RIESEL ATTACKER IS DEAD AND TWO HELD IN ACID CASE
FBI arrests two ex cons in New York connected to the acid blinding of labor columnist Victor Riesel. Joseph Peter Carlino and Gandolfo Miranti are charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice, tied to the Telvi case and Riesel’s anti racketeering work. Telvi was killed weeks later.
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Washington
FBI Today
Victor Riesel
FBI
aniaA_thrawear
Dan
Cgalaiu
Riesel
New York City
Abraham Telvi
Lower East Side
New York
New York U. S
Atty
Paul Williams
Telvi
Joseph Peter Carlino
Forsyth St
Gandolfo Miranti
Delaney St
U. S
Lindy’s
Miranti
Carlino
Joseph Pilo
Abe Telvi
Youngstown
Weather outlook drops rain on New Mexico weekend
The weather man from the Associated Press warns of a rainy weekend across New Mexico. Clouds blanket most of the state with light to moderate showers reported in Grants Farmington Santa Fe Albuquerque Socorro and Glenwood as temperatures fall under overcast skies.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Grants
Farmington
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Socorro
Glenwood
Eight Democrats Garner First Ballot Nomination Votes
At the Democratic National Convention the 1,372 delegate votes were split among candidates led by Adlai Stevenson with 9052 votes and Lyndon Johnson with 80. Other figures included James Davis 33, Averell Harriman 210, A B Chandler 3642, John McCormack 322, John S Battle 322, Stuart Symington 4542, George Bell Timmerman Jr 2314, and Frank Lausche listed as not formally nominated.
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Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Warren G. Magnuson
Washington
Henry Jackson
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
John Connally
James Davis
Georgia
Marvin Griffin
Averell Harriman
New York
Raymond Gary
Oklahoma
New Vision
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Kentucky
Joseph J. Leary
John McCormack
John S. Begley
John S. Battle
Virginia
Thomas B. Stanley
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Thomas C. Hennings Jr
George Bell Timmerman Jr
South Carolina
Thomas A. Wofford
Empire Demos Cast Around for Second Place Choice
Mountain States Democratic delegates at Chicago began seeking a second place nominee after giving most first place votes to Adlai Stevenson. Clinton Anderson of New Mexico emerged as a possible choice while Stevenson said the convention would pick the vice presidential nominee not him. New Mexico and Nevada split their votes among Harriman Symington Stevenson Johnson and Chandler with Nevada giving Harriman a margin.
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Adlai Stevenson
Texas
Lone Star State
Lyndon Johnson
Missouri
Stuart Symington
New Mexico
Stevenson
Harriman
Syming
Chicago
Mountain States
Clinton Anderson
Averell Harriman
New York
A. B. Chandler
Kentucky
Nevada
Symington
Mountain State
Johnson
Roswell Seeks 150 Farm Workers in State Labour Shortage
The State Employment Service reports three New Mexico areas with high demand for farm labor. Carlsbad leads with 200 general hands, Roswell requires 150, and Las Cruces needs 80. Other towns show assorted needs while Albuquerque Clovis Gallup Portales and Tucumcari have adequate local supplies.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Carlsbad
Roswell
Las Cruces
Alamogordo
Artesia
Lovington
Silver City
Clovis
Gallup
Portales
Tucumcari
Editor Writes Bang-Up Story
A feature by Al Stubbs of the Roswell Daily Record was reprinted from Editor & Publisher in Shop Talk a New Mexico Press Association monthly. The piece covers newsroom night share teletypesetter tape workflow with perforated yellow strips and the need to hang them on proper nails align guide lines and match tape numbers.
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al Stubbs
Roswell Daily Record
National Newspaper Weekly
Shop Talk
New Mexico Press Assn
Roswell Guard Members Not Restricted to Ft Bliss
Official word from Roswell states New Mexico National Guard units from the Roswell area are not being restricted to Ft. Bliss nor to Oro Grande following the knifing incident involving many Duke City Guardsmen in El Paso earlier this week.
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Roswell
New Mexico National Guard
Ft. Bliss
Oro Grande
Duke
el Paso
Rutland and Parker Celebrate Welcome Home Ceremony
Mr and Mrs D G Rutland host a welcome home event for Sgt and Mrs D Parker marking a homecoming amid family and local friends in attendance at a Massachusetts community.
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D. G. Rutland
D. Parker
Pineau proposes international authority to govern Suez
French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau urged that the Suez Canal be managed by an international authority while recognizing Egypt as owner. He outlined terms including Egyptian ownership of the canal, compensation for the Suez Canal Co, and profits assigned to Egypt after company compensation. Egypt rejected international control but monitored the talks at the 22 nation conference.
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London
Christian Pineau
Suez Canal
Egypt
Dulles
Pineau
Suez Canal Co
U. S
Control Board
U. N
Sweden
Portugal
Russia
India
Democratic National Convention Final Sessions Schedule Chicago
The afternoon session opens at noon with invocation and the Star Spangled Banner. Nominations for vice presidential candidates proceed. The night session begins at 8 p.m. with invocation and the national anthem, followed by speeches from Harry S. Truman and Adlai E. Stevenson. Benediction closes the proceedings.
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Chicago
Harry S. Truman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Missile Official Sees No War Soon
AS Defense Assistant Secretary E V Murfree after a White Sands demonstration said the United States has missiles to defend against aircraft. He forecast an era of peace and said missiles will replace airplanes and artillery as production grows. He noted workload at White Sands will rise with the missile program.
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EL Paso
United States
Asst
Secretary of Defense
E. V. Murfree
White Sands
Ing Ground
N. M
Murfree
Dr. Murfree
Kefauver Wins Democratic VP Nomination on Second Ballot
In Chicago at the 32nd Democratic convention Adlai Stevenson’s running mate race ends with Estes Kefauver defeating John F. Kennedy on the second ballot. Gore shifts Oklahoma and Minnesota to Kefauver as Kennedy leads after roll call. A final convention night and Truman speeches follow.
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Kefauver
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Adlai E. Stevenson
Kennedy
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Gore
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
Harry S. Truman
Pennsylvania
Adlai Stevenson pledges fight for presidency in Chicago
Adlai Stevenson pledged a fighting campaign after winning the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago. Press secretary Roger Tubby said the campaign would be aggressive, likening it to the California windup. Stevenson warned Democrats to aim their big blows at the Republicans.
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Stevenson
Roger Tubby
California
Tubby
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
Truman
Averell Harriman
Steven
Texas Counties Declared Drought Areas by Agriculture Dept
The Agriculture Department designated 25 Texas counties including El Paso as drought areas eligible for relief aid under the relief programs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
el Paso County
Artesia FFA Member Receives $250 Santa Fe Scholarship
Tom Mobley of the Artesia FFA received a $250 scholarship from the Santa Fe Railway. He plans to use the funds to attend New Mexico A&M in Las Cruces.
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Artesia
Tom Mobley
Artesia Ffa
Santa Fe Railway
New Mexico A&m
Las Cruces
Damage suit arising from car cow collision near Pecos bridge
Art Revell of Odessa files a $21,005 damage suit against Bobby G. Waggoner and D. R. Britt in Chaves County. The July 22 accident, 200 feet east of the Pecos bridge on U S Highway 380, involved Revell’s 1950 Nash and a Durham roan cow owned by Waggoner. Revell seeks $20,600 for car damage and $405 for medical costs and pain and suffering.
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Jean Willis
Art Revell
Odessa
Bobby G. Waggoner
D. R. Britt
Chaves County
Pecos Bridge
U. S. Highway 380
Revell
Nash
Waggoner
Britt
B 36 Commander Joins Heads Up Flying Club
Major Clarence L. Carson, commander of a B-36 with SAC’s 6th Bomb Wing at Walker AFB, earned membership in the Strategic Air Command’s Heads Up Flying Club for saving a multi million dollar aircraft and his 16 man crew after a stall 800 feet off takeoff. He regained partial control after engine loss and brought the plane to a safe landing at Offutt Air Force Base.
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Maj
Clarence L. Carson
Strategic Air Command
SAC
6Th
Walker Afb
Carson
Offutt Air Force Base
Robert H. Terrill
Rat battle ends with blast at Idaho ranch barn
Arne Friestad of Hailey Idaho shot a pack rat on a platform in a barn at Grover Crocker Ranch. A hidden box of dynamite exploded, tearing the barn, throwing Friestad outside and leaving him unconscious. He later recovered at Hailey Clinical Hospital with cuts and bruises.
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Hailey
Idaho
Arne Friestad
Grover Crocker
Friestad
Hailey Clinical Hospital
Rockets Next Stand Adds Up In Popularity
A Monday evening double bill opens the Rockets home stand at Fair Park with Reed Mulkey's Flying Red Horses facing Servisoft softball. The event precedes the Rockets vs Midland Indians three game series starting before 8 pm. Admission is 50 cents, free for children under 12. The night also includes a Boy and Girl Scout joint recognition.
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Rockets
Fair Park
Reed Mulkey
Flying Red Horses
Servisoft
Midland Indians
Typhoon Babs Strikes Southwest Japan Killing Dozens
Typhoon Babs battered southwest Japan killing at least 22 people and damaging farms, communications, and dozens of boats. Police report 8 missing 21 injured and 83 fishing boats damaged as Itazuke and Sasebo bases suffer minor harm. The typhoon plowed through the Goto Islands and Kyushu fishing fleet before moving into the Korea Straits.
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Tokyo
Japan
U.S
Itazuke
Sasebo
Goto Islands
Kyushu
Babs
Korea Straits
Manchuria City Battles Sungari River Flood
Scientists artists and university staff joined workers in a massive effort to hold back the Sungari River flood threatening Harbin. Typhoon rains swelled the river to record levels and Peiping Radio reported only heroic measures prevented a dyke breach around the city of 700000.
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Hong Kong
Manchuria
Harbin
Sungari
Peiping Radio
Robert B. Beck Named Man of the Month in Massachusetts Mutual
Robert B. Beck of 206 W Eighth St has been named Man of the Month by Massachusetts Mutual Insurance. Raymond Campbell Jr. in Dallas announced the Aug 10 letter for July. Campbell notes Beck’s perfect persistency with no lapses since he began writing Roswell business and his progress toward the leaders club.
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Robert B. Beck
Eighth St
Massachusetts Mutual Insurance
Raymond Campbell Jr
C.L.A
N. Akard
Dallas
Campbell
Bob
Roswell
Nixon Favored to Win Nomination at GOP Convention
Nixon arrives at Republican National Convention headquarters in San Francisco amid strong expectations he will be renominated by acclamation at the Cow Palace. GOP leaders say Stevenson’s Chicago move changes little as the party lines up a strong Washington team for renomination on the first ballot.
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Richard Nixon
Cow Palace
Adlai Stevenson
Chicago
Leonard Hall
Sparkman
Washington
Sherman Adams
White House
Atty
Herbert Brownell
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