Witnesses Report Second Death Of Pioneer III Over Africa
Pierre Stoeckel an Air France representative and a local African worker watched a bright white ball erupt in the sky near Fort Lamy as the Army moon rocke Pioneer III ended a 66 000 mile flight. The event lasted just over three seconds with a luminous trail and changing colors.
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Pierre Stoeckel
Air France
Stoeckel
United Press International
Earth
Moon
Hern Africa
Cartoon idea sparks town hospital bond talk in Hobbs
The note invites local cartoonists to depict hospital bond issues with Humpty Dumpty threats on Lovington and Tatum, and Hobbs as the fence on which eggs fall. It also mentions Santa delivering hospitals after voting, plus gossip, a Dollar Day dress sale, and local theater and Messiah events this weekend.
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Hobbs
Tatum
Ellice
Jal
Lovington
Santa Claus
Olan Burrows
Pawell Auditorium
NM Highway Death Toll Reaches 371
An unidentified man was killed instantly when the truck he rode in overturned on US 285 five miles south of the US 41 junction. Antonio Jasso, 50, of San Antonio, suffered internal injuries. The 1 1/2 ton truck skidded off the road and rolled multiple times. Police cited possible driver fatigue. Both occupants were ejected. the victim died on impact. The fatality raised New Mexico's highway death toll to 371, vs 407 a year ago.
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Lamy Upd
US 285
Here
Antonio Jasso
San Antonio
Tex
NM 41
Jasso
New Mexico
Weather outlook for Lovington fair with cooling tonight
High cloudiness at times with fair skies today and Wednesday. Colder tonight and a slight warmup on Wednesday. Low tonight 26 with a high of 55 on Wednesday.
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Lovington
Time Is Ripe For Districting In New Mexico
Santa Fe column analyzes 1950s efforts to create two congressional districts in New Mexico. It notes shifts in seats, party dynamics, gerrymandering risks with Albuquerque votes, and ongoing legal and fiscal issues facing lawmakers and utilities.
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New Mexico
U.S
Santa Fe
Antonio M. Fernandez
John J. Dempsey
Santa
Fernandez- Dempsey Applecart
Albuquerque
Sam Z. Montoya
David W Carmody
Carmody
State Supreme Court
Montoya
John Burroughs
Burroughs
New Mexico Democratic Central Committee
G. T. Henenginib
New Mexico Supreme Court
Northwestern New Mexico aims to keep boom on highways
Gov elect John Burroughs and officials from Farmington and Albuquerque push plans to speed up western New Mexico development. They back a four lane NM 44 link between Farmington and Albuquerque, with proposals for federal road funds and continued cross state cooperation.
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New Mexico
Albuquerque
UPD
Farmington
Lincoln O'Brien
Farmington Times
Cuba
Charles Williams
Gallup
Anderson
Clinton P. Anderson
D. NM
Duke City
Tom Morris
D-Nm
Clovis
Carlsbad
Hobbs
Artesia
Tucumcari
United Press International
Washington
Edwin L. Mechem
Tom Bolack
Bolack
Chambers
Dennis Chavez
Senate Appropriations
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Bernalillo
Congress
San Juan
Frontier Airlines
Santa Fe
Joint Chamber of Commerce
Lea County Ginning Near 95 Percent Complete
Bronco Gin owner Cannon Visor reports Lea County gins at 95 percent completion. Records show 44 574 units in the office with 30 percent of tat Texas Braceros in Sea County numbered 1 110 Friday.
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Lea County
Bronco
Hilburn and Spears
Lea
Troy Collier
Custom
Lawrence
Texas Braceros
Sea Conty
New Mexico
NMEC
Lovington
Hobbs
West Games
Lovington Co-Op
Hilburn
Cotton Vote Set for December 3 Referendum in 1959 Upland Cotton
Cotton growers will vote on December 3 1958 to decide whether marketing quotas will be in effect for the 1959 upland cotton crop. If two thirds approve quotas, penalties apply to excess cotton and growers choose between regular allotments with full price support or a higher acreage option with reduced support. If more than one third disapprove quotas only regular allotments and 50 percent parity price supports apply, with acreage allotments continuing for 1959.
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Alexander
Court ruling boosts El Paso Natural Gas stock surge
The Supreme Court backed quickie rate hikes by the Federal Power Commission allowing pipeline price increases with limited refunds later. El Paso Natural Gas jumped sharply on the NYSE as traders bid the stock higher, while skeptics warned the ruling harms consumers.
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el Paso
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Federal Power Commission
New York Steel Exchange
el Paso Natural Gas
United Gas Pipe Line Co
FPC
Commission
United
U.S. Appeals Court
John M. Harlan
Harlan
Army Helicopter Shopping Spree Stuns German Village
In Lautersheim a U S Army captain arrived by Bell H13 helicopter to buy a poodle from Bohrmann store. He returned with three helicopters and offered five minute flights to villagers and children. Army will court martial and discipline the officer once identified.
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Frankfurt
Germany
UPI
U.S
Hans Bohrmann
Lautershein
Bohrmann
Army
Bomb Threat Closes Carlsbad High School
An anonymous caller prompted Carlsbad officials to evacuate Carlsbad High School this morning. Police and staff searched the building while students remained on campus. Principal Dr. Guy Waid called the threat a hoax. Nearby Hobbs had a nonfatal blast two weeks earlier.
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Carlsbad
UPC
Carlsbad High School
Guy Waid
Hobbs
Roadblocks Fail To Stop Farmington Robbery Suspects
State police pursued two men who fired on a Farmington merchant Sunday night during a supermarket break in. The patrolman returned fire and believes he hit the car twice. Roadblocks in northwestern New Mexico were abandoned after yielding no results.
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United Press International
Farmington
New Mexico
AEC Names Jack Blackwell to Lead San Antonio Office
Jack Blackwell of the Albuquerque AEC operations office has been appointed to manage a new Atomic Energy Commission area office opening in San Antonio Texas. The move places Blackwell in charge of establishing AEC presence and coordinating activities in the Texas area.
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AEC
Albuquerque
UPI
Jack Blackwell
Atomic Energy Commission
San Antonio
Tex
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Remindrmers
Charlotte G. Moulton
Mrs. Ray Short
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Allis - Chalmers
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