Snark Intercontinental Missile Under Went Major Tests
Intercontinental guided Snark missile undergoing tests at Patrick Air Force Base Florida. Northrop pictures show a 40 foot hull with 30 foot wingspan and an electronic brain director. Army exposure of Redstone missile in flight at Huntsville Alabama with test stand 15 stories high and length about 45 feet. Redstone range 200 300 miles aims to reach 1500 miles.
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Hawthorne
Calif
Patrick Air Force Base
Florida
Air Force
Northrop Aircraft, Inc
Northrop
Washington
Army
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Petition drive urges Ingram Pickett to file for governor
In Santa Fe three Las Vegas Democrats presented Corporation Commissioner Ingram B. Pickett with a petition urging him to file for governor in 1956. They claimed about 400 signatures in a few days and another 500 to 1,000 forthcoming. Sammy Martinez Leo Salazar and Matias Velasquez said San Miguel County voters want Pickett in the Democratic primary. Pickett said he has not changed his mind and will announce March 6.
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Santa FE
Las Vegas
Democrats
Ingram B. Pickett
Pickett
Sammy Martinez
San Miguel
Leo Salazar
Matias Velasquez
Martinez
Young Democrats
Democratic Party
Ingram
Police Seek Car Involved in Los Lunas Death
Police search for a Texas licensed car believed involved in the traffic death of Evaristo Sanchez 30 near Belen on State Road 47 witnesses said the car struck him as he lay on the road at about 7 30 p m He died in Belen hospital about an hour later the death toll for the year reaches 40.
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Associated Press
Texas
Evaristo Sanchez
Belen
Los Lunas
Newburg
Jay White
Phelps County
Harvey M. Johnson
Johnson
Ft. Leonard Wood
Norma Jean Phelps
Phelps County Hospital
Rolla
Norma
Army develops creepy peepy TV camera transmitter for combat
The Army unveils a 55 pound TV camera transmitter for forward battle use. A single operator can place it at an advanced position under cover and withdraw. A receiver behind the lines records the signal on a 10 inch picture tube. The device could also be adapted for commercial news coverage and major events.
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Washington
Gulf Moves Offices Midland Odessa July Shift Affects 55 Workers
Gulf Oil Corp West Texas Zone production division will move from Odessa to Midland around Aug. 1 affecting about 55 employees. Former Truman staff officer William H. Duncan was sentenced to six months to five years on two counts of indecent handling and exposure of a minor with sentences to run concurrently. He may receive psychiatric treatment in jail. Russell Dallas Roswell youth got six months to two years for assault to rob while unarmed. Both rulings were delivered by District Judge George T. Harris.
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GULF
Midland
West Texas
Gulf Oil Corp
Odessa
H. M. Bayer
Fort Worth
William H. Duncan
Air Force
Harry Truman
George T. Harris
Duncan
J. C. Jones
Chaves
Land
Harris
Russell Dallas
Roswell
Dallas
Behnke
George Brock
Commission
Brock
Pecos Valley
Cecil Redmonde
Humble Oil outlines New Mexico expansion plans
Humble Oil vice president Morgan J. Davis outlined the firm’s future in New Mexico at a luncheon at the Nickson Hotel. The company plans a bulk plant and two service stations in the state, with additional stations and plants in other New Mexico cities. Humble currently produces about 5 000 barrels daily, tracing exploration to 1925 and first production to 1928.
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Humble
New Mexico
Morgan J. Davis
Humble Oil Co
Nickson Hotel
Davis
Humble Company
Humble Persdéhnel
Humble Oil
Hiram Dow
Roswell
Harvey W. Ferguson
Wallace Pratt
Carlsbad
Board of
Standard Oil of New Jersey
J. W. House
Roy M. Stevens
G. A
Humble Advertising and Public Relations
Roy Holmes
W. C. Barnes
Swan Creek Electric CEO Runs Poultry Farm On Company Property
Utah Public Service Commission orders Vernor G. Robinson to keep separate accounts for his chicken business. The Swan Creek Electric Co. president uses company property and employees to manage the poultry operation, returning 50 dollars of his 400 dollar monthly salary to cover rent help and electricity.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Public Service Commission
Vernor G. Robinson
Swan Creek Electric Co
Robinson
Britain outlines streamlined army with American guided missiles
London reports a new UK army concept centered on fast moving armored infantry brigades equipped with US Corporal missiles. Training begins this year as Britain plans a 479 million pound 1956 57 budget and manpower cuts to 374 500, with special radiation protection gear for troops.
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London
Britain
Antony Head
Head
Eden
Oil Money Political Fund Eyed
A Senate special committee probes use of oil money for political contributions as it broadens inquiry into campaign donations lobbying and legislative influence. The focus includes a $2 500 offer to Sen Francis Case by John M Neff and a claim the funds came from Howard B Keck of Superior Oil.
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Washington
Senate
Francis Case
RSD
Joseph Wishart
Nebraska
Republican Finance
John M. Neff
Superior Oil Co
California
Neff
Lexington
Neb
Case
Senate Committee
Federal Grand Jury
Eisenhower
Sen
Knowland
Senate Gop Policy Committee
Senate Democratic Policy Committee
Pickets Clash With Nonstrikers at Republic Plant in Farmingdale
In Farmingdale New York a crowd of about 200 Republic Aviation pickets scuffled with nonstriking workers. Four were arrested for disorderly conduct with injuries reported among several pickets. The company plans to keep plants open as talks continue with law enforcement and the IAM.
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Farmingdale
N. Y
Republic Aviation Corp
John J. Ryan
Republic
International Assn. of Machinists
U.S
Judge Rules Jury Appeal Right In JP Court Case
In Hagerman Virgil Jones and Dot Sargent win tentative rights to jury trials on appeals from justice of the peace court. Judge George T. Harris based ruling on precedents showing appeals involving crimes beyond petty offenses merit juries. The decision follows extensive cited opinions from district and supreme court sources.
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New Mexico
George T. Harris
Virgil Jones
Dot Sargent
Justice of the Peace
Hagerman
Jones
Sargent
Justice of the Peace Court
Roswell
R. Perry Bean
Harris
Pat Hanagan
New Mexico Supreme Court
Hanagan
Dallas musician Clinton Davis Jr. die after long illness
Clinton Davis Jr. 43 former member of Clyde Lucas and Harry James bands died yesterday after a long illness. He was born in Durant Oklahoma.
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Dallas
Clinton Davis Jr
Clyde Lucas
Harry James
Durant
Okla
Welcoming Alic and Mrs Morse at reception
Lt. and Mrs. Roger Tucker extend welcome to Alic and Mrs. R. A. Morse Jr. at a social gathering.
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Alic
R. A. Morse, Jr
Roger Tucker
Heavy Snows Grip Europe Amid Deep Freeze Crisis
Europe endures a severe cold wave with brutal winds and snow. Death tolls reach at least 737 as milder weather offers little relief, while flood fears rise from thawing rivers. Italy faces rioting as Communist backed relief efforts clash with police. East bloc troops move to safeguard industries and mines amid worsening conditions.
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London
Europe
Italy
East Europe
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Stalinvaros
Banks Close as Schools Open Tomorrow in Roswell
Roswell city and county schools will reopen tomorrow to make up one of three snow days. Banks and many county, federal, and city offices will be closed. Other businesses are expected to open, per Roswell Chamber of Commerce.
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Washington
Loan Association
Roswell
Maxwell Wins ABA Presidency Over Malone in Chicago
David F. Maxwell of Philadelphia was chosen by the American Bar Association House of Delegates to serve as president, defeating Ross L. Malone of Roswell 29 to 23. Maxwell will head the ABA until the London joint meeting with British lawyers in August 1957 following the New York ABA annual meeting. Malone, deputy attorney general in 1952, is a renowned oil and gas law expert and longtime ABA member active on multiple committees.
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House of Delegates
American Bar Association Today
David F. Maxwell
Philadelphia
Chicago
Ross L. Malone
Roswell
Maxwell
Malone
ABA
American Bar Association
Lawyers of
Great Britain
London
New York
United States
New Mexico
Time Runs Out As Doomed Killer Pleads to Beat Chair
Santa Fe. James L. Upton, condemned for the 1954 slaying of Airman Donald Dilley, seeks to halt his Friday execution. He petitions Judge Carl A. Hatch to certify probable cause for an appeal to the U. S. Circuit Court, arguing sanity questions and admissibility of pistol evidence.
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Santa FE
James L. Upton
Upton
U. S. Dist
Carl A. Hatch
Hatch
Attorney General’s Office
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Fred Standley
Donald Dilley
Salt Lake City
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Brooklyn
State Department
U. S
Oil Money Political Fund Eyed
JP Court
Emil Behnke
Pecos
Albuquerque
New Mexico Commission On Alcoholism
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