Levy Voted by Chaves County Nixed for ENMMC
Atty. Gen. Robinson ruled Chaves County may not use a 34 mill levy to fund and operate the Eastern New Mexico Medical Center when the county leases the hospital to private interests. The opinion, by Paul Billhymer, notes the levy was meant to cover county operated hospital costs and would violate the state constitution if used for private operation.
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Santa FE
Richard H. Robinson
Chaves County
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
Asst
Paul Billhymer
Sisters of St. Mary’s Hospital
Roswell
Roswell Osteopathic Hospital
New Mexico
J. Paul Reynolds
Board of Osteopathic Examination and Registration
Reynolds
Osteopathic Hospital
Aircraft Experts Enter John Graham Murder Case Today
Aircraft experts testified as prosecutors build a murder case against John Gilbert Graham 24 accused of dynamiting an airliner killing 44 including his mother Mrs Dai sie E King 55. A scale model of a DC6B similar to the damaged plane was shown in court to illustrate the blast as part of the evidence.
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Denver
John Gilbert Graham
Graham
Daisie E. King
Longmont
Colo
Dist. Atty
Bert Keating
Century-Old Carver Hotel Destroyed by Fire
A fast spreading blaze wrecked the century old Carver Hotel in Warren Pennsylvania early today. An estimated 65 guests fled to safety and hotel officials believed all occupants were accounted for within two hours after a general fire alarm sounded at 1 36 a m.
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Warren
Carver
Fist Fights Erupt After Detroit Win in Kansas City
A brawl broke out between white and Negro youths as fans left Municipal Stadium after Detroit defeated Kansas City 7 4 yesterday. Police reported no further details or arrests.
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Kansas City
Municipal Stadium
Detroit
Carl
Intercontinental Rocket for U S Looms on Horizon
U S officials at an informal NATO conference in Munich say the United States may develop an intercontinental rocket capable of reaching any point on Earth but warn current accuracy for a 5,000 mile target remains a major challenge. They regard Khrushchev's claim of a Soviet ICBM as propaganda rather than imminent reality.
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Munich
Germany
U. S
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
The
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Davis to discuss Water Resources Report in Santa Fe meeting
Clarence A. Davis undersecretary of the interior will discuss the Water Resources Report submitted to Congress in January at a Santa Fe meeting on May 3. The gathering is by the Arkansas White Red Basins Inter Agency Committee.
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Santa FE
Clarence A. Davis
Interior
Congress
Buses Remain Segregated In the South
Segregated seating was abolished in some southern cities while Texas and most states kept existing practices. Reports show desegregation in a few cities, voluntary mixing elsewhere, and continued enforcement of rear seating by state law. Dallas police were told not to eject riders. Houston officials say no serious enforcement has occurred recently.
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Associated Press
Texas
Supreme Court
Dallas
Carl Hansson
Houston
Carl Frazer
J. B. White
San Antonio
Artesia Policeman Injured in Morning Crash
Artesia officer Herman Mootz, 52, was injured in a Tuesday morning crash at South 7th Street and Richardson. He was treated at Artesia General Hospital and released, with internal injuries reported but details undisclosed. The collision involved Charles Robinson of Artesia, who said sun glare blinded him. damages were about 150 and 75 dollars. No citations were issued.
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Artesia
Herman Mootz
Mootz
Artesia General Hospital
South 7Th
Richardson
7Th Street
Charles H. Robinson
Robinson
Reprieve Comes In London Talks Between Powers
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin and Communist party chief Nikita Khrushchev left No 10 Downing Street after urgent world problem talks. British leaders declared an eleventh hour reprieve with hopes for at least a small measure of agreement.
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London
Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
No. 10
Downing St
Roswell Plans to Amend Outgrown City Ordinance
Roswell plans to amend the 1947 city planning ordinance to add clerical and technical support for the planning department. Earl K. Lostetter urged creation of an appeal board for zoning changes to ease council workload and allow focus on future needs.
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Roswell
Earl K. Lostetter
City Plan Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Plan Commission
Lestetter
Albuquerque
Eisenhower Leads Pennsylvania Primary by Wide Margin
President Eisenhower topped Adlai Stevenson in the Pennsylvania primary with a large plurality as voters cast a popularity contest showing strong intra party support. Republican Miles Horst called the result a resounding endorsement while Stevenson campaign manager James Finnegan said they exceeded expectations.
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Philadelphia
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Pennsylvania
Miles Horst
James A. Finnegan
Stevenson
William F. Knowland
California
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Eisenhower rule on hydrogen bomb tests and missiles
President Eisenhower said the United States is roughly on par with the Soviet Union in guided missiles and rejected calls from Adlai Stevenson to halt hydrogen bomb tests. He noted a Pacific test is planned next month and argued that testing is essential to proper weapon development.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Kita Khruschev
Russia
Adlai Stevenson
Pacific
Stevenson
Khrushchev
Miles Confirms Land Ownership in New Mexico
John E. Miles running for Democratic nomination for New Mexico land commissioner acknowledges leasing land in his home state but asserts he did not acquire it while in office. State Sen. Murray Morgan alleges Miles holds about 45 leases totaling 231,732 acres, mainly for uranium prospecting and development. Miles says he acquired the tracts last year and declines further comment.
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EL Paso
John E. Miles
New Mexico
Murray Morgan
Miles
Morgan
Clayton officer elected president of national peace officers group
Jack Post of Great Bend Kansas a policeman was elected president of the National Peace Officers Assn succeeding Clinton E Smith of Russell Kansas who became chairman of the board in yesterday's election results in the group.
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Clayton
Jack Post
Great Bend
Kan
National Peace Officers Assn
Clinton E. Smith
Russell
Taking No Chances With TB In Dallas
106-year-old ex-slave P. T. Uncle Thompson visited the Dallas Tuberculosis Association mobile unit to receive a free chest X ray, underscoring a cautious approach to health. Thompson, aged 106, appeared at the screening yesterday seeking early detection.
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Dallas
P. T
Thompson
Dallas Tuberculosis Association
Roswell Budget Approved For School Funds In New Year
Roswell’s proposed school maintenance fund of 1 651 215 dollars and a direct charge budget of 322 700 dollars were officially approved by the state educational budget auditor and the Chaves county school budget commissioners E C Gessert of Roswell and John Garner of Hagerman. The budget will enable the Board to.
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Roswell
Chaves County
E. C. Gessert
John Garner
Hagerman
New Mexico
New Trial Date Set in Trinidad Murder Case
Dist. Judge John N. Mabry declared a mistrial in the murder case of Thomas S. Aragon and set a new trial date for May 7. Aragon is charged with bludgeoning Miss Kate Riggio to death at her tavern in Jansen on January 10. her brother Joe Riggio was also killed. His lawyers sought a continuance until a defense witness, Dr. Leo V. Tepley, could appear after a car crash near Pueblo last week.
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Trinidad
Colo
John N. Mabry
Thomas S. Aragon
Aragon
Kate Riggio
Jansen
Joe Riggio
Leo V. Tepley
Denver
Tepley
Pueblo
Baby Rabbits Prompt Public Interest For Young Helpers
In Louisville Kentucky two young brothers Yancy and Dell Weatherford rescued two wild rabbit kits found by Nana C W Weatherford. District Wildlife Supervisor Cliff Sipe removed the rabbits noting it is illegal to possess wild rabbits outside hunting season. The season runs November 20 to January 18, so there would be no baby rabbits in season.
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Louisville
Weatherford
Yancy
Dell
Nana
C. W. Weatherford
Cliff Sipe
Sipe
Strike of Los Alamos Continues
Union spokesmen rejected an AEC request to move pickets closer to Los Alamos and away from the Santa Fe highway. About 600 Zia employees and Los Alamos Constructors on strike seek higher wages while 350 workers on related projects halt at the line. Wayne Kenniston of the FM S pursues mediation to bridge company and union positions.
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Los Alamos
AEC
Zia Co
Zia
Atomic Laboratory City
Los Alamos Constructors
Santa Fe Highway
Wayne Kenniston
San Francisco
Federal Mediation Service
Fernandez Calls Dept Defeatist on Aphid Fight
Rep. Fernandez accuses the Agriculture Department of a defeatist attitude toward controlling the spotted alfalfa aphid in the Southwest. He cites Las Cruces farmer Henry Schlotshauer using diesel oil in irrigation to cut aphid damage. The pest was found in New Mexico in 1953 and has caused about six million dollars in alfalfa losses since then.
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Washington
Fernandez
D-Nm
Agriculture Department
Southwest
Henry Schlotshauer
Las Cruces
N. M
U S Steel Posts Record First Quarter Net Income
United States Steel Corp. reports a record first quarter net income of 104 million and 1.83 a share, up from 72.7 million or 1.25 after last year’s stock split. The quarter is the steel industry’s greatest producing period, exceeding the previous 1955 fourth quarter earnings of 102.7 million or 1.80 a share.
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New York
United States Steel Corp
Mrs Pickett Backs Husband in Speech for Governor
Mrs. Ingram Pickett urges nomination of her husband for the Democratic governor candidate. She calls Gov. John Simms and Robert F. Stephens contenders and says her husband is outnumbered but not outclassed. She plans to repeat the talk in Albuquerque tonight.
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Pickett
John Simms
Robert F. Stephens
Santa Fe
Death on private road spares toll in New Mexico child case
Santa Fe reported that 12 year old Elvin Dale Payne died after being struck by a truck while riding a bicycle in the Blanco Bloomfield area. State Police noted the fatality occurred on a private road and does not count toward the state traffic toll.
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Santa FE
Elvin Dale Payne
Young Payne
Blanco-Bloomfield
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Carl Hatch
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Ernie Tucker
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