New Mayor Unveils 10 Point Program To Council
Mayor Bert Ballard outlines a 10 point program emphasizing committee chairmen’ s accountability and independent reports. He pushes training to know department functions and urges chairs to present at meetings and be ready to answer calls. The plan includes appointing a superintendent for waterlight sewer, restructuring planning roles, and reducing speaking time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Ballard
Ballard
Roy V. Tyner
Building and Land Committee
Planning and Zoning Commission
Nicke
City Officials Approve Pay Schedule and Committee Posts
City administration adopts a detailed salary chart ranging from city manager to inspectors at City Hall. Mayor announces 10 standing committees with chairmen, including Finance Street Sanitary Parks and Planning and Zoning, listing appointees and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
C. M. Woodbury
C. M. Robbins
Harold B. Naylor
B. Stapp
L. O. Thompson Jr
Robert F. Ream
Henry L. Argenbright
Lindon M. Hall
George E. Daniels
C. L. O'Neal
James D. Beard
James B. Bland
Richard Carlson
Ernest H. Corzine
Don F. Frazier
Hanson Leo Gremillion
George Edward Guenther
Frank B. Hale
Ruth
William Edward Smith
Wesley Andrew Tompkins
Wilson P. Wheeler
Donald Wiebure
Doll Wilson
Arnold Steele
Ted Crawford
Ernest Elon Crockett
James A. Palmer
Hilton Herpin
James W. Hood
Daniel E. Jones
Fred H. Lee
Robert M. Lovett
Merle R. Patterson
Max Reid
Joe E. Reynolds
Jimmyc. Shaw
Prank Shoemake
Claude C. Smith
Horace Millard Stark
Robert H. Thomas
Melvin H. Tucker
Fred van Winkle
Buster O. Vaughn
Luther White
Max Haney
John F. Russell
H. D. Hughes
Winston Daniel
Max Littell
Roy V. Tyner
Dan Carpenter
Melvin Clem
Melvin Water, Light, Sewer
Melvin
Winiston Daniel
E. L.burns
Elmo Hensiee
Max Shepherd
H. D
E. L. Burns
Open Longhorn League opener set at Fair Park Stadium
Roswell Rockets meet Carlsbad Potashers in the Longhorn League opener at Fair Park Stadium with ceremonies at 7 30 p m and first pitch by 8 p m Gov Ed Mechem to throw the ceremonial ball and be greeted by Mayor Bert Ballard J R Patsy Allen presiding Roswell Baseball Club and Longhorn League officials to be introduced as players are announced Souvenir ticket sales reported brisk by Bert Luttrell and George Caraway.
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Roswell Rockets
Carlsbad Potashers
Pat Stasey
Rockets
Fair Park Stadium
Ed Mechem
Artesia
J. R. Patsy Allen
Roswell Baseball Club
Charles R. Davies
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Harry James
Longhorn League
Roswell
Carlsbad
Gov. Mechem
Bert Ballard
Bert Luttrell
George Caraway
New U235 Plant Bid Lead by Davis & Butler Co
Davis and Butler Co of Salt Lake City is the apparent low bidder for the uranium ore plant at Grand Junction Colorado. American Smelting and Refining Co. is expected to run one of the region’s largest facilities on the Colorado Plateau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Junction
Colo
Davis & Butler Co
Salt Lake City
American Smelting & Refining Co
Colorado Plateau
Local Weather Summary for United States
Readings show temperatures from 2 p.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today with highs near 90 and a low around 50. Precipitation none in the last 24 hours. month to date .09 inches, year to date 1.81 inches. Sunrise 5 22, sunset 6 32.
Indochina policy under study as troops debated
Senate leaders and President Eisenhower aides discuss Indochina without ruling out or confirming use of American troops. Dulles says a decision to dispatch fighting forces is unlikely, while Cooper urges cautious steps and training native troops. Nixon raises withdrawal contingencies as factions seek a clear policy statement.
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Dulles
Indochina
Washington
Ferguson
Michigan
Bridges
New Hampshire
Sen. Cooper
R-Ky
Eisenhower
Augusta
Southeast Asia
U. S
Cooper
United Nations
United States
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
Wilson
Thurston B. Morton
Nixon
Defendant Pleads Guilty to Two City Break-ins
Ted Theodore Brown pleaded guilty to charges of breaking and entering and grand larceny in a hearing before Justice R. Perry Bean. The cases, filed April 15, allege thefts at Mirror Lounge on East Third Street and Western Union Telegraph Co. on West Second Street, with property values exceeding $530. Brown remains held for district court action.
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Ted Theodore Brown
R. Perry Bean
Brown
Justice Court
Mirror Lounge
E. Third St
Western Union T i Co
Second St
Women Pilots Compete In Sky Lady Derby at Raton
The seventh annual Sky Lady Derby begins May 20 in Raton with women pilots flying from their start point to Kansas City Missouri racing the clock. The event is sponsored by the Women's Aeronautical Assn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raton
Kansas City
Women’s Aeronautical Assn
Santa Fe Democrats Take City Council Control
The new Democratic City Council assumed office in a city hall reorganization. Mayor H. Paul Huss, a Democrat, gives the party control for the council, with the chamber evenly split four to four and no vote from the mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
Democratic
H. Paul Huss
Australian Police Force Russians in Tug of War Over Woman
Australian police wrestled to disarm two armed Russian couriers as they dragged Mrs. Vladimir Petrov toward a plane in Darwin. The 35 year old woman, claiming fear for her husband who fled with espionage data, decided to stay in Australia after a talk with her husband. Authorities say she is a cipher clerk at the Soviet Embassy in Canberra and may reveal embassy secrets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin
Vladimir Petrov
Liplomat
Moscow
Free World
Sydney
Petrov
Kremlin
Canberra
Uranium Strike Reported Near Carlsbad in Eddy County
In Eddy County near Carlsbad a first uranium strike was reported along Rocky Arroyo about 2 to 5 miles northwest of Carlsbad. Prospector A A Pitts and Bert Price Jr filed 85 mining claims last December and have not confirmed commercial quantities.
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Carlsbad
Eddy County
Rocky Arroyo
A. A. Pitts
Bert Price Jr
Pitts
Price
Richardson and
Bass Oil
Clemency Sought for Statutory Rape Conviction in District Court
District Court jury convicts Carl E. Nelson of statutory rape with clemency recommended. Nelson released on own recognizance. sentencing set for Saturday. Co-defendant Charles Ray Gibson pleads guilty and awaits sentencing. Case stems from March 14 incident near Lake Arthur involving a 17 year old husband and 15 year old wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl E. Nelson
Charles B. Boreing
Nelson
George T. Harris
Charlies Ray Gibson
Gibson
Neilson
Hagerman
Texas
Lake Arthur
Optimist District 19 Convening Convention in Roswell
Edward J. Stolle will speak at the Optimist International District 19 convention in Roswell April 22 24 at the Nickson Hotel. Chris A. Gimbel presides. officers to be elected for 1954 55. Boys Oratorical Contest winner to travel to Houston. District 19 covers 16 clubs in Mexico New Mexico and Texas with 535 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Stolle
San Antonio
Texas
Optimist International
Roswell
Nickson Hotel
Scott D. Miller
S. Main St
Optimist Club
Chris A. Gimbel
Franklin Road
el Paso
Houston
Stolle
Mexico
New Mexico
United States
Canada
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Hawaii
U S Civilian Flyers Support Dien Bien Phu Siege
American civilian pilots in Dakotas and Flying Boxcars braved heavy fire to parachute ammunition food and war materiel into Dien Bien Phu as Viet Minh forces tighten the ring around the French Union outpost. Clouds and anti aircraft fire limited assaults but transports continued to deliver supplies amid ongoing Viet Minh pressure.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Ho Chi Minh
Asia
Authorities Remove 30 of Couple's Dogs
Mr and Mrs John Driscoll lived in a two room house with 4 dogs until yesterday and now have four. The Animal Protective Assn of Missouri and St Louis County authorities removed 30 dogs from their suburban Creve Coeur home following neighbor complaints. Four years ago the association forced the Driscolls to give up 37 dogs after they refused to surrender them for medical research.
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ST. Louis
John Driscoll
Animal Protective Assn. of
Missouri
Creve Coeur
Driscolls
Housing Loan Evasion Alleged in Federal Programs
Senator Byrd said a government housing official guaranteed 24 million dollars in loans for Glen Oaks Village in Queens, far above the 2 million project cost. He called it evasion of rules and cited federal housing program abuses, with IRS official T Coleman Andrews set to testify.
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Washington
Byrd
Glen Oaks Village
Queens County
New York
Pay
Albert M. Cole
T. Coleman Andrews
Internal Revenue
Byrd Group
Andrews
Woman Recovering from Rat Bite Fever in New Mexico
A 57 year old woman in Cochiti area is recovering from a rare rat bite fever infection. She received four white laboratory rats as a Christmas present and was bitten on the thumb four days later. She developed fever chills headache rash and arthritic pains and is said to be recovering after a month long illness.
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Santa FE
State Health Department
Cochiti
John Mason
New Mexico
Mason
Clovis Man Charged With Vehicle Murder
Orval Kenneth Smith of Clovis New Mexico is charged with murder in a motor vehicle death in Belton Texas. Mrs John Griffith a young Austin school teacher was killed when a truck struck her car from behind. Smith was arrested in Austin and held on $3500 bond awaiting trial.
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Belton
Tex
Orval Kenneth Smith
Edwards
Clovis
N. M
Austin
John I. Grifith
Smith
Eees
Clovis Oo
Aee
Mcqueen
Santa Fe Gov. L. I. Mechem Proclaims May Week in NM
The Santa Fe governor L. I. Mechem has declared May 10 through May 15 as a special Week in New Mexico. The announcement emphasizes state events and civic activities during the period.
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Opean
Santa FE
L. Imechem
New Mexico
Man Captured After Phoenix Bank Robbery
The FBI says Herman K. Rodig was captured at Sky Harbor Airport at midnight after a $1,846 branch bank robbery in Phoenix. Rodig’s wife Mary Arlene was seized seven hours later. authorities plan to file bank robbery charges. Rodig fled toward Tucson before the robbery and hid at the airport before being arrested.
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Phoenix
Ariz
FBI
Herman K. Rodig
Gerald B. Norris
Arizona
Rodig
Sky Harbor
Norris
Tucson
Mary Arlene
First National Bank
Air Force Flying Boxcar Crashes In Fog Over Oat Mountain
A Flying Boxcar from Charleston Air Force Base crashed in fog while approaching Lockheed Air Terminal in Burbank California. Seven airmen died in the wreckage which burned for hours. Fire crews reported four bodies visible and one identified as Captain pagans with no hometown available.
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Burbank
Calif
Air Force
Charleston
D. C
Air Force Base
Oat Mountain
Williams Afb
Arizona
Lockheed Air Terminal
Man Pleads Guilty In Station Break-in Case
Leslie Sanders aged 20 pleads guilty to breaking and entering and grand larceny in a break in at Magnolia Service Station Kentucky and Second. About $116.18 was taken with $97 recovered by police. Bond set at $1000 per count. bound over to District Court.
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Leslie Sanders
R. Perry Bean
Hardin
Magnolia
Kentucky
Sanders
District Court
Justice Office
Lawyers to Present Pro-Red Recording in Dickenson Case
Army lawyers moved to introduce a pro Communist recording they say Cpl. Edward E Dickenson made while a POW in Korea. The defense challenges evidence and alleges witnesses were discouraged. Col Guy Emery objects as Capt William R Shadish, a fellow prisoner, may testify.
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Dickenson
Washington
Edward
Korea
Yes- Dickenson
Col
Guy Emery
Ction
Emery
Army
William R. Shadish
Bridgeville
No. 5
Pyoktong
Shadish
Walter Reed General Hospital
Emery Argued It Was Impossible Endant. Col. C. Robert Bard
Suan Weber Wien Askmeien
Rugged area search continues for Alamogordo doctor
The search for Dr. C. W. Winchester, 60, a retired physician from Alamogordo and former Santa Fe resident, extended into a rugged southern New Mexico mountain area after he vanished Friday. Police study notes he left hinting at self harm or disappearance. Holloman AFB units joined the effort as air and ground teams scoured the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo
New Mexco
C. W. Winchester
Winchester
Santa Fe
J. Shipley
Roswell and nearby couples obtain marriage licenses
Marriage licenses were issued here Saturday to Hedger A. Smith, 21, and Wanda Charlene Hubbard, 16, both of Roswell, Carl Brooks, 43, and Valerie Marig Wells Colson, 28, both of Hobbs, and William R. Abernathy, 31, Clovis, and Hilda Alene Peterson, 22, Amarillo.
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Hedger A. Smith
Wanda Charlene Hubbard
Roswell
Carl Brooks
Valerie Marig Wells Colson
Hobbs
William R. Abernathy
Clovis
Hilda Alene Peterson
Amarillo
Pipkin No 1 well hits 582000 CFPD in New Mexico
Petroleum Information reports Lucille H. Pipkin completed the No 1 Pipkin well at Sam Juan County New Mexico with a flow of 582000 cubic feet of gas per day.
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Denver
Petroleum Information
Lucille H. Pipkin
Sam Juan County
N. M
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Warren R. Cobean
Ruth Stewart
Sata
Imene
U.S
Man
Bulletin
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
Roswel
Mrs. W. E. Richardson
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