Vanguard satellite fails after launch from Cape Canaveral
The Navy launched Vanguard satellite II but its third stage failed to ignite, plunging into the Atlantic about 1,500 miles from Cape Canaveral. The craft carried a 20 inch X-ray experiments payload and two memory cores, microphones, and telemetry gear. The first Vanguard satellite remains in orbit, while subsequent stages sank and could not be recovered.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Vanguard
Atlantic
Army
Earth
Train Leaves Boy With Mangled Hand In Crash
Eight-year-old Joseph Kasmierczyk crawled under a freight car while playing with two friends near a swampy area in Cleveland. A locomotive pushed the car, mangling his right hand which was partially amputated, according to Mt. Sinai Hospital officials. The mother, Helen Kasmierczyk, said the boy was hiding from older boys who were chasing them.
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Cleveland
Joseph Kasmierczyk
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Helen Kasmierczyk
Southwest Bakers Assn Elects New Officers
Kenneth Smith of Roswell was elected vice president and J R L Kilgore of Albuquerque became secretary treasurer at the 12th annual convention. R M Dillon of El Paso was chosen to succeed William G Shockley, Albuquerque, as president.
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EL Paso
Tex
Kenneth Smith
Roswell
Southwest Bakers Assn
J. R. L. Kilgore
Albuquerque
The
Bakers
R. M. Dillon
William G. Shockley
Parachute Jump Called Off Because of Foul Weather
At Fort Campbell Kentucky weather and 15 mph surface winds canceled Exercise Eagle Wing. More than 2,500 paratroopers could not complete a practice jump as the 101st Airborne Division halted the war games citing dangerous ground winds after a prior fatal and injurious incident.
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FT. Campbell
W. C. Westmoreland
101St Airborne Division
Appliance dealer grouses over protection after thefts
Kenneth Speere of Los Angeles says burglars hit his store for 9000 worth of television sets across two nights last April and again with a brick through the window. He notes the Wilshire Division police station across the street as he recounts the break ins.
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Los Angeles
Kenneth Speere
Speere
Wilshire Division
Tucker Calls Demo Meeting Here May 15
Ernest C. Tucker, state Democratic Party chairman, calls a May 15 meeting of the 10 member Democratic Executive Committee at the Roswell Chamber of Commerce to pick a nominee for the U S House seat vacated by the death of John J. Dempsey. The committee will hear candidates starting 10 a.m. and then meet in executive session, with results announced that day. Members include Foutz Farmington Garcia Albuquerque Brown Mountainair Valez Las Vegas Apodaca Las Cruces Richards Clayton Pridy Tucumcari Wise Hobbs Hodges Jr Silver City.
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Ernest C
Ernie” Tucker
Democratic Party
Democratic Executive Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Roswell
U. S
House of Representatives
John J
Jack’ Dempsey
Dempsey
Tucker
J. S. “Mutt” Foutz
Farmington
Toby Garcia
Albuquerque
Elsie Brown
Mountainair
Dick Valez
Las Vegas
Mike Apodaca
Las Cruces
J. Ed Richards
Clayton
Henry Pridy
Tucumcari
Leroy Wise
Hobbs
Joe Hodges Jr
Silver City
Guilty Plea After Breakin Here
Luther William Lee, 41, a California man, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and larceny from a shop. He was bound over to district court with $1,000 bond. The offenses stemmed from an early Sunday break in at Til's Skateland, 613 N Virginia Ave, where $7.81 and eight packs of cigarettes were stolen. Police found Lee at 1:42 a.m. The complaint was signed by Chief L. O. Thompson Jr.
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Luther William Lee
Justice Court
Lee
District
Til’s
Virginia Ave
L. O. Thompson Jr
Governor Dow Campaign Stop in Roswell During State Tour
East Side governor candidate Robert Dow of Levington visited Roswell during his New Mexico campaign swing before Albuquerque. Dow, a former state legislator and attorney general, urged a direct primary and highway improvements, defending his Democratic and reform positions while stressing religious faith and opposition to special-interest money.
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Robert Dow
East Side
Bob Dow
Levington
Roswell
Albuquerque
Dow
New Mexico
Fort Sumner
Johnson pushes tax cut if public works fail to speed up
Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson warns that unless public works construction is accelerated immediately the recession must be met with a tax cut. He criticizes slow Eisenhower administration action on public works and urges a swift decision on tax matters if relief through public works is not achieved.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Eisenhower
Congress
Federal Reserve Bank
House
White House
Sen
Knowland
Calif
National Scout Leaders Gather for Finance Seminar in Roswell
National leaders of the Boy Scouts of America will join about 60 laymen from Texas and New Mexico in Roswell on Friday May 2 for a one day finance seminar at the Nickson Hotel. The program opens at 9 30 a m with registration in the Petroleum Room and a discussion led by Robert Perry of the Finance Service NAEZ Council New Brunswick.
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Boy Scouts of America
Roswell
United States
Pampa
Amarillo
Lubbock
Midland
el Paso
Tex
Albuquerque
Nickson Hotel
Robert Perry
Finance Service
Naez Council
New Brunswick
Harold W. Lewman
Keith Benner
Robert Glew
Dallas
Texas
Unclear Congressional Standoff on Military Strike Authority
General Twining tells Congress US forces ready now without the president's request for a 30 minute response. Rep. Herbert criticizes the push for direct command as a space age necessity. House action looms on a disputed 1 billion unemployment relief bill. one version would fund 16 weeks of jobless pay nationwide, while an administration plan extends benefits to more workers with state reimbursement.
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Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
Anderson
Congress
House
Johnson
Washington
Nathan F. Twining
U.S
Rep
Herbert
D-La
Washington P
Rules Committee
Soviet Move Seeks Summit on Arctic Inspection Zone
The Soviet Union proposed referring President Eisenhower's Arctic military inspection zone plan to a summit for discussion. The resolution repeats charges that U S bomber flights over the Arctic threaten the Soviet Union.
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United Nations
N. Y.P
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
U.S
Arctic
Boy Falls Into Muddy Creek. Two Teens Rescue Efforts Fail
Dallas witnesses George Ralph Pounds and Jimmy White reported seeing 11 year old Perry Louis Stephenson jump in a 7 foot deep mud dy creek. The boy surfaced several times before disappearing. They rescued him and performed artificial respiration as firemen used a resuscitator but could not revive him.
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Dallas
George Ralph Pounds
Jimmy White
Perry Louis Stephenson
Pounds
White
Robbery conviction ends prison term for Santa Fe liquor store case
Charles J. Fisher, 37, changed his plea from innocent to guilty on armed robbery charged in the Feb 8 Variety Liquor Store holdup at 1100 W Second St. He and confederate Arthur J. Felton, 34, received three to 25 years each. Fisher’s bond had been set at 1500 dollars. court-appointed counsel included John Jennings and Ray Phelps. Fisher was to be moved to state prison at Santa Fe today, Sheriff J C Jones said.
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Charles J. Fisher
George T. Harris
Harris
Fisher
Arthur J. Felton
W. Second St
John Jennings
Ray Phelps
Santa Fe
J. C. Jones
102 So Far This Year Last Year at This Date 104
A compact year-to-date snapshot contrasts 102 with 104 figures as of the same date last year, highlighting a small variation in the measured total. The note provides no further context or governing details about the metric or its source.
Reuther Gets Definite No To Proposals
Detroit based GM served a termination of contract notice to the United Auto Workers union. The notice takes effect at midnight May 29 when the current three year contract expires. GM hopes a new agreement can be reached within 30 days and discussed extending the current agreement prior to termination if desirable. Ford and GM joined in a strong rejection of Reuther’s September showdown plan. The UAW requested a three month extension of existing contracts, while Reuther proposed a clearance sale to move unsold cars and cut prices. GM and Ford countered with two year extensions and built in wage gains plus cost of living boosts. The blackout lift showed wide gap and no immediate deal prospects.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers Union
Louis Seaton
UAW
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
Walter P. Reuther
Chrysler Corp
Reuther
Ford
Auto
Lee Reuther
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Contract for Base Dorms Awarded at Walker AFB
A contract for four airmen dormitories at Walker Air Force Base totaling 1 200 699 will be awarded to Sproul Construction Co of Albuquerque by the Corps of Engineers. The project will house 200 airmen per barracks, employ 160 workers with about 80 percent hired locally, and construction is slated to start soon.
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Walker Air Force Base
Sproul Construction Co
Albuquerque
Corps of Engineers
Roswell
Train Demolishes Auto Parked Astraddle Track
A 1955 Mercury owned by John H. Lopez was demolished when struck by a Santa Fe freight train east of Deming Street last night. Lopez, who was not in the car, had reportedly gone to nearby houses for help. Police noted the car sped onto the tracks about 20 minutes before the 5 mph train hit it, carrying the sedan 924 feet. Crewmembers from Clo vis reported no one inside and brakes were unable to stop the crash. Lopez arrived at the station around 1:30 am to report the theft.
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John H. Lopez
Beech Ave
Santa Fe
Deming Street
Tommy Thompson
Lopez
Clovis
C. W. Ross
Hugh J. Edwards
F. H. Whicker
J. L. Fields
Edwards
Whicker
Thompson
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