LeBoeuf Acquitted in Murder Trial After Turbulent Testimony
Mrs. Mary Louise LeBoeuf was found not guilty of murder by a 12‑person jury after a two hour and fifty nine minute deliberation. She testified of threats and fear from her husband Randolph LeBoeuf before the fatal November shooting in their home 33 miles east of Hobbs. The defense argued self defense and the jury rejected first degree murder, convicting on lesser charges or acquittal.
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Paul Tackett
Randolph Pau
le Boeuf
Hobbs
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Roswell
Billie McGhee
LeBouef
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Frenchey
el Paso
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Lea General Hospital Notes Hobbs New Mexico
Admission list from Lea General Hospital Hobbs includes Ralph Baker Wise Margarette McEliyen Jackie Lynn Wilson and many others with addresses in Hobbs Eunice Jal and Lovington also represented Discharged Tuesday Michael Nave Frome Mary Hitt John Clayton and Linda Anderson among others listed with home towns and streets
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Eye
Mt Etna Erupts Pouring Lava Near Catania
Mt Etna erupts again with lava pouring down its slopes near Catania. The eruption threatens nearby areas as residents monitor ash and lava activity from the historic volcano.
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Mount Etna
Catania
Sissy
Mt. Etna
Language Classes Should Be Heard Says Mrs Lusk
State School Superintendent advocate high school language instruction focused on spoken mastery over abstract grammar. Georgia Lusk promotes dynamic grammar replacing scholastic grammar in a new guide for New Mexico teachers and a January 18 demonstration for Spanish educators at the University of New Mexico.
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United Press
Georgia Lusk
New Mexico
University of New Mexico
Board Lowers Margin Requirements To Spur Economy
The Federal Reserve Board cut stock purchase margin requirements from 70 percent to 50 percent to stimulate economic activity. A board spokesman cited easing speculative pressures since the 1955 stock market peak. Margins had varied from 100 percent in 1946 to 49 percent in 1945, and stood at 70 percent at the start of 1955 before today’s action.
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Federal Reserve Board
Hobbs Service Station Robbery At Grimes and Marand Streets
A sack of money between 75 and 100 dollars was taken from Cities Service Station at Grimes and Marand Streets Hobbs. Attendant John Brancum notified police at 6 18 a m Tuesday. the sack marked Lea County State Bank was found in a vacuum cleaner. Three suspects are being sought with no arrests yet.
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John Brancum
Lea County State Bank
Family Fight Over Company Pickup
Tommy Gestes is hospitalized in Lea General Hospital Hobbs with a four inch scalp wound after a barroom dispute over company pickup keys. The fight involved A L Newsome of New some Floor Landing Co and Gestes’ father in law J A McKee who retrieved a 2x4 and struck Gestes. Newsome intervened and drove Gestes to the hospital. Both men work for Newsome.
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Newsome Floor Landing Co
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Newsome
Court Frees Reds Says Smith Act Dead
A U.S. court of appeals in San Francisco freed 11 communists convicted of teaching and advocating violent overthrow. Following the Supreme Court ruling that the Smith Act bans actions but not abstract advocacy, the appellate court denied a new trial, deeming the act a virtual sham.
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Midwest Blizzard Grips Nation With Heavy Snowfall
A massive winter storm drenches the Midwest with up to 15 inches in Kansas City and widespread snow across Missouri Iowa Wisconsin and New Mexico. The death toll stands at 28 as travel halts and businesses close. Blizzard conditions ease in some areas while milder regions see scattered snow showers and frigid lows.
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New York State
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Missouri
Iowa
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New Mexico
Police Chief Receives Monthly Raise and City Moves
City commissioners approved a $25 per month pay raise for Police Chief Robinson, with a matching clothing allowance increase to $50. Other raises followed for Captain, Sergeant, and patrol men, retroactive to January 1. A resolution authorizing prior action was adopted, and bids for water pipe and fittings were accepted from Vicking Supply Company. The board also approved $564.90 for sirens on volunteer firemen vehicles and discussed $21,000 more pipe construction, with $95,000 of a $100,000 water loan already spent. A Polk Street paving plan to install a line to avoid future tearing was proposed, with wells dependent on the new lines.
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Robinsons
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H. Carrell
Vicking Supply Company
Roy L. Jones
Woodward Auto Supply
M. Kindel
Jones
Polk Street
Tom Bridgeforth
Reserve Bank to Cut Loan Rates and Ease Money Controls
The Federal Reserve Board and Philadelphia Reserve Bank will cut loan discount rates tomorrow from 3 percent to 2.75 percent. Eleven other federal banks are expected to follow as part of a government push to boost the sagging economy. December figures show cost of living slowing with a drop in new car prices, marking only the second time in 16 months that the CPI did not rise. Overall prices still rose over three percent in 1957.
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Federal Reserve Board
Philadelphia Reserve Bank
Juvenile-murder convict faces new trial in woman’s case
Redwood City California reports a 20-year-old typist was convicted Tuesday of second degree murder in the slaying of her mate and now awaits another trial to determine her case further.
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Redwood City
Calif
Muder
Vanguard Missile Launch Readiness Outlined
The piece details the Vanguard satellite's 72 foot rocket, three-stage design, and the precise countdown and fueling steps required. It explains stages lifting to 35 miles, 138 miles, then 300 miles before final ignition to orbit, outlining timing, speeds, and the satellite release.
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Earth
Waitress Gets Ike Autographs After Republican Dinner
Chicago UP A waitress, Frances Hardy, 48, served the Eisenhowers at a Monday Republican dinner. She later obtained their autographs on place cards, describing President Eisenhower’s smile and Mrs. Eisenhower’s encouragement to bother them. Hardy, among 205 waitresses, recalled serving 5400 guests in Donovan Hall at the International Amphitheatre.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Frances Hardy
Donovan Hall
International Amphitheatre
Stolen Bicycle and Car Accessories Reported
Police records show J. D. O Grady reporting his son's bicycle was stolen from a Junior High School bike rack before school yesterday. Virgil Butler of 1110 West Harrison reports a missing rear view mirror from his 55 Buick on Avenue M and R. De Lo Santos of 218 South First Street reports two hub caps stolen from his 55 Ford behind the house.
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Virgil Butler
West Harrison
Avenue M
R. de Lo Santos
South First Street
Walker seeks Senate bid name change and early filing
E S Walker formerly Elmer Stephens Walker and known as Johnny Walker filed a petition to legally adopt the name E S Johnny Walker as he pursues the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate. He plans to file March fourth and denies withdrawing from the Chavez seat race, predicting at least one rival will run a Chavez allied campaign. His name change hearing is set for February 21 in the Sixth Judicial District Court in Grant County.
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U. S. Senate
Elmer Stephens Walker
E. S. Johnny Walker
Walker
Dennis Chavez
Chavez
Sixth Judicial District Court
Grant County
Governor Mechem to Attend Tatum Dance Event
Gov. Edwin L. Mechem will visit Lea County this Saturday and attend the Tatum March of Dimes Dance at the American Legion Hall. He will be a guest at the Sawyer home in Crossroads along with other candidates. an Lubbock band will perform and prizes will be awarded.
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Ed Mechem
Tatum
Crossroads
Edwin L. Mechem
Lea County
A. D. Sawyer
American Legion Hall
Lubbock
Heller Plan Would Fund Schools by Full Tax Credit
Robert Heller proposes a federal tax credit matching increases in state and local school taxes to fund education. The plan aims to shift tax decision pressure from communities to Congress, aid less wealthy areas, and require no federal admin expense while preserving local control.
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Robert Heller
Cleveland
National Citizens Council For Better Schools
Heller
Robert Heller & Associates
Washington
Ohio
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