Atom Smasher Shows Hopeful Cancer Results
Stanford radiologist reports 48 of 74 cancer patients showed disappearance of malignancy after a year with a linear accelerator producing six million volt X rays. While not cures yet, researchers note potential and cite treated eye cancer in two young children and selective failures in others.
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Los Angeles
Stanford University
Malcolm A. Bagshaw
California Medical Assn
Bagshaw
Stanford
Atomic Research
Edward L. Ginzton
Henry Kaplan
Rhubarb Stems From Hair Cut Price Hike
In Albuquerque the state convention of the Independent Barbers Protective Assn endorsed a price rise from 1.25 to 1.50 a haircut. About 200 petition signers supported the increase while 68 unaffiliated barbers opposed it. Any raise would need Bar Board approval amid concerns for customers and barber earnings.
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Albuquerque
The
Independent Barbers Protective Assn
IBPA
Charles S. Chavez
Ambrose Aragon
Clothes Stolen From Unlocked Car At Norton Hotel
H. W. Etz reported his car unlocked behind Norton Hotel and $588 worth of clothes missing including suits jackets sport clothes hats and shoes. Jay Smith reported a $15 tennis racket stolen from his car at 1802 S Missouri Ave. Mrs Glenn Fleming said a 6 inch Craftsman saw valued at $50 and a length of cord were stolen from her car trunk at the Holiday Inn. Chief Thompson noted a rise in driving while intoxicated arrests this month with 28 charged, up from 8 to 12 typically. A bus and taxi collision at N Main St and Country Club Rd caused damage, with Harry Finck Jr. driving the bus and James Martin in the cab.
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H. W. Etz
Norton Hotel
Glenn Fleming
Rt. 2
Holiday Inn
Thompson
N. Main St
Country Club Rd
Harry Rudolph Finck Jr
N.union Ave
James G. Martin
Orchard Park
Congress Leaders Say Economy Drive Grows Stronger
Senate leaders report 10 days at home hardened demand for budget cuts. Johnson and Knowland cite widespread calls for economy as Congress returns from recess with Eisenhower’s programs stalled. House cuts 1.141 billion from eight appropriations. foreign aid faces deep reductions.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Lic
Sen. Knowland
California
Congress
House
Augusta
State Department
United States
Middle East
Drought Break Seen Likely For Season Says Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau reports improving upper air patterns give hope that severe drought will not return this growing season. Leon J. Guthrie notes March's above normal precipitation in central and southern plains, with forecasts predicting much more rain from the Rockies to the Atlantic. The bureau dismisses rumors that atomic tests or seeding affect weather, citing hemisphere wind changes as the key factor.
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Weather Bureau
U. S. Department of Commerce
Leon J. Guthrie
Roswell
Central
Southern Plains
Hemisphere
Rocky Mountain States
Atlantic Seaboard
Poor to disappear in 10 years with aid of research
Los Angeles University of Michigan professor Dr Wilbur Cohen predicts US poverty will be abolished within ten years. He says an organized program using university research and trained personnel is needed to end the poverty problem.
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Los Angeles
University of Michigan
Wilbur Cohen
UCLA
School of Social Welfare
United States
Adenauer Rejects Soviet Threats Against West Germany
Bonn Germany CDU led by Konrad Adenauer rejects a Soviet warning that Western atomic bases would invite nuclear retaliation. Moscow said use of Soviet territory could turn West Germany into a graveyard and Berlin denounced the warning as interference in internal politics ahead of elections.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democratic Party
Soviet Union
Prather Breaks Uneasy Army Truce Over Home Spread
El Paso Texas 82 year old rancher Prather defies government plan to test missiles and remains on his home property. He sought a leased corridor through McGregor range to connect trusted lands but the request was denied. Negotiations with Army officials ended when higher authorities rejected the lease. Prather says he will stay until hell freezes over and notes he sold cattle at a loss after the land transfer.
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EL Paso
Tex
John Prather
U. S
Prather
McGregor Missile Range
New Mexico
Army
Robert J. Wood
Ft. Bliss
Wood
Gen. Wood
Luther B. Anderson
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Maj
Anderson
U. S. District Court
King Hussein Returns From Surprise Saudi Trip
King Hussein flew to Saudi Arabia for talks with King Saud after a conference with Egyptian and Syrian leaders. He rejected a Soviet relations proposal and blamed international communism for Jordan’s troubles. Curfew eased for eight hours as Ramadan preparations continue and troops patrol the streets.
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Amman
Hussein
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Saud
Egypt
Syria
Tian
Riyadh
Soviet Union
Samir Rifai
Bashar Talhouni
Lake Van Brotherhood Rally Set May 3 4
The Lake Van District Brotherhood Rally will be conducted May 3 4 at Dexter. The annual meeting of the Baptist men of southeastern New Mexico begins 5 PM May 3 and closes at noon May 4. Each attendee should bring sleeping gear. Registration fee is $2.
Syrian and Egyptian Ambitions Face Regional Opposition
The government of Communists and leftists, along with armies led by Hussein's cousin King Faisal of Iraq and the Jordanian forces, are seen as the main obstacles to Syrian and Egyptian regional aims.
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Hussein
Faisal
Iraq
Jordan
Nixon Seen Ready for GOP Peacemaker Role
Washington reports Vice President Nixon is prepared to mediate GOP factions over Modern Republicanism. He aims to support Eisenhower’s modernization without provoking conservatives, believing social programs once labeled socialist have become accepted realities.
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Washington
Nixon
Eisenhower
Pugh and May Field Welcome Captains at Ceremony
Welcome notes greet Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Pugh and Capt. and Mrs. David D. Mayfield at a social event. The gatherings highlight community ties and formal greetings among local residents and military families.
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E. C. Pugh
David D. Mayfield
Strauss Sees Army Nuclear Reactor as Peace Effort
Chairman Lewis L. Strauss of the Atomic Energy Commission described a new Army package power reactor as essentially an instrument of peaceful progress and part of Eisenhower’s atoms for peace. He noted its portable design aids remote posts, while Secretary Brucker praised reduced supply burdens for long range operations.
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FT. Belvoir
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Straus
Eisenhower
AEC
Army Engineer Corps
Strauss
Army
Brucker
Legion District 7 elects new commander and officers
The American Legion in Las Cruces elected Ray Saucedo of Lordsburg as commander for District 7. Other newly elected officers include Miguel Abalos of Hurley as first vice commander, Joe Ray Howell of Silver City as second vice commander, David Hoagaland of Central as chaplain, and Fred Herrera of Deming as sergeant at arms.
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Las Cruces
The
American Legion
Ray Saucedo
Lordsburg
Legion Dist
Miguel Abalos
Hurley
Joe Ray Howell
Silver City
David Hoagaland
Central
Fred Herrera
Deming
Labor Cleansing Should Go Beyond Racketeering Say Coleman
President John S. Coleman of the U S Chamber of Commerce urged a full labor cleanliness beyond sweeping out racketeering and violence He pressed unions to end the secondary boycott and accept that right to work laws have moral basis He warned against creating a monopoly and linked the call to Senate racketeering probes and Teamsters corruption concerns.
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Washington
John S. Coleman
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Coleman
Detroit
Chamber
Senate
Montoya Assumes Congressional Post
Rep elect Joseph Montoya of New Mexico was sworn in to Congress after winning a special election to fill the seat left by the late Antonio Fernandez. He arrived in Washington with his wife, leaving their three children in Santa Fe as they arrange a home in the capital.
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Washington
Joseph Montoya
New Mexico
Congress
House
Montoya
Antonio M. Fernandez
D-Nm
Santa Fe
N. M
Two Late Highway Deaths Increase New Mexico Toll
New Mexico traffic deaths rose to 103 after two more fatalities over the weekend. Henry L. Catron, 38, of Las Cruces died in a one car crash near Truth or Consequences when his vehicle overturned. Fidel Duerra Duran, 25, of Mesilla Park, died in a Las Cruces hospital from injuries suffered in an April 23 two car crash on the truck by pass near Las Cruces.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Henry L. Catron
Las Cruces
Fidel Duerra Duran
Mesilla Park
Catron
Duran
Betty Woood
Alfred Gonzales
Senate Hear Ark Manufacturer Payoffs At Public Probe
Senate rackets probes hold a special hearing for Earl Bettendorf of Ashdown Arkansas to explain alleged payoffs to two Scranton Teamsters Union agents. The panel also seeks four witnesses tied to Union President Dave Beck as it probes Beck’s use of union funds. Bettendorf says he was forced to pay to gain delivery access to a Tobyhanna depot project.
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Washington
Senate
Arkansas
Earl P. Bettendorf
Texarkana
Tex
Ashdown
Ark
Scranton
Scranton Teamsters
Joseph McHugh
Robert Malloy
Betten
Bettendorf
Committee
Tobyhanna
Signal Corps
FBI
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Beck
Dave Jr
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