Eisenhower Optimistic on Europe Crisis and GOP Record
President Eisenhower spoke in Denver praising the GOP-led Congress for tax cuts, expanded social security, farm reform, and weapons to combat communism. He urged voters to support continuation of the administration program in the upcoming November elections, expressing optimism about Western Europe despite Brussels talks collapse.
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Eisenhower
Congress
America
Europe
European Defense Army
Brussels
Maintenanccn
Vargas Ends Presidency with Self Inflicted Death
Brazil's longtime leader Getulio Vargas shot himself at Catete Palace after military chiefs pressed for resignation. Generals and police followed up arrests as chaos formed. Vargas left a final note referencing anger from enemies and his wish to help the humble, while Joao Cafe Filho stood ready to take over.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Getulio Vargas
Vargas
Catete Palace
White House
Caido da Castro
Air Force
Congress
Joao Cafe Filho
Ruben Vaz
Carlos la Cerda
Maj. Vaz
Brazilian Labor Party
PTB
Climerio Eurides de Almeida
Guard
Jose Antonio Soares
Rains Bring Relief to New Mexico Ranchers and Towns
Heavy soaking rains drenched eastern and south central New Mexico, improving soil moisture for late planting and restoring water for depleted herds. Artesia measured 1.54 inches, Portales received about 1.0 inch, while El Paso faced evacuations due to runoff and floods. National Guardsmen guarded flooded homes as U S 80 reopened after floodwaters dropped.
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Artesia
Portales
el Paso
Mount Franklin
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Anthony
Gulf
Mexico
Texas
Judge Nixes Beauty Queen Claim in Larceny Case
In Boston Municipal Court Judge Jennie L. Barron sentenced 22 year old Mrs. Constance Wilmer to five days in jail for larceny of 27.54 after using another woman's department store charge account. The judge dismissed her high school best dressed claim as irrelevant.
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Boston
Constance Wilmer
Jennie L. Barron
Local Weather Summary From United States Weather Bureau
Reading at three hour intervals from 2 p m yesterday to 11 a m today shows a high of 80 and low of 63. Precipitation totals for the period and month to date are listed with year to date amounts. Sunrise and sunset times are given along with day length.
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Tony
Planes Launch Brutal Mock Attacks From WAFB Across West
Six B36 bombers and two B50s from Walker Air Force Base undertook the first test of the Strategic Air Command’s “world series of bombing.” The flight traced celestial navigation routes to Denver Omaha and Oklahoma City while radar scoring units tracked simulated drops over six Western states.
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Omaha
Oklahoma City
Walker Air Force Base
Colo
Neb
Graham urges diplomats to seek churchmen abroad for views
Evangelist Billy Graham advised U S policy makers to consult missionaries and church leaders in other countries to gauge public opinion. He noted churchmen mingle with people where diplomats do not go and can discuss off the record. He spoke after touring Europe in a U S News interview.
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Washington
Billy Graham
U.S
Graham
Europe
U. S. News and World Report
Hagerman Area Sees Heavy Rain Across Three Days
Weather bureau readings show Hagerman 5.35 inches in three days with Dexter near 4 inches. Rainfall boosts rangeland but drought remains. officials note widespread totals from 1 to 3 inches across Chaves County and ongoing rivers.
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Dexter
al Woodburn
Chaves
Chaves County
J. C. Jones
Roswell
Ruidoso
Carrizozo
Hondo
Hearings Open on Housing Profits in New York
Senate Banking Committee begins four day inquiry into windfall profits from government insured housing projects in the New York area. Sen Prescott G Bush acts as chairman and signals hopes for criminal indictments. prior hearings in Washington exposed large profits with small investments, taxpayers bearing most risk.
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Senate Banking Committee
Prescott G. Bush
R-Conn
Washington
Federal Housing Authority
Supervisors Back Standard Postcard Size Move
At the 34th convention of the National Assn of Postal Supervisors, leaders urged the Post Office Department to require greeting card makers to produce a standard postcard size. The aim is to end oversize and wundersize cards in the mail.
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Miami Beach
Fla
National Assn. of
Post Office Department
Mountain View Pupils to Open School Year in New Building
Mountain View students start the 1954-55 term in a new pumice block school building opening Sept 7. The two old wooden structures will serve as an auditorium gym and a spare, while enrollment is expected to rise from 1250 to about 1300. Other county schools East Grand Plains and Elkins expanded teacher alages.
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Mountain View
Carrol White
East Grand Plains School
Elkins
White
Berrendo
East Grand Plains
Littlefield
Penasco
Walker
Stiff Jail Term Sought To Help Break Dope Habit
Robert Carl Perea, 25, pleaded guilty in Albuquerque before Judge Carl A. Hatch to illegally possessing marijuana. He asked for a stiff sentence stating he wants to quit drugs for his wife and three children, saying he never was man enough to quit before.
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Albuquerque
Robert Carl Perea
U. S
Carl A. Hatch
Reckless Driving Charged to Woman After Car Rolls
Lena Brown, 36, Hobbs, is charged with reckless driving after a one car crash on US 380, 29.7 miles east of here. Passenger Lester Hughes, 42, Hobbs ice cream shop owner, was injured. both were treated at St Mary’s Hospital. Court hearing may move to Hobbs per police.
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Lena Brown
R. Perry Bean
Justice of the Peace
Hobbs
Bud South
New Mexico
Here
Lester Hughes
St. Mary’s Hospital
Justice Court
Bean’s Court
South
Man Spends Seven Hours in Wreckage
New York motive David Moclair a 52 year old motorman survived seven hours trapped in a subway cab after his train smashed into a cement wall when a trip device failed. His legs were crushed and one foot was amputated after rescue. He was kept alive by water and pain relief as his son and wife looked on.
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New York
David Moclair
Moclair
Maclair
Mary
Plan Parking Ban In Downtown Albuquerque
Albuquerque city officials plan to ban parking in portions of downtown in the near future. City Traffic Director Francis Burton announces the measure as a curb to curb traffic control.
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Albuquerque
Francis Burton
Baseball Scores Messy OCR Card Summary
Baseball scores show Gomez and Katt, Minner and. OCR text is partial and lacks clear teams or dates. The fragment hints at a doubleheader or line score with inning details but is unreadable beyond player names.
Redlake Earthen Dam Break Fixed By Volunteers
At Redlake, 20 miles southwest of Portales, a 73 year old earthen dam was saved by Rancers and Soil Conservation Service workers. A seven by 30 foot gap was filled with sandbags and earth, stabilizing the structure after a heavy rain eroded the dam and caused water to spill over. Water returned to normal level overnight, allowing the spillway to handle flow. If repairs hold, Taylor gains a year’s cattle feed despite more rain threats.
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Taylor
Althoug
Clergyman Says Iron Curtain Hides Freedom's Friends
Msgr Bela Varga a Hungarian clergyman and former parliamentary leader told the House Committee on Communist aggression that anti Communist feeling in Hungary remains strong. He described freedom supporters behind the Iron Curtain and recalled his imprisonment and escape from Russian custody.
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Friends of Freedom
Msgr
Bela Varga
Hungarian National Council
Hungary
House Committee On
Msgr. Varga
Splunder
Locals mourn six injured. Leo Nowak dies in wreck near Artesia
Leo Nowak aged 57 of Dexter died when his 1954 Mercury struck a Ferguson Steere truck eight miles north of Artesia. Six others including Laura Nowak and a Kansas family were injured but not listed as critical. An inquest and police investigation followed at Hagerman. Funeral plans await Ballard Funeral Home.
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Dexter
Mercury
James G. Hodges
Amarillo
Artesia
Chaves
Artesia General Hospital
Laura Nowak
Leo
William E. Reed Jr
Pat
Vicki
Jessie Richardson
Lawrence, Kan
Hagerman
Glenn V
Snapper) Painter
New Mexico
Charlie Troublefield
Nowak
Laura Feller
Detroit
Artesia Hospital
U. S. Highway 285
Mr.Nowak
Ballard Funeral Home
Foreign Aid Waste Democrats Hit by Caravan Members
Republican caravan members in the East Side assailed Democrats in New Mexico. Warren Cobean said much foreign money is wasted, while Thomas H. Childers attacked opponents as evasive on McCarthyism. Alvin Stockton pushed for election law revisions amid caravan interest. Charles Battiste attacked Democrats as phrase makers. John F. Simms pledged to solve age issues for all residents and uphold general welfare.
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Associated Press
Carlsbad
Warren Cobean
Alviin Stockton
Charles Battiste
John F. Simms
Albuquerque
Simms
New Mexico
Measure Outlawing Communist Party Becomes Law Today
President Eisenhower signed legislation outlawing the Communist party at his vacation base in Denver. The measure aims to crack down on Red infiltrated labor unions and was revised to address objections about creating propaganda martyrs and driving Reds underground.
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Communist Party
Eisenhower
Lowry Air Force Base Administration
Eisenhow
Landsat of Winged Moons? UNM Scientist Denies Earth Satellites Claim
Dr. Lincoln La Paz of the Institute of Meteoritics at the University of New Mexico says Earth may have satellites, but Aviation Week's report misattributes involvement and he has not assisted a satellite search. He notes only a published paper in the Journal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
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Albuquerque
Lincoln la Paz
Institute of Meteoritics
The
University of New Mexico
Aviation Week
White Sands
N. M
Palomar Observatory
California
la Paz
White Sands Proving Ground
Palomar
Journal of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Gov Mechem to Address Roswell Jaycees Meeting
Roswell Jaycees will host Gov Edwin Mechem at their 6 30 p m meeting at the Nickson Hotel tomorrow. State Sen Jack Cusack and Warren Cobean may offer introductory remarks along with plans for fall projects including a safety drive, the Fair parade, and a Navy Band performance on Nov 3.
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Roswell
Mechem
Bruin
New Mexico
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