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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1954
Page
4
The Roswell Daily Record lists pricing and subscription rates by region and duration for Roswell and New Mexico, branding itself under editor Don C Wright and business manager Lynn W Croissant. It announces a publication cadence weekday evenings and Sunday mornings, with postal details and AP affiliation.
The Otero County Democratic convention backed retaining the pre primary law, a stance criticized as un-American and dishonest. The piece argues that limiting candidate selection weakens party interest and discourages voter participation across the state.
The president's housing plan appears assured of final approval as it goes to a Senate House conference to resolve differences. The liberalized credit features aim to help thousands of families start home ownership with safeguards to prevent abuse. FHA loans have funded the long building program with light defaults and negligible losses.
The piece questions why a Senate investigation would withhold McCarthy's alleged subversive list from the FBI. It asks whether the inquiry serves the senator or law enforcement and notes the FBI may know more than the committee, while McCarthy has never named the 55 alleged Reds once claimed.
Tucumcari Kiwanis members auctioned 300 items by radio to raise the first 1000 dollars for a city recreation area, with additional proceeds supporting underprivileged children as a ongoing Kiwanis charity. Lea County farmers report worker shortages with tractor operators and field hands in high demand. The New Mexico Military Institute triple tragedy prompted editorials noting the fragility of human control over life.
The Advocate reports seven new teachers have been approved and added to the Artesia school staff. Two nurses have also been employed by the schools.
A Hereford, Texas man seeks to lease 1,000 to 1,500 acres in the Artesia community for truck farming. Land would be divided into 20 to 40 acre plots with owners supplying water while the lessee handles planting, harvesting and marketing of crops.
The Village of Hope seeks to block absorption by Artesia and oppose consolidation with District 14 in Chaves County. Portales merchants worry trash accumulates in alleys and can only be burned, creating a fire hazard and highlighting the need for a city trash collection system.
A water spaniel that attended high school with its owner Rickey Cox, a polio survivor in a wheelchair, was poisoned last week. The dog had been Cox's constant companion, triggering strong community anger.
The Lea County Civic Organization reports sufficient petition signatures to trigger a county election banning intoxicants. Rev Bill Carter, a Baptist minister in Hobbs, has led the drive over several weeks to gather support for the measure.
Hobbs News-Sun editor Bob McGrath comments on recent Lea County tornadoes and laments not having a cyclone cellar at home, joking about bringing one from Kansas.
The News Sun notes discontent among Bernalillo County Republicans over Sonny Johns's selection as state GOP chairman. The piece connects party tensions to a broader rift at the national level with Eisenhower and Joe McCarthy trading verbal blows.
An Easterner who spends a month in Santa Fe each summer told the New Mexican that rental availability has improved and prices dropped to their lowest level in years. The report suggests a shift in the local rental market.
The New Mexican reports a dusty haze drifting into Santa Fe last Thursday and contrasts it with Albuquerque where dust is common. It suggests residents of Santa Fe could do without the intrusion in their air.
A Carlsbad Current Argus excerpt critiques gender equality as a snare while noting alimony justice depends on a husband demonstrating support in court. The fragment frames a legal and social debate without detailing specific cases or dates.
The Carlsbad Current Argus suggests the federal government should cover part of ROTC costs for New Mexico Military Institute to keep a four year program, rather than the state.
Construction of Carlsbad's five million gallon water storage reservoir is about 85 percent complete and the structure is to cost $175,000.
A Carlsbad woman tells the Current Argus her poinsettia, once mis-timed through the seasons, is now in full bloom signaling an unusual flowering period for the plant and her home.
Drew Pearson notes the 1952 Oppenheimer loyalty board found him loyal but a poor security risk while Sperry Gyroscope, led by Tom Morgan, had prior prewar contracts with Germany Japan and Italy. Roy Cohn leaks a memo to reporters, triggering attention at the Senate. Indochina policy sees U S troop limits and Nehru Urges ceasefire talks amid broader Cold War tensions.
Babe Ruth reported out of the New York Yankees lineup for at least a month due to a bad heart. The note accompanies other brief items on science, gas line construction toward Roswell, and students returning home from academy, with scattered mentions of ships and wood materials.
Inside reports reflect the T. J. Ramsey firing or resignation closing 70 000 acres of hunting ground in Rio Arriba owned by Tom Burns. Ramsey’s replacement and a November arrest of two hunters loom. Carlsbad Caverns visits drop in 1954 while Bande lier grows. Attorney General Frank Patton plans to return to New Mexico after June 30. U S Judge Waldo Rogers expands circuit court work in multiple cities. Cigarette tax rules set import price at 1 82 per carton while NM minimum is 2 24. School board group pushes funding from state schools. Albuquerque bond sale may rise to 3 5 or 4 percent. State general fund tops 1 5 million. DA Joe Armijo to press charges against Joe Valdez and Harry Nolan over purchasing law shortages.
A look at 1954 shows Congress did six major items while stopping key aims. The flexible farm price plan, Hawaiian statehood, and other big efforts stalled or uncertain as lawmakers head to August recess.
A playful critique links meat consumption to Army McCarthy hearings with Mundt and McCarthy as central figures. It notes record hot dog and salami sales as housewives watch TV coverage, while Sen. Mundt and Sen. McCarthy clash with Welch and Cohn amid humorous gift exchanges.
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