Eisenhower to Blast At Democrats Tonight
Washington AP reports Gen Dwight D Eisenhower and newly elected Sen John G Tower will headline a Republican dinner in Washington. Eisenhower is expected to attack the Kennedy administration on spending and deficits while Tower receives remarks and attention from GOP leaders during the two day national committee session.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John G. Tower
Senate
Texas
National Guard
Tower
Fessor
GOP National Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Washington National
Oklahoma Boy Wins Spell Bee
John Capehart 12 of Tulsa Oklahoma won the 1961 National Spelling Bee in Washington after spelling distichous and then smaragdine as his championship words. Mary Lukes of Oxnard California was the runner up in the 26th round among a field of finalists from regional contests.
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Washington
John Capehart
Tulsa
Okla
Mary Lukes
Oxnard
Calif
John
Mary
Smaragdine
Scripps-Howard Newspapers
Oklahoma Trio Arrested Here
Roswell police captured three Tulsa suspects James Luster 20 Will Orba Hamblin 17 and Anna Marie McKnight 18 after they attempted to sell a spare tire at a filling station. Officers recovered tires tools oil candy and cigarettes believed taken in an Elida burglary and the trio awaits sheriffs office custody at Portales.
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Roswell
Elida
James Luster
Will Orba Hamblin
Anna Marie McKnight
Tulsa
Okla
Portales
Boy Killed Darting in Front of Taxi in Albuquerque
A 6 year old boy, Brian Lee Kight, died after darting into the path of a taxi near his northwest Albuquerque home. The cab driver braked but could not avoid the collision. The death marked the 128th traffic fatality in New Mexico for the year, down from 157 on the same date last year.
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Albuquerque
Brian Lee Kight
Joe Kight
New Mexico
Governor Combs Calls Abort to Commencement Boredom
In Paducah Kentucky Gov Bert Combs told graduates that commencement speeches ought to be abolished. He spoke without notes, delivering a three minute address at Paducah Junior College to illustrate his point and trimmed his remarks to the briefest possible length.
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Paducah, Ky
Bert Combs
Paducah
Homes and autos prowled by thieves in Roswell
Thieves prowled Roswell homes and autos over two days with four thefts reported. A .22 pistol was stolen from James W. King’s car at Golden Spur lot on North Main, while W A Axson’s car lost half a tank of gas. Venison, two Cokes, an extension cord, and garden tools were also stolen from several residences.
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Roswell
James W. King
W. 14Th St
Golden Spur
North Main Street
W. A. Axson
E. Bland St
James H. Hamilton
W. Tilden St
Annie Houchin
E. Seventh St
De Gaulle Kennedy Talks Press Berlin Stand Tested
Kennedy and De Gaulle opened a second day of talks in Paris with a shared stance on Berlin but a dispute over lines of influence in future NATO policy. Kennedy urged stronger Franco American ties as he arrived at Elysee Palace and met cheering crowds at City Hall with Mrs Kennedy.
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Paris
Kennedy
Charlies de Gaulle
West
Berlin
France
Britain
United States
Elysee Palace
de Gaulle
U.S
Khrushchev
Vienna
Austria
Hotel de Ville
Roger Frey
Man Held After Shots Are Fired
Sheriff officers arrested 53 year old Bill Pippin of 707 S Kansas Ave after a warrant charged him with assault with intent to kill and assault with a deadly weapon. Pippin pleaded innocent before Justice J C Jones and was released on a $2000 bond posted by Bill Thorne.
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Bill Pippin
Kansas Ave
Pippin
Neil Rachine
East Country Club Road
Country Club
Justice of the Peace
J. C. Jones
Bill Thorne
Controversy Over Magazine Printing Draws Political Lines
Atty. Gen. Earl Hartley, a Democrat, blasts Governor Mechem over political chicanery in the Ward Anderson Printing Co. case. Hartley says he will represent the state in the suit that bars awarding a five year contract and criticizes the governor and his appointees for canceling a seemingly valid contract. Mechem is unavailable for comment.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Earl Hartley
Edwin L. Mechem
Mechem
Hartley
Ward Anderson Printing Co
Associated Press
Ward Anderson
Tom Summers
Department of Development
John Burroughs
Summers
Albuquerque
Merle Tucker
DOD
Bill Hendrix
San Francisco
Hartsley
Suitcase Fire Kills Two Mexican Braceros on Bus
A burning suitcase on an overhead rack sparked a panicked departure from a moving school bus 10 miles north of Tularosa New Mexico. Antonio Rivera Romero 25 and Anastacio Coscoi Soterlo 38 were killed instantly Alvaro Figuera Mendoza was hospitalized in critical condition. Bus driver William J Logan said the braceros were en route to Fort Lupton Colorado to work for Great Western Sugar Co.
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Tularosa
Antonio Rivera Romero
Ahuachotzingo
Mex
Anastacio Coscoi Soterlo
Tecamatetec
Alamogordo
Alvaro Figuera Mendoza
Here
U.S. 54
William J. Logan
Fort Lupton
Colo
Great Western Sugar Co
Roswell Mercury Boils to Highest Recorded in State
The Associated Press reports New Mexico set record heat with Roswell reaching 102 degrees and Carlsbad 101 as thunderstorms were suppressed by dry southwesterly winds. Thursday brought lows of 35 at Otto and 58 at Grants with Tucumcari at 65.
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Associated Press
Gulf of Mexico
Roswell
Carlsbad
Otto
Grants
Tucumcari
New Mexico
GOP Convention to Feature Talk by Congressman McVey
Chaves County Republican Convention set for Saturday at the High School Little Theatre at 2 p.m. Rep Walter McVey of Kansas Third District will be principal speaker and attend the 6 30 p.m barbecue at 1512 N Washington Ave hosted by Dr R P Waggoner. Delegates will choose a new County Chairman and Vice Chairwoman plus 11 State Central Committee members. Public invited. barbecue tickets available from Paul Eaton or Central Committee members.
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Paul W. Eaton Jr
Chaves County
Walter L. McVey
Third Congressional District
Kansas
McVey
State Central Committee
R.P. Waggoner
Washington Ave
Eaton
Central Committee
Assassination Shakes Dominican Dictatorship Amid Uncertain Succession
Reports from San Juan and Ciudad Trujillo detail the assassination of Rafael Trujillo and a continuing power struggle. Balaguer’s government called nine days of mourning while Trujillo Jr. and Rhadames returned from abroad. Generals Diaz and others are named as involved as uncertainty looms over leadership on Hispaniola.
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San Juan
P.R
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Hispaniola
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Jr
Paris
Ciudad Trujillo
Rhadames
France
Porfirio Rubirosa
Joaquin Balaguer
Trujillo
NBC
John Hlavacek
Juan Tomas Diaz
Mexico City
Diaz
Brazil
Judge orders trial reconciliation as 24 cats leave home
In Palos Heights, Superior Court Judge Harry Hershenson urged Robert Wilson and his wife June to live together for two weeks without the couple's 24 cats. Wilson sued for divorce, claiming cruelty and cat costs. Mrs. Wilson had kept cats due to alleged lack of affection.
Kennedy intercedes for Freedom Riders in Alabama case
Atty. Gen. Robert Kennedy testified that he pressed for a bus driver for the Freedom Riders stranded from Birmingham to Montgomery. John Seigenthaler denied DOJ backing for sponsors. A federal motion seeks protection for interstate travel. Johnson weighs actions against Klan groups as violence followed Riders’ arrival.
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Associated Press
Robert Kennedy
Freedom Riders
Birmingham
Kennedy
John Seigenthaler
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
Frank M. Johnson
Montgom
Johnson
Anniston
Montgomery
Greyhound
George E. Cruitt
Cruitt
Pert Local Girl Declines Screen Test for Film Career
Mary Teague 21 of Roswell turned down a screen test with Kirk Douglas and a Hollywood contract. The 1961 Fiesta Queen at the University of New Mexico chose psychology and post graduate clinical psychology training over acting. Douglas planned a screen test atop Sandia Crest for The Last Hero, unusual for stars with beginners.
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Albuquerque
Mary Teague
Roswell
Kirk Douglas
Hollywood
University of New
Fred Banker
Universal International
Douglas
Mary
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