Boy Lost Hours At White Sands Found Safe
A seven year old boy missing for hours at White Sands was found thirsty but safe. Jimmy Wayne Means from Carrizozo wandered away during a family picnic. His father traced his steps for miles before calling park rangers. About 25 Holloman Air Force Base personnel and two planes joined the search. Col. Frank D. Sharp said about 150 on standby. Jimmy was found unharmed around 1 am needing only water.
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Jimmy
Holloman
Las Vegas Sun Publisher Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
Indicted publisher H M Greenspun of Las Vegas Nevada says he was merely performing his duty to readers after a federal grand jury handed down charges. He allegedly mailed copies of the Sun containing an article on Senator McCarthy that tended to incite arson murder or assassination.
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H. M. Greenspun
Las Vegas
Sun
Los Angeles
Sen. McCarthy
Three Times Chief Nebraska Executive Dies
Senator Dwight P. Griswold of Nebraska died at Bethesda Naval Hospital after a heart attack at age 60. A former three term governor and head of the Greek Aid mission, Griswold served in the Senate since 1953 and had been active in Republican politics for decades. He is survived by his wife Erma and daughter Dorothy. son Dwight preceded him in death.
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Washington
Dwight P. Griswold
R-Neb
Greece
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Griswold
Senate
Kenneth S. Wherry
Nebraska
Robert C. Crosby
Truman
White House
U. S. Senate
Griffith Stadium
Bethesda Hospital
Harrison
Neb
Nebraska Wesleyan University
University of Nebraska
Erma Elliott
Yorkville, I
Dorothy
John H
Dwight
Woman Crashes Through Sears Window in 72 Degree Heat
In Baltimore Mrs. Serama Crazi aged 72 collapses through a store window while resting on a bench on display in a Sears Roebuck & Co. window. She receives treatment for a cut head and hand and the pane shatters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Sears Roebuck & Co
Serama Crazi
Weather Summary From United States Weather Bureau Readings
Temperature readings at 2 p m 5 p m 8 p m and 11 a m show high of 71 and low of 45. Precipitation 0 08 inches in 24 hours ending 11 a m today. Forecast calls for cloudy periods with light rain and cooler conditions today with a slight warmup tomorrow. Sunrise 5 32 and sunset 6 26 with 12 9 hour day length.
Board Is Mum On Naming Air Academy Site
The five member Air Force Academy selection board toured Grapevine and Lake Texoma sites near Fort Worth and San Antonio areas without revealing preferences. The group led by Harold Talbott traveled by private plane and bus, gaving no clear decision while Lindbergh and Meigs weighed hospitality and proximity to Carswell Air Force Base.
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Fort Worth
Texas
West Point
Air Force Academy Selection Board
Enid
Okla
Denver
Colo
Charles A. Lindbergh
Grapevine
Lake Texoma
Randolph Air Force Base
San Antonio
Air Force
Harold Talbott
Constellation
Lindbergh
Merrill C. Meigs
Chicago
Pioneer Aviator
Hearst Corporation
Hubert R. Harmon
Carl (Tovey) Spaatz
Virgil M. Hancher
University of Iowa
Meigs
Sherman and Denison Chambers of Commerce
Fort Worth-Dallas
Harmon
Strategic Air Command
Carswell
Carter Field
Amon Carter
Dallas
Denton
Sherman
Gen. Lindbergh
Lone Eagle
Atlantic Ocean
Texoma
Dulles Seeks British Backing on Asia Crisis
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles urged Britain to join in an early Western warning to deter Communist moves in Indochina. He pressed for a united front at Geneva to influence Indochina and Korea talks beginning April 26, as Paris and London weigh a pre Geneva push.
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London
John Foster Dulles
Britain
Indochina
Dulles
Anthony Eden
Geneva
Korea
Russia
Washington
Red China
Southeast Asia
Paris
Reds
Peiping
Southeast Asia Defense Organization
le Figaro
le Populaire
Sen. Knowland
Calif
United States
M. Dulles
Europe
Aurore
China
Eden
May Tze- Tung
Far East
Churchill
Koreas
United Front
India
Pakistan
No. 10
Downing St
Brownell Opposes Outlawing Communist Party
Atty. Gen. Brownell told a House Judiciary subcommittee that criminalizing joining the Communist party would drive the movement underground and hinder anti communism. He proposed tighter subversion laws including death for wartime and peacetime spying, stripping citizenship for advocates of violent overthrow, and ending Communist control of key industries.
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Brownell
Communists Party
Washington
Communist Party
House Judiciary
FBI
Justice Department
Congress
House
Illinois
Plane Skids Down Street of Town in Lomita
A light plane piloted by Rhonda Wheatley and owned by James E. Lawrance skidded along a Lomita street and halted in a front yard. Both men from Inglewood escaped injury after losing power during approach to Torrance Municipal Airport, hitting wires and a parked car.
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Lomita
Calif
Rhonda Wheatley
James E. Lawrance
Inglewood
Torrance Municipal
Monster Snake May Be Final Catch for Man
Okeene Oklahoma Strayhorn a 48 year old hunter from Watonga claims the 75 inch Texas diamondback rattlesnake he captured yesterday is the longest in the 15th annual Rattlesnake Roundup history. He says he plans to retire after this catch and notes a 19 year career during which he has caught about 2000 rattlesnakes. The event’s prior record was 1576 snakes hauled from Salt Creek Canyon west of town in the SAFARI sponsored by the International Association of Rattlesnake Hunters.
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Okeene
Okla
Strayhorn
Watonga
Texas
Salt Creek Canyon
Here
The
International Assn
Smoke From Fire Strikes Downtown Stores Early Morning
Fire at 402 N Main St burned a hole in a partition and cut a 10 by 4 foot gap in the floor. Smoke reached Morrison Jewelry, Roswell Beauty Shop, DeLuxe Cafe, and the Chief Theater as firefighters responded at 5 30 a m entering four venues. Two chairs burned. crews laid 200 feet of hose. Chief George E Daniels said the blaze may have smoldered yesterday driven by a wastebasket fire. A second alarm at 6 41 p m Saturday tackled a trash blaze at 309 S Main.
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N. Main St
Morrison Jewelry Store
Roswell
DeLuxe Cafe
Third and Main
Chief
George E. Daniels
Wreck Near Roswell Hurts Fort Bliss Soldier and Teens
Two teens and a Fort Bliss soldier were injured when their 1949 Chevrolet overturned three and a half times south of Roswell at 5 30 p m. The soldier Ben G Silva 20 was taken to Walker Air Force Base Hospital with a head cut. Richard G Lucero 18 of 610 E Bland St was unconscious and Fred Sanchez 16 of 705 E Bland St had bruises and shock.
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Ft. Bliss
Tex
Roswell
Ben G. Silva
Walker Air Force Base Hospital
St. Mary's
Richard G. Lucero
E. Bland St
Fred Sanchez
Bud South
New Mexico
Storm Floods Lovington Hails and Water Damage Reported
Severe storm drenches Lovington New Mexico causing floods and property damage. Buildings, post office, and roads inundated while power and phone lines fail. Hail, wind, and livestock losses reported. assessments by Soil Conservation Service underway.
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Associated Press
Lovington
New Mexico
Lea
Hobbs
Albuquerque
Clayton
Roswell
Texas Panhandle
Country Club Park
Soil Conservation Service
West Texas
Seminole
Tex
Amarillo
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Tucumcari
Clovis
Carlsbad
Raton
Las Vegas
Grants
Military Construction in N. M. Keeps Building Industry Solid
Military construction in New Mexico sustains the local building industry as the Albuquerque District of the Corps of Engineers awards six and three quarter million dollars in new contracts in early 1940s. Total program reaches twenty seven million dollars with work at Kirtland Air Force Base including a two million dollar runway expansion contract to Robert E. McKee of El Paso and Northwestern Engineering Co. of Denver.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Corps of Engineers
Kirtland Air Force Base
Robert E. McKee
el Paso
Northwestern Engineering Co
Denver
Kirtland
Military construction plans surge in New Mexico region
Col Lynn C. Barnes reports escalating military building in 1954 with about 17 million dollars in new contracts in Fort Bliss and El Paso West Texas. Major airfield paving at Walker Roswell Clovis Holloman and Air Development Center follows. Dam projects at Pinon Canyon Trinidad and Jemez Canyon cost around 11 thousand dollars each. Two hangars at Kirtland and a central heating plant upgrade are also planned.
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ASO
Fort Bliss
Kirtland
Lynn C. Barnes
Walker Air Force Base
Roswell
Clovis Air Force Base
Holloman Air Force Base
Air Development Center
Stract
New Mexico
el Paso-West Texas
Albuquerque
Pinon Canyon Dam
Trinidad
Colo
K. Mittery and
Indochina Declares Total Mobilization For War
Viet Nam’s cabinet decreed universal mobilization for males aged 21 to 25 to bolster the armed forces. Bao Dai, Prince Buu Loc, and cabinet ministers ordered call-up by May 15, lifting exemptions and forming court martial boards for dodgers. French forces at Dien Bien Phu conduct a bayonet counterattack against Vietminh assaults.
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Saigon
Indochina
Viet Nam
Bao Dai
Prince Buu Loc
Vietnam
Foreign Legionnaires
Cao Dai
Hoa Hao
Binh Xuyen
le Thang
Nguyen van Hinh
Hanoi
Dien Bien Phu
Medical Society Opposes Merger of New Mexico Departments
Albuquerque reports the New Mexico Medical Society vocally opposes Governor Mechem’s plan to merge the Health and Welfare departments. In a letter signed by Dr. Albert S. Lathrop the society pledges to work and fight against the merger until further study and consultation with medical professionals occur.
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Albuquerque
Mechem
New Mexico Medical Society
Albert S. Lathrop
Department of Health Ln
New Mexico
Philippines seeks parley with U S on Indochina issue
President Ramon Magsaysay called for an immediate conference with the United States over Indochina. He faced a choice between backing the U S warning to Red China and a broader anti Communist stance in Southeast Asia, while Sen. Claro M. Recto insisted the issue is not Philippines business.
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Manila
Ramon Magsaysay
Time Out
United States
China
Magsaysay
Philippines
Southeast Asia
Sen
Claro M. Recto
Indochina
Recto
Magsayssy
U. S
iState
John Foster Dulles
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White Sands
Sen. Griswold
United States Weather Bureau
Air Academy
Asia
Labor Party
Joseph Laniel
Georges Bidault
S. Main
N. M
Chris Ziegenhardt
Lapeer
Mich
Chris
Paul
Michigan
Medical Society
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
G. W. Rigg
W. H. Kross
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