Senate group in New Mexico considers hiring a press agent
A New Mexico State Senate committee floated the idea of hiring a press agent and a fulltime secretary for the lieutenant governor and secretaries for each standing committee. Legislative official Jeck Holmes presented the proposal as a trial balloon to test public reaction and prompt more public background on committee work.
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Santa FE
State Senate
Senate
Committee On
Jeck Holmes
Legislative Council Service
Statehouse
Sen
T. E. Lusk
Carlsbad
Committee On Committees
Holmes
Albuquerque
Raeing
West Coast Agriculturists Seek Cross Ocean Help
In Sacramento California, agriculturists face labor shortages and seek assistance from international sources as the Mexican labor supply becomes uncertain. Officials forecast economic impact and discuss potential policy responses.
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Sacramento
Calif
California Agriculturists
Bargains Galore In Weekend Food Markets Nationwide
Retail prices ease across beef pork and chicken with dressed broilers at a new low. Round roasts drop to 69 cents a pound. sirloin down 4 to 6 cents, pork chops 4 to 10 cents cheaper. Vegetables offer limits, corn tops, cabbage potatoes onions among cheapest picks. Japanese labor in California farms draws attention with pay comparisons to Americans. impact on future labor numbers debated.
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Associated Press
New York
U. S. Department of Agriculture
California
Texas
Canada
Florida
Met star Mildred Miller defies norms with legs and voice
New York columnist notes Mildred Miller of the Metropolitan Opera, married to Maj. Wesley Posvar, is praised for a fine mezzo and celebrated for her legs. She loves bold girl roles, but seeks to show versatility in woman parts, while dreaming of shaping opera subsidies as a future Washington lobbyist.
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Hollywood
Met
Miss Miller
Air Force
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Octavian
der Rosenkavalier
the Page
Salome
Orlofsky
Wesley
Mariana
Last Member of Sitting Bull Band Dies in Canada
Mrs. Julia Lethbridge 90, long associated with Sitting Bull band members who fled to Canada after the 1876 Little Big Horn massacre, died November 12 at Fort Qu’Appelle Saskatchewan.
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Moose Jaw
Sask
Julia Lethbridge
Canada
Little Big Horn
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Phoenix Teens Line Up for Polio Shots
Thousands of Phoenix high school students queue for free polio vaccine as the nation tests its first mass immunization program allowing any willing student to receive the needle.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Phoenix
Eisenhower to tour drought areas this January
President Eisenhower plans a mid-January tour of drought hit regions in the Midwest and Southwest. White House aides name New Mexico Colorado Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Texas Arizona among affected states and say a plane route and local official meetings are planned for several days.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Midwest
Southwest
White House
James C. Hagerty
New Mexico
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Arizona
Hagerty
Farmers' Prices Index Drops in New Mexico
LAS CRUCES The index of prices received by New Mexico farmers and ranchers fell 3 percent in the month ended Nov 15. The Agricultural Marketing Service cited lower prices for most livestock as the main reason.
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Las Cruces
New Mexico
Agricultural Marketing Service
Santa Claus Truth Shatters Childhood in Daddy’s Reflections
A father recalls the moment his eight year old daughter asks if Santa Claus exists and faces the wrenching decision of how to tell her reality. He describes the instant as a parent’s courage tested by a child's dawning truth and the shared moment with her mother. The pair acknowledge growth and emotion as they confront a long held belief.
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Sana Claus
Santa Claus
State Senate Panel Reads Details for 1957 Session
Santa Fe The State Senate committee on committees meets December 18 to clear mechanical and personnel issues before the 1957 session. Jack Holmes of the Legislative Council Service is to gather tentative printing bids and list prospective staff hires.
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Santa FE
State Senate
Committee On Committees
Jack Holmes
Legislative Council Service
Senate
Holmes
Hartford law would tag dangerous drivers on bumper labels
State Rep. Henry Ferne proposed a bill requiring motorists convicted of serious traffic violations to display front and rear bumper tags reading Dangerous Driver for three years to warn others.
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Hartford
Conn
Henry Ferne
Coast Slaughter: California Traffic Death Toll Tops 1955
California's 1956 traffic death toll rises to 3,432 with 26 days left in the year, surpassing the total for all of 1955, according to the Highway Patrol. The report marks a sharp year end uptick in fatalities.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Highway Patrol
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