Baby Daymond Hardin Dies in Tractor Accident Near Tatum
Two year old Daymond Hardin was fatally run over by a tractor driven by his 12 year old sister Jan on the Hardin farm near Tatum. The child, riding with Jan while hay was loaded, fell under the wheel. He died after being sent by ambulance to Sea General Hospital Hobbs. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. in Smith Yarbro Funeral Home. He is survived by parents D. and (name illegible) Hardin, sister Jan, brother Dan, and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Steve Darden and Mr. and Mrs. Way Hardin of Lovington.
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Daymond Hardin
Tatum
Hardin
Lovington
Sea General
Hobbs
Smith Yarbro
Hamilton
D. Hardin
Jan
Dan
Steve Darden
Way Hardin
Bill Pierce
John Painter
Freddie Pierce
Johnnie Engel
Second body recovered from plane shot down off Red Coast
Navy reports a second body found near 90 miles southeast of Shanghai in the same area as earlier wreckage from the Mercator patrol plane. The 16 crewmen and Mercator were shot down last Thursday, with Red China admitting damage to a plane of unknown origin. Debris must be examined and currents modeled before a full statement.
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Navy
Shanghai
Red China
Dulles
L Eisenhower
Arthur Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lovington teachers hear mayor and leaders at first session
The Lovington school system opened its year with 198 staffers present in the band room for a general session led by Superintendent H. C. Pannell. City officials and representatives from education groups welcomed newcomers as enrollment already outpaces last year.
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Lovington
H.C. Pannell
Board of Education
Lovington Education Association
Britain and France Move to an Armed Cyprus For Suez
United Press reports a 360 mile offshore armed camp with French troops beside British on Cyprus as Suez tension rises. A five nation committee heads to Cairo to discuss international control of the canal while Egypt faces new internal penalties amid pressure from London and Washington.
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Great Britaan
France
Egypt
Cyprus
Suez Canal Zone
Suez Committee
Nasser
Cairo
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
London
Five-Nation Committee
Suez Canal
Dulles
Eisenhower
White House
Lovington Youth Injured in Scooter Crash
W A Anderson Jr a 12 year old Lovington resident was slightly injured when his Cushman scooter collided with a pickup at Madison and eighth. Police cited him for failure to yield. truck driver L B Leeson reacted and skidded 18 feet. Vehicle damage was about 15 dollars to each. He was treated and dismissed.
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W. A. Anderson, Jr
W. A. Anderson
W. Avenue A
Madison
Eighth
Young Anderson
L. B. Leeson
Lovington
Anderson
Former Resident Killed In Arizona Crash
Ruby Lee Thrasher, former Lovington resident now living in Chandler, Arizona, was killed in an auto accident near Phoenix on August 19. She reportedly lost control of a truck, crashed through a fence, and was crushed, dying shortly after hospital arrival.
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Eller Thrasher
Tyler
Ruby Lee Thrasher
Phoenix
Ariz
Thrasher
Chandler
Lovington
Ma wasRyler
Mitchell Predicts Labor Victory For Eisenhower in 1956
Labor Secretary James Mitchell predicts President Eisenhower will win more labor votes in November than in 1952 and that the working people of this country will reelect him.
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Washington
James Mitchell
Eisenhower
Mitchell
Colorado River Water Suit Recessed In San Francisco
In San Francisco the Colorado River water suit with Arizona as plaintiff and California as defendant was recessed after opening statements. New Mexico is a party, and California alleges the case spurred by demand for the Central Arizona Project. Fred E. Wilson said New Mexico seeks only Gila and Little Colorado rights, but will prove sovereign rights if needed.
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San Francisco
Colorado
California
New Mexico
Arizona
Central
Fred E. Wilson
Supreme Court
Gila
Little
Farmers Union Leader Calls GOP Farm Plank More Socialistic
James G. Patton of the National Farmers Union argues the 1956 Republican farm plank is more socialistic than the Democratic platform. He says flexible supports backed by the GOP give the government a larger hand in farm affairs than under the Eisenhower administration.
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United Press
National Farmers Union
James G. Patton
The
Farmers Union
GOP
Judge Refuses To Overrule in Lucy Case
In Birmingham Alabama a federal judge refused to overturn a University of Alabama expulsion of student Lucy Foster. Judge Hobart Grooms said federal courts should not interfere with university administrative acts after Foster leveled unproven charges against school officials accusing them of conspiring to cause campus riots.
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Birmingham, al
LLP
Birmingham
Alabama
University of Alabama
Lucy Foster
Hobart Grooms
Foster
Cattle and Hog Prices in Clovis Market Report
Clovis New Mexico live stock market shows 2000 cattle receipts and hogs 75 head. Fat yearlings 17 to 22, calves 17 to 20.50, cows 7.5 to 13, bulls 11.5 to 15, stocker calves 8.21, steers 14.5 to 18.5, heifers 14.5 to 18. Hogs top 16.50 for 190-240 lbs, 13.5 to 15.75 for 160-180 lbs, various weights priced 13.5 to 14.25. Sows 10.25 to 13.75. shouts 11 to 12. stags 5.75 to 6.75.
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Clovis
N. M
Shouts
Weinberger Baby Kidnapper Indicted By Grand Jury
A Long Island grand jury indicted Angelo La Marca for kidnapping and murder in the Peter Weinberger case. The infant was abducted from Westbury on July 4 and left in a wooded area the next day. the body was found about 12 hours after his arrest and confession. Beatrice Wienberger, mother of the victim, testified before the jury.
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United Press
Long Island
New York
Peter Weinberger
Angelo la Marca
Beatrice Wienberger
Weinberger
Grand Jury
Westbury
la Marca
Duke City poll shows GOP favorites in Bernalillo County
An Albuquerque Journal survey of 100 registered voters finds Republicans favored in Bernalillo County. President Eisenhower holds a clear lead over Adlai Stevenson with Edwin Mechem slightly ahead of Governor John F. Simms in the gubernatorial race.
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United Press
Albuquerque
Bernalillo County
Newpape
Albuquerque Journal
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Edwin Mecham
John F. Simms
Professor Aims to Abolish State Welfare Board Move
A research assistant for a legislative committee proposes abolishing the Welfare Board. Allen Richards, a government professor at the University of New Mexico, plans to recommend the measure to the legislature's Interim Welfare Investigating Committee in Santa Fe.
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United Press
Allen Richards
University of New Mexico
Santa Fe
Bail Set At 475000 For Three In Acid Case
New developments in New York City's acid-throwing assault on labor columnist Victor Riesel. Bail totaling 475000 was set for labor racketeer Johnny Dio and four others charged with conspiring to obstruct justice. FBI alleges Dio behind the plot and that Telvi was killed for learning the victim's identity.
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New York City
Johnny Dio
Victor Riesel
U. S
Paul Williams
Riesel
Williams
Abraham Telvi
Telvi
Marshall
FBI
Dio
Tommy Dio
Short Work Made Of Riot in Tennessee
In Clinton Tennessee authorities swiftly dispersed about 100 chanting adults and youths from Clinton High School where black and white students attended together for the first time in state history. John Kasper leader of a white citizens council sparked the protest and was freed on riot charges after urging residents to picket the school. Kasper later led demonstrators to a street corner, no violence occurred, council chief plans a Clinton parade. Assistant Attorney General Walter Fischer said further legal action could not proceed while Kasper remains within the law.
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Clinton
Tennessee
Clinton High School
John Kasper
White Citizens Council
Kasper
Fort Sumner Site For Trailer House Firm
A new manufacturing firm named Great Western Mobile Homes Incorporated will open in Fort Sumner New Mexico, organized and financed by local businessmen. Earl Worley of Roswell will be executive vice president and general manager. The firm intends to employ about 100 initially, rising to 250 to 300, and cites freight savings as a key advantage.
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New Mexico
State Economic Development Commission
Fort Sumner
Great Western Mobile Homes, Incorporated
Roswell
Earl Worley
Worley
Southwest
Great Lakes
Argentine Rancher Reports Ten Brahma Cows Living 17 Years
An Argentine rancher says ten American Brahman cows imported fourteen years ago are all alive and healthy at 17 years old. Each cow calved in 1939 and the herd has at least 186 descendants on the ranch.
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United Press
American Braham Breeds Association
Royce Henry Returns to Farmington
Royce Henry, a junior school coach, returned to Farmington on Monday after a week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sol Henry, of 414 West Avenue A.
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Farmington
Royce Henry
Sol Henry
W. Ave
Henry
Farmington School
Nixon Defends Labor Leaders Right To Back Candidates
Vice President Nixon says labor leaders may back any candidate they choose. He notes AFL-CIO leaders endorsed Adlai Stevenson but believes union members will vote Republican and says leaders do not intend to dictate members' votes.
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Nixon
AFL - Cio Executive Council
Adlai Stevenson
AFL - Cio
Indian Couple To Show Waves In Stockholm
A Navajo couple, Mr. and Mrs. Loren zo Smith, have left Washington for Stockholm to represent the United States at St. Erik's International Trade Fair. They teach in Riverside, California, and recently earned a grand prize for silverwork at Gallup's Inter Tribal Ceremony.
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Washington
Stockholm
Sweden
United States
St. Erik’s
Lorenzo Smith
Riverside
California
Smith
Gallup
Simms Opens Reelection Campaign Tour in New Mexico
Governor John F. Simms begins his bid for reelection with trips to Portales Clovis Roswell and Carlsbad. He attends Senator Dennis Chavez's sister’s funeral in Albuquerque and plans a Clovis High School stadium kickoff with Democratic leaders and candidates.
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United Press
Albuquerque
John F. Simms
Portales
Clovis
Roswell
Carlsbad
Dennis Chavez
Clinton P. Anderson
Chavez
Clovis High School
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