Ex-Convict Admits Death Of Girl 11
Hartford police say ex convict Robert Nelson Malm with a history of attacks on girls signed a statement admitting strangling 11 year old Irene Fiederowicz. Detectives re enacted the crime in Irene’s southwest Hartford neighborhood as part of the investigation.
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Conn
William H. Sullivan
Robert Nelson Malm
Sullivan
Malm
Hartford
John H. Williams
Irene Fiederowicz
Ft. Devens
Otto Luedeke
Williams
Luedeke
Irene
Elcaeed dL
New London
Ves
Extra day off for state employees during holidays
Gov Mechem granted state employees December 24 off in addition to Christmas Day and urged extreme caution in travel. The extra day is expected to let workers visit parts of the state while practicing safe driving habits.
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Santa FE
Gov
McKee Low Bidder Albuquerque
Robert E. McKee of El Paso was apparent low bidder yesterday with a offer of $144,050 on a Corps of Engineers contract for six battalion head quarters buildings at Ft. Bliss. O. K. Mittey and Son, Los Angeles, submitted the low bid of $103,158 for work on Pinon Canyon Dam near Trinidad, Colo.
Weather snapshot shows mild to cool with no rain
Local Weather Bureau data tracks temperatures at 3 hour intervals from yesterday afternoon to today morning. Highest and lowest readings are above normal for the date. no precipitation in the past 24 hours, month to date and year to date totals listed. Expect partial cloudiness and colder conditions with a high near 50 and a low around 15 tonight.
Death near for Greenlease kidnap killers in Missouri
In Jefferson City, Carl Hall and Bonnie Heady faced execution for the Bobby Greenlease kidnapping murder. They pass time calmly with reading and puzzles as a federal inquiry probes the missing ransom. Meanwhile Congressmen Anderson and Fernandez tour Clovis Air Force Base to study base needs.
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Jefferson City
Greenlease
Carl Austin Hall
Playboy
Bonnie Brown Heady
Bobby Greenlease
Kansas City
Bobby
Robert C. Greenlease
Halli
St. Louis
FBI
Hall
George L. Evans
Kan
Heady
Nellie Baker
Chicago
Clovis
Clinton P. Anderson
Rep
A. M. Fernandez
D-Nm
Clovis Air Force Base
El Rancho Armed Robbers Sentenced In District Court
Pleas of guilty were entered in most cases heard by District Judge George T Harris with twelve matters on the docket. Larry Don Harper and C A Harris pled guilty to armed robbery linked to the El Rancho Motel holdup. each received five to 10 years with all but 18 months suspended. Billy Raymond Brown pleaded not guilty to grand larceny with bond set at 1,000. West Wilmer and Robinson pled guilty to breaking and entering tied to the Wilson’s window smash and seven revolvers taken on Dec 2. sentences deferred. Elijah Gresham also pled guilty to a robbery involving $30 and coins from Montgomery Service. Continued on page twenty one.
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Larry Don Harper
C. A. Harris
Harper
Harris
Bill Redding
el Rancho
George T. Harris
Billy Raymond Brown
Grand Lavay
Leon E. West
Nathaniel C. Wilmer
Elijah Curtis Robinson
Wilson’s
N. Main St
Elijah Gresham
Montgomery Service
Cadets Stage A Christmas Carol at Pearson Auditorium
The Dra matics Club presents A Christmas Carol this Thursday at 7 pm in Pearson Auditorium directed by Captain Marion Woodsma. Cast includes Jesse O Bar as Scrooge Omar Pitman as Bob Cratchit Charles Bray as Marley and others with Roswell High School girls. Admission is free.
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Charles Dickens
Dramatics Club
Pearson Auditorium
Marion B. Woodsma
Jesse O’bar
Ebenezer Scrooge
Omar Pitman
Bob Cratchit
Charles Bray
Marley
Jerry Ware
Fred
Robert Temple
John Shockley
Paul Hurt
Roswell High School
Institute Players
New Mexico Cotton Quotas Backed by Wide Referendum Margin
New Mexico cotton and peanut growers approved government quotas with about 1,879 yes to 229 against for cotton across 17 counties and three peanut areas. Peanuts favored quotas 74 to 14, long staple cotton aligned with upland growers 364 to 18, and county results list detailed yes and no tallies.
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Chaves County
New Mexico
Cotton
Bernalillo
Chaves
Curry
DeBaca
Dona Ana
Eddy
Grant
Guadalupe
Hidalgo
Lea
Luna
Otero
Quay
Roosevelt
Sierra
Socorro
Valencia
Woman Sues Over 80 Hour Detention At Kirtland AFB
A Wisconsin woman, Ann E. Mason, sues Col. Henry Hamby and Maj. Richard Collins for 180000 alleging they unlawfully detained her for 80 hours on the Kirtland Air Force Base in September 1952 without charge or cause. She says the confinement caused job loss and emotional distress and left her children without maternal care.
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Albuquerque
Waukesgan
Ill
Kirtland Air Force Base
Ann E. Mason
U. S. District Court
Henry G .Hamby
Richard H. Collins
Col. Hamby
Maj. Collins
Mason
Divorce Granted in Flaugher Case at District Court
A divorce was granted Monday in District Court in the Marie E. Flaugher versus Bruce L. Flaugher action. The ruling resolves the marriage dissolution between the parties and records the final decree.
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Diorcve
Marie E. Flaugher
Bruce L. Flaugher
Excited Woman And Three Boys Create Mixup
In Oakland California an hour long search at San Lorenzo was sparked by a woman and three excited boys who claimed a plane had crashed. Coast Guard planes Air Force helicopter boats and sheriff's cars joined the search, but no missing plane was located. The caller and the boys did not provide names or addresses.
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Oakland
Calif
San Lorenzo
Coast Guard
Air Force
Air National Guard
San Francisco Bay
Cotton farmers vote overwhelming yes on production controls
Farmers in 20 states turnout about 500000 strong and approve Secretary Benson's cotton and peanut control proposals by about 94 percent. Referendum sets 90 percent parity support next year, with penalties for excess sales and a potential drop to 50 percent parity if controls fail.
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Washington
Benson
Fire Destroys Albuquerque Paint Plant In Spill Fire
A Naptha spill ignited a fire at the Maco Paint and Varnish Co. plant in Albuquerque yesterday. The blaze damaged the factory structure and caused an estimated loss.
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Albuquerque
Maco Paint and Varnish Co
Eisenhower Holds Firm on International Atomic Control Plan
President Eisenhower said he will pursue international control of atomic energy even if the Soviet Union rejects his UN proposal for a limited research program. He stated no change to the Atomic Energy Act is intended that would allow sharing scientific processes for weapons. He indicated possible law changes to aid atomic progress but none involving weapon development or scientific processes.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United Nations
Wilson
North Atlantic Council
Paris
Congress
NATO
Annual C of C Dinner Set At New Mexico Military Institute
The Chamber of Commerce dinner will be Friday at 7 PM in the NMMI Mess Hall with Claude Simpson noting plans are complete. Attendees include visitors from Carlsbad Artesia Lovington Capitan Fort Sumner Clovis Portales Hagerman Dexter Amarillo and local leaders led by Stanley Mathis. Howard Wisehaupt will deliver the principal address before a capacity crowd of 570 with Rainbow Girls serving.
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Chamber of Commerce
New Mexico Military Institute
Claude Simpson
Carlsbad
Artesia
Lovington
Capitan
Fort Sumner
Clovis
Portales
Hagerman
Dexter
Amarillo
Stanley Mathis
Will Lawrence
Farm Group Proposes Plan to Cut Surpluses
The American Farm Bureau Federation proposes enlisting private traders to unload four billion dollars in farm surpluses under price support, aiming to avoid depressing domestic prices while protecting foreign markets. The convention will also tackle labor issues and Taft Hartley Act reforms.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Sam
Vngbok
Agriculture Department
Farm Organization
Farm Bureau
Judge and four others hurt in Pennsylvania Avenue crash
A two car collision at 9 16 last night at Pennsylvania Avenue and Summit Street injured Judge R L Ballard and four others. Edna Redford 48 driver of the Ford suffered a head cut and a broken wrist. Francis Frederick Moore 20 driver of the Studebaker was cut above the left eye and hospitalized. The other injured were Dorothy Rhoades 51 Doris Roberts 58 all taken to St Marys with head chest and hip injuries.
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R. L. Ballard
Pennsylvania Avenue
Summit Street
Habnital
Veen
Vewes
Judge Ballard
Summit
Edna Redford
Kentucky Ave
Studebaker
Pennsylvania
Francis Frederick Moore
6Th
Walker Air Force Base
Moore
St. Mary’s
Dorothy Rhoades
E. Summit St
Doris Roberts
S. Kansas Ave
Roswell Chest Drive Seeks 1000 More for 1954 Goal
Roswell Community Chest aims to reach 1954 budget of 36475 with an additional 1000 needed. 1953 drive chairman Robert H. Beck urges community support for four agencies Salvation Army Roswell Recreation Council Girl Scouts and Community Service Center. Donations can be mailed to Roswell Chamber of Commerce and tax deductions apply. Beck expresses confidence locals will respond to finish the campaign.
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Roswell Community Chest
Robert H. Beck
Community Chest
Salvation Army
Roswell Recreation Council
Girl Scouts
Community Service Center
Beck
Roswell Chamber of Commerce
Two Alamogordo Men Die in Wreck
State Police identified victims as Rudolph Silva and Henry G. Clark, both of Alamogordo, in a fatal crash on U S Highway 54 near Alamogordo. The speeding northbound car left the road, struck a culvert, and plunged off the highway. The driver’s identity was not immediately confirmed.
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Alamogordo
Associated Press
U.S. Highway 54
Rudolph Silva
Henry G. Clark
Harvey Standbrough
City Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Notices
Regular meeting of the City Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled for 7 30 p m tomorrow in City Hall. The agenda includes review of zoning maps and development proposals for the downtown corridor.
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City Planning and Zoning Commission
City Hall
Institute Alumni Dinner Scheduled in Roswell Jan 2 1954
NMMI alumni from Roswell and nearby areas and their wives are invited along with faculty and staff and their wives to the annual dinner in their honor. The event starts at 7 30 p.m. in the mess hall with Col. Charles F Ward as speaker and musical entertainment. About 250 guests expected.
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NMMI
Roswell
Institute
Mess Hall
Charles F. Ward
Lastear
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