Great Day for Scouts Opens National Jamboree in California
The third National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America opened at a 3,000 acre California campsite with about 45 000 scouts in attendance. President Eisenhower was invited to speak, while VP Nixon is set to address the convocation. Entertainment includes Bob Hope Art Linkletter and a Hollywood Salute to Scouting with stars like Danny Kaye Jane Powell and Debbie Reynolds.
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Calif
Boy Scouts of America
Midwest
California
Pacific
Eisenhower
Washington
Richard Nixon
Lanny Ross
Hollywood
Bob Hope
Art Linkletter
Danny Kaye
George Murphy
Jane Powell
Debbie Reynolds
Johnny Mack Brown
Preston Foster
Jimmy Wakely
Newport Beach
Ohip
Clark huddles with U.N. truce team before Panmunjom talks
General Clark and U.N. negotiators held a three hour secret session ahead of a high level meeting at Panmunjom to push for a prompt Korean armistice. Washington says the U.N. demands immediate steps toward ceasefire and prisoner issues are settled.
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Munsan
Mark Clark
U.N
U. N
Panmunjom
Reds
Washington
Harrison
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Sabre Jet Sets World Speed Record at Thermal California
Lt. Col. William F. Barns piloted an F86D Sabre to a new world air speed record of 715.7 mph on a three kilometer course near Thermal. He achieved an average of 713.6 mph on the first run and improved after changing planes, with winds and turbulence cited as factors. A second notable flight saw Capt. Craig Keller fly an F94C Starfire from Burbank to Hamilton AFB at 670 mph, setting a Los Angeles to San Francisco record of 29 minutes for 324 miles.
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Thermal
Calif
William F. Barns
J Slade Nash
Barns
Nash
Burbank
Hamilton Air Force Base
Air Force
Los Angeles
Weather Summary From United States Weather Bureau
Readings show temperatures at 3 hour intervals from 2 PM to 11 AM with highs near 96 and lows around 66. Precipitation totals for 24 hours end 11 AM today and year to date are listed, with normal values for the date. Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness through Saturday, scattered light showers, damp humidity, and not as warm with a high around 86 and low around 66.
Girl in Navy Uniform Arraignment After Shipboard Incident
An 18 year old unemployed waitress in Long Beach California waits to be arraigned before a U S commissioner on charges of illegally wearing a Navy uniform. She was found aboard the cruiser Los Angeles during a one day firing practice cruise wearing Navy blues and a sailor hat. Authorities say she boarded in the middle of the night with two sailors who gave her a crew cut and supplied Navy clothes.
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Joan L. Garrison
Long Beach
Calif
U. S
Los Angeles
Four New Mexico Counties Sought for Drought Aid
President Eisenhower considers Governor Mechem request to add Grant Luna Dona Ana and Sierra counties to the drought disaster list after a survey by the Agricultural Mobilization committee. State cattle shipments in June rose sharply to about 27 34 head with districts led by Clayton 4707 and Roswell 999.
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Associated Press
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Mechem
New Mexico
Benson
Grant
Luna
Dona Ana
Sierra
Agricultural Mobilization Committee
Hidalgo
Los Alamos
Cattle Board
Clayton
Raton
Las Vegas
Tucumcari
Gallup
Roswell
Farmington
Santa Fe
Las Cruces
Carlsbad
Silver City
Clovis
Hobbs
Hobbs Men Injured In Early 285 Crash
Two Hobbs men L. George Schubert and J. D. Boren, both 39, were hurt when their 1952 Ford left U S Highway 285 four and a half miles north of town at 1 30 a m today. Schubert suffered a cut chin shock and bruises while Boren had a broken nose shock and cuts. A passing motorist rushed them to St Marys Hospital. Police investigator Bob Jurney, on temporary Roswell assignment, led the probe.
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L. George Schubert
J. D. Boren
Ford
U. S. Highway 285
St. Mary’s Hospital
Schubert
Boren
Bob Jurney
New Mexico Police
Carlsbad
Roswell
I. W
Bud
Scouts to Appear on TV Networks
Three El Conquistador Council Boy Scouts attending the jamboree will appear on CBS TV and NBC TV and give NBC radio interviews. James Lyford and Peyton Yates of Artesia along with Jerry Knoedler of Roswell will be featured on Monte Margets NBC TV and the CBS TV Chef Milan show. Dave Button of Artesia says a Medal of Honor Marine and the top Boy Scout will be interviewed on Mutual Newsreel.
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Cbs-Tv
Nbc-Tv
NBC Radio
Dave Button
Artesia
James Lyford
Peyton Yates
Jerry Knoedler
Roswell
Monte Marget
Chef Milan
Button
Zoning Move Considered to Allow Doctors Offices in Duplex Areas
Planning and Zoning in city hall discussed permitting professional offices in duplex zones. Councilman Littell urged changes with setback rules and architectural impact to avoid objections while committee to study actions from other cities was formed. Members Henlee S Elmo Henslee City Manager Woodbury and Lostetter appointed.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
City Hall
W. Max Littell
Council
Littell
Earl K. Lostetter
Fran Standhardt
S. Elmo Henslee
C. M. Woodbury
Lostetter
Dan H. Wilmot Honored by City Council for Civic Service
City Council released Resolution 808 honoring Dan H. Wilmot for 13 years of civic service from July 1940 to July 1953 as chairman of Roswell Cemetery Association. He recently announced his resignation and was named an honorary life member for his unstinting time effort and support.
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Dan H. Wilmot
Wilmot
Roswell Cemetery Association
Wilmon
Cemetery Association
Governors' Conference to Honor Korean War Veteran
Gov Edwin Mechem of New Mexico will join governors from all states in welcoming home Korean veteran Cpl Pablo S Saiz of Central. Mechem will attend the annual Governors Conference in Seattle August 2 to 7.
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Seattle
Edwin Mechem
New Mexico
Cpl
Pablo S. Saiz
Central
Mechem
Highlands University Summer Session Opens Monday
The second term of Highlands University summer session begins Monday, with courses available across multiple departments. Students are advised to check the timetable and registration deadlines for course enrollment.
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Las Vegas
Highlands University
Building Home Over Oil Lines Sparks Stop Work Order
Detroit resident Raymond L. Morgan faced a stop work order after building a house directly over Imperial Oil Company of Canada pipeline lines. Imperial Oil operates three lines along a 20 foot right of way from Sarnia, Ontario to Cygnet, Ohio, a 1511 mile stretch with Morgan’s home the only structure built over it. Morgan plans to sue but lacks a clear defendant.
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Raymond L. Morgan
Imperial Oil Company of Canada
Imperial Oil
Sarnia
Ont
Cygnet
Ohio
Morgan’s
Morgan
New Strikes Harass Reds In East Berlin
East Berlin faced a wave of anti communist strikes marking the first monthly anniversary of the June 17 workers rebellion. Soviet tanks and troops returned through Stalin Allee as martial law, lifted last weekend, is noted.
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Berlin
East Berlin
East Germany
Stalin Allee
Diary case: Grow conviction upheld by military court
The U S Court of Military Appeals sustained Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow's court martial conviction. He was sentenced to reprimand and six months suspended command, and was reassigned to the Army Historical Office after his removal from troop command last August.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Military Appeals
Robert W. Grow
Moscow
Grow
Army
Court of Military Appeals
NM Gets Best Rainfall Of Year In Last Night Storms
A cool front from Colorado and moist Gulf air brought statewide showers with many areas recording their best rains of the year. Totals included Clovis 1.35 inches and Taos 0.90 inches, with Santa Fe 0.63 inches. Rains moved north to east with scattered coverage and cooler temps.
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Associated Press
Colorado
Gulf of Mexico
New Mexico
Weather Bureau
Clovis
Taos
Santa Fe
Tucumcari
Raton
Las Vegas
Melrose
Curry County
Roswell
Zuni
Columbus
Albuquerque
Farmington
Carlsbad
Hobbs
Grants
Mercury
Allies Repulse Chinese Push In Korean Front Drive
Gen Maxwell Taylor says Allied counterattacks slowed a seven mile Chinese advance along the Central Front. South Koreans retook part of the Kumsong River valley with heavy enemy losses. US and Korean corps held the line as censorship limited details on American participation. The front stabilized along a base line near the former salient.
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Maxwell Taylor
Kumsong River
Taylor
8Th Army
Kumsong Bulge
U. N
Kumsong
Forrest Edwards
Ordinance Drafted To Keep Trucks Off Roswell Streets
Roswell planning meeting reviews a proposed three section ordinance to ban trucks from residential streets with fines from five to fifty dollars. City Manager Woodbury notes routes like Atkinson Air Base Road and Main Second as potential designations amid no commission action.
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Roswell
City Planning and Zoning Commission
City of
Country Club
C. M. Woodbury
Atkinson
Air Base
Woodbury
Burglary Reported At Malco Station
Malco Service Station at 1415 N Main St reports a burglary discovered at 5 am. Police say the break-in likely occurred after midnight. Officers unable to confirm full stolen items due to ongoing physical inventory including tires wheels air cushions and a small amount of change.
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Malco
Tommy Thompson
N. Main St
Cott Renamed Texas Member of Rio Grande Compact
El Paso attorney Louis Cott has been renamed by Gov. Allan Shivers to be the Texas member of the Rio Grande Compact Commission. The appointment confirms Cott's role amid ongoing river management discussions in Texas and the basin.
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Scott
EL Paso
Texas
Louis Cott
Allan Shivers
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