Eisenhower vows to purge appointees if nominated
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower told Chicago and Oklahoma delegates he would remove those in appointive Washington posts to start afresh if he wins the Republican nomination He said Democrats must be thrown out and discounted promises to solve every problem while courting California Taft Warren Knowland discussions hint at a possible No 2 spot for Knowland as party talks continue
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Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Oklahoma
California
Eisenhower
Kansas
Earl Warren
Fyobert A. Taft
Warren
Taft
Sen
William Knowland
Ohian
Knowland
Nebraska
President of ENMU Warns U S Facing Communist Domination
ARTESIA Dr Floyd Golden president of Eastern New Mexico University warned last night that the United States would be under Communist domination within 20 years unless changes occur He told Pecos Valley Baptist Brotherhood that world communists rose from 40000 in 1917 to 800 million now and religion is the only antidote He cited a 15000000 name liquidation list and urged Christians to oppose Communism by prayer and political action.
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U. S
Weather summary from United States Weather Bureau data
Readings from two yesterday to today at three hour intervals show high 78 and low 60 with normal high 92 and low 64 for the date. Precipitation totals 0 for 24 hours to 11 a.m., 1.36 month to date, 3.30 year to date. sunrise 4 50, sunset 17 05, length 14 3 hours. Forecast calls for variable cloudiness with scattered thundershowers today tonight and Thursday, warmer with today’s high around 95 and lowest tonight around 60.
GOP Planks Advance Amid Civil Rights Dispute
Republican platform builders tentatively approved controversial foreign policy and defense planks in Chicago. Civil rights tensions grew, potentially erupting in the Resolutions Committee or at the national convention. Sen. Eugene D. Millikin led the review with the full text read aloud behind locked doors.
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Chicago
Resolutions Committee
Eugene D. Millikin
Colorado
Two Men Fined for Drunken Driving in Court
Two men were fined 150 dollars each for driving while intoxicated in police court yesterday afternoon and today. Judge R L Ballard revoked the licenses of Ray Lee Hargrove and Jim J Branham. Branham said he would appeal to District Court. W A Sanders, charged with reckless driving and having no license, was fined 110 dollars.
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R. L. Ballard
Ray Lee Hargrove
Jim J. Branham
W. A. Sanders
Ballard
Local Marriage Licenses Granted in Midland and Roswell
Licenses issued to Virgie Vandivar 27 and Warren Franklin Poe 45 of Midland Texas. Also to Martha Musall 18 of Midville New Jersey and Richard Baumgaertel 18 of Pompton Lakes New Jersey. Dottie Seeds 16 and Elley L Moore Jr 21 of Roswell. Sadie Kath erine Cordier 27 and Marshall Brent 22 of Roswell. Jimmy Sue Smith 19 and Raymond Bare 25 of Roswell.
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Virgie Vandivar
Warren Franklin Poe
Midland
Tex
Martha Musall
Midville
N. J
Richard Baumgaertel
Pompton Lakes
Dottie Seeds
Elley L. Moore Jr
Roswell
Sadie Katherine Cordier
Marshall Brent
Jimmy Sue Smith
Raymond Bare
Hoover Bids Farewell to GOP Delegates
Former president Herbert Hoover addressed Republican delegates in Chicago denouncing the Democratic administration. He urged a strong foreign policy aligned with Taft, criticized what he called a plush curtain of tax and spend, and warned of looming dangers from Mussolini's fascism, Marxist socialism, and Keynesian deficits.
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Hoover
GOP
Chicago
Herbert Hoover
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Taft
Mussolini
Karl Marx
Lord Keynes
Governor Fine Urges GOP Unity Against Democrats
Governor John S. Fine urged Republicans to unite to defeat the Democrats whom he said chase votes over democracy. Speaking at the party convention in Chicago he avoided naming Eisenhower or Taft while they wooed his 70 vote delegation. Fine, leaning toward Eisenhower, would announce his stance at a Pennsylvania caucus after his address.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania
John S. Fine
Fine
Dwight Eisenhower
Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
Taft
Eisenhower
America
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
Patrick J. Hurley
GOP
Senate
New Mexico
Herbert Warburton
Delaware
Young Republican National Federation
Gilford Mayes
Idaho
Republican National Committee
G. Mason Owlett
James H. Duff
Duff
Area Rezoned as Step Ahead Toward Shopping Center Here
The City Council rezoned the west side of the 1000 block of South Main from single family to commercial as a prelude to a possible $1,000,000 shopping center. Property owners west of the area objected to nearby parking, leading to a 205 foot buffer including a potential future extension of Richardson avenue. The change, supported by the zoning commission, advances the J. E. Johns Property Development project though the shopping center remains not guaranteed. A protest meeting date was set, and more details appeared on page two.
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South Main
Max Littell
J. E. Johns Property Development
City Budget of 972000 Approved by City Council
The City Council approved a 972000 city budget for 1952-53, up from 892956 last year, including merit based pay raises up to ten percent effective Sept 1. The general fund is 586000 and water funds 386000, down from 520000 and 372956.86 last year. Alderman John Russell said all department requests were trimmed due to limited funds.
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C. M. Woodbury
Water Department
General Fund
John Russell
Roswell Weighs Extra Liquor Licenses for City Growth
Roswell council debated adding liquor licenses as population grows to about 30 000. Peter Brown seeks a license and challenges New Mexico policy forbidding new licenses. council rejected a resolution but will study granting one or two more licenses. State policy currently limits licenses. Roswell has 18 establishments and could be eligible for two more. The issue to be revisited with potential legal action and group interest.
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Roswell
New Mexico
Peter Brown
Supreme Court
Brown
State Liquor Control MS Board
State Board
Liquor Board
City May Put Penny Tax on Cigarettes
Roswell city may levy a one cent per pack cigarette tax at the August council meeting to fund recreational facilities and programs for youths, with proceeds also aiding the Roswell Museum and public library. The move follows prior budget trims for the museum and library as well as the Roswell Recreational Council.
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Roswell
Lawyer weighs challenge to parking lot ban at Court House
Roswell attorney Lewis C. Kimmel and colleague Donald Brown challenged the county court’s right to bar public parking at the Court House lot. Brown pleaded guilty to illegal parking and received a lenient order to park elsewhere. Kimmel demanded a written bill of particulars while awaiting formal district court action. the ban remains in effect on weekdays with limited weekend exemptions due to crowding.
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Lewis C. Kimmel
Roswell
District Court of the County Commissioners
Court House
Kimmel
Donald Brown
Frank McDaniel
Brown
R. Perry Bean
Justice Bean
Asst. Dist
Paul Snead
Snead
Phone Rate Hike Would Add 51 Cents To Bills In NM
The State Corporation Commission weighs a request for rate increases that would raise monthly bills by 51 cents. If approved 45 New Mexico communities would see MST&T earn about $740 000 more annually, raising return on investment to 6.76 percent per share and aligning with company figures. Critics cite current returns around 5.74 percent per James B. Cooney. The Iroquois tribes, about 16 000 people strong, are noted by historians for blocking French frontier expansion aiding English settlement.
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Santa FE
State Corporation Commission
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co
New Mexico
Mst&t
Asst. Atty
James B. Cooney
Canada
United States
Wreckage Found of Naval Plane Crash Near Albuquerque
Searchers located the burned JRF-5 amphibian wreckage east of Albuquerque near the Sandia Mountains. Six sailors died. the aircraft was en route from Wichita Falls to Kirtland Air Force Base, with no survivors. Ground parties scouted the rugged La Madera Ski Run area as storms loomed. Names of the dead will be released by Naval Air Station Sanford.
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Albuquerque
Sanford
Fla
Sandia Mountains
Kirtland Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Texas
Kirtland
L. N. Trubschenck
la Madera
Here
Sandia
Naval Air Station
TNT blasts mountain in Utah test to study blast effects
In Castle Dale Utah army engineers detonated 160 tons of TNT to blast Buckhorn Wash in Central Utah. The aim was to learn how deeply men can burrow and what terrain would be safe from atomic bombs. The test was witnessed with cameras and devices. The report notes a separate claim about American Indians using bloodroot dye for fabric and war paint.
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Castle Dale
Utah
Buckhorn Wash
City debates surface choice for Second Street project
City Council left open surfacing options for the Second Street end to end improvement, with a $250,000 bond approved in June. State aid is expected to cut city costs while service station owners oppose safety islands. Alderman Littell proposed drawing plans for concrete use at 3,000 to 4,000 dollars, with bids over a set maximum to trigger asphalt, and the council retained veto power over concrete bids.
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Second Street
C. M. Woodbury
State Highway Department
Safety Islands
Islands
Max Littell
Taft Ike convention strategy move draws Louisiana votes
Backers of Senator Taft engineered a Louisiana delegation shift to Eisenhower at the Republican national convention. The action, seen as a prelude to a floor contest over disputed delegates, was rejected by Eisenhower’s camp who denied any deal. Taft and Eisenhower aides clashed on future contested seats including Texas, with ongoing bets on the Georgia slate and potential shifts by Minnesota delegates amid pressure from Stassen supporters.
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Chica
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Louisiana
Ackers
Eisenhower
Wesley Roberts
Roberts
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Lodge
Thomas E. Coleman
Texas
Ohio
Georgia
John S. Fine
Pennsylvania
Fine
Arthur Summerfield
Michigan
Summerfield
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Dan Gainey
Stassen
William Knowland
QUICKIES by Ken Reynolds Collect Want Ad Said Would Pay
A playful column notes a want ad promising payback from a self funding curiosity. It cheekily invites readers to consider what returns a clever listing might yield and ponders the selling power of a sharp pitch.
Roswell Couple Hosts Hudson Set and Darwin Peterson
Roswell residents Corporal and Mrs Hudson host a gathering with Mr and Mrs Darwin Peterson and Mr and Mrs M G Peterson, celebrating a social event at their home.
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A. €. Hudson
B. D. Darwin
M. G. Peterson
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ENMU
United States Weather Bureau
Gom
Millikin
Unity
Council
Russell
Recreation Council
Frank Kaufmann
Navy
TNT
Side
Quickies
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