Iowa Trio Arrested After Routine Check
An Iowa couple and a companion were captured in Lea County after a routine check. John Bowman Hogan 25 Colleen Mae Hogan 18 and Richard Merle Oleson 19 were held in jail today. They fled an Iowa jail earlier this month heading toward California via Texas. Mrs Hogan sought publicity and aided their capture.
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Lea County
John Bowman Hogan
Colleen Mae Hogan
Richard Merle Oleson
Hogan
Oleson
California
Texas
U S Faces Tightrope Over Suez and Jailed Couple Escape
The United States navigates tensions surrounding Egypt after a 50 million dollar World Bank loan. In Lovington, Iowa, Hogan and Oleson escaped Fort Dodge jail by altering a guard, fled to Des Moines, then Las Cruces before police captured them. They face federal charges for interstate car transport and Iowa car theft, with possible fugitive bonds.
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U. S
Bob Carnes
FBI
James Robinson
New Mexico
Eisenhower to Deliver State of the Union Jan 7 in Person
President Eisenhower will address Congress in person on January 7. The budget and economic report follow, with a White House plan to spend about 81 billion dollars. The schedule includes denial of Rockefeller’s GOP bid under White House clarification.
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Pearson
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Maurice H. Stans
Maid of Cotton Crown Due Tonight in Memphis
The 1960 Maid of Cotton pageant will crown a working queen to promote cotton worldwide. Twenty one finalists from twelve states compete, with the final at 8 p.m. EST and the winner announced by midnight. The winner will tour six months across continents and Europe modeling cotton fashions.
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UPID
Maid of Cotton
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Stillwater
Oklo
Europe
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Troy
Arkansas
Mary Graham Hunter
Coy
Mary Jane Melton
Jonesboro
Humphrey declares bid for Democratic presidential nomination
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota formally announces he is running for the Democratic presidential nomination marking the start of a hard uphill campaign as he enters the race in Washington.
Speculation Roils Nixon VP Pick For 1960 Ticket
UPI reports at least a dozen names circulate as possible running mates for Richard Nixon if he secures the GOP nomination. Nixon has not named a candidate, suggesting a convention choice may prevail, or he will decide himself.
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UPI
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Illinois
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West Virginia
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Rhode Island
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Robert B. Anderson
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
California
East
Midwest
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
William Quinn
Hawaii
Dirksen
IRS Tightens Tax Rules on Expense Accounts
The IRS announced new rules requiring detailed reporting of employee expense accounts on 1960 tax returns to curb non ordinary and necessary deductions. Dana Latham said firms increasingly pay officers and partners with non cash compensation and deduct it as business expense, causing revenue loss and taxpayer resentment.
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UPI
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Internal Revenue
Dana Latham
Former Lovington Resident Mrs. Magness Dies in Los Angeles
Services were held in Los Angeles for Mrs. Mable Coggin Magness 60, a former Lovington resident. She attended Lovington schools and lived with her mother Anna Myers. Survivors include her husband Jack Magness and brother Gray Coggin of Roswell. Address for contact: 145 North Lapeer Drive Apt. 5 Los Angeles 48 California.
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Calif
Mable Coggin Magness
Lovington
Magness
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Jack Magness
Gray Coggin
Roswell
North Lapeer Drive
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California
Post Office stamps cover globe 14 times yearly
UPI reports the United States Post Office Department says annual postage stamp sales total enough to wrap around the globe 14 times.
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New York
UPI
United States Post Office Department
Globe
Chavez Jr Named To New Mexico Supreme Court
UPI reports Lt Gov Ed Mead praised David Chavez Jr for the appointment, while Burroughs seeks support for a governor run. Chief Justice Lujan welcomes a Spanish-ancestry successor as Chavez plans a January swearing date, targeting a full term against E T Hensley.
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United Press International
Ed V. Mead
Supreme Court
David Chavez Jr
New Mexico
Mead
Santa Fe
Burroughs
Chavez
Eugene D. Lujan
Lujan
James B. McGhee
Dist
E. T. Hensley
Portales
Station wagon sales rise in suburbs forecast gain
Station wagon sales are climbing as suburbs grow and industry forecasts predict about 25 percent of all passenger car sales will be station wagons within three years. The vehicle once accounted for only a fraction of the auto market a decade ago.
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New York
UPI
Asphalt War Dominates New Mexico Politics in 1959
In New Mexico 1959 the asphalt fight reshaped state politics. Gov. John Burroughs faced attacks over highway contracts and an upset of Spencer’s asphalt bid, while a new highway investigation loomed as the Legislature clashed over reforms and finance.
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UPD
Lordsburg
Capitol
Spencer and Co
John Burroughs
Spencer
Burroughs
Bur
Toughs
Hick
Thunderhead Oil and Gas Co
Albuquerque
Highway Department
Senate
H.E. Leonard
Highway Commission
Fair Weather In New Mexico Short-Lived Cold Snap Expected
New Mexicans were urged to enjoy today’s predicted fair weather as a brief break before a cold spell. Snow was forecast for mountains and northern border areas by New Year’s Eve, with temperatures two to nine degrees below normal for the week. The northern region could see showers moving south by Thursday or Friday, then weekend warmth returns. Dawn skies were clear, temperatures dipping: Otto three below zero, Raton six above, Santa Fe six, Las Vegas eight above, Carlsbad a freezing 32.
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