
Robert Vaudel
Caudle
Graham
Akin
Tucumcar
Eisenhower Farm Under Fire Over Gifts and Management
Oregon Senator Morse attacks President Eisenhower over gifts to the Gettysburg farm while Ike, a gentleman farmer, relies on retired Gen. Arthur Nevins to manage about 190 acres. The operation includes 50 cattle and 700 laying hens, with 60 to 70 gallons of milk daily. Livestock gifts total around 25 head since 1953, with some valued up to 15 000.
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United Press
Eisenhower
Oregon
Wayne Morse
Gettysburg
Ike
Arthur Nevins
Nevins
Eisenhower Farm
Lovington Teachers to Be Feted in August Banquet
Mayor Roy Lee Jones will chair a committee to honor Lovington teachers and staff. A banquet on August 30 at the School Cafeteria will be funded by four tickets for 100 dollars, supporting two teachers and two businessmen, with an afternoon business tour preceding the event.
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Roy Lee Jones
Lovington
Livingston Rites In Hobbs Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Mae Livingston 65 of Hobbs will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church Hobbs with Rev. Clyde Campbell officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Haven. Griffin Funeral Home in charge.
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First Baptist Church of
Hobbs
Clyde Campbell
Mattie Mae Livingston
E. Park
Livingtson
Joy S. Livingston Sr
The
Ohio Oil Co
John S. Livingston
Tom Lewis
van Horn
Tex
Ira Livingston
Roy Livingston
Earl Meador
R. J. McMurray
Charlie Burns
Roy Wilson
Bill Reed
Jake Bailey
Mac Vines
John Terry
Johnny Weaver
Pat Randolph
Willie Ash
Clarence Pittman
Prairie Haven
Griffin Funeral Home
Explosion at Havana Woolworth Store Kills One, Injures Eight
A bomb exploded inside a Woolworth store in central Havana Cuba killing one person and injuring eight others. Police report several injuries are serious and ongoing investigations continue.
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Havana
Cuba
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