Six Die as New Orleans Motel Fire Claims Guard and Guests
A blaze on the 12th floor of the Downtown Howard Johnson's Motel in New Orleans killed six people including a security guard who aided guests. More than 450 evacuees were accounted for as 88 firefighters battled the flames. one survivor, Paul Hyde, escaped from a balcony. The fire appeared confined to the 12th floor and the cause remained under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Steinberg
Associated Press
New Orleans
Howard Johnson
Peter Rogers
Paul Hyde
Alvin Johnson
Johnson
Man jailed on count of bad checks
Roswell police arrested David Lloyd McMillin on a warrant for issuing worthless checks over 25 dollars and hold him in city jail on a 1000 dollar bond. Separate theft reports include missing sport shirts and cigarettes from Safeway, tools from a car, a radio, and a lawn mower from residences. Sheriff Thompson said a hay theft load was recovered by the buyer.
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Roswell
David Lloyd McMillin
W. Juniper St
Eddy County
McMillin
Safeway
N. Main St
Bill Snipes
E. Fourth St
David Rogers
E. Cherry Sr
Charles Buckner
Albuquerque
W. First
Chaves County
L. O. Tommy" Thompson
W. L. Smith
East Grand Plains
Rosary tonight for Roswell city woman Mrs Louisa Hernandez
Rosary services for 79 year old Mrs Louisa C Carralas Hernandez of 736 E Alameda Roswell are at 8 30 pm tonight at the family home. Funeral services are set for 8 30 am Saturday at St John s Catholic Church with burial at South Park Cemetery. Pallbearers are Roberto Holiguin David Hernandez and Eugene Garcia. She died Thursday after a lengthy illness. Born in Mexico she lived in Roswell for 23 years. She is survived by a son three daughters ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa C. Hernandez
E Alameda
E. Alameda
Hernandez
St. John’s Catholic Church
Antonio Valez
South Park Cemetery
Pallberars
Roberto Holiguin
David Hernandez
Eugene Garcia
Roswell youth injured in motorcycle pedestrian crash
A seven year old Roswell boy Andy Perry was struck by a motorcycle on East Eighth Street around 9 15 p m and admitted to Eastern New Mexico Medical Center with abrasions a fractured leg and a possible concussion. Driver J C Carter 18 was identified and no citations were listed.
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Roswell
East Eighth Street
Andy Perry
Eighth St
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
J.C. Carter
Open meetings ruling keeps negotiations private in state case
State Supreme Court has exhausted all appeals in the press versus regents dispute over open meetings. The court refused a second rehearing, leaving intact a May decision upholding secrecy of preliminary contract talks between ENMU and staff. The case was brought by Ernest Sanchez and Arthur Dula, student news staff.
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Santa FE
Supreme Court
High Court
New Mexico Press’ and Broadcasters Associations
Hal Simmons
Albuquerque
U.S. Supreme Court
Simmons
Hugo Black
William O. Douglas
Eastern New Mex
Ico University Board of Regents
State
John McManus
Ernest Sanchez
Arthur Dula
ENMU
VEE vaccination campaign expands across southern states
The Associated Press reports mass vaccination begins in Arkansas Louisiana and New Mexico to fight Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis. Texas and Oklahoma started earlier as cases persist with 17 human infections and 1493 ill horses in Texas. Private planes spray 1.6 million acres to kill vectors.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Texas Health Department
Rio Grande Valley
John Arnold
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Lake Charles
Air Force
Houston
Maryland
Borden Inc Wins $5 Million Antitrust Suit
U S District Court Judge Howard Bratton ruled against Ken Monk of Carlsbad in a $5 million damage suit. Monk claimed Borden's sold milk under lower priced labels to force his Joe Bryan's Dairy out of business and sought employment elsewhere. The case accused Borden's of price fixing and attempting to monopolize in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Laws.
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Borden's Inc
U.S. District Court
Howard Bratton
Albuquerque
Ken Monk
Carlsbad
Joe Bryan
Monk
Borden's
Borden’s
Market reports Industrials rise trading slows
New York stocks drift higher as bluechip issues gain while overall trading slows. In Chicago livestock markets the USDA report shows steady to higher slaughter cattle, varied hog and sheep prices, and active feeder lamb sales across Roswell and surrounding farms.
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New York
Chicago
E.F. Hutton & Co
Chicago Livestock Chicago
USDA
Roswell Livestock Comm, Co, Inc
U.S.D.A
Barney Green
Hagerman
Dexter
Packer Ewes
Anita Fields
Bronco
Texas
Marley Whitney & Studdard
Roswell
Buddy Walker
Santa Rosa
E Wall
Tularosa
Ban on open fires lifted in New Mexico forests
Rains reduce fire hazards as a three month open fire and smoking ban ends. State forester Ray Bell expects a rainy period through July and August. Forecaster G F Brassiere predicts a wet spell statewide, with significant rainfall in the next six to eight weeks, slowing Santa Fe water demands and aiding reservoir recovery though full normal levels remain unlikely this season.
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Charles Simon
Simon
Lafayette
Ind
Anthony Stemke
William McCrossen
UPI Telephoto
Lincoln Park Zoo
City
Aberdeen
Scotland
Annie Blake
British Women’s Temperance Association Conference
Wealth-Rite Health Food Center
Borden
E. F. Hutton Colpin
Amer Can
Marco Ti
Amer
Mobil
Amer Tel
Sts
Amer Teb
RCA Corp
del Webb
Ryndis Tob
Dresser Ind
Duplan Corp
Santa Fe Ind
DuPont
Sears
Estmn Ko
el Paso NG
Sperry
Goodyear
Gulf Oil
Telex Corp
Haliburton
Tenneco
Texaco
Transam
Kennecott
US Steel
Libow
Levi-Strauss
Elec
Ling Temco
Xerox
Liten
TET
Lockheed
Union OiCal
LTV Elec
Wilcx & Gibbs
McDon Doug
Zales
Dow-Jones
Public Service Co
Ralph Stone
Public Service
Colgate Dental Cream
Ultra Brite
Ilette
Pte A
Gillette
Usterine
Gilette
UsTer
Breck
Miss Erho
Bayer Aspirin
Bankamericard
Broadmoor
S. Main
ESTE
Travel
Wacker's
Monterey
Noxzema
SUN
Wilshire
Tb6
Ang
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