Israel Withdraws From Egypt and Gaza Conflict Deepens
Israeli Prime Minister Ben Gurion wins a strong confidence vote as Israel vows Gaza will not again serve as a base for Arab raids. Israel plans to leave Aqaba Gulf shore, loading gear for transport to Eilat aboard ships at the gulf entrance. World Court may rule on the dispute with Egypt.
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Israel
Egypt
World Court
Ben Gurion
Gaza
U.N
Aqaba Gulf
Queen of Sheba
Gulf
O Eilat
Gulf of Aqaba
Cairo
Aqaba
Gaza and Aqaba withdraws shape Middle East moves
The Gaza withdrawal progresses toward completion within hours as Israel hands over control to U.N. police and maintains essential services. Egypt lifts mobilization, Hammarskjold and Bunche prepare Cairo presence to supervise U.N. operations with possible Gaza command role.
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U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Cairo
New York
Hammarsfjeld
Ralph Bunche
Bunche
U .N
Gaza
E.L.B. Burns
Gaza Strip
Ships Collide Off Delaware In Fatal Night Crash
A Liberian freighter Elna the Second and the US Navy tanker Mission of San Francisco collided in the Delaware River near Newcastle. Seven sailors, including the tender’s captain, are missing while 61 survivors were rescued as both ships caught fire and sank hours later. The incident occurred in rain and sleet near the graveyard of ships with the Elna’s captain Alexander Karre reporting a mis-signal as the tender crossed ahead.
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United Press
Deaware
Salor
Coast Guard
Delaware River
Newcastle
Elna
Mission
San Francisco
Wilmington
Philadelphia
Trenton
New Jersey
Alexander Karre
Toron
Clayton Man Addresses Rotary Conference in Salt Lake City
D D Monroe of Clayton New Mexico spoke at the Rotary International Conference in Salt Lake City urging Rotarians to look ahead to the welfare of succeeding generations. The former Rotary International Board member stressed that tragedies come from what a person does not do in life. About 1000 Rotarians from 42 clubs across Utah Idaho and Wyoming attended the session Tuesday night.
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Salt Lake City
Clayton
New Mexico
D.D. Monroe
Rotary International
Monroe
Rotary International Board of Directors
Utah
Idaho
Wyoming
Wounded Wife Gives Birth To Premature Boy
Fort Worth Texas officers report a teen mother shot by her husband gave birth to a five pound baby boy six weeks premature. Doctors say the birth was normal and the bullet narrowly missed the unborn child as the husband shot himself after wounding his wife. Both mother and infant in serious condition.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Ft. Worth
Cherry Stephens
Stephens
Governor backed bill sets highway speed limits
A governor backed measure to establish 70 mph day and 60 mph night speed limits passed the House and then the Senate by a 23 to 0 vote. The bill goes to Governor Mechem for likely signature as the Highway Department is granted authority under the measure.
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Santa FE
House
Senate
Mechem
State Highway Department
Cox Alleges Bribes Among Texas Lawmakers
Conroe Texas state representative James E. Cox accused a fellow lawmaker of offering a $100 bribe to switch a vote and claimed 85 legislators accept bribes in some form. Cox had resigned after a $5,000 bribery indictment and later confirmed the charge in a second interview.
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Conroe
Tex
ULP
James E. Cox
Austin
Cox
Man Confesses to Slaying 15-Year-Old Victoria Zielinski
Edgar Smith, 23, father of one, confessed to bludgeon killing 15-year-old Victoria Zielinski. Body found in a Marwah, New Jersey field after 30 hours of questioning. Smith to be arraigned for murder in Hackensack. He was discharged from the Marine Corps and has no prior criminal record.
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Hackensack
N. J
Edgar Smith
Victoria Zielinski
Marwah
New Jersey
Smith
Marine Corps
Phillips No 1 Austin Recovers Distillate in Lea County
Phillips Petroleum Co. No. 1 Austin in northern Lea County near the Caudill field recovered distillate and gas during drillstem tests from 13 195 to 13 305 feet. The well flowed 1 541 400 cubic feet daily with 600 feet of distillate and 316 feet of gas cut mud and 60 feet of distillate from below the sub. Drilling continued below 13 307 feet in lime.
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Phillips Petroleum Co
Austin
Lea County
Caudill
59th traffic death reported in New Mexico
An unidentified Indian man was killed on U S Highway 66 near Gallup Wednesday morning after being struck from behind by a truck. State Police have not identified the driver.
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United Press
New Mexico
U.S. Highway 66
Gallup
Hobbs Favored To Win State Tourney In Santa Fe
The State High School Basketball Tournament opens in Santa Fe with sixteen teams in two classes. Hobbs is favored to win the A crown. opening night features Hobbs vs Clayton and Highlands vs Carlsbad. In Class B Melrose meets Santa Cruz and Corona faces Ruidoso as finals set for Saturday afternoon and night.
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Santa Fe
Albuquerque Valley
Las Cruces
Hobbs
el Rito
Melrose
Clayton
Wibley-Las Cruces
Albuquerque Highlands
Carlsbad
Espinoza
Silver City Western
Santa Cruz
Corona
Ruidoso
Elida
Cliff
Mountainair
Clothing Stolen From Rig Near Lovington
A $25 set of clothing including overalls a sweatshirt and rubber gloves was stolen from a rig about six miles northeast of Lovington last night. J C Baker of 918 North 6th Street reported the theft to authorities.
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Lovington
J. C. Baker
No. 6Th Street
Parker
Birth Rate On In Lea For 1957
New Mexico Public Health records summarize Lea County births in January 1957 with Hobbs figures and statewide totals. The report notes 33 Lea deaths that month 18 in Hobbs and eight infant deaths five in Hobbs plus cancer deaths two in Lea County and three highway or accidental deaths statewide. Communicable diseases listed include measles nine chickenpox one and scarlet fever two.
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New Mexico Department of Public Health
Santa Fe
Lea County
Lea
Hobbs
Ghana Celebrates Independence In inaugural Parliament Session
Ghana's first parliament meets as a newly independent nation. Queen Elizabeth II's representative the Duchess of Kent attends and welcomes Ghana into the Commonwealth. U S recognition follows President Eisenhower's congratulatory message with Vice President Nixon as the U S delegate.
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United Press
Ghana
Duchess of Kent
Elizabeth
British Commonwealth
Africa
Accra
United States
State Department
Eisenhower
Nixon
United State
Removal asks for Mora County Sheriff and deputies
Las Vegas district attorney filed removal proceedings against Mora County Sheriff Augustine Esquibel and Deputies Miguel Valencia and Sebastian Meas over the blackjack beating of 61 year old Jose Cruz Gonzales. The state supreme court issued a writ prohibiting Judge Armijo from hearing the case. the trio were released on $22,000 bonds each while Gonzales recovers in a Las Vegas hospital.
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United Press
District Attorney’s Office
Las Vegas
Mora County
State Supreme Court
Santa Fe
Luis Armijo
Augustin Esquibel
Miguel Valencia
Sebastian Meas
Donald Suartinez
Jose Cruz Gonzales
Officials weigh corn price supports and budget trims
Benson may use discretion to prevent price elapse and announce a noncompliance corn support in the 24 state area while a Democratic senator blames corporate fronts for high prices. Hubert Humphrey accuses the Eisenhower administration of shifting fault to labor and cites AT&T and Standard Oil profits. House Republicans say the White House backs economy measures as Brundage hints at possible government cuts though no firm commitments are given.
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Midwest
South
House
Eisenhower
Benson
United Press
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphries
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Standard Oil
New Jersey
White House
Percival Brundage
Brundage
Congress
Two Charged After Night Schoolyard Fight
Two men were arrested after a fight on high school grounds around 10 30 p m Charles G Harvey 21 of Cactus Trailer courts and an 18 year old student Pat Sorrells 918 So Love were charged with fighting Sorrells was a student and both were released later to Police Captain W Green custody
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Charles G. Harvey
Cactus Trailer Courts
Pat Sorrells
Love
Sorrells
W. Green
Death claims Mrs Utterback
Mrs Sammie D. Utterback 84 of 1601 E Dunn Hobbs died Thursday morning at a Hobbs hospital. She lived in Hobbs 10 years and was a retired postmistress of Douthat Oklahoma with 25 years civil service. Survivors include her daughter Jane Baine and sister Mrs W T Boomer of San Francisco. Burial in Memory Gardens Cemetery with Griffin Funeral Home in charge. Other arrangements pending.
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Sammie D. Utterback
E. Dunn
Hobbs
Memory Gardens
Griffin Funeral Home
Yantis Resigns as Lea County Jailer
Former Lea County jailer L. N. Yantis quit suddenly yesterday afternoon in Sheriff J. G. McAdoo's absence. He offered no reason beyond planning a statement after the sheriff returns. Yantis, jailed here since 1953, had recently fired his wife on February 1 to promote a Federal jail plan, saying a woman could not be employed under those conditions. The resignation occurred about 2 30 Wednesday afternoon as he entered the sheriff's office and announced his departure.
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Lea County
L. N. Yantis
J. G. McAdoo
Yantis
McAdoo
Counterfeit Twenty Dollar Bills Reported In Area
Local police investigated two suspects seen passing counterfeit twenty dollar notes. Some bills circulated in El Paso early Wednesday as the pair headed east. Descriptions: a man about 5 feet 6 inches, 140 pounds, ruddy. a woman 24 to 28, 5 feet 8 inches, 130 pounds, wearing a gray 3/4 length coat. Bills drawn on Chicago Federal Reserve Bank.
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el Paso
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
Texas Man Found Dead In Hobbs Motel
George E B Parson a 49 year old Levelland Texas man was found dead in his La Congo Courts motel room in Hobbs early today by a desk clerk John Neumiler. Parson worked as a tool pusher for Great Western Oil Co Midland Texas. An inquest was scheduled for 2 p.m. under Judge Robert L Bensing.
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George EB. Parson
Levelland
Texas
Parson
Great Western Oil Company
Midland
John Neumiler
E. Broadway
la Congo
West Marland
Cerk
Green Chapel
Robert L. Bensing
Jal Resident Held In Hobbs On Check Charge
Lea County deputy Ivan Read arrested Pete H. Flynn of Jal in Hobbs on a forged checks case. Flynn had been jailed in 1956 for forging Jal Welding Co. checks and released to federal custody on parole violation. Flynn’s wife contacted authorities about his release and the plan to return him to Lea County.
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Lea County
Ivan Read
Hobbs
Pete H. Flynn
Jal
Read
Flynn
Jal Welding Company
U. S
Morrison bound over on murder charge after 200 Club hearing
Tom H. Red Morrison was bound over to district court on murder charges after a five hour hearing in Lovington. Bond set at $2000. Witnesses described events at the 200 Club on state road 8 leading to Smith's death on the night of January 5.
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Thomas H. Morrison
John E. Smith
Lovington
Tom H. ‘Red’ Morrison
John Smith
Smith
Morrison
Melvin Neal
Pat Hanagan
Neal
Hanagan
Gladys Albright
Hobbs
Albright
Kansas
James Robinson
Lovington Cief
Police
Robinson
Smith- Yarbro
Otis Bean
Beane
200 Club
Pat Haugen
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