Old Copper Boom Town Hints at New Open Pit Mine
In Cerillos New Mexico Bearcreek exploration for Kennecott Copper Corp. spurs talk of reviving Mina del Tiro into a working mine. locals report two core rigs drilling while postmaster Mary Salazar predicts an open pit. If copper is found a new boom could follow Cerillos history of mining booms and notable past visitors.
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Cerillos Upi
Kennecott Copper Corp
Santa Fe
Bearcreek Development Co
Mina del Tiro
Bearcreek
Kennecott
Mary Y. Salazar
Cerillos
Madrid
Here
Dolores
Sarah Bernhardt
Teddy Roosevelt
Palace Hotel
Sands
Steel Study Board Finds Gloomy Facts
Washington based fact finding panel pressed eight month steel dispute hearings as unions and management brace for a 500000 vote on last offers. Union leader David J. McDonald warned of selective strikes if no settlement before Taft Hartley injunction expires January 26. The panel predicted little chance of settlement before January 6 with a government report due then. A National Labor Relations Board ballot if no deal runs January 11 to 13.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
David J. McDonald
Board of
National Labor Relations Board
UPI Correspondent Missing in China Since July
Yim Yuen Lo of UPI Hong Kong bureau has been missing inside Communist China since July after leaving Hong Kong July 19 to interview William Downey. Hoberecht said detainment by the Peiping government is presumed as attempts to locate him failed.
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Tokyo
UPI
United Press International
Asia
Earnest Hoberecht
Yim Yuen Lo
Hong Kong
China
Hoberecht
Yim
Canton
William Downey
John
Peiping
Red Chinese
International Red Cross
Wendell S. Merick
Downey
Strong Kong
Ivyman
Mara
Red China
Bill
Shanghai
Reuters
Tennis Stars Talbert and Richardson Overcome Diabetes
New York report notes Billy Talbert and Ham Richardson, two top American tennis stars of the last 15 years, achieving athletic prowess while living with diabetes.
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New York
UPI
Billy Talbert
Ham Richardson
America
Texan Admits Theft At Myers Motor Co
A Crane Texas man Charlies Lowe admits he and partner stole 122 dollars from Myers Motor Co. Lowe says the accomplice James Westberry, held in Clifton Arizona, helped commit the robbery. Police also log thefts of cuff links at Llano Hotel and a lost red folder containing licenses and social security card near Skelly lease at Mallamar.
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Texan
Myers Motor Co
Crane
Texas
Lowe
James Westberry
Clifton
Ariz
Llano
S. C. Brasher
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Arkansas Chauffers
Skelly Lease
Mal
Foreign trucks flood U.S. market raising import fears
UPI reports a surge in foreign truck imports to 30,900 in two years, alongside rising passenger car arrivals, signaling a growing external challenge to U.S. automakers and domestic trucking.
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Detroit
UPI
U. S
Sniper hunt follows Christmas Eve husband death
Lois Clark, mother of four, faced a sniper case as investigators checked four ex-dates for truth amid a confession, false confession, and lie detector tests. Floyd E. Hargrove admitted to the shooting to shield Lois from scandal but later recanted. Lois's father-in-law, Clark Clark, said the couple married young, loved her, and planned to move them to Rochester, while insisting the family remains by Lois's side.
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Painesville
Ohio
UPI
Lois Clark
William Evans
Hargrove
Charles Clark
Evans
Rochester
Clark
PGA Hall of Famer Hutchinson Spends Winters in Florida
Jock Hutchinson, 75, a PGA Hall of Famer, winters in Fort Lauderdale Florida and summers in Golf Illinois where he served as Glen View Club pro for forty years.
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Dunedin, Fla
UPI
Jock Hutchinson
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Golf
Ill
Glen View
After-Dark Shopping Gains in New York
UPI reports merchandising consultant Edward B Weiss that after 4:30 p.m. shoppers increasingly buy autos, major appliances, and food. About 70 percent of autos, 35 to 50 percent of major appliances, and near 30 percent of food sold after 4:30 p.m.
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New York
UPI
Edward B. Weiss
First Modern Olympics Began in Athens in 1896
Athens reports that the early Olympic Games started with track and field events in 1896. The Winter Games were added in 1924 with the inaugural event at Chamonix France.
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Athens
Greece
UPI
Chamonix
France
Eisenhower Won't Extend Nuclear Test Moratorium
President Eisenhower refused to extend the 14 month moratorium on nuclear weapon tests but said tests would not resume without prior notice. He blamed Soviet experts in Geneva and urged continued talks with Britain and Russia for a safeguarded permanent ban.
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Augusta
UPI
Eisenhower
U. S
Geneva
White House
United States
Washington
Christian A. Herter
Defense
Thomas S. Gates Jr
John McCone
Atomic Energy Commission
Nathan F. Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Russia
Northeast Ice Storm Hits Six States Hard
The Northeast reeled under snow sleet and freezing rain disrupting communications and leaving thousands without power. Buffalo and upper New York areas faced the worst strikes with ice cracking wires and days to restore service.
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United States
New York State
Buffalo
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
New England
Bennington
Rutland
Massachusetts
Holyoke
Not Just Clowning New York Harlems Globetrotters
The Harlem Globetrotters, active for 32 years, have toured over 30 nations and won more than 95 percent of their games.
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New York
UPI
Harlem Globetrotters
State Girl Seeks Cotton Maid Title
Cecilia Rawlings of Las Cruces New Mexico competes with 20 other hopefuls in the 1960 Maid of Cotton pageant in Memphis Tennessee. Judges weigh personality and charm as the winner will represent the cotton industry for a year traveling to six European countries and meeting leaders. The 20 year old history major at Colorado University previously won her New Mexico title in Ruidoso. The winner will be announced Wednesday night with a post coronation appearance at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Friday January 1.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Las Cruces
N.M
Cecilia Rawlings
Colorado University
E. L. Rawlings
America
Dallas
Arms Ban Comes First At Reds Summit
London dispatches report Moscow will push disarmament above all at the May summit including the Berlin crisis. Khrushchev’s total disarmament plan headlines the agenda as Tass notes Soviet bloc nations will join a 10 nation Geneva meeting on March 15 to seek parity in disarmament talks.
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Reds
Union
Berlin
Moscow
Moscow Radio
Tass
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Bulgaria
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Geneva
United Nations
Time magazine names Eisenhower Man of the Year for 1959
Time magazine named President Dwight D. Eisenhower Man of the Year for the second time, citing his 1959 achievements in boosting the economy and his European Asian and African tour. Runners up included Macmillan Adenauer De Gaulle Kishi and Khrushchev not a strong contender despite Soviet space feats.
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New York
UPD
Eisenhower
Time Magazine
United States
Europe
Asia
Africa
Harold Macmillan
Konrad Adenauer
Charles de Gaulle
France
Japan
Nobusuke Kishi
Nikita Khrushchev
China
Tibet
India
Germany
Weight lifter Paul McGuire once played golf and tackle
Paul McGuire, golf pro at Paradise Country Club, also played tackle and weighed in as a member of Wichita University’s weight lifting team during his student days.
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Crystal River, Fla
UPI
Paul McGuire
Paradise Country Club
Wichita University
Gradual Warming Seen For New Mexico Today
Variable high cloudiness and gradually warming temperatures were forecast for the second straight day in New Mexico. It was five above at Otto and all stations reported sub freezing readings at 5 am. Carlsbad saw a 30 for the warmest minimum while Farmington Zuni and Santa Fe ranged sub freezing to near 31. Hobbs posted 29 and Columbus 48. No precipitation reported and icy spots, especially in northern highways, urged caution.
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New Mexico
Otto
Carlsbad
Farmington
Zuni
Santa Fe
Hobbs
Glenwood
Columbus
1959 in New Mexico Part One Wild and political
Spectators saw a wild year in New Mexico politics with sharp exchanges and factional clashes. Governor Burroughs faced attacks from Democrats and rivals like Bursey while Lt. Gov. Mead eyed the path to the 1960 primary. Chapter titles highlighted tax disputes, asphalt bids, and highway investigations as the saga continued.
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Santa FE
UPI
New Mexico
John Burroughs
Burroughs
Joe Bursey
Ted
State General Fund
Spencer and Co
New
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Maurice Trimmer
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Ed V. Mead
Rocking R Ranch
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