Czech Priests and Nuns Supposedly Arrested on Espionage Charges
Prague based Communist papers claim several Salesian nuns and priests were arrested on espionage charges linked to a German based U S organization routed through Vatican channels. Vatican and Turin church sources deny any spy activity and call the charges unfounded and dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Salesian Order
Prague
Alegeg
U.S
Vatican
Hiugh
Turin
Tur Ord
Iketre
Salesian Center
Itay
China Seeks Peace While West Plans War
United Press report outlines Chou En Lai's Peiping address 1949 1952 noting 800000 executions of counterrevolutionaries Mao Zedong figures and charges of U S war prep while Reds seek Korea unification by peaceful means. Panmunjom talks cited as propaganda amid ongoing arms build up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanan
China
West
United States
Chou En Lai
Chinese People’s Congress
Peiping
Chou
Korea
Tie
U.N
North Korea
U. N
Panmunjom
Kremlin Accuses U S of Two Faced Disarmament Talk
The Kremlin denounces U S moves on world disarmament as insincere and cites NATO commander Norstad’s Senate testimony as proof. Gromyko warns of a two way threat with planes able to fly in both directions, signaling heightened tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Kremlin
Andrei Gromyko
United States
Gromyko
NATO
Lauris Norstad
Norstad
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pfc. G E Roberts Attends European Religious Retreat
Pfc. George E. Roberts son of Mrs. John Byrd of Lovington New Mexico participated in a five day Army European Religious Retreat House program at Berchtesgaden Germany. He serves as a driver in the 125th Transportation Battalion 396th Company and entered the Army in February 1955 arriving in Europe in April 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berchtesgaden, Ger
AHTNC
George E. Roberts
John Byrd
E. Jackson
Lovington
N. M
Army
Berchtesgaden
Germany
Roberts
125Th Transportation Battalion
396Th
Europe
Soldier Neely graduates from Fort Chaffee Administration School
Pvt. Samuel B. Neely Jr. of Irving Texas, husband of Emma Neely, completed an eight week Administration School at Fort Chaffee Arkansas on June 21. He learned typing filing and Army clerical procedures and is a Irving High School graduate aged 22. His father resides in Lovington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Chaffee, Ark
AHTNC
Samuel B. Neely Jr
Emma
N. Rogers Rd
Irving, Tex
Fort Chaffee
Ark
Neely
Lovington
Irving High School
248 Acres of Lettuce Planned by Lea and Artesia Growers
Lea growers and Artesia associations plan 248 acres of lettuce for fall planting with mid July sowing and October harvest. Joint efforts aim to meet demand from packers requiring 500 acres, expecting 3 to 4 hundred cartons per acre and prices around 2.50 to 2.75 per carton, with potential up to 600 cartons per acre in best years.
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Artesia
Lea
Lea Growers ‘Association
Artesia Association
James Gilstrap
Gilstrap
County Commission Move to July 8 for Meeting Date
County Commissioners shift regular July meeting to the 8th from the 1st. All county bills for the past year must be in by 5 p.m. July 1 as the new fiscal year begins. Bills for the 56 57 year must be received by July 8 to be paid. No past due bills can be paid if postmarked after closing hours July 8.
Japanese Soldier Girard Plans Quiet Wedding Amid Trial
Spc William Girard awaiting manslaughter trial for shooting a Japanese woman says he plans to marry Haru Sueyama within a week. Papers from the United States arrived as the couple arrange a small ceremony with close friends. The Japanese procurator's office prepared for the trial, while a U S Supreme Court decision looms on his possible extradition.
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Spc
William Girard
Girard
Ottawa
Illinois
United States
Haru Sueyama
U. S. Supreme Court
Japan
Top Ram Owned By PH Harris In Texas Ex Station Record
P H Harris of Tatum touts a Ramboullet ram bought for 400 dollars with a standing 1000 dollar offer. The 109 pound ram finished a 186 day pen test at Sonora Texas Experimental Station weighing 251 pounds, gaining .738 pounds daily. Clean wool production reached 11.7 pounds at 17 months. wool length 4.6 inches. Harris, a former Extension Agent and ag teacher, notes strong feed efficiency and top overall performance.
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P. H. Harris
Tatum
Harris
Texas Experimental Station
Sonora
Texas
New Mexico
Graveside Rites for Hobbs Infant Held
Graveside services were held at 10 30 AM for Cloyce Dean Mitchell Jr infant son of Mr and Mrs C D Mitchell Sr of 1327 West Scharbauer Hobbs He died yesterday at Lea General Hospital He is survived by a sister Kyle Sue a brother David Duane four grandparents D E Mitchell Mc Camey Texas Mrs Ed Burleson Portales and Mr and Mrs W M Glover Portales The services and burial were at Prairie Haven Cemetery with Rev Bill Carter
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C.D. Mitchell Sr
West Scharbauer
Hobbs
Cloyce Dean Mitchell, Jr
Lea General Hospital
Kyle Sue
David
Duane
D. E. Mitchell
McCamey
Texas
Ed Burleson
Portales
W. M. Glover
Prairie Haven Cemetery
Bill Carter
Coroners Jury Named For Baley Murder Case
A coroner's jury has been selected in the slaying of Baley Ballard, Lovington cabbie. The jury visited the funeral home, viewed the body, and the DA’s office has not set a start date for the inquest. Members named are Jimmy Bridgforth, R A Thomasson, Gregory Salinas, D D Patterson, O S Bingham, and James Raney. The killing occurred Monday before daylight and left the victim badly beaten. No motive or suspects are known.
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Ballard Baley
Lovington Cabbie
Griffin’s
Hobbs
Justice of the Peace
Reese Greaves
Jimmy Bridgforth
R. A. Thomasson
Gregory Salinas
D. D. Patterson
O. S. Bingham
James Raney
Es Baley
S.ee
Baley Services Held in Hobbs for Ballard Baley
Funeal service conducted by Rev L B Trone for Ballard Baley held at Griffin Funeral Chapel at 3 30 this afternoon. Pallbearers listed include Jack Meyers James Griffen Leroy Griffen A E Castleberry and Ray Williams. Survivors include six Baley brothers Jeff J M Baley Marvin Baley Mark Ford Johnny Baley and others.
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Ballard Baley
Griffin
Charel
Baley
Lovington
L. B. Trone
Jack Meyers
James Griffen
Leroy Griffen
A. E. Nolen
Paul Castleberry
Ray Williams
R. A. Dougass
Skully Doo’ En
C. G. Brecken
Riley Meyers
Ray Alers
L. R. Rogers
Jeff Baley
J. M. Baley
Hobbs
Marvin Baley
Midland
Ford
Mark
Johnny Baley
Farmington
Hurricane Moves South of Brownsville
The first hurricane of the season moves northward in the Gulf, about 300 miles south of Brownsville, Texas, aiming toward the Texas Louisiana coast. Navy pilot Lt J J Demayo says Aud rey is a big storm but not as intense as past years, with winds near 100 miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Gulf of Mexico
Brownsville
Texas
Weather Bureau
Texas-Louisiana
Navy
J.J. Demayo
Audrey
Brewster Convicted Of Contempt By U S Judge
Washington report says Federal Judge John Sirica convicts Teamsters vice president Frank Brewster of contempt for refusing to testify before a Senate subcommittee. Brewster missed the ruling to attend the western conference meeting in San Diego.
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Ral
John Sirica
Washington
Teamsters’ Union
Frank Brewster
Brewster
Teamsters
Senate
San Diego
Slaying of Baley Cab Driver Sparks Police Hunt
A baley murder inquiry centers on a man held in Morton Texas on a DWI charge who fits a broadcast description and was found with a bloody knife. Detective theory points to Baley being shot while fleeing his killer after a struggle, with evidence including skid marks and a torn up Plymouth wrecked near a cattle guard. Harry Kellogg remains a material witness as investigators examine the cab and rear crime scene for prints and clues.
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Ballard Baley
Lovington
Morton
Texas
Harry Kellogg
Oklahoma
Kellogg
Baley
Denver City
Japanese Teens March Embassy in Tokyo Over GI Trial
About 200 Japanese teenagers demonstrated at the American Embassy in Tokyo asking for a Japanese trial for Army Spc. William Girard. Police dispersed the protest with minor arrests, four students taken into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Army Spc
William Girard
Judge orders dissolution of boxing group and sale of Garden stock
Federal judge Sylvester Ryan finds International Boxing Club and president Jim Norris violated anti trust laws by monopolizing title fights. The ruling dissolves the IBC New York Illinois firm, bans Norris and Arthur Wirtz from Garden leadership, forces sale of Garden stock within seven years, and restricts promotions to two title fights per year at Madison Square Garden and Chicago Stadium for five years.
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United Press
Sylvester Ryan
International Boxing Club
Jim Norris
New York
International Boxing Clubs
Illinois
Norris
Arthur Wirtz
Maci
SBC
United States Supreme Court
Wirtz
Garden Corporation
Garden Ihitters
Ilinois
Beig
Madison Square Garden
Chicago Stadium
Norris Combine
Garden
Fox
Ryan
Norris and
Ballinger and El Paso Tilt as Westerners Hit Four Homers
The Westerners blasted four home runs and 17 hits to beat El Paso 17 to 9 while Ballinger, leading the Southwestern League, collected 17 hits but fell to El Paso. Hobbs crushed Carlsbad 13 1 as Midland topped San Angelo 8 5. Jim Waldrip allowed nine Hobbs hits as Carlsbad’s Dick Hogan and Ivy Sharp belted solo homers. Ballinger hosts Hobbs tonight at Bender Park.
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United Press
Ballinger
Westerners
el Paso
el Paso Aso
Salinger
Hobbs
Carlsbad
Midland
San Angelo
Jim Waldrip
Dick Hogan
Ivy Sharp
Waldrip
Bender Park
Raton Teacher Ready to Retire After Board Resolution
English teacher Helen Dixon of Raton High School agreed to retire at a State Teachers Retirement Board hearing in Santa Fe after resisting retirement. The Raton School Board had sought her retirement, but she consented in exchange for a clean school record and plans to teach elsewhere in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raton High School
State Teachers Retirement Board
Santa Fe
Helen Dixon
Raton
Dixon
Census reports drop in U.S. cotton consumption
The Census Bureau notes a decline in cotton use with 673000 running bales consumed in the latest month versus 713000 in the same month of the previous year. The report highlights a softer demand trend across the textile sector.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Evangelist Graham Plans End of New York Crusade in Yankee Stadium
Evangelist Billy Graham announces the New York Crusade will conclude at Yankee Stadium on July 20. The public event marks a final stop in a long campaign with massive attendance anticipated.
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Bily Graham
New York
Yankee Stadium
Lovington Couple Vacationing in Nevada and California
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lee Warren of Lovington vacationed in California and Nevada. They stayed at a Las Vegas Hacienda Motel while en route from Los Angeles to Hoover Dam with Mrs. Warren's brother Delbert Coffman and his wife from Hobbs. They returned home June 23.
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Roy Lee Warren
van Buren Ave
Lovington
California
Nevada
Las Vegas Hacienda
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Hoover Dam
Nagy Returns to Hungary for Trial
A Vienna newspaper reports Hungarian freedom premier Imre Nagy is back in a Budapest prison awaiting a short trial. Diplomatic circles in Warsaw say Nagy was returned to temporary asylum in Romania. The paper claims Soviet Defense Minister Zhukov urged Nagy to renounce his actions publicly.
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United Press
Vienna
Imre Nagy
Warsaw
Nagy
Romania
Georgi Zhukov
Russia
Vandals wreck Scout Hut on Lovington Avenue C
Police reported vandals damaged the Lovington Boy Scout Hut on Avenue C with broken windows and smashed wooden cases using stones and similar weapons. Total damage not yet estimated but expected to be high. A separate incident in a vacant 1015 W Harrison house caused a fire and smoke damage from a burning mattress left by children. Chef James Robinson noted parents may be liable under juvenile-law changes and urged reading the continuing series in The.
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Lovington
Avenue C
James Robinson
W. Harrison
Robinson
GOP Rep Says Girard Better Off In Jap Court
Maine Republican Rep Robert Hale says GI William Girard should face a Japanese court for the killing of a woman on a military firing range in Japan. He notes no reason to doubt a fair trial there. The case questions who will try Girard sit before the Supreme Court.
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United Press
Maine
William Girard
Robert Hale
Pres. Eisenhower
Girard
Japan
Supreme Court
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