Airman Injured In Two Car South Main Crash
Karl Isaacs 19 of the 509th FMS was hospitalized with a pelvic injury after a 1951 sedan carrying him collided with a 1948 Pontiac on South Main Highway at 11 20 last night. The Pontiac overturned after hitting a guard post and center road debris. the Mercury involved suffered minor rear damage. Police blotter notes one drunkenness case and four DWI filings. See AIRMAN, Page 17
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Karl Isaacs
F.M.S
WAFB
South Main Higghway
Main
Dorris Foster
Michigan Ave
Wilber Roberts
Mercury
Bob Weeks
E. Ballard St
June C. Weeks
Desmond Ford
Law and Order
Ellers
Bracero Labor Agreement Extended to 1959
The United States Mexico farm labor accord is extended to June 30 1959 and will operate largely on the same basis as the prior year. About 455 000 Mexican farm workers were admitted this year and notes exchanging the extended program were made December 20. Employers pay seven dollars per worker to the U S Employment Service plus transportation subsistence and housing costs and must provide prevailing wages and insurance. Contracts may run up to six months with possible renewal, while Mexico seeks control of non occupational insurance. Rep Joe Kilgore opposes the proposal.
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Washington
Labor Department
United States
U.S
Joe Kilgore
D-Tex
Kilgore
Bracero
New Year Holiday Traffic Toll Seen Near Record High
Chicago report notes possible 490 highway deaths from Friday 6 p m to Tuesday midnight as New Year travel looms. Christmas period already set a 706 traffic fatalities, with 884 total accidental deaths for 102 hours, the highest holiday total on record.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Simms Reflects on State, Water, and Roads Policy
Governor John F. Simms writes that New Mexico faces optimism for 1957 despite a water shortage and rising highway deaths. He praises the state engineer's work, urges more resources, and notes that four lane divided highways could reduce fatal crashes. See SIMMS, Page 17.
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John F. Simms
New Mexico
Simms
Associated Press
NM Receives Soil Bank Allocation In 1 Year Contracts
Agriculture Secretary Benson allocates 52 million dollars to retire New Mexico cotton and wheat land under the soil bank for next year as part of a 750.7 million national allotment for cotton, wheat and rice.
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Washington
Benson
New Mexico
Soil Bank
Dale Helsper
New Mexico Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Albuquerque
Helsper
Rain Snow Stay Clear All Week Statewide Forecast
The U S Weather Bureau predicts continued clear cold weather for the state with mild afternoons and cold nights through Friday. Otto reports 7 below zero, while Clayton and Clovis reach 28 above, guiding frigid conditions across the region.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Otto
Clayton
Clovis
Four Engine Tanker Crashes in Alaska
The Alaskan Air Command reports a four engine tanker with eight on board crashed northwest of Willow, about 50 miles north of Anchorage. It occurred on Bald Mountain after takeoff from Elmendorf Air Force Base during a routine training mission. A rescue party was en route to the scene as officials assess survivors.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Alaskan Air Command
Willow
Bald Mountain
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Air Force
Wedding Licenses Climb as December Totals Rise
The county clerk’s office reports 43 marriage licenses issued from Dec 17 to yesterday afternoon, with 20 licenses issued earlier in December. The tally reflects steady wedding activity in the month under Dorothy Herring.
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Department of
Dorothy Herring
Herring
Sues in accident Albuquerque
A $100000 damage suit has been filed in Federal Court against William C Cavenaugh Johnstown Pa by Donald F Schultz Roswell. Schultz claims he was struck by a car driven by Cavenaugh while Cavenaugh was intoxicated last Dec 1 near Roswell.
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Albuquerque
William C. Cavenaugh
Johnstown
Donald F. Schultz
Roswell
Schultz
Cavenaugh
Soil Bank Extends Grazing Clause for Local Farmers
The Roswell ASC office reports a telegram from Secretary Ezra Taft Benson extending the Soil Bank grazing clause in this area. Cotton producers may use retiring acres for emergency drought grazing through January 31 without violating the Soil Bank act, per Tom Hoover, Chaves County ASC office manager.
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Soil Bank
Soil Bank Act
Roswell
ASC
Ezra Taft Benson
Secretary of Agriculture
Tom Hoover
Chaves County
Simms Sees Repeal Bid On Direct Primary Law
Santa Fe Gov John Simms predicts lawmakers will try to repeal the direct primary and return to the convention system for nominating candidates. He expects bipartisan attempts. he does not foresee changing the Democratic platform urging continued study of nominating improvements. The Republican platform mentions nominating methods in no way.
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Santa FE
John Simms
Pajama-Clad Stranger Wanders Into Arizona Home
A pajama-clad man rang the bell at the William C. Robinson home in Tucson on Christmas day and wandered inside as an overnight guest at a neighbor's house. He was found to be sleepwalking early that morning.
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Tucson
Ariz
William C. Robinson
Complaint Grows Out of Brawl In Hollywood
A misdemeanor assault and battery complaint was filed against Jeanne Crain's former husband Paul Brinkman following a Christmas Day brawl with rival Homer H. Rhoads. Brinkman, 37, and Rhoads, 45, were involved as Crain's affections were disputed. Crain recently divorced Brinkman, father of four. Rhoads plans to marry Crain, who refuses.
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Hollywood
Jeanne Crain
Paul Brinkman
Homer H. Rhoads
Brinkman
Rhoads
Miss Crain
Dam hearing on Clayton project postponed due to absent engineers
In Albuquerque a hearing on the Clayton Dam project was postponed indefinitely because two state engineers could not attend. W. H. Gilliard Construction Co. argues the State Game Department should pay about $200,000 more than the initial amount. The contract called for arbitration by a board, which led to the postponement.
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Albuquerque
Clayton Dam
W. H. Gilliard Construction Co
New Mexico
State Game Department
Expensive Homes Lost In Malibu Fire Ravages Area
A brush fire near Malibu scorched 9 000 acres as strong winds hampered crews. One man died, Frank L Dichover Jr of Zuma Beach, after trying to save his home. At least 27 homes destroyed with many evacuations and road closures along the Pacific Coast Highway.
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Malibu
Calif
Pacific
Santa Monica Mountains
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Keith Klinger
Klinger
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Frank L. Dichover Jr
Zuma Beach
Buses Pepperd by Gunfire in Montgomery
Unidentified gunmen fired on two Montgomery city buses last night. One bus with new integration struck by birdshot caused minor damage. the other bus hit by nine .22 bullets carried a driver and four black passengers who fled. City officials weighed service suspension. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. condemned the vandalism and urged white allies to oppose it.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frank Parks
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Rockies Hit With Record Cold Temperatures
The coldest area in the nation was the southern Rockies with Fraser Colorado recording a low of 14 degrees below zero. Snow flurries and rain showers dotted the Northeast while much of the country saw clear skies and milder readings excluding the southeast. Temperatures ranged from teens in Pennsylvania to 40s east of the Rockies with the Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes region warming the most.
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Associated Press
Mos
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Pennsylvania
New York State
Florida
Rockies
Mississippi Valley
Fraser, Colo
Inmate Attends Mother's Funeral After Escape Reversal
Don ald F. Wolfe 25, a former prisoner, was allowed to attend his mother Mrs. Katherine Wolfe 58 funeral in Battle Creek Michigan after officials relented. Wolfe had escaped from a Michigan prison farm last week to reach his dying mother in Los Angeles but surrendered to St Louis police after she died.
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Jackson
Mich
Donald F. Wolfe
Michigan
Katherine Wolfe
Los Angeles
Wolfe
St. Louis
Battle Creek
Mexico Seeks Commission to Protect Foreign Trade
Mexico asks Congress to create a commission for the protection of foreign commerce to safeguard trade prestige abroad. It would ensure exporters and importers meet obligations and that goods meet quality promises, with fines up to 1600 dollars. The body would comprise top trade and banking officials and be led by the secretary of economy.
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Mexico City
Congress
Commission For the Protection of
Mexico
Harry Thorne First GOP Sheriff of Chaves Dies at 75
Roswell resident Harry Thorne died at 11 45 a m in his home after falling ill downtown He was 75 and had lived in Roswell for six decades Thorne served as sheriff from 1929 to 1931 and later worked as a rancher and livestock inspector He was a Mason Elks member survived by his widow a son David of New York City and a daughter Mrs Oscar Greene of Dexter Funeral arrangements are pending at Ballard Funeral Home
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Harry Thorne
Roswell
Chaves County
S. Lea Ave
Thorne
Bloom Land & Cattle Co
State Livestock Board
The
Elks
David
New York City
Oscar Greene
Dexter
Ballard Funeral Home
Pasadena Prepares for Tournament of Rose Parade Influx
Pasadena Police Chief Clarence Morris estimates about half a million cars carrying around one million people will converge for the Tournament of Roses Parade and Bowl events in Pasadena.
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Pasadena
Calif
Clarence Morris
Carter and Stulman Married in Houston Ceremony
Janis Carter, noted film and TV actress, wed Julius Stulman, a New York City businessman, in a Houston ceremony. The couple announced their marriage arrangement and plans following the event.
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Houston
Janis Carter
Julius Stulman
New York City
Moscow Radio Attacks Pope Over Preventive War Message
Moscow radio accused the Pope of supporting preventive war and stated he sounded a note of dissonance, contrasting his stance with Christmas music and hymns.
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Moscow Radio
Pope
Moscow
Pope Endorses Defensive War Morality in Annual Message
In his annual message the Pope proclaims the morality of defensive war and urges the world to empower the United Nations to prevent aggression by granting it the right and power to act.
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United Nations
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Martha Edmundson Sr
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