Symington offers testimony on McCarthy case for probe
Sen Symington proposes a written agreement and a special Senate committee to re open questions about McCarthy finances. McCarthy agrees to testify if a special probe is created. A 10 thousand dollar Lustron payment and IRS inquiries frame the debate amid televised hearings.
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McCarthy
Senate
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Daily Worker
Mundt
R-Sd
Missouri
Lustron Corp
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McCarthy Army
Lustron
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Justice Department
Atty
Brownell
Department
Internal Revenue Service
T. Coleman Andrews
Revenue Service
Denver
Parking Meter Changes Stir Roswell Debate
Roswell City Council debated parallel parking on Main and the plan for merchant provided lots between Second and Fourth streets. The city ordered 400 new meters from M H Rhodes Inc with a one hour max, five cents, or nickel, totaling a $1 000 discount. City managers cited 834 meters in use and about five dollars monthly per meter as context for the cost shift. Mayor Ballard and managers outlined continuing planning with a merchant committee led by Ernest Tucker.
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Roswell
John F. Russell
City Hall
Russell
Main
Second
Fourth
Virginia
Richardson
M. H. Rhodes, Inc
Hanover St
Aurora
Colo
C. M. Woodbury
Bert Ballard
E. L. Burns
Max Littell
Ballard
Winston Daniel
S. Elmo Henslee
Littell
Merchants
Ernest Tucker
Merchants Group
Mars Brings Linda Sue Russell Letters of Hope
A nine year old girl Linda Sue Russell gains nationwide response after writing to Mars asking to stop Earth’s wars. Readers from California Alabama Massachusetts respond with prayers encouragement and support. An SFCon letter made her an honorary member and readers urge continued hope for peace.
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Albuquerque
Linda Sue Russell
Linda Sue
Mars
Santa Monica
Calif
Mobile
Ala
Earth
California
Arthur Russell
New Bedford Mass
Roosevelt Nomination Surges After Primary Shakeup
In San Francisco yesterday the Democratic primary produced unexpected momentum for James Roosevelt as he won a Congress nomination from Los Angeles facing Theodore Owings in November. Incumbent Robert Condon also secured renomination to oppose John Baldwin Jr. on the GOP side. Governor Knight won the Republican nomination for governor, while Democrat Richard Graves emerged as a political newcomer.
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Roosevelt
San Francisco
James Roosevelt
Congress
Los Angeles
Theodore
Ted) Owings
Robert L. Condon
Calif
Stephen Mitchell
John F. Baldwin Jr
Condon
Atomic Energy Commission
Albuquerque Firm Wins City's Three $50 000 Bond Issues
Quinn & Co. of Albuquerque won Roswell’s three bond issues totaling 1500000 with a 1.712 percent rate. Bonds will be $1000 denominations, semiannual interest, 10 years. Projects include an improved fire station, a Parque del Hondo pool, and sewer line extension.
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New Mexico
Quinn & Co
Albuquerque
Roswell
Parque del Hondo
Kansas City
Denver
State of New Mexico
Zahner
Jim Wycoff
Hobbs
Quinn
Rocky Mountain Bank Note Co
Pontoized French Forces Bomb Vietminh Attacks in Red River Delta
French planes tanks and artillery pound small Vietminh guerrilla concentrations in the Red River delta in Indochina as fighting continues near Hanoi.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Red River
Local Weather Summary From United States Weather Bureau
Temperatures logged at 3 hour intervals from 2 p m to 11 a m show highs of 95 and a low of 61. Precipitation for the 24 hours ending 11 am zero, year to date 2.97 inches. Sunrise at 4 48, sunset at 7 07, day length 14 3 hours. Forecast calls for mostly fair weather through tomorrow, gusty winds at times, hot after noon with a high near 100 and a low around 60.
City and County Officials Weigh Jail Merger Today
City and county officials planned to meet to review a proposed agreement on using the county jail for city prisoners. A few copies reached the city manager late, and council session revealed a puzzling third paragraph shifting death or injury liability to the city, with no full distribution of the agreement.
Navy Plane With 17 Aboard Missing Over Sea
A U.S. Navy amphibian plane carrying 17 men disappeared while en route from Iwakuni Japan to Okinawa. It departed at 5 30 a m and last communicated at 6 55 a m. Search efforts by air sea and nearby forces continued with no trace found. Names of those aboard were withheld.
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Japan
Okinawa
Navy
PBM
Iwakuni Air Base
Air Force
U.S
Patrol Squadron 47
Iwakuni
City Council Heard 23 Sector Paving Plan and Protest Date
A 23 sector paving project was presented to the Roswell City Council. A protest hearing is set for July 16. The plan includes grading paving and improving streets and alleys with an estimated cost of 139,935 dollars to be assessed on abutting property owners.
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Cambridge
18Th
Pontiac Drive
College Boulevard
16Th
West 12Th
Washington
Kansas
13Th
Main
Virginia
Richardson
West Seventh
West Eighth
East Market
South Grand
Orchard
U. S
Belle Plain
Baseball Scores From American League Tie and Run Totals
Baltimore defeats Boston 6 to 7 after a late rally as Turley and Fox share nine innings pitching with Moss and White delivering key hits. Detroit tops New York 16 to 5 in a high scoring contest with Zaverink credited and Berra driving in runs.
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Boston
Turley
Fox
Blyzka
Moss
Henry
Kinder
Werle
Sullivan
White
Detroit
New York
Zaverink
Herbert
Wilson
House
Ford
Morgan
Berra
Budget cut restored at Albuquerque Veterans Hospital
A $100000 budget cut for the Albuquerque Veterans Hospital was restored and plans to close a ward and cut 54 staff were cancelled. Manager D. K. Dalager said extra funds would be available and the ward would remain open.
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Albuquerque
Albuquerque Veterans Hospital
D. K. Dalager
Zoning Commission Welcomes First Woman Member
The all male City Planning and Zoning Commission gains its first woman member, Mrs. Lee Corn, appointed by Mayor Bert Ballard for a two year term. Cliff Lacer also named to the seven member panel, with city engineer and attorney as advisers under Ordinance 691.
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City Planning and Zoning Commission
Lee Corn
Bert Ballard
Cliff Lacer
Roswell
Frank Standhardt
S. Elmo Henslee
Phil Helmig Jr
Earl K. Lostetter
Dick Bean
Santa Fe bids contract for 1.9 mile parallel highway near Las Cruces
The State Highway Department will award a contract this month for 1.9 miles of new lane parallel to U S 80 near Las Cruces. The project runs from west of Fairacres toward Las Cruces and includes a new ridge across the Rio Grande to form about 14 miles of four lane divided highway in the area.
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Santa FE
State Highway Department
Las Cruces
Fairacres
Rio Grande
More Needed Than License To Be Married
A West Texas couple received a marriage license and oath but learned a ceremony before a justice of the peace is required to wed. The groom asked if they were married, highlighting that a license alone does not finalize marriage.
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West Texas
Drainage District Appeals State Engineer Wells Permit Ruling
Lake Arthur Drainage District appeals to the District Court of the Fifth District over the state engineer's denial of drilling permits for drainage wells. The paper filed requests the engineer provide papers maps plats field notes and data. Erickson denied the application on May 13 with attorneys Neil Watson Artesia James W Stagner Carlsbad John F Russell PVACD representing the parties.
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District Court of the Fifth District
Lake Arthur
John R. Erickson
Carlsbad Irrigation District
Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District
District Court
Erickson
Neil Waston
Artesia
James W. Stagner
Carlsbad
John F. Russell
PVACD
Santa Fe and Carlsbad Boys Face Off in Boys' State Voting
In Socorro the American Legion Boys' State produced a governor race between Santa Fe's Fernando Valencia and Carlsbad's Joe Rogers, headlining Federalist and Nationalist tickets. The primary winners were announced, with Gov. Edwin Mechem expected to attend. Numerous other state offices featured pairs of Federalist and Nationalist contenders from cities including Albuquerque, Gallup, Hobbs, Tucumcari, and Las Cruces.
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Socorrop
Santa Fe
Carlsbad
American Legion
Joe Rogers
Fernando Valencia
Edwin Mechem
Veil Lattin
Albuquerque
Ross Mansey
Los Alamos
Ray Cramer
Pat Gurley
Gallup
Champ Turner
Corona
Ray Arce
Tucumcari
Lyn Maul
Bluewater
Bill Snead
Hobbs
Fritz Bowser
Picacho
James Neeley
Sam Gray
Kay Swaine
San Jon
Bill Mann
John Pierce
Hurley
Corporation Commission
Joel Kitchens
Forrest
Bob Lucas
Tony Wilson
Forrest Broome
Jay Butterfield
Las Vegas
Max Freudenthal
Las Cruces
Supreme Court
Alleged Attacker Held on Homicide Charges in NYC
John Francis Roche a 27 year old steamfitter is held in New York awaiting a June 21 hearing on charges related to four deaths. The most recent victim, 14 year old Dorothy Westwater, died after being found raped stabbed and bludgeoned in her Manhattan home. Police say Roche admitted the Dorothy attack and the killings of a waitress, a taxi driver, and an elderly woman in prior months.
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John Francis Roche
New York
Dorothy Westwater
Dorothy
Bellevue Hospital
Yorkville
Man‘hattan
Molotov Reported To Have Reduced Peace Chances In Indochina
Western diplomats in Geneva reacted with gloom as Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov outlined peace terms at the Indochina conference. He accused the United States of planning to undermine Geneva and prolong the war, and criticized Premier Lanier’s government. A U S spokesman called the speech destructive and British and French officials criticized its aggressiveness and provocative terms. Western delegates prepared to respond at the next session.
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V. M. Molotov
Indochina
Molotov
U. S
United States
Joseph Lanier
Philadelphia Chicago Baseball Box Score Summary
Philadelphia and Chicago each produced a low scoring game with limited offense. Dickson Burgess Rush Hacker Lown Jeffcoat Brosnan and Tappe contributed to the scoring and defense as the teams battled for control.
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Chicago
Dickson
Burgess
Rush
Hacker
Lown
Jeffcoat
Brosnan
Tappe
Davis Begins Eight Weeks of Basic Training at Fort Bliss
Pvt. James Wally Davis, husband of Mrs. Varra Jean Davis of Roswell and son of Mr. and Mrs. S S Davis of Oakwood Oklahoma, has started eight weeks of basic training in the Anti-aircraft Artillery Replacement Training Center at Fort Bliss Texas.
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Fort Bliss
Texas
James Wally Davis
Varra Jean Davis
Roswell
S&s. 5
Mechem to speak at Flag Day in Gallup
Governor Edwin Mechem will be the featured speaker at Flag Day exercises in Gallup on June 14. Local groups including the Gallup Elks are sponsoring the event with participation planned from every major city organization.
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Mechem
Gallup
Edwin Mechem
Gallup Elkse
Air Force Colonel Reaches 421 MPH on Rocket Sled Test
Lt. Col. John P. Stapp, chief of the Aero Medical Field Laboratory, rode a rocket sled at Holloman AFB reaching 421 mph on a 3,500 foot run. The test, designed to study high speed bailouts, subjected his body to about 22 g and 396 pounds weight. Future tests aim for 800 mph at 4,092 feet altitude with volunteers.
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Alamogordo, N. M
Air Force
Holloman Air Force Base
John P. Stapp
Aviation Medical Research
Col.Stapp
John Cobb
Bonneville Salt
Authorities Move To Cut Teen Driver Accidents In New Mexico
Gov Mechem backs a traffic safety plan targeting teens 13 to 19 with high schools forming teen safety councils. Safety director J T Holmes says the program seeks student input on license rules and safer driving, with a November meeting in Albuquerque and a nationwide push to curb showoff driving among youths.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Mechem
J. T. Holmes
Holmes
State Education Department
Colorado
Albuquerque
Possible Academy Site Divides Lake Geneva Community
Lake Geneva Wisconsin a resort town of 4400 faces sharp division over a proposed Air Force academy site. Ten technicians visited Linn township near the lake as opponents protested outside a hotel while Mayor Williams urged tolerance. Opponents warn of home loss tax implications and federal land seizure.
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Wis
Air Academy
Air Force
Linn
Ralph Williams
West Point
Tthe Linn Township Board
Geneva Lakes Civic Assn
Academy
Linn Township
Central Labor Union Meeting Tonight
Central Labor Union will hold its regular meeting at 7:45 tonight in Carpenter Hall. All delegates are asked to attend.
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