Officer lied about ransom money in Greenlease case
A federal grand jury indicted Louis Shoulders a veteran Kansas City police officer for perjury over his testimony on the handling of 300000 dollars in ransom money recovered during the Greenlease kidnapping arrest Shoulders testified the suitcases were taken to the police station but the panel found that claim false
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Kansas City
Louis Shoulders
Greenlease
Shoulders
Robert C. Greenlease
Bobby
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
Missouri
Elmer Dolan
Hall
St. Louis
Heady
Dolan
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Force
John Hager
Wrinkle Pushes State Agency Consolidation and Liquor Panel
Silver City J R Wrinkle, a Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, urged consolidating the Public Service Commission and the State Corporation Commission into an elective Corporation Commission. He also proposed a three member Liquor Commission to curb political manipulation and ensure rate-justification scrutiny for utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver City
J. R. Wrinkle
Public Service Commission
State Corporation Commission
Wrinkle
Threeman Liquor Commission
PSC
SCC
Utility Commission
Liquor Commission
Wrinkel
Local Weather Summary From United States Weather Bureau
Temperatures recorded at three hour intervals from 2 p m to 11 a m show high of 50 and low of 19 with normal values for the date cited as 52 and 26. Precipitation totals include 24 hours ending 11 a m and month to date year to date figures with normal ranges noted. Sunrise 7 02, sunset 5 00, day length 10 hours. Forecast calls for continued cool with a high near 50 and colder tonight low around 15 with cooler temperatures tomorrow.
Asylum Escapee Surrenders to FBI in Denver
Arthur L. Frederick a New Mexico inmate known as El Choppo surrendered to the FBI in Denver after escaping Las Vegas New Mexico Insane Asylum with Alfred Lucero. Frederick requested return to New Mexico Penitentiary and awaits transport officials report he was convicted of sodomy in 1952 serving eight to 25 years.
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Denver
Arthur L. Frederick
New Mexico
FBI
James B. Poster
Las Vegas
Lucero
Frederick
Santa Fe
N. M
New Mexico Insane
Burglars Batter Safe at Norton Motor Co
A battered safe with a sprung door and a loss of 26 dollars from a desk drawer resulted from a break in at Norton Motor Co. 119 S Main St. The crime was discovered at 6 50 a m today after entry through a rear window using garage tools.
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Norton Motor Co
S. Main St
Woman Shot Dead in Kitchen Duel in Pontiac
In Pontiac Michigan a woman, Mrs. Gladys Munson aged 33, was killed and two men wounded in a kitchen duel after her husband and she had separated. Albert Munson, 29, and Herman Walton, 38, were injured. Walton had acted as bodyguard to Mrs. Munson.
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Pontiac
Mich
Gladys Munson
Albert
Herman Walton
John S. Williams
Walton
Williams
Munson
Pontiac General Hospital
U S Clerk Honored in Albuquerque Ceremony
U S Circuit Judge Sam Bratton awarded Laura W. Wood chief clerk in the U S attorney’s Santa Fe office a citation for 35 years of service in the Justice Department. The certificate honors her work under eight U S attorneys since beginning in Mexico U S attorneys.
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U. S.S
Albuquerque
U. S
Sam Bratton
Laura W. Wood
U. S. Attorney’s
Santa Fe
Justice Department
Atty. Gen. Brownell
Wood
Mexico
Ike's 1954 Program Preview Draws Mixed Senate Response
Senator Russell called Eisenhower's plan to outline the 1954 program to Democrats an excellent idea though he warned against blanket support. McCarran criticized inviting Democrats before the plan was set, Ferguson expected changes to address objections, and Russell signaled possible opposition to Hawaii statehood and a debt increase if needed.
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Washington
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Eisenhower
Senate
Congress
White House
McCarran
D-Nev
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
GOP
Ferguson
Hawaii
House
Hodge Not Hodges Charged With DWI
Police court blotter lists corrections to DWI charges. Ernest H. Hodge correctly identified after an error listing Ernest Hodges. A woman named Mary Goode was fined 150 dollars for a DWI, and Louis Sanchez appears on the blotter for a DWI case.
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Hodge
Hodges
Dwi
Ernest Hodges
Ernest H. Hodge
Wom
Mary Goode
Louis Sanchez
Farmington Bank Directors Plan Two Personnel Changes
W. OD Reeves, newly named Farmington First National Bank director, says the bank's board will implement two personnel or officer changes. The announcement comes as the bank adds three new directors to its board in Albuquerque.
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Albuquerque
W. Od.reeves
Farmington First National Bank
New York Night Spots Set High New Year’s Eve Tabs
New York venues announce New Year’s Eve minimums ranging from 7.50 to 27.50 per person with dinners shows and champagne. Hotels list per person prices in multiple rooms while some bars offer low cost options and “open house” terms. The Edison Hotel refuses room rentals to protect travelers’ sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Devlin
New York
Ion
Pierre
Hotel Plaza
Waldorf-Astoria
Peacock Alley
Hotel New Yorker
Edison Hote
Irwin E. Kramer
Kramer
Nine Men Missing After Tanker Collision in Delaware River
In dense fog near Pee Patch Island, the Atlantic Engineer anchored and collided with the Atlantic Dealer. Nine men are missing from the Atlantic Dealer. 11 of 41 crewmen were tossed or jumped to escape flames. Both ships largely escaped serious damage and most crew members were saved.
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Wilmington
Del
Atlantic Refining Co
Delaware River
Atlantic
Atlantic Headquarters
Philadelphia
Atlantic Engineer
Texas
Pee Patch Island
U. S
Atlantic Dealer
Atlantic Ocean
Phoenix
Pan Massachusetts
92 Year Old Justice of Peace Begins New Term
Elyria Ohio reports Charles C. Lord 92 and blind starts a new four year term as justice of the peace. He has served 20 years and calls himself senior justice of the United States. Assistants handle hundreds of civil and criminal cases yearly. He lost his eyesight about a decade ago.
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Elyria
Ohio
Charles C. Lord
Lord
United States
J. P
Tatum Man Charged With Manslaughter
Floyd L. Rice, about 45, arrested on manslaughter charges after an 8 year old, John Lee Cardwell, died following treatment at his Tatum office. He faces a second count for an allegedly illegal death certificate and pleaded not guilty. The case cites unregistered practice and nonstandard credentials.
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Tatum
Floyd L. Rice
Kealey
Tatum Nic
Rice
Jewell McAdoo
Justice of the Peace
John W. Green
Lovington
John Lee Cardwell
McAdoo
Leonard Cardwell
Nora West
Lea County Medical Society
University of Cotoe
Nashville
Artesia
Cardwell
Long-time Roswell Jeweler Hugh M Huff Dies
Long-time Roswell resident and Huff Jewelry Store founder Hugh M Huff died at noon today at St Marys Hospital after an illness he had been hospitalized for since December 12. Survived by widow five children two sons Hugh M Jr and Joe W three daughters Ruth Corn Janice Huff Connor and Flora Huff Miller nine grandchildren one great grandson and other family members all in Roswell. Westrum Mortuary handles arrangements.
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Hugh M. Huff
Roswell
St. Mary’s Hospital
Huff
Tennessee
Huff Jewelry Store
Hugh M. Jr
Joe W
Ruth Corn
Janice Huff Connor
Flora Huff Miller
Westrum Mortuary
Rate Hikes Near Denver for Colorado Gas Consumers
Higher natural gas rates were recommended for Colorado’s Arkansas Valley today. Temporary boosts target Citizens Utilities Co of La Junta and Canon Gas Service Co of Canon City, ranging from 3 to 4 cents per thousand cubic feet of gas.
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Denver
Colorado
Arkansas Valley
Citizens Utilities Co
la Junta
Canon Gas Service Co
Canon City
Watch for MIGs Over Milwaukee
Milwaukee police radio caught an unfamiliar voice claiming three MIGs at 3 o'clock with a landing in zero visibility. The message shifted to Air Force chatter before dispatchers checked cars and warned all units to watch for a drunk in an unlocked squad car.
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Milwaukee
Air Force
Ambassador dies in bathtub electrocution in Delhi
Jaya Shamshere Jung Bahadur Rana, 39, an ambassador, was accidentally electrocuted in his bathtub in New Delhi. An embassy statement said he touched a switch while bathing in water heated by an electric heating rod.
Cusack Signals Interest in New Mexico Governor Race
State Senator John P. Cusack of Roswell, chair of the Chaves County Republican Committee, said in a Roswell Daily Record interview that he would consider a governor bid if delegates at the state convention nominate him for the lead Republican ticket. At 36, the attorney entered the Senate in 1952 and has drawn broad cross‑state support.
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Roswell
John P. Cusack
Chaves County
Republican Committee
Ed Mechem
Cusack
East Side
State Senate
Morrow to Run Albuquerque for State Legislature
Police Judge Findley Morrow announces candidacy on the Democratic ticket for the State Legislature. He is a native of Las Vegas.
Mechem Halves Prison Terms for Ten Convicted Murderers
Governor Mechem granted commutations to ten inmates including ten murderers and one habitual criminal, shortening sentences from terms such as life or 120–150 years to 16 to 75 years. Several other reductions recommended by the parole board were rejected.
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Santa FE
Edwin L. Mechem
Parole Board
Delfido Duran
Guadalupe County
Canuto E. Alarid
Santa Fe County
Henry F. Gonzales
Taos County
Howard Taf Miller
Torrance County
Elias Garcia
Quay County
Joe McKee
Charlie Nickens
Chaves County
Ramon E. Padilla
San Miguel County
Jessie James Sessions
Segre Ag
Floyd O. Smith
President announces plan to channel defense work faces Southern criticism
In Augusta Georgia President Eisenhowers plan to steer defense contracts to regions with unemployment drew sharp Southern Democratic attack. Sen Maybank of South Carolina, Sen Sparkman and Sen Hill of Alabama accused the plan of breaking campaign promises and shifting policy away from prior GOP pledges. Hagerty defended the move noting a Truman era policy had similar aims, while Flemming had earlier outlined it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Power Administration
Congress
Sen
Maybank
D-Sc
Eisenhower
Sparkman
D-Ala
Sen. Hill
Little White House
Augusta
GOP
Senate
James C. Hagerty
Truman
Hagerty
Arthur S. Flemming
Defense Mobilization
Flemming
Rep
Lanham
D-Ga
Expects Men with Longest Service Will Leave Korea
Gen Maxwell D. Taylor told 8th Army troops in a snow covered Korean valley that he does not know which two U S divisions will depart or when. He said the transfer is a high level move with details undecided and weeks or months possible. Taylor suggested transferring the longest serving men first and noted procedures depend on final decisions from higher levels.
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Seoul
Maxwell D. Taylor
8Th Army
U. S
Korea
Eisenhower
Taylor
Ihea
Smouth
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