Dow honored as Road Runner for New Mexico oil at Yellowstone
Hiram M. Dow Roswell native and longtime New Mexico Interstate Oil Conservation Commission official was honored at Yellowstone National Park during the LCC summer meeting June 10 12. Dow received a Road Runner image and wood carving from the New Mexico Oil and Gas Assn and a governor Mechem letter lauding his 1935 1950 era work drafting the Interstate Compact and promoting oil and gas conservation.
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Roswell
Hiram M. Dow
New Mexico
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Dow
Interstate Oil Conservation Commission
New Mexico Oil and Gas Assn
Edwin Mechem
LCC
Yellowstone
Bill Hall
Continental Oil Co
OICC
Mechem
Jason Kellahin
Santa Fe
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Joe Lackey
The
Lackey
E. W. Marland
Oklahoma
Ponca City
Tingley
Dallas
E. H. Wells
Hugh Burch
Eisenhower Civil Rights Bill Clears House Across Nation
The House passed President Eisen hower's civil rights bill authorizing the attorney general to take cases of voting or civil rights violations directly to federal court without state court recourse. It would let the attorney general seek federal injunctions to halt violations.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
U.S
Secretary Humphrey Defends Policies Before Senate Panel
Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey testified to the Senate Finance Committee defending the Eisenhower administration fiscal and monetary policies. The committee continues a long inquiry into the nation's financial condition, likely extending into 1958.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Senate Finance Committee
Eisenhower
Japan Prime Minister Kishi Plans Practice Round Before Washington Visit
Prime Minister Kishi, known for a solid golf approach, planned a practice round today before departing for Washington aboard President Eisenhower's plane to meet the American leader amid high level discussions.
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San
U S and Soviet Atoms Talks See Cautious Optimism
U S circles at the United Nations disarmament talks show tempered optimism over the Soviet proposal for an internationally supervised ban on nuclear tests. A U S spokesman called the plan a possible major breakthrough though he warned it might not be.
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London
U.S
U.N
Soviet Union
Local Student Council Thanks Roswellites
Roswell High SchoolStudent Council thanks Roswell citizens for housing delegates to the National Conference All delegates are housed and the council looks toward a successful event The conference runs June 23 to 27 Carolyn Cason chairs the publicity committee.
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Roswell High School
Roswell
Carolyn Cason
Dirnberger Named Field Engineer for REA in Denver
LAS CRUCES J Leo Dirnberger extension agricultural engineer at New Mexico A&M College has been appointed field engineer with the Rural Electrification Administration in Denver.
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Las Cruces
J. Leo Dirnberger
New Mexico A&m College
Rural Electrification Administration
Denver
Girl Rescues Mouse. Bit by It and Requires Rabies Check
Susan Gaines of Mill Valley Calif 13 rescued a field mouse from a cat and was bitten while scolding the animal. Her doctor gave a tetanus shot and said the mouse must be impounded at the Humane Society for two weeks to test for rabies. Susan faces a 25 cent daily board bill for the mouse.
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Mill Valley
Calif
Susan Gaines
Susan
Humane Society
Atomic Test Device Rocks Nevada Skies
The fourth shot in a Nevada test series exploded at 4:45 am at the Atomic Energy Commission site. A balloon detonation illuminated the dawn as a six mile mushroom cloud drifted radioactive smoke toward the control point, prompting evacuation.
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Nev
Atomic Scientists
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Ground Zero
AEC
Due East
Due West
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Angel's Peak
Federal Building Bid Calls for Roswell Remodel
General Services Administration Denver invites bids from all contractors for remodeling the Roswell Federal Building. Bids will be opened in Denver on June 27. Work includes vestibule and front doors, painting, rewiring, new light fixtures, concrete loading dock, and new driveway with Richardson entrance. Specifications and bid forms available at the post office.
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General Services Administration
Denver
Colo
Roswell Federal Building
Roswell Desk and Derrick Hear Lum Edwards Talk on Oil
Chester Lauck of Houston known as Lum Edwards spoke at the Roswell Desk and Derrick Club appreciation dinner at the Roswell Country Club. He warned of government overreach harming the oil industry and urged grassroots solutions while recalling Jot Em Down Store anecdotes.
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Roswell Country Club
Roswell Desk
Derrick Club
Chester Lauck
Houston
Lauck
Continental Oil Co
Lum Edwards
Lum
Abner
Josephine Gutierrez
D&d
Rosena Marshall
Sam Edwards
Pine Ridge
Kansas
Mao Warns of Internal Contradictions in China
Hong Kong dispatch reports Mao Zedong publicly releasing a 17 000 word speech from February 27 admitting contradictions between government and the masses in communist society. He argues these tensions are internal to the people and must be settled by democratic discussion, not coercion, while affirming support for the Soviet Union amid reflections on Hungary.
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Hong Kong
Red China Today
Mao Tze-tung
Peiping Radio
Supreme State Conference
China
Mao
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Ussr
Red State
West
Congressional Criticisms Follow Court s Decisions
Washington AP two Supreme Court rulings on communism trigger congressional criticism Rep Howard W Smith says the Smith Act remains clear despite court readings Len Jenner warns the court has set us back 20 years Five California Communists had convictions overturned and new trials ordered for nine The second ruling voided labor official John T Watkins contempt of Congress conviction with Justice Clark dissenting in both cases Watkins refused to testify before HUAC in 1954
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Alelwheail
Euubazvoru Leswin
Len Jenner
R-Ind
Smith and
Jenner
California
Warren
Subcommittee
Watkins
Un-American Activities Group
Un-American Activities Committee
Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe
Miller
U.S. District Court
Congress
New York
Smith
U.S
Justice Harlan
The
Majority
Congressional
Sinclair to Boost Fuel Prices After Wage Hike
Sinclair Refining Co announces a two tenths of a cent per gallon price increase on all gasoline kerosene and distillates plus a five cent per barrel rise in residual fuels in its 36 state marketing area. The hikes aim to offset higher labor costs after a six percent wage increase under a new AFL CIO union agreement signed June 14. The two year agreement covers wage boosts improved benefits vacation and holiday pay.
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New York
Sinclair Refining Co
Sinclair
Afl-Cio Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers International Union
General Rowell Defends Roswell Armory Board Account
Brig. Gen. Fred G. Rowell denies irregularities in Armory Board finances. He says the board did not loan 4300 dollars to the Security Finance Co. and that its funds were cleared with a May 1956 transfer to the state treasurer. The $4300 is described as a fund under the Roswell Wrestling Council, a separate entity.
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Roswell Armory Board
New Mexico
Security Finance Company of
Roswell
Fred G. Rowell
Hartman
Neil Addington
Santa Fe New Mexican
Addington
National Guard
New Mexican
Security Finance Company
General Rowell
State Armory Board
Robert J. Owen
Armory Board
Owen
First National Bank
Robber Lectured By Bakery Clerk In Miami
A would be robber entered a Washington Avenue bakery and handed a note claiming a gun. The clerk Mrs. Tilly Na del explained the money belonged to her employer and lectured the robber on crime before he fled as bystanders approached.
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Miami
Fla
Washington Avenue
Tilly Nadel
Drunk Driving Cases Target Police Action
A law and order roundup highlights several intoxication related offenses. Raymond P. Padilla 29 was fined 185 dollars for DWI. Lewellyn Ryder 67 paid 195 dollars for DWI and no driver license. Manuel Montoya 28 faced 250 dollars for DWI and driving while license revoked. A theft report notes four tires stolen from the state highway department and a 1956 Pontiac owned by Mrs. B. E. Brown recovered. A 19 year old man was held for car theft investigation. Mitchell Implement Co reported a break in with deskm probe and a Coke machine theft of two dollars.
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Law and Order
Raymond P. Padilla
S. Elm Ave
Lewellyn Ryder
N. Union Ave
Manuel Montoya
S. Main St
Tommy ‘Thompson
State Highway Department
Carlsbad
Firestone
B. E. Brown
Sheriff's Office
Mitchell Implement Co
Parachute Flap Raises Alarm At Portales Water Tower
An opened parachute flapping in the wind atop Portales water tower sparked speculation. Water department employee John Reeves climbed the tower and found the harness buckled to the railing. The chute bore U.S. Army markings and is an obsolete surplus type. The rip cord ring was found beneath the tower.
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Portales
John Reeves
Water Department
U.S. Army
Navy to Honor Goddard with Indian Head Power Plant Dedication
The U S Navy to dedicate its new Goddard Power Plant at Indian Head Maryland on June 25 in honor of Dr Robert H Goddard pioneer rocket researcher who worked near Roswell He will be honored in ceremonies attended by his widow The plant is the Navy s first high pressure centrally controlled electric and steam generating facility
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U. S. Navy
Robert H. Goddard
Roswell
Indian Head
Navy
Dr. Goddard
Dr. Goddar
Roswell Museum
Goddard
Naval Factory
Maryland
Navy Powder Factory
America
U. S
Nius
Worcester
Mass
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James E. O’bannon
Bob W. Hail
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Nevada Skies
Derrick
Ingram B. Pickett
Joint Board of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harold Waggoner
Albuquerque
APEX
Duncan A. McLeod
Herb Reynolds
Amarillo
Harold Hefner
Hill Lines
O. Russell Jones
Roy B. Adams
Navajo Freight Lines
Ellers
Ers
Communist China
Gen. Rowell
By Hank Smith
New Mexico National Guard
Ed Hartman
R. H. Goddard
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