Hilton Buys Statler Chain In Record Hotel Deal
Hilton Hotels Corp announces purchase of control of the Statler chain, 753000 shares at 50 dollars each, largely from the Statler Foundation and trusts of Ellsworth M. Statler. If all accept, total price about 76 million dollars for eight more properties, raising Hilton total to 26 hotels.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Hilton Hotels Corp
Statler
Conrad N. Hilton
Statler Foundation
Ellsworth M. Statler
Hilton
Chaves County Man Escapes Prison Farm
Two young convicts escaped from the Los Lunas prison farm late last night or early today. Jerry Dan Carter 20 from Lea County and Doyle Raymond Lassiter 23 from Chaves County were serving 12 to 14 years for breaking and entering. Their absence was found about 12 30 a.m.
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Santa FE
Los Lunas
Jerry Dan Carter
Lea County
Doyle Raymond Lassiter
Chaves County
Clovis Chamber of Commerce Chief Resigns After Three Years
Fred Phelps resigned as manager of the Clovis Chamber of Commerce after more than three years in the role. His departure comes as the organization seeks new leadership and direction for its upcoming initiatives.
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Clovis
Fred Phelps
Clovis Chamber of Commerce
Weather summary from United States Weather Bureau
Reading shows high 98 and low 67 to 70 with 24 hour precipitation none. Forecast calls for partly cloudy today tonight and tomorrow with widely scattered showers after noon and minor temperature changes. Outlook expects more showers in the southwest and temperatures 4 to 8 degrees above seasonal.
Hope High To Operate Another Year In Artesia
The State Board of Education voted to permit Hope High School to operate for one more year to study transportation issues. A four member Hope delegation urged that pupils avoid long bus trips to Artesia where consolidation with the Artesia district had been approved previously. A committee including J. T. Reece and J. E. Owens will examine the situation and meet with the Artesia board.
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Santa BE
State Board of Education
Artesia
Hope High School
Hope
J. T. Reece
J. E. Owens
Chaves County
Eddy County
Chaves County Panhandle
Hope School
Tom Wiley
Air France Constellation Crashes on Connecticut Farm
A four engined Air France Constellation with 37 aboard crashed and burst into flames on a rain soaked Connecticut farm near Preston. Initially reported survivors were taken to hospitals. one passenger noted a baby among the crowd. The plane had departed Paris hours earlier and was due in Idlewild, weather delaying the approach.
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Preston, Conn
Paris
New York
Air France
Aaron Rosenstein
Valentine
Sebastian
Idlewild
Rosenstein
Local Woman Ends Rattlers Career
Mrs. John Barnett of 1301 W College Blvd hacked a rattlesnake in two at the base of her back porch while carrying laundry. Neighbor Mrs. W R Lewis said the head end remained under the porch as Barnett, from Oklahoma, knew how to handle the rattler.
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John Barnett
W. College Blvd
W. R. Lewis
Guatemala Junta Orders Disbanding of Armas Private Army
Guatemala's ruling junta demands the disbanding of President Castillo Armas' private liberation army after 12 hours of clashes with regular troops and cadets leaving 12 dead and 42 wounded around Roosevelt Hospital. The cease fire ends with the army taking control and the junta imposing a curfew. The United States embassy reports high tension and notes Communists played no part in the violence.
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Guatemala
Carlos Castillo Armas
Ulit
Castilla Armas
Liberation Army
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Roosevelt Hospital
Castillo Armas
Castillo
Chimaltenango
Mariano Russell Arellano
U.S
John Es Peurifoy
Enrique Oliva
Enrique Close
Col
J. Paiz
Foreign Office
Arbenz
Chavez and Anderson Split Washington Vote
New Mexico's senatorial delegation split on a measure to refer to committee a resolution censuring Sen. McCarthy. Sen. Anderson joined the majority as the Flanders resolution and its amendments passed 75 to 12, while Sen. Chavez voted in the minority.
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Chavez-Anderson
Washington
New Mexico
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Sen. Anderson
Sen. Flanders
R-Vi
Sen. Chavez
Highland High Teacher Sues JP and Officer
Albert Kaplan a 25 year old Highland tennis coach and teacher sues San Jon justice of the peace R L Jacobs and Officer Jesse Scruggs for 15200 damages claiming arrest without probable cause on August 25 last year. Attorney Julian Ertz says Kaplan was fined 41 50 for lacking rear license plates and registration proof. In November District Judge David Bonem in Tucumcari dismissed the charges and ordered the fines returned finding no state law violations.
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Albuquerque
San Jon Justice of the Peace
Albert Kaplan
Highland
Justice of the Peace
R. L. Jacobs
Jesse Scruggs
Julian Ertz
Kaplan
San Jos
Dist
David Bonem
Tucumcari
State of
New Mexico
FBI Seizes Two More Reds in Denver Roundup
The FBI arrested Joseph William Scherrer and Maia Scherrer in Colorado as part of a 24 hour crackdown that netted seven alleged Communists. Other arrestees include Arthur Bary Anna Bary Harold Spelin Lewis Johnson and Patricia Blau. All face Smith Act charges with various bond and hearing dates set.
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Denver
FBI
Joseph William Scherrer
Maia
Scherrer
Pueblo
Colo
Arthur Bary
Anna
Harold Spelin
Lewis M. Johnson
Patricia J. Blau
Los Angeles
U.S
Colorado
U. S
Joseph Neff
Blau
Civil Rights Congress
Communist Party
Communist Political Assn
Buffalo
N.Y
Emmons Tours Santa Fe Pueblo Leaders in New Mexico
Indian Commissioner Glenn Emmons from Gallup is in Santa Fe for several days visiting northern New Mexico pueblos to meet tribal leaders and discuss regional concerns.
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Emmons
Santa FE
Glenn Emmons
Gallup
New Mexico
DROWNS IN SURF AT REDONDO BEACH
A 11 year old boy Pedro Leon Guerrero slipped from an inner tube and drowned in the surf at Redondo Beach California. A year earlier his brother Joseph aged 7 drowned in a swimming pool.
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Redondo Beach
Calif
Pedro Leon Guerrero
Joseph
Dairy Men and Stock Raisers Would Benefit From Bill
The House Agriculture Committee approved a bill to make government held corn and feed grains available to drought plagued livestock feeders at 10 percent above current support prices. The measure targets dairy farmers and hog and cattle shortages while separate subsidies aid designated disaster areas. The plan would run until March 1 and uses CCC stocks at point of storage with reduced costs for farmers compared to 105 percent parity.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Illinois
Chicago
Benson
Man Bound Over To District Court On Car Theft Count
Adolph Menduza was adjudged guilty of car theft dated July 21 in a hearing before Justice R. Perry Bean. Bond set at 1000 dollars and he was bound over to the District Court. Mendoza first pled guilty then pleaded innocent. James F. Alls faced indecent handling of a minor charge from July 29, pled innocent, was adjudged guilty, bond 2000 dollars, and bound over to the District Court.
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Adolph Menduza
R. Perry Bean
Mendoza
James F. Alls
Woodring claims Marshall would sell out his grandmother
Former Secretary of War Woodring says he once admired George C. Marshall but lost faith, claiming Marshall would sell out his grandmother for personal gain. The remark surfaced via a June letter cited by Senator McCarthy during debate over censure.
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Washington
Harry H. Woodring
George C. Marshall
Woodring
Marshall
McCarthy
R-Wis
Leesburg
Congressional
Senate
Sen. Flanders
R-Vi
Wisconsin
Topeka
Kan
Robert M. Harris
New York City
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Harris
Sec
Dulles Accuses Reds of Pact Violations and Protection of Formosa
Secretary of State Dulles sharply accuses Communist forces of violating the Korean armistice but says violations are not serious enough to resume war. He outlines protests over the British airliner shootdown near Hainan Island and notes U S ships would defend Formosa without a formal alliance. He hopes a regional defense conference will be set within days.
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Washington
Dulles
Britain
China
Hainan Island
United States
Formosa
U.S
Red China
Syngman Rhee
Nations
Sweden
Switzerland
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Korea
United Nations Assembly
New York
Geneva
High Command
Armistice Commission
U.N. Com
Senate Committee Delivers McCarthy Censure Package
A 75 to 12 Senate vote sent the censure move to a bipartisan panel for a full inquiry into Sen. McCarthy of Wisconsin. Sen. Knowland predicted Nixon would name a six member committee within 48 hours to sort nearly 50 charges against the controversial figure as McCarthy pressed for an early showdown.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Knowland
California
Nixon
Inqury
Red Hunter
Baseball Scores From a Rainy Detroit Victory
In Detroit the Tigers outscored Washington 7 5 in a late game while Stobbs Pascual and Hoeft handled pitching. The game featured a 5 0 final after a 2 7 run line change. In Venice California two men forced Ronald Wade to open his market safe and stole 5000 dollars after taping him and giving 25 dollars as compensation for trouble.
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Venice
Calif
Ronald Wade
Exene
Japanese Principals Ban Lipstick Prompting Protests
Central Japan school principals issue a ruling banning lipstick triggering a petition by women teachers who say the move shows a lack of understanding of women. The dispute highlights tensions over appearance rules in schools.
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Tokyo
Japan
Italian expedition claims K2 climb in Rawalpindi report
An Italian mountaineering team announced in Rawalpindi that they have conquered K2, at 28 520 feet, the world s second highest peak and the highest unclimbed summit since Everest.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Godswin Austen
Everest
Carlsbad Man Dies as Lightning Strikes Farm Visit
Orville Spahr 28 of Carlsbad was killed instantly when struck by a lightning bolt while visiting his wife's parents in Portales. His wife Mrs Spahr was seriously shocked and hospitalized. the couple's children were unharmed. The blast also knocked down D A Akers and Mrs Don Darling. Akers and Darling were not injured.
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Portales
Carlsbad
Orville Spahr
Spahr
Carlsbad Safeway
Akers
Don Darling
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Schine
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Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Long Beach
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium
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Pascual
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