Flood Threat to California Levees Amid Feather River Floods
The Feather and Yuba River systems flood northern California as a mud levee at Shanghai Bend nears failure. Civil defense evacuated 700 from Olivehurst and Arboga, while Yuba City delays evacuation amid rising rivers and a winter storm that has killed 62 statewide. Bolinas mudslides force evacuations as cliffs crumble and 40 homes are wrecked.
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San Francisco
Feather River
California
Shanghai Bend
Yuba City
Feather
Yuba
Olivehurst
Arboga
Marysville
Sutter County
Beale Air Force Base
Bear River
Eel
Smith
Redwood Creek
Bolinas
Airliner Narrowly Avoids Bad Mishap
An Eastern Air Lines Silver Falcon with 32 passengers and a crew of three skidded on hard packed snow during landing at Huntington Airport. The plane left the runway and dropped onto a 60 foot ledge below the runway, narrowly missing a 400 foot ravine. All aboard escaped injury and continued to Louisville to Charlotte on another flight.
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Huntington
W. Va
Eastern Airlines
Louisville
Charlotte
N. C
Roswell Rockets Booster Club Meeting Sets 7 30 PM
The Roswell Rockets Booster Club holds its second meeting tomorrow in Ingalls Memorial Hall at 7:30 p.m. The event features a 16mm sound film of the 1955 World Series.
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Roswell Rockets
Ingall’s Memorial Hall
Short-Lived Storm Brings Rain to New Mexico
A Pacific storm offshoot brought intermittent rains to western New Mexico and the Rio Grande Valley with snow in higher elevations and wind in parts. The Weather Bureau predicted clearing by Tuesday and noted showers in northern mountains.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
District Weather Bureau
Albuquerque
Farmington
Zuni
Weather Bureau
Eisenhower Requests Record Defense Budget With Missiles Top Priority
The proposed 35.547 billion dollar military budget for the coming year emphasizes defense needs including guided missiles at over 1.27 billion dollars and significant aircraft and ship procurement. The plan notes 64 percent of the total national budget goes to defense and stresses long range programs over transitory measures.
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Eisenhower
Atomic Energy Commission
Air Force
Army
Navy
Eisenhower urges restraint as he seeks debt relief plan
President Eisenhower sent Congress a balanced budget for the current year and next, calling for continued spending restraint and delaying tax cuts. He proposed a 1957 federal outlay of 65.865 billion with a 66.3 billion revenue forecast, aiming for a 435 million surplus if targets hold. He urged cooperation to keep taxes stable while reducing the national debt when possible.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Uncle Sam
New Mexico Pays 250 Million of Federal Budget Share
Albert K. Nohl of the Taxpayers Association of New Mexico estimates the state's share of the federal budget in the new fiscal year at about 250 million. Based on a tax foundation formula, New Mexico taxpayers would provide 0.38 percent of total federal expenditures. Nohl notes 1957 revenues are rising and the prospect of a balanced budget looks favorable.
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New Mexico
Santa FE
Eisenhower
Albert K. Nohl
The
Taxpayers Assn. of
Tax Foundation
Nohl
Boy 16 Died After Russian Roulette Dare
In Price Utah a 16 year old, Joseph Ciarus, invited friends to a Russian roulette game. He showed how to load a 22 caliber revolver and fired a bullet into his head, twice missing before the third shot proved fatal. He died hours later in hospital.
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Price
Utah
Joseph C. Ciarus
Albert Passic
Ciarus
Three Die and Four Hurt in Flaming Car Crash North of Truth or Consequences
A car accident about a mile north of Truth or Consequences left three dead and four injured. Victims from Socorro include James Charles McCutcheon 23 and Matt Aragon 25 who died at the scene, Bernice McCutcheon 18 who died later. The four injured were Marvin McCutcheon 13 Emily Aragon 23 James David Mills 26 and James W. Davis 26.
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Associated Press
Truth Or Consequences
Socorro
James Charles McCutcheon
Matt Aragon
U. S
Bernice McCutcheon
Toro
Marvin McCutcheon
Emily Aragon
James David Mills
James W. Davis
T Or C General Hospital
Bruce McCloskey
Minor Blaze Briefly Ties Up City Fire Crews
Fire engine trucks numbers two and three from Station No. 1 answered a Sunday fire call at 3 24 p m. A one room stucco building at 907 East Alameda Street suffered interior window and wall damage. Firemen cleared the scene at 3 40 p m.
Local cafe sign proclaims 26 hour day in San Antonio
A cafe in San Antonio displays a curious sign reading Open 26 hours a day. The notice suggests extended hours and draws attention from passersby, marking an unusual marketing approach in the city.
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San Antonio
Tex
Minor League Meetings Set for Jacksonville in 1956
George M. Trautman, president of the minor leagues, announced that the 1956 meetings will be held in Jacksonville, Florida. The exact date has not yet been determined.
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Chicago
George M. Trautman
Jacksonville
Fla
Four New Mexico Guardsmen Choose Jail Over Ft Bliss
Four New Mexico National Guardsmen from Roswell said they would rather go to jail than return to Ft Bliss and were sentenced to 25 days in county jail for AWOL from six months basic training. They were fined 25 dollars as part of a summary court martial. Six others received suspended sentences on condition they complete military obligations. An investigation found no abuse by Ft Bliss personnel.
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Phil D. Helmig
New Mexico
Crickey-Queen
Chaves County
Helmig
San Andres
Roswell
Atlantic
Township 11
Sinclair Dean
Tatum
Pennsylvania
Crickey
Ft. Bliss
Warren H. Baird
Frank G. Young
AAA
Soil Laboratory Formed by Chaves County Farmers
A non profit Farmers Soil Laboratory Inc. was formed after a county farmers meeting at EGP. Hollis G Oliver, Pecos Texas, signed to head the lab for two years. About 10 000 acres of cotton signed up. Members pay 1.50 cash and 0.50 escrow. Nearly 15 000 raised. Directors include Virgil Grantham A W Langenegger Lacy Shortridge E P Malone Jr Roscoe Fletcher. affiliation talks with New Mexico A&M College Extension Service ongoing. Building location to be announced. Oliver to report within 30 days.
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Farmers Soil Laboratory, Inc
Egp
Hollis G. Oliver
Pecos
Tex
Virgil Grantham
A. W. Langenegger
Lacy Shortridge
E. P. Malone Jr
Roscoe Fletcher
Pickett Aims Glass Doors in Governor's Office and More
Artesia safety award event sees State Corporation Commissioner Ingram Pickett outline plans if elected. He pledges glass doors replacing current ones and promises to tape sessions, bar lobbyists from capitol grounds, form a ten man cabinet, and move the Public Utilities Commission under the State Corporation Commission. He weighs a 1956 gubernatorial bid depending on Culbertson.
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Artesia
State Corporation
Ingram Pickett
Pickett
Ferguson-Steere
Culbertson
Capitol
Public Utilities Commission
State Corporation Commission
Oklahoma City man reprimanded after fake job offers
Police released a 40 year old man who admitted his offers to several women were fictitious and intended to get acquainted. He obtained names from newspaper want ads, then called with job offers.
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Oklahoma City
Quickies by Ken Reynolds gift shopping in The Record
Ken Reynolds promotes using The Record Want Ads for gift shopping, touting the classifieds as his personal method and urging readers to use the listings for holiday buys.
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Quickies
Ken Reynolds
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Lke
Nehl
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Dougherty
Bureau of the Budget
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New Mexico A&m College
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