City Election Hopes Branded By Bond Issue Fight In Roswell
Roswell voters face a tight biennial bond issue ballot as five parties contest. Mayor candidates include Bert Ballard and M L Norton with Robert Ballard as police judge hopeful. Polls open amid ballot bottlenecks and pencil shortages at city hall.
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City Hall
C. M. Robbins
Warren R. Cobean
C. M. Woodbury
Roswell
Greater Roswell
Citizens
M. L. Norton
Bert Ballard
Greater
DA Files Charges Against Four Men
District Attorney Pat Hanagan filed four cases in the district clerk’s office. Mil ton Austin Burton faces breaking and entering at Johnston Pump Co. on March 20. Fred Aragon is charged with murder of Beatrice Jimenez on March 21. Zane N. Davis is accused of a fraudulent $25 check to Furr Food on February 1. Tom Williams stands charged with forgery involving a $30 Sham as Food Stores check on March 25. Trials not yet set. 36 jurors were drawn for the April term. 24 will be chosen on April 19 by C Roy Anderson, district judge.
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Pat Hanagan
Milton Austin Burton
Johnston Pump Co
Fred Aragon
Beatrice Jiminez
Zane N. Davis
Furr Food
Tom Williams
Shamas Food
C. Roy Anderson
Carlsbad
Divorce Complaint Filed Har Hanson vs Irma Hanson
A divorce complaint titled Har old A Hanson versus Irma Love Hanson was filed today in district court. The action names both spouses and initiates divorce proceedings in the current session of the court.
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Harold A. Hanson
Irma Love Hanson
Local Weather Summary from United States Weather Bureau Reading
Reading shows three hour interval temperatures from 2 p.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today with highs near 87 and 88 degrees and a low around 45. Normal highs 72 and lows 42. No precipitation in past 24 hours. year to date 21. Forecasts fair with little temperature change and some windiness this afternoon.
Dean Pierre du Pont Dies at 84 in Delaware
Pierre Samuel du Pont, dean of the Du Pont family and longtime leader in its industries, died at 84 after abdominal pains. He helped shape Du Pont and General Motors, mentored by MIT and a philanthropist who funded an $800000 memorial hospital. He died of an aortic aneurysm rupture at Longwood estate with his sister and brother nearby.
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Pierre Samuel du Pont
Famed
Chemical Family
du Pont
Longwood
Kennett Square
Wilmington Memorial Hospital
Irenee
R. R. M. Carpenter
E. J. du Pont de Nemours & Co
General Motors Corp
Pierre
America
France
Lammot du Pont
Repauno Chemical Co
Gibbstown
M. J
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Reserve Toning Commission Names 23 Members from 25 Groups
Twenty three members have been named by 25 organizations to serve as a second platoon for the City Planning and Zoning Commission. Warren R. Cobean, retiring mayor, said the reserve group will aid with special business problems and provide information on request. The list shows some organizations have yet to designate a representative. Notable names include William C. Slade Western Public Service Co. and J. C. Wilson Mountain States Telephone, with several civic groups represented.
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City Planning and Zoning ‘Commission
Warren R. Cobean
D. H. Wilmot Jr
Chaves County
Churchill extends welcome to Eisenhower for talks in London
Prime Minister Churchill expressed delight at the idea of welcoming President Eisenhower to London for talks on the hydrogen bomb and global issues. He doubted the President could leave the United States soon due to heavy duties, while noting such a visit would be possible in the future.
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London
Churchill
Eisenhower
United States
House of Commons
Arthur Lewis
Malenkov
Eisenhower Warns Russia Likely to Avoid War
President Eisenhower told the nation Russia is unlikely to risk war as long as the United States stands ready to retaliate with atomic might. He urged calm preparation against possible Kremlin miscalculation and warned against jitters and hysteria over communism and the hydrogen bomb era. He lauded the FBI as a bulwark against infiltration and noted unemployment easing while stressing economic strength as a peace factor.
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Eisenhower
Russia
Kremlin
America
White House
FBI
Congressional
Jess
Nixon Refused Honorary Duke Degree by Secret Vote
Duke University declined to award Richard M. Nixon an honorary doctor of laws after a secret faculty vote. Nixon, a Duke Law graduate, was reportedly willing to receive the degree and had canceled his commencement address due to other work, with only a fraction of faculty voting.
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Durham
Richard M. Nixon
Duke University
Nixon
Duke Law School
Congress
Duke
DWI Case Tops Police Court Blotter
A man who gave the name Samuel Orona was fined $150 for drunken driving and lost driving rights for a year. Police Court Judge Robert L. Ballard announced the ruling. The blotter also listed four intoxication cases and one for drunk and indecent exposure.
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Samuel Orona
Robert L. Ballard
Missing nude painting tied to New Mexico businessman
In Albuquerque a nude oil titled The Cowboy's Dream by Loyd Goff disappeared from Albert G. Simms private gallery. Last seen months ago in storage, it may have been loaned out. Gallery chief Mrs. Bess Rosenberry denies handling a loan. The work, valued at several hundred dollars, is a well known piece in local art circles.
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Albuquerque
Albert G. Simms
New Mexico
Simms
John Simms Jr
Loyd Goff
Kepet
Bess Rosenberry
Lawyer Sears Drops Out of McCarthy Row
Boston lawyer Samuel P. Sears withdrew from the Senate Army row investigation citing questions about impartiality. The Senate investigations subcommittee approved his resignation unanimously and set no immediate hearings with a new special counsel sought. Sears, 58, had been named last week and said he remains confident in his objectivity but chose to resign amid controversy.
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Washington
Samuel P. Sears
Boston
Senate
Mcarthy Army Row
Sears
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Massachusetts Bar Assn
Sen. Mearthy
R-Wis
Army
Lose and Gain in Pair of Note Cases
Joe Mitchell and Son, defenders in a promissory note suit, won a judgment yesterday against W. E. Bennett for 9,492.50. In a separate note case, Ronald Corn faced judgment for 11,125.33 in favor of Bennett.
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Joe Mitchell
Voters Protest Irregularities In Albuquerque Elections
Scores of Albuquerque voters complain of polling place chaos including missing ballots judges and booths as 17 candidates vie for three city commission seats. City Clerk Ida Malone reports a 2,000 election workers shortfall across 139 polling places amidst statewide races and bond issues.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Albuquerque Tribune
Clyde Tingley
the Tribune
Albuquerque Heights
Tingley
Ida Malone
Soccoro
Holm Bursum
Bursum
Alvin Stockton
Raton
Commission
Carlsbad
Portales
Santa Fe
Battle at Dien Bien Phu Sees Vietminh Surge From Two Sides
Vietminh forces press siege around Dien Bien Phu as French troops launch desperate counterattacks. Outnumbered opponents clash in Indochina with the war reaching a critical stage.
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Dien Bien Phu
Indochina
Kerr Forecasts Senate Approval of Indirect Tax Cut
Sen Kerr expects Senate to back an indirect income tax cut by raising personal exemptions. He notes possible action in the Senate Finance Committee or on the Senate floor. The administration backs the revision bill, with $1.4 million in tax cuts first year. Republicans doubt the move.
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Kerr
Senate
Washington
Dokla
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Eisenhower
US lawmakers weigh Indochina choices amid Red China threat
House Foreign Affairs Committee pressed Secretary Dulles on U S plans in Indochina as Red Chinese aid to Vietminh and possible US intervention drew concern. Lawmakers warned of a stark choice between action and losing Southeast Asia to communism while Dulles denied any commitments and urged united action with allies.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Dulles
Red China
United Action
America
Pacific
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
Lawrence H. Smith
Judd
R-Minn
Foreign Affairs Committee
Churchill Attlee clash over wartime atomic pact
London politics sharpen as Churchill accuses Attlee of misplacing blame for the 1943 British American atomic cooperation pact. Attlee counters that McMahon Act ended the sharing, while papers call the debate partisan and urge a face to face with Soviet leader Malenkov and President Eisenhower.
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Churchill
Clement Attlee
Britain
United States
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News Chronicle
Winston
House
Malenkov
Eisenhower
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Atlee
Quebec
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Attlee
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Brien McMahon
McMahon
Washington
White House
Daily Telegraph
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Reserve Toning Commission
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New Mexico Military Institute
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