Two U S Air Force Tankers Collide Killing Thirteen
Two KB29 tanker planes from the Strategic Air Command collided in clear weather over Normandy France during a weekend training mission. Thirteen crewmen were killed five injured and one missing hours after the crash near Morigny. A third plane returned safely reporting an explosion in near zero visibility. Federal court attack opens in Albuquerque on a $150000 suit by Samuel F Gray for his son Samuel Jr injured at New Mexico Military Institute alleging negligence by Fidelity and Casualty Co Col John Doe Ward.
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ST. LO
France
U.S. Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Sculthorpe
England
Morigny
Albuquerque
Newae Military Institute
Roswell
Samuel F. Gray
Samuel Jr
Gray
Military School Fidelity & Casualty Co
New York
John Doe Ward
Institute
Palmdale
Calif
San Diego
Hanscom Afb
U. S. Air Force
Rikers Island
New York City
van Nuys
California
Moffett Naval Air Station
Mounttainz View
Gubser
Marine Range
Clarence Hinkle to Present NMMI Honor Awards
Clarence Hinkle president of the NMMI board of regents will present the Honor Company award for February to E company commanded by Cadet Capt. Thomas E. Horkay during the Sunday regimental parade at NMMI starting at 4 p.m. today. About 41 new cadets, enrolled at mid semester, will watch their first official Sunday parade from near the reviewing stand and will participate in future parades.
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Clarence Hinkle
Board of Regents
NMMI
E” Company
Thomas E. Horkay
New Mexico Road Toll So Far This Year
The tally shows 29 road fatalities in New Mexico up to the current date, compared with 23 at the same point last year. Authorities urge caution and remind drivers to follow traffic laws to reduce deaths.
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N. M
Prospect of Aid to Saudi Arabia Grows Weaker
President Eisenhower is understood to have assured King Saud that the United States will help expand and modernize Saudi Arabia's military force but no aid amount is set. The outlook for economic assistance appears weaker, with officials noting Congress may be difficult to persuade for aid to a kingdom earning 300 million dollars yearly in oil royalties.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Saud
United States
Saudi Arabia
Congress
SACB Postpones Hearing Date On Union Infiltration Claim
Washington SACB moved a hearing on the allegation by the attorney general that the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers is Communist infiltrated. The hearing now starts February 25 after an opening date previously set for Monday. The union represents about 60,000 workers in copper lead and zinc mining and refining.
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Washington
Subversive Activities Control Board
SACB
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Venezuelan Helicopter Crash Kills 3 Aboard
A helicopter crashed in mountains about 35 miles south of Caracas killing all three men aboard. The incident occurred last night and authorities began investigating the cause.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Here
Stubborn Mule Aids Flood Rescue On Mountain
London Ky story of an Army helicopter forced to land on a mountain top due to bad weather. Warrant officer William Snyder borrowed a mule from George Barnett to reach transportation for rescuers sent from Fort Benning Georgia to aid in flood relief.
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London
Ft. Benning
William Snyder
George Barnett
House to Study Major Drought Aid Outlay
The House will consider a 50 million dollar appropriation to aid drought stricken Great Plains ranchers and farmers. The measure follows President Eisenhower's 76 million dollar program and the Appropriations Committee already trimmed 26 million, noting further needs can be addressed later.
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Washington
Yeb
House
Great Plains States
Eisenhower
House Appropriations Committee
Farmington Man Dies of Auto Crash Injuries
W James Edward Huckaby 53 of Aztec died in San Juan Hospital Friday night from injuries suffered January 27 when a car on State Road 17 went out of control. He was thrown from the vehicle and struck by a rear wheel, crushing his chest.
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Farmington
James Edward Huckaby
Aztec
San Juan Hospital
State Road 17
Williams and Coleman Nuptial Mention in Local Note
A brief social item records the marriage announcements for Mr. and Mrs. Jack Williams and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Coleman with concise notice of the event.
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Jack Williams
C. H. Coleman
Dangers Seen in NM Move to Create Two Congressional Districts
Santa Fe reports Democratic leaders privately doubt action on districting this session amid push to split New Mexico into two seats. Some favor waiting for the 1960 census which could grant a third congressman, easing Bernalillo County dominance and shifting the state into three districts. The 435 member House is reapportioned after each census.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Clinton P. Anderson
Sug
Gested
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque
House of Representatives
Improvements Planned for Walker AFB Housing in Roswell
Senator Chavez said the Air Force will take concrete steps to fix substandard housing at Walker Air Force Base Roswell New Mexico. He noted outdoors toilet facilities remain and a study shows 2077 men need better housing to meet current standards.
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Chavez
Walker Afb
Washington
Sen. Chavez
D-Nm
Air Force
Walker Air Force Base
Roswell
N. M
New Mexico
Walker
Demands Rise for U S Probe Into Air Crashes
A string of military jet and airliner crashes over 60 hours left 48 dead and nearly 150 injured. The incidents included Hanscom AFB Massachusetts and a San Diego Marine range explosion, prompting calls for quick government action on test flights.
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Associated Press
Hanscom Air Force Base
Massachusetts
San Diego
Calif
Skies Clear In Appalachian Flood Areas
Skies cleared in the Appalachian flood region while rain and snow fell across central and western areas. New York City logged 58 inches of snow in 13 hours. warmer air soon melted it. Snow also appeared in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes region with scattered freezing drizzle in parts of Kansas and Nebraska.
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Atlantic Ocean
New York City
Appalachian
Gulf Coast
South Carolina
Mississippi Valley
Minnesota
Kansas
Nebraska
Great Lakes
Colorado
California
High Sierras
Idaho
Nevada
AFL-CIO Backs Ike Middle East Military Economic Plan
The AFL-CIO endorsed President Eisenhower's Middle East military economic program while urging a firm stand against colonialism. The Executive Council approved a plan to use American troops if needed and to provide broad economic aid, noting the situation has deteriorated beyond Truman era proposals. The group supported the policy but demanded stronger guarantees of peace and stability.
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Miami Beach
Fla
AFL - Cio
Eisenhower
Middle East
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Navy
Afl-Cio
U.S.S. Antietam
House
Inow
Senate
Council
Truman
Greece
Roswell to Open New Sears Store Amid School Board Election
Roswell gears up for a Sears Roebuck opening at South Main and Reed Streets at 10 a.m. Thursday with local officials and Dallas executives attending. Voters in Roswell School District No. 1 go to the polls Tuesday for two Board of Education seats from 11 candidates. Balloting runs 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and is followed by a bond election on February 26 for a $900,000 issue.
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Roswell
Sears Roebuck
South Main
Reed Streets
Jim Owens
Owens
Southwestern Territory
Dallas
R. L. Tayloe
Sears
A. B. Carr
A. R. Wisenbaker
Wisenbaker
R. C. Arthur
R. B. Monson
D. J. Wagg
W. Lee New
Board of Education
Second Street
Washington Avenue
Missouri Avenue
Little Theater
Roswell High School
Roswell Council of Parent Teachers Associations
Ptas
J. M. McKnight
Groundhog Flunks Forecast In Milwaukee Debut
Milwaukee Groundhog Club No. 1 mascot failed to forecast weather yesterday. Biting club president Tait Clifford’s thumb, the creature hid back in its Washington Park Zoo cage, sparking amusement and doubt about the season ahead.
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Milwaukee
No. 1
Washington Park Zoo
Tait Clifford
Discovery After Slippery Grade Ends with Towed Car
Ray Fleck's light truck spun on a slick grade in Altoona Pennsylvania. A motorist warned that the car he was towing had broken away. Fleck later found his bumper had hooked onto a parked car about a half mile away.
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Altoona
Ray Fleck
Fleck
John Hall Jr Heads Heart Fund Drive Again
John Hall Jr a field orderwriter for Mutual Insurance Company of New York will chair the Chaves County Heart Association Heart Fund drive for a second year. Dr U S Marshall president of the local Heart Association announced the campaign runs Feb 1 to Feb 28 with Heart Sunday on Feb 24. Hundreds of volunteers will door to door. last year the county raised nearly 10000 to support local heart programs and research.
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John Hall Jr
Mutual Insurance Company of New York
Chaves County Heart Association
U.S. Marshall
American Heart Association
Heart
Heart Fund
Chaves County
Two Carlsbad Citizens Honored at Service Award Banquet
Carlsbad Jaycees honored two citizens for outstanding service at the Riverside Country Club banquet. George Markle received the distinguished service award for men under 35, and Thomas M. Cramer, former vice president of U S Potash Co, earned the outstanding citizen award for men over 35.
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Carlsbad
Carlsbad Jaycees
Riverside Country Club
George Markle
Thomas M. Cramer
U. S. Potash Co
Milkman Locks Himself Inside Frankfort Home
In Frankfort Kentucky Paul Weddle woke to a tap outside his window then found Elmer Lee the milkman had accidentally locked himself inside Weddle’s home The incident ended without injury and the man was released.
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Frankfort
Paul Weddle
Weddle
Elmer Lee
Chavez Terms Hobbs Air Base Rejection Disappointing
Senator Chavez of New Mexico criticized a Air Force report denying reactivation of Hobbs base for Strategic Air Command. The report also rejected Dublin Georgia and Mitchell South Dakota sites. Chavez vows to pursue New Mexico as a home for a fifth air force base and cites a shift to rockets and missiles.
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Chavez
Hobbs
Washington
D-Nm
Air Force
N. M
Strategic Air Command
Dublin
Mitchell
S. D
SAC
Special Air Force
Congress
New Mexico
Fifth Air Force
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Jack Campbell
Morgan Nelson
Larry Goodell
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Icopter
Floy Crutchfield
Mary Jones
Florence Parke
M. Lawerence
M. Frances
Callei Chrisman
Bo Rs. K. L. Bergener
U.S
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Ike
City School Board
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