Eisenhower urges UN force and Arab regional development plan
President Eisenhower called for a standby United Nations military force and a regional Arab development program as part of a six point peace plan for the Middle East. He spoke at the UN General Assembly and urged quick action to curb external meddling and war scares while emphasizing Arab leadership in economic efforts.
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Bruce W. Munn
United Nations Upi
Eisenhower
United Nations
Middle East
United Nations General Assembly
U. N
Andrei Gromyko
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Lebanon
Jordan
Near East
Russia
United States
General Assembly
Mideast Nations
World Organization
Dag Hammarskjold
Federal transfers 132000 acres to New Mexico land office
The federal government completed a 132000 acre transfer in Otero county to the New Mexico Land Office. The land will be leased for grazing and mineral exploration with lease revenue supporting public schools and state institutions. An additional 18000 acres will be transferred separately from Forest Service lands.
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Santa FE Upi
Otero County
New Mexico Land Office
U. S
McGregor Missile Range
White Sands Proving Ground
Fort Bliss Reservation
U. S. Forest Service
Larry Bynon
Murray Morgan
Land Office
Byron
Lea County Receives No Surplus Food
New Mexico reports 1957 58 surplus food from USDA totaling 4450 tons valued around 2.5 million dollars distributed to 462 schools 61 camps and charitable groups. About 50 percent went to 33 distribution centers aiding roughly 33 000 needy persons. Lea County received none.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Lea County approves bonds for four new hospitals
Voters approved bonds totaling 1 425 000 for Lovington Eunice Jal and Tatum hospitals with Lovington 1137 32 leading the way and Hobbs the lone city against the measure. Final tallies shifted after Eunice results arrived late at night.
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Lea County
Lovington
Eunice
Jal
Hobbs
Tatum
Annacad
Make It Yourself Wool Contest Opens In Lovington
Lovington hosts the Make It Yourself Wool contest for District 10 on November 1 with Mrs. Bryan Runyon of Artesia in charge. Contestants from Lea and Eddy counties, ages 13 to 22, may enter as single or married, with 4-H membership not required. Pee Wee group for 10 to 13 will sew skirts in 100 percent wool. District 4 prize is a trip to the state contest. state winners go to Portland Oregon for prizes including two featherweight sewing machines and a $100 scholarship from Floyd W Lee. Earl Powell offers a $100 scholarship for a girl majoring in home economics at NMA & M College. A $25 savings bond is also awarded.
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Lovington
Bryan Runyon
Artesia
Lea
Eddy
Portland
Oregon
Floyd W. Lee
Woolgrowers Association
Earl Powell
N. M. A&m College
Hobbs Drops To Plainview After Late Rally Loss
Artesia Giants beat Les Bass 5-4 as Patykula and Hernandez hit their 19th homers and Jim Gibson earned his seventh win. Hobbs, in third, fell 12-8 to Plainview after Jacobson sparked a late Plainview surge. Carlsbad at San Angelo was rained out.
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United Press International
Artesia
Giants
Les Bass
Midland Braves
Bass
Gopher
Midland
Stan Patykula
Fred Hernandez
Jim Gibson
Hobbs
Plainview
Bob Jacobson
Jack Tupper
A’s
Tupper
Carlsbad
San Angelo
Closing Date Set for New 1958 Telephone Directory
G Telephone Co Southwest district manager G D Shelly announced that Hobbs Eunice and Jal New Mexico will get new residential and business directories for 1958. Final change date to listings is August 22 1958. Subscribers are urged to call the business office with corrections or additions before printing.
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Hobbs
Eunice
Jal
New Mexico
G. D. Shelly
General Telephone of
Southwest
Toay
Shelly
Weather Outlook With Scattered Showers and Thunderstorms
Variable cloudiness today and west portion with scattered showers or thunderstorms mainly afternoon and evening. Eastern plains see partly cloudy intervals with widely scattered afternoon storms. Not much temperature change.
Wildlife meet set Alamogordo
The New Mexico Wildlife and Conservation Assn will hold a three day convention in Alamogordo starting Friday.
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Alamogordo Upi
New Mexico Wildlife and Conservation Assn
New Chapter in Old Pearl Harbor Controversy Recorded
The Congressional Record adds Admiral Husband E. Kimmel's letter shifting responsibility for Pearl Harbor to Washington. He claims intelligence was withheld from Hawaii commanders and disputes claims of inter-service rivalries and lack of communication with General Walter Short.
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Washington
UPI
Pearl Harbor
Husband E. Kimmel
U. S. Pacific
Clarence Cannon
Hawaii
Harry G. Haskell, Jr
R-Del
Kimmel
Tokyo
Japan
United States
U. S
Joseph Grew
Sentiment Divided On Tex Annexation Idea
Mixed emotions were reported as a New Mexico legislator jokingly suggested West Texas join New Mexico. Fred Patton of the state game department said sentiment in West Texas towns was divided, with some saying they would probably get more attention from New Mexico. State Rep. Fred Coles-Eddy floated the idea to an El Paso editor, but the plan has little chance for fulfillment.
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Santa FE Upi
New Mexico
West Texas
Fred Patton
State Game Department
Fred Coles-Eddy
el Paso
Airman Held in Death at Yokota Base Japan
A2C Charles W. Dickson, 20, of Tombstone Arizona, is held in the death of 21 year old Hiroko Narukawa at Yokota Air Base near Tokyo. The Air Force and local Japanese police conduct a joint investigation into the strangulation. Dickson is stationed at Yokota.
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Yokota Air Base
Japan
UPI
U. S. Air Force
Charles W. Dickson
Tombstone
Ariz
Hiroko Narukawa
Air Force
Dickson
Yokota
Tokyo
Republicans Sell Optimistic Economy Narrative Ahead of Elections
A Senate GOP memo and a Republican National Committee briefing promote rising employment, income, and production since 1952 to argue the economy improved under 1958 conditions. Democrats counter with unemployment and living-cost concerns, while GOP notes emphasize four million more workers and growing population expanding the labor pool.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
GOP
Truman
Republican National Committee
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