City Roswell Parking Talks Wind Down With State
City leaders and state highway officials met in a special session to settle three issues. They pressed for written confirmations of agreements, discussed reimbursement for Second Street engineering, and debated parking on Second Street and Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Erwin
Homer Glover
Roswell
Highway Commission
John F. Russell
Bert Ballard
New Mexico
Erwin
Richardson
C. M. Woodbury
Russell
Dan Carpenter
Max Littell
Littell
Washington
Hondo
Kentucky
Holloman Airman Dies in Fatal Highway Wreck
An Holloman Air Force Base soldier was killed and four others injured in a highway crash between Alamogordo and the base. Thaddeus A. Galebiehi died at 4:39 a.m. and the injured ranged from serious fractures to facial cuts. The truck driver, John B. Hemphill, 19, was not hurt, and police noted the driver may have fallen asleep. The incident raised the year’s highway toll to 156 deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Holloman Air Force Base
Alamogordo
Harvey Stanbrough
Thaddeus A. Galebiehi
HAFB
Arthur de Young
William Dorsey
Charles B. Hess
Richard Snyder
John B. Hemphill
Commerce
Ohlo
Stanbrough
Hess
Galebiehi
Folsom
William J. Spicer
Waco
Tex
Bidault Works To Save Indochina Peace Talks In Geneva
French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault leads high level talks in Geneva to prevent a collapse of Indochina peace negotiations. He meets Western and Communist delegates as Eden and Bedell Smith weigh weekend plans. Chou En Lai and Molotov attend, with a Chinese cease fire proposal reportedly outlined.
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Geneva
Georges Bidault
Indochina
Joseph Laniel
Bidault
Paris
National Assembly
Pierre Mendes-France
Anthony Eden
U.S
Walter Bedell Smith
Viet Nam
Laois
Cambodia
Vyaceslav M. Molotov
Red China
Chou En-lai
Chou
France
United States
Peiping
Laos
Mountain States Declares Dividend and Debenture Sale
Directors of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co declare a $1.65 quarterly stock dividend and authorize sale of $20 million in debentures. Dividend payable July 15 to holders of record June 30. proceeds will repay temporary loans used to fund the current construction program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co
Stockton To Headline County Farm Bureau Meeting
Alvin Stockton Republican candidate for New Mexico governor will be guest of honor and principal speaker at the Chaves County Farm and Livestock Bureau monthly meeting Monday June 21 at 7 p.m. at the Hageman Legion Hut. All Farm Bureau members urged to attend and bring a covered dish. John Simms Democratic candidate invited for July meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Stockton
New Mexico
Chaves
Air Force B-26 Crashes 65 Miles From Hiroshima
A U.S. Air Force B-26 crashed and burnt 65 miles northwest of Hiroshima. One of four crewmen was killed while the other three parachuted to safety. No names were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Air Force
Hiroshima
Resignation Expected in New Mexico Attorney General Office
William J. Torrington, assistant attorney general, is expected to resign to return to private practice in Albuquerque. He handled the Corporation Commission's telephone rate case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
Wiliam J. Torrington
Albuquerque
Torrington
The
Corporation Commission
Key Oklahoma U buildings burn at Oklahoma City
A basement explosion sparked a fire that razed three key Oklahoma City University buildings in Oklahoma City yesterday. Estimated damage 675000 dollars with possible replacement costs near a million. buildings and equipment partially insured. Twenty firefighters were overcome by smoke and heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City University
Weather Summary and Forecast Readings
Reading show temperatures from 2:00 PM to 11:00 AM with highs of 102 and a low of 62. Precipitation none in 24 hours. year to date 4.26 inches. Sunrise 4:48, sunset 7:10. forecast mostly clear with hot afternoons and dry winds.
Barley Harvest Nears Finish in Pecos Valley Area
County agent Al W. Woodburn reports about 10 000 acres diverted from cotton in Chaves and Eddy counties to barley with 50 60 bushels per acre and a $2 per bushel market. Harvest should wrap in ten days. sorghum may follow on the same land reducing overall profit versus cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaves County
Hagerman-Dexter
Pecos Valley
Eddy County
al W. Woodburn
Woodburn
McCarthy Keeps Charge Of Army Blackmail Attempt
Senator McCarthy pressed his claim that Army Counselor John Adams tried to blackmail him to drop questions about Loyalty Board members. The exchange occurred on day 36 of the Army hearings as cross examination continued with James D. St Clair challenging McCarthy on Adams backing and the threat to reveal information about Roy Cohn. The panel prepared to move toward a possible single report after a closed session.
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Washington
Army
Sen. McCarthy
John G. Adams
Army Loyalty Board
McCarthy
McCarthy Army
James D. St. Clair
Joseph N. Welch
St. Clair
Adams
Loyalty Board
Ft. Monmouth
Roy M. Cohn
Cohn
Pvt. G. David Schine
Atty
Brownell
Mundt
R-Sd
City Accepts Free Young Lion for Roswell Parking Quirks
Roswell plans to house a 175 pound lion donated by a Eunice man after a El Paso zoo transfer. The city may keep Leo in the police paddy wagon or manager’s garage until a proper quarters at the civic zoo are found. City officials approved the donation amid parking woes and joked about “lions by the tail.”
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Roswell
Civic Zoo
C. M. Woodbury
el Paso Zoo
Leo
C. O. Erwin
Winston Daniel
New Mexico Oil Scouts Elect New Officers
The New Mexico Oil Scouts Association elected Fred Peet of Union Oil California Roswell as president for a one year term starting July 1. John Clark Texas Company Midland and Earl Whisnand Continental Oil Roswell as vice presidents with H E Bud Coke Midland as secretary treasurer and James Garner Sinclair Roswell as year book editor. The group has 28 members, 23 from Roswell, and will send officers as delegates to next year’s national convention in Banff Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico Oil Scouts Association
Fred Peet
Union Oil Company of California
Roswell
John Clark
Texas Company
Midland
Earl Whisnand
Continental Oil Co
H. E
Bud) Coke
Texas & Pacific & Oil Co
James Garner
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co
New Mexico Association
Hobbs
New Mexico ‘Oil Scouts
Banff
Canada
Jury awards damages in Albuquerque wreck case
A federal jury awarded $1,000 to Andres Jaramillo, a minor, in a suit filed for $135,000 against Jewell Darnell and Floyd Hoover over an Albuquerque wreck last December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
Andres Jaramillo
Jewell Darnell
Floyd Hoover
Albuquerque
Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts in House Shooting Case
Mrs Lolita Lebron and three Puerto Rican associates are found guilty on 10 counts of assault with a weapon in the House gallery shooting that wounded five congressmen. Lebron faces up to 125 years if all counts run concurrently. the case debated independence aims.
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Washington
Lolita Lebron
House of Representatives
Rachael Cancel Miranda
Andres Figueroa Cordero
Irving Flores Rodrigues
Lebron
U. S. Dist
Alexander Holtzoff
Motors Battle for New Mexico State Orders Deepens
A price war pits General Motors against Ford for state business in New Mexico. GM bid low to win 15 cars, competing with its own dealers and others. State Purchasing Agent H F Scott notes the move follows Ford underbidding Chevrolet and highlights varying state allocations and bid differentials across agencies.
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Santa FE
General Motors Corp
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
H. F. Scott
Nebraska
Scott
Ford
Chevrolet
Electrical Adminstrative Board
McCallister Auto Co
Albuquerque
Eleven complete pharmacy license exams
The State Board of Pharmacy says eleven persons passed licensing exams including Chris Anderson of Lovington Richard Gates of Santa Fe and Martin Jones of Raton.
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Albuquerque
State Board of Pharmacy
Chris Anderson
Lovington
Richard Gates
Santa Fe
Martin Jones
Raton
Baseball Scores from the American League Update
Scores show New York edging Baltimore 9 to 2 with late rallies after a tight start. Philadelphia defeated Chicago 6 to 4 in nine innings as Kellner and Burtschy combined on the mound.
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New York
Baltimore
McDonald
Berra
Turley
Fox
Stuart
Courtney
Philadelphia
Kellner
Burtschy
Astroth
Harshman
Formiels
Johnson
Batts
Lollar
Tucumcari Ends Payment on Tank Collapse Claims
Tucumcari yesterday made final payment in five damage claims arising from the December 31, 1951 collapse of a steel water tank.
Seek 50000 on Basis of Lakes Wreck
A complaint filed in District Court seeks damages of 50000 in the case Clyde York administrator of Sue York estate v William Henry Maticka and Joseph Maticka Jr. The auto crash on May 19 1954 on New Mexico Road 409 in Bottomless Lakes State Park near Roswell left Sue York 13 dead. The vehicle owned by Joseph Maticka Jr and operated by William Maticka overturned. Maticka Jr resides Chicago and William Maticka is an airman at Walker Air Force Base. The suit alleges negligence and excessive speed.
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Clyde York
Sue York
William Henery Maticka
Joseph Maticka Jr
New Mexico
Bottomless Lakes State Park
William Henry Maticka
Roswell
Chaves County
Walnut St
Chicago
812Th Supply Sqdn
Walker Air Force Base
Man Dies After Pickup Pins Him Under Water on Farm
William Lee Hogan, 61, a ditch rider for the Alio Martinez farm near Tucumcari, was pinned beneath a pickup that rolled into an irrigation ditch while he tried to steer it back onto the road. A 13 year old, Antonio Martinez, witnessed the accident and sought help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucumcari
William Lee Hogan
Hoga
Aloio Martinez
Hogan
Antonio Martinez
Tansey Elected President of Farmington Women’s GOP Club
Mrs Charles M Tansey Jr was elected president of the Farmington Women’s Republican Club yesterday signaling continued local party leadership. The briefing notes her as the club’s new head with no further details on terms or treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmington
Charles M. Tansey Jr
Women’s Republican Club
Mendes France Seeks Premiership With Peace Indochina Promise
Pierre Mendes France told the National Assembly he would resign if peace in Indochina is not achieved before July 20. He outlined a three point program including an economic recovery plan and a referendum on European army policy, seeking support for his new cabinet. If confirmed he would be France’s 14th premier in ten years of liberation.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes- France
French National Assembly
France
Indochina
Mendes-France
Anl
Mends-France
Bockman Elected Pueblo Eagles State President
Leonard Bockman of Colorado Springs was elected state president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles at the 38th annual convention in Pueblo. Lamar was chosen as the site for the 1955 convention.
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Bockman
Pueblo
Colo
Leonard Bockman
Colorado Springs
Order of Eagles
Lamar
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Mountain States
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John Hobson
Henry Hobson
Ty Minton
Bill Wheeler
Jim Knoedler
Leslie Thompson
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Lois McPherson
Kit Anderson
Virginia McPherson
M. L. Baker
Ike Moore
Sue Moore
Barbara Hobson
Margo Nelson
Karen Johnson
Margaret Tatro
Tommie Marley
Ann Winsett
Frances Winsett
Susan Lander
Sydney Morris
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Martha Sue Hill
Young Lion
N. M. Oil Scouts
Motor
N. M
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D. R. Osman
R. L. Grant
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