Retreader Hassler Protests Highway Bill in Washington
Paul Hassler, a 29 year old St. Joseph retreader, hitchhiked to Washington to urge Congress to slow the 4812 billion highway program. He pressed taxing fairness, blaming proposed schemes on big business while advocating shared costs. Hassler recounted his trip visiting family and farms en route, and his testimony left House Public Works Committee impressed by his earnest, if entertaining, remarks.
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ST. Joseph
Mich
Congress
Michigan
Washington
Paul Hassler
House Public Works Committee
House
Senate
Hassler
St. Lawrence Seaway
Salem
N. J
New Castle
Del
Big Business
Treasury
Humphrey
Eisenhower
Ike's Appeal To Zhukov Is Natural
President Eisenhower pressed Marshal Zhukov at the Big Four talks for German unification as a member of the North. The bid seemed a natural bridge from WWII friendship. Time and privacy limited private chats, so Eisenhower chose a formal summit session.
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Ike
Zhukov
Geneva
Eisenhower
Russia
Georgi Zhukov
Soviet Union
Germany
Picket Lines at Los Alamos Ordered Down by Judge
District Judge David Carmody issued a temporary injunction ordering removal of pickets around a new administration building and housing units in Los Alamos. Farnsworth and Chambers Co. seeks damages claiming $2,400 daily loss from work stoppages by unions led by the New Mexico Building and Construction Trades Council, the Albuquerque and Vicinity Building Trades Council, and Sheet Metal Workers Assn Local 49. A hearing to decide on a permanent order is set for next Tuesday.
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Los Alamos
David Carmody
Farnsworth and Chambers Co
New Mexico Building and Construction Trades Council
Albuquerque and Vicinity Building Trades Council
Sheet Metal Workers
House panel approves plan to bar funds over segregation
The Education and Labor Committee narrowly defeated a move to block federal school construction funds to states or districts enforcing racial segregation. The vote clears the way for final committee action, possibly tomorrow, on a four year program totaling 1.6 billion dollars to fund construction.
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Washington
House Education and Labor Committee
Cotton consumption drops in May to July period
The Census Bureau reports cotton consumption from May 29 to July 2 averaged 34,659 bales per working day, down from 42,778 bales in the same period last year and below the May period this year which saw 35,162 bales per day.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Weather Outlook With Light Showers And Mild Humidity
Reading intervals show a high of 78 with partial cloudiness this afternoon. Scattered showers expected tonight and Thursday as clouds gather. Temperatures remain moderate, tonight low 66, sunrise 5 02 sunset 7 06 length 14 1 hours. Precipitation totals include 0 23 in the 24 hours to 11 am today. Normal highs 92 and lows 66 for the date.
Hunger strike ends as son joins Public Health Service
Mrs Martha Blumenbach of Coral Gables Florida ends a hunger strike after her son Dr Thomas Blumenbach 26 joins the U S Public Health Service, choosing service over the draft. Her protest had vowed to last until her death.
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Martha Blumenbach
Coral Gables
Fla
U. S
CIO Auto Workers Union Indicted for Political Outlays
A federal grand jury indicted the CIO United Auto Workers Union on charges under the federal corrupt practices act for using union funds to back political activity in the 1954 congressional campaign. The case centers on Patrick V. McNamara’s victory over Homer Ferguson with labor support.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Big Junion
Patrick V. McNamara
UAW
U. S
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Repub
Cloudburst Floods Homes At El Paso
A cloudburst on Mt. Franklin near El Paso sent muddy waters through hundreds of new homes in a residential area. Police reported streets caving in and cars stalled. the flood also hit a second El Paso area and prompted police to seek National Guard stand by for sandbagging and evacuations.
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Mt. Franklin
el Paso
Las Cruces
National Guard
New Mexico
Artesia
Weather Bureau
Hobbs
Clayton
Glenwood
Socorro
Army Secretary Stevens Leaves with Chin Up and Good Feeling
Robert T. Stevens departs after 215 years as secretary of the Army saying he can leave with his chin up and a good feeling. He receives a Navy public service award and Air Force honors, with a farewell parade. He faced criticism for clashing with Senator McCarthy and will hand over to Wilber Brucker tomorrow.
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C. Yates McDaniel
Washington
Robert T. Stevens
Army
Navy
Sen. McCarthy
Rwis
Stevens
Air Force
McCarthy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Irving Peress
Armed Services
Wilber Brucker
Defense Department
Brucker
Rains to 12 Inches Swell Texas Streams
Heavy rains across a 250 mile West Texas swath flooded rivers and ditches and swelled lakes and stock tanks. National Guardsmen evacuated 25 families in Lamesa, while towns near Tahoka faced evacuations as creeks rose and a deadly crash near San Angelo was linked to storm conditions.
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Associated Press
Texas
National Guardsmen
Lamesa
Tahoka
Salt Flat
el Paso
Amarillo
San Angelo
Charles McKensie
Pratt
Kan
West Texas
New Mexico Line
del Rio
Lamesa-Tahoka
Borden-Lynn County
Colorado
Concho
South Plains
O'Donnell
Dean Ranch
Slaton
Snyder
Post
Wilson
Clairemont
Jayton
Ackerly
Floydada
Lubbock
USS. Weather Bureau
Presidio
Wink
Lufkin
Midland
National Guard
O’donnell
Pecos River
U.S. Highway 90
Sonora
Laredo
Police Hunt for Springer Escapee
Police captured Tony Gonzales, 16, near Estancia after his release by Santa Fe city police who did not know he was missing from Springer Industrial School. A second 16 year old, Lupe Orosco of Truth or Consequences, remains at large after walking away from the school yesterday.
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Santa FE
Springer
Tony Gonzales
Springer Industrial School
Estancia
Lupe Orosco
Car Plunges Off Roof Into Traffic Crash
Fred Raemer recalls a near miss as a car plunged from a three story garage and landed on his vehicle. The other car owned by Elvin Steen toppled while on jacks after Steen forgot to set the parking brake. Raemer unharmed though his car was damaged.
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Houston
Fred Raemer
Raemer
Elvin Steen
Steen
Superintendent Lusk to Washington for Indian education aid
State School Superintendent Georgia Lusk traveled to Washington to request more federal funding for Indian education. She urged a fair share of costs for Indian education and estimated at least 800000 dollars in federal funds are needed, up from 329000 currently allocated.
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Lusk
Washington
Santa FE
Georgia Lusk
Miss New Mexico Leads Miss USA Parade In Long Beach
Miss New Mexico Joan Schwartz from Albuquerque tops the crowd as the 15 finalists compete for Miss USA. Other finalists include Miss Arkansas California Colorado Florida Georgia Illinois Nebraska New York City New York State South Carolina Texas Vermont Washington and Wisconsin.
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Long Beach
Calif
Margaret Rowe
England
Charges Dropped in Airman Death Case at Roswell Party
State court dismissed manslaughter charges against Earl R. Parker after pathologist could not prove blows caused the death of Man ningly Gene Hodges 22. Hodges died after a swimming party near Roswell. Hodges had been active and autopsy showed no disease. The pathology testified death likely resulted from sudden cardiac arrest.
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State of New Mexico
Earl R. Parker
Manningly
Gene Hodges
R. Perry Bean
Alfred S. Blaun
Parker
Hodges
L. N. Turk
Walker Air Force Base
Roswell
Berrendo Bridge
812Th Food Service Sqdn
509Th Hdy. Sqdn
Air Force
Big Four Leaders Shift Focus From Germany to European Security
In Geneva the Big Four leaders and their foreign ministers discussed Europe’s security amid a broad agenda. They moved beyond Germany to consider linked security issues, signaling a potential shift in priorities as talks continued.
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Geneva
Germany
Europe
Odessa Eagles to leave Longhorn League after doubleheader
Odessa Eagles owner John Red Henneck announced the club will quit the Longhorn League after tonight’s doubleheader with Artesia. The Eagle Lodge sponsors the team and hoped the move could help break even for the season. A Longhorn League meeting was set for Thursday in Midland to discuss Odessa’s status.
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Odessa
Odessa Eagles
Artesia
John
Red) Henneck
Eagle Lodge
Midland
Mrs. Mesta Escapes Saigon Hotel Riots Amid Ax Attacks
In Saigon thousands of anti Communist students attacked the Majestic Hotel as Mrs. Perle Mesta and companions hid in a suite for over an hour. Embassy officials rescued them and the group fled through a rioting street toward the American embassy. No deaths reported, several injuries among Vietnamese and French nationals.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Perle Mesta
Hotel Majestic
U.S
Luxembourg
Mrs. Mesta
Singapore
Hotel Gallieni
Majestic
Gallieni
Immigration Men Target Subversives in Mid Year Report
Commissioner Joseph M Swing outlined a mid year Immigration Service report to the Attorney General noting 12 new deportation arrests for subversive activity in the first five months of the year and 37 final deportation orders. He cited 17 subversive aliens expelled and 8,224 case investigations in the first half of this year.
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Washington
Joseph M. Swing
Immigration Service
Swing
Atty
Brownell
Irving Potash
John Williamson
Communist Party
U.S
Southwest
United States
Texas
Accident Kills Albuquerque Girl
A one car crash on State Road 26 eight miles west of Hatch killed 5 year old Sherry Cooper of Albuquerque. Her mother Mrs. Charlotte Cooper and two siblings Cathy 2 Frances 6 plus neighbor Nickie Rose Hudson were injured.
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Associated Press
Hatch
Sherry Cooper
Albuquerque
Charlotte Cooper
Cooper
Cathy
Frances
Nickie Rose Hudson
St Louis Tops Mets in Low-Scoring NL Game
St Louis defeated New York 15 to 2 behind a nine run sixth and seventh inning surge. Poholsky and Burbrink pitched for the Cardinals while Antonelli Monzant Wilhelm Giel and Westrum played for the Mets in a game marked by early strong defense and late offense.
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New York
Poholsky
Burbrink
Antonelli
Monzant
Wilhelm
Giel
Westrum
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