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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1952
Page
1
Prison officials prepared to ask the State Finance Board for money to launch the first phase of sweeping improvements at the state penitentiary. Spokesmen for the Prison Board planned to appear before the Finance Board at its monthly session led by Gov. Mechem.
Communist negotiators offered a new plan to ease demands for military prisoners and release 20 000 Chinese captives, while Allies questioned its meaning. Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison Jr. adjourned talks until Friday to study the proposal, which U N officials called full of gimmicks.
In Chicago the Taft camp controls the split Louisiana delegation as Eisenhower backers vow a counterattack. The RNC battles over seating 13 Taft delegates while Eisenhower pledges a push for cleaner convention conduct and a broader swing of support before the nominating session. Delegates vie for 604 votes to clinch the nomination, with Taft leading 493 to 412 per late AP tallies.
United Nations Security Council voted 10 to 1 against an American bid for an impartial probe of germ warfare charges by the Chinese and North Koreans. Soviet delegate Malik blocked a broader debate excluding those parties, while U S delegate Gross called the veto proof of false charges and warned the move aimed to undermine UN actions in Korea.
District Attorney N Randolph Reese asserted the kidnapping charge against Ted Lewin, Manila sports promoter, is valid. He rejected the New Mexico Attorney General's view of a civil matter and said extradition papers signed by Gov Mechem back the criminal proceeding. Reese noted Lewin returned from Manila to clear himself and claimed he faced assurances against extradition. He urged Lewin or Mrs Yolanda Bautista to come to New Mexico to stand trial.
Las Vegas leaders plan a courtesy fund to cover parking meter fees for customers after agreeing to enforce the meters again. The town owes about 6000 dollars for the meters as the Republican administration faces a contract with the meter company that bars removal.
Reading temperatures at 2 PM yesterday to 11 AM today shows high 99 and low 69 with normal highs and lows. Precipitation totals for 24 hours ending 11 AM today 0.12 inches, month to date 0.12, year to date 2.13. Sunrise 4:15, sunset 7:11, length 14.3 hours. Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with scattered thundershowers and cooler today tonight and Friday with today’s high near 90 and tonight’s low around the mid 60s.
Charles Hacker, Republican convention sergeant at arms, faced reporters at the GOP national committee meeting in Chicago and announced a change of the meeting place to avoid television cameras. AP Wirephoto.
New Mexico Military Institute has been designated an honor military school for the 44th consecutive year by telegraph from the adjutant general and a letter from Lt. Gen. Hoge. Col. Ward announced the award acknowledging ROTC unit support and school leadership. The honor, first given in 1909, allows selected graduates to be nominated for appointments to U S Service Academies.
The funeral of Rt Rev Msgr Edward Albany 67 vicar general of the Gallup Diocese and pastor of the Church of the Nativity in Flagstaff will be held Monday at 10 am with a pontifical requiem mass. The Most Rev Bernard Espe lage bishop of Gallup will preside.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower declared from Denver that he will attend the GOP national convention in Chicago to lead a fight for a clean and decent party. He said delegates will have open access to him at the Blackstone Hotel and urged adherence to clean hands in all convention proceedings and decisions.
Both New Mexico representatives on the Republican national committee voted to bar TV cameras from the committee hearings citing confusion caused by cameras at the opening session. Albert K. Mitchell and Mrs. E L Moulton described the scene as a madhouse while affirming neutrality in the Eisenhower Taft contest.
W Leslie Martin is recovering from leg injuries after a Brahma bull trampled him as he and three companions tried to rope the 1,400 pound animal. The bull charged after Martin snapped a lariat and he fell along an irrigation ditch bank.
Sheriff Hary Puryear and Deputy Charles Troublefield returned to Roswell from California after the extradition hearing of Theodore Lewin Manila sports promoter wanted for kidnapping. Gov. Earl Warren’s decision was not expected until after the Chicago Republican convention. They also returned two accused forgers Melvin Lake and Robert Moore, both 20, arrested for cashing forged checks.
The Fourth of July weekend in New Mexico brings a wide mix of events from White Sands fireworks to rodeos in Taos Silver City Cloudcroft and Clayton and a Mescalero Apache ceremonial. Motorists are urged to drive carefully as highway fatalities rise and forest fire danger remains high across southern and northern New Mexico.
A B 47 medium jet bomber crashed and burst into flames near Myakka City about 25 miles southeast of Bradenton Florida. F G Burghart of the Florida Highway Patrol was among first at the scene and said there were no signs of life.
National League games featured Brooklyn winning 4 to 3 over New York as Hearn Wilhelm and Yvars led the Mets while Campanella provided defense for Brooklyn. Philadelphia lost 2 to 4 to Cincinnati with Simmons Burgess Wilson and Cooper contributing. American League saw New York defeat Washington 9 to 6 and St Louis edge Cleveland 3 to 6 in a suspended completion. Philadelphia and Chicago games finished 4 to 6 with Delock Brickner Benton and White assisting for the Phillies.
A Jeep pickup was stolen early today from the J P White headquarters on the L E ranch 18 miles east of the city. The theft occurred between 1 a m and sunrise. The sheriff's office broadcast a description of the 1951 Willis model with license plates 4 1266 over the state police radio.
Chicago dispatch reports Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower won two of Louisiana’s 15 Republican convention votes while Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio secured the remaining 13. The scene reflected a divided delegation at the nominating gathering.
The Oil Exposition organized by the Roswell Museum, Roswell Geological Society, and national oil companies opens Friday at 10 a.m. in the museum main gallery and runs two months. Governor Mechem is expected to attend Petroleum Day on July 19, with nine state mayors and about 1200 oil men at a Chamber of Commerce barbecue. Dr J J DeBenedetti leads the geological committee with aides from United Oil Co. The show explains oil exploration, refining, and marketing, highlighting how companies locate oil and invest in fields.
A Walker Air Force Base Fourth of July fireworks display is planned in the area west of the base exchange after dark. The Youth Association will sponsor the event, with a concert by the base band between 6 30 p m and dusk and refreshments available.
Oscar Shay and Jerry Ainsworth unearthed a dire wolf skeleton near Portales after heavy rains. Dr. Frank Hibben of the University of New Mexico identifies the bones, noting the animal may have weighed up to 400 pounds.
Senate internal security subcommittee may probe Communist infiltration of the Treasury and other fiscal agencies. McCarran cited 18 months of IPR inquiry as showing Treasury penetration during World War II and warned of broader investigations if others do not act. The panel’s report also accused Lattimore and Davies Jr. of perjury links, with denials from both men.
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