Forest Fire Near Los Alamos Seemed Under Control Officials say wind shifts threaten no town
A wind driven forest fire advanced toward Los Alamos but officials maintained no danger to the community or the atomic city. Firefighters backed by bulldozers created fire breaks as gusts up to 45 mph drove the blaze east and toward the laboratory area.
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Los Alamos
Atomic Energy Commission
Atomic Laboratory
Atomic Laboratory City From the West. J.R. Maddy
Health and Safety
Maddy
John Burke
AEC
Albuquerque
Donald J. Leehey
AEC Santa Fe
California and States Stage Key Primary Showdowns
California Iowa and South Carolina hold primaries with cross filing possible. California may see a sudden death if a candidate wins both parties nominations. South Carolina governors race tests school segregation issues. Iowa parties vote Monday with a six man Republican governor contest and liquor by the drink debate.
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Washington
California
Iowa
South Carolina
Senate
James Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Burnet R. Maybank
Guy M. Gillette
Thomas E. Martin
House
Local Weather Summary From United States Weather Bureau
Reading at 2 a.m. to 11 p.m. yesterday shows temperatures from 68 to 98 with a high of 98 and a low of 62. Precipitation none in 24 hours. month to date 2.97 inches. Sunrise 4 48, sunset 1 05, day length 14 3 hours. Forecast: becoming cloudiness but mostly fair day and tonight. cooler. High today about 2. Low tonight 50. Wind decreases by night.
Foss Tests T-33 Jet as He Seeks South Dakota Governorship
Former Marine ace Joe Foss, GOP nominee for South Dakota governor, pilots a T-33 trainer at Minneapolis Twin Cities Air Base. Foss, credited with 26 Japanese planes in World War II, seeks election in the traditionally Republican state.
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Joe Foss
South Dakota
Twin Cities
Minnneapolis
Minn
Foss
Mayor Opens Summer Events At Chaves County Center
Mayor Bert Ballard will open the summer recreation program at the Chaves County Memorial Center with a hobo picnic at 5 PM. Families are invited to dress as hobos and bring 15 cents for supper. Prizes cover dirtiest to fattest hobo and best Rocket Ship Recreation ad.
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Bert Ballard
Chaves County Memorial Center
Roswell
Ed Maley
CCMYC
Simms picks Brown as New Mexico Democratic chairman
John Simms Jr. of Albuquerque recommended T. E. Brown Sr. of Artesia for state Democratic chairman to lead the party in the general election campaign. Brown, a Texan by birth and longtime New Mexico resident, heads Brown's Pipe and Supply Co. with outlets in Carlsbad Artesia Santa Fe and Albuquerque and serves as vice president of KSVP radio. The appointment, widely anticipated to pass, aims to unite the party for a victorious campaign.
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Santa FE
East Side
New Mexico
Democratic Party
John Simms Jr
Albuquerque
Democratic Central Committee
T. E. Brown, Sr
Tom Brown
Artesia
Rex Meador
Estancia
Simms
Meador
Dennis Chavez
Clinton Anderson
Brown
Seattle
Rotary International
Associated Press
John Simms
Central Committee
United Party
Brown’s Pipe and Supply Co
Carlsbad
Arttesia
KSVP
Knowland declares time is short for free world
United States enters direct talks with Red China at Geneva to win release of about 80 Americans detained by Peiping. Negotiations mark first direct contact since Panmunjom talks, with 32 civilians, 3 presumed under arrest, 19 unable to exit, 18 Air Force personnel, and 11 naval and Coast Guard personnel cited in a breakdown.
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Geneva
United States
Red China
Peiping
China
U.S
Eisenhower
U. Alexis Johnson
Czechoslovakia
Wang Ping-nan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Humphrey Trevelyan
Air Force
Korea
Naval
Coast Guard
Pair of WAFB Squadrons to Train on Guam
Two squadrons of the 509th Medium Bomb Wing based at Walker AFB will depart in early July for about three months of routine training at Guam. They replace elements of the 97th Medium Bomb Wing returning to Biggs AFB, Texas after a similar Guam rotation.
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WAFB
Guam
509Th
Walker A. F. B
97Th Medium
Biggs Afb
Texas
Knowland Warns of 30 Day Window on Indochina Crisis
Washington Senator Knowland says the free world faces a critical 30 day period to halt Communist gains in Indochina. He urges allied show of power, warns failure could let Hanoi and the delta fall, with repercussions across Asia and beyond. He frames it as a call for joint action, not a solo U.S. decision.
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Sen
Knowland
Geneva
Indochina
California
United States
Southeast Asia
Reds
Hainei
Delta
Middle East
Egypt
Africa
Europe
Asia
Pacific
Britain
France
City and Soil Savers to Discuss Flood Control
A Roswell city flood control committee and the Roswell Soil Conservation District board meet June 10 at 7 30 p m to discuss ways the district may act to prevent further flood tragedies. The session at 1603 W Second St follows a May 17 flood event and includes top figures H D Hughes Max Littell E L Burns O F Crawford Eugene Hobson Roy L Lee W B Lyman and Albert Cole. Representative Horace Nash of the Small Business Administration praised local efforts and loan processing.
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Board of Supervisors
Roswell
C. M. Woodbury
Horace
Nash
Denver
Small Business Administration
Ray) Zierett
Zierett
Bert Ballard
H. D. Hughes
Max Littell
E. L. Burns
Scs
38 Cats, Some Expecting, Are Few Too Many
A resident called city officials to complain about a neighbor with 38 cats and many expected kittens. City building inspector Charlie O Neal noted the issue falls to the sanitary department and not building codes, amid concerns of housing strain.
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Charlie O'Neal
Sanitary Department
Bob Koonce Named Alamogordo Chamber Manager
New Mexico writer Bob Koonce formerly with the Artesia Chamber of Commerce has been named manager of the Alamogordo Chamber, effective June 15. He succeeds Mrs. Lillian Bagwell who resigned to enter private business.
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Alamogordo
Bob Koonce
New Mexico
Artesia Chamber of Commerce
Summer Recreation Program Instructors at Chaves County CCMYC
A large staff for the Summer recreation program at the Chaves County Memorial Youth Center is announced by Miss Margaret Ford. Center photo shows Mrs. Rex Alcorn leading advance ballet and acrobatics with Grif Williams at the Palmer House Chicago. Other instructors include Muriel Abbot former dancer who studied with Fokine and Littlefield, performed in Europe during the war and acted in a Kay Kyser MGM movie.
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Chaves County Memorial Youth Center
Margaret Ford
Rex Alcorn
Advance Ballet
Grif Williams
Palmer House
Chicago
Muriel Abbot
Leon Fokine
Dorothy Littlefield
San Francisco Ballet
Empire Room
Europe
Mexico City
Kay Ky‘ser
MGM
Ray Donahue
Louise Zimmerman
Jeanine Hooper
Sanibel
Adust
New Walker AFB Commander Brig. Gen. Charles W. Schott
Brig. Gen. Charles W. Schott arrives Friday to lead the 47th Air Division at Walker AFB replacing Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Musgrave Jr. Schott, 47, former deputy commander of the 8th Air Force, was born in Providence Rhode Island in 1906 and rose from second lieutenant to brigadier general by 1952.
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47Th Air Division
Walker Air Force Base
Charles W. Schott
Wafb
Schott
Thomas C. Musgrave Jr
Engand
Walker
Musgrave
Brooks and Kelly Fields
Texas
Air Corps Reserve
Selfridge Field
Mich
American Airways
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Missouri National Guard
Alexandria
67Th Obs. Gp
England
8Th Air Support Command
9Th Air Force
Germany
United States
Pentagon
National War College
New City Letterheads Debut with Updated Officials
A supply of new city letterheads arrived at city hall showing up to date officials. The sheets are 50 percent cotton bond, 842 inches wide by 11 inches long, white with blue text, featuring Harold B. Naylor as clerk treasurer and Bert Ballard as mayor, with several aldermen and officials listed.
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City Hall
Harold B. Naylor
Bert Ballard
Co. M. Woodbury
James B. Stapp
E. L. Burns
Daniel E. Carpenter
Melvin Clem
Winston Daniel
S. E. Henslee
H. D. Hughes
J. Max Littell
John F. Russsell
Max Shepherd
Roy V. Tyner
Jail Suspected Robber San Antonio
A 25 year old soldier was arrested yesterday in the downtown San Antonio Frost National Bank robbery yielding 500 dollars.
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San Antonio
Frost National Bank
McCarthy releases monitored phone calls in Army case
Senator McCarthy publicized three phone transcripts with Secretary Stevens showing anger over barring generals from testifying. He questioned Pvt. G. David Schine’s necessity and floated letting Schine avoid weekends to keep his girlfriends from feeling lonely. The source list caused media to identify him as the leaker.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Stevens
Pvt. G. David Schine
Storm Center
Army - McCarthy
Roy Cohn
Associated Press
United Press and International News Service
The
New York Times
James D. St. Clair
Boston
Joseph N. Welch
Ray Jenkins
McCarthy Army
G. David Schine
Schine
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5Th Air Force
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James E. Miller
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Far East
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Maillee
American Artist’s Professional League i Inc
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New Mexico Museum
Louise Immerman
RHS
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C. W. Schott
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Ken Reynolds
Set
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S. A. Goldman
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