Ike To Meet Nixon Monday In White House Visit
President Eisenhower to see Vice President Nixon Monday in his first meeting since abdominal surgery. Secretary Hagerty and Dr. Dulles will make a hospital visit with Eisenhower progressing satisfactorily and activity of the intestinal tract restored. Roadblocks and state emergency orders accompany regional traffic fatalities and Guard deployments in New Mexico.
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United Press
White House
James Hagerty
Eisenhower
Nixon Montt
Nixon
State Dulles
Walter Reed Hospital
Sherman
Hagerty
Hobbs Negress On $1,000 Bond
Mary Martin of Hobbs was held on a $1,000 bond after pleading guilty to grand larceny. She allegedly took over $300 from the Russ Anderson ranch last week. Sherman Creek state police arrested her as she left a car about ten miles north of Tatum. Officers recovered $351 hidden in a handkerchief inside her dress.
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Mary Martin
Hobbs
J. W. Green
Green
Russ Anderson
Sherman Creek
Tatum
Police Plan Nighttime Crackdown On Juvenile Roaming
Authorities announce a crackdown on juveniles roaming streets after midnight. Deputies report gangs of 25 or more in Hobbs and say youths will be questioned about their homes purposes and destinations to halt such activity.
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Hobbs
City Court records three cases in 24 hours ending Friday
City Court logged three cases in the 24 hours to 9 am Friday. Joe Richardson was fined $10 for following too closely and J T Gaddin paid $10 for driving without a license. Spedinch cost E C Gools $10. The past week totaled eleven cases with eight traffic violations and three drunks.
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Joe Richardson
J. T. Gaddin
Spedinch
E. C. Goolsby
Eigit
Loving Cup To Grandest Dad
E Minton Sr of Roswell received a loving cup with the inscription For The Grandest Dad in the World from his three children Nicky Bill and David. He is father of Dr W L Minton of Lovington.
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John Campbell
Bill
Campbell
Lovington
Lea County Hospital
Christian Church
Phillip
Johnny
Tommy
Dad
Minton, Sr
Roswell
Minton
Nicky
David
W. L. Minton
Man Injured In Hit Run Wreck West Of Tatum
Billy Jobe 30 of Roswell sustained a fractured elbow and severe elbow laceration when a hit run motorist side-swiped his car west of Tatum late Friday night. Police said the second vehicle was driven by an elderly Roswell man held in Roswell on hit run charges with a heavy bond.
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Billy Jobe
Roswell
Tatum
Jobe
RAF Transport Down in Malaya
A Royal Air Force transport plane with nine aboard crashed in Malaya jungle while delivering supplies to troops fighting Communist rebels. Rescue aircraft located the wreckage about an hour and a half later but found no signs of survivors.
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Royal Air Force
Malaya
Malayan
Steelworkers Reject Offer Threatens July Strike
United Steelworkers reject industry contract with five cent hourly raise and five year guaranteed wage terms. Union president David McDonald calls the offer insufficient and sets a June 30 strike deadline if no agreement is reached.
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United Steelworkers
David McDonald
McDonald
US Steel
Republic Steel
Antelope Visitor Delights Leader Office
A small wild animal wearing a doglike harness wandered into the Leader office on a Thursday afternoon. Johnny Morton claimed the creature is an antelope and has been caring for Betty with bottles, water, and formula while Deputy Game Warden Wood arranged a home after the mother abandoned the youngster.
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Johnny
M. F. Wood
Warden Wood
Betty
Perkins Re elected Editor For Rural Mail Carriers
A B Perkins was reelected editor of the Rural Mail Carriers publication at the State Convention in Clayton last weekend. Marvin Purcell spoke on a radio station for 25 minutes on hypnosis. McCallister was named president and Ralph Rodriguez of Santa Fe was secretary and treasurer. Perkins recounted seeing a house fire on the way into Clayton last Friday, stopping to connect a hose and dampen two rooms before the fire department arrived.
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A B Perkins
Clayton
Marvin Purcell
McCallister
Ralph Rodriguez
Santa Fe
Weather outlook with warm days and cooler nights
Little or no precipitation is indicated. Temperatures average 5 to 10 degrees above seasonal with no major changes until cooler after the first of the week. Highs in the 90s with some readings near 100 in the south. cooler days mostly 80s. Lows 50 to 65.
Rims Stolen From 1956 Ford in City Thefts
Police investigate the theft of two headlight rims from a 1956 Ford owned by C. F. Lebeau of 310 North Sixth Street. The loss occurred during the night on Thursday amid a wave of similar car part thefts. Officials urge owners to mark hub caps and small parts for identification if recovered.
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Ford
C. F. Lebeau
N. Sixth Street
Lebeau
City to Sack Parking Meters for Rodeo Four Days
City Manager Bill Harrison says meters will be bagged for the rodeo from the 20th to the 23rd, making all legal spaces free. About 20 000 visitors are expected. locals are urged to park away from metered spots to help merchants and welcome guests.
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Bill Harrison
Hobbson Dies Suddenly On Rig Near Here
Pat Logan Tomlin 37 of 611 East Clinton Hobbs died in a rig derrick six miles north of Lovington. Employed by Hall and Stewart Drilling. Tomlin went to work at 12 05 AM and was found unresponsive. inquest ruled natural causes pending autopsy requested by wife. Survivors include widow and one child.
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Hobbson
Lovington
Pat Logan Tomlin
East Clinton
Hobbs
Hall and ‘Stewart Drilling Company
Tomlin
J. L. Looney
Looney
Smith-Yarbro Funeral Home
Gillette
Tomlins
Snyder
Texas
Quana
Hartgraves Arrested in Hobbs on DUI Charge
Rex Cornelius Hartgraves, 45, of Farmington, was arrested in Hobbs on Wednesday for driving while intoxicated. He was taken into custody at 1215 E. Main St after police received a report of a drunk driver nearby.
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Rex Cornelius Hartgraves
Farmington
Hobbs
E. Main St
Lea County Fair drops livestock sale and reforms funding
Lea County set September 13 to 15 for the fair but will not host a livestock sale this year. Instead prizes will be funded by business donations while county agents mail over 700 letters outlining the new plan to recognize Lea County youth groups. The fair board cites lack of exhibits, shrinking buyers, and price distortions as reasons.
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Lea County
Jim Gilstrap
Nhnn
Guardsmen Set Up Three Roadblocks To Curb Highway Toll
Lea County National Guardsmen joined state police to mount three roadblocks at Jal Ta tum and Hobbs to warn motorists to drive carefully. Three roving guard pickup trucks with signs urged safe driving as Governor Simms activated weekend duty to curb a deadly surge in traffic deaths. Roadblocks run Friday evening to Sunday evening with guard personnel unable to arrest but to report violations for possible police action.
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Lovington
New Mexico
Hope
Donald EH. Mayo
W. Ave. D. Lovington
Kenton
Winston Sullivan
McDonald
E. R. Polk
Pep
Herschel Littlefield
Artesia
New Mexico National Guardsmen
Lea County
Tatumal
Hobbs
John F. Simms
Lea County National Guardsmen
Jal Tatum
Nolan Utz
State Police
Sonnel
Simms
Utz
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Perkins
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