Congress Divided Over New Atomic Controls Debate
Washington AP Congress members remain split on new international atomic controls while praising Truman’s warning to Stalin about nuclear warfare. Taft criticizes Truman’s policy but Eisenhower’s approach remains uncertain as officials discuss budget forecasts and future State of the Union timing.
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Congress
Washington
Truman
Stalin
Ckum
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
House
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Russia
U.S
Senator Hickenlooper
Hickenlooper
House Atomic Energy Committee
Sen. Kefauver
D-Tenn
Russell
D-Ga
Rep
Cole
R-N.y
Ellender
D-La
Senate filibuster fight ends in GOP backed defeat vote
Senators failed to muster support to curb debate as Republicans and Southern Democrats joined to defeat a plan to alter filibuster rules. The vote 70 to 21 ended the initial clash, while Eisenhower’s backing for a rule change remained uncertain. House action paused with budget message due.
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Anther
Congress
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Couress
Neely
D-W.v
Eisenhower
GOP
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
House
Truman
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Missing troop plane feared in Bear Lake area search widens
Sheriff’s posse and air units from Idaho, Wyoming and Utah comb rugged terrain near Bear Lake as a twin engine missing plane with four crew and three veterans of the Korean War is sought after a predawn radio fix near Malad City. A separate four engine plane crashed near Seattle, killing seven.
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Montpelier
Idaho
Wyoming
Utah
Seattle
Wash
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Flying Tiger Airline
Burbank
Calif
Issaquah
Squak Mountain
Bear Lake
Pacific Ocean
Jesse Schidegger
Paris
Malad City
Gilbert Arnell
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
Colo
Cheyenne
Wyo
Associated Air Transport
San Antonio
Tex
Weather Summary for the United States
Reading at three hour intervals shows high of 62 and low of 42. Normal highs 54 and lows 24 for this date. Preciptation and rainfall totals are zero. Sunrise 7 03 sunset 5 07 length of day 10.1 hours. Forecast calls for mostly fair conditions with gusty winds and a colder night. Highest today near 66 and lowest tonight near 32.
Mothers March for Dimes Set in Chavez County Polio Effort
Chavez County hosts a Mothers March for the March of Dimes on January 29 from 7 to 8 pm led by Al Snipes with Robert Folkes Gerald McBride and Mrs Frank Winsett as chairs. About 500 county mothers join nationwide drives to light porches or display candles to raise funds for polio care and prevention.
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Chaves County
March of Dimes
al Snipes
Chavez County March of Dimes
Robert A. Folkes
Gerald McBride
Frank Winsett
Chavez County
Costa Rica Quake Injures Dozen in Coastal Limon Damages
Twelve persons were injured in a sequence of earthquakes in Costa Rica. The latest tremor toppled buildings and caused fires along the coastal Limon province, prompting emergency responses in San Jose.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Limon
Hobbs Grocery Price War Continues
Hobbs' price war drives bargains with oleomargine at 10 cents a pound and dressed hens at 39 cents a pound. Sliced bacon and sirloin sold at 39 and 49 cents per pound respectively, in Hobbs.
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Hobbs Grocery
HOBBS
Taxes Due Albuquerque Property Seized for Nonpayment
About 200 parcels in Bernalillo County face deed to the state Saturday if delinquent taxes are not paid. Authorities move to transfer title on properties affected and notify owners to settle amounts due to avoid loss.
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Albuquerque
Bernalillo County
Veteran lawmakers foresee excess profits tax expiring
On the House Ways and Means Committee several veterans predicted the excess profits tax will die on June 30. Rep Eberharter forecast a fight to extend it, while Chairman Reed called for a natural death arguing the tax throttles business and is arbitrary. Kean and Simpson echoed hurting business sentiment.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Rep. Eberharter
D-Pa
Congress
Reed
Ways and Means Committee
Kean
Simpson
Hereford Show and Sale Set by Southeastern New Mexico
The 22nd annual show and sale of the Southeastern New Mexico Hereford Association opens at the Fair Grounds on January 29 with 103 Herefords offered. Over 2,000 expected for the two day event, with heated pavilion, Bangs disease and TB tests, cash sale terms, and lunch served by the D A V Auxiliary. Auctioneers are Walter Britton and Jewett Fulkerson. sales manager is Frank Crockett with Austin Reeves assisting.
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Southeastern New Mexico Hereford Association
Fair Grounds
Hereford Association
New Mexico
Walter Britton
Jewett Fulkerson
Frank Crockett
Austin Reeves
Stanley Frank
West Texas Livestock Weekly
Parley Johnson
New Mexico Stockmen
Don Biggs
Western Livestock
George Kleier
Texas Cattlemen
W. E. Flint
State College
Bill Wright
American Hereford Association
Horace Henning
New Mexico Cattle Growers Association
Swedish Tanker Avanti Splits in Two in Pacific Storm
A Swedish tanker named Avanti broke in half in 50 to 70 mph winds off Japan with 40 crew aboard. Eleven men in the rear section were saved while 29 remained on the front and in lifeboats. Nearby ships King Edgar and Santa despo drifted helplessly, and Cynthia Olson jettisoned cargo and headed for San Francisco. A President Pierce radio dispatch noted the gale driving ships 300 miles northeast of Honolulu.
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San Francisco
Pacific
S. S. Avanti
Santadespo
Cynthia Olson
Oregon
Avanti
Okinawa
Kyushu
Pierce
King Edgar
Honolulu
County Assessor Urges Rendition to Cut Wait Times
Virgil Phillips urges residents to file tax renditions at the county courthouse before February 28 to avoid long lines. He notes 15 000 on the tax roll and a county valuation of 37 million dollars with a rate drop from 3 58 to 3 19 per 100. The rendition covers property personal real and taxes for state county city school conservancy and flood control. The assessor's staff includes Mrs Georgia Anderson Monte Goodin and Mrs Winona Johnson among others.
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Virgil Phillips
Phillips
Chaves
Chaves County
Roswell
Georgia Anderson
Monte Goodin
Winona Johnson
Faye Groseclose
Duke City Grows Albuquerque
The Chamber of Commerce reports Albuquerque's population rose by 9 264 to 121 421 last year.
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Duke City
Albuquerque
Chamber of Commerce
Death dust threat hinted in hydrogen bomb future
Report discusses a theoretical hydrogen cobalt bomb that could spread radioactive poison dust over large areas. It notes Truman's state of the union remarks on progress of the H bomb and the possibility scientists might explore such variants, while stressing no U.S. work on a hydrogen cobalt bomb is indicated.
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Washington
Truman
State of the Union
United States
Anderson Votes Against Filibuster Motion
Senator Clinton P. Anderson supported the anti filibuster move but was unable to stop it from being tabled. The roll showed Dennis Chavez and others not recorded as voting while Texas Democrats Daniel and Johnson joined the majority to defeat the proposal.
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Washington
Clinton P. Anderson
Dennis Chaves
D-N.m
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Griswold
R-Neb
Daniel and
Johnson
Texas
State GOP Celebrates Albuquerque Inauguration Ball
New Mexico Republicans meet in Albuquerque on January 20 for an inauguration ball aligned with the national event in Washington. Arrangements committee member Robert O. Anderson of Roswell and Fred Moxey of Santa Fe are named.
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GOP
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Washington
Robert O. Anderson
Roswell
Fred Moxey
Santa Fe
Senator Anderson Seeks Indian Bill in Congress
Sen. Anderson of New Mexico introduced a bill in Congress to grant the Court of Claims jurisdiction over individual Navajo Indian claims against the United States.
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Washington
Sen. Anderson
D-N.m
Congress
Court of Claims
United States
Malone Praised by House Subcommittee for DOJ Work
Deputy Attorney General Ross L Malone Jr was singled out for praise during the House Judiciary Subcommittee investigation into the Justice Department. Malone, returning to Roswell New Mexico, had aided James P McGranery in revitalizing the department and received a thank you from Chairman Frank L Chelf who voiced a wish for more Malones and McGranerys in government.
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Washington
Ross L. Malone Jr
House
Justice Department
Malone
Roswell
N. M
James P. McGranery
United Nations
Frank L Chelf
D-Ky
Ross Malones
Chelf
McGranery
Jim McGranerys
Burdick Urges Congress to Cut Living Standards or Quit
Rep Usher Burdick a Republican from North Dakota criticizes a private group urging higher pay and allowances for members of Congress. He notes a $15000 annual salary is tight and says donors know the pay before serving. The 74 year old veteran states he makes ends meet but avoids costly habits.
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Congress
Usher Burdick
R-Nd
Washington
Burdick
The
National Committee
Men Sentenced for Breaking into Picacho Post Office
U S District Judge Carl A Hatch fixed prison terms for eight men who pleaded guilty to criminal violations. Pearsall and Wescott received three years for breaking into the Picacho post office near Roswell and three years probation for driving a stolen car from Louisiana to New Mexico. Wescott’s wife got one year probation in the same case. McDaniel and Switzer received four years for driving a stolen car from Houston to Eunice. Morton got four years for driving a stolen car from El Paso to Deming. George received five years for driving a stolen car from Aurora to Carrizozo.
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Albuquerque
U.S
Mansfield
Pearsall and
Wescott
Sedalia
Carl L. McDaniel
Robert I. Switzer
Houston
Tex
Eunice
James K. Morton
el Paso
Deming
Duane L. George
Aurora, Ill
Carrizozo
Year end Reports Show NM Feels Medium Growing Pains
Year end reports from New Mexico state agencies show growing pains in 1952 with nine of eleven tax divisions reporting gains totaling 4.5 million dollars over 1951. Oil and gas output and tourism rose, while public welfare costs increased as aid payments grew and average grants rose from 23.11 to 28.58 dollars monthly.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
State Bureau of Revenue
Ant Ee
Public Welfare Department
Whatit
New Mexico Employment Security Commission
Supreme Court
Deming Grandmother Returns Home After Scotland Plea
Mrs May Wright Field of Deming New Mexico flew to Prestwick Scotland to plead for her grandson Albert Kilman Field 18 who faced seven years for armed holdup after wounding two in a Glasgow post office robbery. The plea failed yet she found warmth and plans to return when he is released.
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Prestwick
Scoland
May Wright Field
Deming
N. M
Albert Kilman Field
Young Field
Glasgow
Body Found Hanging in Barn East of Tucumcari
The body of William D. Boatman aged 64 was found hanging in a feed-house on his farm about 30 miles east of Tucumcari. Rhoda Boatman discovered the body. Death was set at one to two hours before 4 pm. Coroner's jury ruled death by hanging. About $50 cash and $6,000 in bonds were found in a suitcase. No sign of violence. Quay county sheriff's office investigates.
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Tucumcari
William D. Boatman
Here
Rhoda Boatman
Boatman
Quay County Sheriff’s Office
New Mexican Elected Vice President of Cattlemen’s Association
George Godfrey of Animas New Mexico was elected vice president of the American Cattlemen’s Association yesterday. The group reelected Sam C. Hyatt of Hyattville Wyoming as president and decided to hold the 1954 convention in Colorado Springs Colorado.
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Kansas City
George Godfrey
Animas
N. M
American Cattlemen’s Association
Cattlemen
Sam C. Hyatt
Hyattville
Wyo
Colorado Springs
Colo
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