Senate Nears Decision on Treaty Curbs
Washington action centers on a two thirds vote for a constitutional amendment. Senate leaders Believe final vote will come today with three paths: GOP plan, George substitute, or failure to pass. Bricker amendment defeated 50 to 42 as tests advance toward possible presidential approval and House action.
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Senate
Knowland
California
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Eisenhower
Sen. George
D-Ga
Sen. Bricker
Ohio
House
Bricker
Sen
Morse
Ind-ore
George
Johnson
John Cusack To Nominate Stockton Today
Santa Fe Republicans opened a two day convention to name candidates for the May 4 primary. Helm O. Bursum Alvin Stockton and Alva A. Simpson vie for the nomination with each predicting strong showing. A 20 percent convention vote is required. Simpson may seek petitions if not designated.
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John Cusack
Stockton
Santa FE
New Mexico
Helm O. Bursum
Socorro
Alvin Stockton
Raton
Alva A. Simpson
McCarthy Stevens Fight Undermines Peace Pact
Washington AP report details ongoing feuding as Secretary Stevens and Senator McCarthy clash over Army witness treatment. Eisenhower endorsement and the subcommittee head's assurances fail to quell claims of abuse, with Zwicker subpoenas and counsels tangled in the dispute.
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Washington
Robert T. Stevens
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Stevens
Eisenhower
McCarthy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
James C. Hagerty
Zwicker
Army
Ralph Zwicker
Red Cross Drive Workers Ready to Go
Campaign chairman Will Lawrence announced the Red Cross drive organization for the county is complete and districts will begin Monday. Leaders across towns and bases coordinate solicitations as the drive targets 17 246 dollars and 6 000 contributors in ten days.
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Red Cross Drive
Fines Totaled 55 Dollars in Five Police Court Cases
Police Court today imposed penalties totaling 55 dollars and 30 days. Four cases involved intoxication and one case was petit larceny.
Weather Summary From United States Weather Bureau
Reading intervals from 2 p.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today show a high of 78 and a low of 43 with no precipitation in the past 24 hours. Winds and dust expected, dry conditions continue with a warmer afternoon and a high of 82 today and a low of 40 tonight. The five day outlook calls for near seasonal temperatures, a cooling trend after Monday, and a few scattered showers after Monday.
Navajos Seek Plan to Curb Violence and Liquor
Headmen of off-reservation Navajos in northwestern New Mexico plan a meeting at Pueblo Alto School to address a rise in robberies rapes knifings and killings blamed on liquor and weak law enforcement. They call for action as communities report drunken incidents and a recent shooting death near Aztec.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Jim Counselor
B. Ju
Neaamien Iriengs
Checkerboard
Pueblo Alto
Counselor
Trading Post
Crownpoint
Aztec
Bullet Wound Fatal for Woman
PORTALES Mrs. Vernell Bernard 23 died after being found with a bullet through her temple near her parents home two and a half days earlier Police said she shot herself in a despondent moment over health She was mother to three children the youngest three weeks old Denver E G Wesson was named yesterday to succeed as a farm laborer who works north than J Horton as president of the Clovis Colorado & Southern Railroad
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Portales
Vernell Bernard
Denver
E. G. Wesson
Bill Bernard
J. Horton
Lof Clovis, Colorado & Southern Railroad
Seven WAFB Men Receive Korea Service Awards
Brig. Gen. Musgrave Jr. presented awards at 47th Air Division HQ to seven Walker AFB airmen for Korea service. Airman Jack D. Whitehall earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for a night B-26 mission that destroyed six enemy vehicles and dodged heavy anti aircraft fire. Airman Richard Acevada received the Air Medal for guiding an unarmed transport mission delivering urgently needed supplies into the battle area. The remaining five earned Commendation Ribbons for meritorious service including Lt. Col. Robert T. Larkin, Paul J. Rondeau, MSgt. Charlies R. Wycherley, T/Sgt. Norman R. Moore, and T/Sgt. Walker Ray Spratt.
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Walker Air Force
Thomas C. Musgrave Jr
47Th Air Division
Jack D. Whitehall
715Th
North Korea
Whitehall
17Th
Paul J. Rondeau
A&e
Charlies R. Wycherley
Norman R. Moore
Walker Ray Spratt
The Frontier West opens at Roswell Museum Sunday
The Roswell Museum hosts The Frontier West a new show from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday featuring Western paintings from 1800 to 1900 by Catlin Mix Stanley Bierstadt Moran and Peter Moran’s works gifted by Senator Clinton P. Anderson. Chaves County Historical Society shows two short films at 2 30 p.m. Muddy Waters on land use and Irrigation Farming on water and soil conservation both from the U S Department of Soil Conservation. Col Fulton invites young people interested in agriculture to attend and learn.
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Roswell Museum
Chaves
Clinton P. Anderson
Defense Official Calls for Strong Reserve Forces
At the Santa Fe convention Franklin L. Orth urged compulsory measures to build combat ready reserves to deter a surprise atomic attack. He cited a shift toward universal military training and citizen soldier units, noting fewer than five percent of 1953 veterans trained for reserves. Congress must act to implement this policy.
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Santa FE
United States
Adjutants General Association of the
Franklin L. Orth
National Security Training Commission
Aherton
Hannah
National Guard
Department of Defense
Guard
Commission
Orth
Congress
Officers Delay Arrest of Mumps Patient
Oklahoma City officers went to arrest Frank I. Kelsey for forging a $1,622 check but found him ill with mumps. The sheriff and county attorney chose to wait until tomorrow, hoping for a solution or a plan.
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Oklahoma City
Frank I. Kelsey
New Mexico Traffic Toll Rises to 64 with Two More Deaths
Two more fatalities in 1954 bring New Mexico's road toll to 64. Herbert Herndon Johnson, 46, of El Paso, died after his car departed U S Highway 85 near Truth or Consequences from fatigue and speed. Crespin Pohl, 32, of Albuquerque, died from injuries after a tire blowout caused a pickup to overturn on U S Highway 66. he was thrown from the vehicle.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Herbert Herndon Johnson
el Paso
Crespin Pohl
Albuquerque
Johnson
U. S. Highway 85
Pohl
U. S. 66
Campbell announces candidacy for New Mexico state legislature
Roswell lawyer and former FBI agent Jack M. Campbell, 38, a Marine Corps veteran and civic leader, launches his bid for state representative subject to the Democratic primary on May 4. He lists extensive service and positions in law, oil interests, and community groups.
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Executive Committee of Taxpayers of New Mexico Association
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Roswell
Campbell
Hutchinson
Kans
Washburn College
Topeka
New Mexico
U. S. Marine Corps
Bougainville
Guam
Iwo Jima
3Rd Marine Division
U. S. Marine Corps Reserve
New Mexico Bar Association
Chaves County
New Mexico Oil and Gas Association
Roswell Students Named on UNM Dean’s Honor List
Alice Joan Sterrett of Dexter joins 44 UNM students on the Dean’s honor list. Roswell peers Steve Burkstaller Robert Chatten Edward Poorbaugh also appear in the broader group with averages from 2.0 to 2.49. A separate top group of 14 with straight A’s includes nine from Albuquerque, none from Roswell.
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Alice Joan Sterrett
Dexter
University of New Mexico
Roswell
Steve M. Burkstaller
Robert Lee Chatten
Edward Stanley Johnson
Edward Stanley Poorbaugh
Albuquerque
Wrinkle to Open Campaign HQ in Albuquerque Today
Democratic candidate J. R. Wrinkle announces the opening of his gubernatorial campaign headquarters in Albuquerque. The move outlines his statewide bid and signals a formal campaign foothold in New Mexico's political scene.
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Silver City
J. R. Wrinkle
Albuquerque
Living Costs Edge Toward Record Level, 1947 Base
Government index indicates consumer prices near the 1947-49 average peak, with rise in January likely to reverse two months of decline. Auto, aircraft, and farm equipment workers face wage adjustments under CIO UAW contracts, after a 2 cent hourly bump when the index peaked in mid-October at 115.4.
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Washington
CIO
United Auto Workers
Labor Department
Burea of Labor Statistics
Regulars' Go 100 Per Cent For J. Simms
Bernalillo County regular Democrats vote 259 to back John F. Simms Jr. for governor at the state convention. A rump convention led by Dennis Chavez aides backs W. O. Culbertson Jr. The credentials fight over 12 contested precincts affects who appears on the May 4 primary ballot and the distribution of votes at the state gathering.
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Albuquerque
Bernalillo County
John F. Simms Jr
U. S
Dennis Chavez
W. O. Culbertson Jr
San Miguel County
LeRoy Wise
Hobbs
J. R. Wrinkle
Silver City
Bernalillo
State Credentials Committee
Tom Wilson
Charlie Davis
Dennis Chavez Jr
Culbertson
Simms
Wilson
Don L. Dickason
Davis
Red Cross Drive Planned at Walker AFB Next Month
Walker Air Force Base gears up for a March Red Cross membership drive as part of the national campaign. Maj. Harry J. Mayer heads the local committee with Maj. Fred P. Camp Maj. Alfred K. Barnes and Maj. A. H. Pyatt directing publicity and finance. Don E Bentrup coordinates with the field director. past year aid to personnel and dependents reached $16 206 25 including over $1 000 in grants. The 1953 campaign at Walker raised $4 340 in memberships.
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Red Cross
Walker Air Force Base
Walker
Harry J. Mayer
812Th
Fred P. Camp
Alfred K. Barnes
509Th
A. H. Pyatt
Robert G. Goodman
812Th Abg
Walker Afb
Don E Bentrup
Bentrup
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