Polio pledge urged in Chaves County as case appears
Wallace Wilson chairman of the Chaves County chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis says polio precautions from the 1952 Polio Pledge may reduce incidence and severity. He notes silent carriers and border line cases and outlines rules on rest, cold exposure, hygiene, and avoiding mixing with new groups. Continued on Page Two.
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Wallace Wilson
Chaves County
National Foundation For
March of Dimes Organization
Wilson
National Foundation
Love-Sick Captain Kills Nurse and Guards
A love-sick pilot, Capt Renard Haywood of Ellington AFB, killed nurse Miss Caroll Cooper 24, and two hospital guards Robert Peterson 64 and J C Fair 69, then fatally shot himself at Memorial Hospital Nurses Home in Houston. Eyewitnesses said he forced entry on the second floor after threatening a downstairs hostess while visitors were barred. Cooper had previously refused his advances. he had phoned and feigned family connections to contact her.
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Memorial Hospital Nurses Home
Caroll Cooper
Cullman
Ala
J. C. Fair
Renard Haywood
Ellington Air Force Base
Haywood
Air Armada Bombs Pyongyang in Major Korean War Raid
Allied air forces from five nations struck Pyongyang and other North Korean centers, destroying or damaging communications hubs, munitions factories, and supply depots. The assault involved U S Navy and Air Force planes plus British and other allied aircraft, with heavy anti aircraft fire and multiple waves throughout the day.
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Eighth Army
Weather summary from 2 pm yesterday to 11 am today
United States Weather Bureau reports temperatures at 3 hour intervals with highs near 87 and a low around 65. Precipitation trace in 24 hours ending 11 am, month to date 1.36 inches, year to date 3.30. Sunrise 4 57, sunset 7 10. Forecast calls for afternoon clouds and scattered thundershowers, otherwise fair today through Saturday with little temperature change. today’s high about 92, tonight’s low around 65.
Wheelchair Camp Children Treated to Fire Truck Ride
Chaves County youths in the Wheelchair Camp sponsored by the New Mexico Society for Crippled Children enjoyed a 45 minute ride on the city’s new fire truck. Mayor R Cobean and Fire Chief George Daniels organized a tour of Roswell, including the park, the zoo, the pool, and the municipal airport.
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New Mexico Society For Crippled Children
Memrial Youth Center
R. Cobean
George Daniels
Roswell
Violet Hoflund
Virginia Mellencamp
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Tucumcari
Raton
Alamogordo
Hobbs
Carlsbad
Beta Sigma Phi
Joe Gonzales
Mary Hope Briseno
Bernice McLauren
Tommy Bonham
Nancy Zamora
Douglas Herrington
Jean Herrington
Mary Martinez
Gilbert Garcia
Danell Porter
Mild Temperatures Across Mexico City Skies Cloudy
Partly cloudy conditions yesterday in Mexico City with temperatures ranging from 48 to 75 degrees. The day showed mild weather with a noticeable spread between the morning and evening highs.
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Mexico City
Eisenhower Leads GOP Ballot As Chicago Convention Recesses
At the Republican national convention in Chicago the ninth session recessed at 1 49 p m eastern until 4 p m with talks aiming to invite Eisenhower to a night meeting. First ballot totals show Eisenhower 845 votes, MacArthur 4, Taft 280, Warren 77 from 1 206 votes.
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Speakers Build up Nominees at GOP Gathering in Chicago
The piece quotes nominators praising Taft Warren Eisenhower Stassen MacArthur. Taft lauded as integrity driven leader defender of the Republican faith. Warren urged as an executive of national unity and honor. Eisenhower framed as unifying force with moral leadership. Stassen praised for progressive humanitarian program and electability. MacArthur hailed as nature’s masterpiece, steadfast and loyal in both continents.
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GOP
Robert A. Taft
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Earl Warren
California
William Knowland
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Theodore McKeldin
Maryland
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
C. Edward Howard
Douglas MacArthur
Fred L. Coogan
Oklahoma
Woman Calmly Fights Custody as Six Officers Take Her Into Custody
Mrs. Ruby Hisel faced a tense afternoon as six peace officers from state county and city converged on her 329 East Eighth home. She threw rocks at tree trimmers, started a small fire, and resisted warrant service by barricading herself inside. After a siege lasting over an hour, officers entered from the rear and arrested her, finding no pistol. The kerosene flame was extinguished with minor damage. She was jailed and awaits justice court proceedings.
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Ruby Hisel
East Eighth
Southwestern Public Service Co
Heat Fails Nudists at Pilomath Conference
Nudists returning from a sunbathing conference in Pilomath Ore complained the heat forced them to cover up. The report from Vancouver B C notes the warmth disrupted outdoor activities and prompted wardrobe changes among attendees.
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Ore
Eisenhower Wins First Ballot for Republican Nomination
In Chicago Eisenhower defeats Taft on the first ballot for the GOP nomination after Minnesota shifts 19 votes from Stassen. Final roll call shows 614 for Eisenhower to Taft’s 502, with Texas and others moving to the general amid a partisan, unity driven convention at Convention Hall. Eisenhower awaits returns at his hotel with family.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
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Eisenhower
Taft
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Harold E. Stassen
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Mamie
David
Barbara Anne
Susan
Maj
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GOP
Earl Warren
Harold Stassen
South
Baseball scores and box totals from the weeknight games
American League action shows St Louis and New York posting runs with late surges while Detroit and Boston split a doubleheader. National League results feature New York and Pittsburgh in a tight contest and Brooklyn and Chicago exchanging leads in a decisive late inning.
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Detroit
Boston Ba Ag
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Brooklyn Chicago
GOP to name enlarged National Committee changes rules
Chicago AP report notes the GOP National Convention approves new rules ending gender parity on the committee and adds state chairmen as members under conditions. The plan raises district voting thresholds to 2000 and promises extra seats for states with Republican governors, potentially curbing Southern influence. A closing line about Jupiter remains unrelated.
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Maryland
State Delegation Divides 8 to 6 for Taft on Roll Call
New Mexico's delegation split 8 votes for Taft and 6 for Eisenhower in the first GOP convention roll call for the presidential nomination. Taft list includes Mechem Hubbell Pur sum Crawford and others. Eisenhower list includes Hurley Homan Gunderson Otera Matteucci Armijo and alternates.
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Chicago
New Mexico
Eisenhower
Ed Mechem
Floyd Lee
Philip Hubbell
Helm O. Pursum
Jess Corn
Milner Rudolph
Claud Mann
James Crawford
Patrick J. Hurley
Lilburn C. Homan
Albert G. Simms
Carroll Gunderson
Ed Springer
Manuel B. Otera
Yolanda Matteucci
Marianette
Jose E. Armijo
Fierce Rainstorms Take Lives in Japan
Tokyo reports the deadliest storms in four decades sweeping South Central Japan. Kyodo News cites 28 killed in Osaka Kobe area with over 100 landslides, 108 houses destroyed, 72 600 houses flooded and 22 000 acres of farmland inundated. In a separate item in Lordsburg Jackie L Gomez aged 4 died when a .22 rifle discharged while a relative cleaned it.
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Kyodo
Osaka-Kobe
Honshu
Lung-Power Derby in Chicago Howls Itself into Exhaustion
Five Republican groups staged loud demonstrations at Convention Hall Chicago to back their five presidential candidates. For hours they used cowbells whistles organ and voices to create a raucous scene with placards balloons and banners. Taft Eisenhower and Warren drew the longest and loudest support while a California Warren rally offered a warmer tone amid the din.
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Harry Robins
Robins
Taft
Eisenhower
New Mexico
Chicago
Robert A. Taft
Dwight Eisenhower
Earl Warren
California
Quickies by Ken Reynolds
Ken Reynolds teases Alvin's covert plotting as he hints Alvin may hire a secretary, sparking rumors of a curious career move tied to a mysterious record Want Ad.
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Quickies
Ken Reynolds
Alvin
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