Service Award Tonight Highlights Far East Talk
Col. Harold D. Woodruff a NMMI graduate and 10 past Far East trips speaks on Whirlpools in the Far East at the Distinguished Service Award banquet sponsored by the Jaycees opening 6 30 p m at the Nickson Hotel. Five finalists for the 1955 Rosewell Distinguished Citizen Award include Jim Bruin Jimmie Johns Joe Phillips George Towne and Burl Wilkerson.
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Harold D. Woodruff
NMMI
Far East
The
Jaycees
Nickson Hotel
Roswell
Jim Bruin
Jimmie Johns
Joe Phillips
George Towne
Burl Wilkerson
Col. Woodruff
Walker Air Force Base
Japan
United States
Formosa Seen as One Danger Spot in Global Tensions
Col. J. R. Kelly, dean of the New Mexico Military Institute, told 95 stockholders at the Chamber of Commerce breakfast that Formosa is a trigger point amid several danger spots. He argued the United States must stay strong militarily and economically while noting Russia’s internal power struggles and Western Europe’s role in the broader conflict.
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Formosa
J. R. Kelly
College
New Mexico Military Institute
Chamber of Commerce
Nickson
R. G. Bird
Chamber
Col. Kelly
United States
Arctic
Japan
Philippines
New Zealand
Australia
Indochina
Red China
Russia
Western
Europe
Germany
Man Dies After 17 Hours Trapped in Snow Crash
Frank Shields, 50, of Painesville Ohio, died of pneumonia and internal injuries after being trapped in his overturned car for 17 hours following a February 10 crash in a snowstorm near Waynesburg. A farmer found him and took him to a hospital.
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Waynesburg
Frank Shields
Painesville
Ohio
Shields
General Hull Arrives for Two Day NAHA Inspection
General John E. Hull U N Far East commander arrived in Okinawa NAHA for a two day inspection.
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Naha
Okinawa
John E. Hull
U.N. Far East
Weather summary for Bee area with cool spell
Reading from 2 p.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today shows a high of 52 and a low of 12 with no precipitation in the last 24 hours. Normal high 61 and low 32. Sunrise 6 33, sunset 5 30, day length 11 3 hours. Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy conditions through Thursday with little change in temperatures. highs near 52 and overnight lows around 18.
Dulles Affirms Firm U S Far East Policy At Pact Talks
In Bangkok Secretary of State Dulles told eight Manila Pact nations that the United States stands ready to back its military commitments in Southeast Asia. He emphasized no retreat from obligations, noted mobile U S forces, and expressed guarded optimism about Laos Cambodia and Viet Nam.
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U. S. Far East
Bangkok
United States
Far East
U.S
Southeast Asia
Asia
Richard Gasey
Australia
Laos
Cambodia
Viet Nam
Thailand
Ananda Samakom Palace
Pibulsonggram
Council of Foreign Minister
Britain
New Zealand
France
Philippines
Pakistan
State Will Miss Brunt of Cold Air
New Mexico seems to have escaped the brunt of a cold air mass expected to reach tonight though colder weather will prevail. The front from Canada weakened and forecasters revised the cold wave to colder. Temperatures range tonight from 0 to 15 in the north and 15 to 25 in the south with Zuni at 24 and Farmington at 18.
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New Mexico
Canada
Weather Bureau
Zuni
Farmington
Clayton
Albuquerque
Slow Rate Progress On Medical Center Irritates Officials
The Easern New Mexico Medical Center project faces renewed pressure as the Doña Ana County Board dispatches a telegram to builders Lembke Clough and King. The notice warns delays beyond April 1 are costly and that the firm will be held accountable for any losses due to late completion.
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New Mexico Medical Center
Board of County Commissioners
Lembke, Clough and King
Fifth N.W
Albuquerque
Ross Garrett
Medical
A. D. Chatten
Grover Welter
Lent Arrives With Ash Wednesday Services in New York
Ash Wednesday services mark the start of Lent with ashes distributed in Roman Catholic and some Protestant churches in New York. Lent lasts until noon Holy Saturday April 9, the day before Easter.
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New York
Sterns sue Dunlap clothing for rent in federal case
Las Cruces pair E. J. and Mabel Sterns sue Dunlap Clothing Stores in federal court over unpaid rent on Las Cruces property. They seek a fixed rent plus a percentage of gross receipts, alleging the firm has not paid the agreed amount.
Cotton Caravan urges improved farming to boost future markets
Artesia witnesses third annual Cotton Caravan with Ed Gillespie urging research and promotion to expand cotton demand. Speakers include Clyde Keaton Jim O Neal P J Leyendecker and a panel debate endorses machine picking with farmer adjustments.
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Artesia
National Cotton Council
Ed Gillespie
Gillespie
Clyde, Keaton
Jim O’neal
P. J. Leyendecker
A&m College
O’neal
Extension Agronomist
Gordon Hoff
Leo Dirnberger
V. L. Stedrowsky
U. S. Agriculture Department
New Mexico Income Tax Package Aims to Aid Municipalities
A legislative package proposes statewide income tax increases to solve municipal money troubles and adds a possible one percent city sales tax for Albuquerque. It reshapes tax bands, doubles some brackets, and cuts federal tax offsets while offering new 20 mill property tax distribution. Governor Simms backs the plan if both houses pass it.
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Santa FE
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Public and Military Affairs Committee
Senate
Murray Morgan
Simms
Palmer
Eisenhower Criticizes Democratic Tax Cut Plan At News Conference
President Eisenhower denounced as fiscally irresponsible a Democratic proposal to cut taxes $20 per person next January 1. He said the sponsors offered the cut as an amendment to extend current rates and warned it could force him to veto if tied to rate extensions. He expressed hope taxes might be cut next year but declined a flat balance requirement. He also addressed wheat for Russia, disarmament, Formosa cease fire efforts, congressional relations, United Nations support, and Asia aid policy.
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House
Eisenhower
Russia
Soviet Union
Formosa
United States
Formosa Strait
Congress
Sam Rayburn
United Nations
Senate
Knowland
Calif
New York
U. N
Asia
Hisenhower
Evidence Sought On Submarines Spotted Off Coast
The Eastern Sea Frontier Command continues to search for evidence of two submarines reportedly seen three to five miles offshore near Nags Head North Carolina. A spokesman says no subs found and notes shallow water and fishing boats could be mistaken for submarines.
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New York
Eastern Sea Frontier Command
Nags Head
N.C
Coast Guard
Navy
Norfolk
Weeksville
Frontier Command
Fire Crews Battle Two Blazes In Two Minutes At Berrendo
Firefighters from Central and Station 2 battled back to back blazes yesterday afternoon. At 5:13 p.m. a scrap lumber fire on Cahoon and McGaffey was fought by Trucks 1 and 2, then dismissed at 5:18. Two minutes later Station 2 crews responded to a three room tenant house on the old Nicholas place, using only the booster to control the flames, and were released at 6:15.
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Central
Cahoon
McGaffey
Central Station
Nicholas Place
Golfer Burglar Strikes Dallas Home for Golf Balls
A burglar broke into the Dallas residence of William S. Cole and stole 110 golf balls from his personal collection. The incident is being investigated by local police.
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Dallas
William S. Cole
Searchlights Guide Bodies From TWA Crash in Sandias
In New Mexico searchlights and mobile generators lit the Sandia Mountains guiding horse teams carrying remains of 16 TWA crash victims down a treacherous canyon. Officials said identification may finish today as rescue teams extend the search area after the plane struck a rock wall and burned. Stewardess Sharon Schoening, 23, was found intact in the tail section.
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Albuquerque
Sandia
TWA
Archie White
New Mexico
Sandias
Santa Fe
Sharon Schoening
Byrd Attacks Eisenhower Highway Plan as Pork Barrel
Sen. Byrd calls the 10 year highway program inflationary and pork barrel as 27 states would receive windfall payments for toll roads already built. Sen. Gore blasts financing as irresponsible while Case seeks amendments to pass a bill. The plan envisages a 40 000 mile interstate network funded by new 30 year bonds repaid from fuel taxes.
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Byrd
Eisenhower
Washington
D-Va
Gore
D-Tenn
Sen. Case
R-Sd
White House
Congress
Case
Senate Public Works
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
AFL
Federal Highway Corporation
British Countess Daughter Dies in New York
Lady Mary Greaves, 34, daughter of a British countess, was found dead in her Central Park West apartment with two pill vials nearby. Police say she likely died by suicide from a sleeping pills overdose. her husband, now deceased, left two daughters.
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New York
Mary Greaves
Central Park West
Wenefryde Agatha Greaves
Countess of Dysart
Stoko Castle
Peeblesshire
Scotland
Transatlantic
Mary
Debrett
Bernard Albert Blanger
Lisbon
Portugal
Dike Repair Authorized for Carlsbad District
The Carlsbad Irrigation District may proceed with a $25,000 dike repair project to fix McMillan Reservoir damage from 1954. The Interior Department asked approval and plans repayment of the loan starting in 1956 at $1,000 per month.
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Washington
Carlsbad
House Interior Committee
Interior Department
McMillan Reservoir
George’s Weight Loss Prompted by Want Ads
In a playful note from Ken Reynolds, the line teases George about losing weight and hints at finding vitamins in The Record Want Ads, reflecting a lighthearted local newspaper vibe.
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George
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Chaves County
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