01 Dec 1953
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1953
Page
1
Allied interviewers plan talks with 30 of 328 South Koreans who have not returned, aiming to win back Americans and a Briton. The process will cover about 11 days of interviews at five sites, with a view to a broader choice and civilian release by January 22.
Senator Welker argues the Harry Dexter White matter will yield further disclosures as he and other Republicans slam Democrats for defending White’s 1946 promotion. He warned Mitchell and Brownell face renewed scrutiny while hearings probe FBI involvement and labor racketeering across cases in St. Louis and Denver.
The New Mexico Supreme Court denied a rehearing for convicted murderer Arthur Fay Johnson and set Friday February 19 for his execution by electric chair at the state prison. Johnson, 55, was convicted for the 1951 murder of William Cabrel in Hobbs and would be the first to die in the chair in six years. His wife Lucille was initially convicted but later released on appeal.
Temperatures recorded at 3 hour intervals from yesterday to today show a high of 61 and a low of 38 with readings from 5:00 to 11:00. Normal highs and lows for this date are 58 and 29. Precipitation remains at 0 for 24 hours ending 11 a.m. Today, 0 month to date, and 8 year to date with normal month to date at .01 and year to date at 11:55. Sunset at 4:50 and day length 10.1 hours. Forecast calls for fair in places with gusty winds today diminishing tonight, colder tonight and Wednesday. highs near 65, lows near 28.
A statewide Lets Both Live campaign launches in December led by the Governor's Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee and the New Mexico Police as part of a push to cut highway fatalities. In Chaves County 21 deaths this year, with monthly totals listed from January to November, highlight the ongoing danger and the aim to enlist every motorist in safer driving.
The New Mexico State Land Office establishes a code of ethics governing oil gas leases and surface rights in Chaves Eddy Lea and Roosevelt counties. Land Commissioner E S Walker says the code aims to reduce friction by encouraging all parties to comply.
An AMA exhibit at the midwinter meeting warns safety belts could have saved thousands of highway victims. From 1952 data in Indiana 453 of 633 fatalities might have survived with belts or other car safety changes. The exhibit by Indiana police and AMA stresses that crashes cause skull, neck, and chest injuries beyond mere speed.
A divorce suit titled Joe Duran versus Angie Barbara Duran was filed yesterday in District Court. The filing marks the last case and last divorce suit of the month, bringing the total number of divorce suits for the month to 24.
An estimated 3 to 4 million dollar net loss to Chaves County from 1954 cotton allotments. Officials note a 46.07 percent cut to 31,848.6 acres from 59,088.3, with a 25 percent drop in farm income. Producers favor price support and expect congressional revision.
At Deer Lake Pennsylvania Mrs Mary Vacula shot a five point buck from her back porch after her husband Steve and four friends hunted the forest all morning. Steve returned empty handed marking a rare deer for the couple.
A 30 year old Albuquerque cab driver named Roger A Chapman was found dead in the front seat of his yellow cab with a gunshot wound to the back of the head. Police believed the killing may have been a robbery tied to a fare. The Yellow Cab Co reported the last fare check in at 1 56 a.m.
Two boys aged 10 and 13 are held after a shooting spree south of town. Police recovered three revolvers from a local man and items from Sears Roebuck. Police report a rise in firearm incidents, including a case of carrying a concealed weapon that carried a $50 fine.
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