Lea County Hurt By Steel Strike
HOBBS AP The 511 day steel strike idled Lea County oil drillers and Merchants warn of a broad business slump if not resolved soon Unemployment rose as workers sought jobs Pipe shortages forced drilling firms to scale back operations and store rigs Some say hoarded pipe could resume drilling within 60 to 90 days bringing a swift recovery Others remain cautiously optimistic about a rapid rebound once materials flow again
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HOBBS
Lea County
Polio Flight for Walker AFB Boy to El Paso
The first serious polio case from Walker Air Force Base hospital is reported. Leslie I. Nicholas Jr., 7, son of Lt. and Mrs. Leslie I. Nicholas, 700 East Alameda, was rushed by ambulance with medical attendants to William Beaumont hospital in El Paso. He was admitted at Walker at 6 p.m. yesterday and diagnosed as acute before departure two hours later. Earlier Walker cases were described as mild.
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Walker Air Force Base Hospital
Leslie I. Nicholas, Jr
T/Set
Leslie I. Nicholas
East Alameda
William Beaumont Hospital
el Paso
Walker
Local Weather Readings and Forecast Summary
A weather brief reports temperatures from 2 PM yesterday to 11 AM today with highs near 100 and lows around 69 to 68. Normal high 91, low 65. Precipitation 0 for 24 hours, year to date 4.03, month to date 2.10. Sunrise 5:03, sunset 7:06, day length 14.1 hours. Forecast: mostly clear and warm today tonight and Tuesday with little change in conditions.
Humble Oil to Move State Office to Roswell
Humble Oil and Refining Co plans to set up a state office in Roswell New Mexico beginning August 2. Exploration manager W D Hoover and three others will relocate from Albuquerque with about 16 more staff from Midland Texas, consolidating New Mexico Arizona and possibly part of Texas west of the Pecos River under one Roswell headquarters.
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Albuquerque
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Roswell
W.D. Hoover
Midland
Tex
Hoover
New Mexico
Arizona
Texas
Pecos River
Lea
Eddy
Chaves
Violence erupts as Iran Premier Qavam resigns
Tehran sees near revolutionary rioting as mobs supporting Mossadegh clash with government forces. Reports say at least three people killed and many injured as troops fire on crowds at parliament and across major streets. Protests disrupt buses, shops, and oil centers including Abadan.
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Tehran
Iran
Ahmed Quavam
Quaram
Britain
Mohammed Mossadegh
Tudeh Party
Parliament Building
Parliament Square
International Cable and Telephone Office
Qavam
Abadan
Convention Told GOP Must Shoulder Part of War Blame
Senator Paul Douglas at the Democratic National Convention blamed the Republicans for Korea policy and named Eisenhower MacArthur Dulles and Wedemeyer as pivotal figures. He defended the Korea war and cited a 1947 Joint Chiefs report on troop withdrawals, arguing shared responsibility across parties.
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Chicago
Paul Douglas
Korea
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Illinois
Truman
Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
Douglas
South Korea
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Joint Chiefs
Douglas MacArthur
John Foster Dulles
Albert Wedemeyer
U.S
Jacob Arvey
Stevenson
Barkley
George Harrison
AFL
Jack Kroll
CIO
Political Action Committee
GOP
Kefauver
Eisenhower
Army
Earthquake Kills At Least 11 In Tehachapi Calif
A strong quake centered in Tehachapi California kills at least 11 people including a Silver City New Mexico family of five. Mrs Blanche Quintana 36 and her four children Gloria 13 Joe 11 Nicola about 7 and Bobby 5 were visitors in a frame house on Main Street. In Pittsburgh Pennsylvania the CIO United Steelworkers vote to continue the 50 day old steel strike until the industry accepts a union shop requirement for all workers.
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Tehachapi
Calif
Silver City
N. M
Blanche Quintana
Gloria
Joe
Nicola
Bobby
Main Street
Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
New Mexico Delegates Meet Russell and Kefauver
New Mexico delegates to the Democratic National Convention met with Senators Richard Russell and Estes Kefauver in Chicago before heading to Convention Hall. Delegate leader Clinton P. Anderson still predicts a 9 to 3 split for Kerr, with Kerr and Russell and Kefauver each holding several votes. The poll showed Kerr four and Kefauver two delegates with uncommitted or unavailable votes totaling ten delegates. It remained unclear if pre-convention lobbying altered any delegate positions as the roll call began.
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Chicago
New Mexico
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Anderson
Kerr
Delgates
Associated Press
Russell
Kefauver
Averell Harriman
New York
Robert A. Kerr
Oklahoma
Imperial Wizard Of Ku Klux Klan Stands Trial Today
Imperial Wizard Thomas L. Hamilton of the Ku Klux Klan stands trial in Whiteville North Carolina on flogging charges. He faces conspiracy to kidnap and assault in four incidents involving white men and Negro women as part of a large set of indictments arising from Columbus County and nearby areas. Hamilton surrendered in Florence South Carolina last May after an all night manhunt and contends the charges are harped up.
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Whiteville
N.C
Thomas L. Hamilton
Ku Klux Klan
Hamilton
Order
Columbus County
North
South Carolina
Florence
S. C
Gallup Sheriff Looks For 73-Year-Old Miner Missing Since June
Sheriff D F Mollica announced a search of abandoned area mines near Gallup for 73 year old Charlie Shirley who disappeared on June 28. He noted most shafts are covered but a few have only fences guarding openings as crews comb the terrain.
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Gallup
D. F. Mollica
Charlie Shirley
Mollica
Mountain town quake yields dead and heavy damage
A powerful dawn earthquake struck Tehachapi and surrounding mountains killing at least 10 people and injuring many. Rescue teams from Edwards Air Force Base and China Lake joined Red Cross volunteers as roads washed out and a brick hotel collapsed. The quake damaged the cement plant areas and a state prison, with tents sought for 327 inmates.
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Losangeles
Here
Tehachapi
Red Cross
Edwards Air Force Base
Navy
China Lake
KTRB
Modesto
Carl Thurber
Kern County Sheriff’s Aero Detail
Sacramento
State Civil Defense Headquarters
U. S. 466
Bakersfield
Mojave
State Women’s Prison
California
F. D. Jones
Gorman
Tehachapi Mountains
San Joaquin Valley
Grapevine
Frazier Park
Democratic convention calls 24 hour truce in civil rights row
In Chicago’s Convention Hall the Democratic National Convention declared a 24 hour truce on its North South civil rights split as it seeks a presidential nominee. Amid a wide open field Sen Estes Kefauver led in early returns while Barkley Stevenson and others weighed potential drafts.
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Chicago
Texas
Mississippi
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Steelworkers Chief Charges Industry Spurned Good Offer
Pittsburgh report says CIO United Steelworkers President Philip Murray told a Wage-Policy Committee that Bethlehem Steel and Republic Steel officials urged acceptance of union shop terms and a fuller settlement, but other companies refused to consider the proposals. He cited a June memorandum and said industry leaders felt humiliated by the rejection.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
Bethleehem Steel Corp
Murray
USW
Charles White
Republic Steel
White
Joseph M. Larkin
Bethlehem
John Morse
Steel Company
Larkin
Morse
Bethlehem Steel
Republic
Armed Robber Holds Up Service Station Near City
An armed man robbed the Ber rend o Service Station four miles north of the city at about 4 a.m. taking 208.04 from the cash register. Night attendant J E Bridges 519 East Third reported the pistol threat and the robber fled after forcing Bridges outside. A nearby airman witnessed the incident but did not understand what occurred. The robber was described as in his early 20s.
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Berrendo
J. E. Bridges
East Third
Wilson Wheeler
Bridges
Sheriff’s Office
Gavin Returns From Washington Without Disclosure
Kansas City realtor and politician Thomas J Gavin the alternate delegate for Harry S Truman to the Democratic National Convention is back from a quick visit to Washington to see the President. He would not reveal how he will vote at the party meeting.
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Truman
Thomas J. Gavin
Kansas City
Gavin
Thomas J
Tommy) Gavin
Harry S. Truman
Washington
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Henry Kozabowski
Richard Wenzielwski
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Robert Taft
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Clinton P. Anderson
Robert S. Kerr
Imperial Wizard
Gallup Man
Long Island
Atlantic
People’s Choice
Adlai E. Stevenson
D . Cole
D. B. McLeod
Spears Chiropractic Hospital
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Leo Spears
Digrand
France
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Quickies
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J. W. James
Set
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J. B. Williams
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