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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1954
Page
4
The Roswell paper lists advertising rates upon application and provides subscription prices by mail with weekly and yearly options. It notes publication six weekdays and Sunday morning at 424 North Main, Roswell NM, and that it is a May 10 1903 second class mail matter and AP member.
President Eisenhower frames his administration as the defining issue for the November congressional races. At a Washington rally, he urged support for his policies while acknowledging he is new to politics, noting what is right for America is politically right. He warned that candidates may distance him from their campaigns.
The Governor's Traffic Safety Committee considers long term solutions to highway deaths and injuries. It proposes teen driven safety councils in schools while acknowledging immediate fixes may fail. The piece notes most fatal crashes involve mature drivers and questions how to reach older road users now.
Vermont Senator Flanders challenges McCarthy in the Senate while Army McCarthy probe remains unresolved. The piece suggests Republicans may use such public clashes to sideline McCarthy while preserving the investigation's function and dignity of the chamber.
Hope mayor Ethel Altman rejects State Supt Tom Wiley recommendation to close the village high school after one more year and seeks extended operation. An appeal followed plans to consolidate Hope with Artesia. A wandering badger was found on W H Bullock's premises in Artesia and returned to the countryside. The Carlsbad Current-Argus editorializes that both parties will seek to end the present primary system, favoring elimination of the pre primary.
Editor Bob McGrath wonders how employment slump will lift in autumn while a White House spokesman predicts relief. The NS notes Washington denials of a recession, yet suggests the nation may be snapping out of a recession that may not have existed.
Henry Hutto former Carlsbad reporter now a seminary student at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria will lead the St. Christopher's Episcopal Church in Hobbs and All Saints' Church in Eunice for the summer months. He plans to return to the seminary in the fall.
Hobbs News-Sun reviews current Army McCarthy hearings noting President Eisenhower would prefer not to run again, reflecting on political strain and implications for leadership.
BOB JACKSON of Roswell, an enterprising salesman, flew Curry County Commissioners to Albuquerque for a demonstration of a new road grader from his company to save officials time.
Artelia city officials vote to fund operations at nearly 500 thousand dollars for the coming year. The forecast shows expenditures rising by 11 thousand three hundred sixty one dollars from the previous year, according to the Advocate.
Police Chief Frank Powell of Artesia faced staff shortages and drafted his wife as a radio operator and desk sergeant. She already holds a radio operator's license obtained years earlier, easing the temporary staffing gap during vacations and shortages.
Arch Hurley Conservancy district directors in Quay County ask the Bureau of Reclamation to construct a storage reservoir on the main canal from Conchas Lake to Tucumcari with an estimated storage of 1 500 acre feet.
The Chamber of Commerce and a local bank partnered to compile data on the town and county economic possibilities. The survey results have been published for community use and reference.
A traveler in Gallup sits long at a local restaurant writing multiple postcards to friends. After finishing, he asks the waitress how much postage is needed to mail them to the United States, a request the paper says it is tired of hearing.
The Independent notes the Arizona governor could play a large role in the annual Indian Pow Wow in Gallup New Mexico. It suggests the New Mexico governor might also be persuaded to participate, perhaps riding a horse in the parade.
Officials say refund will cost Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. about 100000 as it returns excess charges from the past year after Corp. Commission orders. Refiguring more than two million toll tickets boosts the hit. The Carlsbad Current-Argus criticizes the move as imprudent public relations.
Drew Pearson cites lukewarm tax inquiry into Sen. McCarthy and notes pressure from Commissioner T Coleman Andrews. He claims McCarthy leverages his Senate powers and friendships to influence the probe while detailing a long contest over McCarthy finances.
A lighthearted note observes a bee's hectic honey production as it neglects to move aside from an approaching car radiator, highlighting a humorous collision risk.
25 Years Ago Today Roswell records note Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Swayze arriving from Boulder Colorado to spend the summer. Harvey A Poorbaugh is elected Roswell Ad Club president. Melrose area shaken by possible murder of Henry W Austin 65 wealthy rancher. Holm Bursum UNM student from Socorro visits friends after two years at NMMI.
In Santa Fe 1954 Republicans hold both governorship and the presidency for the first time in 25 years yet file an incomplete state ticket with only one candidate for two supreme court seats. The piece notes this as a state record for either party and highlights impending budget and board-appointment limits under the new administration.
The Army McCarthy hearings mute Pvt. G David Schine's testimony as Republicans block cross examination. Schine, 27, led the McCarthy staff's anti communism push after joining via Roy Cohn and aided Europe probe. The public is denied direct questions about his background and plans.
The 102 ton coastal freighter Dorothy P. Larty sank Friday night off the Cape Breton coast. Her six crew rowed ashore after the vessel sprang a leak. Captain Ace reported the accident occurred at sea amid rough conditions. A later zoological aside notes whales have forelimbs resembling fins with bone structures like mammalian fore legs.
Frederick Othman reflects on Senate hearings where Joe McCarthy and Secretary of the Army Robert Stevens praised one another. He recalls shifting charges and argues the proceedings show a strange, dreamlike consensus while he plans to read the full transcript.
A plane belonging to an airline was stolen in Richmond Virginia. Newspapers carried stories of the theft and a couple of days later the plane reappeared on the ticket counter. The wing spread of the plane was 24 inches.
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