Beria Confesses to Grave Crimes in Soviet Trial Plans
Moscow radio reported Lavrenty Beria and six associates confess to serious state crimes and will stand trial before the Soviet Supreme Court on charges including high treason and counter revolution. Other defendants named include Merkulov Dekanozov Goglodze Meshik Viedzimirsky and Kobulov.
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Moscow
Lavrenty P. Beria
Eee
Beria
Georgi Malenkov
Moscow Radio
Soviet Supreme Court
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Communist Party
U.S.S.R
Malenkov
Internal Affairs Post
Georgia
Joseph Stalin
P. Y. Meshik
Ukraine
L. E. Viedzimirsky
U.S.S
Union
Soviet Union
Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic
State land sale nets $494,292 for oil and gas leases
The monthly state land sale raised 494,292 dollars from oil and gas leases covering 52 tracts. John M. Kelly of Roswell paid the top price at 225 dollars per acre for 40 acres west of Hobbs in township 19 south range 37 east.
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John M. Kelly
Roswell
Hobbs
South Range
Robins: Communism Not 1954 Top Issue
Harry D. Robins former state Republican chairman who returned from Washington says Communism will be an issue in the 1954 campaign but not the paramount one. He expects many issues to compete for attention and notes it will be a dynamic campaign with multiple concerns.
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REDS
Albuquerque
Harry D. Robins
Washington
Local Weather Summary from Weather Bureau Report
Readings show yesterday afternoon to 11 am temperatures with a high of 44 and a low of 26. Normal high 54 low 27. Precipitation for 24 hours ending 11 am 0.01 inch for the month to date 0.25 inch for the year to date 1.79 inches. Sunrise 6 56 sunset 4 53 length of day 10 hours. Forecast calls for variable high cloudiness through tomorrow with little rain and a slight warmup. high near 52 and low around 25.
Son Accused Of Poisoning Rich Parents
New York AP reports Harlow Fraden 23 and friend Dennis Wepman 20 confessed to a murder for money plot. They allegedly poisoned champagne at a toast to Fraden’s new job, killing his parents Dr William Fraden and Shirley Fraden and an aunt and uncle earlier. Read more on the case's trajectory and arrests.
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New York
Harlow Fraden
Bronx
George B. de Luca
Dennis Wepman
Fraden
William Fraden
Shirley
St. Moritz
de Luca
England
Yepman
Wepman
Dr. Fraden
Wepm
Franden
New York University
City Lacks Policy on DWI Cases in Roswell
Roswell remains without a policy on how to handle driving while intoxicated cases as action awaits the Carlsbad test ruling. City attorney James B. Stapp said he has not learned the case outcome, while columnist Will Harrison notes the traffic law shift reduces municipal court power and revenue.
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Roswell
Carlsbad
James B. Stapp
Will Harrison
Coumnist
Senate
Traffic and Safety Committee
Gene Lusk
Governor’s
Artesia Names Its First City Planning Commission
Artesia appoints its inaugural City Planning Commission in a special city hall session led by Mayor J. L. Briscoe. Chairman Charles K. Johnson of First National Bank leads a five member panel including Raymond Lamb Vilas P Shelton J H Bus Brown and Hugh Kiddy as they set policy and seek financial backing.
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Artesia
Record
First City Planning Commission
J. L. Briscoe
City Hall
Charles K. Johnson
First National Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Planning Commission
Raymond Lamb
Vilas P. Sheldon
J. H. “Bus” ‘Brown
Hugh Kiddy
Evn
Iethens
Judge Ballard Returns to Duty After Accident
Police court Judge R. L. Ballard resumed work today after a Tuesday night motor vehicle collision at Pennsylvania and Summit that injured five people including the judge. He processed five cases with three intoxication offenses and one reckless driving. the top fine was fifty dollars.
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R. L. Ballard
Pennsylvania
Summit
Courthouse Offices Join Christmas Tree Parade
Two more courthouse departments join the Christmas tree parade the county treasurer and the sheriff. A small toy cart labeled Pinon Express sits under the sheriff’s tree with a few presents nearby, while the county superintendent and treasurer offices also display trees with gifts.
Senators Back Ike on Plan to Keep Promises
President Eisenhower earns backing from two GOP and two Democratic senators for pursuing 1952 platform promises. Gore and Monroney support balanced budget and tax cuts while Schoeppel and Williams argue for sticking to Republican goals to retain Congress. Eisenhower also says changes to Atomic Energy Act may pass information to allies without disclosing nuclear processes.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
GOP
White House
Gore
D-Tenn
Monroney
D-Okla
Schoeppel
Williams
Eight Firemen Trapped as Reliance Hotel Collapses
Chicago reports eight firemen trapped in the wreckage of the Reliance Hotel on West Madison Street as the three story brick building collapses after a fire. Fourteen firemen are hospitalized and several more treated at the scene amid near zero temperatures with many tenants fleeing in night clothing. The cause of the blaze was not immediately determined.
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Chicago
West Side
Reliance Hotel
Madison Street
Skid Row
Greene to Retire Denver Commandant Named Successor
John F. Greene, commandant of the Colorado soldiers and sailors home near Monte Vista, will retire January 23 after nearly 35 years in state service. Norton Conklin, former warden of the Denver jail, will replace Greene at the institution.
Hall and Heady face gas chamber for Bobby Greenlease murder
Jefferson City reports Carl Austin Hall and Bonnie Parker Heady faced execution after their kidnap murder of 6 year old Bobby Greenlease. Officials say Hall regrets only the failure of his quick wealth scheme as the pair await death in the gas chamber and seek forgiveness from the Greenlease family.
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Jefferson City
Carl Austin Hall
Bobby Greenlease
Bonnie Brown
Carl
Bobby
Greenlease
Kansas City
Hall
Heady
Mrs. Heady
St. Joseph
Kansas
Whispering campaign roils New Mexico governor race
Democratic candidate John Simms Jr. denounces a covert whispering campaign aimed at undermining his bid. Simms says the effort, run by anonymous figures, must be exposed to let voters judge. Opposition figures like Everett Grantham and local Albuquerque figures decline comment.
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Albuquerque
John Simms Jr
Albuquerque 2
Meens
Simms
Leroy Wise
Hobbs
Everett Grantham
Grantham
New Mexico
New Associated Press
Dist
Paul Tackett
Bryan Johnson
Santo Domingo Officials Declare Reservation Prohibition Area
Gov. Fernando Coriz Lt. Gov. Joe Reano and Marcus Coriz of Santo Domingo Pueblo warned liquor on the reservation will not be tolerated and stated the area may be treated as a prohibition zone.
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Santo Domingo
Fernando Coriz
Joe Reano
Marcus Coriz
Santo Domingo Pueblo
Malco Geologist Notes Top Oil Discoveries in Area This Year
Malco geologist Phil Helmig surveys 1953 wildcat discoveries across southeastern New Mexico. Highlights include Republic Natural Gas Sea board No 1 White Ranch opening a large new Siluro Devonian field in Chaves County, and Continental Oil No 1 Anderson Ranch Unit near Lea County with multi pay zones from 9,000 to 13,000 feet. Western Natural Gas No 1 Millard Eidson finds a new Devonian field northwest of West Lovington, while Standard Oil No 1 A B State reports a Devonian Ellenburger test with a Lower Pennsylvanian gas distillate well.
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New Mexico
Phil Helmig
Malco Refineries, Inc
Roswell
Republic Natural Gas Co. & Seaboard
White Ranch
Chaves County
N. M
Continental Oil Co
Anderson Ranch
Lea County
Artesia
Lea
Ee ‘Board
Western Natural Gas Co
Millard Eidson
West Lovington
Standard Oil & Gas Co
A. B
Eddy County
Artesia - Mallamar- Vacuum Trench
Ellenburger
Judge Orders Return of Cats in Ransom Case
In New Braunfels Texas Judge John Fuchs rules against holding three pet cats for ransom by a suitor demanding his daughter's affections. Air Force Lt. John Farrar must return the cats to J B Powell who then departed with his daughter Robin for Florida.
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New Braunfels
Tex
John Fuchs
Air Force
John Farrar
J. B. Powell
New York
Cape Cod
Coconut Grove
Fla
Robin
Florida
Powell
Toy Pistol Tied to Folk Holdup Case Identified
In Holbrook Arizona a 79 cent toy pistol bought at Rasco's Dime Store was identified as the weapon Carl J Folk used to hold up a Pennsylvania couple before the wife Betty Faye Allen was strangled. Husband Raymond Allen wounded Folk, who is hospitalized. Police linked other items to Folk. Preliminary hearing reset due to Folk's condition.
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Gallup
Carl J. Folk
Pennsylvania
Folk
Betty Faye Allen
Holbrook
Ariz
Raymond Allen
New Mexico
William Skidmore
Rasco
Skidmore
Allen
Arizona
Wildlife Service denies extension of Colorado duck season
The U S Fish and Wildlife Service rejected Colorado Game and Fish Department’s appeal to extend the duck hunting season. The season will end at sunset Friday as scheduled.
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Denver
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Colorado Game and Fish Department
Keeling Sentencing Deferred After Guilty Plea in Theft Case
Patsy Ruth Keeling pled guilty to obtaining property under false pretenses and had sentence deferred in District Court. She was released on her own recognizance.
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Patsy Ruth Keeling
Floyd E. Lockaby Enlists in U S Army Induction
Floyd E. Lockaby age 18 was inducted into the U S Army and sent to El Paso. Local draft board officials note most recent inductions come from young volunteers. He is the son of C F Lockaby of Route 1 Box 173 Roswell.
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Army
Floyd E. Lockaby
el Paso
U. S. Army
C. F. Lockaby
Route 1
Box 173
Roswell
Draft Board Checks Changes in Status
The local draft board inspects court records to identify men who did not report status changes. Recently many men were sent to El Paso for physical exams after divorces. One man told the clerk he would have stayed married if he knew this would happen, and another quipped about being paid to fight.
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Draft Board
el Paso
Man Bruised In Collision In Sherman
Sherman W. Mathews aged 38 of 519 E Fourth St suffered bruises and was taken to Marshal Clinic after a 3:25 p m collision at Virginia Avenue and Fourth Street. He rode a 1954 Harley Davidson motorcycle. Driver Myrtle Sparks Skipper 26 of 610 S Union St and owner William C Skipper Jr owned the 1949 Mercury coach. The car traveled north on Virginia while the motorcycle came from the west.
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Sherman W. Mathews
E. Fourth St
Marshal Clinic
Virginia Avenue
Fourth Street
Mathews
Myrtle Sparks Skipper
S. Union St
William C. Skipper Jr
Virginia
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