May Day Fallout Across Communist Lands and Rival Dissent
May Day demonstrations highlighted rival messaging as Moscow warns of atomic war while Zhukov calls for higher Soviet fighting capacity. Tito counters with calls for independent communism as Belgrade voices urged change. Across Peiping, East Berlin and Western nations large scale rallies showcase global tension.
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International Socialist Congress
Moscow
Zhukov
Unite States
Red Square
Russia
Zikov
Marshal Tito
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Klimenti Voroshilov
East Germany
Berlin
Peoples Army
United States
Italy
Denmark
Switzerland
Finland
Sweden
France
Pope Pius
Chavez Pushes Bill to Accelerate Land Exchange
Senator Dennis Chavez plans to introduce a bill in Washington to simplify and speed up state and federal land exchanges. A spokesman said the measure follows discussions with New Mexico Land Commissioner Murray Morgan and aims to give the state more selectivity in land choices. Morgan called current exchange procedures frustrating and wants the federal government to deed about 14 million acres to western states, a proposal rooted in the McGregor Range controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Chavez
Washington
Chavez
New Mexico
Murray Morgan
Morgan
McGregor Range
Civil Filings Slow Over Week End
In Lovington District Court R. W. Ferguson dba Lippi s Glidden Paint Center sues Edward R. Meyer for 265 dollars plus 150 in damages after a check to Helms Paint Co. was cashed then stopped at the bank. Donna Pearl Hagan seeks a divorce from Francis B. Hagan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
R. W. Ferguson
Dba
Lippi’s
Glidden Paint Center
Edward R. Meyer
Helms Paint Co
C. R. Anthony
Donna Pearl Hagan
Francis B. Hagan
President Eisenhower Faces Uphill Budget Battle
President Eisenhower returns to Washington amid a growing congressional rebellion and a difficult world scene. Secretary Dulles flies to Bonn for NATC talks while Benson and Eisenhower plot a return to the budget fight. Eisenhower will meet GOP leaders tomorrow as he takes charge of a campaign to restore or modify peacetime budget cuts.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Sec. of State
Dulles
Dulles and
Agriculture
Sec
Benson
House
GOP
Hobbs Wins in 12th Inning At Bender Park
Hobbs Sports beat Ballinger 7-6 in 12th at Bender Park after trailing 6-5 entering the bottom of the frame. Mike Brito drove in the tying run with a single, Dirk Ralston followed with a hit, a bases loaded walk forced in the winning run as Dick Hogan was hit to drive in the decisive score. Clovis defeated El Paso 20-12. Carlsbad at Pampa and Midland at Plainview postponed by weather. Next Hobbs home games vs Midland set for May 6 and 7.
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Ballinger
Mike Brito
Dirk Ralston
Dick Hogan
Eddie McKay
Clovis
el Paso
Plainview
Carlsbad
Pampa
Midland
Hobbs
Senator Knowland says Eisenhower may broadcast on budget and foreign aid
Senator Knowland told reporters after morning talks that the president might issue a nationwide broadcast to defend his stance on the budget and foreign aid program. He did not specify timing or content.
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Washington
Dulles and Adenauer Hold 90 Minute Cold War Talks
Secretary of State Dulles and West German Chancellor Adenauer met for a 90 minute conference on the Cold War on the eve of the NATO Council meeting.
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Dulles
Adenauer
NATO Council
Teamsters Chief Agrees to AFL-CIO Hearing in Washington
Teamsters president Beck will appear before an AFL-CIO hearing in Washington on Monday. A United Press dispatch from the Sixth Fleet notesMediterranean maneuvering with fleet airplanes carrying live ammunition.
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Teamsters
Beck
Afl-Cio
Washington
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Fort Ticonderoga Museum Opens 49th Season
The Fort Ticonderoga restoration and military museum in N Y opens its 49th season this summer. Located on Lake Champlain overlooking the channel to Lake George, the fort features a collection of Colonial and Revolutionary War military memorabilia.
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Ticonderoga
N. Y
Fort Ticonderoga
Lake Champlain
Lake George
Bird Ridle Kills Rare Cormorant at Country Club Lake
Earl Riddle reports a very rare duck at Country Club Lake Sunday evening. Dave Wood of the New Mexico Game Department identifies it as a cormorant last seen in 1916 with a 51 inch wing span and nearly 30 inch length. The bird wore a white breast and brownish plumage and fed on fish, diving for each meal.
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Earl Riddle
Country Club Lake
Dave Wood
New Mexico Game Department
New Mexico
Lovington Church Groups Meet on Thursday
Lovington Association of Churches holds a noon meeting in the Ranch House cafe dining room. The pastor and one layman from each church may attend and participate as the group marks its first anniversary with ministerial and lay involvement. Gordon Garlington of the Presbyterian Church to lead, with officers to be elected for the new year. current officers include Roy Ploudre, Bernard Culbertson, and Bill Gilmer.
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Lovington Association of Churches
Ranch House
Gordon Garlington
The
Presbyterian Church
Garlington
Roy Ploudre
Bernard Culbertson
Bill Gilmer
Association
Supreme Court ruling limits deportation問 questions to aliens
The Supreme Court held that aliens ordered deported cannot be forced to answer questions about Communist activities. The decision, expanding protections, confines questions to deportation eligibility. The ruling affects about 3500 deportation orders with roughly 225 tied to Communist backgrounds, including Vitkovich, a Chicago pressman for Prosveta.
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United Press
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Department
Felix Franfuriher
George Witkovich
Chicago
Vitkovich
Jal Road Dedicated by Governor Mechem Linking Jal Carlsbad
Gov. Edwin Mechem will dedicate State Highway 256 linking Jal and Carlsbad at 5 p.m. Saturday May 4 in Jal with a large barbecue to follow. A Carlsbad caravan will depart at 2 p.m. for the 70 mile drive. Attendees include Texas Gov. Price Daniel and highway officials from NM and TX.
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Carlsbad
Edwin Mechem
New Mexico
State Board
Jal
Texas
Gov
Price Daniel
Chamber of Commerce
Horace Hubert
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee
Open Skies Deal Seeks Regional Inspection Pact
Russia offers to open one third of its land for aerial inspection under the Open Skies plan while proposing to overfly about two thirds of the United States. The five power London talks note a larger Russian area than US demand, including much of Siberia but excluding western cities with war plants. Harold Stassen awaits the 15 page document before commenting. French delegate notes Siberian access in exchange for U S access to more of Russia.
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Russia
Eisenhower
London
United States
Siberian
Harold Stassen
Lovington District Court Judgments Recorded
Judgments entered in Lea District Court include $15,000 to Joyce J. Welch as administrator for W. S. Reeves Jr. against Dale Fowler and Wm. Cay Hughes for Reeves death in an automobile crash. Awards cover fire department, church, attorney fees, filing costs, and widow Marilyn Reeves among others. Ivy Jackson vs Panhandle Pipe and Supply awards $3,000 for back and leg injuries.
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Lovington
Joyce J. Welch
W. S. Reeves Jr
Dale Fowler
Wm. Cay Hughes
W. S. Reeves
Tatum Volunteer Fire Department
Green Chapel Hobbs
Hammel Carrell
Warning to Wives Sparks Courtroom Rift
Hartford police court faced a sharp remark from Prosecutor James N. Egan after a third wife, whose husband was arrested, refused to testify. He accused wives of using sympathy and delaying police, saying they should face consequences for involvement.
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Hartford
Conn
Arested
James N. Egan
President Ends Vacation Returns To Washington In Excellent Health
President Eisenhower leaves the golf course and returns to his desk in Washington after a 13 day stay at the National Golf Club at Augusta. He appears tan and healthy and his cough is minimal. News Secretary Hagerty warns of a tough grind ahead, noting difficult days in the Middle East.
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Washington
United Press
Eisenhower
National Golf Club
Agusta A
James Hagerty
Rotary
Hagerty
Lovington Schools Appoint New Special Services Head
Carl Carlton, a five year Lovington High School teacher, named Director of Special Services by Supt. H. C. Pannell. He succeeds Creighton Brown who retires after 30 years in education and plans to enter business in Bloomfield, New Mexico.
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Carl Carlton
Lovington
Supt
H. C. Pannell
Carlton
Corona
Creighton Brown
Brown
Bloomfield
New Mexico
Jefferson
Tesk
Lordsburg
Dawson
el Rito
James T. Henry
Parkview
J. B. Lee
Monita Williams
J. B. Price
Florence Morris
Mary Ann Vaughn
Whiteface
Texas
Janie Salinas
Patricia Lockhart
Patricia Thompson
Tools and Gasoline Stolen From Oil Firms
A Monday night theft at two oil firms reports losses over 1000 dollars. Amerado Petroleum notes wrenches, pliers, 145 gallons of gasoline, 100 bran and more missing from trucks two miles south of Arkansas Junction road. Atlantic Refining Co. says five trucks north west of Lovington were robbed with locks broken.
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Amerado Petroleum
Arkansas Junction Road
L. K. Monk
Atlantic Refining Co
Lovington
Judge Sends One To Pen On Property Sale Charge
District Judge John R. Brand sentenced Sherman Jones 25 Hobbs to one to 19 years suspended for sale of property without right and released him. Jesse Wilkins 25 Plainview pled guilty to car theft and received one to five years in the state pen. Other defendants faced varied outcomes including dismissals not guilty pleas and pending bonds across Hobbs Lovington Dallas Lubbock Huntsville.
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John R. Brand
Sherman Jones
Hobbs
Jesse Wilkins
Plainview
Texas
H. L. Henderson
Denver City
Jack Love
Clodie John Baker
Lovington
Charles Hill
Betty Jane -Davenport
Richard Flores
Viola Norris
Welter Lamar Redman
Clyde Parker
Dallas
Linda Jo Galloway
Homer D. van Zandt
Huntsville
Police Blotter From Lovington Daily Leader Report
Mrs. Pearl Yadon reports loss of a 1957 license plate 6 701 and lives on the Denver City highway. B L Neel says his car was backed into while parked near Chuck's Super Dog at 12 37. A station wagon was found parked by the Electric Co. plant with stolen materials and a napper nearby. Allen Pickerel lists a Whirlpool washer RCA radio Sunbeam percolator vacuum cleaner dishes and a bed spread missing. neighbor says wife moved items to her mother’s in Oklahoma. Mrs. S A Dyer reports clothing belonging to her son missing after he went to the army and another was sent to fetch it.
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Pearl Yadon
Lovington Daily Leader
Allen Pickerel
West Avenue
Oklahoma
S. A. Dyer
West Clayton
Wen
County Wide Celebration Planned For June 3 8
Lovington and Hobbs community members met to finalize Cotton Week events including a Cotton Princess Maid of Cotton contests and a style show set for June 3 through 8 at local venues. Applications available from the Lovington Chamber or Lovington Daily Leader with deadlines in May and June. Two princesses will be chosen from unmarried contestants aged 15 to 18 for the Princess contest June 4 and Maid of Cotton June 8.
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Lovingston and
Hobbs
Hobbs of Lovington Chamber of Commerce
Lovington Daily Leader
Blewett Cotton
Lovington
Woody Allen
John Campbell
Wilma Stoltz
Jefferson Avenue
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Syrian Troops To Leave Jordan Within A Week
Diplomatic sources in Washington say Syria will likely withdraw its troops from Jordan within a week. King Hussein rejects foreign interference and accuses Syria Egypt and Russia of attempting to topple his regime. The United States and Hussein deny Washington meddling, attributing interference to international communism. Lebanon welcomes the Sixth Fleet visit as a sign of US resolve against Communist penetration.
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Washington
Syria
Jordan
United Press
Hussein
Egypt
Russia
Hts
American
State Department
United States
Lebanon
Sixth Fleet
Beirut
Insurance Rates Rise for Autos in New Mexico
Auto insurance rates increase across New Mexico with many companies raising premiums effective today. National Underwriters and major stock insurers cite poor accident experience, higher hospital and repair costs, more vehicle use, and rising court awards as the main factors. Young single males under 25 face the steepest impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New Mexico
Meanest thief takes setting hens from Hen nests
The thief struck the Howard Gilchrist farm last night taking four bronzed hens one white hen and a bronze tom. They were setting on about 40 eggs due to hatch in a few days. Mrs Gilchrist reports the loss and urges return of the birds.
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Howard Gilchrist
Lovington Man Bound Over After Car Value Charge
David Lee bound over in Loving ton district court with bond set at 590 dollars after preliminary hearing before Justice Reese Greaves. Charged with concealment and display of a car valued at 100 dollars on Lovington Auto charges. he entered a not guilty plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethina Lockett
Lubbock
Las Vegas
Jesse Henry Lane
Don Gordon
David Lee
Justice of Peace
Reese Greaves
Lovington
Lee
Lovington Auto
Cotton Princess and Maid Contest Rules Outlined
The rules list eligibility for Lea County princesses and the Maid of Cotton. Candidates from Texas Virginia New Mexico and Illinois must be healthy ready to meet the public and appear in cotton at finals in Ruidoso on June 21. No pay beyond travel expenses. parental consent required.
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Texas
Virginia
New Mexico
Illinois
Lea County
Ruidoso
Lovington
Sunday singing set at North Side Baptist Church
Correction announces a Sunday afternoon singing at North Side Baptist Church 700 block N East Street at 2:00 p.m. The Hillcrest Church time and location were published in error.
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Northside Baptist Church
N. East Street
Hillcrest Church
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