Local 24 Hour Temperature Readings Highlight Heat
Reading at 3 hour intervals shows peaks and troughs from 11 a.m. yesterday to 7 a.m. today with values around .89 to .91 inches? The record notes highest temperature 95 and lowest 65 with normal highs 92 and lows 66 for this date.
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Forest commission funds vanish amid New Mexico politics
The Santa Fe report notes 121 sport shirts and 39 jackets in a sleeve count while discussing a stalled forest conservation commission. The panel would access Clarke McNary funds for reseeding burned areas, but a governor appointed member was never named, leaving $7500 returned to the general fund. Auditor Jim Hannah hints the money might be saved for the current year as a gubernatorial appointment looms.
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Roanoke Woman Finds Baby Possums in Laundry
Mrs. R. C. Haynes of Roanoke Virginia discovered two baby possums mixed with freshly laundered clothes as she began ironing a pile of wash. She has no idea how they ended up in the laundry.
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Delay in final steel contract talks extends strike settle
New York reports a 24 hour delay in presenting a proposed contract to steelworkers and union chiefs. Negotiators say general outlines are set but detailed provisions remain to be drafted. John A. Steuchef and David J. McDonald declined to offer specifics as talks continue.
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Jacksonville Man Confesses to Listing Dogs as Tax Dependents
Willie King, a 48 year old shipyard worker, told U. S. District Judge Bryan Simpson he listed two dogs as dependents on his 1953 tax return. He said he thought it legal and offered to plead guilty to tax evasion, but the judge cautioned that intent to defraud must exist.
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Simms Blasts Away at Ike's Administration
Democratic Gov. John Simms told 200 Curry County Democrats that a Democratic presidential candidate will win this fall. He criticized the Eisenhower administration over farm policy and vowed a hard-hitting campaign to attack Republicans on national and state issues, urging unity and promising to tear the party down strip by strip.
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State builds 25 ton testing machine for materials
Michigan State University's applied mechanics department installed a testing machine capable of applying force up to 25 tons to squeeze or pull on building materials or structural parts. It will aid research on material strength and structural performance.
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East Lansing
Mich
Michigan State University
Applied Mechanics Department
Court Martial Assignment Shocks Marine Prosecutor
Maj Charles B Sevier, 35, a rulebook barrister, moved from Camp Lejeune to lead the government case in the court martial of Sgt Matthew C McKeon. McKeon faces involuntary manslaughter charges over the Ribbon Creek drowning of six Marine recruits last April 8.
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Skeleton Identified in Silver City Area
A skeleton found in a ranch pasture north of Silver City is tentatively identified as Salvador Vasquez, a 51 year old Mexican national missing since February. A coroner jury ruled natural causes with no evidence of violence.
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Red) Clanton
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Minneapolis Man Recovers After Extensive Transfusion Burn
Lloyd Smith, 39, of Minneapolis, describes enduring multiple transfusions over six weeks, receiving 37 pints of whole blood and 218 units of fresh frozen plasma, to recover from a serious medical condition.
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