No Happy Medium Is Reached In Albuquerque Water Mains
In Albuquerque news the coroner's inquest heard Donnie Ralph Smith describe his car radiator scalding his face after a crash that killed his wife Doreen Mary Smith. Witnesses included Bud South of New Mexico Police and Glenn Dennis of Ballard Funeral Home as the paneled jury met at 2 07 p m. The report notes the heat wave with a Duke City record 102 3 degrees and a string of city incidents from collapsed officers to a wandering child and a bar disturbance all tied to the scorching weather.
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Donnie Ralph Smith
Jackson
Miss
Chaves County
Doreen Mary Smith
R. Perry Bean
Bud South
New Mexico
Glenn Dennis
Ballard Funeral Home
Smith
Albany
Texas
Corda Lee
Timothy
Duke City
Albuquerque
Air Force
Weather Summary and Forecast for Local Area
Reading at 2 p m yesterday to 11 a m today shows a high of 105 and low of 77 with 105 being the all time high for the period. Precipitation shows 24 hour trace and month to date 2.88 inches with normal 0.18 inches. Sunrise 4 53 and sunset 7 11 with length of day 14.3 hours. Forecast calls for heavy clouds at times through Saturday with local showers or thunderstorms and hot afternoons. today’s high near 100 and tonight’s low around 72.
Navy Patrol Seaplane Crashes in Bering Sea With Seven Aboard
A Martin Mariner seaplane with 12 aboard went down in heavy fog in the Bering Sea near Adak Alaska. Coast Guard planes found an oil slick and debris while search efforts continued. no bodies reported. The accident occurred during a routine patrol midway between Alaska and Siberia.
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Kodiak
Alaska
Benin Sea
Adak
Aleutian Islands
17Th Naval District
Great Sitkin Island
Here
Coast Guard
Navy
Siberia
Trinidad Chronicle-News Publisher Joseph Wheeler Dies at 60
Funeral services were held for Joseph G. Wheeler publisher of the Trinidad Chronicle-News. He died Wednesday at age 60 after moving to Trinidad 45 years ago and starting as an Associated Press Morse code operator before becoming publisher 15 years ago.
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Trinidad. Colo
Joseph G. Wheeler
Trinidad Chronicle- News
Wheeler
Trinidad
Chronicle- News
Associated Press
Funeral services attended by Record staff
Funeral services were attended by Lynn W. Croissant and Robert H. Beck of the Roswell Record organization, reflecting the sister paper connection with The Chronicle-News.
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The
Chronicle-News
Roswell
Governor Who Won DFC Faces Court Martial Sentence
Airman Harry D. Clark, 22, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for Korea action, was found guilty of negligent homicide and leaving the scene in the Roswell traffic death of Vernon Helms. He received six months confinement and a $30 monthly pay deduction.
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Harry D. Clark
Korea
Clark
Vernon Wilson Helms
West Alameda
Roswell
Helms
Main Street
Walker
Frank C. Miller
Chaves County
Hillary D. Moore
Air Force
Michael J. Bogutski
Stella Clark
Sharon
Rhee Clings to Demand as Korean Talks Stall
President Syngman Rhee insists on unified Korea and vows to continue the struggle. He addressed the American people in a CBS Fourth of July plea and met with U.S. envoy Walter Robertson amid stalled truce talks.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Korea
CBS
Rhee
U. S
Walter Robertson
Robertson
U. N
U.N
South Korea
Red
North Korea
Drought Areas Declared in 26 New Mexico Counties
President Eisenhower designated 26 New Mexico counties as drought disaster areas along with seven in Colorado and 75 in Kansas. Gov. Mechem expects early relief authorities to lower feed costs ease credit limits and support beef purchases. Counties listed include Bernalillo Chaves Curry Eddy and Santa Fe. Forest fire restrictions followed amid a heat wave with 186 fires burning 34 648 acres in six months.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Eisenhower
Colorado
Kansas
Edwin L. Mechem
Mechem
Washington
White House
Bernalillo
Catron
Chaves
Colfax
Curry
de Baca
Eddy
Guadalupe
Harding
Lea
Lincoln
McKinley
Mora
Otero
Quay
Rio Arriba
Roosevelt
Santa Fe
Sandoval
San Juan
San Miguel
Socorro
Taos
Forest Service
Carson, Santa Fe
Apache
Gila
Rain Touches Several New Mexico Towns
The Weather Bureau reports scattered showers across Clovis Clayton Tucumcari Albuquerque Las Vegas Santa Fe and Roswell with Tucumcari receiving about .46 inch. Totals for mid year 1953 trail averages while Portales and Roswell showbelow normal moisture and long term averages are listed for several towns.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Weather Bureau
Clovis
Clayton
Tucumcari
Albuquerque
Las Vegas
Santa Fe
Roswell
Hobbs
Carlsbad
Sacramento Mountains
Portales
Raton
Las Cruces
Men Use Blood Donations to Buy Freedom in Huntington
Five men jailed for drunkenness were freed by Mayor Cecil Thompson after each donated a pint of blood to the Red Cross. The mayor offered to release inmates for minor offenses on donor days, and these five were his first recipients.
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Huntington
W. Va
Cecil Thompson
Red Cross
Thompson
National League game summary between New York and Philadelphia
In a New York Philadelphia clash Jansen, Corwen, Koslo and Westrum led New York to a 7 0 victory after a 010 000 000 and 401 000 00x line. Chicago defeated by Haddix and White with strong relief pitching 10 3. Garagiola and Yeats featured for the Phillies. Lown Leonard and McCullough worked for Chicago.
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National League
New York
Philadelphia
Jansen
Corwen
Koslo
Westrum
Konstanty
Burgess
St. Louis
Chicago
Haddix
White
Brazie
Miller
Chambers
Erantz
Rice
Yeats
Lown
Roswell Proclaims July 4 Soap Box Derby Day
Mayor Warren Cobean designates July 4 1953 as Roswell Soap Box Derby Day with races along North Hill Missouri starting 10 30 a m boys to report by 10 a m to draw for positions The event gathers civic and business groups to support youth and promote enterprise and goodwill in the community.
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Warren Cobean
Roswell
North Hill
Missouri
Warren R. Cobean
Ft Stanton cattle go to U S Bureau
The Federal Bureau of Prisons was allotted the main share of the Ft Stanton cattle herd by the state surplus property office. An Santa Fe source estimated about 800 head of beef and dairy cattle existed. The state office received 41 baby calves for schools and 23 horses, after initial hopes to keep the entire herd for schools.
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Santa FE
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Ft. Stanton
Phillies and Yankees Play-by-Play Noted
The Philadelphia hosts New York as Shantz and teammates Fanovich Fricano Astroth Ford Berra pitch, with scoreline showing 2-4-8 in favor of the visitors and the Phillies score 2 runs in the late innings.
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Philadelphia
New York
Shantz
Fanovich
Fricano
Astroth
Ford
Berra
Buses Run Again in St Louis After Wildcat Strike
Streetcars and buses resumed service in St Louis after union leaders ended a two day wildcat strike by motormen and drivers.
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ST. Louis
WAFEB Trial Opened to Public For A/3C Clark Case
Roswell readers were invited to observe the trial of A/3C Harry D. Clark at Walker Air Force Base. Col. Wesley Werner cited public knowledge of traffic safety and penalties as vital to the success of the Strategic Air Command program Safe Wheels.
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Roswell
Walker Air Force Base
Harry D. Clark
Daily Record
Wesley Werner
Strategic Air Command
Mr. A Bomb tied to Albuquerque figure in Colliers
Carroll L. Tyler of the Atomic Energy Commission Santa Fe Operations Office is profiled as "Mr. A Bomb" in a Colliers magazine feature. The piece highlights his role in atomic energy work in New Mexico and his high-profile designation.
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Albuquerque
Carroll L. Tyler
Atomic Energy Commission
Santa Fe
MR. Abomb
Colliers
Funeral for Cecil Naramore Held Sunday Morning
Cecil T. Naramore 61 founder of Naramore Tweedy Oil died suddenly Wednesday night of a heart attack at home. Funeral 9:30 a.m. Sunday Ballard Chapel with Rev. LeRoy Thompson officiating. Burial South Park Cemetery. Survived by widow two daughters and two grandchildren. Active pallbearers Mansfield Tweedy Oran C. Dale Bob Bear W. B. Rogers Col. G. L. Erwin Winston Daniel. Honorary pallbearers listed.
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Cecil T. Naramore
Naramore-Tweedy Oil Company
Ballard Chapel
LeRoy Thompson
Norma Brenneman
Dorothy Herring
South Park Cemetery
Naramore
Roswell
Lamont
Ohio
Mansfield Tweedy
Oran C. Dale
Bob Bear
W. B. Rogers
Col. G. L. Erwin
Winston Daniel
Cecil Kyte
Roy Oldrup
Reed Mulkey
E. Y. Chamber
Camilo Wentzel
Howard Jennings
Roy Stevens
John Allen Phinizy
Hinton Wilmot Jr
Paul Wilmot
Santa Fe man named chairman of Financial Publications board
Glen D. Matthews of Santa Fe New Mexico named chairman of the board of directors of Financial Publications Inc He was succeeded as president by Henry Bodendieck of Kansas City Missouri.
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Kansas City
Glen D. Matthews
Santa Fe
N. M
Financial Publications, Inc
Henry Bodendieck
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United States Weather Bureau
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U.S. Bureau
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Charles A. Porter
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Virginia
Cecil Naramore
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