Fugitive Wants Say In Warrens Nomination
Everett Grantham attacks the Chavez group over Culbertson’s governorship bid and party unity. In Washington, Roderick J. Wilson, labeled a fugitive, pressed to testify on Earl Warren’s Supreme Court nomination to chief justice before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrens
Washington
Roderick J. Wilson
Justice Department
Capitol
Senate Judiciary Committee
Earl Warren
Sen. Langer
R-N.d
Judiciary Committee
Bodies of Two Lieutenants in Plane Crash Found
Two Air Force lieutenants were found dead in the wreckage of a training T-28 plane near Big Spring. 1st Lt. Harold E. Rodgers of Vernon Texas and 1st Lt. Ray E. Badertscher of Sharonsville Ohio were killed instantly. A Webb Air Force Base board investigates the crash while dust hampered the search earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Spring
Air Force
Webb Air Force Base
Harold E. Rodgers
Vernon
Tex
Ray E. Badertscher
Sharonville
Ohio
Webb
Monay
Frank M. Dean
Weather summary for Reading area with temperatures and forecast
Temperatures recorded at three hour intervals from 2 p.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today show highs near 67 and a low near 27 with a peak 74 forecast for today. Precipitation none in 24 hours ending 11 a.m. today. year to date 0.21 inches, normal 0.81. Sunrise 6:32, sunset 5:32, day length 113 hours. Warmer after noon with some dustiness and little overnight change. high today 74, low tonight around 30.
McCarthy Digs Up Witness Who Broke With Reds Yesterday
McCarthy opened Senate Investigations hearings with two witnesses who allegedly broke with the Communist Party last night. One named Army Signal Corps employee Annie Lee Moss and McCarthy warned of possible grand jury action if perjury occurred. The session continued as Moss was evaluated for testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Annie Lee Moss
Army Signal Corps Employe
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Dust Clouds Hover Over North New Mexico
Dust from Panhandle storms lingered in Albuquerque Columbus Clovis Hobbs and Roswell for a second morning. Winds were light and expected to clear soon with most dust drifting into Texas. District Weather Bureau forecast fair warm weather for the next 24 hours. Low 15 at Gallup high 37 at Clayton high 77 at Glenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New Mexico
Panhandle
Albuquerque
Columbus
Clovis
Hobbs
Roswell
Texas
District Weather Bureau
Gallup
Clayton
Glenwood
Earth Tremors Strike Pennsylvania Mine Area
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania a second tremor in three days damaged hundreds of homes in a five block district overlying anthracite mines. No injuries were reported as residents fled in night clothes while underground explosions were heard and foundations and sidewalks cracked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Woodward Callery
Glen al- Coal Co
W. J. Clements
Francis O. Case
Coal Company
Pennsylvania
William Hughes
Allentown
Ihe City
Winners Named in Carlsbad Oil Leases Drawing
Oil and gas leases for 87 tracts near Carlsbad Caverns were prepared for the U S Bureau of Land Management drawing winners. More than 9 000 applications were received with 44 New Mexicans among the winners. The highest bid attracted 42 applications for one tract, with two other tracts drawing 421 and 397 offers respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
Carlsbad Caverns
U. S. Bureau of Land Management
N. H. Berchtola
Yvonne H. Elliott
Albuquerque
Pegey D. Ford
Carl
Abilene
Harry Logan
Pauline Emrick
Denver
Mary Kenny
Houston
J. M. Zachary
Fort Worth
Dan W. Williams
Las Cruces
James P. Ewart
John E. Emrick
Corinne S. Edgar
W. H. Willis
Carlsbad
Robert C. Thomas
H. O. Miller
Artesia
Mildred W. Stewart
Washington
Sue Navarro
Roswell
W. T. Bolton
Dallas
James A. Wilkinson
E. M. Anderson
L. P. Corbin Jr
Clifton Wilderspin
Midland
W. T. Schneider
E. A. Schneid
Oliver Haag
A. H
Tesuque
Mary M. Graves
Stillwater
Okla
T. H. McElwain
T. M. Hobday
Mattie B. Lang
Edwin B. Comstock
Emmil E. Thrasher
Los Alamos
Roy H. Smith
Gordon
Erickson
Anna Jane Clanton
Colorado-Western seeks Ignacio to Denver gas line
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will hold a hearing on March 8 regarding Colorado-Western Pipeline Co. to build a 328 mile natural gas line from the Ignacio field in southwest Colorado to Denver. The estimated cost is 21.6 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plan Ignacio Pipeline
Denver
Colorado Public Utilities Commission
Colorado - Western Pipeline Co
Ignacio
Colorado
Potash Walkout Ends at Carlsbad Mine
An unauthorized walkout by 128 production employees at Southwest Potash Co in Carlsbad ended late yesterday. The dispute began Monday when a foreman ordered a worker to perform electrical wiring in violation of the state mine safety code. A company spokesman said it was a misunderstanding and has been cleared up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsbad
Southwest Potash Co
New Mexico Seeks Federal Funds for Indian Schools
State School Superintendent Tom Wiley says New Mexico’s application for 3 percent of federal funds to build Indian schools should win approval soon. He returned from a Washington meeting where the matter was discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Aid Santa FE
Ponder Naming of John Knorr
Gov. Edwin L. Mechem named John W. Knorr to the Chaves County Commission replacing Frank Wortman of Dexter. Knorr, former state GOP chairman, had broken with the Mechem administration after the 1950 election and criticized it. A Mechem spokesman said the selection is not unusual and Knorr is a respected county farmer.
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Santa FE
Edwin L. Mechem
John W. Knorr
Chaves County
Knorr
GOP
Mechem
Frank Wortman
Dexter
Wortman
Shell oil tests may open new production areas in three states
Shell Oil Co. reports Nevada South Dakota and Arizona tests that could unlock new oil reserves in the Rocky Mountain belt. The No. 1 Unit at Eagle Springs Nye County Nevada is described as Nevada's first commercial encouragement, a wildcat that could extend into Idaho Arizona Utah. Geologists call the Nevada test a probable producer, expecting it to speed up exploration across the basin and range province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
Shell Oil Co
Nevada
South Dakota
Arizona
Rocky Mountain
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Canada
United States
New Mexico
Shell
Eagle Springs
Nye County
Basin and Range
Idaho
Utah
No. 1
Navajo
North
Cookson Named Chaplain for Adjutants General Association
Major Rodman M. Cookson, chaplain of the New Mexico National Guard and citizenship teacher at Roswell Junior High, was chosen as chaplain of the Adjutants General Association of the United States. The four day Santa Fe convention opened with Cookson present. General Ridgway led a roster of army and National Guard speakers as final sessions were set to close tomorrow at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodman M. Cookson
New Mexico National Guard
Roswell
Adjutants General Association of the United States
Santa Fe
Cookson
Mathew B. Ridgway
United States Army
Army
National Guard
Plan Offered As Answer to Bad Problem
Municipally owned downtown parking lots were proposed by City Manager C M Woodbury as a solution to parking woes. The plan, discussed at a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting in City Hall, centers parking in the main trade area with costs ranging up to 100000, and width of bonds discussed to fund the project.
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C. M. Woodbury
Planning and Zoning Commission
City Hall
Woodbury
Max Shepherd
Merchants Committee
Roswell
Main Street
District 5B Tourney Opens At Cahoon Armory
The District 5B basketball playoffs begin Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at NMMI Cahoon Armory with twelve teams including Hope Eunice Hagerman Dexter Jal Lake Arthur Booker T. Washington St. Peters Carrizozo Hondo Ruido? Capitan. Capitan and Jal start the opening games followed by a slate of Friday and Saturday matches leading to finals at 5:30 7 and 8:30 p.m. on Saturday with trophy presentations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NMMI
Cahoon Armory
Hope
Eunice
Hagerman
Dexter
Jal
Lake Arthur
Booker T. Washington
St. Peters
Carrizoz
Hondo
Ruido‘so
Capitan
St. Peters High
Hobbs
Cotton Caravan Opens at Fair Grounds with 300 Attendees
The 1954 Chaves County Cotton Caravan began at the Eastern New Mexico State Fair Sales Pavilion with 9 to 10 a.m. registration. About 300 people attended sessions, talks by experts including R. C. Dobson and Dr. L. M. Blank, and the dress revue. W. Woodburn led the Caravan Committee representing gins, gin associations, and extension staff from Chaves County and New Mexico A&M. A barbecue luncheon followed the dress revue, drawing Roswell businesspeople along with growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaves County
New Mexico State Fair
Chaves County Extension Club
R. C. Dobson
L. M. Blank
G. B. Hoff
H. L. Hildwein
A. E. Trevis
Dallas Rierson
H. L. Mathews
New Mexico A&m College
New Mexico
Kenya Mau Mau Uprising Spurs Police Shakeup Amid Calls for Tougher Action
A six nation parliamentary delegation urges drastic police reform in Kenya as the Mau Mau revolt, centered in the Kikuyu area, intensifies. The report cites brutalities, recruitment among Kikuyu workers, and a wide aerial campaign while warning the infection may spread beyond Nairobi’s surroundings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kenya
Kikuyu
House of Commons
Oliver Lyttelton
John Hardi
Healthy Oil Growth Forecast for Roswell Area
At a Roswell Chamber of Commerce breakfast 135 members heard Bob Anderson of Malco Refineries forecast steady oil growth for Chaves County and Roswell. He noted oil activity in Eddy and Roosevelt Counties and White Ranch strikes, predicting Roswell could become a regional oil administration hub with 5 to 15 percent of area population tied to the industry over a decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Anderson
Malco Refineries, Inc
Homer Glover
Roswell
Anderson
Chaves County
Eddy
Roosevelt
White Ranch
New Mexico
Ros
Mmost
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C. of
Grantham
Chavez
Culbertson
Everett Grantham
W. O. Culbertson
Ed Mechem
Dennis Chavez Jr
Bernalillo County
Granthamaid
Charlie Davis
O. Gallegos
Mr. Culbertson
Warren
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Watkins
Knowland
California
Langer
Judiciary Subcommittee
Wayne Smithey
Subcommittee
American Bar Assay
Chicago
Burr McCloskey
Atty
William P. Rogers
Wilson
Reds
N. M
John Knorr
Zoning Commission
District
O. H. White
LFD Club
C. A. Buchanan
Eden Valley Club
H. M. Whatley
Lake Arthur Club
John Stoughton
Harold Franks
Jean Watts
Homemakers Club
T. P. Korsmo
Britain
Lyttelton
King’s African Rifles
Dr. L. M. Blank
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
A. FP. Sando
J. E. Merrill
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