New Mexico House Defeats Truck Weight Change Bill
The Democratic House blocked Gov. Mechem’s bid to ease the 1955 truck weights law by 22 to 43. Three Democrats and four Republicans crossed party lines to oppose the measure which aimed to revert to pre 1955 limits and match Arizona gross limits.
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Santa FE
House of Representatives
New Mexico
Edwin L. Mechem
House
Mechem
Cone
John Eastham
R-Bernalillo
Matias Chacon
Rio Arriba
Eastham
Idaho
Arizona
John Burroughs
D-Roosevelt
Ira Miller
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Highway Department
Western Assn
Andrew Chitwood
D-Curry
Chitwood
Two men plead guilty in saddle theft case
Sheriff J C Jones reports pleas of guilty by two men in a saddle theft case and reveals seven other thefts. Tom E Tutrow a 20, 207 S Ohio Ave and Richard J Campbell 26, Walker AFB face district court bonds of 1000 each. Campbell charged with buying or concealing stolen property. Tutrow with grand larceny.
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Brownie Emerson
J. C. Jones
Tom E. Tutrow
S. Ohio Ave
Richard J
Soupy) Campbell
Armament & Electronics Ladn
Walker Air Force Base
Campbell
Turrow
Patrick F. Hanagan
Jones
Marc Porcella
Independent Oil Producers Draft Plans for Association
A New Mexico meeting of independent oil and gas producers convened to form the Independent Petroleum Producers and Royalty Owners Association of New Mexico. Temporary officers were named and a formal Roswell gathering set for March 6 to elect permanent officers and approve by laws.
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Independent Oil Producers
New Mexico
Chamber of Commerce
Independent Petroleum Producers and Royalty Owners Association of
B. M. Keohane
Roswell
Unselate
Keohane
Eneru
Mann Re-elected as New Mexico Engineers Banquet Speaker
R. J. Rhinehart president of the National Society of Professional Engineers told about Russia’s lead in technological supremacy and urged higher pay for science teachers and expanded research labs. The New Mexico convention at Roswell High School included awards, talks by engineers, and exhibits from Keuffel & Esser, Portland Cement, Smith Machinery, and others.
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New Mexico Society of Professional Engineers
Charles W. Trask
Los Alamos
R. J. Rhinehart
Pine Bluff
Ark
National Society of Professional Engineers
Tom Mann
Roswell
H. F. “Jack” Kannady
Hobbs
E. A. Roberts
Carlsbad
G. R. Hawthorn
Paul Robbins
Washington, D. C
A. Burton Metzger
Albuquerque
State of New Mexico
Walter J. Dolde
Ellers
Russia
New Mexico
Charles B. Thompson
William S. Bates
Santa Fe
William S. Matatan
Thomas T. McCarty
Roswell High School
Keuffel & Esser Co
San Francisco
Calif
Portland Cement Association
Smith Machinery Company
Tellyer Pipe Division
Malco Refineries, Inc
A. Lietz Co
Los Angeles
Armco Drainager & Metal Products Co
el Paso
Washington D.C
UN Members Await Ike Decisions on Middle East Crisis
United Nations and major powers, including Canada Britain and France, pressed to avoid U N sanctions on Israel while awaiting President Eisenhower s stance. Foreign Secretary Pearson conferred with European delegates as Ben Gurion s message arrived.
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United Nations
N.Y
Canada
Britain
France
U. N
Israel
United States
Middle East
Lester B. Pearson
Assembly
Eisenhower
David Ben-Gurion
Abba Eban
Ben-Gurion
Pearson
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
White House
Gulf of Aqaba
Sinai Peninsula
Gaza Strip
Heart Sunday Army Will March Today
The Heart Sunday volunteers, nearly 400 strong, will march through the community at 1 p m to boost the 1957 Heart Fund drive. Heart Sunday marks the drive's peak, with residents urged to welcome volunteers and donate by cash or check using envelopes provided.
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Heart Sunday
Heart Fund
Eunice Falcini
Chaves Heart Association
Falconi
Bond Issue At Stake On Feb 26 In Roswell District
Roswell School District voters go to the polls on February 26 to approve a $900000 bond issue for acquiring sites and building and equipping a new school. The plan includes selling $500000 of bonds before July 1 to finish Roswell's third junior high before the 1958 59 term with more bonds as needed.<div> precincts and polling sites are Washington Elementary and Missouri Avenue School with 8 am to 6 pm hours. A failure would bar another election for two years.
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Roswell
Board of Education
H. F. Allred
Second Street
Washington Elementary
Missouri Avenue
Allred
Crisis Over Israel Troop Withdrawal Near U N Clash
Washington reports a looming climax as President Eisenhower weighs U N sanctions on Israel. Dulles will brief congressional leaders Sunday on the U N position while Abba Eban heads to Washington for talks with Dulles ahead of the General Assembly debate.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U.S
U.N
Israel
Dulles
United States
U. N. General Assembly
Abba Eban
Jerusalem
David Ben-Gurion
Eban
Ben-Gurion
White House
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Egypt
Congress
Sen
Humphrey
Dminn
Americans For Democratic Action
Aqaba
Gaza
Bolack and Cornell Seek Nomination at Republican Meeting
At the Albuquerque convention Rep. Tom Bolack announces his candidacy and Dudley Cornell remains a longtime friend and associate in the fight for the nomination. In Tokyo Nobusuke Kishii, foreign minister and acting prime minister, is expected to be elected Japan's next prime minister by Monday or Tuesday.
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Albuquerque
Tom Bolack
Farmington Oil and Gas
Dudley Cornell
Bolack
Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Nobusuke Kishi
Ohio Governor Evaluates Guard for Portsmouth Blackout
Gov. C. William O'Neill considered sending the Ohio National Guard to a 90,000 person area in southern Ohio after a third major telephone blackout in seven months. He ordered a Columbus Signal Corps company to standby to provide emergency communications as 17,000 phones went dead in the Portsmouth region last night.
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Columbus
Ohio
C. William O'Neill
Ohio National Guard
Columbus, Ohio
Guard Signal Corps
Portsmouth
Missile escape blamed on dual self destruction failure
The Holloman Air Development Center reports that a Mata dor guided missile escaped Thursday because two electronic self destruction systems failed. The commanding officer notes the issue as the primary cause of the incident.
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Alamogordo, N.M
Holloman Air Development Center
Senator urges Senate inquiry on Middle East policy links
Sen. O'Mahoney says private oil interests influence U.S. policy in the Middle East and calls for a Senate probe before voting on Eisenhower's request for special economic military powers to block communist expansion there.
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Washington
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Senate
U. S
Middle East
Eisenhower
Nasser to Meet Arab Partners in Cairo Summit
President Nasser will hold a three nation summit in Cairo next week to firm up the Arab stance against the Eisenhower doctrine and the Aqaba Gaza question.
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Cairo
Nasser
Aqaba-Gaza
Egypt Denies Gaza Troop Deal and Signals Return
Egyptian spokesmen said there has been no agreement to deploy U N troops in the Gaza Strip and affirmed Egypt intends to reenter the area. The remarks follow Dag Hammarskjold's General Assembly statement hinting at possible compromise.
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United Nations
N. Y
Egypt
U. N
Gaza Strip
Cairo
Dag Hammarskjold
General Assembly
Two Texas girls held on worthless check charges
Two girls aged 16 and 17 from Littlefield Texas were in county jail last night on a charge of making worthless checks.
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Littlefield
Tex
Nelson submitts negative vote on truck bill
In Santa Fe on February 23 the New Mexico House rejected a Republican administration proposal to lower maximum truck weights. The roll call shows a list of lawmakers voting for and against the measure, including Nelson among the opponents.
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Santa FE
House of Representatives
New Mexico
Beach
Boucher
Bradley
Costello
Davenport
Eastham
Hines
Maestas
Malone Mann
David Martin
Dick Montoya
Morris
Ken Roberts
Rothgeb
Tansey
Fred Thompson
Junius Thomson
Trujillo
Walter
Welch
Yudin
Archibeque
Bays Blocker
Bolack
Brem
Burroughs Bustamante
Campbell
Carter
Chacon
Chitwood
Cloud
Cole
Culbertson
Easley
Evans
Foster
Gallegos
Gilliland
Grijalva
Herbert
Howe
Larragette
Lebeck
Maez
R. Martin
Martinez
Matlock
David Montoya
Morgan
Nelson
Ortiz
Overton
Papen
Patton
Pino
Rainwater
Tom Roberts
Romero
Shafer
Turner
Walcott
Hallam
Mechanized era reaches city dog wardens and poundmasters
City introduces a green panel radio equipped AW HO PM DC dog catcher truck for faster canine service. City manager C M Woodbury notes the system will work unless dogs learn radio talk and bark back. Driver is armed. use caution. Woof Woof.
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C. M. Woodbury
Farm House Damaged by Fire Near College Boulevard
Fire at 4 miles northeast of town damaged three rooms in a six room house at C. E. Irvin place. Defective wiring blamed. College Boulevard station made two runs, one Friday and one yesterday. Call for yesterday's grease fire at 1508 N Kentucky Ave. Truck 1 and Truck 6 were dispatched. dismissals followed within minutes.
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College Boulevard
Kentucky Ave
C. E. Irvin Place
Longshoremen Strike Ends After 10 Days on East Coast Docks
Docks from Maine to Virginia buzzed with activity as 45,000 longshoremen ended a 10 day strike yesterday, resuming work across major ports and shipping lanes.
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New York
Maine
Virginia
Hamonds and Selmans Celebrate Wedding Pair
Mr and Mrs W R Hamond and Mr and Mrs Sam F Selman are listed in a wedding notice. The item records nuptials and the families involved in the formal celebration.
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W. R. Hamond
Sam F. Selman
Scout Leaders Discuss Chest United Fund Relations
Area meeting of Boy Scout Councils in Roswell gathered leaders from Conquistador and nearby councils to review Community Chest and United Fund ties. George A. Holland and Harold W. Lewman led the discussion with local hosts Floyd Childress and Charles B. Read assisting. attendees from Artesia Roswell Lovington El Paso Hobbs and Albuquerque participated.
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Chest
United Fund
Community Chest
George A. Holland
National Council of New Brunswick
N. J
Harold W. Lewman
Boy Scouts of America
Dallas
Boy Scout
Roswell
Holland
Lewman
Conquistador Council
S. P. Yates
Artesia
Bill Deane
Jack Danglade
Lovington
Delegations from Chaves County head to state conventions
Chaves county sends 62 Republicans and 56 Democrats to state nominating conventions in Albuquerque and Santa Fe Monday. Jack Rodden, Democratic chairman, departs for Santa Fe to lead an uninstructed delegation at Seth Hall. Gov Mechem sets election day for April 9. Robert O. Anderson leads the Republican delegation in Albuquerque at the Hilton Hotel.
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Chaves County
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Jack Rodden
Seth Hall
U. S
House of Representatives
Antonio M. Fernan
Hilton Hotel
Robert O. Anderson
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Rhinehart
J. C. Yates
State Engineers Office
Ike
Ben- Gurion
Heart Sunday Army
N. M
Pampa
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