Two youths in jail after multi state car theft spree
Two boys aged 16 and 17 were held in Chaves County jail after a spree that began in Roswell with car thefts. They stole a Chevrolet owned by Myron Carson then a Chrysler owned by W. L. Stirman, wrecking one car and injuring a youth. A state police sting led to their capture in Alamogordo. Meanwhile bids for the Eastern New Mexico Medical Center project near Roswell will open tomorrow with many contractors seeking work and the board hoping to raise about 200000 more in funds.
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Chaves County
Albuquerque
Socorro
Roswell
Alamogordo
Tommy Thompson
Gene Smith
New Mexico
Myron Carson
Second St
Here
Chrysler
W. L. Stirman
N. Montana
Riverside
Alamogordo Hospital
New Mexico Military Institute
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
Dan Hinton Wilmot Jr
Memorial Hospital
Valley Building Company of
Eastern
New Mexico Medical Center
J. W. Bateson Company, Inc
Dallas
Denton & Gr
Louis M. Prager
Fred H. Dilley Jr
Frank Wortman
Ross Garrett
National Hospital
New Medical Center
The
Medical Center
Wilmot
Garrett
Dorothy Herring
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center, Inc
Tottenhoff elected president of New Mexico Drycleaners Assn
M H Tottenhoff of Carlsbad was elected president at the New Mexico Drycleaners Assn annual convention opening in Albuquerque. About 140 people registered for the two day event.
Laredo Publisher Heads to Mexico City on Bracero Study
William Prescott Allen, publisher of the Laredo Times, flew to Mexico City yesterday to study the migratory laborer bracero situation and report findings back to the paper.
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Mexico Laredo
William Prescott Allen
The
Laredo Times
Mexico City
Weather Summary From United States Weather Bureau
Reading at 3 hour intervals yesterday shows highs of 66 and lows of 22. Precipitation none in 24 hours. month to date .07 inches, year to date .21. Sunrise 7:92, sunset 5:14, day length 10.2 hours. Forecast Mostly clear Sunday with warming to around 60 degrees Sunday afternoon and increasing wind, colder at night.
Naked summit proposal from Naga Sadhus in India
In Allahabad the Naga Sadhus urged the Big Four leaders to assemble nude on Himalayan heights to seek world peace. They said India's Nehru should preside at a meeting of Eisenhower Churchill Malenkov and Mao Tze tung. The bizarre idea highlights unconventional mediation.
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Allahabad
India
Himalayan
Nehru
Eisenhower
Churchill
Malenkov
Mao Tze-tung
Mexico Stops Flow of Leaal Farm Workers
An auditor’s report for Roswell shows a $4,037.22 shortage in the parking meter fund for Oct 1 to Dec 31, 1953. City officials discuss handling, counting, and use of meter revenue while Roswell Code 1952 governs collection and deposit procedures. Mexico halts migrant farm workers flow after stalled U S Mexico wage talks. negotiations over a 12 year old agreement collapse as Mexico closes borders. U S plans temporary registration stations despite opposition. United States Ambassador Francis White and Foreign Minister Luis Padilla Nervo held talks, with continuing disputes over prevailing wages. At Bergstrom Air Force Base Texas a T33 trainer crashed after takeoff from nearby Tyndall field. Lt. Capt. Robert H. Ward killed.
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John F. Russell
Ed Hartman
Santa Fe
C. M. Woodbury
Roswell
Police Department
Mexico City
Mexico
United States
U. S
Washington
State Department
Kenneth Mills Regan
Dtex
Texas
U.S
U.S. Labor Department
Francis White
Luis Padilla Nervo
White
Padilla Nervo
White House
Eisenhower
Russia
Dulles
Wilson
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Sons
Saltonstall
Rmass
Armed Services Committee
Bridges
RNH
Appropriations Committee
Russell
Dga
Robert C. Sprague
North Adams
Mass
Sprague
Air Force
Department of Defense
Executive Department
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sen. Kefauver
D-Tenn
James C. Hagerty
George Zarubin
Berlin
Dal
Governor Heads List of Notables on Polio Marathon
Gov. Edwin L. Mechem appeared on the March of Dimes Telethon aired on KSWS TV starting at 10 p.m. and ongoing as the Record went to press. The event showcased leaders from politics art and business aiding the polio fund with acts by Peter Hurd and Manuel Acosta and a charity auction drawing by Hurd to boost donations.
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Edwin L. Mechem
Ksws-Tv
William W. Osborn
Chaves County
Peter Hurd
Manuel Acosta
Acosta
Roswell Lions Club
Three Men Ejected From McCarthy Hearing in Boston
In Boston on January 16, Sen. McCarthy’s second New England hearing ended in an uproar with three people ejected for resisting questions on communism. A GE employee Nathaniel Mills led the disruption, shouting accusations before marshals removed him. Four witnesses invoked the Fifth Amendment. one admitted being a communist briefly after 1937. Simon Pallet of Lynn was the only witness to satisfy McCarthy.
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Boston
Sen. MacCarthy
New England
McCarthy
U. S. Marshals
U.S
Nathaniel G. Mills
Lynn
General Electric Co
Mills
General Electric
Simon Pallet
B26 Crashes Into Nashville Area Home Killing Three Crew
An Air Force B26 bomber crashed near the Nashville airport and exploded today killing all three crew members. The house burned severely but occupants escaped major injuries. the victim names were being withheld pending relatives' notification.
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Nashville
Tenn
Air Force
Lewis Huggins
Huggins
Zack Boner
Charlie Davis
Donelson
Sewart Air Force Base
Sewart
Shaw Air Force Base
S. C. Sewart
Weather Bureau
Berry Field
Berry
Hugginses
Boner
Lewis
Henry Ford Urges Cooperation Over Isolationism in Speech
Henry Ford II criticized a powerful anti coop movement in American politics and urged the United States to advance international cooperation. He proposed a four point plan for developing underdeveloped areas including technical aid capital projects and liberalized trade, stressing a favorable climate for American investment abroad. He argued the nation cannot go it alone economically or politically.
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Philadelphia
Henry Ford II
United States
Ford
Richard Club
Eisenhower
America
Ford Motor Co
U.S
United Nations
Russia
County Plea Urges Immediate Property Renditions
County tax assessor Virgil Phillips urged Chaves County property owners to render their property today. With 15,000 eligible, only about 3,750 had filed since January 2, as deadlines approach March 1. Renditions will be handled in outlying towns March 2 to March 6 to serve distant residents.
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Virgil Phillips
Chaves County
Phillips
R. L. Ballard
Roswell
Lake Arthur
Hagerman
Dexter
Winter storms lash Germany and Denmark coastlines
London reports winter storms sweeping Germany and Denmark as Europe endures severe weather. Gales ripped across affected regions with widespread damage and five fatalities attributed to the weather system.
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London
Germany
Denmark
Europe
Wool prices rise in Southwest markets
Wool trading picked up in the Southwest this week the Agricultural Marketing Service said yesterday. Contracts in the Roswell area brought grease prices ranging from 50 to 63 cents a pound on a grease basis.
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Dallas
Southwest
Agricultural Marketing Service
Roswell
N. M
Seek Site to Hold Big Four Meeting
Berlin reports say Britain France and the United States pressed talks with the Soviet Union to resolve where the Big Four foreign ministers should meet in divided Berlin. With the January 25 opening session approaching, Allied commanders were ordered to resume discussions on suitable buildings, likely one site in the Allied sector and another in the Soviet zone.
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Berlin
Britain
France
United States
New Mexico Fends Off Two Northern Storms
The Associated Press reports New Mexico avoided two northern storms. One storm lingered in the Pacific Northwest and was labeled a stinkeroo by the Weather Bureau as it threatened the Southwest but stalled and may weaken if it arrives. A second arctic air mass veered toward Kansas and Oklahoma, then toward eastern New Mexico with a possible later approach.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Pacific Northwest
Weather Bureau
Southwest
Kansas
Oklahoma
Bueau
Simms Seeks Democratic Nomination Stop In Roswell
Gubernatorial hopeful John F. Simms Jr. of Albuquerque conducted an ears open and mouth shut swing in Roswell to hear views on water, school funding, taxes, and highways. The 37 year old former Speaker noted diverse yet informative resident perspectives from Chaves and Eddy counties.
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John F. Simms Jr
Albuquerque
Roswell
Chaves
Eddy
Simms
House of Representatives
Chaves and
New Mexico Military Institute
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Warren R. Cobean
Groton
Conn
Warren R. Cobean Jr
United States Weather Bureau
Bach
Austin
Tyndall Field
I A
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Robert H. Ward
Roswell Kiwanis Club
Woman's Club
Jim Marks
Atoms For Peace
McCarthy Group
Man
Henry Ford
State
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
G. P. Salisbury
Muir Minch
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