Southern Union seeks gas rate hike for New Mexico homes
Southern Union Gas proposes a statewide rate increase to the Public Commission. Vice president J R Cole III cites higher operating costs and taxes as grounds. The plan raises residential bills but would leave average usage costs near 1940 levels.
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Lovington
J. R. Cole, Ill
Santa Fe
Southern Union
New Mexico Public Commission
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New Mexico
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Armistice Talks Show Promise Of Peace In Near Future
United Nations reports some additional progress in Korean armistice talks at Kaesong. A communique on the sixth meeting says at least one major issue remains unsolved and agreement on that point is essential to complete the first phase of negotiations.
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United Press
United Nations
Kaesong
Douglas Breaks with President Truman on Judicial Nominations
Senator Paul Douglas proposes an unprecedented bar association poll to judge whether Truman nominated judges in northern Illinois or Douglas's preferred picks are better. He has not decided how to vote on Harrington and Drucker while urging a professional body’s guidance. The Chicago Bar Association convened a special meeting, with President Cushman calling the idea laudable.
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Paul Douglas
Bar Association
Truman
Illinois
Douglas
Cornelius Harrington
Joseph Drucker
William King, Jr
Benjamin Epstein
Chicago and
Cook County Bar Association
Mr. Truman
Chicago Bar Association
Cushman
Harrington
Drucker
King
Ephe
Rustlers Scout Fred Turner Ranch. lights, calves, thefts noted
Sheriff reports rustlers fled Turner Ranch Wednesday night after the Mitchells found a jimmied gate and ransacked house. Calves chased into the corral. nothing else missing. Deputies from Lovington and nearby districts shadowed by land and air. no tracks at daylight.
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Giles Lee
Mitchells
Tim Woods
Sheriff's Department
Lovington
Bruce McCollum
Trimble
Woods Road
Linam Ranch
Arkansas Junction Road
Frank Hines
Hobbs
James Robinson
L. B. Gill
Robinson
Welfare Rolls To Be Purged In Auditing Push
State Welfare Director Alva Simpson announces an audit of about 64,000 welfare cases next month to free funds for public welfare. He told Old Age pension cooperative association representatives that invalid names will be removed, with two auditing teams to begin in Guadalupe County.
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Alva Simpson
Simpson
Old Age Pension Cooperative Association
Guadalupe County
Lovington Teenagers Plan Thursday Meeting at Youth Center
Lovington youths are urged to attend a Thursday night gathering at the Youth Center on July 19. The last meeting drew many first-time attendees and featured clean entertainment. Sponsor is Mrs Mary Ruth McCory with future hosting by Mrs H C Pannell.
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Lovington
Mary Ruth McCory
H. C. Pannell
Resolution Passed By Citizens At Hobbs Mass Meeting
A mass meeting of Hobbs citizens at the First Baptist Church on Friday night July 13 called by the Hobbs Ministerial Association issued a resolution offering sympathy to families of recent tragedies and urging community action. The document commends police and other officials and appeals to parents church leaders educators and city officials to uphold higher standards and curb delinquency.
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Hobbs
First Baptist Church
Ministerial Association of
John Easley Again Heads Lea County Fair Board
County Commissioners appoint John Easley to lead Lea County Fair for the 18th time. The fair is scheduled for September 25 26 and 27 with new buildings to be completed by then. Committees will be formed and a full setup announced soon. Commissioners praised his 17 years of service to the Fair Committee and his good work.
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John Easley
Lea County
Mr. Easley
Easley
Carlsbad Super Sued Again for 150000 Damages
State Senator Dean W Miller and his wife join a $150,000 damage suit against Carlsbad school superintendent Pat Murphy. A L Zinn of Santa Fe represents the Millers, who filed the amended complaint today in district court in Santa Fe. The original suit sought damages for alleged misconduct during the last legislature. Mrs Miller says Murphy invaded the privacy of her hotel room and publicized an incident in a cocktail lounge.
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Dean W
Diamondtooth) Miller
Carlsbad
Pat Murphy
A. L. Zinn
Santa Fe
Millers
Italy Seeks Treaty Change for Bigger Armed Forces
Italy demands revision of the postwar peace treaty to allow 300000 troops and 200 fighters, arguing current limits hamper its role in the Atlantic Pact. Secretary Acheson says talks with other governments needed. Russia's a treaty party, complicating changes. Senator Green in Rome urges a larger Italian military to deter Communist aggression. In Manila, Liberal Youth League protests Dulles treaty architect with an effigy, accusing Tokyo and Manila of a bad deal.
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Theodore Green
Rhode Island
Rome
Green
Washington
Japan
Philippines
Liberal Youth League
Manila
John Foster Dulles
Beef controls threaten nation’s drug supply says AMI
The American Meat Institute warns that beef controls reduce slaughter capacity. Ninety-five leading plants bought about 70 percent of the animals vs a year ago, with prices too high to meet federal ceilings. The AMI says pharmaceutical by products depend on these plants.
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Chicago
The
American Meat Institute
AMI
Rumor of Special Investigation in Coogler Murder Case
Rumors in Santa Fe and Las Cruces say a special investigator may be appointed to probe the long unsolved Ovida Cricket Coogler murder. Governor Mechem says the report is news to him and declines further discussion.
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Las Cruces
Ovida Cricket
Crescent Cleaners Reopens In Lovington
Lovington Alderman K. C. Scoggins announces the Crescent Cleaners will reopen in a new concrete 25 by 60 foot fireproof building behind the Courthouse, north of the Locker Plant. The Scoggins invite old customers to visit and welcome newcomers to meet them.
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K. C. Scoggins
Lovington
Cresent Cleaners
Scoggins
Cotton Insects Attack Lea County Crops
County Agent J S Perkins reports Lea County cotton acreage suffers from boil worms cotton square borers and garden web worms. Farmers spray and dust with mixed results and some have bought diluted poisons from traveling peddlers from Texas. Perkins urges buying chemicals from local dealers to ensure value.
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J. S. Perkins
Lea County
Texas
Perkins
Stahl Sells Melrose News To J R Francis
Estell F Stahl announces the sale of the Melrose New Mexico news to J R Francis formerly of Grover Hill Ohio. Stahl published the Melrose news for 11 years. Francis, an ex serviceman, opens a Melrose printing shop and continues his Francis Publications mail order business locally.
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Estell F. Stahl
Melrose
New Mexico
J. R. Francis
Grover Hill
Ohio
Stahl
Melrose News
Francis
Francis Publications
New Treaty Talks on Mexican Farm Labor Begin in Mexico City
In Mexico City, 27 representatives from Mexico and the United States start negotiations on a 1951 treaty to permit 200,000 Mexican farm hands to work in U S farms and canneries. Officials seek a quick formula to resume legal hiring, while addressing Mexico’s demands for protections and the unresolved issue of illegal border crossings.
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Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Foreign Ministry
West
Truman
Filings Slow in District Court
District Court filings stay light as several divorces appear in contested actions. Sadie Kendrick vs John D Kenerick notes. Moody vs Gus Moody and Laverna Mitchell appear amid other cases. Foreclosure action by T E Brown against Pennington Plumbing for 3837.11 plus costs on Turner Addition lots. Quiet title suit by Bob Estes vs Howard Booth. Replevy filing by J C Headden Army Store against James Thompson.
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Sadie Kendrick
John D. Kenerick
John W. Smith
Helen Grimes Smith
Zetta Higgs
Luther Clinton Higgins
Spent Moody
Gus E. Moody
Jess Mitchell
Laverna Mitchell
Eunice
Bob
Betty Estes
Howard Booth
J. C. Headdbn
Army
James G. Thompson
AFL leader links Taft Hartley Act to Communists
AF of L President William Green told Union Retail Clerks in Washington that Taft Hartley expands Communist influence and robs workers of freedom. He vowed to continue the fight for repeal as Labor Secretary Tobin plans Detroit meetings on unemployment. AF of Airline Pilots Association gives three officials control of finances, weakening President Behncke, while a Chicago federal suit seeks $2 million from several members over alleged conspiracy to capture the union.
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AF of L
William Green
Green
Washington
Labor
Maurice Tobin
Detroit
Tobin
Motor City
AF of Airline Pilots Association
Formala
David Behncke
Chicago
Behncke
Collision Kills Four Bus Passengers Near Big Spring
A Greyhound bus collided with a loaded gasoline truck near Big Spring Texas. Four bus passengers were killed and 14 others injured. Neither vehicle caught fire.
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Big Spring, Texas
Greyhound
Big Spring
Texas
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