County Doctors Back Hospital Bond Issue
The Chaves County Medical Society endorses a January 31, 1956 vote on a $300000 bond to buy unpaid-for equipment from the Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Corp and a 4 mill county tax levy for indigent care. The resolution cites need to support the hospital after shortfalls in expected contributions and limits on county bonding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaves
E. W. Lander
John S. Moore
Pierre Salmon
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Corp
Medical Center Corp
Ellis Whitney Enters State Senate Race in Chaves County
Ellis Whitney of East Grand Plains former four term Democratic representative from Chaves county announces candidacy for State Senator from Chaves county. He cites opposition to unnecessary legislation and support for clearly defined laws benefiting most residents, highlighting 13 volumes of laws and a 40 year state history.
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Ellis Whitney
East Grand Plains
Chaves County
Whitney
Roswell
Illinois
EGP
Ellis
Ross Whitney
Roswell High School
Roswell State Bank
State Fair Board
Roswell Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Farmers, Inc
Chaves County Farm Bureau
First Presbyterian Church of
New Mexico
Roswell Woman Mauled by Angered Canine
Mrs. Louis C. Todd of 1904 N. Mississippi Ave. was attacked by a dog as she left a neighbor’s home. She was treated by a physician, returned home, and remained under observation. The dog, a blond light tan cocker-cross, was held by the dog pound for rabies testing and had reportedly been inoculated within the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis C. Todd
N. Mississippi Ave
Dog Pound
Willie Horton
Mississippi Ave
Convicted Slayer Praises New Albuquerque Warden
James Isted serving a life term for killing Officer Frank Stoltner writes to Ben Caine of KDEF praising Harold R. Swenson the acting warden of the New Mexico Penitentiary Swenson 47 is on loan from the federal system to replace the late Warden E B Swope who died December 26 in San Francisco Swenson must win trust and restore faith among inmates and staff.
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Albuquerque
Harold R. Swenson
New Mexico Penitentiary
James Isted
Frank Stolander
Ben Caine
KDEF
Caine
Isted
Swenson
New Mexico Prison
Federal Prisons System
E. B. Swope
San Francisco
509th Bomb Wing to Deploy Overseas from Walker AFB
The 509th Bomb Wing based at Walker Air Force Base will deploy abroad in January for a temporary overseas duty. The unit will perform routine overseas training and return to Walker AFB after completing the overseas tour.
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47Th Air Division
Walker Air Force Base
509Th Bomb Wing
United States
509Th
Walker Afb
Nominations Open for Roswell Jaycees Outstanding Man Award
Nominations are being accepted for the annual Distinguished Service Award of the Roswell Jaycees. The winner will be honored at a Nickson Hotel dinner on February 8 and must be a Roswell area man aged 21 to 35 who has given notable service in 1955.
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Roswell Jaycees
E. M. Jennings
DSA
Nickson Hotel
Roswell
Jennings
Jim Sartin
Troop 99
Larry Roper
Bobby Strow
President Eisenhower to hold informal news confab
President Eisenhower will conduct an informal news conference in Key West today his first since the September heart attack. White House press secretary James C Hagerty says the president may discuss health Florida visit and near term work plans before returning to Washington.
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Key West
Fal
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
White House
Florida
Washington
Airman Faces Multiple Charges After Walker AFB Incident
Airman Basie Mathis Gray Jr. 18 was arrested for an alleged attempted entry at Walker AFB after the victim, a young housewife, identified him. He previously faced a court martial for robbery and was sentenced to 30 days in the guardhouse. Courts Martial proceedings continue on the latest attempted incident as Gray eyes release from service.
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Basie Mathis Gray Jr
Walker
Clyde H. Camp Jr
Walker Afb
Gray
Air Force
Kimlock
B 36 Bomber Lands Safely After 10 Hour Hold
Brig. Gen. Charles W. Schott announced that a B 36 from the 39th Bomb Squadron stationed abroad landed safely at Walker AFB after circling for 10 hours. Damage to the wing and landing gear forced the endurance hold to lighten load before a safe return. The crew and aircraft landed without incident after a midnight takeoff on a routine training flight.
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Charles W. Schott
47Th Air Division
Walker Air Force Base
39Th
Continental United States
Leonard N. Rummel
Walker Information Office
Head of Defunct Insurance Firm Attempts death by own action
WACO, Jan. 7. Waco businessman Shoe make, whose insurance company collapsed with about seven million dollars owed, was found shot in his home. Doctors say he has a fifty percent chance of survival. A photographer saw three notes in the room. Police report a self-inflicted 380 pistol wound entering the left temple and exiting the right.
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Waco
A. B. Shoemake
Boyd Alexander
Sgt
Chambers
Ira Royals
Shoemake
Navy transport Gen Freeman arrives delayed in Seattle
The Navy transport Gen Freeman, returning from the Far East, is postponed and will arrive in Seattle tomorrow.
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Seattle
Navy
Gen. Freeman
Far East
Pint sized taxi driver wins big pesos in TV quiz
Mexico City AP reports a small taxi driver answered the 64 000 peso question on TV earning prizes and free teeth. Past winnings include a 16 000 peso car gift and a 4 000 peso license. The 64 000 peso question remains a top ratings draw four months on.
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Mexico City
Jorge Sanchez
Tion
New AEC Series Aims at Dwarfing Soviet Hydro Bombs
Washington reports a planned AEC Pacific test series with a major blast two to three times the Bikini event of 1954. Officials cite estimates of 30 to 50 megatons, surpassing Russia’s hydrogen tests while Senate committees await word from military leaders on continental protection.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Pacific Ocean
AEC
Bikini
Lewis L. Strauss
U.S
Senate House Committee On Atomic Energy
Sen. Wiley
R-Wis
Police Warned On B 36 Crash Procedures Over Fort Worth
Fort Worth area police have been instructed on crowd control and safety in case a transcontinental B 36 bomber with an atomic reactor must land or crash. Officials noted the reactor is viewed as a power device, with flight plans reportedly routing near Roswell before returning to Fort Worth. Convair and Carswell Air Force Base officials declined comment.
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Fort Worth
Albuquerque Journal
New Mexico
Astern
Convair Aircraft Plant
Texas
Roswell
Convair
Carswell Air Force Base
C. Esenwein
Air Force
Carswell
Arizonan Becomes State's 3rd Road Fatality of Year
A 21 year old Arizona man, Jack Eddens of Sanders, died near Gallup when his car collided with a tank truck driven by George Buckhanan of Phoenix. Passenger Rita Sherwood, 8, of Adamana, sustained minor injuries. The crash occurred about three miles west of Gallup on highway 66.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Arizona
Gallup
Jack Eddens
Sanders
Ariz
George A. Buckhanan
Phoenix
Buckhanan
Eddens
Rita Sherwood
Adamana
J. W. Swobodon
Highway 66
City Takes Option On Location For New Fire Station
Roswell signs an option agreement with Tom V Slaughter for a Walnut and South Richardson site. City puts 500 on the line for a 32000 deal as voters earlier approved a 50000 fire station bond.
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Roswell
West
Tom V. Slaughter
Walnut
South
Richardson
James B. Stapp
First St
Eisenhower Name Likely on New Hampshire Primary Ballot
Concord NH President Eisenhower will have his name entered for the March 13 New Hampshire primary with no White House objections, a sign he may seek another term. NH GOP chair Judge William W Treat said petitions are circulating and the White House will likely permit his name to remain on the ballot.
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Concord
N. H
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
White House
Associated Press
William W. Treat
GOP
Arrests Decline in 1955 Says Police Chief Report
The annual report by Police Chief Tommy Thompson shows 1 704 persons arrested and held in 1955 down from 2 121 in 1954 a drop of 417. Citations to court rose to 17 494 from 16 073. Parking meter violations climbed to 14 122 and juveniles referred to probation rose to 214. Accidents investigated increased to 981 and police vehicles covered 373 161 miles, the highest patrol total for 1949 to 1955. See ARRESTS Page 24.
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Tommy Thompson
Rosewell
Gen Sage Defends National Guard Recruiting Policy
Maj. Gen. C. G. Sage, adjutant general, defends National Guard recruiting policies in New Mexico and beyond. He denies unattributed rumors that stressing enlistment was improper and says the article titled I Am the Adjutant General appeared in the National Guardsman reaching about 100,000 National Guard members.
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Santa FE
C. G. Sage
National Guard
New Mexico
Sage
Adjutant General
National Guardsman
GEN. Sage
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