Christmas Eve Bar Shooting Leaves Man Wounded
Aaron Maples, 49, manager of the Modern Trailer Court, was shot in the arm and abdomen at Sargent's Buckhorn Bar by Francis Earl Ford, 56. Ford was jailed on an assault with intent to kill charge. Ford claimed a Christmas present and had bought the gun for 62.50 an hour earlier.
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Aaron Maples
Air Base Road
St. Mary’s Hospital
Sargent’s
Buckhorn Bar
N. Main St
Francis Earl
Soapy) Ford
New Modern
Main St
Ford
Sheriff's Office
Tommy Thompson
Maples
Smith & Wesson
Thompson
Ballard Funeral Home
Law and Order
Balderama Gutierrez
Bond
Justice Court
Dwight Norton
Jim Decker
Johnny Gaddy
Rt. 1
Decker
Atkinson
College
John W. Jones
Eisenhower
John S. Doud
Chamber Names Eight Candidates For Directors
The Chamber of Commerce nominating committee reports eight candidates for director terms expiring in January. Ballots by mail must arrive by 10 a.m. Tuesday January 15. Nominations by 25 stockholders due January 5.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bill Bogle
Dexter
Robert H. Beck
C. A. Copple
Leonard Knadle
K. O. Wilbanks
Fred Blocksom
Jack Rodden
Brad Watkins
John Mehlhop
Carl J. Rohr
Fred G. Rowell
Clifford Smith
Russell Smith
R.G. Bird
J. R. Allen
John A
Former HAFB Employee Works In Soviet Union
Orest Stephen Makar, a former Holloman Air Force Base civilian employee and ex St. Louis University professor, who renounced U S citizenship, says in Moscow that his dream of working in the Soviet Union has come true at the Lvov Polytechnic Institute. He is an expert in photo map making and spoke to Tass.
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Moscow
Holloman Air Force Base
Alamogordo
U. S
Lvov Polytechnic Institute
Orest Stephen’ Makar
Tass
Soviet Union
Makar
St. Louis University
New Mexico Holiday Traffic Toll Tops National Deaths
The four day Christmas period saw 12 traffic deaths in New Mexico, with four from Albuquerque and others in Santa Fe Pecos Budville and nearby areas. A Santa Fe man died of carbon monoxide poisoning, bringing year total to 393.
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New Mexico
National Safety Council
Santa Fe
Walden M. Rivers
Albuquerque
Lloyd van Foster
Pecos
Texas
Texas Highway Patrol
Foster
Western Electric Company
Egypt Resists Suez Clearance Delays Negotiations
Cairo reports Egypt blocks immediate clearance of the Suez Canal until all Israeli forces exit Egyptian territory. U N aides head to Cairo to press talks as Israel withdraws from Sinai and Gaza remains a flashpoint. Western economies worry as salvage teams await permission to begin.
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Port Said
Suez Canal
Cairo
Egypt
U.N
Nasser
Eli
New York
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Andrew W. Cordier
Alfred G. Katzin
Israel
Sinai
Gaza Strip
U. N
Palestine
Gaza
Suez Canal Zone
Port Said Saturay
Europe
Middle East
Suez
Washington
United Nations
695 Persons Slaughtered On Highways
Traffic deaths during the long Christmas weekend reached a record high with 695 highway fatalities, 49 fires, and 117 other accident deaths for a total of 861 over a 102 hour period. California led with over 70 deaths, with Missouri and other states also reporting high tolls.
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National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Safety Council
Associated Press
North Dakota
Maine
Wyoming
California
Tallinois
Texas
Ohio
New York
Michigan
Airman stabbed six times in family row at Alamogordo
Airman First Class Emanuel Johnson is in good condition after being stabbed six times during a family argument. His 16 year old niece is the accused attacker. Alamogordo police plan an investigation and will question Johnson at Holloman Air Development Center hospital and the niece. Doctors report wounds include six on the head, two on the left leg and one on the right leg.
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Alamogordo
Emanuel Johnson
Johnson
Holloman Air Development Center Hospital
Cotton maid leaves Deming for national contest in Memphis
Beth Stevens, New Mexico's entrant in the Maid of Cotton contest, departed Deming today bound for Memphis Tennessee to compete as the event opens Friday.
Eddie Cantor Birthday Tribute on Gleason Show
New York CBS TV Jackie Gleason Show on January 12 features Eddie Cantor in a tribute marking Cantor’s 65th birthday observance. Cantor will join Gleason in a televised celebration of his career.
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New York
Cbs-Tv
Jackie Gleason
Eddie Cantor
Cantor
New York’s Finest Seek Mad Bomber After Threats
Police intensified a manhunt for New York City’s Mad Bomber after five bomb threats by phone. No bombs were found in theatres on Manhattan, Bronx, and Brooklyn sites. a dud device was later moved to Fort Tilden for detonation.
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New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn Tin Can Corporation
Radio City Music Hall
New York Public Library
42Nd Street
5Th Avenue
Ft. Tilden
Queens
Army Ordnance
Long Beach Man Avoids Traffic Fine by Flight
James A. McCary, 20, avoided a $10 traffic fine after a judge suspended the penalty following his tale of good intentions. A former Long Beach resident now in Springfield, Illinois, he flew back to face the citation but ended up spending a night in jail for lack of funds. He must return to his new job in Springfield.
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Long Beach
Calif
James A. McCary
McCary
Springfield
Drought Committee Formed in Roswell Chamber
Roswell Chamber of Commerce president R G Bird names a Drought Recommendation Committee to meet Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Chamber to prepare a presentation for President Dwight D Eisenhower on conditions in the area ahead of an expected January visit. Members include Joe Clements Hope Hood Graham Dye and Fred Blocksom Roswell.
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R. G. Bird
Roswell
Four Bernalillo County Jail Inmates Vanish
Four prisoners fled Bernalillo County Jail by sawing skylight bars over the weekend and remain missing. Floyd L. Stokes Robert B. Kennedy Paul Reid and Wesley Howard Luke are named among the escapees. A car stolen by two fugitives also remains unaccounted for. Mrs Stokes pleads for her husband to surrender. Stokes father Douglas seeks police protection fearing for his grandson.
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Albuquerque
Bernalillo
Jack Gill
Floyd L. Stokes
Robert B. Kennedy
Paul Reid
Wesley Howard Luke
Stokes
SMU Favored In Sixth Annual Southwest Conference Tourney
Houston hosts the preseason event as SMU enters as a top favorite to win the title for the third time in the SWC tournament.
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Houston
SMU
Refugees to Texas From German Transport General Taylor
Nine refugees aboard the Navy transport General Taylor bound for New York will relocate to Texas. The liner carries 1,141 people and left Germany on December 16.
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Washington
Navy
General Taylor
New York
Texas
Germany
Trouble in Sumatra Masjuni Presses Sukarno To Establish New Regime
Indonesia's cabinet met in emergency session as army rebels seize control of Sumatra, pressing President Sukarno to form a new regime. Masjuni and the Moslem Masjumi party demand government resignation and a neutralist Ali Sastroamidjojo leads a government seen as leaning toward China and the Soviet Union.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sumatra
Sukarno
Ali Sastroamidjojo
China
Soviet Union
Party
Bandung
Masjuni
Radar's Red Regime To Test World Bank
The report notes Hungary seeks a 100 million dollar World Bank loan amid a crisis in its postwar economy. Budapest’s Nepszabadsag cites unemployment rising toward 200,000 as coal shortages hit factories. An official says Hungary is not eligible for World Bank funds.
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Vienna
Janos Kadar
World Bank
Washington
Hungary
Budapest
Paris
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
Kadar
Nepszabadsag
Soviet Union
Europe
Suez Canal
United States
America
Kremlin
Moscow
Poland
U.S
Dulles
Congress
Austria
Kadar’s
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