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Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1952

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Serious Charges Hit Sanitarian In New Mexico County

Serious charges of incompetence were leveled at W. J. Stribling county sanitarian by Dr. James R. Scott and state health officials. They alleged mislabeling milk samples, irregular water testing, and missed cafe and meat market inspections, with city officials proposing a second sanitarian to share the load.

W. J Joe) Stribling County Sanitarian James R. Scott State Department of Health Stribling Mill Camnilac Marbkadvan Roswell Dexter Hagerman Lake Arthur C. M. Woodbury Warren Cobean Brad Hays Health Department Dr. Scott Chaves County Woodbury James M. Doughty Jr Doughty Kent Portales State Department Santa Fe Charles G. Caldwell Division of Sanitary Engineering and Sanitation Caldwell City Well Larry J. Gordon State Food Sanitarian Gordon Scott

Local Weather Summary from United States Weather Bureau

Reading at three hour intervals shows 2 p m reading 0 92 and 2 p m reading 0 68 with highs near 93 and a low of 65. Normal values are 91 and 65. Precipitation totals indicate 0 in the 24 hours to 11 a m today, 2 for the month to date and 4 03 for the year to date. Sunrise at 5 00 with sunset at 7 08 and day length 14 1 hours. Forecast calls for some afternoon clouds and a few thundershowers then fair conditions today tonight and Friday with a high near 96 and a low around 68.

Deputy Forgetful Sheriff Fails to Cite Women for Speeding

Syracuse report notes Deputy Sheriff Arthur Willis stopped a speeding car with four women topless. The driver quips about men and the officer adds in a postscript that he forgot to ticket them.

Syracuse N. Y Arthur Willis Willis

Virginia May Break Away From Party

Former Gov. William M. Tuck urged Virginia Democrats to break with the national party if the South is rebuffed at Chicago. He denounced Trumanism and Fair Dealism and urged action to preserve basic American principles and Virginia Democratic unity. The Byrd-led faction praised Sen. Richard Russell while pledging to wage warfare on the national party’s platform. Virginia’s 36 delegate bloc to the national convention will be chosen after the speech.

Roanoke William M. Tuck Virginia National Democratic Party Chicago Democratic Party Tuck Harry F. Byrd Richard Russell Georgia South

Communists Move Prize Captive Major General Dean

North Korean officials said they shifted U S Maj. Gen. William F. Dean from a POW camp in Pyongyang to another camp in North Korea amid Panmunjom armistice talks. The move accompanied abolition of three camps and creation of six new ones near Pyongyang, with Dean among the captives.

Munsan Korea U. S William F. Dean Pyongyang North Korea Dean U. S. 24Th Infantry Division U. N Berkeley Calif Reds Panmunjom Nam _ Il Pfc Ben Mitchell 2Nd Infantry Division No. 9 No. 10 Sinuiju Yalu River Red Manchuria Ipsok Sinanju Pusang Sinaiju Nam

Baseball scores from two leagues show varied outcomes

American League game tallies list Chicago and Boston with runs in scattered innings. National League action features Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh with pitchers Grissom Brown Sheely and others contributing. few scoring bursts and late-inning plays decide outcomes.

American League Chicago Bostom Grissom Brown and Sheely Lollar Trout Benton Scarborough White

Biggs Commander Sues for Libel Over Letter

Col. James Young Parker, commanding officer at Biggs Air Force Base, filed a $75,000 libel suit in district court here against Midland manufacturer’s agent F. R. White. Parker alleges White wrote a libelous letter after Lt. Verne Goodwin’s April 16 conviction and sent copies to John Son, Parker, and Goodwin.

Tyler Biggs Air Force Base el Paso Midland James Young Parker F. R. White Parker White Verne Goodwin Goodwin Biggs Air Force Sen Lyndon Johnson Colonel Parker

Kerr Seen as Front Runner for Democratic Nomination

Associated Press reports Oklahoma Senator Robert Kerr is favored to win New Mexico’s delegates at the Chicago Democratic convention. New Mexico will send 24 unpledged delegates, with more than a third publicly pledged to Kerr on the first ballot. Each delegate holds a half vote of New Mexico’s 12 votes.

Associated Press New Mexico Sen Robert Kerr Oklahoma Chicago Kerr Russell Clinton P. Anderson Everett M. Grantham The Oklahoman Anderson Kefauver John E. Miles Adlai Stevenson Illinois Kerr—Anderson Grantham Joseph B. Grant el Rito David Chavez Jdr Santa Fe Joseph M. Monttoya Waldo Spiess Las Vegas Travis Brem Deming Floyd Childress Roswell J. R

Democratic split grows over Kerr, Russell in NM race

Amid the Democratic convention flux in New Mexico delegates lean Kerr while Russell and Kefauver vie for support. Kerr’s backers, including Gov. Anderson and party officials, push him as the neighborly choice with Oklahoma ties shaping strategy. Kefauver stresses liberal progressivism, urging the party to stay with New Deal and Fair Deal. The AP tabulation shows Kerr ahead on first ballots with 248.5 votes to Russell’s 121 and Harriman third with 108, as 616 votes are needed to win. Truman defends the New Deal in a message to delegates, vowing no retreat from humanitarian principles and seeking unity against Republican pressures.

Estes Kefauver Tennessee Dwight D. Eisenhower Truman Kefauver Alben W. Barkley Barkley Democratic Party Walter Reed Hospital Washington Frank McKinney

Tax Rate Reduced After County Valuation Jump in Chaves

A 14 percent property valuation rise in Chaves County will lower the county tax rate from 4.93 to 4.46 mills for the coming year. Assessor Virgil Phillips estimated taxes may fall from $3.25 to $2.85 per $100, but final figures depend on city budget approval. The county proposed budget for 1952-53 totals $381,280, up from $322,920 last year, with a 14 percent valuation boost lifting total values to about $37,157,127. Includes allocations for general, court, health, farm and range, elections, and flood control programs. A surplus prompted a cut in the Pecos Valley Conservancy District assessment from 2 percent to 1.15 percent.

Chaves Manuel Baca State Tax Commission Virgil Phillips Tax Commission City Hall lGeneral Oe Ee Lee Ee Pecos Valley

Frustrated Writer Admits Shooting Pretty Bookkeeper

Boston police say 29 year old Bayard Peaks of Back Bay confessed to shooting Eileen Fahey, a New York bookkeeper for the American Physical Society, on the Columbia University campus Monday morning while she sat at her desk reading a letter from her Marine boyfriend in Korea, the officer stated. The admission was made orally last night, and investigators continue to question him as the inquiry proceeds.

A. W. Brewster Korea San Francisco Ist Milton E. Perkins Eurene Oregon Shirliieanne Boston Francis Wilson Back Bay Pretty Eileen Fahey New York Columbia University Miss Fahey The American Physical Society Wilson Bayard Peaks Babe Lewiston New England

WAFEB Band to Play In Park Tonight

The 611th Air Force Band will give a 60 minute concert this evening at 7 15 in Cahoon Park per the Walker Air Force Base public information office. Weekly Thursday concerts schedule music in Cahoon and Missouri Avenue parks.

Cahoon Park Walker Air Force ‘Base 611Th Air Force Band Missouri Avenue Park

Skyrocket Sets 1238 MPH Speed Record in Flight

Los Angeles report on the D558-2 Skyrocket reaching 1238 mph and an altitude of 79494 feet. Pilot Bill Bridgeman describes the run as routine until power runs low and a dramatic deadstick landing follows after six rocket flights at Edwards Air Force Base. Navy officials confirm the speed and altitude marks.

Los Angeles Navy Bill Bridgeman Bridgeman Desert Dan A. Kimball Edwards Air Force Base Calif

Pilots Report Eight Glowing Saucers Over Chesapeake Bay

Two airline pilots Nash and For tenberry reported eight objects 100 feet across glowing like red hot coals traveling 1000 miles per hour beneath their Miami bound plane over Chesapeake Bay. The Air Force issued a preliminary report to the Wright-Patterson center with a full written report to follow.

Washington Air Force W. B. Nash W. H. Fortenberry Miami Chesapeake Bay Air Force Technical Intelligence Center Dayton E. J. Ruppelt Intelligence Center Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Ruppelt Roy T. Ellis Ellis Richard H. Magee Dayton Civil Defense Col. Magee

Mobile unit in Roswell tops 500 voter registrations

Nearly 500 people registered to vote in Roswell over three days as a mobile unit operated by the Operation America committee of the Chamber of Commerce set up at Furr Food Market West Second. Schedule shows Safeway South Main and Pecos Theater downtown for remaining drives. Police injured in a separate clash during a Red Peace rally near Nara.

Roswell Furr West Second Safeway South Main Pecos Operation America Committee The Chamber of Commerce

State car misuse warning from highway chief Erwin

Santa Fe chief highway engineer C O Erwin issued a routine warning against the misuse of state cars. He said some instances have come to his attention and stressed proper use. The notice emphasizes accountability and adherence to state motor travel rules.

C. O. Erwin Erwin

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United States Weather Bureau Leason United Nations Command National League Mostom Bickford Philadelphia Pittsburgh Meyer Burgess Hogue and McCullough Biggs Commander Richard B. Russell WAFEB Douglas Navy Bureau of Aeronautics Trailer Tokyo Nara Kyoto Quickies Ken Reynolds Porter Beavers Mrs. Jacker Mrs Stewart Whittier
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