13 Jan 1957
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1957
Page
1
Colorado Springs AP Lt Gen Stanley R Free says Nike guided missiles make air attack impossible for an aggressor. He notes the system can destroy bombers and that world war supremacy is beyond enemy reach, calling Nike a key peace contribution.
A group of Mexican cattlemen led by Manuel Hernandez arrives in Roswell with orders for 1,500 head. The delegation, guided by R E Pankey, tours local ranches as part of a state Spanish speaking buying mission tied to a $5 million U S effort to channel cattle south of the border and ease drought pressures.
Local society note greets S-Sgt J C Sellers and S-Sgt Robert Storey along with their spouses. The column records a pair of double wedding/announcement style salutations honoring the military couples.
A. B. Coplin of 512 W Fourth St Clovis suffered possible internal injuries when his car left U S Highway 70 ninety miles north east of Roswell. He was pulled from the wreck by bystanders and transported by Valley ambulance to the medical center. Officers J E Woodard and Capt I R Funk investigated the late night crash reported at 10 30 p m
Gov Edwin L. Mechem says Charles Durant will be his chief aide with a salary in the neighborhood of twelve thousand dollars yearly. The announcement signals a key staff appointment in Santa Fe.
The Air Force plans to push ahead with most new Walker Air Force Base construction in New Mexico. About 1.9 million dollars for a hospital dormitory and chapel wing had been deferred last week due to higher priorities at other bases.
President Eisenhower plans a balanced budget with peacetime spending near 72 billion dollars for the coming year and projects revenues around 73 billion. The administration expects a three to four billion dollar surplus to be applied to the national debt, with tax cuts unlikely this session.
The Chaves County ASC committee halted ACP applications after the 96,000 allocation for 1957 was spent or obligated. They warn the shutdown risks 25 to 40 percent water savings from planned improvements and a projected 1.5 million dollar annual impact, while noting federal participation requires four dollars matched by farmers. A second item from Denison, Texas, reports a judge advising a babysitter over unpaid wages to return the children to their mother.
In Clovis, New Mexico President Eisenhower's drought tour highlights abandoned farms, wavering farm youth, and a driest period in a century. Officials prepare data, seek federal drought aid, and plan a 12 mile rural drive before meetings in Tucson and Wichita with agribusiness leaders.
A Ku Klux Klan leader in Talladega Alabama pledged the group will oppose racial integration using bully tactics rather than violence. He said the campaign would rely on intimidation and protests to block desegregation efforts.
In Santa Fe New Mexico the Young Democrats convention elected Al Romero of Roswell as national committeeman amid a walk out by factions from northern counties. Vincent Brunacini of Albuquerque was chosen state president with Stanley Jennings of Quay County as vice president and Sammy Martinez of San Miguel as treasurer. Helen Enders of Los Alamos was named national committeewoman.
A regional briefing reports the toll on New Mexico roads up to the current date compared with the same point last year. Officials note traffic patterns and enforcement changes as factors in the shift.
The Good Citizenship Club of Parkview School Room 4 Grade 4 in Roswell voted to give half of its treasury to the March of Dimes Drive after reading about the campaign in the Roswell Record. Principal Miss Helen Curry and homeroom teacher Mrs Ruth H Smith supported the effort. donations were presented Friday.
Phillips Petroleum Company assigns Charles Campbell to Roswell to replace R B Johnston who is promoted to western district landman based in Midland. Johnston moves up from local post as Campbell arrives to oversee land matters in New Mexico.
Roswell plans a February 5 election for the School Board of Education with incumbents Grady Southworth and Cecil Anderson seeking six year terms. Also running is Herbert H. Mardis of 909 Norris Place. Filing closes January 29 at the Roswell School Administration building.
A broad revamp of health and welfare laws spanning finance and education is expected to be proposed to the New Mexico Legislature. The Interim Legislative Committee on Public Welfare spent two years crafting the plans, with only two of the original nine members remaining. Executive director Leon Wolcott, UNM government professor, led the effort and may head a proposed new agency.
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