New Mexico Governors Seek Quiet Nomination Battle
New Mexico political leaders keep a hands off stance in pre nomination jockeying. Democratic and Republican chiefs declined to discuss candidates as top officials hint at informal backing and possible runs for governor or Senate.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Democratic State Executive Committee
Albuquerque
Hilton Hotel
Rex Meador
New Mexico Democrats
National Party
Steve Mitchell
Mechem
GOP
Alva Simpson
Fred Moxey
LeRoy Leibrand
Ed Hartman
Washington
Administration
Near East
Arab Refuge Commission
Senate
Clinton Anderson
Anderson
Dennis Chavez
Chavez
Dennis
Clint
Local Weather Report With Temperatures and Forecast
Reading at 3 hour intervals from 2 pm yesterday to 11 am today shows a high near 58 degrees with a low around 15. Precipitation totals are small, month to date 0.01 inches, year to date 8.01. Sunrise at 6 54, sunset 4 52, day length 10 hours. Forecast calls for fair skies and little temperature change today tonight and tomorrow.
Four Road Deaths Push New Mexico Toll Toward Record
The New Mexico highway toll rose to 388 with four weekend deaths, just two shy of the 390 fatality record set in 1951. Victims include Alice Boteler, 45, of Buena Park California, Henry M. Virginis, 25, of Albuquerque, Howard Jubbo, 34, and an unidentified woman. Boteler’s car crash on U S 40 near Alamogordo injured four family members. Virginis died after a blowout on U S 85 near Truth or Consequences. Jubbo and his companion died when a pickup hit a tractor near Gallup.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Alice Boteler
Buena Park
Aen Calif
Henry M. Virginis
Albuquerque
Howard Jubbo
Jumbo
Chinle
Ariz
J. R. King
Gallup
Beating and robbery outside midtown Albuquerque bar
Graciano Sanchez reported to police that he was beaten and robbed of 137 dollars Sunday outside a midtown Albuquerque bar. He said an airman invited him outside, though he questions the airman's involvement. Officers detained the airman and three companions while investigations continue.
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Terry Jagars
Bunny
Los Angeles
Calif
Terry
Albuquerque
Graciano Sanchez
Dean Leaves Korea Talks for Washington Peace Effort
U S special envoy Arthur H Dean departs for Washington with his aide Kenneth Young after eight weeks of talks with the Communists at Panmunjom. Peiping accuses the U S of perfidy as the Reds demand Russia join the conference as a full participant.
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U. S
Arthur H. Dean
Washington
Korea
Dean
Kenneth Young
U. S. State Department
Peiping
United States
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United Nations
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Paris
State Dulles
Dukes
Pro-Red POW's Letter Tears Mother's Heart
An American mother, Portia Howe of Alden Minnesota, sobbed as she read a two page letter from her son, one of 22 Americans in the Panmunjom barbed wire pro Communist camp. The son says he will not leave the Communists and return home, leaving the mother to confront the painful message.
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Thimayya
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Pacific
Minnesota
United States
Portia Howe
Alden
Minn
Richard R. Tenneson
Tokyo
Panmunjom
GHQ
House of Unamerican
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Camp
Drake
Japan
Claude Bachelor
Kiyoko Araki
Kitasenzokai Cho
POW Refusing Repatriation Writes Mother from Korea
Pfc. Richard R. Tenneson, captured in Korea, writes his mother Portia Howe that he will not return to the United States. He claims U.S. authorities would not let her visit, praises life in the camp, and attacks U.S. policy and communism.
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Pfc
Richard R. Tenneson
United States
God
Richard
Tennieson
Panmunjom
Defense Department
Tenneson
Rites Planned for Ex-Resident William H. Beaty
Funeral services will be held tomorrow in Roswell for William Henry Beaty a former local laundryman who moved from Roswell in 1929 to establish a laundry here. Survivors include his daughter Mrs. Harold Hatch of Farmington.
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Hobbs
Roswell
William Henry
Mr. 5
Harold Hatch
Farmington
Clemency Plea In Missouri For Notable Case Drugs and DWI in Police Court
Gov. Donnelly received clemency pleas for the Greenlease kidnapers and other inmates. Police Court docket adds 24 cases with $785 in fines including two for driving while intoxicated at $150 each. Weapons and vagrancy also appear. a filling station break in near the air base noted.
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Richard Phipps
Carl M. Phillips
Carlsbad
Sheriff’s Department
British POW Frank James Kelly breaks down at Hannover press show
Pvt Frank James Kelly, a British World War II prisoner released from Russian captivity, sobs and gestures during a Hannover press conference. He collapses twice while recounting his experience and labels the Russians barbarous and cannibalistic.
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Frank James Kelly
Hannover
Germany
Kelly
London
Three Wegroes Charged in Break-In at Wilson's Store
In a Dec. 2 burglary at Wilson's 412 N Main St, seven revolvers were stolen. One gun bore the initials T. M. and seven total items are noted. four guns were later recovered at Snyder, Texas. The Wegroes trio faces charges in the local justice court.
Grand Exalted Ruler Praises State Elks Program for Handicapped Children
Earl James grand exalted ruler praised the New Mexico Elks Association for sponsoring a $30 000 cerebral palsy program for crippled children and urged continued lodge support. He outlined national Elk policies and noted the association’s growth with new fire trucks day schools and expanded dental and home care efforts across the state. The convention agenda included mass initiation plans and a 1954 Tucumcari meeting venue.
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Earl James
Oklahoma City
New New Mexico Elks Association
James
New Mexico Association
Nickson Hotel
Elks Lodge
Mexico
Crippled Children’s Co
Elks
Tucumseari
Hobbs Lodges
Tucumcari
State Department of Welfare
Hobbs’ Elks
John Civerrollo
Cumcari
Continental Air Lines
San Francisco
Hawaii
Roswell
Elks ‘Lodge
Woman Bandit Held in Holdups
Phoenix police hold Nadine Bolton 21 for investigation of five armed holdups. The blonde suspect admitted robbing two liquor stores of 169 dollars with a male accomplice on a downtown street saying she acted after getting liquor.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Nadine Bolton
Strike Settlement at North American Aviation
Los Angeles announced a settlement ending a seven week strike at North American Aviation Inc. Company director E. D. Starkweather said a marathon negotiation conference ended about 3:30 a.m. with a wage offer of 4 percent or 8 to 20 cents an hour. CIO plans to ratify the agreement soon.
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Los Angeles
North American Aviation, Inc
E. D. Starkweather
Starkweather
Fresno
Calif
Columbus
Ohio
CIO
Dulles Set to Speak at NATO Session in Paris
At the NATO ministerial meeting in Paris Georges Bidault urged that Eisenhower’s atomic pool plan could redirect vast power from war toward peace. Dulles was expected to press renewed European rearmament, ratification of EDC, and a strong Berlin conference result to sustain Western defense and integration.
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Berlin
France
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America
Germany
United States
Konrad
Adenauer
Quickies by Ken Reynolds Fires Up Record Wani
A quirky line by Ken Reynolds sparks chatter as a lightning moment echoes in a race against time for Record Wani, drawing attention from fans and critics alike.
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Quickies
Ken Reynolds
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