Tragic boxing death ends New Mexico Gloves finals
James Anthony Lopez 19 of Albuquerque died from a brain hemorrhage after a novice featherweight final in the New Mexico Golden Gloves. An autopsy is pending to determine pre existing injury. Lopez collapsed en route to the dressing room after the fight at Cahoon Armory.
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Albuquerque
James Anthony Lopez
Lopez
New Mexico Medical Center
New Mexico
Fredrick R. Brown
Associated Press
Florencio Olguin
Carlsbad
EMC
Quentin J. Florence
Florence
Roswell
Bert Shephard
Brown
Sertoman
Shephard
Hobart R. Gay
New Mexico Military Institute
Golden Gloves
Cahoon Armory
Sertoma Club
Nmmi Board of Regents
Richard G. Bean
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
A.A.U
Enlivening Group Confab Question From Global Flight
Maj. Gen. Archie J. Old Jr. spoke to Air Force Academy cadets about leading three B 52 bombers on a nonstop global flight last month. He mused whether a world circumnavigator ages two or three days during a 45 hour 19 minute day.
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Denver
Archie J. Old Jr
Air Force
Air Force Academy
Eisenhower balances vacation with focus on Middle East crisis
In Thomasville Georgia President Eisenhower keeps a tight routine as he pursues quail hunting and golf between handling official papers. He spoke by phone with Secretary Dulles about Israel and Egypt while rumors of a new U N strategy surface. The party spent a quiet sabbath at Humpty Humfee Milestone estate after morning services.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
Dulles
White House
United States
Israel
Egypt
U. N
Humphrey
First Presbyterian Church
Eddy County Delegates to GOP Convention Uninstructed
Eddy County Republicans meet in Carlsbad and name 53 delegates to the state convention with no instructions on the candidate for the April 9 special congressional election to fill the late Representative Antonio M. Fernandez’s seat chaired by W. P. Sheldon.
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Artelia
Eddy County
United States
House of Representatives
Antonio M. Fernandez
Carlsbad
W. P. Sheldon
Artesia
Which road to follow US Communists draft policy questions
New York The American Communist party debated its future policies at a convention. It rejected a move to form a non party political action group and kept the party structure, while allowing open study of alternative paths. Hungarian pickets protested outside the convention venue.
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New York
American Communist Party
Action Association
Wall Street
Chateau Gardens
Lower East Side
Hungary
Ussr
U. S
State Senate Considers Sunday Session and Pay Increase
New Mexico Senate approved two constitutional amendments on a rare Sunday session. One would extend the legislature to 90 days. the other would raise pay from 20 to 30 dollars per day. A license plate measure passed 24 to 6, with costs offset by long term savings. A district split for congressional elections was deferred with Bernalillo County eyed for the southern district.
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Santa FE
New Mexico Senate
Senate Democrats
New Mexico
Senate
Bernalillo County
U. S
Three Prisoners Saw Way Out of Valencia Jail
Three inmates escaped Valencia County jail with a hack saw yesterday. Ignacio Montoya Jr. 19 Melvin Chambers 28 both of Phoenix and Gilbert Lovato 16 of Grants fled after sawing bars from a window Lovato used a pickup to reach Union Merc Co and returned to the jail to finish the break The pickup was later found in Socorro.
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Los Lunas
Valencia County
Madardo Sanchez
Ignacio Montoya Jr
Melvin Chambers
Phoenix
Gilbert Lovato
Grants
Montoya
Chambers
Lovato
Sanchez
Union Merc. Co
Socorro
Deadline Nears For Roswell Weight Classes
The Chaves County Heart Association schedules men weight control classes at Roswell Senior High School with a diet lunch, weigh in sessions, and exercise periods. The program hinges on at least ten men enrolling for each Monday and Thursday session, with a call to Mrs. T. H. Ferguson by Wednesday night to express interest.
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Chaves County Heart Association
The
Heart Association
Roswell Senior High School
T. H. Ferguson
Heart Office
Luna County Reviews $786000 School Bond for Deming High
Deming considers a $786,000 school bond to fund a new high school, with County Superintendent R. R. Lewis stating the major project is the Deming high school construction.
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Deming
Luna County
R. R. Lewis
Welcome home couple honored by Capt. Lloyd and family
Mr and Mrs R F Wilson are greeted by Captain and Mrs R N Lloyd in a warm ceremony. Attendees include neighbors and friends extending best wishes and congratulations on the couple’s welcoming event.
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R. F. Wilson
R. N. Lloyd
Hammarskjold urges Assembly guidance on Israel dilemma
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold warned that punishing Israel now could worsen the Middle East crisis. He reported no progress on Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and Egypt and asked the Assembly for guidance on next steps while noting sanctions would be only recommendations. He stressed negotiations hinge on Israel clarifying plans to withdraw and on potential effects of any action on peace efforts.
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United Nations, N. Y
Dag Hammerskjold
U.N
Israel
Middle East
General Assembly
Hammarskjold
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Security Council
Council
Assembly
Five Eastside Candidates Vie For Congress Nomination
Five East Side hopefuls seek the Democratic nomination to fill the late Antonio Fernandez seat in New Mexico. Donald Hallam of Hobbs leads East Siders with support from Rep. Anderson Carter of Portales, while Lt. Gov. Joe Montoya carries the most county endorsements. Other candidates include Rep. Austin Brooks of Clovis Melvin Tays of Alamogordo and Tom Morris of Tucumcari, as Bernailllo County weighs its pivotal votes.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Congress
Donald Hallam
Hobbs
Hallam
Anderson Carter
Portales
Roosevelt County
Santa Fe
Joe Montoya
East
Washington
Tom Morris
Tucumcari
Quay
Bernalillo
Montoya
Fernandez
Dennis Chavez
Chavez
East Side
Roswell Courthouse Monday DWI Cases Hit Courts
Nearly a dozen defendants faced Roswell police court and justice court on Monday. DWI charges included Michael Costello, 27, with other cases under investigation as grand larceny and alcohol related offenses were logged at the sheriff’s office.
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Law and Order
Justice Court
Sheriff's Office
DWI
R. Perry Bean
Justice of the Peace
Michael Costello
Roswell
Kellahin Replaces Dow on IOCC Job
Santa Fe attorney Jason W. Kellahin named New Mexico representative on the Interstate Oil Compact Commission replacing the resigned Hiram M. Dow of Roswell. Dow had held the post since 194? and the ICCC grew to 31 members during his tenure. Kellahin is a Republican with a background in oil law and prior service on the Corporation Commission and State Police Board.
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New Mexico
Drouth
Southwest
Alamogordo
Locke L. Mouton
Corps of Engineers
Albuquerque
Leo G. Stearns
Geological Survey
Santa Fe
Adrian Hill
U.S. Forest Service
John Simms
Simms Farm Supply
Tularosa
Norm Welb
Jason W. Kellahin
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Hiram M. Dow
Roswell
Edwin L. Mechem
Dow
Oklahoma
Texas
California
Dallas
ICCC
Kellahin
State Oil Conservation Commission
Mechem
Corporation Commission
Eugene Allison
Eletion
Sam
State Police Board
Interstate Compact Commission
Interstate Control Group
Fifth Tri-State Faculty Conference at ENMU
The fifth annual Tri-State Faculty Conference on moral and spiritual values will meet Saturday on the Eastern New Mexico University campus. Faculty members from West Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico will participate.
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Portales
Eastern New Mexico University
West Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Scouts Attend Church Services in Roswell for Boy Scout Sunday
Cubs Boy Scouts and Explorers attended church services in Roswell in uniform to mark Boy Scout Sunday and the 47th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. This week through March 22 blue and gold banquets will be held by 28 Cub Packs in the Rio Hondo district.
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Roswell
Boy Scouts of America
Rio Hondo
Officer Stops Burning Motorcycle Rescue on Street
San Francisco patrolman Jack Miller faced a exploding burning motorcycle and leapt free as it toppled. Patrolman Ed Lawson on his horse Chief quickly restrained the blaze with a lariat and pulled the vehicle from under a car until firemen extinguished it.
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San Francisco
Jack Miller
Miller
Ed Laweson
Chief
Lawson
Speed Kills Three Young NM Residents
Three young New Mexico residents died in traffic accidents over the weekend. Coy Lindsey 17 of Las Cruces died from head injuries after an overturning car. Neil Feverstein 16 escaped with injuries after falling asleep at the wheel. A second crash near Grants killed Vidal Gonzales 21, with Felimon Lamos 21 badly injured. Ernie Harris 21 escaped with lesser injuries. Jimmy Quintana 28 of Santa Cruz died from a fractured skull in another crash west of Los Lunas. Gilbert Romero 28 survived with injuries. Total deaths in state this year reach 40 with one elderly pedestrian killed in Albuquerque. Richard Davis 30 faces investigation after striking pedestrian Oliver Russell 78.
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Associated Press
Kille
Las Cruces
Coy Lee Lindsey
Neil G. Feverstein
New Mexico
Vidal Gonzales
Grants
U. S. 66
Gonzales
Felimon Lamos
Ernie Harris
Jimmy Quintana
Santa Cruz
Los Lunas
Gilbert Romero
Albuquerque
Pita Griego
Albuequerque
Oliver Russell
Richard Lee Davis
Finger of Violence Guilt Targeted at Ku Klux Klan
Four Montgomery bombings blamed on the Ku Klux Klan by police and officials amid racial violence. A Klan spokesman denies organization involvement while a grand jury hears evidence against seven white men, four charged with January 10 church and home bombings and a service station attack, three with conspiracy over failed dynamite bundles. A Klan member suggested some defendants are Klan affiliates.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ku Klux Klan
Klan
KKE
Montgomery County
Montgomery City
G. J. Ruppenthal
Grand Jury
Aoan Ac
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