National Guard policy blasted at New Mexico meeting
State adjutants general criticized Defense Department policy on the National Guard during the annual convention in Santa Fe. The session featured accusations that Secretary Hannah was reviving old ideas to fold the Guard into civil defense and a State guard system, risking loss of the Guard as a separate force.
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Beverly Jones
Ogden
Utah
Austin Moyle
Bev
Chicago
Beverly
Santa FE
Defense Department
National Guard
Asst
John A. Hannah
Adjutants General Association of the
United States
Bandelier National Monument
Los Alamos
Taos
Charles R. Fox
West Virginia
Association
Hannah
Fox
Mathew B. Ridgway
Army
Ridgway
United Front
Warren H. Atherton
President
National Security Training Commission
Eisenhower
Office of Defense Mobilization
McCarthy Expands Army Inquiry To Secret Messages Claim
Senate hearings hear former FBI informant Mary Markward say a woman identified as a Communist handles top secret messages in the Army code room. Markward names Army figures including Annie Lee Moss as involved as McCarthy widens his attack on Army security procedures amid a looming confrontation with Secretary Robert Stevens.
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McCarthy
Washington
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Robert T Stevens
McCarthy delays hearing as Stevens clash widens
Senator McCarthy postponed a Senate Investigations subcommittee hearing on Communist charges to Thursday to allow Stevens more prep time. He then summoned an unidentified witness to a public hearing to illustrate Army handling of a related case. The dispute with Stevens centers on Brig. Gen. Ralph Zwicker and Maj. Gen. William Bergin as they faced potential testimony.
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Stevens
McCarthy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Wisconsin
Sen. Dirksen
R-Ill
Army
Irving Peress
New York
Peress
Ralph Zwicker
Zwicker
Camp Kilmer
N. J
William Bergin
Army Adjutant General
Ferguson Says Demos Hurting Nation by Talk
Senator Ferguson argues Democratic talk of a recession harms the economy and consumer buying. Hoover downplays a wide depression while Mitchell predicts Congress control tied to voters' welfare judgment. Morse cites easing farm price declines and predicts a profitable year with flexible supports.
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Ferguson
Washington
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
GOP
Hoover
Stephen A. Mitchell
Congress
American Good Government Society
Europe
Mitchell
Perguson
Eisenhower
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Nevada
Montana
Oregon
New Mexico
House
True D. Morse
St. Louis
War Veterans Of '98 Elect Bill Wilson
William J. Wilson, 79, was elected commander of Clay Green Camp No. 7 of the United Spanish American War Veterans of Chaves County. He spoke on nostalgia in a talk titled Lest We Forget, recounting Eighties and Nineties Manhattan waterfront and wooden ships amid a camara derie at the Nickson Hotel.
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Nickson Hotel
William J. Wilson
Clay Green
United Spanish American War Veterans
Chaves County
Wilson
East River
Manhattan Island
Dust Storm Clouds Sweep Through New Mexico and Texas
Dust clouds resembling the 1930s blizzards choked much of New Mexico and West Texas. Air operations were suspended at Clovis Air Force Base and visibility dropped across El Paso Hobbs Carlsbad Portales and Santa Fe with sun obscured and temperatures varying. Forecasters expected the dust to clear later today as winds shifted and the system moved east.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
West Texas
Columbus
Uni
Santa Fe
Vegas
el Pas A
Panhandle Guntry
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Raton Pass
Esterday
el Paso
Clovis
Clovis Air Force Base
Cty
Hobbs
Carlsbad
Portales
Las Vegas
Raton
Grants
Gallup
Missing T28 Plane Sought in West Texas Dust
Air rescue teams from Ellington Field CAP units from Sweetwater Snyder Lamesa Odessa and Garden City joined Webb AFB planes in a dawn search for a missing T28 training plane with two instructors. The craft disappeared after 4 30 p.m. near Big Spring Texas while en route from Webb AFB.
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Big Spring
West Texas
Webb Air Force Base
Ray E. Badertscher
Hiram J. Badertscher
Sharonville
Ohio
Harold E. Rogers
Gay L. Rogers
Rt. 1
Vernon
Tex
Allan E. Rogers
Louisville
Ellington Field
Houston
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Sweetwater
Snyder
Lamesa
Odessa
Garden City
Webb Afb
Tesas
Minister Marcus Brown Dies in Portales at 85
Rev. Marcus Julian Brown a retired Episcopal minister of El Paso died in Portales at 4 a.m. today while visiting relatives. He was 85 years old. The body will be sent to El Paso for burial.
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Portales
Marcus Julian Brown
el Paso
Local Weather Report Summary for US by Weather Bureau
Reading at three hour intervals from 2 PM yesterday to 11 AM today shows highs 72 and lows 42 with normal extremes 61 and 32. Precipitation none in 24 hours to 11 AM today, month to date none, year to date 0.21. Sunrise 6 33 sunset 6 50 length 11 3 hours. Forecast fair today tonight and tomorrow with improving dust conditions this afternoon and tonight. Low tonight 35.
Red Cross Drive Moves into High Gear This Week
The Red Cross campaign in Chaves County aims to raise 17246 by March 10 with 6000 volunteers in the employee division. Campaign chair Will Lawrence leads planning as Mrs. Blocksom heads the women’s division and workers prepare for territory drives and breakfast gatherings. National radio will feature Red Cross programs as Walker Air Force Base families receive ongoing support.
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Red Cross
Chaves
Will Lawrence
Bob Beck
Fred Blocksom
Don Gillespie
Tom Stapp
Lawrence
Walker Air Force Base
Chaves County
Humble Abandons Wildcat Test in Albuquerque Area
Humble Oil & Refining Co abandons a wildcat oil test in southwestern Sandoval County. The granite test at 6 016 feet produced no oil. It marks the second dry hole in Sandoval Bernalillo and Valencia counties.
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Humble Abandons
Albuquerque
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Sandoval
Bernalillo
Valencia
Young Mother Tries Suicide at Portales
A 23 year old mother of three, Mrs Vernell Bernard, attempted to shoot herself in Portales and was critically wounded with a .22 bullet through the temple. She had previously attempted to slash her wrists and is described as suffering a nervous breakdown. Her husband Bill Bernard and her parents, B M Glover and Mrs Bernard, had been caring for her at her parents house after arriving from a farm near Clovis. A search found her in a car behind the house.
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Bill Bernard
Clovis
Glover
Dont Be Alarmed at Double Billing for Water Services
Residents may receive two water bills in quick succession as cycle billing begins. January bills due March 10 with late penalties after March 11, February bills issued March 8. Meter reading began Feb 1, 20 days per bill. If paid twice, refunds issued. City officials defend cycle billing to improve efficiency and timely water usage charges.
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Water, Lights and Sewer Committee
Council
Water, Light and Sewer Committee
Stanley W. Crosby
S. Elmo Henslee
J. Max Littell
City Hall
Water Department
Parker booming in merry go round business
Leavenworth reporter notes Paul Parker, a leading maker of merry go rounds, says national conditions vary but his industry is thriving. Since January he has produced three units and taken orders for fifteen more, a sharp rise from last year's total of four. He attributes the boom to an unexpected market surge and mentions the ups and downs typical of the business.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Paul Parker
Parker
Mechem Announces Bid for U.S. Senate Nomination
New Mexico Governor Edwin L. Mechem publicly declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate while addressing an geology conference in Albuquerque. He said he intends to run on the GOP ticket, and noted he is ineligible to seek another term as governor.
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Albuquerque
Edwin L. Mechem
United States Senate
Mechem
U. S. Senate
Holm QO. Bursum
Senate
Bursum
Rocky Mountain
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Santa Fe
U. S
Clinton P. Anderson
Sen
Anderson
U. S. House of Representatives
Truman
Agriculture
Republican Organization
GOP
East Side
FBI
Johnson Buried in Fairview Cemetery
Arthur F. Johnson, electrocuted last Friday for murder, was buried yesterday in Fairview Cemetery. A brief service was led by Rev. Gaston Green of Calgary Baptist Church with limited attendance including Deputy Warden A. C. Warming and two prison employees.
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Santa FE
Arthur F. Johnson
Fairview
Gaston Green
Calgary Baptist Church
Johnson
A. C. Warming
Memorial Chapel
Green
William Cabrel
Hobbs
Wall Seeks Dem Nomination for Lieutenant Governor
Elida resident J Embry Wall announced his serious bid for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. Wall, endorsed by the county convention, said offers of support have come from many places and that his candidacy will hinge on the nominating convention. He previously served two terms in the New Mexico Senate.
Geologists Gather for Rocky Mountain AAPG Meeting
More than 1,500 geologists from across the nation gather in Albuquerque for the fourth annual Rocky Mountain regional meeting of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Gov. Edwin L. Mechem to welcome attendees before Max L. Krueger, consulting geologist from Laramie, Wyoming, speaks.
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Albuquerque
Rocky Mountain
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Edwin L. Mechem
Max L. Krueger
Laramie
Wyo
Water Line Hopeful but Shortage Risk Persist in Albuquerque
Walter Blume, manager of the Albuquerque water department, warns some areas may face shortages again next summer even after a $1.5 million new water line. He notes the system will have bugs and shortages may arise while issues are resolved.
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Albuquerque
Walter Blume
City Water Department
Roswell Scouts Explore Guadalupe Mountains Caves
Fifteen members of Explorer Post 10 and Boy Scout Troop 10 spent the weekend exploring Guadalupe Mountains caves 35 miles southwest of Carlsbad. Led by James Pickering and Scoutmaster Charlie Harlan, the group rigged a rope ladder to reach a 30 foot drop and discovered a mammoth lower passage with striking formations and bats. They also hiked to Black Cave, aided by access from Edscave and Carson Seep Ranger station, with guidance from U.S. Forest Service.
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Explorer Post 10
Boy Scout Troop 10
Guadalupe Mountains
Carlsbad
James Pickering
Ronnie McReynolds
Tom Korsmo
Jimmy Barker
Jerry Barker
Ralph Hettinga
Dick Davidson
Ronnie Ballew
John Hinkle
Jerry Knoedler
Billy Armstrong
Jack Terry
Charlie Harlan
Tom Coleman
Cal Witmer
The
Ratariave
Black Cave
Edscave
U.S. Forest Service
Carson Seep
Hidden Cave
Coleman
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Adjutants General Association
N. M
Dickie Rice
Skipper
Wichita Falls
Dickie
Richard B. Rice
Midwestern University
Herbert Hoover
War Veterans of '98
Bill Wilson
Nickson
West
United States Weather Bureau
Red Cross Drive
Gov. Mechem
Fairview Cemetery
Wall
Cave and Anderson
Roswell
Guadalupe Mountain
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
R. W. Shaw
A.K
E. L. Woodard
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