Senate clash over Indian commissioner appointment cited anonymous letter
Sen. Anderson and Welfare Director Simpson Clash in Santa Fe over a letter alleging Simpson’s Italy wartime activities. Simpson calls the anonymous letter cowardly and aims to convict those behind it. Anderson defends use of official files while noting committee interest. Merle and Beau.
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Associated Press
Anderson
Alva A. Simpson Jr
Simpson
Sen
Interior Department
Glenn Emmons
Gallup
Department
Washington
Italy
Santa Fe
Central Intelligence Agency
Melvin Mencher
Albuquerque Journal
Mencher
Emmons
Adm
G. F. Mentz
Oliver E. Cound
M. W. Royse
School of Foreign Service
George L. Warren
State Department
Col
Alfred C. Bowman
Indian Commissioner Post
Roosevelt Says He Was Blackmailed Over Infidelities
James Roosevelt denies his wife's adultery charges and says he signed a letter admitting nine infidelities under blackmail to shield his family from divorce. He states he will decide by April 2 whether to run for Congress in the 26th District amid Democratic pressure.
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Los Angeles
James Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Romelle Schneider Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Marine Corps
South Pacific
Hagerman Teenagers Die In Trio Of Wrecks Near Roswell
Three crashes in Chaves County last night left two teens dead and a dozen injured. Alva Foster, 16, Hagerman, and Garland Beeson Jr., 16, Roswell, died in a two car collision 11.2 miles south of Roswell on U S Highway 285 at 11 20 p m. Others injured include Verna Crump 15 Marguerite Huddleston 17 Rudolph Espinosa 21 Thella Ridgley 15 Pat Espinosa 16 and Boston occupant Buddy Van Hoy 19 plus two W A F B airmen treated at base hospitals. Investigating officers were Bud South and Marvin Hill. There were 25 traffic deaths in the county last year.
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Chaves County
Alva Foster
Hagerman
Garland D. Beeson Jr
S. Mulberry
Roswell
U.S. Highway 285
Pablo Ramirez Aguilar
Albuquerque St
Hudson
Robert L. Boston
Walker Air Force Base
Verna Lee Crump
Marguerite Huddle
Boston
WAFB
le Milo B. Coghill
Clarence Robertson
Henry Leonardo
Simpson
40Th
St. Mary's Hospital
Air Force
Walker
Westrum
Ballard
Here
Bud South
New Mexico Police
Marvin T. Hill
Dulles Denounces Reds as World Peace Threat
Secretary of State Dulles told a Big Four conference that the Soviet bloc and its one man rule pose the real danger to world peace, not the Western alliance. He challenged Molotov’s charges about Western war aims and urged all German elections to form a unified government for Germany.
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Berlin
Dulles
Big Four Foreign Ministers
Molotov
Poland
Moscow
Hitler
Russia
Germany
West Germany
Postal Receipts Rise in Roswell for January 1954
Postmaster Mary McCullough released figures showing Roswell January 1954 postal receipts totaling 29 916 72 dollars, up 1 551 81 from January 1953’s 28 346 91 dollars, indicating a marked increase.
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Roswell
Mary McCullough
Bursum Elected President of New Mexico Boys Ranch Board
Mayor Holm Bursum of Socorro has been chosen president of the board of directors for the New Mexico Boys Ranch. He is also a Republican candidate seeking the party’s gubernatorial nomination.
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Albuquerqu P
Holm Bursum
Socorro
New Mexico Boys Ranch
Bursum
Local Weather Summary From United States Weather Bureau
Reading intervals from 2 p m yesterday to 11 a m today show high 59 and low 29 with normal 57 and 27. Precipitation totals are 0.0 for 24 hours and 0.21 year to date 0.44 normal year to date. Sunrise 6 54, sunset 5 30, day length 10 6 hours. Forecast fair today and tonight with slight warmth this afternoon and little change tomorrow. high near 65 and low around 28.
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DO Sa
Jewelry Store Owner Suffers Loss From Coffee Sale
Nashville merchant Harold L. Shyer offered 90 cent coffee at 49 cents a pound to attract customers. Buyers flocked in and purchased 1 600 pounds of coffee yesterday, costing Shyer a net loss of 656 dollars as none bought jewelry.
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Nashville
Tenn
Harold L. Shyer
Shyer
Burglars Plague Roswell With Homes and Store Break-ins
A weekend rash of intrusions reported by the Roswell Police Department includes four break-ins two homes and two stores. The homes of Pat Hanagan and Dan Wilmot were entered with cash not stolen, a Whicker Furniture Co. window gap yielded small cash loss, and Shamas Food Stores suffered damaged cash registers with a small cash cache. Police anticipate clearing up two additional cases as details unfold.
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Roswell
Tommy Thompson
Pat Hanagan
W. F. Hanagan Jr
Missouri Ave
Dan Wilmot
Pennsylvania Ave
Thompson
Whicker Furniture Co
Second St
Shamas Food
E. Second St
Hondo
Eddings Grocery
E. McGaffey St
Rose Grocery
E. Chisum St
Cook named AEC assistant general manager for manufacturing
H W Cook of Muskegon Michigan who has worked for the nations atomic program since 1944 was named today assistant general manager for manufacturing of the Atomic Energy Commission He has been director of AECs production division for three years.
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AEC
Cook
Washington
H. W. Cook
Muskegon, Mich
Atomic Energy Commission
Matchett Named SBA Regional Director for Dallas Area
J F Matchett, a former Hobbs New Mexico banker now residing in Seagraves Texas, has been appointed regional director for the Dallas area of the Small Business Administration.
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Matchett
Washington
J. F. Matchett
Hobbs, N. M
Dallas
The
Small Business Administration
Seagraves
Tex
Grim Bricker treaty amendment effort faces jumbled talks
Grim Republican leaders and Bricker clash over a constitutional amendment on treaty powers. Senate leaders Knowland Ferguson and Millikin push for language acceptable to Eisenhower while Bricker resists retreat. A two hour White House session yielded no new concessions, leaving the effort in doubt.
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Washington
Knowland
California
Ferguson
Michigan
Millikin
Colorado
Eisenshower
Sen
Bricker
Ohio
Eienhower
White House
Senate
Eisenhower
Democrats Hear Mitchell at New Mexico Dinner in Albuquerque
About 500 Democrats from across New Mexico attend the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner in Albuquerque where Stephen Mitchell national chairman is the keynote speaker. Rex Meador notes all four gubernatorial candidates plan to attend and that party unity remains a theme as voters weigh the field.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Stephen Mitchell
Rex Meador
Meador
John Simms Jr
Jof Albuquerque
Leroy Wise
Hobbs
W. O. Culbertson Jr
Las Vegas
J. R. Wrinkle
Crude Oil Output Drops for Week
The nation’s daily average crude oil and lease condensate production fell 24 000 barrels to 6 270 300 in the week ending January 30, per Oil and Gas Journal. Kansas had the largest drop, while Colorado and Louisiana posted gains. Oklahoma and Texas showed varied results.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oil and Gas Journal
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Louisiana
New Mexico
Texas
County Cotton Acreage Allotments Expected Soon
Albuquerque report says the New Mexico Production and Marketing Administration will announce county cotton acreage allotments for 1954 about February 10. PMA executive Archie Vance cited need for more information on farmers wanting to plant cotton. Congress raised the state's cotton quota to 218,942 acres from 167,243 last week.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico Production and Marketing Administration
Archie Vance
State
PMA
New Mexico
Congress
Bread Price Rise Hits Albuquerque Stores
Four Albuquerque bakeries announced higher wholesale bread prices and retailers quickly raised retail prices to customers. Bread now sells at 23 cents for a one pound loaf and a 14 pound loaf not clearly specified.
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Albuquerque
Dark Horse Candidate Sought for Governor By State Senator
State Sen. Henry Eager of Tucumcari urged for a poor man's candidate for governor while denouncing the leading Democratic contenders. He said he is not running and outlined an eight point program he would push if governor, criticizing the announced candidates for lacking a plan. Eager spoke in Albuquerque at Jefferson Jackson Day events.
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New Mexico
Artesia
Carlsbad
House of Representatives
Fred Cole
Virgil O. McCollum
Eddy County
Albuquerque
Henry Eager
Tucumcari
Eager
John Simms Jr
Leroy Wise
Hobbs
W. O. Culbertson Jr
Las Vegas
J. R. Wrinkle
Silver City
Police Judge Ballard Seeks Re-election
Police Court Judge R L Ballard of Roswell announced his intention to run again for the two year term. A lifelong Roswell resident and York Rite Mason living at 501 S Washington Ave he has held the position for 12 years. He pledges to continue his policy of equal treatment regardless of creed or color.
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R. L. Ballard
Ballard
Roswell
S. Washington Ave
Petition for New School at Hagerman
The Hagerman Board of Education received a petition to construct a new school building costing about 70000 dollars. Architect firms Vorhees and Standhart of Roswell will design a three classroom plus library and lab facility adjoining Hagerman High School in the same block to unify high school classes.
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Hagerman
Cambridge Ave
74 Rigs Turn Hobbs In Lea County Activity
Seventy four oil rigs were drilling in Lea County yesterday, two more than last Monday, with Lea County remaining the most active in the Permian Basin spanning southeastern New Mexico and western Texas.
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Hobbs
Lea County
Hughes Tool Co
Lea
Permian
New Mexico
Texas
Ballard Seeks Re Election Police Judge Amid City Race
Ballard announces candidacy for re election as police court judge joining Henry S. Corzine as contenders for city office. Primary likely on May 4 with handwriting voting possible due to machine timing. city aldermen seats, mayor, and other posts to be decided under state rules.
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R. L. Ballard
Henry S. Corzine
Warren R. Cobean
C. M. Robbins
Roswell
J. W. Reidenm
Mourmahon
Bach
Murray Bush
Terrible Winter In Europe Grips Continent With Ice
A seven year cold spell grips Europe from the Urals to the Mediterranean with trains stalled rivers frozen and villages cut off. More than 45 deaths reported as North Africa sees fresh snow and European cities struggle under record lows and power outages.
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London
Europe
Urals
Mediterranean
North Africa
Morocco
Meknes
Algiers
Trieste
Frankfurt
Germany
Paris
Rhine
North Sea
Switzerland
Lorelei
Elbe
Hamburg
Juist
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