Pan Am Meet Closes With Historic Pan American Unity
President Eisenhower attended final Pan Am talks in Panama after urging hemisphere unity to advance human welfare. Despite convalescence he joined 18 heads of state in signing the Declaration of Panama to stand against totalitarian forces and boost living standards. Milton Eisenhower named U.S. representative on a proposed 21-nation Commission on human problems.
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Eisenhower
Americas
Milton
U.S
Pennsylvania State University
Pan-Am
Steel Talks Resume to End 23 Day Pittsburgh Strike
United Steelworkers and industry negotiators agreed to resume contract talks in New York tomorrow to resolve the 23 day steel strike. Union leader McDonald criticized industry pricing while government mediators said no pressure was applied.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
New York
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Defense Prepares For Battle Witness Testimony At McKeon Trial
At Parris Island Marine drill instructor S/Sgt Matthew C McKeon faces court martial after six trainees drowned during a night march. Pfc John N Maloof testified McKeon slapped him for not standing at attention and recalled the perilous march into marsh waters off the rifle range.
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New York City
Accident Victim Taken Off Critical List at Walker
A-3c Jose Diaz Vergara, 20, was removed from the critical list but remains seriously ill at Walker Base hospital after a late Saturday automobile crash. His passenger A-3c Adrian Gonzales, 19, was found dead on arrival. Several others were injured and taken to Roswell Osteopathic Hospital for treatment.
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Jose Diaz Vergara
Walker Base
Vergara
Adrian G. Gonzales
Roswell Osteopathic Hospital
James E. Rowe
Bon- Inie
James R
Rowe
Socorro Bay Tragedy: Boy Drowns in Drainage Canal
Marvin Ray Smith, 13, of Socorro, drowned near a drainage canal 45 miles south of Socorro while his 12-year-old playmate was rescued after they fell in. Archie R. Smith heard screams, pulled the girl from the water, then learned his son had vanished. The body was recovered about 15 minutes later in eight feet of water. revival attempts failed. Sheriff Lee Garner said the incident occurred around 4:30 p.m.
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Marvin Ray Smith
Here
Lee Garner
Archie R. Smith
Garner
Security Building Rising at New Mexico School for Boys
Officials at the New Mexico School for Boys say a security building to house new arrivals and incorrigible boys is expected to be completed in about seven weeks. Supt. Gerald Hodgson said the program is part of the school’s long range construction plan.
Veteran Los Angeles publicist Richard Mitchel dies at 79
Richard Allen Mitchel a lifelong news paperman and theatrical publicist died Saturday in Los Angeles He was 79 and born in Cincinnati His career spanned newspapers and stage promotion with ties to the Midwest and West Coast media scenes.
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Los Angeles
Richard Allen Mitchel
Cincinnati
Rough Riders Converge For Las Vegas Reunion Rodeo
Las Vegas prepares for the Teddy Roosevelt Rough Riders and Cowboys Reunion and Rodeo set for August 3 to 5. The first reunion traced to 1899 when Col Roosevelt’s Rough Riders gathered after the Spanish American War.
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Rough Riders and Cowboys
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Teddy Roosevelt
Rough Riders Regiment
Eisenhower opens dikes on health in Panama remark
Eisenhower, recuperating from surgery, says he has not much strength but keeps going during a wreath laying at the Inter-American Presidents Conference in Panama. Democratic and GOP officials react, framing health as a campaign issue, while senators defend the public’s right to know.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
Panama
Sen. Magnuson
D-Wash
Highway Death Toll Rises to 206 in State Crashes
Two fatal head on collisions over the weekend pushed New Mexico’s highway deaths to 206 for the year. Irvin Wiggins 66 of Lovington died when his car collided on State Road 18 near Lovington. His wife Mamie and two children were injured. A Walker Air Force Base man died in a second crash south of Roswell on State Road 13.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Irvin Wiggins
Lovington
Mamie Wiggins
Gary
Garland
Lea County General Hospital
Hobbs
Roswell
Adrian G. Gonzales
Jose Diaz Vergara
Walker Afb
Local Military Families Named in Social Notice
S Sgt. and Mrs. R. J. Koch Mr. and Mr. Roy Whitworth Mr. and Mrs. Jim Teal Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Massey listed in a wartime social notice detailing household heads and spouses.
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Roy Whitworth
Jim Teal
B. C. Massey
Road Toll Figures For Year So Far
The notice shows toll counts for the year reaching 206 deaths to date, compared with 170 at the same point last year. It highlights ongoing road safety concerns and tracking by authorities.
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Man bites dog and is bitten back in Paterson
James McNamara was playing with his Cocker Spaniel Bam when he accidentally bit the dog on the ear. Bam retaliated by biting McNamara over the right eye. McNamara received wound cauterization and tetanus shots at Paterson General Hospital. Bam needed no medical care.
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Bam
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Paterson General Hospital
House Approves Rights Measure Faces Senate Hurdles
The House passed a civil rights bill by 279 to 126 with 111 Democrats and 168 Republicans voting yes. Opponents, including 102 Democrats and 24 Republicans, argued for delay. Senate chances look slim as adjournment looms and a filibuster is possible. Dirksen hints at suspending rules to bypass the Judiciary Committee.
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Keating
House Judiciary Committee
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R-Va
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84th Faces Work Before Adjournment
The 84th Congress aims to adjourn this week after long hours and tough compromises. Key fights loom on housing civil rights atomic energy flood insurance social security veterans pensions and flood control with a major river and harbor bill and foreign aid funding on the agenda as conferees seek a compromise.
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Simms Reflects on Harriman Visit to New Mexico
New Mexico Governor Simms says Harriman's Albuquerque dinner with Democrats showed no shift in the state's Democratic Presidential support. He insists the event does not commit party leaders to Harriman or his campaign and would not alter his backing of Adlai Stevenson.
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Harriman
Santa FE
New Mexico
New York
Averell Harriman
Adlai Stevenson
Albuquerque
Special Clinics Set for Polio Shots In New Mexico
County health department runs polio vaccination clinics for children under 20 and expectant mothers tomorrow and Wednesday from 1 to 5 pm in the courthouse basement. Gov Simms designates polio vaccination week as many families cannot afford shots. Only 34 percent of New Mexico children under 20 have had a vaccine. Risk period for polio is within four weeks.
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John F. Simms
Youth released after posting bond in statutory rape case
Peter Couture age twenty was freed at 4 p.m. yesterday after posting a $1,000 bond on a statutory rape charge. The complaint was filed in the court of Justice of the Peace R Perry Bean Couture pleaded innocent and gave the Walker address as his residence.
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Walker
R. Perry Bean
Couture
Quake Devastates Anjar Area in Western India
A powerful earthquake struck the Anjar coast and surrounding towns in western India, killing at least 117 and leaving about 800 missing. The disaster damaged thousand of buildings, with Ahmedabad and Jamnagar reporting panic and relief efforts underway as Prime Minister Nehru visited the region. Army units secured debris and救 evacuation continued.
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Menzies Arrives in North America on U.S. Canada Visit
New Zealand Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies arrived after a London departure for a visit to the United States and Canada. He is expected to meet government leaders and discuss postwar cooperation amid European recovery efforts.
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Robert G. Menzies
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