France Accepts Manslaughter Plea On Innocence Claim
Sgt. Arthur L Rusch faced a four pm hearing before Justice R Perry Bean on a manslaughter charge for the April 10 shooting of Refugio Sanchez. Sanchez fled a neighbor’s home before Rusch allegedly ordered him to halt thrice and fired twice. District Attorney Pat Hanagan filed the complaint. the hearing was continued and Rusch released on own recognizance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur L- Busch
Areery
R. Perry Bean
Justice of the
New Mexico
Refugio Sanchez
Sanchez
Rusch
Pat Hanagan
Democrats warn against overconfidence on campaign caravan
A 20 car Democratic caravan led by Sen Clinton Anderson and John Simms Jr. heads through five towns in a four day push. They stop in Roswell for breakfast open to the public with tickets at the Nickson Hotel and plan Albuquerque as the final stop. The tour stresses a fresh program and warns Democrats not to rely on past gains. Stephen Mitchell and others speak at a $12.50 plate barbecue in Hobbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton P. Anderson
John F. Simms Jr
Roswell
Loving
Carlsbad
Artesia
Hobbs
Nickson Hotel
Fort Sumner
Melrose
Portales
Clovis
Tucumcari
Santa Rosa
Albuquerque
Stephen Mitchell
Simms
Anderson
Georgia Lusk
Superintendent of
Merle Eager
Tucumceari
Natalie Buck
Ingram Pickett
Truman T. Sanders Jr
Chaves County
Clinton Anderson
D-Nm
Eddy County
Mitchell
Korea
Clinton P Anderson
John Simms
East Side
Secret Office Planned in Albuquerque for Government Contractor
Plans for an 85,000 square foot office building for a government contractor are underway in Albuquerque. The project was discussed at a city planning commission meeting, but the contractor’s name was not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
City Planning Commission
Mechem seeks extradition for child kidnapping case
Governor Mechem asks Tennessee authorities to extradite Mrs. Norman Jackie Wilson to New Mexico for trial on the kidnapping of Alpha Jill George, a 5 year old girl in Grant County on October 6, 1953. Complaint filed by Marion R. George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechem
Santa FE
Tennessee
Norman
Jackie) Wilson
New Mexico
Alpha Jill George
Grant County
Marion R. George
Weather Summary for United States
Reading from 2 p.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today shows high 71 and low 52 with normal 75 and 44. Precipitation none in the 24 hours to 11 a.m. and month to date .09, year to date .30. Sunrise 5:30, sunset 6:27, day length 13 hours. Clouds thicken tomorrow with scattered showers and warmer conditions, high 78 and low 50 tonight.
Walker Air Force Base Roswell $4 Million Construction Project
The House Armed Services Committee tentatively approved 43 Air Force projects including a $4,087,000 Walker Air Force Base Roswell construction package. The plan covers airfield pavements liquid fuel storage and dispensing facilities communications navigation aids airfield lighting operational utilities land acquisition and storage facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walker Air Force Base
Roswell
Air Force
House Armed Service Committee
Walker
Surgery Removes Student's Pencil
Michael Egan an eight year old student in Hartford put a four inch pencil in his mouth during a fourth grade arithmetic test at Southwest school. He said he let go and it went down his throat and could not be coughed up. Doctors performed surgery at St Francis Hospital to remove the pencil from his stomach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Michael Egan
Southwest School
St. Francis Hospital
Aggie bonds approved for NM A&M dormitories
The State Finance Board OKs New Mexico A&M College to issue 1,323,000 dollars in bonds to finance two dormitories. One will house 142 female students and the other 300 male students, expanding campus housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AGGIE
Santa FE
State Finance Board
New Mexico A&m College
Beery daughter to wed actor Don Hayden this April
Carol Ann Beery 22 daughter of the late Wallace Beery will marry Don Hayden actor and son of Leila and Marty Hayden April 25 in Hollywood. Hayden operates a dramatic school and theater with his family.
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Hollywood
Carol Ann Beery
Wallace Beery
Don Hayden
Leila and
Marty Hayden
Chimpanzee Zippy Loses Cadillac in Downtown Theft
Cleveland report says Zippy the chimpanzee, a nightclub and TV performer, had his Cadillac stolen Monday night while in the care of a chimp sitter. Stolen items include 1000 pictures, 100 copies of Zippy the Chimp book, a bicycle, scooter, roller skates, high chair, trench coat, two strollers, a table, and the car itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Zippy
Lee Ecuyer
Ecuyer
Bonnie
Stockton Warns New Mexico Republicans Over Control by Professionals
Alvin Stockton, Republican governor candidate, told Chaves County supporters that New Mexico Republicans face a choice between professional politicians and the average party member. He cited the Democratic party as an example of elite control and warned the rank and file to act before the party suffers the same fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Stockton
New Mexico
Stockton
Chaves ‘County
Ed Mechem
Republican
Albuquerque
Long-Time New Mexico Rancher M. E. Collier Dies at Home
M. E. Collier, noted New Mexico rancher and businessman, died suddenly at his home last night at 10 from a heart attack. He had been in ill health since 1951. Born August 5, 1869, in
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Collier
New Mexico
Obituary for C. J. Collier with family ties across several states
The obituary details the life of C. J. Collier a long time Roswell resident and rancher. He was educated at Baylor University and married Jessie Shannon in 1895 then Mattie Haynes in 1908. He worked in trade farming and cattle, lived in Ranger Lake Hope Montrose Roswell and California, and supported the First Baptist Church and African missions. He survived by his widow seven children 24 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren with funeral arrangements pending.
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Baylor University
Hope
Cap Rock
Montrose
Calif
Roswell
Collier
California
First Baptist Church
Africa
Glenn
Bertie) Connor
Josephine Mahon
Daisy Bedwell
Yucopia
Eugene Collier
J.P. Collier
Fourth Army Officers to Inspect NMMI
A Fourth Army inspection team will visit New Mexico Military Institute on Thursday and Friday, April 15 and 16, to conduct an annual formal inspection. Col. Wendell H. Langdon and Lt. Cols Laurence T. Ayres and William H. Kennon head the team, arriving from Claremore, Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Army
New Mexico Military Institute
Cahoon
Wendell H. Langdon
Laurence T. Ayres
William H. Kennon
Mechem appoints Msgr Bradley to FEPC mission
Governor Mechem appoints the Most Rev. Msgr. W. T. Bradley, director of Catholic education and charities in the Santa Fe archdiocese, to the Fair Employment Practices Commission.
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Msgr. Bradley
FEPC
Santa FE
Mechem
Richt
Msgr
W. T. Bradley
Catholic Education and Charities
Fair Employment Practices Com
10 Nation Setup Planned For Defense
Artesia resident George Frisch 80, a Spanish American War veteran, died at his home. Only survivor is his widow. Farmington approves a one cent per pack cigarette tax for parks maintenance. Paris talks on a 10 nation defense pact for Southeast Asia outline Western alignment and SEATO labeling discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Frisch
Artesia
Paris
Southeast Asia
Georges Bidault
U.S
Dulles
London
Anthony Eden
Bidault
Eden
Joseph Laniel
Bao Dai
Viet Nam
Daily Mail
Pato — Pacific Treaty Organization
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Thailand
Indochina
Laos
Cambodia
Geneva
Russia
Red China
Korea
Estett
United Action
Ballard Heads Campaign for Rocket Opener at Fair Park
Mayor-elect Bert Ballard will lead the advance ticket sale campaign for the Longhorns season opener at Fair Park Stadium Tuesday evening. A committee of five leading businessmen supports the drive to fill the park. J. R. Patsy Allen will direct opening ceremonies as Roswell Rockets face Carlsbad Potashers in the opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Ballard
Fair Park ‘Stadium
J. R
Patsy” Allen
Roswell Rockets
Carlsbad Pot_ashers
Meeting plans and NMMI building expansion outlined
TV meeting set for morning with Holland Williams George Caraway Winston Daniel and others to discuss opening night tickets featuring Pat Stasey and Stubby l Greer. Construction at NMMI will add a 270 couple ballroom ten lane bowling alley expanded soda fountain and game room areas with a new recreation room and more pool tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland Williams
George Caraway
Winston Daniel
Poe Corn
Fred Brandes
W. C. Taylor
Archie Campbell
Ben Ginsberg
Bert Luttrel
Elmo Henslee
Carl Rohr
Tom Hall Jr
Jud Roberts
Wesley Foster
Paul McEvoy
Pat Stasey
Stubby l Greer
Congress Awaits Oppenheimer Case Developments at Roswell Event
Congress and the public await the AEC review of J. Robert Oppenheimer amid security questions. Senator McCarthy claims affidavits link him to the Communist party while offering no plan to pursue the case. Oppenheimer defends his record and seeks a hearing as the AEC conducts an orderly review under Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Oppenheimer
Communist Party
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Army
Gordon Gray
W. Sterling Cole
RNY
Sen. Hickenlooper
Riowa
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
McCarthy
Phoenix
Ariz
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Princeton, N. J
Cole
Hickenlooper
Senate House Committee
Adairsville Faces Dilemma Over Windfall Gift
Adairsville Georgia wrestles with how to spend a growing gift of about thirty one thousand dollars from W A Graham, a banker who became wealthy in Oklahoma. The town of 990 has only sewer bonds and a 12 mill tax rate, with no parks or recreational facilities, as officials seek a plan for the windfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adairsville
North Georgia
U. S. 41
W. A. Graham
Pryor
Okla
Oklahoma
J. E. McKelvey
McHelvey
Tno
R. D. Barton
Graham
Wech Milling Co
Barton
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James M H. Callender
E. L. Thielking
Bill Bailey
Thomas H. Rogers
Joe Purdy
H. D. O. Hammond
Thomas R. Kelly
A. J. Armstrong
H. G. Zike
John L. Meyers
Esquire
Fred H- Dilley Jr
Bill Sloop
Tler
James W. Logan
Richard Harner
Gup
John Simms Jr
United States
WAFB
Susan
Susan Ball
Dick Long
Santa Barbara
el Montecito Presbyterian Church
N. M
Iit
Alt
NMMI
Farmington
Canberra
Philip McBride
Clifton Webb
Auckland
J. Ross Thomas
Lembke
Congress
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
L. E. Allen
J. R. Hoyt
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