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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1956
Page
4
A four year old boy loses his sight to cancer and doctors remove his other eye leaving him permanently blind. The article urges funded research and proposes reallocating a small share of foreign aid to cancer and heart disease research as a global effort.
Editors urge Roswell parents to file college applications early as fall enrollments rise. smaller colleges may offer better classroom environments and comparable quality. The piece emphasizes boosting STEM fields, noting national shortages of engineers and scientists and advising parents to encourage daughters into critical educational careers.
New Mexico roads fail to meet the federal super road system standards across key corridors from Albuquerque to Santa Fe and beyond. Ira Miller says recent interstate builds can be upgraded but much must be rebuilt or junked, while a July contract targets 19 miles east of Clines Corners on U S 66.
Hollywood producers Frank and Walter Seltzer unveil a midtown city drama and accuse Rep. Mel Price of denouncing their film as a partisan Republicans' plot. Mayor Roe Bartle pledges a boycott, while Rep. Holt from California vows to counter Price in Congress as the film opens in Kansas City and Chicago.
President Eisenhower phoned Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon Johnson to discuss the closing date of Congress and the foreign aid bill. He urged passage of the executive pay raise and questioned adjournment timing as Panama plans moved forward.
25 Years Ago Deaths A Edmond Long 43 Roswell golfers beat El Paso 28 to 6 Star Shorty Hornbuckle set a new record 9 holes in 32 18 in 67 Advertisement Let’s Go to the Chocolate Shop for a cold beer and toasted sandwich for 30 cents Arrivals Mr Mrs Henry Yeager Jud son Hadley from Kansas City Mr and Mrs Charles Shepherd Carlsbad
A compact quip notes the ideal husband as equally kind in private and public. The line frames social behavior expectations with witty contrast.
City Manager Woodbury predicted the three minute whistle blasts during the mock atomic attack drill may threaten the water plant but the warnings proceeded. Southwest Public Service Co cooperated in the civil defense test and will assess damage costs and power restoration needs for a real attack on Walker AFB.
Vern Spidahl from KSWS radio coordinated daily news releases to three Roswell stations during the civil defense test. A NEAT president book is offered to Record subscribers for 50 cents, a reduced price from 1 dollar, highlighting biographies. The play Ladies in Retirement by Ruidoso Summer Theatre runs tonight through Sunday at the high school auditorium in downtown Ruidoso.
Lewis A Buckland youngest son of Oma May Buckland has enlisted in the Grant Army and is now in training with the 63rd Engineer Battalion Fort Leonard Wood Missouri.
Sheriff and Mrs. Shadetree Jones and family return from a vacation in California. They were staying on the 10th floor of a Los Angeles hotel when an early morning quake shook the building. Shadetree called it a Cali fornia alarm clock.
Public health notice on swimming safety and personal fitness by Dr Van Dellen. Advice covers drowning risks, heart and seizure dangers, cold water sensitivity, diving hazards, and the preferred life support methods. Readers are told to obtain a leaflet on artificial respiration and to avoid diving in unfamiliar or shallow water at night.
J. E. explains that bone marrow produces many blood cells and studying it previews what the body is producing. This helps differentiate leukemia types and other blood disorders.
A health note explains women can stand colder water longer due to slightly thicker fat insulation. It cites research on body fat distribution and thermoregulation as the reason for greater cold tolerance in women.
Roswell Daily Record lists editors Albert A Stubbs Lynn W Croissant and manager E Cox R M Higginbotham with advertising and circulation staff. Subscription rates in advance by carrier and mail shown for New Mexico counties with daily weekday edition and Sunday morning issue.
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