Porter named Walker AFB commander in March
Brig Gen Charles W Schott announced Col George Porter will become Walker AFB commander March 1, succeeding Lt Col Clyde H Camp Jr who has served as acting commander since Col William G Booths illness. Porter previously directed materiel at the wing and comes from Sampson AFB New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Schott
47Th Air Division
George Porter
Walker Air Force Base
Col. Porter
Clyde H. Camp Jr
William G. Booth
Booth
Mason Grover
Col. Booth
Schott
Col. Camp
Joseph Marachiani
Walker Afb
Walker
Sampson Air Force Base
New York
Penns Station
Littleton
W. Va
West Virginia University
Army Air Corps Reserve
Porter
Mediterranean
Greece
United States
Nelle B. Green
Washington, D. C
Duke City Sheriff Defends Killing of Roy by Deputies
Sheriff Harold Hubbell says Henry Parra did not take part in the robbery the deputies were investigating and notes ongoing investigations. Parra, 16, was killed after warning shots at a roadblock. deputies cite armed robbery context and question the deputy who fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
Harold Hubbell
Henry Parra
Hubbell
Parra
J. D. Romero
Pat Chavez
Mickey Espinosa
John Chirigos
Romero
Welcome Mr and Mrs Donald Clement Lir and Mrs W B Beckstron
A greeting note appears for Mr Donald Clement and Mrs Lir, followed by Mr W B Beckstron and Mrs Beckstron. The fragment notes social introductions or a local event invitation with names of attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Clement
Lir
W. B. Beckstron
Autherine Lucy Seeks Federal Court Return To Alabama Campus
Autherine Lucy, Alabama’s first Black student, asks a federal court for an order to be readmitted to the university campus after being expelled by a mob. The hearing before U.S. District Judge Hobart Grooms was set for 10 a.m. with university officials and witnesses subpoenaed. The Board of Trustees cited safety concerns in February as the reason for her exclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Autherine Lucy
University of Alabama
U. S. Dist
Hobart Grooms
Univeristy Board of Trustees
Miss Lucy
Youths Plead Guilty in Slaying of William Elledge
In Houston two youths Paul Richardson 20 and William Rollins 17 agreed to plead guilty to the January 7 beating death of 67 year old William Elledge a retired shipping clerk Court to impose life sentences under the plea deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
William Elledge
Paul Richardson
William Rollins
Hondo Demos Set Duscuss Candidates at Hondo High
The Democrats of Lincoln County meet at Hondo High School at 8 p.m. to select their slate of candidates for the coming primary. County chairman Roman C. Nunez announced the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hondo Demos
Lincoln County
Hondo High School
Roman C. Nunez
Cow Damages Car Top After Cow Ransacks Vehicle
Tarpon Springs Florida AP reports Mrs Mickey Tondakos needs a new convertible top after a cow chews it while parked. Insurance will pay, a precedent set for similar incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarpon Springs
Fla
Mickey Tondakos
Tondakos
Dulles Targeted by Democrats Over Foreign Aid Stance
Democratic senators led by Mansfield attack Secretary Dulles over his claim that Soviet Russia faces a failed 30 year policy. They argue the Russians are advancing diplomatically economically and militarily and accuse Dulles of deceiving the public about the threat. Fulbright says Dulles tried to mislead about the menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Dulles
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Free World Unity
Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate
Indicted Ministers Cheered At Boycott Meet in Montgomery
In Montgomery Alabama a crowd cheered as 24 Negro ministers indicted for leading the bus boycott spoke at a mass meeting ending the boycott's 12th week. Rev L R Bennett of Mount Zion AME warned no city can criminalize its preachers. Princeton pastors planned a ministers only prayer service with an offering for Montgomery ministers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
L. R. Bennett
Bennett
Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church
Princeton
N.J
William L. Tucker
Princeton Pastors Assny
Mechem Seeks Home After Washington Meeting
Former New Mexico Governor Edwin Mechem, in town for a Commission on Government Security meeting, said he would not meet Republican officials or discuss politics while here as he prepares to announce his candidacy for governor.
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Mechem
Adv
Washington
New Mexico
Edwin Mechem
Commission On Government Security
Eisenhower Second Term Decision May Come Tomorrow
President Eisenhower could reveal his plan for a second term at a 10:30 a.m. news conference tomorrow. White House press secretary Hagerty said he did not know if an announcement would be made or if a radio TV appearance would follow, noting no plans for another conference. The timing was tied to market concerns and past heart attack worries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Eeisenhower
New York Stock Exchange
Trains Collide in Snow Disaster Killing Dozens in Swampscott
Two Boston and Maine trains collided in heavy snow near Swampscott Junction Mexico, Mass. More than a dozen dead and many injured. About 1 000 passengers were aboard as cars tore open and priests administered rites. Hospitals requested nurses and blood for transfusions.
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Swampscott
Mass
Boston & Maine Railroad
Danvers
Boston
Portsmouth
N. H
Salem
Edward Penniman
Lynn
Marblehead
Union Hospital
Boston Red Cross Blood Center
Salem Hospital
Lynn Hospital
Budd
B&m Said
Swampscott Junction
Howard Ross
West Newbury
Lynn Item
Aggie President Ends Roswell Visit Plans More Meetings
Dr. Roger B. Corbett president of New Mexico A&M conducted a three day goodwill tour in Roswell and will return March 21 for three farm meetings. He noted Arts and Sciences tops enrollment at A&M with engineering second and agriculture third. Corbett has spoken to about 10 000 people during six months in the state. He is a West Virginia native educated at Cornell with a PhD in economics and marketing and previously led the American Farm Bureau Federation 1943 47. He replaced Dr. John Branson and praised Roswell farm leadership while staying at Mrs. Earl Corn’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerman
S. E. Reynolds
Roswell-Artesian Basin
Court House
Charles Harris
Las Cruces
J. L. Dirnberger
Extension
New Mexico
U. S. Geological Survey
USGS
Reynolds
Aggie
Roger B. Corbett
New Mexico A&m College
Roswell
Morgan Nelson
Educational Board of Finance
al W. Woodburn
New Mexico A&m
College of Arts and Sciences
A&m
Engineering
Agriculture
Corbett
West Virginia
Cornell
American Farm Bureau Federation
State Agricultural School
John Branson
Publisher Arraigned in Hatch Car Theft Ring Case
Franklin Southwick Lindsey also known as Frank Kane, 52, former Hatch Reporter publisher, was arraigned on charges of being in a ring that stole at least four cars and forged more than twelve motor vehicle licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
Franklin Southwick Lindsey
Frank Kane
Hatch
Nine Buildings Damaged In Gasoline Leak Explosions
In West Los Angeles a trenching machine ruptured an underground gasoline line allowing fumes to enter sewers. Over seven hours of fires damaged nine structures and burned three people seriously. Four schools closed as residents flooded area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Kilgore Dies After Stroke in Bethesda Naval Hospital
Senator Harley M Kilgore of West Virginia died at 2 23 a m at Bethesda Naval Hospital after a stroke. He had suffered a minor stroke Feb 25 while being treated for high blood pressure and later a cerebral hemorrhage. The 63 year old Democrat died surrounded by his wife and children reducing the Senate Democratic majority to 48 47.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harley Martin Kilgore
Harold C. Miller
Kilgore
Miller
Lois Kilgore
Robert
Albert T. Young Jr
Senate
Last radar link to complete 1600 mile chain of eyes
The final radar station will finish a 10 million dollar system for tracking new guided missiles. The network starts at Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Florida and runs along seven Caribbean islands to Puerto Rico. The St Lucia site will complete the series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West Indies
St. Lucia
Patrick Air Force Base
Cocoa
Fla
Caribbean
Puerto Rico
Florida
Accused Killer Held In Maximum Security
David Cooper Nelson, accused of two hitchhiker deaths, is moved to maximum security Cellblock No 1 for safekeeping at Santa Fe prison. Warden Harold Swenson stated the decision to place him in the highest security unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
David Cooper Nelson
Harold Swenson
Nelson
Bathless wife seeks divorce over bath time and meals
Denver. Dist. Judge Joseph E. Cook grants Mrs. Sarah Chinn a divorce after she testified her husband Harry, a former restaurant operator, refused her a bath to save hot water for the restaurant and limited her to two meals a day while he dined at the establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Joseph E. Cook
Sarah Chinn
Harry
Senator Seeks Cotton State Bait in Farm Bill Vote
Sen. Ellender says administration offers bait to win cotton state votes in the price support fight. He cites possible 87 percent parity for 1956 and limit on cotton acreage cuts as incentives while warning some senators reject side deals. Eastland notes shift from 90 percent stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
Soil Bank
Humphrey
D-Minn
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Eastland
D-Miss
High Wheat Price Supports Draw Fire From Rep Wursell
Congress member Rep Wursell of Illinois says federal price supports favor large Western wheat farmers while harming small Illinois growers and others. He argues policy distorts farming balance and calls for reform.
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Washington
Wursell
Ill
West
Illinois
Whites Rule Supreme All of South Africa
South Africa’s white nationalist government wins by a 174 to 68 to 12 vote in a joint parliamentary session to amend the constitution and remove 50,000 Cape colored voters from the common roll. The move ends colored voting rights in the electoral system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capetown
South Africa
Deadline Dates for City Election Registration and Filings
The notice sets March 5 as the registration deadline for the city election and May 6 as the filing day for primary candidates from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It also lists March 20 as the deadline for May or councilman candidates, with the city election on April 3, and April 9 as the deadline for changes of precinct registration and for new registrations.
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Col. G.W. Porter
WAFB
Duke City
Roy
Autherine
Lucy
U.S
Democrats
Ike
Dr. Corbett
Earl Corn
S. Richardson
Sunset
Sepulveda
William James Baxter
West Los Angeles Milling Co
Maine Licht
George B. Wells
Wells
Solon
Harley M. Kilgore
Daytona
Daytona Beach
National Guard
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