Farm Leaders Seek 1958 Cotton Price Support Change
Farm Bureau leaders from 15 cotton states propose a limited 1958 price support reform to Congress. The plan lowers supports to 75 percent of parity in exchange for a 20 percent boost in acreage allotments and would allow a simple majority vote in December to adopt. They also urge shifting to an outright export subsidy in 1958 to lift domestic prices.
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Farm Bureau
Congress
Washington
Con
Nazarene Dedication Services Scheduled For Sunday
Lovington Church of the Nazarene will host dedication services during the 11 o clock Sunday worship. General Superintendent Dr D I Vanderpool will preach the dedicatory sermon with Dr R C Gunstream of Albuquerque also in attendance. Vanderpool will speak again at the 7 30 night service. Rev B W Culbertson invites the public to attend.
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Lovington
B. W. Culbertson
Gunstream
Roswell
Portales
New Mexico
el Paso
Texas
Pueblo
Colorado
Pasadena College
Pasadena
California
Board of Regents
D. I. Vanderpool
San Jose
Calif
Church of the Nazarene
Vanderpool
Pollock
John Fletcher College
Northwest Nazarene College
Nampa
Idaho
Nazarene Church
Missouri
Nazarene
Denver
Calo
Walla Walla, Wash
Northwest
Truman’s Grandson Born in New York Hospital
Former President Harry Truman becomes a grandfather as Margaret Truman and E Clifton Daniel Jr. welcome a baby boy weighing six pounds eight ounces at Doctors Hospital in New York. Both mother and child are reported doing fine and the Trumans will travel from Independence to see the infant.
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United Press
Harry Truman
Truman
Margaret
Doctors Hospital
New York
E. Clifton Daniel, Jr
Daniel
Trumans
Independence
Missouri
Kansas City
U S Conducts Small Nuclear Test From Balloon Platform
The United States fired a small nuclear device from a balloon tethered 500 feet above the Nevada Proving Ground. Observers noted a brief fireball with no visible mushroom cloud and the AEC expected no fallout reports. Atomic Energy Commissioner Libby described a choice between fallout risk and potential enemy annihilation in continuing tests.
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United States
Nevada Proving Ground
AEC
Atomic Energy
Wilard Libby
Lea County Tax Board Reappoints Trustee and Adjusts Airport Deals
Lea County Commissioners met as a tax equalization board with three protests on tax rates. Scott was reappointed as Lea General Hospital trustee for five years retroactive to his term end. Contracts shifted at the airport include canceling B F Hines Aviation space and leasing a hangar to Marshall Aviation for three years with escalating rent. Scanlon Erwin & Associates will be paid seven percent of project costs plus expenses as resident engineers work on site. About 160 bills were presented for payment.
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Lea County
Little. Co
D. Scott
Lea General Hospital
B. F. Hines Aviation
Marshall Aviation
Scanlon-Erwin & Associates
Santa Fe
Graveside rites for Tatum infant Doyle Daniel
Graveside rites were held Saturday morning June 1 for Doyle Daniel infant son of Mr and Mrs George Daniel of Tatum. The baby born prematurely at Lea General Hospital Friday May 31 lived six hours. Smith Yarbro Funeral Home arranged the service. Burial was in Babyland Lovington cemetery.
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Doyle Daniel
George Daniel
Tatum
Lea General Hospital
Smith - Yarbro Funeral Home
Buriel
Lovington
Cuban Air Force Bombs Rebel Hideouts in Eastern Cuba
Cuban Air Force reports bombing rebel hideouts in the mountains of eastern Cuba, noting strikes against suspected insurgent bases and ongoing military patrols in the region.
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Havana, Cuba
Cuban Air Force
Cuba
Japs Promise Fair Trial For American GI
The Japanese Foreign Ministry promised a fair trial for Army specialist William Girard of Ottawa Illinois, charged with manslaughter after a January incident at an American firing range. A spokesman said Girard will receive due process, while resistance in his hometown grows and a House inquiry into status of forces is planned.
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United Press
Japanese Foreign Ministry
William Girard
Ottawa
Ill
Foreign Ministry
Girard
America
Japan
Louis Girard
Dorothy Girard
Ralph Fander
Vermont
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Thomas Gordon
Illinois
Solons Blast Ike Decision On Jap Trial
Congress attacks the administration for handing American serviceman William Girard over to Japan for trial on manslaughter charges. Eisenhower and top officials defend the move as necessary to align with foreign policy and national defense needs. Senate Republican leaders support the administration stance amid demands to scrap the U S Japan trial agreement.
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Solons
Ike
United Press
United States
Japan
Senate
Knowland
Parole Board Elects New Officers
The State Parole Board elected new leadership with Wayne Collins as chairman A B Chavez named vice chairman and Sidney S Gottlieb as secretary.
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State Parole Board
Wayne Collins
A. B. Chavez
Sidney S. Gottlieb
Foys Visit Relatives in Rotan This Weekend
A. L. Foy and L. H. Foy of Rotan Texas were weekend visitors to their daughters and sisters Mrs Edith Herron Mrs Elmer Williams and Mrs N J Grindstaff.
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A. L. Foy
L. H. Foy
Rotan
Texas
Edith Herron
Elmer Williams
N. J. Grindstaff
Thief Steals Laundry From Local Dry Cleaners
A clean minded thief stole clothes from two laundry borrowers on Avenue D Monday night. The loot included two bed spreads valued at 35 dollars a pink sheet white pillow cases and baby socks. Mrs Dale Sharp and Mrs Kenneth Fleming reported the thefts stating clothes were left in dryers and found scattered with the spreads missing. Both incidents occurred about the same time and are believed linked.
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Avenue D
Dale Sharp
Avenues
Kenneth Fleming
Al’s
New Trial Ordered For Jencks By Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court orders a new trial for Clinton B Jencks former New Mexico labor leader convicted in El Paso three years ago of falsely swearing he was not a Communist The ruling centers on government disclosure of secret FBI reports and the Jencks case cites witness Harvey Matusow who linked him to Communist activities after signing a Taft Hartley affidavit Matusow faces three years in jail for contempt of court trial was before Judge Thomason in El Paso Jencks has represented the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers in Silver City
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U.S. Supreme Court
New Mexico
Clinton B. Jencks
Jencks
el Paso
Supreme Court
FBI
High Court
Harvey Matusow
Matusow
Party
U.S
Thomason
New Mexico National Guard Hearing Closes Some Reforms Backed
State Legislative Finance Committee wrapped a hearing into National Guard spending and use of business phones. Sage testified reforms include one disbursing officer and tighter controls. Committee to review agency telephone records monthly and monitor Camp Luna salvage and sale activity with possible prosecution by Attorney General Standley.
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State Legislative Finance Committee
New Mexico National Guard
National Guard
Santa Fe
Adj
Charles G. Sage
Federal Communication Commission
Guadr
Ed Hartman
Fred M. Calkins
Las Vegas
Camp Luna
General Sage
Sage
War Time Post
Fred M. Standley
Standley
UN General Assembly Delays Charter Revision Until 1959
The United Nations General Assembly votes to wait at least until 1959 before it considers revising its charter. Delegates say the delay preserves stability while planning future reforms.
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United Nations General Assembly
Weather Dims Cotton Replanting Amid Weeds and Delays
Severe weather slows cotton replanting across the area and boosts weed growth. Officials report delays as farmers risk immature crops, with some insurers already listing losses. Agricultural advisor James Gilstrap urges planting grain alternatives and careful hybrid approaches while sesame stands as a suggested substitute for fall harvest. A high speed pursuit involved a 57 Ford convertible, Joe Buckley is sought after a 120 mph chase across Lovington toward the state line.
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Denver City
Texas
Lovington
Phil Allen
Allen
J. Robinson
McAdoo
Hobbs
Joe Buckley
R. Greaves
James Gilstrap
Gilstrap
Rabid Skunk Bites Clovis Lad In New Mexico
A skunk that bit 13 year old Danny Frederick near Clovis has been found rabid after tests at Fort Sam Houston Texas. Public health officials warn residents not to touch wild animals and note rabies cases shifting west from West Texas into New Mexico.
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Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Danny Frederick
New Mexico
John Eisenhower Assigned to White House Staff Duty
The White House disclosed that Maj. John Eisenhower, son of the President, is on staff duty at the White House pending future assignment at the Pentagon. He will report to the Pentagon on July 20.
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Maj
John Eisenhower
White House
Pentagon
Cotton Crop Prices Fall to Seven Year Low
The Agriculture Department reports farm prices for the 1956 cotton crop at their lowest since seven years. By May 1 the price averaged 31.7 cents a pound, over half a cent below 1955 levels. The decline stems from lower price support and continuing oversupply as demand remains weaker. The surplus has been shrinking while prices drop.
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United Press
Agriculture Department
U.S.C.A
Cotton Prices Hit Seven Year Low in 1956 57 Season Outlook
A Tuesday report forecasts U S cotton sales for 1956-57 at about 163 million bales, up nearly 5 million from 1955-56, with August 1 carryover around 11.6 million bales and a 3 million bale reduction in surplus. Mill margins have narrowed from 31c to under 28c per pound of cotton. The forecast avoids 1957 crop and price projections, but hints farm value may be the lowest since 1951 with estimated cotton and cottonseed value at about 2.4 billion dollars. Harvested cotton acreage in 1957 is seen down by at least one million acres due to the soil bank.
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USDA
Blister Bugs Assist Grasshopper Control in Lea County
In Lea County the blister bug population last year reduced grasshopper eggs, lowering hatch expectations. With rains and 60 degree ground, officials planned early countywide checks by USDA crews and college staff, plus $50,000 available for hopper control in 1957 and 1958 on a first come basis.
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Lea County
J. Gilstrap
George Faulkerson
Usda Grasshopper Control Division
Albuqueque
Roosevelt
Albuquerque man Arthur Innis wins New Mexico open chess title
Albuquerque resident Arthur Innis dominates the field at the New Mexico open chess tournament, defeating six of seven opponents to claim the title. The victory marks a decisive run in the regional event.
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Albuquerque
Arthur Innis
Pressure Grows to End Nuclear Tests Deep Underground Proposal
AEC Commissioner Willard Libby proposed firing all nuclear weapons deep underground to prevent fallout. He declined to confirm U S consideration of such tests and argued that current testing adds little radiation compared to natural levels. Earlier, a Nobel laureate biochemist urged scientists to push for a world halt to testing.
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Atomic Energy
Willard Libby
Libby
United States
Tatum Man Held For $1,000 Bond
Pedro Cruz, a 26 year old Tatum man, was held on a $1,000 bond after preliminary hearings on rape charges involving his sister in law's 14 year old daughter. Cruz reportedly confessed to relations over months and admitted paternity of a baby born last September.
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Pedro Cruz
Tatum
Cruz
Reese Greaves
David Coggin Improves After Scooter Accident
David Coggin, 15, son of Roy and Mrs Coggin of Prairieview, was flown May 26 from Lea General in Hobbs to Baylor Clinic after a May 18 scooter crash left him with severe head injuries and unconsciousness. Lovington reports he has regained consciousness and spoken briefly while remaining under treatment in Dallas.
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David Coggin
Roy Coggin
Prairieview
Baylor Clinic
Lea General
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