Rewards Offer Attracts Few Clues In Hobbs Slayings
In southeastern New Mexico a $1500 reward effort failed to revive leads in the murders of truck driver J. D. Cantrell and two Hobbs women. Suspect Jack Smith, 48, was held on vacuity charges. waitress Mary Trevino revised her initial statement as officers pursued clues in Carlsbad and Hobbs.
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HOBBS
New Mexico
J. D. Cantrell
Carlsbad
Dorothy Fern Gibson
Barbara Ann Lemmons
Cantrell
Ferguson- Steere Trucking Co
U. S. 180
Ed West
Albuquerque
Ferguson-Steere
Hobbs News-Sun
Carlsbad Current-Argus
KWEW
Eddy County
Hartsill Martin
Jack Smith
San Diego
Calif
Martin
Smith
Gibson
Lemmons
Mary Trevino
Highway Commission deadlocks on Albuquerque vacancy
The State Highway Commission failed to fill the Ralph Jones retirement vacancy in a 2-2 vote. After lengthy debate sparked by Eber McKinley the panel moved to request an appointment with Mechem to seek air clearing talks.
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Santa FE
State Highway Commission
Ralph Jones
Albuquerque
Eber McKinley
Alamogordo
Mechem
Girl Swims From Wrecked Automobile
Five people died in New Mexico on Wednesday in a series of fatal incidents including three car wrecks a jet fighter crash and a road worker electrocuted. Victims included George W. Haggard of Missouri and 2nd Lt. Mark D. Harms of Minnesota with several others hospitalized. The state traffic toll for the year reached 227.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
George W. Haggard
Kennett
Moriarty
Explosion Rips Hole in Airliner Over California
An explosion ripped a 7 by 4 foot hole in the fuselage of a Western Air Lines Convair over the California desert. One passenger is missing and presumed dead after the craft diverted to George Air Force Base. The flight originated in Minneapolis with stops in Las Vegas. The missing man was tentatively identified as S. F. Binstock of North Hollywood. FBI investigation underway.
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Los Angeles
California
Western Air Lines
Convair
George Air Force Base
Western
Minneapolis
Las Vegas
Nev
S. F. Binstock
North Hollywood
FBI
School People Favor Evaluations
About 350 school administrators in Santa Fe urged that evaluation studies be part of every public school program. They also supported funding in-service education within school budgets at the New Mexico Cooperative Program in Education and Administration meeting.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Rainfall at Roswell area hits varied totals
Official reports show Roswell Airport recorded .36 inch of rain while Walker Air Force Base logged .75 inch. Unofficial notes suggest similar rainfall near Diamond A Ranch and west of Roswell. Heavy showers affected Roswell area with water pooling on the Base Esplanade.
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Roswell
Walker Air Force Base
Diamond A Ranch
Walker
Esplanade
Chaves County
Penasco River
Ruidoso Valley
Justice action seeks divestiture of El Paso from Pacific Northwest
Sen. Jackson says the Department of Justice move to end El Paso Natural Gas Company control of Pacific Northwest Pipeline Corporation is a healthy sign. The civil anti-trust case follows a letter he sent in April urging the attorney general to address Washington consumers concerns over the change in control.
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Washington
Justice Department
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Pacific Northwest Pipeline Corp
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Atty
Gen
Brownell
Pacific
Coalition splits over civil rights bill shake Senate hopes
In Washington a coalition of Republicans and Democrats backing Ike’s civil rights bill fractured after a 52 to 38 Senate vote. Enactment provisions for federal court orders to enforce school and public integration were eliminated, weakening the coalition’s effort to retain enforcement authority. In Boise Idaho 300 firefighters battled a 5000 acre range fire near the capital as winds shifted and kept crews vigilant.
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Washington P
Senate
House
South
Boise
Idaho
Airman Freed After Court-Martial Conviction Is Thrown Out
U S Air Force dismisses the court martial of Airman Donald Wheeler for refusing a white sidewall haircut. The conviction and sentence are set aside for legal deficiencies and Wheeler is released from the stockade and ordered to return to duty. Wheeler had faced four months hard labor and a pay cut before the review.
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Tokyo
Air Force
Donald Wheeler
Wheeler
Willis F. Helmantoler
5Th Air Force Public Information Officer
Haneda Air Force Base
Cortez
Colo
United States
Far East Command Honor Guard
Charles W. Johnstone
John M. Connolly
Houston
Tex
Connolly
Warrants Issued Against Doctor in Albuquerque
Santa Fe justice of the peace reports two warrants against Dr. John G. Strance of Albuquerque. One warrant is for speeding and the other for failing to appear on the speeding charge. A payment was received to withdraw the speeding ticket, but the warrant for failing to appear will be pursued.
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Santa Fep
Santa Fe
Today’s Scores in the American League
In a full day of action, Baltimore and Boston each push runs late while Chicago and New York post identical scorelines. Donavan and Battey lead Chicago with power, Berra and Ditmar contribute for the Yankees in a 6-2 outcome. Washington logs a 3-1 win behind Lemon and Hegan.
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Chicago
New York
Phillies Defeated Milwaukee In Narrow Baseball Tilt
National League game ended with Philadelphia scoring two runs in a tense late rally while Milwaukee managed a lone homer by Aaron. Roberts earned the win for Philadelphia against Spahn who took the loss. Farrell and Lopata contributed offensively for the Phillies as Crandall and McMahon handled catcher duties.
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Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Roberts
Farrell
Lopata
Spahn
Trowbridge
McMahon
Crandall
W—Roberts
L—Spahn
Aaron
Tax Commission weighs assess rights on dealer lots
The State Tax Commission considers if Bernalillo County assessor may assess unlicensed automobiles and mobile homes on dealer lots. The inquiry stems from appeals by Jones Motor Co. of Albuquerque and Forrest L. Gring proprietor of Trailer Home Sales and Mobile Home Sales.
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Santa FE
State Tax Commission
Bernalillo County
Jones Motor Co
Albuquerque
Forrest L. Gring
Flu cases rise at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station officials reported fifty Asiatic flu cases in the last three weeks with all patients recovering within 36 hours to three days.
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Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Vacancy on New Mexico Highway Commission Remains Unfilled
The Santa Fe Highway Commission struggles to fill the vacant seat as Senate confirmation hurdles delay nominees. Gov Mechem names replacements, but Senate refuses to confirm. debates shift to potential compromises including Don Wilson and Carroll Gunderson. Constitution requires three fifths Senate confirmation and allows interim appointment by remaining commissioners.
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T. J. Heimann
Ralph Jones
Edwin L. Mechem
Forrest S. Atchley
T. D. Cornman
State Senate
Mechem
Charles Williams
Gallup
Stuart MacArthur
Wagon Mound
Senate
Williams
MacArthur
Fred Standley
Jones
Legislature
Santa Fe
Don Wilson
Albuquerque
Carroll G. Gunderson
Grants
Wilson
Supreme Court
Gunderson
Highway Commission
Two Hobbs Women Murdered After Dance in New Mexico
Hoyt Lynch recalled the night he joined Dorothy Gibson and Barbara Lemmons at a Hobbs area dance. The three drove from Carlsbad to Hobbs and back, with Lynch too sleepy to join the coffee run. The two women were later found shot dead in an oilfield west of Hobbs, with a truck driver also slain nearby.
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Dorothy
Barbara
Dorothy Fern Gibson
Barbara Ann Lemmons
Hobbs
U. S. Highway 180
Lynch
Grants
Lefty Frizzell
Morrice
Carlsbad
Welcome T S Gt and Mrs Fritz Briola Pair Honored
A local society page notes a welcome for T Sgt and Mrs C M Fritz along with Maj and Mrs Donald Briola in a social greeting. The event highlights military spouses and community recognition with a cordial reception.
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C. M. Fritz
Donald Briola
Fugitive William Allen Tied to Multiple Robberies and Slayings
Oakland police and Los Angeles sheriff investigators probed Illinois fugitive William T. Allen after he bragged of killings and robberies. Officials linked him to a St Louis officer shooting in 1956 and Chicago tavern robberies. extradition talks were planned. Allen escaped Feb 9 en route to trial.
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Oakland
Calif
Los Angeles
William T. Allen
Illinois Mental Hospital
el Segundo
Richard Tiernan
Vern Woods
Allen
Anthony Bolger
St. Louis
Chicago
Bolger
Illinois
Chester County Mental Hospital
Magner Thompson
Thompson
Boy Tosses Paper From Mother's Car
Tulsa trooper sees bits of paper ejected from a car as Mrs. Mary Tramer of Pryor Oklahoma stops. The mother reports her 2 year old son tossed one dollar bills from the window. Officer Henry recovers nine of ten dollars in the estimated loss and assists by pushing the car to start.
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Tulsa
Okla
Fred Henry
Mary Tramer
Pryor
Henry
Abandoned Hudson After Hit and Run Near Summit and Pennsylvania
A rust colored 1949 Hudson was found abandoned in the 1100 block of South Pennsylvania after hitting a tree at 9 58 last night. Two youths aged 16 and 17 were seen to exit the vehicle. it had no plates and a damaged hood and grille. Police suspect the car was stolen from a used car lot. Richard Cox reported his 1947 black Chevrolet sedan with white sidewall tires stolen from in front of his home after it had been left with keys inside. Odell Parrish of New Mexico Police covered two accidents in under 90 minutes, including a pipe spill and a trailer overturn on U S Highway 380 near Carrolton, Texas, in a White truck owned by Hun sacker Trucking Co. No injuries were reported.
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Summit
Pennsylvania
Richard Cox
Greenwood Dr
Cox
New Mexico
Odell Parrish
Parish
George A. Brown
Leland St
Houston
Hunsacker Trucking Co
Carrolton
Tex
Parrish
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Ogden
Utah
Oakland, Calif
George Henry Willers
Camp Pendleton Marine Base
Willers
Oceanside
Benjamin Cox
Nobelsville
Ind
Frank Ortiz
Batman Methodist Hospital
Robert Cornwell
Tucson
Ariz
U. S
Irene
Gerald Champion Memorial Hospital
Clara Marie Rice
Fort Worth
Ttx
Radium Springs
N.M
Martha E. Rice
John W. Baily
Baily
Miss Rice
Allan R. Garfield
Dallas
Cannon Air Force Base
Melrose
Mark D. Harms
Minn
Clovis
Harms
Deming
Joe R. Tedrazza
Tedrazza
Joe Parra
Hondo
Richardson Avenue
Asa Guffey
Water and Sewage Department
Ellers
Wafb
U.S.A.F
American League
Petrieve Ciscas
Baltimore
Lary
Sleater
Gromek
Johnson and Triandos
Boston
Gorman
Burnette
Urban
Porterfield
White
L—Gorman
Kansas City
Skiras
Cleveland
Garcia
Daley
Hegan
Kemmerer
Courtney
L—Garcia
Lemon
John P. Wiedemer
G. D. Hatfield
Heimann
George Lavender
Lavender
Wiedemer
Hatfield
McKinely
By Vic Jameson
News-Sun
Hoyt Lynch
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