Riots Erupt Over Sugar Bowl Ban Fight in Atlanta
United Press reports student demonstrations against Governor Marvin Griffin as they protest his bid to bar Georgia Tech from the Sugar Bowl due to a Negro on Pittsburgh's team. Two thousand march on the Capitol and Governor’s Mansion, clashing with guards and torching effigies while highway patrol reinforces.
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Marvin Grifin
Georgia Tech
Sugar Bowl
Atlanta
State Capitol
Governor's Mansion
State Bureau of Investigation
Capitol
Tech
New Orleans
University of Pittsburg
Griffin
Luimadge
Sa Higway Pa
State Highway Patrol
Robert Arnold
State Board of Regents
University of Georgia
Supreme Court
South
Georgia
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Board of Regents
Snow Storm Sweeps North Part Of State
A severe snow storm moved across northern New Mexico causing road closures and a fatality. An unidentified man died from freezing near Manuelito as authorities urge travel bans and caution over drifting highways. Snow depths reached 16 inches near Chama and Tierra Amarilla while a second system looms in the northwest. Farmers and ranchers welcomed moisture amid dangerous conditions.
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United Press
New Mexico
Manuelito
Tres Piedras
Chama-Tierra Amarilla
Weather Bureau
Lions Club Toy Drive Reaches Busy Christmas Prep
Lovington Lions Club reports a flood of toy donations and ongoing repairs at their shop. They plan to distribute refurbished toys to needy children before Christmas and urge residents to donate more toys to ensure no child is forgotten. Contact any Lions member to contribute.
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Lovington Lions Club
Santa Claus
Lions
Santa
Lions Club
Pistol Match in El Paso Dec 27 to 28
The Southwest's top pistol shooters are invited to a two day merchandise shoot in El Paso Texas in conjunction with the Sun Carnival program. The event starts December 27 and offers total prizes of 2700 points.
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el Paso
Tex
Day Two Auto Crashes Shake Safe Driving Day in Hobbs
Two accidents marked Safe Driving Day in Hobbs with one minor incident not filed. The other at 12:17 p.m. at Roxaca and Cochran caused $400 damage when Kenneth Smith's 1955 Ford was hit by Johnie Y. Peacock's 1954 Chevrolet. Peacock received a citation for failure to yield and involvement in an accident.
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Hobbs
Roxaca
Cochran
Kenneth Smith
Kensley Drive
Johnie Y. Peacock
BE. Dunham
Peacock
President Receives Gift Of Tractor At Gettysburg Farm
President Eisenhower received his first tractor at his Gettysburg farm in Pennsylvania. Farm bureau members from Ohio Indiana and Pennsylvania presented the gift in freezing weather. Four tractors already operate on the farm but are owned by friends who oversee the property.
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United Press
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Farm Bureau
Ohio
Indiana
Mr. Eisenhower
Safety Tire Finds Cash Box Stolen From Main Street Shop
The Safety Tire Co. at 1101 N. Main reported a break in on the 29th. A grey metal cash box containing $20 was taken after entry was gained by breaking the back window on the north side and crawling inside.
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Safety
Safety Tire Co
N. Main
New County Home Extension Agent Joins Staff
Mrs Wayne Buswell assumed duties as county home extension agent in November after moving here in October. A 1948 University of Missouri Columbia graduate she previously served Linn County Missouri as home agent for three years. She and husband are farmers near Brookfield and now reside at 507 West Avenue N with two children Cherie and Joan.
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Wayne Buswell
University of Missouri At Columbia
Linn Co
Missouri
Buswell
Brookfield
West Avenue N
Cherie
Joan
de Lois
Carmody Will Rule CN State Liquor Law
District Judge David Carmody heard an appeal by the Silver Moon Bar of Gallup challenging New Mexico 1939 liquor controls as unconstitutional. He took the case under advisement after testimony on two grounds including bias and the law’s constitutionality, with a related Santa Fe ruling proceeding to the state Supreme Court.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
David Carmody
Silver Moon
Gallup
Hilton Dickson
James Scarborough
Supreme Court
Law Professor Calls for Special Institution for Psychopaths
University of New Mexico law professor Henry Weihoff urged a conference that psychopaths who commit felonies could be treated differently. He proposed a separate facility for some and housing others in regular mental hospitals, while noting some psychiatrists favor confinement in prison if cure seems unlikely. He remained unconvinced that this pattern must be adopted.
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United Press
University of New Mexico
Henry Weihoff
Conference On Criminal Responsibility
Eight Good Dogs Need New Homes From City Pound
The city dog pound holds eight healthy dogs including two spaniels a red spaniel and a black spaniel both friendly and suitable as Christmas presents. A red short haired terrier with ringworms awaits a kind owner while a large black and white shepherd type dog could suit a farmer or rancher. All eight dogs are at risk of being killed Monday or Tuesday if not adopted, so potential owners are urged to act now.
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Emmitt Hopkins
Roswell Secures State Class Double-A Football Crown
Roswell scored three quick touchdowns in the second quarter and withstood a Las Cruces rally to win 19 to 14 in Roswell. A key tackle near midfield ended a Las Cruces drive and preserved the lead in a windy night game.
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Roswell
Las Cruces
New Mexico CAP First To Sign with Defense Center
The New Mexico Civil Air Patrol becomes the first wing in the United States to join an air defense center, installing a radio at the Albuquerque Filter Center to coordinate with defense officials. State CAP commander Colonel J Gibbs Spring of Santa Fe announced the agreement.
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New Mexico Civil Air Patrol
United States
CAP
New Mexico
Albuquerque
J. Gibbs Spring
Santas Fe
Eisenhower Praises Republican Record for 1956 Campaign
President Eisenhower sent a message to the Republican National Committee in Chicago praising the party’s record. He said Republicans have achievements for peace prosperity and security and pledged to help report the record accurately to voters next year.
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Eisenhower
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Royce Lynn Burns Wins Tops At Hereford Show
Joe James of Tatum captured three blue ribbons three second places and one third at the One Stop Hereford Show and Sale held Thursday and Friday at the Bull Barn Lovington. Olin Ainsworth Milnesand earned two firsts one second and three thirds. Royce Lynn Burns grandson of H J Burns won sweepstakes with Creamers seven th and was crowned champion cow. R H Black of Texas Tech judged the event. Sale results to be published in Tuesday's Leader.
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Joe James
Tatum
Bull Barn
Lovington
Olin Ainsworth
Milnesand
Royce Lynn Burns
H. J. Burns
Lea County
Royce Burns
R. H. Black
Teaas Tech
Hunters Spare That Woodsmans Dangers Rise In Maine
Maine hunters face dual seasons with deer and Christmas tree cutting. Albert Brookings of Portland says sniping by hunters is worsening and warns woodsmen to fear for their safety as reckless hunters misidentify targets in the woods.
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United Press
Maine
Albert Brookings
Portland
Gettig
Argentina Restores Press as Peron Era Crumbles
Las Prensa reports a revival of press freedom in Argentina with the Paz family regaining La Prensa and other outlets. Eva Peron and the regime had seized radio and print properties, using puppet directors and propaganda. broadcasters faced exile or selling shares to Evita owned entities. Jaime Yankelrich led Radio Belgrano, a prime seizure, emblematic of press control under Peron.
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Argentina
Juan Peron
Eva
Buenos Aires
la Prensa
Paz
Peron
Evita
Senora Peron
Radio
Radio Belgrano
Southwestern Builders Opens Lovington Homes Project
Southwestern Builders begins full time operation in Lovington at 200 Ave O with 15 new brick and frame homes on Tyler Avenue. The development lies south of a spring subdivision and features A T Bintz as managing partner with prior builds in Eunice Jal and Denver City Texas. Clayton Melby designed the houses.
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Southwestern
Lovington
Southwestern Builders
Ave. O
Tyler Avenue
A. T. Bintz
Lea County
Eunice
Jal
Denver City
Texas
Clayton Melby
Remodeling at Jackson Chevrolet Includes New Front
Jackson Remodeling at the Jackson Chevrolet building underway with an extensive facelift and a newly added front entrance as part of the project.
Levelland Man Killed in High Speed Wreck Near Tatum
Earl Dean Mayfield 20 of Levelland Texas died instantly when his car overturned 16.7 miles east of Tatum. State Policeman Sherman Creek said Mayfield was thrown from the vehicle and crushed when it rolled over him. The crash marked Lea County's 19th traffic fatality this year. Funeral services in Levelland were led by George Price.
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Earl Dean Mayfield
Levelland
Texas
Tatum
Sherman Creek
Mayfield
Lea County
Creek
George Price
Chamber Breakfast Set For December 14
The Chamber of Commerce announces a membership drive breakfast on December 14 at the Llano Hotel at 6 30 a.m. Letters are being sent asking members to raise dues slightly to cover outstanding indebtedness from 1955.
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Chamber of Commerce
eLlano Hotel
Dempsey White Released From Lea Hospital After Injury
Dempsey White sustained a slight concussion when a pipe fell on him on a rig north of town Thursday noon. He was released from Lea County Hospital on Friday.
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Dempsey White
Lea Hospital
Lea County Hospital
Lovington Field Starts New Shop Construction
Lovington Field Service begins work on a new shop at the turn of the highway toward Hobbs near the railroad, with plans for a modern office building to follow after the shop is completed.
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Lovington Field Service
Hobbs
Martin predicts Eisenhower will seek re election
In Gettysburg Joseph Martin says in his view the President will run again for the world’s sake though he would not reveal intentions. Meanwhile Lea County Civic Loyalty League petitions the District Court to summon a Grand Jury to probe alleged illegal voter registrations for the December 13 1955 Local Option vote. About 200 signers backed the petition. 75 validated voters would suffice to call a jury. Charges of falsification against four people were previously dismissed as groundless.
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Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
House
Joseph Martin
Eisenhower
Lea County
Civic Loyalty League
Distric Court
Harold W. Gress
The
Loyalty League
Atty
Robert Dow
League
Gress
New Mexico
District Court
Foud
Kermit Nash
Bill Carpenter Killed in Plane Crash Near Corona Peak
William Carpenter of Carlsbad and his brother Daniel died when a light plane crashed into a 7255 foot peak near Corona New Mexico. Carpenter had sold his Hobbs dairy to run a Carlsbad funeral home and was transporting a two year old girl's body to Albuquerque when the crash occurred. He left Hobbs three years ago and is survived by his wife three daughters and a son.
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William Carpenter
Carlsbad
Daniel BE. Carpenter Roswell
Corona
N. M
Bill Carpenter
Hobbs
Denver City
Albuquerque
Roswell
Indictment for Truman Aides in Tax Case Handling
A federal grand jury in St Louis indicted former Truman administration officials Matthew Connelly and J Lamar Caudle for corrupt handling of tax cases. Also named was Kansas City attorney Harry Schwimmer.
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Washington
St. Louis
Truman
Matthew Connelly
White House
J. Lamar Caudle
Justice Department
Harry Schwimmer
Kansas City
Farm Bureau Backs Bipartisan Farm Policy
New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau closed its 35th convention in Las Cruces approving 77 resolutions. A key measure calls for a bipartisan national agricultural policy and argues rigid price supports created a crop surplus problem. The group urged limiting production to the same percentage as the national cut in a given product.
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Las Cruces
New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau
Louise Gipson Bound Over For Murder Charge
Louise Gipson, a Hobbs resident, was bound over for district court on a murder charge after a preliminary hearing before Judge Robert L. Bensing. A second hearing is set for December 8 on a related charge of assault with intent to kill connected to the October 7 shooting of Naomi Robinson at 625 East White Street.
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Louise Gipson
Hobbs
Robert L. Bensing
Gipson
Buddy Gipson
Naomi Robinson
New Physical Joins Hobbs Doctors Staff
Dr. Joe B. Norman of Floy dada Texas has joined the staff of Drs. Hodde and Kernan in Hobbs. He completed his internship at John Peter Smith Clinic in Fort Worth after medical school. He served three years in the Navy and is married with three children.
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Joe B. Norman
Floydada
Texas
Lovington Sailor Promoted in Navy Ranks
Jesse A. Dickens of Lovington New Mexico advanced to machinist's mate third class USN while aboard the USS Shadwell with the Atlantic Fleet. The promotion effective November 16 followed world wide examinations conducted in August.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Jesse A. Dickens
Route 1
Box 86
Lovington
N. Mex
USN
Shadwell
Pitt to Use Negro Fullback in Sugar Bowl Amid Protests
The University of Pittsburgh will play Bobby Grier, the Negro fullback, in the Sugar Bowl next January. Pitt officials say he will sleep, eat, practice, and play with the team and stay in a Tulane dormitory during New Orleans visits. The Jesse group States Rights Council of Georgia protested and urged Georgia Tech to oppose a Negro opponent. coach Bobby Dodd declined comment.
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University of Pittsburgh
Pitt
Bobby Grier
Grier
Tulane University
New Orleans
The
States Rights Council of Georgia
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd
Tech
Dodd
Georgia State Board of Regents
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Hereford
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Las Prensa Belches
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Lovington Somer
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