Tragic Grand Canyon air crash recovery hampered by winds
Rescue teams faced dangerous conditions as winds halted recovery flights from the Grand Canyon disaster that killed 128 people in two airliners. Helicopters retrieved five sacks of remains before weather forced a pause. investigators and a Senate inquiry demanded action and aviation rule changes.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
CAA
TWA
United Air Lines
Sen. Smathers
D-Fla
Washington
Flagstaff
Constellation
Junior G I Forum Launches Enrollment Drive in Roswell
Roswell hosts a Junior G I Forum event to mobilize Spanish American children into school before the new term. Albert Romero outlines aims, stressing education, voter involvement, and scholarship programs while noting stakeholders from Lea Eddy and Chaves counties.
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G. I. Forum
Roswell
G.I. Forum
Albert Romero
G. I. Forum of
New Mexico
Lea
Eddy
Chaves
New Mexico Toll Road Totals So Far This Year
The tolls on N M roads have reached 180 for the year to date, compared with 141 at the same date last year. The figures reflect early traffic patterns and indicate a surge in road use this year.
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N. M
Firework Stand Destroyed After Boy Sets Off Bang
An unnamed boy bought firecrackers from Opal Brock near Hobbs New Mexico lit a cracker outside and threw it back into the stand triggering a blast that destroyed the stand and a truck with estimated losses around 2000 dollars.
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Hobbs
N.M
Opal Brock
Disarmament Debate Opens at United Nations Session
Russia and Western powers clash in New York new UN disarmament round. Britain’s Anthony Nutting to press a staged disarmament plan tied to international inspection and later bans on nuclear production. Soviet deputy Andrei Gromyko arrives to urge U S military reductions without a pact. Western observers note Moscow’s demobilization pledge and doubt readiness to engage until reductions occur.
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United Nations, N. Y
Russia
Anthony Nutting
Disarmament Commission
London
Andrei Y. Gromyko
United States
Bulgan
Eisenhower
U. N
Britain
France
Canada
U.N
New Mexico Republicans eye victory as finance chairman outlines goals
New Mexico GOP finance chief declared November victory as the target and outlined county quotas and revenue sharing. He announced the state finance committee members and named Ray L. Collins as traveling representative for four months. The report included assurances of rapid reinvestment of half contributions to counties and urged immediate county finance committee appointments.
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Tom Bolacki
Farmington
GOP
Wolack
Bolick
Bolack
Tach
New Mexico
Cass
Albuquerque
Robert O. Anderson
Roswell
Henry Baldzman
Las Vegas
John Brandenburg
Taos
H. O. Bursum
Socorro
Tomas B. Catron III
Santa Fe
William F. Cowles
John Davenport
Espanola
George A. Godfrey
Lordsburg
H. J. Golightly
Carroll Gunderson
Grants
Robert C. Jones
Carlsbad
Chaves County Tentative Budget Set With 4.9 Mills Levy
The New Mexico Tax Commission committee tentatively approves Chaves county budget at 8254 hundred dollars with a 4.9 mill levy to raise 395 004 from a 4819119 valuation. County officials say valuation rose by over 4.5 million largely due to oil production. Major items include General county 118 755 salary 100 415 road 220 000 agricultural agent 6 600 and courthouse and jail repair 35.
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Budet Committee
The
New Mexico Tax Commission
Chaves County
General
Railroads Cut Back Operations Amid Steel Strike
Railroads and other freight haulers cut operations as 650000 steelworkers strike, with 18000 Pennsylvania Railroad layoffs and 5000 B and O furloughs. Finnegan to meet USW and industry leaders. Reading and Lehigh Valley plan thousands of layoffs, while Great Northern and Northern Pacific will lay off 550 workers. Inventory declines across the American Steel Warehouse Assn. See RAILROADS Page 2.
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Pennsylvania
Baltimore Ohio
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation Service
USW
Steel
Finnegan
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Central Railroad
Great Lakes
Lehigh Valley
Reading
Superior
Wis
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Mesabi Range
American Steel Warehouse Assn
State Handed Figures On Road Funds From Federal Aid
The New Mexico Highway Department received official federal road funds totaling 25,079,124 for fiscal 1957, with increases of 13,749,306 across primary secondary urban and interstate programs. Lawrence Wilson, chief state highway engineer, said vouchers can be issued against the new money as the 1957 fiscal year began July 1. Federal aid primary totals 6,033,941. secondary 1,146,949. urban 672,350. interstate 14,226,784, with original and increased amounts listed for each program.
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Santa FE
Department of Commerce
New Mexico Highway Department
New Mexicos
Lawrence Wilson
New Mexico
Tom Hall Jr Heads Chamber Baseball Council
Tom Hall Jr was elected chairman of the Chamber of Commerce baseball council and named president of the baseball operation for the National Association records. Other council members include Reed Mulkey Homer Glover Ben Ginsberg Harry James Lt Col Carl Rohr and Joel Bauman. They set Thursday July 5 as family night with two tickets for 50 cents to admit any size family for the opener with Pampa and approved 7:30 start times for most games with Friday nights at 8.
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Tom Hall Jr
Chamber of Commerce Baseball Council
National Association
Rockets
Reed Mulkey
Homer Glover
Ben Ginsberg
Harry James
Carl Rohr
Joel Bauman
Pampa
Tragic Cherry choke claims 3 year old in Albuquerque
A three year old Albuquerque girl named Laura Tony Leach died after choking on a cherry last night. Police and medical responders were called to the scene, and the incident is being investigated as a fatal accidental choking.
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Albuquerque
Laura Tony Leach
Joe Stalin Sculpture Removed From Park Avenue HQ
A cement sculpture of Joseph Stalin was transported from the Russian United Nations delegation headquarters on Park Avenue to a Long Island estate. A spokesman claimed the move has no political significance and that space is needed.
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New York
Joe Stalin
Park Avenue
United Nations
Dictatr
Glen Yove
Long Island
Two More Traffic Deaths Raise Toll to 186
The report states an unidentified Indian man, about 55 or 60, was killed in a hit and run near Albuquerque at the junction of U S 66 and State Road 54 after being dragged about 90 feet. Earnest Baca Trujillo died on arrival at an Albuquerque hospital following injuries from a Datil area accident. The year’s traffic deaths reached 190, up from 141 at the same date in 1955.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
J. W. Swoboda
U. S. 66
Albuquerque
Earnest Baca Trujillo
Datil
Socorro
House OKs GSA land conveyance for Fort Crockett strip
The House passed a bill authorizing the General Services Administration to convey a 100 foot wide strip across Fort Crockett reservation to Galveston County for public highway use.
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Washington
House
Senate
General Services Administration
Fort Crockett Reservation
Galveston County
Mescalero Ceremony to Honor Four Maidens in July
Mescalero Apache tribal ceremony near Ruidoso to run July 4 to 7 with daily dances at 5 p.m. and a rodeo exhibition on July 4 5 and 7. Four maidens Jacqueline Kane Joyce Chino Alva Tortilla Arlene Botella to be presented. Admission to rodeo is 1 dollar for adults and 50 cents for children.
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Ruidoso
Jacqueline Kane
Joyce Chino
Alva Tortilla
Arlene Botella
Chino
Man of His Word Ends With Car Crash and Divorce Talk
In Oakland California Edward M Freitas 43 and his wife Dolores 29 argued in their car. Dolores sought a divorce and Freitas agreed then exited the moving vehicle at 35 mph. He was found unconscious by the road and survived with a fractured elbow and head and back injuries.
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Oakland
Calif
Edward M. Freitas
Dolores
Cleveland Indians top Kansas City in 9th inning rally
In a baseball double feature the Cleveland Indians beat Kansas City 9 to 3 after a 9th inning burst. Narleski earned the win over Ditmar while Gorman and Tarcia contributed for Kansas City. In the nightcap the Browns edged Boston 5 to 6 in 11 innings as Pascual got the win over Kiely.
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KansAs City
Cleveland
Ditmar
Gorman
Thompson
Tarcia
Narleski
Mossi
Averill
Hogan
Boston
Washton
Sisler
Dorish
Hurd
Kiely
White
Stone
Pascual
Berberet
National League Regular Game Philadelphia Pittsburgh Summary
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh played a low scoring NL game with final tallies of 59 to 69. Key events included home runs by Virdon and Skinner for Pittsburgh and starting pitchers W J O'Brien and L Meyer. Mizell and Konstanty pitched for their clubs with late scoring bursts by Collins' squad.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Simmons
Meyer
Lopata
Law
King
Swanson
Pepper
J. O'Brien
Shepard
W. J. O'Brien
L. Meyer
Virdon
Skinner
Apache kin ties mark Mescalero ceremony in Ruidoso
James Kawaykla, 80, an Apache from Anadarko Oklahoma, attends the Mescalero ceremonial in Ruidoso July 4 to 7 and visits historian Mrs Eve Ball. His granddaughter will be honored in Anadarko August 11 to 18 in a ceremony resembling the Mescalero tribute. He is related to chiefs Victorio and Nana.
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Ruidoso
Eve Ball
James Kawaykla
Anadarko
Okla
Victorio
Nana
Daily Record Observes Independence Day Closure
The Roswell Daily Record will not be published tomorrow July 4 in observance of a national holiday. The newspaper joins stores and government offices in closing. regular publication will resume Thursday.
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Roswell Daily Record
Mr and Mrs James C Howard and Albert L Schear
Mr James C Howard and Mrs. James C Howard listed alongside Albert L Schear in a brief social notice. The item notes two couples or pairs of names without further context or events.
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James C. Howard
Albert L. Schear
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Forum
National Forum
Anderson-Waller
Finance Group
David Woolsey
Union Ave
Akron
Ohio
Tommy Thompson
Union
Airview
Grand, Canyon
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