Mechem backs Rio Basin as new governor defends groundwater
Edwin Mechem says he will not dissolve the newly proclaimed Rio Grande Underground Water Basin when taking office. He sides with Gov. John Simms and State Engineer Reynolds, praising interrelation of surface and underground water despite legal gaps. Maurice Sanchez challenges the basin order.
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Albuquerque
Edwin Mechem
Rio Grande
John Simms
S. E. Reynolds
Maurice Sanchez
Reynolds
Mechem
U. S. Geological Survey
Gateway Under Nasser Rule Again in Suez Zone
Port Said officials and U N troops prep to hand back the Suez Canal gateway to Egyptian government as British and French forces depart. UN aims to withdraw soon after, with Canadian General Burns saying exit before Christmas. Israeli withdrawal from Sinai advances to second stage under Yugoslav UN control.
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Port Said
Egypt
U. N
Suez Canal
Nasser
Cairo
Suez
E.L.M. Burns
U.N
Siani
Burns
Stores Open Evenings in Roswell for Christmas
Roswell stores will stay open until 8 30 p m each evening from now until Christmas announced by Leonard Knadle chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Retail Trade Committee.
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Leonard Knadle
Chamber of Commerce Retail Trade Committee
Roswell
Eight Catholic Girls Form Conduct Code in Philadelphia
Eight Catholic girls schools in Philadelphia publish a code of conduct for students and their dates at private parties. The rules ban party crashing jitterbugging in formal attire strapless gowns alcohol and rides to the sea shore after dances.
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Philadelphia
CSC Will Elect Officers Friday
The annual meeting of the Community Service Centers stockholders is set for Friday at 10 a.m. at CSC No 1. Election of officers for the new year will be the highlight. Robert H Beck chairs the board with Jim Marks as vice chairman Reed Mulkey as finance chairman and Mrs Paul Goodsell as secretary treasurer.
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Community Service Centers
CSC
Joseph's Struggle with Shame in a Dark Nativity Tale
AP News recounts Joseph grappling with guilt and duty as he contemplates Mary’s pregnancy, the weight of betrayal, and the call to a compassionate choice. The piece evokes the night, the inner abyss, and the need for discernment before action.
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George Cornell
Joseph
The
Aca
Mary
Hagerman Opens Santa Visit With Town Event
Hagerman hosts Santa Claus day at 2 p.m. Saturday with Bryke Bealer of the Lions Club announcing Santa will arrive with candy nuts and fruit for local children. A free Christmas Eve movie at the Felix theatre follows at 2 p.m. with treats for all in the Hagerman area.
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Pecos Valley
Santa Claus
Hagerman
Bryke Bealer
Hagerman Lions Club
Hagerman Merchants
Santa
Bealer
Felix Theatre
Japan Enters UN as 80th Member by Unanimous Vote
Japan was admitted to the United Nations as the 80th member by a unanimous General Assembly vote after years of Soviet vetoes ending the wartime state with Russia. Assembly President Wan Waithayakon welcomed the delegation led by Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu.
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United Nations
N.Y
Japan
World Organization
General Assembly
Security Council
Russia
Assembly
Prince Wan Waithayakon
Man Dies From Burns After Tanker Explosion
John Terrio, 48, of Texas City, died yesterday from burns sustained in the explosion and fire aboard the tanker SS Amoco Marine on November 26.
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New Orleans
John Terrio
Texas City
Amoco Marine
Benedicts Welcome Maj and Mrs Benedict and Van Beeks
A wedding notice greets Maj. E. N. Benedict and Mrs. Benedict along with Sgt. and Mrs. John Van Beek as families join in celebration. The brief mentions these two couples in a shared social greeting.
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E. N. Benedict
John van Beek
Christmas Card Stamp Emergency Sparks Postal Help
In Easton Pennsylvania Mrs. Roy Henry forgot to stamp 50 Christmas cards. She listed names and addresses and the stamps, and a postal worker paused the rush to sort, locate her cards, and apply the stamps.
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Easton
Roy Henry
Traffic toll climbs to 376 after fatal New Mexico crash
A second death from an accident near Budville and a late report of another on Sunday raise the state traffic toll for the year to 376. Mrs. Angelo Doppieri, 38, of St. Louis, was killed when a car went off a curve on U.S. 66. Her husband died at an Albuquerque hospital. Their son, 13, was uninjured. Alfredo Roybal, 55, of Penasco, died on Sunday after being struck by a pickup driven by Arthur Pacheco, 19, who said he was blinded by oncoming lights. The 1955 toll at this time was 351.
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Associated Press
Budville
Angelo Doppieri
St. Louis
U. S. 66
Albuquerque
Joseph
Penasco
Alfredo Roybal
Roybal
Arthur Pacheco
Suburban eatery weighs children for precise bill
In Harrisburg a suburban restaurant uses a scale at entry to charge kids under 12 one cent per pound before they eat. The practice applies at the table as customers order. It raises concerns about fairness and child welfare.
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Harrisburg
Post Office Bustles To One Day Record
Roswell post office hits a one day record with 107000 letter cancellations surpassing last year s 98000. Mary McCullough says the Mail Early appeal drew strong response as 45 Christmas temporary assistants and 12 National Guard loaned vehicles support the surge.
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Roswell
Mary McCullough
Mail
Beth Israel Installs Pocket Radio Paging System
Boston hospital notes pocket radios as standard for physicians at Beth Israel. The new $10,000 doctor radio paging system debuted yesterday and is claimed to be the first of its kind on the Eastern Seaboard. Each doctor has a clipped radio that beeps with a code number.
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Boston
Beth Israel Hospital
Seaboard
Mrs Genevieve Kellahin Dies After Heart Attack
Mrs Genevieve Jones Kellahin 44 wife of Santa Fe attorney Jason W Kellahin died early today after a heart attack. She was born October 16 1912 in Zilla Washington educated in North Hollywood and USC graduate taught in Roswell 1936 38 where she met Kellahin married January 21 1939. The couple moved to Albuquerque in 1945.
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Santa FE
Genevieve Jones Kellahin
Jason W. Kellahin
Kellahin
Zilla
Wash
North Hollywood
Calif
University of Southern California
Roswell
Old
Fire-setting teen sought after hospital escape in 1953
Albuquerque police search for Carolyn Jo Rhodes an 18 year old who escaped County Indian Hospital after a restraining order incident She had earlier torched Sears causing nearly one million in damage and threatened women at a Cimarron ranch before fleeing with a guard's coat and hospital gown The girl is considered dangerous and may head toward Oklahoma as police pursue leads Page 10
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Albuquerque
County Indian Hospital
Carolyn Jo Rhodes
Sears
Cimarron Ranch
Pope to Deliver 18th Christmas Message Dec 23
Pope Pius XII will address the world on Sunday December 23 in his 18th annual Christmas message. He will reply to greetings from the College of Cardinals and receive them at about 11 a.m. The address will be broadcast by Vatican radio and European networks and later translated into about 28 languages for global broadcast.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
College of Cardinals
Vatican Radio
Oklahoma Hall of Fame Flower Girl Forgets Petals
Seven year old Donna Kay Bacon practiced in Norman before the ceremonies in Oklahoma City. On the big day she marched down the aisle with a basket of blossoms and, overwhelmed by excitement, forgot to drop a single petal.
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Norman
Okla
Oklahoma City
Donna Kay Bacon
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