Otero Residents Split Over Maid of Cotton Controversy
Patsy Moore, 19, of Carlsbad, says she will accept if offered the New Mexico Maid of Cotton crown. The controversy centers on Jane Nelson vacating the title after winning Miss New Mexico, with debate over reinstatement and who represents the sponsor.
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Patsy Moore
Associated Press
New Mexico
Memphis
Tenn
Carlsbad
Miss Moore
Stephens College
E. 0. Moore Sr
Roswell
Suzanne Appleton
Deming
Miss Nelson
Ruidoso
Otero County
Farm Bureau
Bernie Bounds
New Mexico Cotton Ginner’s Association
John Augustine
State Farm Bureau
Bureau
Augustine
Bounds
Maid of Cotton
Maid of Cotton Committee
John Mershon
Dotero
Winston Lovelace
Lovelace
Eral
Mershon
Parks
Ellis Parks
Federal Pay Hike Signed By Johnson
President Johnson signed a broad federal pay raise affecting 1.7 million workers from $100 to $10,000 yearly. Cabinet members gain $10,000 and the nine cabinet members will earn $35,000, with the vice president and speaker at $43,000. The measure, retroactive to July 1, aims to align salaries with private industry.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Congress
House
Man in critical condition after trailer crash near Roswell
Ira D. Gilbert 39 of Corona is listed in critical condition at St. Mary's Hospital after his car struck a parked tractor trailer on the U S 70 380 bypass seven miles west of Roswell. Annamarie T. Erwin 34 suffered a broken foot and head lacerations and is in fair condition. Clifton Busby 48 had head lacerations and was taken to Walker Air Force Base Hospital.
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Corona
Ira D. Gilbert
St. Mary’s Hospital
U.S
H. L. Sparkman
E. Frazier
Roswell
Erwin
Hospitals Update with Visiting Hours and Admissions
Visiting hours at local hospitals set General patients 2 p.m. to 8 30 p.m. Maternity 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 30 p.m. to 8 30 p.m. Admitted Aug 13 Nancy Padilla 308 E Deming Azel Savage 215 S Summit Elizabeth Allen 1517 S Kentucky Quintis Hinkley 1511 S Pennsylvania Ray E McLeod 309 N Plains Park Dr Ray F Galegher Tijeras Kenneth Helmstettler 1602 Beach Dr Miss Sandra Bergman 1700 N Missouri Dismissed Aug 13 Archie Sartin D C Fisher A E Watford Joe Albarez Louise Browne Robert E Lee Bob Byrd Jr John G Lee Kellie Graham John Crump Douglas Evans Linda Gonzales Admitted Aug 8 David Sisk 1401 Meadow Lane Mrs George Pirtle Route 2 Box 60 Mrs Steven Smith Carlsbad Mrs Cipriano Perez Dexter Mrs H H Dennis Route 2 Box 185B Raymond Bush 1711 N Ohio Larry Dean 1109 Gale Tommy Powers Allen David Baker Mrs Ernest Harwell James P Mayfield George Archuleta James Kisselburg Mrs Cipriano Perez Corine Pruit David Sisk Mrs H H Dennis Mrs Logan Bailor Clifford Simpson Births Aug 13 John and wife 1101 Baylor a son Vernice Spencer Memorial Osteopathic
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Nancy Padilla
E. Deming
Azel Savage
S. Summit
Elizabeth Allen
S. Kentucky
Quintis Hinkley
S. Pennsylvania
Ray E. McLeod
N. Plains Park Dr
Ray F. Galegher
Tijeras
Kenneth Helmstettler
Beach Dr
Sandra Bergman
N. Missouri
Archie Sartin
D. C. Fisher
A. E. Watford
Joe Albarez
Louise Browne
Robert E. Lee
Bob Byrd Jr
John G. Lee
Kellie Graham
John Crump
Douglas Evans
Linda Gonzales
ENM Medical Center
David Sisk
Meadow Lane
George Pirtle
Steven Smith
Carlsbad
Cipriano Perez
Dexter
H. H. Dennis
Raymond Bush
N. Ohio
Larry Dean
Gale
Tommy Powers
Allen David Baker
Ernest Harwell
James P. Mayfield
George Archuleta
James Kisselburg
May Ban Mississippi Delegates
John M Bailey recommends that neither of two Mississippi delegate groups be placed on the temporary roll at the Democratic National Convention. Joseph Rauh Jr hails this as a victory for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party which seeks seats over the all white regular Mississippi delegation challenging civil rights groups in Mississippi.
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Washington
John M. Bailey
Mississippi
Bailey
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
Rauh
Freedom Democratic Party
Freedom Democrats
Democratic Party
White Sands Athena missile firing planned tonight
Spokesmen say a scheduled Athena missile launch from Green River Utah to White Sands remains set for between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. tonight. The brief item also notes other state updates from Santa Fe and Gallup on local audits drought loans port talks and festival events.
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White Sands Missile Range
Green River
Utah
White Sands
Women Injured In 2 Car Crash
Mrs Dorothy Wade 48 of Roswell sustained minor injuries Thursday after a two car crash at the Atkinson Avenue Bland Street intersection. Wade drove eastbound and collided with Jeff Brewster 18 of 510 E McGaffey who was turning from Bland onto Atkinson. Wade was treated at Marshall Clinic.
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Dorothy Wade
Route 2
Box 50
Roswell
Atkinson Avenue
Bland Street
Goldwater Opens Campaign in Prescott on Sept 3
Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater will formally open his White House campaign in Prescott Arizona on September 3.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
White House
Prescott, Ariz
Silver City Union to Vote on Contract
S Q Chano Merino president of Local 890 says union members will vote at 5 30 p m today to ratify a contract with Kennecott Copper Corp The agreement was reached in Salt Lake City and the five week old strike will end only after ratification Merino expects approval Kennecott Chino Mining Division runs mines at Santa Rita The Silver City union has about 700 NM members Payroll losses during the strike are estimated at 750000 Plans call for workers to begin returning to the mines at 11 p m tonight.
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Las Cruces
Farmers Home Administration
New Mexico
New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau
A. W. Langenegger
Langenegger
Edwin L. Mechem
R-N.m
Silver City
S. Q
Chano” Merino
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Kennecott Copper Corp
Salt Lake City
Kennecott
Merino
Chino Mining Division
Santa Rita
Mrs Johnson Begins Montana Stop On Westward Tour
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson traveled to Billings Montana for a four day 4200 mile tour through Montana Utah and Wyoming to support Senate Democrat leadership and meet with Sen Mansfield and his wife Maurine She highlighted Montana involvement in 1950 and praised the Congress while noting Mansfield's role in advancing Johnson programs.
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Billings
Mont
Lyndon B. Johnson
Big Sky
Montana
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Utah
Wyoming
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Democratic Congress
Mansfield
Alex Blewett
Great Falls
Blewett
Sen. Mansfield
Congress
Capitol Hill
Markets Close Slightly Higher Amid Mixed Trading
New York stocks edged up marginally in slow trading as volume around 4.3 million shares. IBM, Control Data, Xerox fell while Du Pont and US Smelting rose. Boeing slipped. egg prices in Chicago firm with wholesale bids steady to 2 higher on most grades.
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New York
IBM
Control Data
Xerox
du Pont
U.S
Boeing
Pfizer
Allied Chemical
Chicago & North Western
Pure Oil
Swift
American Stock Exchange
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Wool Market Courtesy Data From E F Hutton
December price 135.4 March 134.5 May 133.0 for wool market reported by E F Hutton & Co.
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E. F. Hutton & Co
John McCullough Draws 51st Heat In Soapbox Derby
Roswell soapbox Derby champion Johnny Lloyd McCullough completes a test run for the All American Derby and faces Gordon Daniels Blacklock Jr of Albuquerque and Stewart Wright Turner of Kansas City in the first round. Heat 51, car 191, part of 80 heats for 239 entrants competing for 30000 in college scholarships sponsored by Chevrolet before about 60000 spectators.
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John McCullough
Akron
Ohio
Johnny Lloyd McCullough
Roswell
Gordon Daniels Blacklock Jr
Albuquerque
Stewart Wright Turner
Kansas City
Missouri
Johnny
Strong
Chevrolet
Land grant names Cheivy Chace after Blatimore gift
Lord Blatimore transferred 566 acres near Washington to Col. Joseph Belt of the colonial militia. The 1725 grant records the property as Cheivy Chace.
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Lord Blatimore
Washington
Col
Joseph Belt
Colonial Militia
Cheivy Chace
Denver Livestock Market Report
USDA hog prices steady for barrows and gilts with sows scarce. Barrows and gilts 200-225 lb at 17.00 25 per cwt. 215 lb at 16.75. Cattle and calves nominal with no calves offered. Sheep nominal around 100 head.
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Denver Livestock
Denver
USDA
U.S
Car collisions reported at multiple downtown blocks
An accident summary lists several incidents on W Second St and nearby blocks between 9:11 a.m. and 5:55 p.m. including Ace Homer Cates Jr. and a driverless car, and collisions involving Ruben Gonzales, Willie Mae Brown, Dale Gonzales Maldonada, Paul D. South, Myra Martin Watts, Basilio Castonada, Eddie Wilkins, and Victor Lamar Wyly. The report notes a parked car owned by Victor L. Wyly Jr. involved in one collision.
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Second St
Ace Homer Cates Jr
Capitan
Ruben Gonzales
Oakwood
Paul D. South
WAFB
Myra Martin Watts
Chiquita Lane
S. Main St
Basilio Castonada
Eddie Wilkins
Delaware
Third
North Main Streets
Victor Lamar Wyly
Victor L. Wyly Jr
Meadow Lane
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Gilbert
ST. Mary’s
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Baylor
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Vernice Spencer
Valley Glass
S. Atkinson
Robin Read
Roswell Inn
Cabral
Santa FE
Alex Armijo
Armijo
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Jack M. Campbell
San Diego Unified Port District
Gallup
Totonac Voladores
Vera Cruz
Mexico
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Silver City Union
Mrs. Johnson
Maurine
Lawrence Scott
Int Oil & Gas
Amerada
Nor N Gas
Am Airlin
Phill Pet
Am Met
Reich
Tel Tel
Reyn
Ariz P
Rey Tob
Atchison
Safeway
Chrysler
Sears Rocb
Shell Oil
Cent Oil
Sinclair
Socony el & Mus
Swest PS
el Paso NG
Sperry
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Homestic
Ava Texaco Int
Transwa
Marath Oil
US Steel Mont Ward
Westg
Fidelity Fund
Fidelity Cap
Deihi Taylor
EP Electric
Fortuna
Western Gas
THE
Block E
Summit St
Willie Mae Brown
Dale Gonzales Maldonada
Gen. del
Sark
Scotiongn
Damiel
SO Mroet
America
Buckingham Corporation
Rockefeller Center
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