New Mexico Maintains Seventh Rank in Oil Output
New Mexico remained seventh among oil producing states with 1958 output near 102.5 million barrels, driven by stronger northwest production from the San Juan Basin and new pipelines. Southeast limits stayed low, but regional wells and gas output supported overall activity and a $344 million revenue from oil and gas in 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
A. L. Porter
Commission
San Juan
New Mexico
Chaves
Eddy
Lea
McKinley
Rio Arriba
Roosevelt
Sandoval
Porter
Association
Final Rites Held For Mrs. Jaye Bishop
Funeral services were held at 1 p m Friday in Smith Yarbro Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs Jaye Bishop 719 N Love Lovington. She was born December 2 1890 in Arkansas and died December 24 after lengthy illness at Lea County General Hospital. She is survived by her husband George W married August 29 1915 at Paroloma Ark a son Orus Bishop of Lovington two granddaughters Earlene and Rita Sue a sister Mrs Claudie Hutson of Hope Ark and two brothers Lee Tryndall Paris Texas and Otis Tryndall of Ashdown Ark Burial was in Lovington Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith - Yarbro
Jaye Bishop
N. Love
Lovington
Jimmy Burnett
the Victory Baptist Church
Bishop
Arkansas
Lea County General Hospital
George W
Paroloma
Ark
Sdén Or
Tom Black to Run in Sugar Bowl Hurdles
Tom Black a senior at North Texas State College Denton will run the 180 yard high hurdles at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans December 8 1958. He is the son of Jim Black of Lovington and Lovington is proud to have a native son compete with top track men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Black
North Texas State College
Denton
Texas
New Orleans
Tom
Jim Black
Lovington
Holiday driving turns deadly as 1956 record looms
United Press International reports a grim holiday toll as 468 deaths occur in four days, with California leading at 38 traffic fatalities and Texas 28. Despite late optimism from the National Safety Council, officials warn the situation remains dangerous with high speed crashes and last minute travel surges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
UPI
California
Texas
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Ilinois
Michigan
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Florida
Georgia
New Mexico
Missouri
Chicago
Stocks Gain Some In Christmas Week
Stocks edged higher in a shortened holiday week with the Dow Jones average at 572.73, up from last week’s close as the railroad and utilities averages rose. The market showed a mixed pattern with 60 advances and 61 declines, while 175 issues held steady and 113 hit new highs for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Utilities
Batista Orders Reinforcements to Halt Cuban Rebel Drive
President Batista reshuffles the army high command and dispatches 2,000 reinforcements to Las Villas to stop a rebel push aimed at splitting Cuba. Rebels claim Santa Clara falls and Barienport and Cienfuegos bases are under pressure as the government warns troops will attack without civilian restraint.
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Havana
UPI
Fulgencio Batista
Las Villas
Cuba
Barien
Cienfuegos
Santa Clara
Fidel Castro
Batista
Jose Casillas Lumpuy
Oriente
Alberto Rio Chaviano
Senator Kefauver Injures Leg On Soap Box Racer
Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee wrecked a neighbor boy John Harrell’s factory racer while test riding it on Christmas Day. He sustained a leg injury with ligaments sprained and a cast placed at Bethesda Naval Hospital.
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Washington
UPI
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
David
John Harrell
Harrell
Ater
John
Kefauver
Bethesda Naval Hospital
David Nix
Balloon Small World Lands In Venezuela Jungle Search Underway
A land and air search was launched for the balloon Small World and its four crew after a weak radio message said they landed about 22 miles southeast of Pedernales in Delta Amacuro. The crew includes Arnold Elkoart and family, Colin Mudie, and Rosemary Mudie, with U.S. oil helicopters joining the overland hunt.
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Caracas
Venezuela
UPI
Ate
Pedernales
Delta Amacuro
U. S
National Guard
Arnold Elkoart
Timothy
Colin Mudie
Mudie
Rosemary
Venezulean
Oscar Malchado Zuloaga
Amacuro
Lt Peterson Earns Helicopter Wings at Camp Wolters
1st Lt. Franklin G. Peterson, son of Mrs. C. C. Peterson of Lovington, graduated from the Army Aviator Helicopter Course Class 59-03 at U S Army Primary Helicopter School Camp Wolters Texas. Maj. Gen. Earle G. Wheeler, CG 2nd Armored Division Fort Hood Texas, was guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Wolters
Texas
Franklin G. Peterson
C. C. Peterson
West Monroe Lovington
U. S. Army
Earle G. Wheeler
2Nd Armored Division
Fort Hood
Vote On Strike In New York Ends After Contract Deal
NYC newspaper strike nears end as publishers and union representatives reach a two year pact. Union members to vote Sunday at Manhattan Center on the terms after mediation. Ballot hours planned from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. eastern time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPD
New York City
Deliverers’ Union
Mail and Deliverers Union
Asher Schwartz
Manhattan Center
Airline Strike Near Settlement
Chicago Apr 5 AP A spokesman for 1500 American Airlines pilots says a settlement to the nationwide strike may come soon. ALPA president C N Sayen spoke by telephone with Leverett Edwards of the mediation board after Edwards said hopes for a resolution within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
APS
American Airlines
C. N. Sayen
Air Lines Pilots Association
Leverett Edwards
National Mediation Board
Edwards
Washington
ALPA
Woman sues Muskegon store over transparent swimsuit
Donna Dibble 25 year old mother of four files a 2500 dollar damage suit claiming a new bathing suit became transparent when wet at Muskegon State Park Beach on July 29, 1957. She says she was humiliated as bystanders stared and pointed while she rushed to fetch a towel. Her husband James calls it a joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon, Mich
UPI
Muskegon
Donna Dibble
Muskegon State Park Beach
Indict Three For California Murder Case
Ventura County grand jury indicts Elizabeth Duncan and two ex convicts for the murder of Olga Duncan last Nov. 17. Moya and Baldonado confessed to beating and strangling the nurse and say they were hired for 6000 dollars by Elizabeth Duncan. Ralph Winterstein is charged with obtaining a fraudulent annulment of the marriage. Bail set for the annulment charge at 50000. murder counts bail requested as none. Duncan denies plotting and says the men tried to blackmail her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald W. Wagoner
Ventura
Calif
UPI
Elizabeth Ann Duncan
Santa Barbara
Olga Duncan
Ventura County Grand Jury
Luis Moya
Augustine Baldonado
Dist. Atty
Roy Gustafson
Moya
Baldonado
Elizabeth Duncan
Gustafson
Duncan
William S. Lewis
Benito
Manitoba
Canada
Tibetan Revolt Alleges 50,000 Chinese Reds slain in Tibet
Reports out of New Delhi Calcutta Bhutan Kathmandu Kalimpong and Darjeeling claim an armed Tibetan revolt against Chinese rule with 50,000 Chinese Reds killed in the August October flare up. Dalai Lama may seek asylum in India amid fighting.
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Tokyo
UPI
Tibet
Dalai Lama
India
New Delhi
Calcutta
Bhutan
Katmandu
Kalimpong
Darjelling
Refu
Tacly
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Illinois
Sixth Army
Harry Johnson
Rodney J. Johnson
San Francisco
Letterman Army Hospital
Helen Traubel
Margaret Truman
Miss Traubel
Margaret
OCC
New Mexico Oil
Gas Assa
Mrs. G.bishop
Sugar Bowl Sun
United Press International
Elmer C. Walzer
Cai
Army
Navy
Army High Command
Nix
James Barr
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Canary Islands
Atlantic
Peterson
N.Y
Point of
Ges
Kham
Formosa
China
Burma
Rangoon
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