No Tax Cut Support for Eisenhower Budget Says Official
Dan Smith a Treasury official told a House subcommittee there is no room for tax cuts in the 1957 budget. The Census Bureau reported November retail sales at nearly $17 billion, up 3 percent from October and above November 1955. Separately, the Commerce Department said unemployment rose sharply in November with about 555,000 more jobless than October, bringing total unemployment to over two million.
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United Press
Administration
Eisenhower
Dan Smith
Treasury
George Humphrey
House
Census Bureau
Department of Commerce
R Day Referenda Set Across States on Crop Programs
Farmers in 34 states vote on five crop control referenda covering cotton rice corn and peanuts with two thirds approval required for quotas and price supports. Agriculture officials cite two million seven hundred fifty thousand eligible voters and potential shift to base acreage or increased allotments depending on results.
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Agriculture Department
Washington
Congress
State GOP Kitty In Black $5,000
The Republican State Central Committee reports income of about 134000 to the secretary of state for the past year and expenditures near 129000. The New Mexico GOP is in the black by around 5000 but owes 25000 to five party members who loaned 5000 each. The latest spending, nearly 40 percent of the budget, went to radio TV and newspaper advertising totaling 45000.
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United Press
Republican State Central Committee
Republican Party
New Mexico
R. O. Anderson
Roswell
Tom Baiack
Fordmam E
Hobbs Players Hold Tryouts For Moon Is Blue
Hobbs Community Players announce tryouts for The Moon Is Blue on Wednesday December 12 at 7 p.m. in the Lea County State Bank public room. Bert Wayt president and director invites all to audition for three men and one woman as the group prepares a January general production.
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Hobbs Community Players
Bert Wayt
Little Theater Group
F. Hugh Herbert
Lea County State Bank
Hobbs Theater Group
Mechem Considers Convention To Revise New Mexico Constitution
Governor-elect Edwin L. Mechem says he would have to give considerable thought before calling a constitutional convention to rewrite the state constitution. The idea comes from GOP representative-elect Clarence Rotheberg of Albuquerque who urged a revision to modernize the constitution to 1956 standards. Mechem notes the legislature can call a convention, but he would need to think about it first.
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United Press
Edwin L. Mechem
New Mexico
Mechem
GOP
Clarence Rothberg
Albuquerque
Rotheberg
N T Reed Rites Held Today
Funeral services for Nathan T. Reed aged 75 were held at 10 a.m. at Griffin Funeral Home chapel. He died at Meadows Hospital Las Vegas after a year long illness. Burial followed at Prairie Haven Cemetery with pallbearers Matt Taylor A G Blackman Earl Morel Jack Harden C B Woods and Mr Shipman. Survivors include sisters Cora McClane Salt Lake City Utah and George Rumsey Dodge City Kansas. Reed was a rig builder and former Republican party member.
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Griffin Funeal Home
Reed
Republican Party
Cora McClane
Salt Lake City
Utah
George Rumsey
Dodge City
Kansas
Matt Taylor
A. G. Blackman
Earl Morel
Jack Harden
C. B. Woods
Mr. Shipman
Employment in Rocky Mountain Empire Rises in New Mexico and Arizona
The Rocky Mountain region shows slight employment gains in New Mexico and Arizona from mid September to mid October, while Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada Utah and Wyoming report declines. Region totals 1,654,000 for mid October, above last year but down 94,000 for the month due to seasonal winter effects per Max Korroris of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Rocky Mountain Empire
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Max Korroris
Humphrey calls for soil bank program investigation
Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota asks for a congressional inquiry into the soil bank program. He offers to head a sub-committee to study administration, farmer opinions, and its effectiveness in reducing surpluses. The House committee також plans scrutiny while Secretary Benson supports a study but cautions against early changes. The 1957 crop year will test the program's efficiency.
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Hubert Humphry
Minnesota
Humphrey
Allen J. Eliender
Senate Agriculture Committee
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture
Benson
Soil Bank
Attorney seeks release for cancer doomed convict
Attorney H J Guthmann asked the state parole board to release 59 year old Ralph Pekor to relatives. Pekor, known for painting the Smiling Christ, has two or three months to live due to blood cancer. Pekor is serving a natural life term under an habitual criminal statute and the board voiced doubt about parole but will consider the request.
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State Parole Board
H. J. Guthmann
Parole Board
Ralph Pekor
Pekor
Christ
Perkor
Do it Yourself Christmas Card Kit Sells Under $500
A firm offers a complete Make your own Christmas card outfit including envelopes. The kit lists frame, trays, paper, chemicals, safe light, stirring rod, mask, and full instructions. Any man at home can produce cards from family snapshots or seasonal scenes.
Price Supports Cost 100 Million In October
The Agriculture Department says the government's investment in farm price supports totalled 8 billion 100 million dollars as of October 31. This is four million more than the prior year but below the record high from last February. Wheat remains the largest item in the surplus stockpile with 2 billion 400 million owned and an additional 400 million held under price support loans.
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United Press
Agriculture Department
USDA
Department
Haiti Capital Grinds to Halt as General Strike Widens
Port au Prince, Haiti, sees life largely suspended as a general strike shuts down commerce transportation and public services in the capital, reflecting widespread labor protests.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
City fathers set special Lovington meeting on bar license transfer
Lovington City Commission prepares for a special 7:30 p.m. session at city hall to hear both sides on a bar license transfer from Main Street to 17 W Central near First Baptist Church and the public library. Concerns include youth safety and church opposition as well as possible street closure and sewer and water projects.
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Lovington City
Main Street
W. Central
First Baptist Church
Lovington
State Board of Revenue
McAlester Fuel Company
Haliburton
Jal Rancher Stricken With Heart Attack In Carlsbad
S Brininstool, 60, longtime rancher near Jal, suffered a heart attack after unloading cattle at Charlie Smith ranch 28 miles west of Loving. He is hospitalized at St Francis Hospital in Carlsbad.
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Mar! S. Brininstool
Jal
Charlie Smith
Loving
St. Franci S Hospital
Carlisbad
Irony of Accidents Stuns Victims in Odd Tales
National Safety Council highlights bizarre mishaps where attempts to quit smoking or control pests backfired. A Las Vegas man used a concussion bomb on a gopher, causing a barn fire after the animal’s counterattack. A Pawnee City dogcatcher’s truck shotgun discharge injures a handler. A Knoxville man lights a two inch firecracker in his mouth while attempting to quit smoking.
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United Press
National Safety Council
Paul Thomas
Las Vegas
Nevada
Thomas
Pawnee City
Nebraska
Knoxville
Tennessee
Protection Offered Havana Rebels Surrender
The Cuban president orders military commanders to provide protection to rebels who surrender, signaling a government stance toward surrendering insurgents and offering safety assurances amid the ongoing conflict in Cuba.
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Havana
Cuba
Safer Traffic Conditions Result Of Sheriff's Drive
Cooperation of motorists and the sheriff's department has produced safer roads in Lea County. Since December 1, when six extra patrol hours were added to eight deputies, nearly 500 cars were stopped for safety issues. 51 citations and 2 arrests were issued while most motorists were warned. Deputy Joe Price aided a motorist by driving 20 miles to repair a flat tire, demonstrating improved public regard for law enforcement. Lovington city manager B Harrison praised the effort as boosting community sentiment and safety during the holiday season.
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Sheriff's Department
Joe Price
John Q
Lovington
Harrison
MacAdoo
Lea County
Yankee Pitcher Booked After Kissing Wife
Miami Beach police arrested Mickey McDermott of the New York Yankees after he refused to show his driver's license when asked during a kiss with his wife beside the water. He was booked on a disorderly conduct charge and released on a $25 bond. He declined further comment.
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Miami Beach
Mickey McDermott
New York Yankees
Beng
Robert Greengood
McDermott
Two Held For Investigation In White Slavery Ring
Sheriff offices report crack of a white slave ring from San Angelo to Hobbs with two San Angelo men, Van and Paul Gauwain, arrested on attempted murder charges. They await jail in Lovington as FBI begins separate probe following a 16 year old girl's statement.
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Sheriff's
San Angelo
Hobbs
Van
Paul Gauwain
Lovington
Texas
Jewell McAdoo
Les Villars
FBI
Chou En Lai Tours India Amid Protest and Praise
Premier Chou En Lai continued his triumphal tour of India drawing thousands who waved flags and shouted slogans of Indian and Chinese brotherhood. Indian editorials criticized his use of Indian platforms to denounce the United States as The Times of India called the remark discourteous to a nation trying to stay out of the Middle East conflict.
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United Press
China
India
Chou En Lai
Theortheast
Chou
United States
Middle East
Times of India
Pvt Gillett Graduates From Army School
Pvt Harold G Gillett son of Mr and Mrs Don L Gillett of Jal NM recently graduated from the Armys Antarcraft and Guided Missile School at Ft Bliss Texas He completed the surface to surface missile mechanic course Gillett entered the Army in July 1956 and is a 1956 graduate of the University of New Mexico member of Phi Kappa Phi Pi Tau Sigma and Sigma Tau fraternities
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Fort Bliss, Tex
AHTNC
Harold G. Gillett
Don L. Gillett
Jal
N. M
Army
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Gillett
Fort Bliss
University of New Mexico
Phi Kappa Phi
Pi Tau Sigma
Sigma Tau
Canadian Prime Minister St Laurent to Visit Eisenhower in Augusta
Canadian Prime Minister Louis St Laurent will pay a social call on President Eisenhower today at the President's vacation headquarters in Augusta Georgia.
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Augusta
Georgia
Louis St. Laurent
Eisenhower
Car theft report at 200 Club targets two Texas men
Two men from Texas, A. W. Short and E. J. Guthrie, told the sheriff’s office last night’s pilfering from parked cars at the 200 Club. Short reported a new ladies coat valued at 17, a pair of black loafers worth 12, and four hubcaps from his 1954 Ford. Guthrie said three hubcaps and two fender skirts were taken from his Oldsmobile.
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Sheriffs Office
A. W. Short
E. J. Guthrie
Texas
200 Club
Short
Guthrie
Wildcats Ride High Defeat Jal 67 37
Lovington Wildcats win third straight as Delbert Shirey scores 18 and Bobby Shirey shines on defense. Durwood Stell and Rayburn Corbitt add 10 each, part of a strong team effort led by outstanding coaching. They travel to Eunice Friday then face Tatum Saturday.
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Lovington Wildcats
Jal
Shirey
Bobby
Ross Black
Delbert
Durwood Stell
Rayburn Corbitt
Stell
Corbitt
Lovington
Eunice
Tatum
Black
Pinson
Bouts Friday With Clovis Lovington Golden Glovers Clash
Clovis visits Lovington for a inter city boxing card at 8 p.m. in the Sports Arena. Clovis aims for eight or ten three round bouts while Lovington plans seven or eight. Last year Clovis won the state team trophy and Lovington’s coach fears a strong showing for local fighters.
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Lovington Golden Glovers
Clovis
Lovington
Hobbs
Ken Larsen
Oklahoma fugitive arrested in Eunice
Floyd R. Hernberg, a 51 year old Cheyenne, Oklahoma fugitive, was arrested yesterday afternoon in Eunice by Deputy Sheriff Tom White on a child abandonment charge. He waived extradition after authorities received a radio request and he was taken into custody within four hours.
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Cheyenne
Oklahoma
Tom White
Eunice
Floyd R. Hernberg
Hernberg
Sawmill Worker Burned To Death Near Eagle Nest
State Police report a 33 year old saw mill worker Harold Horner burned to death in a NW Eagle Nest mill fire. The blaze destroyed the mill and a nearby cabin. Horner lived in a small cabin at the mill.
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Eagle Nest
Harold Horner
Hungarians halt much industry as Russian tanks guard Budapest
AP reports mass 48 hour strike paralyzing factories utilities and mines in Hungary after martial law was declared. Clashes occurred as police tried to seize idle property while 100 miners and 10,000 guerrillas sparked fighting near Budapest. Refugees said movement was blocked around the capital and protests grew.
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Vienna
Austria
Budapest
Csepel Island
Kadar
Hungary
Central Workers Council
Cotton Crop Estimate Up 150000 Bales For 1956
The agriculture department pegs the 1956 cotton crop at 13,303,000 bales up about 1 percent from the November estimate. This compares with 1955 production of 14,721,000 bales and a 10 year average over 13 million. With a carry over of more than 14 million bales, domestic and foreign demand will be met for over two years.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Five Americans Win Nobel Prizes in 1956 ceremony
Brass fanfares marked the Nobel Prize awards in Stockholm as eight scientists and a poet were honored. The American winners included Dickinson Richards, Andre Courant, William Shockley, John Bardeen, and Walter Brattain, receiving $38,000 prizes, medals, and diplomas before the King and Queen.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Juan Ramon Jemenez
Dickinson Richards
Andre Court
William Shockley
John Bardeen
Walter Brattani
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Pvt. Gillett
Army School
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