Grasshopper Invasion Threatens New Mexico Rangeland
Estimates by USDA experts foresee 500000 to 700000 acres of rangeland north and west of Roswell affected by grasshoppers in 1956. County agent Al Woodburn says spring hatch will reveal seriousness and actions must be taken with government aid. Landowners in about 10 units must organize and share costs one third each with state and federal governments.
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Roswell
USDA
al Woodburn
Chaves
Woodburn
Lea County
Chaves County
Three State Cities Holding Balloting Today
New Mexicans in several areas went to the polls to vote on city government changes bond issues and a county tax. Elections were held in Santa Fe Roswell and nearby areas as ballots were cast today in multiple jurisdictions.
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Associated Press
Santa Fe
Roswell
Ballot Vote Counts Hit 1000 as ENMMC Bond Issued for County
About 1,000 voters by 1 p.m. weighed a $300,000 bond issue and a 3-4 mill levy for the Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. City Hall led with 500 ballots, while county sites reported 129 at the county courthouse, 390 at South Junior High, and 79 at the water works. Chaves County and Truth or Consequences faced a county airport decision in Santa Fe, with a $385,000 county price tag and 56.46 percent federal participation. Truth or Consequences anticipated a strong vote on establishing a commission manager form of government.
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Eastern
New Mexico Medical Center
County Court House
South Junior High
Water Works
Chaves County
Santa Fe
Eastern New
Brazilian President Kubitschek Opens Term Amid Inaugural Tea
Juscelino Kubitschek becomes Brazil's president with a largely conservative cabinet as delegates from 60 nations attend the inauguration in Rio de Janeiro. Vice President Richard M. Nixon leads a 17 member U.S. delegation while Rio basks in a festive carnival mood during a 100-degree heat wave after a turbulent three months.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Getulio Vargas
Juscelino Kubitschek
Brazil
Congress
Rio
Minas Gerais
Thackwoods
Richard M. Nixon
U. S
Latin America
Kubitschek
Reds
Roswell to Host Anti-Aircraft Rocket Demonstration
A Roswell Civil Defense audience will observe a two hour anti aircraft rocket and gun demonstration at Army Reserve Headquarters. Captains William F. Rawcliffe and Joseph M. Solari will lead a Fort Bliss team with films lectures and a civil defense skit. Both officers have extensive World War II and Korea combat service.
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Guardian
Civil Defense
Sheriff’s Office
Roswell
Roswell Army
Army Reserve Headquarters
Ft. Bliss
William F. Rawcliffe
Joseph M. Solari
Linn Bowin
Roswell Area
Rawcliffe
March of Dimes MC Stricken With Polio
Inmates at Sea goville Federal Correctional Institute staged a top performance for a March of Dimes benefit show. The 35 year old master of ceremonies fell ill last week and was diagnosed with polio on Saturday. The event last night was dedicated to him.
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March of Dimes
Dallas
Seagoville Federal Correctional Institute
Upper Colorado Confab Erupts Into Harangue
A heated session over the upper Colorado River project featured claims of a billion dollar mud puddle and big lie propaganda. California and surrounding states clash over dams reservoirs and irrigation across Colorado Utah Arizona New Mexico and Wyoming amid Senate and House sparring about engineering claims and water politics.
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Washington
Colorado River
Dawson
Utah
Bureau of Reclamation
Hosmer
Senate
Sen
Watkins
Southern California
Ruchel
Calif
1 500 Woolmen Attend New Mexico State Conclave
Floyd W Lee predicts 1 500 wool producers will attend the 53rd annual convention in Albuquerque Feb 5 7. Sessions start Feb 5 with committee meetings and a Sunday dinner, then a Monday program featuring Friggens and Winder.
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Albuquerque
Floyd W Lee
New Mexico
Farm Journal
G. N. Winder
Denver
American Sheep Producers Council
Maurice Sanchez
Albuquerque City City
Joe Skeen
Picacho
N. M
Floyd Lee
John F. Simms
Roger B. Corbett
New Mexico A&m
Owen B. Marron
Clarence Hinkle
Roswell
New Mexico Sheep Sanitary Board
H. W. Kemper
Dallas Rierson
Pinched in Plane Wreck General Noyes Dies in Alaska
Brig. Gen. John R. Noyes commander of the Alaska National Guard died from injuries and exposure after a plane crash 25 miles northeast of Nome. Maj. Robert Kolb the pilot survived with minor injuries along with three others who walked to Nome after the wreck. Siegwart and August also endured exposure as rescue efforts continued.
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Alaska
John R. Noyes
New Mexico Army Engineers
Alaskan
Noyes
Alaska National Guard
Bering Strait
Soviet Siberia
120Th New Mexico Engineers
Conchas
New Mexico
Robert Kolb
Kolb
Noyesland Kolb
Richard August
Nome
Francis Siegwart
Civil Air’ Patrol
Noyce
Siegwart
Couple Barely Escape Death By Gas Heater Asphyxiation
Mr and Mrs Dale Vinson were overcome by a gas heater turned up too high at 1706 N Maryland Ave late yesterday. They were found by Mrs Vinsons sister in Roswell with Vinson having a badly burned leg and Mrs Vinson a sore throat. both were taken to the Medical Center and were reported recovering.
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Dale Vinson
Maryland Ave
Roswell
Grants
Edgar McClure
McClure
Vinson
Lucas
Tommy Thompson
Shirley
Thompson
George E. Daniels
R. H. Thomas
Morris Moore
O. R. Glover
J. W. Hood
J. C. Shaw
J. C. Smith
Jack Womack
Dwayne Jones
IA. C. R. Glover
Parking Ticket Cop Gets Pie in Kisser for Polio Drive
In Sedalia Missouri KDRO TV rigs a polio fund drive by telephoning pledges. Patrolman Leroy Kidwell agrees to a pie in the face for charity after chief Edgar Neighbors calls him to the studio. The crowd raises $65 triggering the pie touch. Kidwell keeps writing overtime parking tickets six days a week.
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Sedalia
Kdro-Tv
Leroy Kidwell
Edgar Neighbors
Kidwell
Probe Opens Into Auditorium Fire That Killed Ten
Anne Arundel County officials prepare a preliminary report on the Arun del Park Auditorium fire at an oyster roast by St Rose of Lima Holy Name Society. Ten people died and about 200 were injured as a blaze in the kitchen area spread to the wooden ceiling before lights failed and a chaotic stampede ensued.
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Annapolis
Anne Arundel County
Arundel Park Auditorium
Baltimore
Holy Name Society
St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Harry W. Klasmeier
Thomas Smith
State Police
H. Charles Robinson
Welcome Readers Honoring Local Couples
Welcome notes greet Mr. and Mrs. L Hulbert and Mr. and Mrs. J A Alexander in a local society item celebrating community ties and lasting partnerships.
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L. Hulbert
J. A. Alexander
Meat Packers Told To Tighten Costs
Secretary of Agriculture Benson urged meat packers to cut costs to protect farmers from price declines. He said the department would bolster hog prices by expanding pork purchases and seek new export markets, but opposed government storage of surplus meat. He pressed industry to keep marketing margins in line with real costs and to pay farmers fairly.
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Chicago
Benson
Meat Packers Today
Department of Agriculture
National
Swine Industry Committee
Packet
Airman Returns to Stripped 1951 Studebaker
Airman James L. Harazin of the 6th Field Maintenance Squadron arrived home from overseas duty to discover his 1951 Studebaker missing a generator, battery, heater, two tires and a wheel from a base road location. The loss occurred during his tour of duty.
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6Th Bomb Wing
James L. Harazin
Walker Bose
Studebaker
Most Japanese War Criminals to be Free
Tokyo reports from Japan’s overseas diplomats say most of the 431 Class A, B, and C war criminals held in Sugamo prison will be released by spring. Former Lt. Gen. Kenryo Sato, the only Class A inmate, is expected to be paroled around April. Seventeen others were executed. About 3590 of the 430 remaining Class B and C inmates are expected to be released or paroled before June.
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Tokyo
Japan
Sugamo
Kenryo Sato
Joint
Allied International Military Tribunal
New Mexico to Standardize License Plate Distributors
Motor Vehicle Commissioner Tony Lucero announced that a school will be held Thursday and Friday to standardize procedures for license plate distributors.
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Santa FE
Tony Lucero
New Yardstick To Be Based on Lowered Costs
The government will adopt a new parity yardstick for cotton wheat corn and peanuts to reflect reduced production costs from modern methods. The shift follows a 1954 farm bill and aims to balance farm prices with operating and living expenses amid a political push for farm aid.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Eisenhower
DA Investigating Beating of Lea Prohibitionist
Clovis receives police report of a beating at the Cattlemen's Club in which Harold Gress of Lovington was hospitalized with head and facial injuries. District Attorney Richard Rowley notes conflicting accounts and says Gress had a gun drawn. no charges filed yet and witnesses will be questioned as the inquiry may go to a grand jury.
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Clovis
Lea County
Dist
Atty
Richard Rowley
Harold Gross
Lovington
Rowley
Cattlemen's Club
Gress
104-Year-Old Woman Warns Youth Against Laziness
Silerton Texas reports Mrs Eleanor Jane Vaughan turned 104 yesterday and urged younger generations to avoid laziness. She emphasized discipline and work ethic as keys to longevity and success.
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Silverton
Tex
Eleanor Jane Vaughan
Sheriff J C Jones seeks second term in Roswell
J C Shadetree Jones 38 Democrat announces re election bid for sheriff. He has served since Jan 1 1955, after two years on Roswell police force and four years as deputy to Harry Puryear. He won 9265 votes in the 1954 general election and 3027 in the May 4 primary. New term would run to Jan 1 1957.
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J. C
Shadetree) Jones
Jones
Roswell
Harry Puryear
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