Big Three Make Final Peace Bid
Berlin talks intensify as Western Powers press for a Korean peace framework and a broader European security pact with Molotov. The session in East Berlin nears its end with debate over China’s status, Austria independence, and a joint communique draft by Dulles Eden Bidault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Red China
Asia
Molotov
East Berlin
Germany
Peiping
Korea
Indochina
United States
Britain
France
Dulles
Eden
Bidault
Russia
Nes
Austria
Wright Appointed Supreme Chief of Forces in Atlantic
The White House named U S Admiral Jerauld Wright as supreme commander of Allied forces in the Atlantic to take over from Admiral Lynde McCormick on April 12. Eisenhower also nominates Wright as commander in chief of the U S Atlantic Fleet and Atlantic Command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Atlantic
Washington
White House
U.S
Jerauld Wright
Adm
McCormick
Mechem to Attend Ceremony at NMMI
Newcolors will be presented to the Corps of Cadets at the New Mexico Military Institute on Sunday with Gov. Edwin L. Mechem Hiram M. Dow and Lt. Col. L F Hood present. The regimental review begins at 4 30 p m on the Parade Grounds. The ROTC colors bear the NMMI seal in red and black. This marks the first time the colors are carried by the Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corps of Cadets
New Mexico Military Institute
Edwin L. Mechem
Hiram M. Dow
Secretary of the Army For
New Mexico
L. F. Hood
Pms&t
ROTC
Quartermaster General
Department of the Army
Weather summary from United States Weather Bureau
Reading records show temperatures at three hour intervals from 2 p.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today with highs near 61 and lows near 28. Precipitation is zero for the past 24 hours and month to date. Forecast calls for fair weather today tonight and tomorrow with warmer conditions. High near 75 and low around 30. Sunrise 6 40 and sunset 5 45. Day length 11.1 hours.
Dear to Leave UNM to Open Albuquerque Golf Shop
John Dear, longtime UNM golf coach, plans to depart in June to launch a driving range and golf shop in Albuquerque. He cited favorable financial potential and his enjoyment of his university ties as factors in the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
John Dear
University of New Mexico
Dear
Welfare chief fires public relations man
Acting Welfare Director Richard Strahlem released Larry Bynon from the department yesterday. Strahlem said he intended to let the department's record of achievement speak for itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strahlem
Bynon Santa FE
Richard Strahlem
Larry Bynon
Reds to Appeal Detroit Conspiracy Convictions
Sentencings followed by swift appeals were the next evident steps after six Michigan Communists were convicted in a Detroit conspiracy case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
REDS
Detroit
Michigan
Barbs Fly As Strahlem Attacks State Road Agency
Former Highway Department controller Richard E. Strahlem accused the Highway Commission and the Highway Department of failing to meet their responsibilities in a special session. He pressed charges about federal road funds and alleged statements by Keller, while commissioners denied the claims. The debate, tied to road-use money diverted to the general fund, echoed issues from the 1953 Legislature and potential federal aid loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
Highway Department
Richard E. Strahlem
Highway Commission
Commission
Strahlem
C. O. Erwin
G. D. Hatfield
Erwin
W. J. Keller
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Keller
State
BPR
Three Killed In Kansas Bus Wreck Blame Driver Nap
Three people died in a fiery head on collision between a Continental Trailways bus and an Auto Transport truck near La Cygne Kansas. Bus driver Ross Cook from Independence Missouri and truck driver Russell Gibson of Fort Scott Kansas were killed. A bus passenger also died. Eight others were injured as vehicles burned and welded together. State Patrolman Bill Gray cited a witness claiming the other truck was on the wrong side of the road and suggested the truck driver may have dozed off at the wheel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Gray
Gray
Glenn Stanley
Stanley, Kan
Ripley's Oddities Exhibit Comes to Roswell
A mobile museum of Believe It or Not items will be shown in Roswell tomorrow and Friday at Fourth and Main Streets. Admission is free and donations support Naval veterans rehabilitation through the Navy Club for the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ripley
Roswell
Fourth and Main Streets
Navy Club
United States
Closet Hiding Joke Turns Unfunny Injury in Oklahoma
McCloud Oklahoma report where Cirtiss Haskell Smith and Audrey visited Lena Cotney in a bid to hide in a closet for a joke. Their son Marvin, 14, heard the noise, grabbed a .22 pistol, and fired when Smith yelled Boo, wounding him in the elbow.
Murdered Man Found Near Lordsburg
The body of Amos Clarence Burgess was found eight miles east of Lordsburg by state and county officers. His wife Flora Burgess, 35, from Midland Texas, aided in the search and provided a note claiming the couple were picked up near Globe, Arizona and that Burgess had been murdered. Police and peace officers searched the area and a plane was used. The couple is being held in Midland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordsburg
Amos Clarence Burgess
Flora W. Burgess
Midland
Tex
Amos
Globe
Ariz
Luna
Grant
Hidalgo
Deming
John Bradford
Burgess
Southern Pacific
Harold Wallace
Windup Expected In Roosevelt Domestic Case
In Pasadena a court hearing on James Roosevelt's ability to meet 3500 monthly temporary support is expected to conclude after brief testimony and final arguments. Mrs Romelle Roosevelt seeks interim support for herself and three children amid separate maintenance suits. She accuses Roosevelt of infidelity with 12 women, naming three as corespondents, while he denies the charges and alleges mental cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
James Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Gladys Irene Owens
John K. Sloan
Arthur E. Schifferman
Hartmans Right Hand Man Probes City Shortage
Bill Leiderbrand and Ed Hartman arrived in Roswell to investigate a $4,037.21 parking meter fund shortage for Sept 30 to Dec 31 last year. They set up in the county courthouse basement with work expected to last another week. A City Council breakfast at the Nickson Hotel is noted for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Leiderbrand
Santa Fe
Roswell
Ed Hartman
County Commissioners Room
Nickson Hotel
Beulah V. Brewer Sues for Divorce from Edward W. Brewer
A divorce action was filed in district court on Monday naming Beulah Viola Brewer as petitioner and Edward W. Brewer as respondent. The case seeks dissolution of the marriage and related relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Viola Brewer
Edward W. Brewer
U S Chamber Optimistic on Economic Outlook
The U S Chamber of Commerce voiced optimism about the national economy saying a depression is unlikely and 1954 should be solid though not as buoyant as 1953. Walter Reuther challenged the view that spring will bring prosperity and noted unemployment figures as a real problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
CIO
Walter Reuther
Nual
Reuther
Chamber
Census Bureau
Commerce Department
United Auto Workers
Chevrolet
General Motors
Republican National
Leonard W. Hall
Stevens Switches Candidacy to Race For State's D.C.
George R. Stevens former state land office employee withdraws from the Democratic treasurer race to enter the corporation commissioner contest. The field includes Pickett Moynihan Bassett Shepard Frassinet and Stevens. Republican governor hopeful Alva Simpson claims near 100 Bernalillo County delegates back him. other Democrats back Leroy Wise. J R Wrinkle urges tourism focus and a knowledgeable head for the State Tourist Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
George R. Stevens
State Land Office
Ingram Pickett
Stevens
Pickett
Terry Moynihan
Taos
Charles Bassett
Guy Shepard
Julius Frassinet
Socorro
Tragedy at Columbus: Taxicab driver kills family then himself
A 45 year old former taxicab driver killed his wife, daughter and three stepchildren as they slept in their Columbus home, then died by suicide after prowling the house for hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Three Boys Sentenced to Industrial School at Springer
Three boys received terms to the New Mexico Industrial School at Springer until age 21 or until further order after juvenile court proceedings. One case was postponed for parental presence and involves theft from a 1940 Chevrolet. Other youths faced charges of motor vehicle theft and radio and hat theft, with wards of the court and various parole or school/work conditions. The docket also included a breaking and entering case held open for dependents and neglected children. Judge George T. Harris presided with Atty. Robert J. Barrett presenting the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Springer
Artesia
Espanola
Alamogordo
Texas
Welfare Department
George T. Harris
Robert J. Barrett
Atorney
Sae
Unknown Canyons Found Deep In Earth by Cave Explorers
Crystal Cave Kentucky explorers from the National Speleological Society reached virgin passages 300 feet underground near Mammoth Cave. The three explorers John Lehrberger Russell H Curnee and Albert C Mueller Jr found large rooms with helictites while an NBC newsman and a Courier Journal reporter documented the trip. A Dillwyn Virginia group discovered a shortcut to Bogardus Waterfalls saving hours. The 60 member expedition is the largest of its kind in America with results to be mapped for scientific use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Cave
Kentucky
National Speleological
Mammoth Cave National Park
John Lehrberger
Louisville
Russell H. Curnee
Tenafly
N. J
Albert C. Mueller Jr
Scotch Plains
Phil Horsham
Louisville Courier Journal
Bogardus Waterfalls
R. E. Charlton
Dillwyn, Va
Bud” Bogardus
America
Floyd Collins
Sand Cave
Eisenhower asks Congress to share atomic info with allies
President Eisenhower urged lawmakers to authorize sharing limited battlefield nuclear information with friendly nations and to expand peacetime atomic power data exchange with allies. He argued such steps would strengthen U S defense and economy while updating the 1946 act and safeguarding secrets. He noted evolving atomic weapons and propulsion as a motive for reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Free World
Monpoly
Lea County Takes Custody of Suspect
Joe Pierce of Tatum, a Lea County deputy sheriff, took custody at 5 p.m. yesterday of Harold Dane Pierce, a 20 year old Ohioan arrested by Roswell police in connection with the theft of a 1950 Chrysler. Pierce was apprehended in the Norton Hotel after a high speed chase, a barricade, and three shots by officers. Information on the incident was delayed because Police Chief Tommy Thompson was out of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Lovington
Joe Pierce
Tatum
Lea County
Harold Dane Pierce
Ohioan
Roswell
Hobbs
Ohio Pierce
Norton
Tommy Thompson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Big
William $. Clark
N. M
William S. Clark
Clark
Mogollon
Air Force
26Th Air Depot Group
Bob
Bill
Llth St
William Clark
Mechem
Nmmi
United States Weather Bureau
State Road Agency
Kansas
Ihe
First Baptist Church
Penn and Fifth
James Roosevelts
Franklin Roosevelt
Romelle Roosevelt
Hartman
U.S. Chamber
Senate
House Economic Committee
U. S
Tevens
D.C
Lehrberger
William Burke Miller
NBC
Fond
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!