Grand Jury Opens in Lea County First Since 1948
District Judge George T. Harris of Roswell empaneled a 12 member grand jury from a 24 person panel in Hobbs New Mexico. The session, presiding over the investigation, marks Lea County’s first grand jury since 1948, following petitions by the Lea County Civic Loyalty League seeking an inquiry into alleged irregularities in voting registration after the local option election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs
N. M
George T. Harris
Roswell
John Brand
Brand
Lea County
Civic Loyalty League
Florida Patrol Recruits Learn Spelling In Training
Tallahassee authorities say high school graduates lack spelling skill to fill official forms, prompting the Florida Highway Patrol to add a spelling course to recruit training.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Highway Patrol
Administration weighs voluntary soil bank for farm surpluses
President era plans focus on voluntary soil bank payments totaling 400 million dollars next year to remove land from surplus crops. Farmers may opt in or out while marketing quotas apply to wheat cotton tobacco peanuts and possibly rice.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Congress
Agricultural Advisory Commission
Voluntary Soil Bank
Cotton Curbs Approved as Farmers Back Controls for 1956
Farmers in 21 cotton states voted 93 percent in favor of continuing production controls to support price levels. The referendum backed a 10 million bale quota on 17.39 million acres for next year, with expected price supports around 85 percent of parity.
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Washington
Gressional
Arizona
California
Florida
Georgia
New Mexico
Texas
Puerto Rico
Mississippi
Kansas
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Krause Leaves Lockheed Missile Research Amid Aide Resignations
In Burbank California Lockheed Missile Systems head Dr Ernst Krause resigns after a policy clash over whether scientists or engineers should lead unmanned missile development. Louis Ridenour replaces him. Several top aides including Dr Montgomery H Johnson and Dr John L Barnes resign. physics chief Dr Joseph Charyk undecided. About 15 to 20 staff could depart before year end.
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Burbank
Calif
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Missile Systems Division
Ernst Krause
Lockheed
Krause
Louis Ridenour
Naval Research Laboratory
Washington
Montgomery H. Johnson
John L. Barnes
Joseph Charyk
Rankin Rites Held For Phares Hurst
Funeral services for Phares Uncle Bud Hurst 80 longtime custodian of the Upton County Courthouse Rankin were held at 2 p m today at the First Baptist Church with Rev. R L Shannon and Rev. R L Herring officiating Hurst died Tuesday after a long illness Survivors include a wife a son Johnnie of Rankin two daughters Mrs Eva Trainer of Pasadena and Mrs Evelyn Wheeler of Brady a half sister Mrs Cudge Hetherington of Houston two stepsons Tom Green of Tennyson and John Green of Harlingen and a stepdaughter Mrs Corella Schalgel of Kinesland Pallbearers were O R Adams Joe Powell H G Yocham H Wheeler R L Bell and W O Adams
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Cudge Hetherington
Houston
Tom Green J
Tennyson
John Green
Harlingen
Corella Schalgel
Kinesland
O. R. Adams
Joe Powell
H. G. Yocham
H. Wheeler
R. L. Bell
W. O. Adams
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