Four Killed In Denver Bomber Crash
United Press reports a B-25 bomber from Lowry Air Force Base crashed while attempting an emergency landing after takeoff from Lowry. Four of eight aboard died. one critically injured. The crash caused fires and near-misses with nearby houses. A prior Lowry crash occurred two weeks earlier with three of four crew killed.
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Denver
United Press
Women’s Air Force
McDonald Air Force Base
Washington State
Tyndal Air
Grasshopper Control Plan Announced for Lea County
Farm Agent Jim Gilstrap warns of caprock to Buckeye grasshopper hordes with 15 to 30 per square yard. A federal backed program funds spraying at 20 cents per acre, starting June ninth to curb an eggs hatch and prevent spread, with signups at the County Agent's office and local committees coordinating efforts.
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Caprock
Lea County
Jim Gilstrap
Buckeye
Gilstrap
Lovington
Millard Eridison
Bill Anderson
L. L. Lyles
Tatum W. O. Dunlap
Gilbert Pfieffer
Mallamar
Cecil Holeman
Crash Of Italian Plane Kills Four
An Italian Air Force plane crashed near Treviso Thursday night during an emergency landing killing four people. One victim is identified as an American woman officer in the air force. The aircraft was en route to the American Army headquarters in Southern Europe.
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United Press
Treviso
Air Force
Europe
Pope Rested and Ready for General Audience Return
Pope Pius XII, age 80, regains strength after two days of rest and will resume general audiences on Saturday. He plans to attend a pilgrims reception in St. Peter's Basilica and bless crowds in St. Peter's Square. He prayed for Cardinal Mindszenty, reported back in prison by Communist authorities, during his recovery.
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United Press
Pius
Vatican
St. Peter’s Basilica
Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
St. Peter’s Square
Old Folks Day Set For June 24 At Prairieview
Old Folks Day at Prairieview School House June 24 marks the 26th reunion. E. L. MHarbinson says all residents over 60 may join. younger folks invited with baskets for dinner. The Lovington Leader will award gifts for various long-standing and family benchmarks. donors welcome for barbecue. Volunteers sought to assist with cleanup.
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Prairieview
E. L. Mharbinson
Prairieview School House
Lovington
Lea County
Seaton Praised For Interior Seat
The Senate welcomes President Eisenhower's nominee Fred Seaton for Interior secretary with bipartisan praise. Democratic senator James Murray calls the nomination pleasant news and confident it will be approved. Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon endorses Seaton as an excellent choice.
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Senate
Eisenhower
James Murray
Senate Interior Committee
Fred Seaton
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Nebraska
Oregon Senate
Morse
Seaton
Two Forgers Sentenced In District Court
In district court Jerry D. Carter of Eunice received six sentences of two to five years each after pleading guilty. Dorothy L. Braken of Hobbs was given 11 forgery counts totaling two to five years, with sentences to run partly consecutive and partly concurrent. Mose T. Hill of Hobbs got two to five years for marijuana possession. Leonard Griffith had a plea of guilty to breaking and entering on one count with other charges still pending.
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Jerry D. Carter
Eunice
Dorothy L. Braken
Hobbs
Carter
Braken
Mose T. Hill
Leonard Griffith
Leonard
Co op Barbecue And Stockholders Meeting At Sportorium
The Lea County Electric Co op holds its annual barbecue and stockholders meeting Monday at 6 P.M. in the Sportorium. R B Moore says Odessa Chuck Wagon will serve barbecue to about 1,000 in under 45 minutes. Prizes include a deep freeze refrigerator or range, plus toaster clocks and small appliances from prize drawings.
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Lea County Electric Coop
Sportatorium
R. B. Moore
Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang
Mrr. Moore
All Out War Set For Polio
Joe Henry of Albuquerque leads the State Polio Vaccine Distribution Committee in a campaign to vaccinate all eligible people before polio season. New Mexico has a large Salk vaccine allotment this month, creating a surplus. The plan calls for a four week gap between first and second shots and a five to seven month gap between the second and third shots.
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Joe Henry
Albuquerque
Henry
New Mexico
Theft reported of 1956 Chevrolet in Hobbs
Mrs. C. C. Farrar of 803 S. Dal Paso Hobbs, an employee at a Hobbs cafe, reported the theft of her taro tone green four door 1956 Chevrolet occurring while she was working Friday evening. The loss was reported shortly after midnight Friday.
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C. C. Farrar
S. Dal Paso
Hobbs
Molotov resigns as Soviet foreign minister
Radio Moscow announced that V. M. Molotov has resigned as foreign minister, ending the era of the old Bolsheviks. The broadcast said he was succeeded by Dmitri Shepilov, editor of Pravda, as the Kremlin leadership shift unfolds.
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Kremlin
Radio Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Russia
Pravda
Dmitri Shepilov
Communist Party
United Press
Marshall Tito
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Moscow Radio
Tito
Bulganin
Khrushchev
Voroshilov
Soviet Union
Stalin
Cominform
Molotov and Shcherbitsky Figures in Post Stalin Kremlin Shift
Khrushchev and Bulganin denounce Stalin early this year while Molotov, pale pince-nez and stern demeanor, remains a hard diplomat. Western officials respect his debate skills though his reserve stirs little warmth in dealings. Dulles praises Molotov as a canniest diplomat. Shepilov emerges as a potential successor and a proponent of post Stalin co existence ideas in the Kremlin.
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Khruscchev
Bulganin
Stalin
Molotov
Kremlin
Dulles
Shepilov
Pravda
Tito Visits Moscow Shape of Cold War Thaw Evident
Marshal Tito arrived in Moscow amid a thaw in Soviet Yugoslav ties. Premier Bulganin Khrushchev and Molotov greeted him as Moscow Radio hailed renewed friendship after years of hostility following Tito's 1948 expulsion from the Cominform. Molotov resigned hours earlier amid leadership changes.
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Marshal Tito
Moscow
Molotov
Presbyterians Approve Low Cost Retired Minister Homes Plan
The Presbyterian Church in the U S A ends its 168th General Assembly by approving a pilot program to build 150 congregate homes for retired ministers and wives, plus 350 low cost housekeeping units for 500 people. The plan assigns sites across the nation though exact locations are not yet set.
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Philadelphia
Presbyterian Church In
168Th General Assembly
U. S
South America
Standing Committee On Foreign Missions
Columbia
la Plata
Barranquilla
Garbage Truck Fire Strikes East of Town
A city garbage truck caught fire Wednesday afternoon near the railroad tracks east of town. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze with a brief water spray. no damage or injuries were reported and the incident left a strong odor lingering in witnesses.
Western Union Strike Near With 34000 Workers Affected
A possible nationwide walk out of about 34 000 workers looms as the commercial telegraphers union and Western Union Telegraph Company fail to resolve a contract that expired at midnight Thursday. Officials plan another Washington meeting but the union has postponed any strike for the time being.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Washington
Rough-Ridin Enroute To Rodeo Turns to Jail
A 37-year-old Nacona man, Joseph M. Quinn, told police he was headed to a Carlsbad rodeo when he fled at 80 mph, ran two red lights, and dodged law enforcement along Ma land and Dal Paso. He was jailed in Hobbs on DUI, reckless driving, and traffic violations after a chase near the railroad tracks.
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Nacona
Texas
Iman
Hobbs
Joseph M. Quinn
Carlsbad
Quink
Ma Land
Dal Paso
Tomer
Quinn
Benson in Iowa on a three day visit
Agriculture Secretary Ezra Benson traveled to Des Moines for a three day visit with farmers to discuss their concerns. He denied political motives, noting the trip targets Iowa and Nebraska for their serious farm problems ahead of the upcoming primary. An economist aide predicted rising farm prices will lift farm income above earlier estimates.
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Ezra Benson
Iowa
Benson
Des Moines
Iona
Nebraska
Don Paarlberg
Washington
Roosevelt Backs Eisenhower in Democratic Shift
John Roosevelt son of Franklin D. Roosevelt joined President Eisenhower on the platform at a Citizens for Eisenhower meeting. He argued Democrats should vote for Eisenhower citing a damaged 1952 slogan and criticizing the January 1953 state of the nation.
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Washington
John Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Young Roosevelt
Mr. Eisenhower
Citizens For
Four BYU Students Die In New Mexico Wreck
A 1955 Ford carries four Brigham Young University students to death after crossing a curve on State Road 44 near Warm Springs. One survivor is in critical condition at St. Joseph's hospital in Albuquerque. Toll to 139 for the year in New Mexico.
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Brigham Young
New Mexico
Brigham Young University
St. Joseph's Hospital
Albuquerque
Warm Springs
I. E. Salazar
Georgia
Escape attempt foiled as robber held in Santa Fe prison
E G Roberts, 31, a longtime Lea County troublemaker, attempted to escape State Prison by undercarriage theft of an empty coal car. Guard spotted him, he surrendered. Roberts, alias from Hobbs, had previously disappeared from Sheriff McAdoo while being returned on a bad check charge. He is serving 4 to 10 years for four counts of writing bogus checks and faces two additional years for the failed breakout. Separate charges from the same incident in Roswell add to his sentence.
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Lea County
Santa Fe
E. G. Roberts
Robert
Jewell G. McAdoo
Louisiana
Roswell
Judge Green Jails One as Two Cases Heard
Judge John W. Green, acting as city magistrate, jailed W W Cox for public drunkenness after a $15 fine was imposed. The other case saw Marvin Watson fined $30 for operating a truck and tractor without a valid permit.
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John W. Green
W. W. Cox
Marvin Watson
Methodist Church Offices Ransacked
A church thief ransacked the First Methodist Church at 407 North Main Friday evening. Entry was via an unlocked door. the minister E E. Hamilton’s study door damaged about $60. An envelope with $3.08 was handled but discarded. Secretary’s office turned upside down. no fingerprints due to gloved suspects. Police notified at 5:30 by janitor H. H. Bennett.
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First Methodist
North Main
E E. Hamilton
H. H. Bennett
Underground Tragedy Fells Two Miners at Alabama Mine
Rescue teams recovered the bodies of two trapped miners 700 feet underground near Birmingham Alabama after an explosion at the Alabama By-Products Corporation coal mine. The blast shook the area and injured others as crews battled a fire and limited air. Jack Robbins learned his father was among the dead, while he had left mining to become a salesman.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Alabama By-Products Corporation
Jack Robbins
Robbins
Rear-End Collision Causes $800 Damage North of Hobbson
Two cars collide two miles north of Hobbson on State Road 18 at 11 15 a m Friday. Ruth Nadine Shipley 26 Lovington and Olean Breedon 36 Lovington were involved. Shipley cited for reckless driving after Breedon slowed for road work. Both cars damaged about $400 each.
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Hobbson
Hoover Wimberly
Ruth Nadine Shipley
Ave
Shipley
Breedon
Trucking Firms Face Overload Charges In New Mexico
Law enforcement cracked down during the holiday period resulting in four charges against M A Dixon Trucking Co three counts of overloading and one for overhanging load. Air Drilling and Ft Worth Trucking faced fines for permit violations and overloads. R A Bailiff and Joe Pinson paid fines for unsafe driving and speeding. Jack C Smith faced a DUI charge with a jail sentence in lieu of a $100 fine and license suspension for one year.
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M. A. Dixon Trucking Co
Air Drilling Company
Ft. Worth Trucking Company
R. A
Joe Pinson
Jack C Smith
Smith
New Mexico
Typewriter Missing From Youth Center
A thief took a Remington typewriter from Lovington Youth Center over the holiday period. Mrs. Lucille Dailey told police the device disappeared between closing time Tuesday night and Thursday morning after someone entered the building.
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Lovington
Lucille Dailey
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Simms
Dallas
John F. Simms
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
San Case
Webster
Oil Compact Commission
Herbert Brownell
Compact Commission
Paul Calvin Payne
Board of Christian Education
Payne
Church
Western Union
Paarlberg
Green
Methodist
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