Roswell Sinks as Potential Stop on Eisenhower Visit
Pat Hurley of Santa Fe plans to invite President Eisenhower to Roswell during January drought tours. General Hurley, longtime New Mexico figure, says he will lobby in Washington to add Roswell to the president’s itinerary, citing the town as a drought center and water redistribution hub.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pat Hurley
Santa Fe
Roswell
General Hurley
New Mexico
China
Bert Aston
Washington
Eisenhower
Aston
Southsprings Foundation, Inc
Hurley
United States
Lincoln
Neb
Southsprings Foundation
U. S
Water Congress
Roswell Artesian
Roswell Basin
Dulles Heads To Paris For NATO Council Meeting
Secretary of State Dulles departs for Paris to attend the NATO Council and discuss Europe’s economy with Allied leaders. He links the alliance’s strength to recent Middle East shocks and signals possible U.S. aid beyond IMF capabilities, with Treasury’s Humphrey and Defense’s Wilson in tow.
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Washington
Dulles
Paris
NATO Council
Egypt
Suez Canal
Mideast
Treasury
Humphrey
Defense Wilson
Europe
New York
United States
Britain
International Monetary Fund
Export-Import Bank
Woodlan Saunders Funeral Services Tomorrow
Woodlan P. Saunders 66, retired New Mexico state bank examiner and World War I veteran, dies in an Espanola hospital. Former governor appointments, military officer, Roswell native, survivors include widow Virgin Brite, son W P, daughter Mary Lee, sister Mrs. Stanley Crosby, and brother Carl J. In Ballard Chapel at 3:30 p.m. services conducted by Dr. Austin Dillon.
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Woodlan P. Saunders
Mason, Methodist and Lion
Espanola
Bor
James F. Hinkle
John E. Miles
John J. Dempsey
John F. Simms
Edwin L. Mechem
Saunders
Simms
Robert Graham
Salt Lake City
Ballard Chapel
Austin Dillon
Walden Bassett
Col
George Erwin
Robert Dakens
Roswell
Ernest Malone
Cottonwood
Ned Wood
John Mosley
Santa Fe
British civilian killed by public safety item in Kyrenia incident
A British civilian was struck and killed outside a Kyrenia cinema by a public safety item. The incident is blamed on SCOKA, a Greek Cypriot underground group opposing the union of Cyprus with Greece.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Kyrenia
SCOKA
Humble Southwest Conference Football Highlights Set for Review
The New Mexico Landmen's Association will screen the Humble Southwest Conference Football Highlights as part of its December meeting at the Nickson Hotel. Social hour begins 6:30 p.m. courtesy of Leonard Oil Co with reservations to Frank Houghton in Roswell by Wednesday noon.
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New Mexico Landmen’s Association
Nickson Hotel
Leonard Oil Co
Frank Houghton
P. O. Box
Roswell
Icy Norther Grips Wide U S Across Rockies to Plains
A bitter cold front and heavy snowfall swept the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains region. Montana endured deep freezes with Havre at 29 below and Glasgow 21 below. Cheyenne reached 10 above. Snow ranged from two to 12 inches in Wyoming and Colorado up to 10 inches in mountains. Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma reported freezing drizzle and sleet with several fatalities from slick roads.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain
Great Plains
Montana
Havre
Glasgow
Cut Bank
Wyoming
Evanston
Rock Springs
Rawlins
Cheyenne
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
New Mexico
Missouri
Oklahoma
Craig
Kansas City
Panhandle
Charter Violation Resolution Focuses On Hungary
Thirteen nations drafted a United Nations resolution to condemn alleged Soviet charter violations in Hungary. Secretary General Hammarskjold reported limited access for observers to Hungary and neighboring states, while Yugoslavia warned that observers could worsen tensions. The debate included consideration of rejecting Hungary's credentials and extending monitoring to other countries.
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United Nations, N.Y
General Assembly
U.N
Soviet Union
Hungary
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Mnnday
Austria
U. N
Yugoslavia
Dag Hammarskjold
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Assembly
Budapest
Jozan Brilej
Hammarskjold
Victor Andres Belaunde
Lodge
Ike Chooses Herter to Replace Hoover as Undersecretary
President Eisenhower selected Gov. Christian A. Herter of Massachusetts to succeed Herbert Hoover Jr. as undersecretary of state. Hoover resigns to return to mining engineering and will leave the State Department around Feb. 1. Herter, 61, a Republican and foreign affairs expert, has been Massachusetts governor since 1953 and previously served in Congress.
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Ike
Herter
Hoover
Augusta
Herbert Hoover Jr
Eisenhower
Christian A. Herter
Massachusetts
Dulles
State Department
Congress
Senate
Senhower
Washington
U.S
House of Representatives
Merediths Crew Busy Month Seals 15 Blocks and 417 Loads
Department of Ira Meredith street department hauled swept patched and sealed at a fast clip last month. The speedometer on the sweeper broke causing slow speed readings until repairs. They sealed 15 blocks of streets and poured 15 yards of concrete while hauling 417 loads. Leaves led with 228. There were 93 sweepings 53 gravel 20 dirt 17 limbs and 6 rocks.
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Ira Meredith
Guns and Burglaries Link Ohio Pair to Carlsbad Case
Two men from Ohio plus a 17 year old youth are held on burglary charges after a roadblock near Portales uncovered a trunk full of guns and ammunition. James Brown and Albert Beal pleaded guilty or no contest to grand larceny and breaking and entering and were bound over to District Court on $1,000 bonds as the FBI takes the case.
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Carlsbad
Portales
Justice of the Peace
Harvey Fort
James J. Brown
Nocent
Albert Beal
Martins Ferry
Ohio
Eddy County
Virginia
Colorado
James Brown
Tip O'Hara
Beal
Martin’s Ferry
New Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Brown
FBI
Roswell
Diphtheria Cases Surge More Than Last Year
SANTA FE December 8 The State Health Department weekly report shows polio and tuberculosis still behind last year while diphtheria climbs sharply. Three polio cases this week bring the year total to 78 versus 129 last year. diphtheria rises to 18 this year from four.
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Santa FE
State Health Department
Star's Aunt Dies in Jacksonville
Mrs. W H Hackney aunt of movie star John Boles died yesterday in Jacksonville Texas.
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Jacksonville
Tex
W .H. Hackney
John Boles
Farming Will Be Thing Of Past In Town
Stanton California council considers banning farming in residential areas after a citizen complains of pigs near homes. Councilman Henry Mendez notes chickens and rabbits are fine but pigs eight feet away are unacceptable. City attorney tasked with drafting an ordinance to out law farming in residences.
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Stanton
Calif
Jennie Kinney Funeral Services In Kentucky
Miss Jennie Kinney 84 longtime Roswell educator dies after long illness. She served as principal of Washington Avenue School from 1917 until 1942 retirement and earlier led Pauley School. Funeral set for Lexington Kentucky Monday after transfer from Roswell in March.
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Lexington
Jennie Kinney
Washington Avenue School
Miss Kinney
Roswell
Old Pauley School
Jennie Page
Merchants Offer Largest Range of items in history
Roswell merchants report the biggest array of goods in city history with both soft and hard lines well stocked. They note more out of town shoppers this year and pre Christmas buying may surpass prior records, though some say momentum trails last year. Most expect sales to rise and end the banner month on a positive note.
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Roswell
Chamber Final Ticket Sale Opens Monday for Bartle Dinner
The Chamber of Commerce dinner on December 19 will sell its remaining 570 seats to the public and stockholders starting Monday at 8 am. Mayor H Roe Bartle of Kansas City will speak, with Lt Gen Hobart R Gay and Brig Gen Glen Martin also delivering short talks.
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Chamber of Commerce
H. Roe Bartle
Kansas City
Chamber
Bartle
Hobart R. Gay
New Mexico Military Institute
Glen Martin
47Th Air Division
Walker
Roswell
Mayor Bartle
Tough Old Uncle Sam Has Heart
The Internal Revenue Service will suspend wage and salary tapings for about 10,000 delinquent taxpayers over the Christmas period. Commissioner Russell Harrington ordered the halt to give some families a chance to buy toys for their children, stopping the typical $50 to $100 weekly collection during Yuletide.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Service
Yuletide
Internal Revenue
Russell Harrington
Plane Crash Kills 15 in Bogota
Fifteen people died when an Aida Airlines amphibian plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Bogota's airport. The disaster involved an international carrier and caused an emergency response from local authorities.
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Bogota
Columbia
Aida Airlines
Princess Marie Louise, Queen Victoria’s Granddaughter, Dies
Princess Marie Louise, 84, granddaughter of Queen Victoria and oldest member of Britain's royal family, died Friday night in London.
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London
Marie Louise
Queen Victoria
Britain
Opposition to interest rate hike on GI home loans
Rep. Olin Teague urged no further rise in the GI loan rate and pressed for more direct government loans and lower FHA down payments. He called for public hearings after Jan 3 to reassess the veterans housing program amid FHA rate increases.
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Olin Teague
D-Tex
House Veterans Committee
Teague
Congress
Veterans
Veterans Administration
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