Israel presses for Gaza rule reversal under UN control
Israeli ambassador Abba Eban urged Undersecretary of State Christian Herter to return Gaza to UN administration. U.N. sources say a Danish Norwegia battalion is being moved to Gaza border. Cairo reports Egypt will not send troops nor block shipping in the Gulf of Aqaba. Bermuda talks begin with Eisenhower and MacMillan focusing on Middle East and Suez. Nasser seeks full canal control and tolls.
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Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
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Strait of Tiren
Gulf
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United Press
Red Sox Submit $1 Million Bid for Herb Score
United Press reports the Boston Red Sox offered Cleveland Indians $1,000,000 for southpaw Herb Score. Indians manager Hank Greenberg reportedly rejected the deal, saying Score could become the greatest pitcher in history. The cash bid is believed to be the largest ever for a baseball player.
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United Press
Booston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Herb Score
Joe Cronik
Hank Greenberg Zeners
Ger
Indians
Belafonte Tops Presley in National Record Sales
A United Press survey shows Harry Belafonte replacing Elvis Presley as the nation’s top record artist. Since Christmas Belafonte sold 3 million singles and 800,000 albums. a Cleveland store executive notes Belafonte’s appeal has grown while Presley fades from frequent sales.
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United Press
Harry Belafonte
Elvis Presgely
Belafonte
Kivis
Cleveland
Final Rites Planned Friday for Magsaysay
Three nations pause for ceremonies as the Philippines bids farewell to President Ramon Magsaysay. A regnum mass was held in Manila as he lay in state at Malacaang Palace before a state funeral Friday for the 49 year old leader.
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United Press
Manila
Pickett Doubts Montoya Win In Congressional Bid
Lieutenant Governor Montoya dismisses rumors of crumbling party support while addressing a Santa Fe banquet honoring David A. Bunn of the Young Democrats of America. About 100 Democrats attended the $3.50 per plate event as fellow official Ingram B. Pickett sticks to the view Montoya cannot prevail.
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Joseph M. Montoya
Congress
Santa Fe
David A. Bunn
Young Democrats of America
Montoya
Bernalillo County
Ingram B. Pickett
Pickett
Mechem Signs Bill To Raise Uranium Taxes
Governor Mechem signs a package of five laws including a uranium severance tax increase from 1/8 to 1/2 percent. The measure faced opposition in both houses, while uranium officials warned it could force small operators out of business. The other laws cover irrigation loan authority, a 70 mph speed limit, higher real estate loan limits, and expanded municipal powers.
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Mechem
Interstate Streams Commission
Commission
New Mexico Irrigation Works Construction Fund
New Mexico
McCarthy Aided Injured Motorists After Car Wreck
Chicago steamfitter Ralph Vanston escaped serious harm after his car overturned in Highland Park Illinois. He credited Senator McCarthy with organizing bystanders to lift the vehicle and free him then joined by McCarthy after the rescue. Vanston, who also joked about Napoleon, noted fear of explosion from spilled gasoline. McCarthy later complained of back and leg aches in Milwaukee.
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Chicago
Senator McCarthy
Ralph Vanston
Highland, Park Illinois
Vanston
McCarthy
Napoleon
Milwaukee
Bigamy Charges Filed Against Edward Hensley
In Lovington, Mrs. Alda Robbins Hensley accuses Edward Hensley of bigamy. She says she wed him in September 1954 and no divorce exists. County records show a 1956 marriage license to Hazel Hensley. Hensley, possibly Edward, is believed to be in Farmington, New Mexico, with a warrant sent for his arrest.
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Edward Hensley
Lovington
Alda Robbins Hensley
Jack Love
Hensley
Hazel Hensley
Ed Hensley
Edward
Farmington
N.M
Ford Gets Best Of Cadillac in Collision Here
Miss Louise Millsap of 519 W Ave G was cited for failure to yield after a crash at Jackson and 8th around 5:30 Tuesday. She drove a 1957 Cadillac with $500 damage. the other car, a 1957 Ford driven by L B Baker of Lovington, suffered $200 damage. Millsap was southbound on 8th and collided with Jackson.
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Louise Millsap
W. Ave. G
Jackson
8Th
Miss Millsay
L. B. Baker
W. Taylor
Lovington
Millsap
8Th Street
Alamogordo Man Fined in Federal Wagering Tax Case
A 27 year old Alamogordo man was fined $1,000 in federal court in Albuquerque after pleading no contest to a federal indictment charging him with failing to pay a wagering tax on football card wagers.
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Alamogordian
United Press
Alamorgado
Albuquerque
Frank Phillips
Beck's Time Up Today on Senate Records Demand
Teamster chief Dave Beck faces a 3 p.m. deadline to decide whether to disclose personal financial records or risk subpoena. Senate Rackets Committee to press with subpoena if he refuses. Western Teamsters leader Frank Brewster to explain about $160 000 in union funds use as Hoffa, indicted yesterday, allegedly warned Beck.
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United Press
Dave Beck
Senate
Suboena
Beck
Frank Brewster
Teamsters
James Hoffa
Hofaf
First day of spring noted with celestial and historical markers
Almanac for Wednesday March 20 1957 marks the vernal equinox at 4 17 pm lists morning and evening planets Venus Saturn Mercury Mars Jupiter. It recalls Tap patrols independence of Tunisia 1956 Stevenson Keefe victory and Plymouth Colony treaty 1621. It cites Uncle Tom's Cabin 1852 and Song of Solomon verse about spring.
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Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
Tunisia
France
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Minnesota
Plymouth Colony
Napoleon
Elba
Our Land
Linden chemical plant blast leaves three dead
An explosion at a Linden New Jersey chemical plant killed three men and injured eleven. Cause of the blast has not yet been determined.
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Linden, N. J
Linden
New Jersey
Suez Canal Opens Ship Traffic and Spring Weather Looms
News briefs report the Suez Canal reopening to ships up to 2,000 tons with larger vessels possible by early April as U N salvage crews clear obstructions Egypt says. In New Mexico spring showers move across the state with Hobbs seeing rain and warmer temperatures forecast. residents attend Thomas Jefferson Jackson funeral in Hobbs.
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New Mexico
Roswell
Glenwood
Zuni
Socorro
T Or C
Albuquerque
Silver City
Alamogordo
Carlsbad
Grants
Lea County
Hobbs
Lovington
CAA
Teamsters Indicted Over Subcommittee Confrontation
A federal grand jury indicted four Teamsters Union officials for contempt of Congress after they refused to answer questions before a Senate Operations Subcommittee investigating union affairs. Indicted are Frank Brewster, Einar Mohn, Nagel La Poma, and Harry Reiss. Brewster testified after White House tax file access was authorized by President Eisenhower.
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Teamsters Union
Senate
Rackets Committee
White House
Brewster
Tearsters International
Dave Yeck
Eisenhower
Einar Mohn
Union
Nagel la Poma
Teamsters
Seattle
Harry Reiss
New York City
Santa Fe Man Heads Masons
Harvey Thiele was elected Grand Master of New Mexico Masons at the 80th annual communication in Gallup. Officers named include Russell G. Bira Roswell deputy grand master H Stanley Dennis Deming senior grand warden William J. Ravinell Albuquerque junior grand warden Lynn Mitchell Albuquerque grand treasurer Chandler C. Thomas Albuquerque grand secretary. Some 56 lodges were represented.
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Santa Fe
New Mexico
Harvey Thiele
Masonic Iodges
Russell G. Bira
Roswell
H. Stanley Dennis
O. Deming
William J. Ravinell
Albuquerque
Lynn Mitchell
Chandler C. Thomas
Temple fatalities follow Santa Fe clerk death
In Temple Texas two deaths occurred after a Sweetwater station agent 68 year old Hiram G Kaiser died at the railway hospital. His wife 61 died three hours later and doctors believe her death was caused by his. The incident is reported by UP.
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Temple, Tex
Santa Fe
Sweetwater
Temple
Hiram G. Kaiser
Welfare Costs Rise as Lien Law Repeal Passes Legislature
Senator Jack Danglade warned that repealing the lien recovery and relaxing support laws will push welfare costs up. The bill, backed by Maidad Chacon, ends liens on parental support and raises exemptions for income levels, increasing the department’s annual expense by about $800,000 and not reducing caseload.
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Jack Danglade
Lea County
New Mexico
Matias Chacon
Espanola
Ed Hardman
Cos
New Mexico Contract Questioned Over Road Sign Materials
Former Gov Simms administration bound the Mechem era to a 61000 contract with Albuquerque based construction machinery company for reflectorizing road signs. C L Mears will consult Attorney General Standley on legality arguing the outgoing administration cannot bind the incoming one to a contract not effective until January 1.
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United Press
New Mexico
John Simms
Edwin L. Mechem
C. L. Mears
Fred Standley
Construction Machinery Company of
Albuquerque
Mears
Simms
Pope Pius Leads St Josephs Day Plea For Giuseppes Crowd
Thousands of Italian Giuseppes packed St Peters Basilica for Pope Pius XII general audience marking the Feast Day of St Joseph. The 81 year old pontiff rode in the gestatorial chair as 300000 pilgrims, including U S soldiers from Naples, heard greetings in six languages.
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Joe
St. Peters Basilica
Pope Pius
St Joseph
Italy
U.S
North Atlantic Treat Organization
Naples
Final Rites Pending For Perry Wooton
Perry Wooton 60 of Mallamar died at Sea County Hospital Hobbs at 5 30 AM Wednesday after a hospital stay since February 22 He worked as a roustabout for Buffalo Oil Co Mallamar and was a longtime local resident
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Malamar
Sea County Hospital
Hobbs
Mr. Wooton
Theospital
Buffalo Oil Co
Mallamar
Shelro Drilling Reports Second Theft From Site
Shelro Drilling Company on South Main reports a second theft in two weeks. A 12 ply heavy duty tire and wheel valued at 250 to 300 dollars was stolen from a machine parked near driver M. K. Simms at 322 No. 2nd. The chain securing the spare tire rack was cut or broken. Earlier a week two weeks prior a thief took a check protecting machine and 51 check blanks. several checks have been cashed since.
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Shelro Drilling Company
South Main
M. K. Simms
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