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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1955
Page
6
The Sandia Base, labeled Top Secret, faced a bank theft over the weekend with about 46 500 missing. Officials warn inside or outside access risks, suggesting possible jeopardy for base leadership amid security concerns.
Willis E. Stone reports on the constitutionalist group We the People meeting in Chicago on Constitution Day 1955. They outline 21 points to restore sovereignty, limit federal power, amend the Constitution, curb federal agencies, and withdraw from the United Nations while promoting a free market and American labor rights.
In Your Neighborhood a Palm Springs motorcycle patrolman Nick Maff and his wife Betty welcomed their first child, a girl. A bright pink pennant on his radio antenna announced the birth, instantly signaling the event to his beat. Dennis Anson, a British inmate, escaped Leicester prison but later returned voluntarily claiming a wardrobe mishap. A Newark high school brawl triggered a 30 yard penalty after fans fought in the stands.
A three year old boy in Madi son Wisconsin ran away prompting his mother to report him missing to police. She asked law enforcement to withhold candy when he is found.
Mrs Charles S Thomas wife of the Navy secretary christens the giant carrier USS Saratoga at launching ceremonies in the New York Naval Shipyard Brooklyn. Walter A Gordon sworn in as Governor of the Virgin Islands by Chief Justice Earl Warren with Interior Secretary Douglas McKay present.
Defense Secretary Charles Wilson pushes a half billion dollar cut in military spending over seven months while President Eisenhower and Treasury Secretary Humphrey seek overall reductions to reach a 34 billion dollar target. Wilson argues for minimal combat forces and reserves to avoid risk, focusing cuts on old weapons to fund newer systems next year.
General Maxwell Taylor told 500 observers at Fort Benning that the army can handle any war size atomic or conventional and deliver measured destruction like a well tuned orchestra. Lieutenant General James Gavin described staggering new weapons including guided missiles with atomic warheads possibly replacing piloted planes.
The Pacific Southwest Region of the National Association of Manufacturers emphasizes capital in use to support wage, salary and dividend income. It notes 175 billion dollars invested in U S industry, with 66.4 billion in buildings and 43.3 billion in inventories as of end of 1954, plus 28.0 billion held as cash or bonds and 10 billion in accrued income taxes.
Lieutenant Governor Joseph Montoya and House Speaker Don Hallam appoint a nine member panel to investigate the welfare department’s finances. The Senate includes Henry Eager Quay County Republic an J G Moore Lincoln County F J Danglade Lea County and Tom Montoya Sandoval. Five Representatives named are Noble Irish San Miguel Ray Hughes Luna Melvin Tays Otero Felipe Gonzales Santa Fe and Findley Morrow Bernalillo.
Illinois Association of County Clerks planned a surprise tribute for Charles Lowry after 41 years of service. The convention ceremony was postponed when Lowry checked out of his hotel and left town unaware he was the intended honoree.
In Durango Mexico United Artists film Commanche uses twelve makeup men to bronze local Tepehaune Indians for roles as ancestors. A chief notes modern Indians appear paler due to wearing long pants and large sombreros for generations.
Scientists at UC Berkeley using the Bevatron have produced and captured the anti-proton, the negative counterpart of the proton, in a landmark nuclear physics experiment. Protons accelerated to 6.2 billion electron volts struck a copper target creating protons and anti-protons, with anti-protons traced through a maze. The Atomic Energy Commission calls the result a solidification of a core nuclear theory and notes potential for deeper nucleus study despite no immediate practical use.
Chicago report notes former Smithsonian secretary Dr Charles G Abbot predicts the Midwest drought since 1952 will end by 1957. He states long range forecasts are possible with detailed local records and notes his past rainfall projections near 70 of 100 years in St Louis using 1897 onward data.
Otto Strasser, once a close ally of Hitler, has formed the Peoples Movement for Unity and Freedom in West Germany. He campaigns across towns advocating a Germany independent of Kremlin and Wall Street, aiming to unite right wing splinter groups under a nationalist, armed state.
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