McCarthy Telegram Campaign Sparks White House Mail Deluge
The White House disclosed that 17 629 telegrams and a flood of mail arrived from Sen. McCarthy s appeal urging Americans to urge President Eisenhower to halt U S aid to free nations trading with Red China. Officials noted Western Union backlog and split counts. McCarthy claimed higher telegram totals.
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High Court Segregation Fight Renewed
The Supreme Court hears renewed arguments from NAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall and others on integrating public schools in Virginia and South Carolina. Debates cover 14th Amendment equality, separate but equal doctrine, and likely regional opposition and state-funding implications.
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Weather Reading Shows Warmer Temperatures Ahead
United States Weather Bureau data records temperatures at three hour intervals from early morning to 11 a.m. with forecasted warming to 58 today and 59 later. Overnight low around 20 with rising clouds tomorrow.
Tornado Toll Sinks Dozens In Vicksburg Rescue Strain
Rescue crews in freezing 31 degree weather battled rubble and frost as the Mississippi city of 28 000 faced at least 30 dead and dozens wounded after Saturday's tornado. National Guardsmen built fires amid debris. eight remain on critical list. Civil defense estimated damage at 25 million dollars and Eisenhower declared a disaster area.
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Governor Mechem urges review of sex crimes handling in New Mexico
Governor Edwin L. Mechem called for a legislative reassessment of sex crimes procedures in New Mexico. He cited the Folk case in Arizona and suggested adopting federal practices such as probation officer pre-sentence background reports. He noted current facilities are inadequate and plans to study the issue further.
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Espinosa Faces Year Jail Sentencing in Wife’s Death
Jose Fermin Espinosa, 42, father of 13, faces up to one year in county jail after a district court jury found him guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of his wife Mary. Judge George Blickhahn will impose sentence following a probation report.
Eisenhower To Challenge Russia in U.N.
President Eisenhower plans a major address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York to press a Western plan for disarmament and atomic control. Churchill and French leaders backing the move, with discussions on European defense and German rearmament continuing.
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Bargain Tie Box Sparks Dime Debate at Five and Dime
A gray haired woman asked for a 5 cent tie box at a Oklahoma City five and dime. The clerk offered the cheapest box for ten cents. She left angry saying she bought the tie as a bargain and a dime for the box ruins the deal.
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Passengers endure engine explosion as Pan Am liner limps to Johnston Island
Forty two aboard a four engine Pan American airliner flying from San Francisco to Tokyo after an explosion crippled one propeller. The craft dropped from 10 000 to 5 500 feet then stabilized and landed at Johnston Island 5 33 a m. Captain Edward Keley said passengers remained calm while crew acted swiftly during the 350 mile perilous leg.
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Artesia Woman Injured When Auto Hits Train
Two women were injured in Lovington when a car struck a Texas New Mexico freight train locomotive at a grade crossing. Passengers were Frances Barbara Bailiff 36 of Artesia and her mother Kathryn Olive Andrews 52 of Denver City Texas. Bailiff suffered a fractured left arm cuts bruises and possible internal injuries. State policeman Otis Haley said the car struck the locomotive 12 to 15 feet from the front end.
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Bandit Abducts Girl After Assault Near Toronto
Scarboro Township police report 19 year old James Wilson robbed and knocked unconscious by a masked bandit who then abducted his 17 year old girlfriend Marion Joan MacDowell. Wilson was treated for head injuries. MacDowell remains missing eight hours after the incident on a rural road.
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Special Masses Planned for Feast of Immaculate Conception
Tomorrow December 8 is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception with holy day Masses at St. Peter's Church at 6, 8, 10, and 12:15. The year 1954 marks the Marian Year proclaimed by the Catholic Church, honors Mary conceived without sin per Pope Pius IX.
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Weekend Jail Population At Fifty Five
County jail swelled over the weekend reaching 55 inmates this morning. Ten were jailed Saturday, twelve Sunday, totaling twenty two for the period. Six were jailed for drunk and disorderly conduct and three were held for the U S marshal.
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Anderson assails farm policies in Tucumcari speech
Democratic Sen. Clinton Anderson former agriculture secretary criticizes Republican farm and finance policies in Tucumcari arguing that their broken promises will trigger a nationwide shift in Congress at the 1954 election.
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Gellrich Dies in Truck Collision on Icy Highway Near Las Vegas
John G. Gellrich, 42, Estes Park Colorado, died when his car skidded 114 feet on ice nine miles north of Las Vegas New Mexico and slammed into an oil truck. He becomes the 377th traffic victim of the year. New Mexico authorities reported the crash on U S Highway 85.
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