Campbell to chair Chaves County Red Cross disaster group
Jack M. Campbell, local attorney, will lead the Chaves County Red Cross disaster preparedness committee. Mrs. Kim Yoder announced the board action during a Chamber of Commerce meeting. The group will organize local citizens to act immediately in disaster response and rehabilitation efforts. The report on the Roswell flood operation notes 43 families sought help, 37 received $6,432 in aid, and distribution covered food, housing, furnishings, and medical needs.
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Jack M. Campbell
Chaves County
Red Cross
Kim Yoder
Chamber of Commerce
Campbell
Yoder
Roswell
Air Force Aid Society
Walker Air Force Base
Home Service Department
Camilla Keefe
Church Societies of
Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund
National Treasury
American Red Cross
Sadie Stahl
National Disaster
Walter Duke
New Mexico
Department of Public Health
Department of Public Welfare
WAFB
Dulles Warns on Red China Threat to Pacific Positions
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles warned in San Francisco that Communist China may seek western Pacific footholds to press the United States back to California. He called for UN help if needed and said such advances would be a direct challenge to U.S. security, also noting risks from extending European political systems to South America amid recent arms shipments to Guatemala.
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San Francisco
John Foster Dulles
China
Western Pacific
United States
California
South America
Guatemala
Central America
Poland
One Way To Get Business In Rockingham
Unidentified individuals lure tourists by placing signs at a de tour intersection claiming a shortcut to U S 1. The signs misdirect visitors, reappearing after highway forces remove them. State Highway Commission says they cannot act since the signs sit off state property.
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Raleigh
N. C
Rockingham
State Highway Commission
Commission
Flood Losses Deductible in Figuring Tax
Casualty losses from fire storm and floods can be deducted from a taxpayer s net income for the year of loss. Business or income producing property losses use cost plus improvements minus salvage value depreciation and any insurance. Non business losses are limited to apparent loss or cost whichever is lower, reduced by any insurance.
Grammatical execution witness details hooded drop
The article describes a long day of execution watching by Grammer who accompanied a condemned man to the gallows. In the execution chamber Grammer remained stoic and closed his eyes as the hood fell, with two other inmates praying alongside Catholic chaplains before the drop.
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Grammer
Death House
Sylvester Madison
David Floyd
Partisans Claim Credit for Social Security Expansion
Republicans and Democrats push credit for a broad social security liberalization bill heading to Senate hearings after passing the House 355 to 8. Eisenhower backs the measure as a national pledge, while Senate Democrats argue it remains a key Democratic program. The bill would add 10 million to the rolls and raise future benefits by at least five dollars monthly, up to thirty one twenty five for families.
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House
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Eisenhower
GOP
Sen. George
Georgia
Finance Committee
Social Security
Senate
Democrats
Sen. Carlson
R-Kan
Athlete Pronounced Dead After Final Plunge
In a grim incident a 200 pound husky diver fell during a plunge and showed signs of life for four minutes. He was pronounced dead 13 minutes after the final plunge. His body was placed on a white stretcher and sent to relatives. A slipper from his left foot remained on the brightly lit floor.
Public talks and secret sessions eyed in East West conferences
Eden Molotov debate on conference procedures as nine-party talks near, with pressure for secret sessions grows. British and French spokesmen note shifting opinions toward private meetings while Indo china contacts and direct talks surface amid widening East West rift.
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Eden
Britain
Molotov
Indochina
Roswell Native Soldier’s Family Seeks Local Details
After SSgt Le land W Houchin’s discharge in October, his sister Bertha Houchin of Franklin Ind requested information from the CC about Roswell New Mexico. The CC supplied maps booklets and data as pupils asked routine questions on geography history population and altitude.
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Gadsden Purchase
West
Roswell
Salem Depot
N. H
St. Petersburg
Fla
New York City
Santa Ana
Calif
Glasgow
Mont
Pasadena
Tex
Pullyap
Wash
Alexandria
Topeka
Kan
New Carlisle
Ind
Lawton
Okla
Parma
Idaho
Brattleboro, Vt
Durham
N. C
Smyrna
International Falls
Minn
Fort Worth
Dallas
Leland W. Houchin
Air Force
Walker
New Mexico
Bertha Houchin
Park Ave
Franklin
Burn injury suit seeks 77500 from parties
Mrs. Reyes suffered severe burns and permanent disfigurement in the incident. Attorneys argue damages totaling 77500. Stahmann Farms listed as a third party to the suit by White Auto Stores, with contention that any negligence involves either Stahmann Farms or joint liability if White Auto Stores is found liable.
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Reyes
Stahmann Farms
Staimann Farms
Legal Testimony on Gas Fire Case Involving Reyes and Lucero
Reyes found guilty of contributory negligence for permitting Lucero to light matches despite a gas smell. Lucero installed the store Reyes bought from White Auto Stores. Stahmann Farms denied liability as a third party and ownership disputes arose over gas code violations and landlord duties. Dean Stahmann testified briefly about profit sharing for employees living in company homes. Judge Waldo Rogers instructed the jury that a judge could be brought in.
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Reyes
Lucero
White Auto Stores
Stahmann Farms
Dean Stahmann
Waldo Rogers
Jealous Violinist Between Divorce Over Dog Ricky
In Los Angeles a divorce hearing revealed violinist Elliott Fisher envied his Chihuahua Ricky. Lisette Fisher, 22, testified she received the brown and white seven month old dog along with 400 dollars and 2500 dollars in jewelry and wedding gifts in a property settlement after their Aug 22 marriage. She recalled his remark about remembering her look at Ricky and said he was jealous.
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Los Angeles
Elliott Fisher
Lisette Fisher
Ricky
Bethlehem Founded on Christmas Eve in 1741
Bethlehem Pennsylvania traces its roots to December 24 1741 when settlers established the town. The date marks the community’s founding and early religious ties.
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Bethlehem
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Pacific
Lorand
Botton
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Bill Leanne
General Electric
Bill Deane
Leane
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