Charred body of Clo vis realtor identified near US 60
Police identified Irvin Peck Kennedy 53 a Clo vis real estate dealer as the burned remains found beside a car along US 60 two miles east of town. A neighbor spotted the smoldering vehicle after Kennedy, who had heart trouble, left his Clo vis office en route to Webber City. Funeral services were pending.
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Clovis
Ile
Here
Irvin Peck Kennedy
Kennedy
Deata Harts
Asst. Dist
Atty
Ruebe
Nieves
Glen Best
Webber City
Lovington Man Dies in Flaming Plane Wreck
Two Texas men from Lovington and Denver City died when their two seater crashed and burned in a plowed field near Brownfield. Jimmy Youngblood and Charles Gryder were killed after circling an uncle’s home and attempting a greeting. Rescue workers freed them from twisted metal as authorities planned funeral services.
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Lovington
Denver City
Texas
Brownfield
Jimmy Youngblood
Homer Youngblood
Charles Gryder
Johnson
Gryder
Youngblood
L. V. Alexander
Lubbock
Alexander
Homer Youngblood, Jr
Ed Prior
J. D. Smith
Smith Yarbro Funeral Home
Hydrologist Offers to Continue Water Research Without Charge
Hydrologist E. G. Minton and secretary Neelen Allen offer free services to keep Lea County underground water recharge research alive as commissioners cut funding. District officials support continuing work with hopes for state or federal aid while legal changes and a donor-driven plan are debated. The project now stands two thirds complete after spending over 52900 dollars.
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Lea County
Minton
Neelen Allen
Lea County Soil Conservation District
County Commission
Soil Conservation District
Conservation District
Dulles Expands Meaning of the Eisenhower Doctrine
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles offered a new interpretation of the Eisenhower Doctrine in a Washington press conference amid Lebanon unrest. He said the aid mandate goes beyond actions against Communist controlled aggressors, stressing the Middle East resolution obligates the U.S. to act if peace and vital interests are at risk, despite Soviet links to Egypt and Syria.
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John Foster Dulles
Middle East
Dulles
Washington
Lebanon
United States
Egypt
Syria
Russia
United Arab Republic
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Senate
Burdick seeks annulment of 90 day marriage
Rep Usher Burdick a 79 year old North Dakota Republican rancher filed in Cass County district court to annul his February 28 marriage to Jean Rodgers 30 contending it was unconsummated and Rodgers Reno divorce invalid. He met her in his office where she briefly worked as a mimeograph operator.
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Washington
Llp
Usher Burdick
N.D
Jean Rodgers
Cass County
North Dakota
Fargo
N. D
Burdick
Dulles Discusses Latin Envoys After Nixon Tour
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles planned talks with ambassadors from eight Latin American nations to compare notes on Nixon's violence marred tour. Nixon addressed a National Press Club luncheon, defending his trip and denouncing blackmailers while criticizing aid policies that favor elites.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Richard M. Nixon
Dulle
Nixon
Colombia
National Press Club
United States
Truman Considers a Sea Cruise as He Speaks Calmly
Former President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. Truman may take a sea cruise, though details such as timing destination and purpose are not disclosed. He appeared lively at a Chicago news conference and brushed aside questions about current controversies while acknowledging doctors want him to slow down after the 1960 campaign.
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Chicago
Harry S. Truman
No Garbage Collection Crisis Here In City Says Manager
City Manager Wes Allen states the wet garbage pickup crisis is over with the same contractor finishing as usual for now. He notes no agreement exists for future pickups and the city will handle collections if the contractor does not continue. Bernard Love’s last day was May 20, with his worker completing pickups in his absence.
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Wes Allen
Allen
Bernard Love
Love
Commissioner's
Askance
Dave Griffin
Finch
Pinay seeks De Gaulle mediation to avert civil war in France
Paris AP An unlikely bid by ex Premier Antoine Pinay to enlist Gen. Charles de Gaulle as mediator between the Paris government and pro De Gaulle generals in Algeria unfolds. Pinay acted without Pflimlin backing, amid cautious officials who doubt De Gaulle will intervene.
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Paris
Antoine Pinay
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Algeria
France
Pinay
Pierre Pflimlin
Colombey-les-deux Eglises
Pflimlin
D Gaulle
Pflimlir
Priest says no conflict between marriage and career
U S Treasurer Ivi Baker Priest in Albuquerque says a married woman and mother can pursue a career if she budgets her time. She spoke during the dedication of the New Mexico Rehabilitation Center on Monday.
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Albuquerque
Ivi Baker Priest
United States
Priest
New Mexico
Two Killed as Wing Collapses in Rome Suburb
A wing of an apartment building outside Rome collapsed Wednesday night, killing two family members and injuring three others. Firefighters and emergency crews worked to rescue residents as the cause was investigated. The victims were identified as members of a local family, and the scene remained under police supervision.
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Rome
Fined $100 For Reckless Driving
City Magistrate Reese Kreaves fined Otto Rehl $100 for reckless driving in city court yesterday. Jimmy Fletcher faced charges of failure to yield the right of way and was fined $5. Billy Swaehammer appeared on charges at Tatum home and was sent to jail in lieu of a $1,000 bond. Juanita Holland cited on speeding and license charges with $25 bond. Glenn Stack paid $15 costs for speeding while L V Edgett paid $10 costs on a like charge.
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Reese Kreaves
Otto Rehl
Eckless
Jimmy Fletcher
Letcher
Billy Swaehammer
Justice of the Peace
Ato
Tatum
Juanita Holland
Glenn Stack
L. V. Edgett
Weather outlook for New Mexico shows scattered thundershowers
Partly cloudy this afternoon and evening with fair conditions elsewhere. Scattered thundershowers develop mainly in the mountains and western areas this afternoon and evening. Temperatures remain steady with lows near 40 to 55 in the north and 50 to 60 in the south, highs Friday between 80 and 90.
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New Mexico
Legislature to Meet Annually in New Mexico Movement
The legislative finance committee backs a constitutional amendment to require annual 60 day sessions and longer even year sessions to consider financial bills. Vetoes, costs, and shorter first 30 day limits are debated. voters would decide in 1959. The panel also seeks more tax disclosure to study groups and seeks tax inequities relief.
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Santa FE
Legislative Finance Committee
New Mexico
House
Senate
James Lamb
State Corporation Commission
Legislative Committee
Lamb
Food Prices Rise Again to New Peak in April
The Labor Department reports April living costs reached a new high as prices for fruits vegetables meats poultry and fish pushed the index up to 123.5 based on 1947 49 prices. The April index marked a 3.5 per cent rise from the prior month.
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Washington
Labor Department
Father of Two Slavs Doctor St. Paul Shooting
Lawrence Kuehn a 25 year old father shot Dr. Herbert Stoplested 51 after delivering the Hippocratic oath to him. Police say he fired seven bullets then informed officers and waited outside with his two orphaned children Sharon 6 and Gary 3. He gave a rambling statement about a grievance tied to his wife’s death and refused to name the complaint.
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Kuehn
Staplestad
Sharon
Gary
Stoplestad
Fred Buecher
May food prices slip while wages rise in contracts
Department reports sharp declines in bananas green beans tomatoes and onions in May. Clague notes possible summer price creep and August as a logical drop month. About 500000 workers gain wage rises via escalation clauses. auto and farm firms see small increases. GI mortgage rates lift housing costs despite lower fuel prices.
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Clague
Wool Act Faces Pressure as Congress Debates Extension
Washington report on the National Wool Act as it nears expiration next March. Congress debates extending the act for four years amid fears of price drops from 62 to 50 55 cents per pound, while farm bill edits loom in Senate and House. Industry supporters warn of a perilous drop, advocates recall a 1954 deal with Benson, and USDA notes a large wool surplus and limited production gains since 1955.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Farms
Benson
Herschel D. Newson
National Grange
USDA
U.S
Alaska Statehood Hopes Rise as House Debates 49th State
Democratic Leader predicted House passage of the Alaska statehood bill though a close vote remained. Debates featured heavy opposition and quorum calls by opponents as supporters hailed a major victory in the long campaign to admit the 375 million acre territory to the Union.
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Washington
John W. McCormack Mass
House
Alaska
Leo W. O’brien
D.N. Y
Brien
McCormack
O’brien
W. Smith
Va. Smith
Auto Fire Damages Car At Downtown Intersection
City firemen responded to an automobile blaze at First and Washington early today. Paul Moore’s car flooded backfired and ignited just before six a.m. causing medium damage to paint wiring and glass. Fire was confined to under the car.
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Washington
Paul Moore
Asst
H. D. Woodward
U.S. 66 Project Delayed By City Center Work
Store owners and merchants on U S 66 report contractors will extend the six week schedule as work through the town center delays completion.
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Gallup UP
U. S. 66
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