Eisenhower Presses Legislative Program At Chestertown Speech
President Eisenhower urged a national strength build through his legislative program saying it will lead to a secure and peaceful life. He warned Congress not to overstep federal powers and spoke at Washington College in Chestertown Maryland where he received an honorary degree before a 3500 crowd.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Han Mlannasl
Mads Pliaccu
Congress
Washington College
Cheistertown
Chestertown
Two Jail Inmates Escape Farmington Early Morning
State police were notified of the escape of two men from Farmington jail early today. Identified as Richard Sylvester, 28, Indian, and Harvey Lorenzo, 45, Negro, no charges or escape details provided.
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Santa FE
Farmington
Richard Sylvester
Harvey Lorenzo
Oppenheimer Placed in War Roles Then Rejected for Peace
Red Star accuses American militarists and monopolists of exploiting Dr. J Robert Oppenheimer for war plus condemning him when he advocated peace. The commentary occupies over three newspaper columns.
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Moscow
Red Star
Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
Weather summary for United States region and temps
Reading at 2 p m yesterday to 11 a m today shows highs near 90 and lows around 54. Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with continued warmth and light winds. high near 98 and low around 58 with a cool night ahead.
Boys' State City Offices Are Filled for Primaries
SOCORRO Primaries for county and state offices were on tap today for the 240 boys attending the American Legion's Boys' State. County and state general elections are scheduled tomorrow. Read more on the page six continuation.
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Socorro
American Legion
Portales
Denver Sanford
Armijo
Harry Brown
Coronado
Dale Caton
Alamogordo
Cortez
Wayne Gosnell
Carlsbad
Mendoza
Toby Avila
Madrid
Bernard Montoya
Raton
Alvin Whitehurst
Clovis
Ted Martinez
Albuquerque
Evan Davies
Roswell
Fred Scaggari
Gallup
Sam Smelter
Cuba
Don Cartlieb
Eunice
M. Skipp
Artesia
Charles Hardwick
Ray Parker
Maury Maverick Dies Ex Congressmen Leader in San Antonio
Maury Maverick, 58, former New Deal congressman and San Antonio mayor, died after ten days in hospital for a heart ailment. He was known as champion of the underdog and a sharp critic of gobblydegook, leaving mourners across political lines.
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San Antonio
Tex
Maury Maverick
Gobblydegook
New Deal
Stormy Jmayor
Bidault Sees Gains at Geneva Indochina Talks
French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault said progress is being made at the Indochina peace conference and that results point to a path for future agreement. He noted major issues remain unsettled but expressed hope for quick solutions as Molotov’s speech looms.
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Geneva
Georges Bidault
France
Joseph Laniel
Bidault
V. M. Molotov
Anthony Eden
Indochina
French National Assembly
Paris
Assembly
Laniel
Molotov
U.S
Walter Bedell Smith
United States
Driver Education Course Attendees Named in Roswell
Glenn V. Painter of Hagerman New Mexico attended a basic driver education course in Roswell following his return from New Mexico Western College Silver City. The class included Cyrena and Harry Boggs from Hagerman among 45 students. The course ran May 31 through June 4.
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Glenn V
Snapper
Lee honored by New Comen Society in Albuquerque
Floyd Lee of San Mateo long-time president of the New Mexico Wool Growers Assn will be honored Friday night by the New Comen Society an international organization formed about 35 years ago in England to encourage and honor initiative in business Lee is chairman of the New Mexico branch
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Lee
Albuquerque
Floyd Lee
San Mateo
New Mexico Wool Growers Assn
Newcomen Society
England
New Mexico
French Claim Two Red Bases Destroyed in Raids
French forces report total destruction of two Viet Minh bases near Senho seven miles east of Hanoi. Air and ground assault with B26s Corsairs and Privateers killed 110 rebels and destroyed underground hideouts. Gen Paul Ely arrives in Saigon to lead military and political efforts.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Senho
Haiphong
Raoul Salan
Ely
Red River
Annam
Mountain States seeks new phone rate hike in New Mexico
Mountain States Telephone Co filed an interim emergency rate request with the State Corporation Commission after the state Supreme Court denied a rehearing of its previous rate increase plan. The company also asked for an open end filing hearing to set rates, arguing the need to fund expansion and refund customers.
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Mountain States
Santa FE
Mountain States Telephone Co
State Corporation Commission
State Supreme Court
Ion
E. C. Phillips
New Mexico
Commission
Supreme Court
Ingram B. Pickett
James F. Lamb
Pickett
Lamb
Arizona
Colorado
Phillips
Albuquerque
Phone Bookkeepers Face Lengthy Job
Santa Fe MST&T plans to hire 30 to 50 staffers to manage a large bookkeeping load including credits refunds and tax adjustments at local state and federal levels as it seeks a new rate increase after the last one lapsed.
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Santa FE
Mountain States Telephone Co
E. C. Phillips
New Mexico
Mst&t
Open Hearings on Unemployment Pay
The House Ways and Means Committee begins hearings on a plan to bring six million more workers under unemployment compensation. The move follows a government report indicating a modest improvement in overall employment.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Ways and Means Committee
Phillies Triumph Over Cubs In Nine Run Rally
Philadelphia scores five runs in the final innings to beat Chicago 5 to 0? No, final line shows 5-6-9? The text is garbled. RobEts, Drew, Konstanty and Lopata tally for Phillies while Pollet, Jeffcoat, Klippstein and Cooper work for Cubs.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Roberts
Drew
Konstanty
Lopata
Pollet
Jeffcoat
Klippstein
Cooper
Atomic Energy Official Urges Global H-Bomb Demonstration
Atomic Energy Commissioner Thomas E. Murray proposed a worldwide demonstration of a 1954 hydrogen bomb to deter war. He urged that leaders and peoples witness a modern war in a large scale hydrogen bomb explosion in a controlled capsule to avert civilization’s regression.
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Washington
Atomic Energy
Thomas E. Murray
United States
Russia
Murray
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Lake Geneva eyed as Air Force academy site
Air Force Secretary Talbott was due to inspect Linn near Lake Geneva to consider the area as a potential site for the Air Force academy. Local property owners threatened a protest over property value, while Lake Geneva merchants favored the academy but feared a Chicago summer resident boycott. The academy could be located in Lake Geneva, Alton Illinois, or Colorado Springs Colorado.
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Lake Geneva
Wis
Air Force
Talbott
Linn
Air Force Academy
Chicago
Edward A. McCullough
Cochairman
Alton
Colorado Springs
Colo
Cohn Testifies He Felt Intimidated by Army Counselor
Roy M. Cohn testified that Army Counselor John G. Adams warned he would stop at nothing to block questions by the McCarthy subcommittee. He said Adams threatened to circulate an embarrassing report about him unless subpoenas for loyalty board members were withdrawn. The cross examination occurred during the McCarthy Army hearings as the panel pressed the case over alleged political pressure related to Pvt. G. David Schine. The session began late after a closed-door meeting on speeding up the hearings.
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Washington
Roy M. Cohn
Army
John G. Adams
McCarthy Subcommittee
Cohn
Adams
Subcommittee
McCarthy
Sen. McCarthy
Pvt. G. David Schine
Con
Flag Day Observed by Disabled American Veterans Leader
Commander George Ganz of Sunshine State Chapter 4 calls for greater Flag Day attention. He ties the flag to hardships of the past and national greatness, recalling Valley Forge footprints and Washington kneeling in prayer within Old Glory.
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Comdr
George Ganz
Sunshine State
Valley Forge
Wash‘Ington
Dulles Says Communists Drag On Peace Talks At Geneva
Secretary of State Dulles accused the Communists of delaying peace negotiations at Geneva while expanding their war effort in Indochina. He warned developments in Korea and Indochina may soon reach a head and said he would curtail travel for Western speaking engagements. He dismissed any plan to seek Congress approval to intervene in Southeast Asia and noted limited support for a united Allied front. He also cited rising Soviet defections, progress on Trieste talks between Italy and Yugoslavia, and pending decisions on a meeting of American republics ministers about Guatemala.
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Washington
Dulles
Geneva
Indochina
Korea
Congress
Southeast Asia
Eisenhower
United States
Soviet Union
Italy
Yugoslavia
Trieste
London
Europe
Firemen Put Out Car and House Blazes in Roswell
Roswell firemen responded to two blazes yesterday afternoon. A late model Chevrolet pickup in the 200 block on South Main required booster supply and was extinguished. A second fire at 1414 S Monroe Ave damaged a two room house roof and floor after about one hour and six minutes of fighting. 350 feet of 22 inch hose were used. Station 2 crews then tackled a Sunday night electrical wiring fire at 1805 N Washington Ave, alarm at 6 09.
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Roswell
South Main
S. Monroe Ave
N. Washington Ave
Arizona honors Brig. Gen. Herbert F. Robinson on birthday
Brig. Gen. Herbert F. Robinson of Santa Fe New Mexico who served as adjutant general of the Territory of Arizona from 1898 to 1901 has received birthday greetings from several Arizona officials. He lives with his daughter Mrs Reginald Fisher.
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Phoeni
Ariz
Herbert F. Robinson
Santa Fe
N. M
Territory of Arizona
Arizona
Reginald Fisher
Mechem to Attend New Mexico Ginners Banquet Tonight
Gov Mechem will attend the 5th annual New Mexico Cotton Ginners Association banquet in Ruidoso tonight. He will also be in Socorro tomorrow for the American Legion Boys State officer inauguration.
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Santa FE
Mechem
Ruidoso
New Mexico
Socorro
American Legion
Flash Flood Strikes West Texas With Hail and Rain
A flash flood hit Big Spring with three inch rainfall flooding Sulphur Draw and forcing evacuations for six families and a church. San Angelo area reports wind hail and up to six inches of rain while traffic stalls along Highway 80. rainfall totals varied from 1.58 inches at Perrin Air Force Base to trace in Abilene and Dallas reporting light showers.
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Associated Press
Big Spring
Lake View
San Angelo
Texas
Weather Bureau
Mathis Field
Perrin Air Force Base
Sherman-Denison
Grayson County
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Dallas
West Texas
Merging of Jails To Be Discussed At City Council Meeting
The council will review results of a five day jail merger in which city prisoners are confined in the county jail. Alderman John F. Russell studied early results, as county commissioners and city officials met to discuss the arrangement. Kilathon chemical spraying to combat insects was announced by City Manager C. M. Woodbury.
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City Hall
John F. Russell
Louis M. Prager
City Council
C. M. Woodbury
Bert Ballard
E. L. Burns
Harold (Dutch) Naylor
Stevens Admits Rough Job but Not Quitting
Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens told West Point graduates his task has been rough yet he has never considered quitting. He hinted at his Senate dispute with McCarthy and recounted wartime service and a tale of speaking to a Chinese audience with an interpreter.
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Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
McCarthy Army
Washington
Symington
Sen
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
McCarthy
Army
Robert Stevens
West Point
N.Y
Robert T. Stevens
Sen. McCarthy
Rwis
U.S. Military Academy
Senate
Horace Porter
Pennsylvania
France
Stevens
Porter
Bus Blown Up in Masan Kills Nine in Korea
Nine Koreans died and five were seriously injured when a bus blew up near Masan, Korea, after possibly hitting a land mine. Authorities reported the incident occurred Monday and are investigating the cause and casualties.
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Masan
Korea
McKay Plans 10 Day Alaska Inspection Tour
Interior Secretary McKay will arrive in Anchorage Alaska on July 17 for a 10 day inspection tour of the territory. He will visit key sites and meet local officials during the tour ending around July 27.
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McKay
Alaska
Washington
Interior Department
Anchorage
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