New Mexico Adopts 200 Plus New Laws to Take Effect Friday
New Mexicans will face more than 200 new laws when they take effect Friday. Laws range from higher cigarette taxes to stricter water and school tax rules, with 41 emergency measures signed by Gov Mechem and the rest automating after 90 days. The package also includes reforms affecting income tax, mining safety, voter machines, and use of prison labor in conservation work camps.
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Frank E. McCulloch
New Mexico
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McKinley
Remembering the Good Old Days in New York
A reflective column contrasts a nostalgic past with present life, recalling simple pleasures, child chores, and urban routines. It evokes memories of babysitting for 50 cents, nickels for treats, lamplighters, hand powered mowers, and a childhood economy of modest joys before modern changes.
Springer Youths Attack Official With Long Pipe
Two inmates of the State Boys School in Springer attacked supervisor Carlos Pena with an 18 inch pipe during an attempted escape last week. Pena was treated for severe cuts and bruises after intervening for a boy who fell ill. The assailants were a 16 year old from Clovis and a 17 year old from Portales.
Lana Turner Returns to MGM for Pension and Final Contract
Lana Turner recalls 23 years at MGM and looks back on early era glamour. She returns to finish a five year deal begun in 1955 and to collect $92,000 remaining in the MGM pension fund. She co stars with Bob Hope in Bachelor in Paradise.
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Clovis Boy Struck By Pena With Telephone, Alarm Raised
Pena struck a Clovis boy with a nearby telephone and used it to alarm an attendant in the administration building. The incident details suggest a confrontation resulting in the alarm being sounded.
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Clovis
World Foreseen Free of Disease
President Kennedy's physician Dr Janet Travell told Meharry Medical College graduates that medical science will soon aim to cure human behavior as well as physical illness. She foresees a world where physical disease is conquered and death remains the only inevitable fate.
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Calvary Baptist Vacation School Starts Monday in Roswell
Calvary Baptist Church at 1009 W Alameda St Roswell announces a Daily Vacation Bible School from Monday through Friday June 23 with enrollment on Friday June 9 from 8 30 to 10 30 a m. The program features worship Bible study singing mission study handicrafts and sports for children ages 4 to 17 regardless of faith.
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Ex-Resident Dies in Albuquerque Widow of Dr Mayes
Mrs. C. M. Mayes former Roswell resident died in Albuquerque where she lived with her daughter Mrs Jack McWhorter. She was the widow of Dr C. M. Mayes.
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C. M. Mayes
Roswell
Albuquerque
Jack McWhorter
Future of medicine links behavior change to societal good
The text discusses medicine's future tied to modifying human behavioral patterns for society's benefit. Dr. Travell traveled with the President to Paris and Vienna but later spoke at Meharry, a predominantly Black school, at commencement.
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Personnel Board Charter Members Named by Mechem
Gov. Edwin L. Mechem selected five charter members for New Mexico State Personnel Board. Republicans Randall F. Montgomery John Hallahan and Charles R. Wherritt join Democrats Elliott S. Barker and Mrs. David Chavez Jr. All are from Santa Fe or nearby. The board will oversee the State Employes Personnel Act of 1961.
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New State Personnel Board
Edwin L. Mechem
Randall F. Montgomery
Hobbs
New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission
John Hallahan
Carlsbad
Charles R. Wherritt
Pojoaque
Los Alamos
Los Alamos Board of County Commissioners
Elliott S. Barker
David Chavez, Jr
New Mexico Supreme Court
Dennis Chavez
Pearson Seeks Johnsons Move On Morgan Swidler Vote
Vice President Johnson considers next steps on the Morgan Swidler confirmation after returning from a Far Eastern trip. Johnson wields influence with Senate Leader Mansfield though he has historically aligned with oil and gas interests.
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