Chavez predicts Hobbs air base in New Mexico
Senator Chavez says New Mexico will gain a new Air Force base andexpects Hobbs to host it. Five Air Force survey teams visited NM sites. no formal reports yet but Chavez is confident Hobbs will be chosen due to existing base facilities and weather. He notes funding is in the new budget for base expansion.
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Washington
Sen. Chavez
D-Nm
New Mexico
Hobbs
Chavez
Senate Appropriations
Air Force
Seth Hazel Resigns from NM Alcoholism Board Over Transfer
Santa Fe Gov John F Simms announced Roswell resident Seth Hazel has resigned from the Commission on Alcoholism after a transfer to Kansas. Hazel’s resignation was received December 22 and acknowledged January 9. He moves to Wichita to join Sinclair Crude Oil Co. Simms praised his service and pledged to seek an outstanding successor for the panel.
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Santa
Volunteers Sought for Roswell Ground Observer Post
Roswell volunteers are asked to man a Ground Observer Post announced by Leroy C. McPherson post supervisor. The city council approved third floor space at the municipal airport for the GOC post and seeks willing men and women to staff it. Sgt. Melvin E. Norris said the post aims for 24 hour coverage but will start part time with local help. The Roswell post ties to Continental Air Defense Command with headquarters at Colorado Springs. Interested callers can reach McPherson at MA 26810.
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Roswell
Leroy C. McPherson
GOC
McPherson
Melvin E. Norris
Air Defense
el Paso
United States
Continental Air Defense Command
Colorado Springs
Colo
Paramour Freed in Argentina amid exile rumors
Nelida Nelly Rivas, a teenage protegee of Juan D Peron, reportedly released by police in Buenos Aires on the condition she does not try to join the former president in exile.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Nelida
Nelly) Rivas
Juan D. Peron
No Name Change Voted by City Council
Mayor T. B. Williams said after a council meeting there will be no name-change elections in the city as previously anticipated.
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T. B. Wiliams
Ford Motors Stock On Sale Tomorrow At 64.50 A Share
Ford Motor Co will offer 10,200,000 common shares tomorrow at 64.50 dollars per share. The Ford Foundation Inc stands to reap 642.6 million dollars from the massive corporate equity financing in history.
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Ford Motors
Washington
Ford Motor Co
Ford Foundation, Inc
Securities and Exchange Commission
Ford
SEC
New York
Detroit
Ford Foundation
Ford Co
General Motors
Chrysler
Henry Ford II
Farm Support Costs May Understate Budget Outlook
Senator Ellender warned the administration may be balancing the budget on paper by underestimating farm price support costs for the coming year. Eisenhower’s budget places price support losses at 1.591 billion, 485 million less than the current year, risking a wiped-out surplus if supports rise as estimated.
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Washington
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Eisenhower
Congress
Agriculture Department
Flooded Highway Becomes Fishing Spot for Bus Driver
In Bolinas California flood waters stranded Greyhound driver Don Tannenbaum on Highway 1. He grabbed a 27 inch trout with his bare hands and joked about the catch while the bus sat in rising water.
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Bolinas
Calif
Don Tannenbaum
Greyhound
Don
Highway 1
Southeastern New Mexico Hereford Show and Sale slate
The 25th annual Southeastern New Mexico Hereford Association show and sale will run Thursday and Friday January 26 and 27 at the Eastern New Mexico State Fair show ring. About 95 registered Herefords will be offered by top area breeders with a lunch each day. The sale begins Friday at 12 30 p m after a Thursday show at 1 p m. Sales managers are Bert Roy Cleo Ainsworth and L O Hudson with Ed Jeffers as judge and Walter Britton and Gene Watson as auctioneers.
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Southeastern New Mexico
Bert Roy
Cleo Ainsworth
L. O. Hudson
Ed Jeffers
Springer
Walter Britton
Gene Watson
Olin Ainsworth
Milneland
Bonnell Ranch
Glencoe
R. A. Boyd and Sons
Carlsbad
Don Crenshaw
Elida
Crockett Brothers of Hope
Denton
Kenna
Curtis Hill
Roswell
Hobbs’ Brothers
Portales
L. O
Henry O. Hudson
Melrose
Sam A. Hughes
Ernest E. West
Woodburn Brothers of
Davy Crockett of the Slingshot in Modern Portales Tale
Portales farmer Henry Elliott values a homemade aluminum slingshot carried since 1952. He uses lead shot from 1923, pebbles for light shooting, and finds it saves steps in field work and rabbit meat for the coop. He even uses it to herd cattle and defend against wildlife on Pecos terrain.
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Portales
Henry Elliott
Here
Elliott
Cruch
Henry
Farm Home Loan Collection Good During Past Year
Roswell FHA reports strong loan results for the past year says county supervisor C. J. Shafer Loans available include Production and subsistence soil and water conservation economic emergency livestock and farm ownership loans Office hours are Mondays for inquiries The office now operates in the City Hall basement after moving from the second floor earlier this year
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Roswell Farmers Home Administration Office
C. J. Shafer
FHA
Shafer
Aragon to be arraigned in Colorado bat slaying case
Trinidad Colorado Thomas S Aragon aged 23 is to be arraigned January 24 on murder charges in the baseball bat killing of a Jan sen Colorado man and his sister.
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Trinidad
Colo
Thomas S. Aragon
Qa Jansen
Oklahoma Oilman Pays $22,500 for Hereford Bull Calf
Tulsa oilman G C Parker paid 22500 for WHA Lord Vern 30th a 16 month old Hereford senior bull from Wyoming Hereford Ranch. The private deal set a new high for National Western stock show bidding and the bull has recent show victories including first in class at the stock show and Phoenix and grand Champion at Ogden Utah. Straits Medina Ranch of San Antonio also named 88 Zato Heir 23rd champion Hereford bull of the show after judging yesterday.
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G. C. Parker
Tulsa
Parker Ranch
Chelsea
Okla
Lord Vern
Wyoming Hereford Ranch
Cheyenne
Phoenix
Ariz
Ogden
Utah
Straits Medina
San Antonio
Tex
Hereford
Canada Plane Crash Kills 2 and Rescued Passengers
In Septiles Quebec a Quebecair DC-3 crashed 68 miles north near the Labrador border killing 2 of 21 aboard and leaving one missing. The stewardess Dolores Quijot was found under wreckage in critical condition. most passengers escaped. The plane flew Knob Lake to Sept-Les and eyewitnesses saw flares and fire.
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Septiles
Que
Labrador
Quebecair, Inc
Dolores Quijot
Knob Lake
Sept-Les
Quebecair
Canada
Supreme Court Tosses Out Illegal Dope Indictment
The U S Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that evidence illegally obtained by federal agents cannot be used to convict in state courts. The decision in the New Mexico case involved Danton George Rea and affirmed federal rules on searches and seizures applied to state prosecutions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New Mexico
U. S
Danton
George Rea
U. S. District Court
Albuquerque
Rea
Douglas
Congress
Disagrees With Dulles Brink of War Statements
Senator George of Georgia rejects talk of brink of war and urges foreign policy to avoid danger of involvement in conflict. He joins other Democrats in criticizing the Life magazine article while Republicans defend Secretary Dulles and stress peace under Eisenhower.
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Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dulles
Rayburn
Texas
Life Magazine
Vice Pres
Senate
Len Mansfield
D-Mont
Asia
Eisenhower
Mansfield
United States
Sen. Thye
R-Minn
H. Alexander Smith
Luce Injures Wrist in Bathtub Slip in New York
Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce suffered a torn ligament in the left wrist after slipping in her New York apartment bathroom. Doctors initially feared a possible fracture as she was treated yesterday morning.
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New York
Clare Boothe Luce
U.S
Italy
Parched Ranges Farms Soak Up Needed Moisture
Snow rain and sleet fell across most parts of New Mexico. Farmers and ranchers welcomed the moisture as the first real break in the winter drought, following advisories from weather experts.
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New Mexico
Light Snow Begins in Roswell Amid Cold Morning
Light snows began in Roswell around 9 30 this morning after a pre dawn low of 26. At 7 30 am the mercury stood at 31 degrees but by snow time it dropped to 26. Intermittent flurries were forecast for southeastern New Mexico with gusty, cold winds.
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New Mexico
Weather Bureau
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
la Madera
Sandia
U. S
Clines Corners
Santa Rosa
Tijeras Canyon
Hobbs
Texas Line
Portales
Las Cruces
Columbus
Clayton
Alamogordo
Roswell
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the Slingshot
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