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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1961
Page
2
President Kennedy urged Congress to overhaul the unemployment compensation system increasing benefits and payroll taxes. The plan envisions a permanent expansion tied to automations and retraining while delaying full effect until years later with no immediate cost figures released.
Beverly Hills authorities report Cheryl Crane Lana Turner’s 17 year old daughter is missing after failing to appear before juvenile officials following an arrest earlier Sunday. Police found her with two drunken teens at the home of her grandmother and note she left Malibu Beach before vanishing for a few days.
Ike continued from page one urging a date for resuming nuclear tests while warning China and the Soviet Union that delaying action could invite unseen testing. He spoke at Lunken Airport and at a $100 plate dinner, urging responsible Republican critique and stressing a realistic space program tied to necessity, not debt.
Derby entrants face questions ahead of a soap event set for next Saturday at 1 PM at Valley Chevrolet. Call Ed Ellis or Dalton Kincheloe at the listed MA numbers for details.
William H. Covington an NSA code clerk who had been missing for four days was located at Delaware Park Race Track near Wilmington and has quit his job for personal reasons. He had worked five years for the NSA and had access to a limited amount of classified material. The Pentagon stressed no charges or arrest and noted previous NSA clerks fled to the Soviet Union. Covington had recently returned from medical leave and then departed again for further treatment.
Several collisions reported in a morning to afternoon span. At 9 31 a m a car owned by Fernando Torrez rolled into a parked car owned by Duane Adams. At 11 45 a m Jefferson Bailey struck a parked car owned by Grieta Mattox. At 3 15 p m Jerry Wheeler collided with Glen Hubbard at Main Street and College Boulevard.
Funeral services for Mrs J W Robinson of Portales will be held at the Methodist Church at 2 30 p m Wednesday. She was killed in a two car crash near Las Cruces Sunday and was the mother of Walter C Robinson who was injured and is reported doing well at his home in Portales.
Travis Bradford Watkins, Jack Rodden, and George Howard Shanks receive the Knight of the York Cross of Honour. Watkins and Rodden held multiple Masonic offices in Roswell and Rio Hondo, with Shanks serving as Master of Roswell Lodge. Confirmation by the Covent General occurred on June 6 and memberships mailed. There are 16 Priories in North America with about 6,300 members.
The Corps of Engineers will award emblems to ten employees at their 186th anniversary celebration this Friday at 10 30 a.m. in the Area Office conference room. 20 year awards go to Edward W. Edward John T. Kramer Henry F. Kroening Darden L. Orendorff Milford H. Smith Franklin J. Waggoner and Edward A. Widenhouse. Ten year awards go to Frank O. Espinoza Fred M. Goldsworthy Yveta E. Lampert and Jack C. Perry.
Witnesses testified on road testing practices at Lordsburg New Mexico where screens were changed and a crusher restarted. Officials described surprise tests, minor difficulties in New Mexico and contracts exceeding 1 million dollars for a 4 mile stretch. The committee noted state cost responsibility and possible contractor action.
New York stocks edged lower amid quiet volume around 3 million shares. Major names including Du Pont and Air Reduction slid several points while Johns Manville Texaco and Royal Dutch posted fractional gains. Cotton futures closed mixed with quotes around 33 to 35 dollars per bale and middling spot at 34.40.
June 12 admissions at St Marys include Mrs George Selig and others with addresses in Artesia Capitan Alamogordo and more. Discharges on June 12 include Kenneth Entrop and others. Births June 12 report a girl to Sgt and Mrs George Selig and a boy to Mr and Mrs Ernest Hawthorne. At E N M Medical Center admissions June 13 list several patients and births and discharges. Osteopathic line lists Mrs Charlie Thompson Billy Joe Pinkerton and Mrs Buddy Jones.
The Disabled American Veterans in New Mexico named their 1961 slate at the state convention in the Ingalls Memorial Home. Santa Fe will host next year’s gathering. New officers include chaplain William T. Bobo of Roswell and board member 8. F. Rod Herrod. State commander Harry B. Trollinger of Alamogordo presided with Isidore F. Gallegos, W. W. Carr, and John Silvertooth named senior and junior vice commanders. Jack Cusack was guest speaker and Mayor Lake Frazier acted as master of ceremonies.
Fifteen New Mexico truckers will get refunds totaling 4467.98 as the New Mexico Reciprocity Commission found overcharges where New Mexico mileage was added to Arizona mileage. Recipients include firms and individuals from Albuquerque Carlsbad Las Vegas Portales and Roswell.
Toastmasters Club 477 meets at the Country Club at 6 45 p m for four speeches. Orville Compton won the top speaking trophy last week for Usa travelers abroad. Tony Redman earned a table topics trophy for addressing a southern problem. Dr Ed Leadingham chaired as amateur, Morgan Nelson served as toast master, Paul Cooter led table topics, and Bill Wolfe acted as master evaluator.
A sequence of license records shows numerous Roswell residents and others including Patricia Ann Yupcavage 20 to John A Walenchek Jr and Judy Pharis 17 to Jessie Landfair 21 Roswell. Magdelena Alvarado 18 to Benny Apodaca 20 Roswell. Connie Burk 18 to Lester M Hopper 22 Parsons Kan. gy Klump 17 to T J Dye 20 Roswell. Viola Taylor 37 to Louis Harris 40 Roswell. Shirley Vee Johnson 18 to David Michael Ridge 20 Roswell. Margie Darlene Melton 16 to William H Cole 22 Odenville Ala. Rita Clamon 35 Clovis to Thomas W Smith 43 Texico. Mary Ann Schear 16 Roswell to John A Melton 24 Roswell.
Eggs hold near steady prices in Chicago with grade A whites at 70 percent or better, mixed at 31 12, mediums 29 42, standards 31, dirties 29, checks 28 percent. Market notes reflect a stable wholesale tone for the day.
Kansas City cattle 4 200 head calves 109 slaughter steers and heifers steady with prices 21 00 to 22 00 per hundredweight for 1050 to 1360 lb cattle. Hogs 3 500 head barrows and gilts active steady with some 15 higher, sows steady. Sheep 2 000 head slaughter lambs strong to 50 higher with lambs 18 50 per hundredweight and feeder lambs 12 00 to 15 00.
Dr Harold G Wolff president of the American Neurological Association and Cornell professor says 20 years of studies show nearly all disease involves the nervous system and even illnesses like measles and colds have a psychosomatic basis Hypochondriacs with morbid health anxieties appear more prone to disease at the association meeting in Atlantic City New Jersey.
Sue Anderson Audie Dunham and Sharon Taylor of Roswell have oil paintings on display in the foyer of the Eastern New Mexico University Music Building. The paintings will hang throughout June.
Senators Dennis Chavez and Clinton P. Anderson from New Mexico voiced support for the Kennedy Administration housing bill worth 6.1 billion dollars. The measure passed the Senate 64 to 25. Anderson voted for passage while Chavez was paired for the bill.
Dr. E Boggs won the speaking contest at the Noon Toastmasters Club last week beating John Childs. Keet McElhany was toastmaster and Bill LeMay amateur chairman. Vance Hendricks served as topics chairman and Vinton Stearns as master evaluator. The club meets again at noon Thursday at the Nickson Hotel.
On Monday evening firefighters responded to a wood and trash fire behind Union Plaza Shopping Center at 5 53 PM. A grease stove fire at Cliff's Cafeteria was extinguished before crews arrived at 6 26 PM. A false alarm occurred at 8 30 PM at 1405 South Adams Street. Early Tuesday at 2 48 AM a trash fire was reported at 900 West Wildy Drive.
Joan Phyl lis Abelson of 109 W Fifth St faces 50 dollars for discharging a firearm in a settlement. Mary Lou Downs of 114 S Sherman Ave pays 25 dollars for disorderly conduct. Glen Edward McGillivery of 711 N Beech Ave 25 dollars for prowling. Eugene Kelly and William Allen Schofield of WAFB each 50 dollars for prowling. O D Davis of 207 E Alameda St owes 175 dollars for driving while intoxicated.
J D Maes business manager says tests for job applicants as attendants at the Las Vegas State Hospital were taken by 104 people and graded by the State Personnel. Openings total 20 to 25 with results due by week end.
In Silver City AP reports William T. Rickard 50 Glenwood was killed when a falling limb struck him while clearing a fire line in the Gila National Forest. The incident marks the first wildfire related death there in over a decade.
Former Chief Joe Roach was offered the deputy post by Chief K. K. Miller after Roach arrived in Santa Fe on routine business. Roach, currently captain of the Silver City District, planned to review retirement consequences before deciding.
Paris and Evian reports say French and Algerian rebels adjourned peace talks after 13 meetings without a set resumption date. Louis Joxe stated readiness to contact again while violence escalated with terrorist attacks across Algeria injuring and killing Europeans and Muslims alike.
In a White House meeting Kennedy and Fanfani declare agreement on strengthening the Atlantic community for defense and economic aims. They note cordial talks and agree to pursue a workable disarmament deal with safeguards and Western solidarity against communism.
Police said a woman matching the description of New Mexico's steady spring robberies was seen in Portales Sunday night. A resident reported a woman with a red handbag and red gloves stopped for directions then left without an answer, renewing ties to the case across Albuquerque Clovis and Portales.
Reading suggests a contrast between nomadic snow house living on the trail and stationary stone and sod homes. The brief notes imply traditional dwelling shifts in Arctic life.
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