Dulles Heads to Europe to Forge Southeast Asia Front
Secretary of State Dulles flew to Europe to press a united Western front against Communist aggression in Southeast Asia ahead of Geneva talks. He met Eisenhower, aims for Britain and France to back a joint plan, with ten nations potentially involved to safeguard Indochina and wider regional security.
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Eisenhower
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Sen. Knowland
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Asis
Queen to Be Selected Here for Cotton Week
Roswell plans a Southeastern New Mexico Queen of Cotton and Maid of Cotton contest during National Cotton Week May 10 to 15. Local merchants and the Roswell Chamber promote a Cotton Queen with a cash trip to nationals, a May 12 crown event at Fair Park and a gala week of festivities. Beverly Pack of El Paso was last year’s Maid of Cotton. Local letters invite women’s clubs and Chambers of Commerce to enter candidates.
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Roswell
Merchants Committee
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Beverly Pack
el Paso
Miss Pack
United States
France
England
Germany
Canada
Chamber
Frank Kaufmann
Man to Wed on 100th Birthday in Louisville
John L. Beard, 99, applies for a marriage license to wed on his 100th birthday next Thursday. His landlady and fiancée, Mrs. Mertie L. Welch, 69, says she has boarded him 17 years and approves the plan. Beard, a floodwall watchman with six children, will marry for the second time. Welch has five children.
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Louisville
John L. Beard
Mertie L. Welch
Beard
Charles Farnsley
Weather records show mild temperatures and no rainfall
Reading from 2:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. yesterday ranged from 43 to 86 degrees with highs near 80 and lows near 45. Precipitation for the past 24 hours ended 11 p.m. today was none, month to date 0.21 inches, year to date 1.61 inches. Sunrise at 5:34, day length 12.9 hours. Forecast calls for variable cloudiness and little weather change.
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Church Leaders Attack McCarthy Methods Draw Fire
Two Episcopal leaders say they received a flood of letters condemning their anti McCarthy sermons. Dean Sayre of Washington and Dean Pike of New York report obscene anonymous mail and fanatical support for McCarthy in response to their critique.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Francis B. Sayre
Washington, D.C
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James A. Pike
St. John the Divine
Episcopal Church News
Dean Sayre
McCarthy
Dean Pike
Wisconsin
Carlsbad School Official Murphy Resigns After 13 Years
Irvin P. Murphy announced he will resign as Carlsbad city schools superintendent after 13 years. Board president George T. Harley confirmed the resignation but said the matter has not yet been discussed by the board. a meeting will be held during the week to address it.
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Carlsbad
Irvin P. Murphy
Carlsbad City
Board of Education
George T. Harley
Murphy
Eugene O'Brien Seriously Ill in Los Angeles Hospital
Former film leading man Eugene O'Brien is seriously ill and hospitalized at Queen of Angels Hospital in Los Angeles. The report notes his earlier prominence and current health condition as unknown.
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Los Angeles
Eugene O'Brien
Queen of Angels Hospital
Abraham Lincoln's tomb to be air conditioned
Air conditioning is planned for Abraham Lincoln's tomb in Springfield Illinois. The project aims to preserve the historic site and improve visitor comfort with climate control and modern facilities.
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Springfield
Ill
Abraham Lincoln
Twenty Democratic candidates meet public at breakfast
A breakfast for anyone who wants to meet Democratic candidates will be at 8 a.m. Thursday in the Nickson Hotel. Nineteen candidates are expected including the governor and land commissioner. Tickets are on sale at the hotel. The event may include a 25 minute film on the first hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific. The film is being flown to New Mexico by Senator Clinton Anderson. Preceding Roswell, the caravan will visit Hobbs Loving Carlsbad Artesia. John F Simms Jr governor candidate appears in Milnesland Wednesday night. Continued on Page Eighteen.
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Yucca Theatre
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Capt
J. Bawden
Buford Coplen
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O. F. Dixon
Hugh Jordan
Marion Nilsson
Barbara Dunkel
Charlie Johnson
Ruthe Owens
New Mexico
Clinton P. Anderson
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomicnergy
Hobbs
A. D. Sawyer
Crossroads
Democratic National Steps
Loving
Carlsbad
Artesia
John F. Simms Jr
Milneland
Texas Loses Out in Grade School Contest
Texas lost in a grade school contest at Washington Avenue School in Roswell on Friday. The Texas drive supported by the Million Pennies campaign for Eastern New Mexico Medical Center saw 2,938 pennies against Texas and 2,507 for Texas. No statement was released from Austin.
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Texas
Washington Avenue School
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
Lone Star State
Austin
Thief Steals Cash From Clovis Truck Driver
The Hobbs area theft involves $2,200 to $2,500 taken from a Mead bakery truck in Clovis or Lovington. Walter Blalock left money in an unlocked glove compartment and found a door ajar and the cash missing after breakfast stops. A $200 canvas bag remained untouched.
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Clovis
Sheriff's Department
Mead’s Bakery
Lovington
Hobbs
Lovington City
Meads
Walter Blalock
James Robinson
Blalock
Robinson
Rabbit Breeders to Host West Texas New Mexico Show
Pecos Valley Rabbit Breeders will host the West Texas and New Mexico Rabbit Breeders Show Circuit Association from April 16 to 18. Entries closed. rabbits must be in the show room by 10 a.m. April 16 at Eastern New Mexico State Fair Grounds. Entries from Albuquerque Amarillo and Lubbock. $150 added to premiums for best displays meat-pens and breed awards. Easter bunnies will be given as door prizes. admission free.
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Pecos Valley
West Texas
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Amarillo
Lubbock
New Mexico State Fair Grounds
Man Shot After Warning Prober Arrested at Roswell Bowling Alley
Refugio Sanchez, about 50, died after being shot in the back by Arthur L. Rusch at 105% North Pennsylvania Avenue. Rusch claimed he fired after warning of prowling. An inquest is planned, with prior local prowling incidents noted.
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Refugio Sanchez
Sanchez
Arthur L. Rusch
Pennsylvania Ave
Tommy Thompson
Busch
Pennsylvania
Roswell
R. Perry Bean
Justice of the
Beatrice Jiminez
Virginia
Bland
Fred Aragon
Postal Supervisors Elect President in New Mexico
J A McRea of Alamogordo was elected president of the New Mexico chapter of the National Association of Postal Supervisors during a joint annual meeting with the National Association of Postmasters in Artesia. Elected to offices with him were J J Richter of Albuquerque as first vice president G E Perry of Artesia as second vice president and L K Payne of Portales as secretary treasurer.
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J. A. McRea
Alamorgordo
New Mexico
National Association of Postal Supervisors
National Association of Postmasters
McRea
J. J. Richter
Albuquerque
G. E. Perry
L.K. Payne
Portales
Eisenhower seeks 5.5 million more for Indian health and welfare
President Eisenhower asks Congress for 5,514,680 dollars in additional funds for Indian health education and welfare programs, signaling a new round of budget requests for federal services affecting Native communities.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Senator Douglas critiques Eisenhower admin optimistic
Senator Douglas denounces the administration as unduly optimistic about domestic and foreign conditions. He warns Indochina's crisis could bring a great loss if the Communists prevail and calls for collective action to check aggression. He notes the coming election as a focus and frames his attack mainly at Republicans, not the President.
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Chicago
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Eisenhower
Indochina
United States
Civic Opera House
CIO United Auto Workers International
Edwin A. Lahey
Chicago Daily News
Herbert Block
Washington Post
Anthony Seviero
New York Times
James Wechsler
The
New York Post
Robert Allen
Washington
Lawmaker Pins Waste on Military Job Duplication
Rep. Rees of Kansas says the comptroller general survey shows hundreds of overlapping positions in Army Navy and Air Force installations. He cites 43 percent justified staffing and notes Air Force efforts at Keesler AFB eliminated 158 supervisory roles. He assigns a subcommittee to probe further.
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Washington
Rep
Rees
R-Kan
House Civil Service Committee
Comptroller
Comptroller General
Air Force
Keesler Air Force Base
Teen delegate hobbles to YMCA model legislature in cast
Phoenix Arizona delegate Carol Lindsey rushed to the state capitol for the YMCA model legislature. She tripped and broke her leg but returned to the session on crutches saying she did not want to miss any minutes.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Carol Lindsey
State Capitol
YMCA
Carol
French Union Troops Break Vietminh Gap Near Dien Bien Phu
French Union forces launched a counter attack at Dien Bien Phu driving Vietminh from a hill and sweeping a trench network. Intense shelling followed and engineers repaired the airstrip after a pre-dawn rebel blast.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Tanas
Five known 1841 Little Princess gold coins sold
The 1841 Philadelphia minted Little Princess gold piece sold yesterday for 6000 dollars. Only five coins exist and four remain in collectors hands.
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Philadelphia
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