Girard Ruling to Be Appealed by United Press
The government filed immediate notice of appeal from a federal ruling preventing GI William Girard from being tried in Japan. Judge McGarraghy upheld trial by American Army court martial, prompting discussions of appeals or possible Supreme Court action.(GR)
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United Press
Joseph McGarreghy
Washington
William Girard
McGarraghy
Cuard
State Department
United States
Girard
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
High Court
Tokyo
Delarosa Fined and Sentenced for Marijuana Possession
Pedro Delarosa received a one to five year prison term and a $1000 fine in Lea County district court after a jury found him guilty of marijuana possession. Judge John R. Brand imposed the sentence. Alfonso Campbell, Hobbs man accused of forgery, was sent to prison for one to five years after witnesses testified about his attempt to cash a forged check at a Hobbs grocery. Campbell did not present a defense and proclaimed his innocence.
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Pedro Delarosa
Lea County
Delarosa
John R. Brand
Alfonso Campbell
Hobbs
Campbell
Puryear Pleads Guilty to Felony Break and Enter
D G Puryear, an Oklahoma man described as crippled, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering Lovington Clinic. Justice of the Peace Reese Greaves set a $1 bond for release on a felony charge, noting arraignment not a trial and that jail in lieu of bond would apply.
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D. G. Puyear
Lovington Clinic
Oklahoma
Justice of the
Reese Greaves
Greaves
Puryear
Fifth teenage gun mishap this year prompts safety plea
A May 31 incident in which a rifle went off in a car injuring two other boys marks the fifth gunshot wound involving youths aged 14 to 17 this year reported to the Department of Game and Fish. No adult supervision was present. two accidents were fatal. The department urges adult supervision and gun safety instruction, noting courses offered to adults for teaching youths.
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Department of Game and Fish
Water Conservation District Proposed At Meeting In Hobbs
E G Minton county water engineer says Lea County farmers gathered last night in Hobbs to back a proposed Water Conservation District. The plan calls for petitions to form the district, a district judge to organize it, and a board of directors. Cost to landowners could reach 80000 annually, initially funded by bonds, with recharging efforts to sustain the district.
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Lea County
E. G. Minton
Minton
Hobbs
Melvin Neal
Wycoff and Gann
Lovington
David Coggins Returns Home After Dallas Clinic
David Coggins came home to near McDonald Saturday June 15 from a Dallas hospital after days in Lea County Hospital Hobbs. He suffered severe head injuries in a scooter crash about six weeks ago and remained unconscious for days before transfer. He is improving though not fully recovered and will return to Dallas July 15 for a medical check.
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David Coggins
McDonald
Dallas
Lea County
Hobbs
David
Farmers Press Le a County Meeting on Migrant Labor Pay
Lea County representative Dale Collum and other New Mexico farmers met federal labor officials in Washington to seek faster appointments and actions. They pressed to raise Mexican national farm hands to pay parity with year round workers and protested the contract term seasonal. The 32 hour meeting produced no decision and farmers accused officials of evasive replies.
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Lea County
Dale Collum
New Mexico
Federal Labor Department
Washington
Collum
Lea County Coop
U. S
Supreme Court Sets Aside John Stewart Service Firing
The Supreme Court overturned the 1951 loyalty dismissal of diplomat John Stewart Service. The veteran career envoy had sought restoration and to clear his name amid postwar anti Communist investigations led by figures including Senator Joseph McCarthy.
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Supreme Court
United Press
John Stewart Service
Siade
Joseph Mc Echarees
Dr. Smith Heads Osteopaths
Dr. Smith leads the osteopaths with other officers elected: Dr. W. D. Horton of Ruidoso as President, Dr. E. C. Bartlett Jr. of Albuquerque as Vice President, and Dr. Lory Baker of Las Cruces as Secretary-Treasurer.
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W. D. Horton
Ruidoso
E. C. Bartlett, Jr
Albuquerque
Lory Baker
Las Cruces
New Mexico Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Bakery Union Official Describes Coercion and Ouster
Gilbert Mann, former president of a Chicago local bakery union, testified to the Senate Rackets Committee that he resigned at gunpoint after being told by George Stuart and an auditor that he was being deposed. Mann described threats, a telegram signed by James Cross, lost keys, and having his car taken as part of the ouster. Cross indicated cooperation with the committee and did not plan to invoke the Fifth Amendment.
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Senate
Gilbert Mann
Chicago
Mann
George Stuart
International
Stuart
James Cross
Oeal
Somene
Cross
Wheat Growers Expected To Accept Control
United Press reports that wheat farmers in 36 states will vote on marketing quotas Thursday June 29. Officials predict a close ballot though past turnout runs low. If two thirds approve quotas, supports rise to 1.78 per bushel. if not, supports fall to 50 percent of parity.
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United Pres Agriculture Department
Senate backs participation in international atomic agency
The Senate approved U S participation in the International Atomic Energy Agency by a 67 to 19 vote, surpassing the two thirds requirement. A Bricker amendment limiting conditions on atomic material to the agency failed 55 to 31, as the body framed support for peaceful nuclear cooperation and nonmilitary material sharing pending broader ratifications.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
International Atomic Energy Agency
Eisenhower
Sen. Bricker
Congress
Russia
Ist Best Here June 19 Rodeo Opens in Lovington
The Third Annual Worlds Championship Rodeo opens with a parade at 3 p.m. led by Parade Marshal John Easley and the rodeo shows at 8 p.m. featuring calf roping bronc busting steer riding and other events. Also in Hobbs District Judge John R. Brand directed a verdict of not guilty for Edgar Carter Jr. on a defrauding charge after Carter testified about gambling with Harold Allison at the Blue Moon cafe.
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John R. Brand
Edgar Carter, Jr
Hobbs
Carter
Harold Alison
Oklahoma
Allison
Blue Moon
Lovington
John Easley
Senator Anderson Seeks NM Public Letters on Inflation Debt
New Mexico Senator Clinton P. Anderson urged residents to write views on inflation taxes and the public debt. The Senate Finance Committee he serves on opened a hearing Tuesday on the nation’s finances and policy toward the public debt and interest rates. Anderson said he has received many letters from New Mexico residents and wants more.
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United Press
New Mexico
Clinton P. Anderson
Senate Finance Committee
Anderson
Princess Meg Dances Through London Society Nights
Princess Margaret steals the scene at a Douglas Fairbanks party for Daphne, dancing until dawn with Lord Patrick Beresford, a polo player and ally of Prince Phillip. The Irish nobleman, younger than the princess, has been a frequent companion in recent weeks, sparking chatter among society figures.
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United Press
London
Margaret
Douglas Fairbanks
Daphne
Lord Patrick Beresford
Prince Phillip
Measles Cases Reported in Lea County
Fifteen new measles cases are reported in Lea County according to the State Health Department. The same report notes five cases of strep throat and one case of tuberculosis.
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Lea County
State Health Department
Santa Fe
Kansas Man Killed Near Santa Rosa
Tragedy struck a Wichita family on US 66 near Santa Rosa when their car veered off the road at 2 a.m. The Emmet E. Richardson family suffered one fatality and multiple injuries as the vehicle plunged down a 60 foot embankment. Richardson died from a broken neck. his wife remained critically injured and two of the four children were injured. State Police suspect fatigue may have caused the crash. The victims were taken to a Santa Rosa hospital as traffic counts for 1957 in New Mexico rose to 164.
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Kansas
Santa Rosa
Emmet E. Richardson
Wichita
Richardson
New Mexico
Hoffa Trial Opens in Washington on Bribery Charges
James Hoffa, vice president of the Teamsters Union, faces bribery charges in Washington as prosecutors allege he bribed a Senate Rackets Committee investigator to obtain documents and secrets. Miami lawyer Hyman Fischbach is tried with him as an alleged accomplice in the same case regarding the investigation of Teamsters president Dave Beck.
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Hoffa
United Press
Teamsters Union
Washington
Teamsters
James Hoffa
Senate
Hyman Fischbach
Miami
Dave Beck
Santa Fe Wreck Near Grants Injures 30 People
A Santa Fe Streamliner rear-end collision outside Grants New Mexico injured about 30 aboard the E Capitan after four uncoupled cars struck the rear of the speeding train. One woman was reported seriously hurt and several others suffered cuts and shock. The incident follows two other Santa Fe mishaps in 10 days and authorities opened a full investigation.
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Santa Fe
Gallup
Grants
N. M
Grant's
E. Capitan
Cur
Clovis
Roswel
Albuqquerque
el Capitan
Los Angeles
Ballinger Takes Lead as Westerners Rally Past Carlsbad
Ballinger moves to the top of the Southwestern League after a 5-1 win over Carlsbad as the Westerners end the Potashers run at first. Midland beat El Paso 9-3 and Hobbs edged San Angelo 5-4 with Gene Pippett delivering three hits for Ballinger.
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Ballinger
United Press
Westerners
Carsbad
Potashers
Midland
el Paso
Hobbs
San Angelo
Gene
Carlsbad
Balinger
Lettuce Meeting Scheduled for June 14 at Electric Building
County Extension Agent Jim Gilstrap calls farmers to discuss lettuce acreage at 8 p.m. Monday at the Lea County Electric Cooperative Building. Correspondence from broker harvest contractor and railroad indicates a favorable production and marketing plan. Acreage decisions and planting recommendations to be made.
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Jim Gilstrap
Lea County Electric Co-operative Buiding
Lea County wells produce oil in Permian field discoveries
Amerada Petroleum Corp reports two new oil flows in Lea County. At No. 5 SD State Bend lime discovery in the Sanders Permo Pennsylvanian field, 8.20 barrels of 44.1 degree oil flowed in one hour after perforations and mud acid. GR 3,113 to 1. Location in section 3, 15s-33e. At No. 1 BC State Devonian discovery in northeast Lea County, 370 barrels of new oil and three barrels of sediment were produced over 14 hours after perforations and acid, with gravity 48 and a gas oil ratio of 290. Location in section 16, 11s-38e, near Gladiola.
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Amerada Petroleum Corp
SD State
Bend
West Lea County
BC State
Devonian Oil Discovery
Lea County
Parked Cars Sideswiped By Hit and Run Driver
A 53 Buick was sideswiped and damaged early on South Main. Beatrice and James Strickland were jailed near Cotton Butane for hit and run and alcohol offenses after a pickup plowed into the parked car and fled. A Buick owner remains at large as deputies pursue leads.
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South Main
Sheriff's
Lovington
Beatrice
James Strickland
No. Lea Street
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