Langlie Denounces Demos in Keynote at GOP Rally
San Francisco report of Governor Langlie of Washington delivering the Republican National Convention keynote praising peace prosperity and progress while denouncing Democrats as corrupt and divided. He touted four more years of honest efficient administration under Eisenhower and lauded Knowland Nixon and Dulles for GOP stewardship.
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San Francisco
Arthur B. Langlie
Washington
Langlie
America
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Knowland
GOP
Chicago
Frank G. Clement
Tennessee
Clement
Nixon
Dulles
Eisenhower
Republicans aim to regain Congress at GOP National Convention
Martin calls Republicans to fight to retake Congress and defeat the opposition. He predicts millions of Democrat and independent voters will join the GOP this fall for 1956 victory. He claims Republicans halted state socialism and promotes a salesmen of the future image. The San Francisco convention program lists sessions, speeches by Joseph W. Martin Jr., Herbert Hoover, and others.
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San Francisco
Congress
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Martin
GOP
America
Eisenhower
Democratic Party
William F. Knowland
California
Suez Canal Confab Eyes Split Over Control Plans
London leaders report the Suez Canal conference dividing over who should control the waterway. The United States and India proposals split opinions among 22 nations with Egypt leaning toward the Indian option. Western diplomats hedge hopeful that up to sixteen nations may back the U S plan.
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Suez Canal
London
United States
India
U.S
Egypt
Suez
Miami Hialeah hosts annual Baby Horse Show by Florida Breeders
The Hialeah walk ing ring hosts the annual Baby Horse Show staged by the Florida Breeders. Needles, winner of the 1956 Kentucky Derby, chosen best colt in 1955. Last January King Harran won best in show.
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Miami
Hialeah Walking Ring
Florida
Needles
King Harran
Road Toll So Far This Year Shows Rise Over Last Year
The tally for the year stands at 244 fatalities on New Mexico roads, compared with 213 at the same point last year, signaling increased crash-related deaths to date.
Hope Fades For Safety of Santa Fe Boy
Santa Fe boy Bobby Martinez, 11, has been missing since Saturday in the Upper Pecos River country near Geronimo Ranch. State Police and about 100 searchers including ANG units and an Air Force helicopter scoured the area as bloodhounds were expected to arrive amid heavy rains and mounting concern.
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Winsor Ranch
Bobby Martinez
Pecos River
I. E. Salazar
Air National
Santa Fe
National Guard
Albuquerque
ANG
Cowles
Bobby
Geronimo Ranch
Air Force
Kirtland Air Force Base
Atbuquerque
Salazar
Ben Martinez
Red Cross
Two Compensation Claims Settled
A pair of compensation claims were settled by stipulation and judgment yesterday in the office of district clerk Jean Willis. In Nick Torrez vs Armstrong & Armstrong and Mountain States Mutual Casualty Co. Torrez receives 4950 dollars with 450 dollars attorney fee. in Joe E Clifton vs Roswell Livestock Commission Co and General Bonding and Insurance Co. Clifton gets 885 dollars with 75 dollars attorney fee. Clifton was injured November 7 1955 when knocked down by a cow and fell on a concrete ramp. The company is at 900 N Garden Ave.
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Jean Willis
Nick Torrez
Armstrong & Armstrong
Mountain States Mutual Casualty Co
Joe E. Clifton
Roswell Livestock Commission Co
General Bonding and Insurance Co
Oklahoma City
Torrez
Clifton
N. Garden Ave
Baltimore Court ruling sparks faux pay raise alarm at City Hall
Within minutes after the Court of Appeals barred city officials from granting themselves a pay raise, a fire alarm was turned in at City Hall. Firemen found nothing burning and no danger was reported.
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Baltimore
Court of Appeals
City Hall
Will Confer Accept His Second Bid
Eisenhower arrives in San Francisco to rally a Republican convention backing his renomination with Nixon. Delegates report White House invitations and discuss Nixon’s strength while Stassen’s effort fades. Governors McKeldin Knight Knowland step back, California’s 70 votes likely for Nixon at today’s caucus.
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San Francisco
Eisenhower
Nixon
White House
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
Goodwin J. Knight
California
William F. Knowland
Senate
See Will
Young Rocket Prodigy Shocks Redstone Arsenal Scientists
Seventeen year old Jimmy Blackmon of Charlotte toured Redstone Arsenal with his homemade six foot rocket. Army and aerospace figures called the device too hot to handle and invited him to observe rocket demonstrations and meet Dr. Wernher von Braun.
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Huntsville
Ala
Jimmy Blackmon
Charlotte
N. C
Redstone Arsenal
Young Blackmon
Redstone
Jimmy
H. N. Toftoy
J. B. Blackmon
The
Charlotte News
Wernher von Braun
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Center of
Army Rocket Research
Revolting Development Strikes Oil Instead of Water
In Georgetown Texas Mrs W S Percy complains of drought and dying vegetation as drillers hit oil on her property instead of water. She notes the well went dry earlier this summer and questions how she can afford to drill again if a paying well is found.
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Georgetown
Tex
State Weather Picture Out of Frame Yesterday
New Mexico experienced a wide range of weather including rain wind fog thunder and lightning. The strongest winds struck Tijeras Canyon near Albuquerque and a roof was ripped from an adobe house near Edgewood.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Tijeras Canyon
Albuquerque
Edgewood
Continental Divide
Central Mountains
Embarrassing TV mix up at Republican convention coverage
WBTV Charlotte flashed a Jonas re elect sign but aired a recorded voice of Douglas during pre reel spots for last week's Democratic convention. Station officials promised Jonas a free spot to compensate for the error.
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Charlotte
N. C
WBTV
Charles R. Jonas
North Carolina
Jonas
Ben Douglas
Douglas
Research Director Named for New Mexico Education Assn
Miss Lara Bennett, with 26 years in the Raton district, becomes research director of the New Mexico Education Assn as her term as NMEA president ends November 1. Tom Wiley notes the move fills a vacancy after he left his post to become executive secretary, succeeding W B O Donnell who resigned.
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Santa FE
Lara Bennett
Raton
New Mexico Education Assn
NMEA
Tom Wiley
Wiley
W. B. O'Donnell
Two Highway Deaths Raise Toll to 244
Two fatal accidents yesterday pushed New Mexico traffic deaths to 244 for the year. John Mitchell Stofa, 54, of San Antonio, Texas, died when brakes failed on a hay truck on a bridge 15 miles south of Carlsbad and he rear ended another hay truck. Glenn W. Hall, 61, of Baldwin Park, California, died when his car slid on a slippery spot on U S 66 west of Albuquerque and rolled 129 feet off the highway. Passengers Frances Hoover and Marsha Hoover were treated for minor injuries.
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John Mitchell Stofa
San Antonio
Tex
Carlsbad
U. S. 285
Glenn W. Hall
Baldwin Park
Calif
Albuquerque
U. S. 66
Frances Hoover
Marsha Hoover
Tulane Football Closes In On All Louisianan Starting Lineup
New Orleans Tulane reports 65 players for September 1 preseason practice, with 44 from Louisiana. Head coach Andy Pilney may start an all Louisianan unit, strengthening local talent for the 1948 season.
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New Orleans
Tulane
Louisiana
Andy Pilney
Hodge Sentenced to 12 to 15 Years in Illinois Case
Orville E. Hodge admitted stealing over a million dollars in Illinois funds and received a 12 to 15 year prison term. Circuit Judge Clem Smith ordered concurrent sentences on 329 counts across 49 indictments, with parole possible after seven years and three months.
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Springfield
Ill
Orville E. Hodge
State of Illinois
George P. Coutralion
Hodge
Clem Smith
Welcome S Sgt and Mrs Fisher Mr and Mrs Sacra
A brief social note lists Sgt. and Mrs. T. E. Fisher alongside Mr. and Mrs. Everette Sacra in a community greeting or social column entry.
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T. E. Fisher
Everette Sacra
Dinner with General Rowell governor Simms reviews NM Guard
Governor Simms arrived at International Airport with a 21 gun salute to attend Governor's Day ceremonies for the 111th Anti Aircraft Brigade during New Mexico National Guard summer encampment. He praised the unit for enviable national records in training and performance and became the first New Mexico governor to review Guard troops on southern New Mexico firing ranges.
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EL Paso
Tex
New Mexico
John Simms
International
Ft. Bliss
111Th
New Mexico National Guard
Simms
West Texas
Chicago
Air Force
New Mexico Air National Guard
Casper
Wyo
National Guard
Bataan and
Corregidor
United States
804Th
Sanford Caudill
Tucumcari
Clovis, Portales
Tucumcrai
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Republican
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dani Crayne
Dani
Danny
N. M
Ste Kennon
Dollar, Anaya
Ramirez
R. A. Frye
Pecos
Cow Palace
Roswell
John
Tom Hall
Roy Tyner
George Shanks
W. Jack Clark
Elmer Riemen
Texas
General Rowell
State Guard
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