Stuffed lion Rota seeks buyer may head to Moscow
London AP reports Sir Winston Churchill’s former wartime mascot lion Rota, stuffed after dying last June, is for sale. George Thomson, who saved him, has received offers and may auction or gift the relic to Bulganin and Krushchev during their visit, possibly for display in Moscow.
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London
Winston Churchill
Moscow
Rota
England
London Zoo
Winston
George Thomson
Thomson
British Isles
Stabbed Marine victim linked to killer in execution appeal
Michael T. Cavanaugh, 31, condemned in San Diego for murdering Ralph R. Welch, a Marine Corps veteran from Tucson. His last minute appeals to Warren and Douglas failed. U.S. Ninth Circuit judge refused stay, citing no valid grounds. Welch’s body was found near Albuquerque after being dumped on a highway in 1953.
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San Quentin
Calif
Michael T. Cavanaugh
Kiler
Navy
San Diego
Ralph R. Welch
Marine Corps
Cavanaugh
Carl Schapiro
Charles R. Garry
Earl Warren
William O. Douglas
Warren
Supreme Court
San Francisco
Albert Stephens
U.S. Ninth Circuit
California
Supreme Courts
Welch
Chul Vista
Mexico
Tijuana
Denver
Highway 66
Albuquerque
Tucson
Ariz
Greenfield
Mass
Irwin R. Thayer
State Medical Society to Have 74th Meet Here
The New Mexico Medical Society will hold its 74th annual meeting in Roswell with over 300 members and nine top US authorities. Chaves County hosts with social events for attending wives. Roswell High School serves as convention HQ with exhibitions in the gym. delegates register May 1 evening and meetings run May 1–4 with sessions at the Little Theater and other venues.
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United States
New Mexico Medical Society
Earl L. Malone Roswell
Chaves County Medical Society
Roswell High School
House of Delegates
Youth Official Will Speak at Social Service Meeting
Larry W. Waterman executive secretary of the New Mexico Commission on Youth will address the April meeting of the Chaves County Council of Social Service at the Chamber of Commerce. The topic is Juvenile Delinquency A Community Responsibility. Waterman has chaired youth work since 1955 and holds several local recreation and welfare positions.
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Larry W. Waterman
The
New Mexico Commission On Youth
Waterman
Chaves
Youth Commission
New Mexico Welfare Department
New Mexico Recreation Association
Santa Fe
New Mexico Congress of Parents and Teachers
Lewin Sought in New Zealand in Perry Slaying Case
Police said they are losing interest in questioning Ted Lewin in the gangland style slaying of Elmer Perry in the Wilshire district. Perry, 61, was found shot in his car. Detectives probing Perry and Lewin’s past tied to war surplus ship and business dealings seek clues in stocks, mining claims, oil leases, and heavy machinery.
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Los Angeles
Ted Lewin
Elmer Perry
Perry
Wilshire
Underworld
Benjamin
Bugsy) Siegel
Lewin
New Mexico
Yolanda Lopez Puckett
Roswell
New Zealand
Beverly Hills Athletic Club
James Hamilton
Police Intelligence Bureau
Tony Cornero
Siegel
Hamilton
Two Men Die in Plane Crash Near Lovington
A light single engined Piper Super Cub crashed 13 miles east of Lovington late yesterday killing Ralph R. Dry Jr. of Plains Texas owner of the Yackum County Review and Vernon Roland a printer there. Deputy Robinson said no witnesses and both men left wives and several children.
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Lovington
James Robinson
Ralph R. Dry Jr
Yackum County Review
Plains
Tex
Vernon Roland
Robinson
Dry
Roland
Winters, Tex
Harriman Puts Wreath On Roosevelt's Grave
Governor Averell Harriman laid a wreath on Franklin D. Roosevelt's grave in Hyde Park marking the eleventh anniversary of his death. The ceremony was attended by Eleanor Roosevelt, Anne Roosevelt, and about 200 Roosevelt Junior High School pupils from the Hyde Park district.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Averell Harriman
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Anne Roosevelt
John
Roosevelt
Hyde Park Central School
Painters Strike at Los Alamos Over Wage Raise
About 65 painters employed by Zia Co. in Los Alamos walk out as union seeks a 12 cent an hour raise this year and a similar increase next year after the two year contract expired Tuesday.
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Los Alamos
Zia Co
Tiny Girl Killed by Milk Truck in San Antonio
A 14 month old girl, Betty Loflin, was killed yesterday in San Antonio when she wandered behind a milk truck in a driveway. The driver reportedly could not stop in time.
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San Antonio
Texas
Betty Loflin
Marine Death March Probe Promises Thorough Inquiry
At Parris Island, Maj Gen Joseph C Burger says there will be no whitewashing as the court of inquiry investigates the deaths of six recruits who drowned after a forced march into swamplands ordered by drill instructor Matthew C McKeon. The investigation aims to review the entire Marine recruit training program and is expected to run into next week with McKeon in custody.
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Parris Island
S.C
Marine Corps
Joseph C. Burger
S. Sat
Matthew C. McKeon
McKeon
Burger
Randolph Pate
Formal Opening of Haas Paintings Exhibit at Roswell Museum
A formal opening for Lez L. Haas paintings will be Sunday from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Roswell Museum. Professor Haas, chair of the UNM Art Department, will attend with Mrs. Haas. The oils and watercolors reflect Haas's Southwestern landscapes with vast spaces and desert colors, tracing back to training in California and New York with Hans Hoffmann before he moved to New Mexico in 1946.
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Lez L. Haas
Roswell Museum
Haas
University of New Mexico
Southwest
California
New York City
Hans Hoffmann
New Mexico
Egypt Israel Clash Eases With No New Shooting Pledge
Reports say Egypt and Israel pledged to halt offensive actions with self defense as the Gaza frontier remains tense. Arab Fedayeen withdrawal is touted by Cairo while Hammarskjold's peace mission prompts protests from Israel. Military actions include downed planes and ongoing border scrutiny.
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Gg OS
Israel
Negev
Gaza
Cairo
Fedayeen
Egypt
G. U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Palestine
Hammarskjold
U.N
New York
David Ben-Gurion
Gaza Strip
Megey
Sinai Peninsula
Desert
Eisenhower May Go On TV To Discuss Farm Bill
Reports say President Eisenhower plans a nationwide television and radio address next week to disclose his sign or veto decision on the farm bill. White House secretary Hagerty declined to confirm a decision, saying none has been reached, though it is considered. Benson arrives for talks. a decision may come tomorrow on whether the President will go on air.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
Agriculture Benson
Benson
Washington
Kansas City Star
Washington Dispatch
True D. Morse
Don Paarlberg
Gabriel Hauge
Fred A. Seaton
Kevin McCann
Still Wants to Marry Girl He Shot in Quarrel
Allen Dale Elgin Jr., 20, of Monrovia California pleaded guilty to a deadly weapons assault in the shooting of Judy Ann Frechette, 16, in a lovers quarrel. He was ordered to appear May 2 for probation hearing and sentencing as Frechette, who was wounded, considered his offer to marry.
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Pasadena
Calif
Allen Dale Elgin Jr
Monrovia
Judy Ann Frechette
Elgin
Miss Frechette
Grace Kelly and Prince Walk in Palace Gardens
Grace Kelly and her prince walked hand in hand in the palace gardens. A palace spokesman confirmed the couple enjoyed a quiet moment together despite light spring rain. Page 13 GRACE
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Grace Kelly
Palace Gardens
Monte Carlo
Palace
Grace
Stock Sale Planned for Ruidoso Downs Stakeholder
Santa Fe Governor’s office informed that Eugene Hensley offers for public sale at 100 dollars a share a portion of his stock in Ruidoso Downs. The Racing Commission previously ordered disposal of 29 percent and a cap of 40 percent ownership.
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Ruidoso
Santa FE
Jim Derrick
Ruidoso Downs
John Simms
Eugene Hensley
the Downs
The
Racing Commission
Hensley
Welcome Garry Owen and Bob Ready
Mr and Mrs Garry Owen and Mr and Mrs Bob Ready are welcomed in a local society note. The brief honors the couples, highlighting their names and the cheerful reception. It reads like a community social item with festive wording.
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Garry Owen
Bob Ready
Ruidoso Pharmacist Elected Rotary Club Leader
RUIDOSO Roy Baker pharmacist and Baker Pharmacy operator was elected president of the Ruidoso Hondo Valley Rotary Club. Raymond Buckner becomes vice president with Bernard Rooney re-elected secretary treasurer and Warren Tucker as director. Baker succeeds Dan D Swearingen as president.
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Ruidoso
Roy Baker
Baker Pharmacy
Raymond Buckner
Ruidoso- Hondo Valley Rotary Club
Village
Bernard Rooney
Warren Tucker
Baker
Dan D. Swearingin
Reserve Board Hikes Bank Lending Rate in 1956 Upswing
The Federal Reserve Board raised the discount rate for nine banks from 2% to 2 1/4 and for Minneapolis and San Francisco to 3 percent effective today. The move, the fifth since last April, aims to curb a credit surge as the 1955 boom continues, with consumer and business lending rising.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Minneapolis
San Francisco
Federal Reserve
Chicago
Reserve System
Reserve Board
Six Roswellites Get Citizenship
Six applicants were sworn in as American citizens in Roswell last week. Fred Simpson, an El Paso naturalization examiner, recommended the six. Miss Jean Willis, district court clerk, administered the oath before Judge George T. Harris. Named new citizens are Pedro Servantes 42 from Mexico Pete Konstantin Vrakas 57 from Greece Livia Minor 33 listing Italy Martha Lotte Hadden 35 formerly of Germany Vicente San Martin Ramirez 53 and his wife Cleofas Flores Ramirez 65 from Mexico.
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Roswell
Fred Simpson
el Paso
Jean Willis
George T. Harris
Harris
Pedro Servantes
Mexico
Pete Constantine Vrakas
Greece
Livia Minor
Italy
Martha Lotte Hadden
Germany
Vicente San Martin Ramirez
Cleofas Flores Ramirez
Hagerman High names 1956 valedictorian and salutatorian
Mary Faye Evans daughter of Mr and Mrs A V Evans and Milton Creek son of Mrs W B Creek are the valedictorian and salutatorian for Hagerman High School 1956. Graduation exercises will be held in the Hagerman Ope Auditorium on the evening of Tuesday May 3.
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Hagerman High School
Mary Faye Evans
A. V. Evans
Milton Creek
W. B. Creek
Hagerman Ope
Two Artesia Men To Be Arraigned On Bribery Charges
Two Artesia men Earlie Ross operator of Ross Place bar and Elmer Adnandus bellboy at Artesia Hotel face arraignment April 23 in Carlsbad before District Judge C Roy Anderson. Both released on $1000 bonds after a April 4 preliminary hearing.
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Artesia
Carlsbad
Dist
C. Roy Anderson
Earlie Ross
Ross’ Place
Elmer Adnandus
Justice of the Peace
John Ellicott
Dist. Atty
Pat Hanagan
Frank Powell
Durant Okla
Hartsillmartin
Ross
Mack Sanders
Sanders
Ammunition Stolen From Camp Weir in Japan
The U S Army reports 12 530 rounds of 30 and .50 caliber ammunition missing from a locked building at Camp Weir in Shibukawa Japan The military suspects the cartridges were stolen to be broken up and sold as scrap metal.
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Shibukawa
Japan
U. S. Army
Camp Weir
New Mexico Quarter Horse Sale Opens Saturday
The third annual NM Quarter Horse Association sale will be held Saturday with at least 55 registered stallions mares geldings and colts to be auctioned.
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Clovis
New Mexico Quarter Horse Assn
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Tiny Girl
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Pate
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Monaco
S.S. Constitution
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George L. Davis, Jr
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John Rooney
Algeciras
Spain
Ruidoso Pharmacist
Rotary Club
Roswellites
Bess Re Sea
U.S. Army
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