Cordiner pay reforms urged to save billions in defense budget
Lawmakers are urged to pass the Cordiner proposals to revamp military pay and basing it on ability not time in service. Advocates claim reforms could cut costs by up to five billion dollars by 1962, reduce training losses, and raise combat capability while potentially ending the draft.
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Congress
Senator Symington
Senator Goldwater
van Zandt
Representatives Udall
Ralph J. Cordiner
General Electric
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Cordiner Committee
United States
Roswell
WAFB
Mechem seeks court fight over highway board nominees in New Mexico
Gov. Ed Mechem aims to have the state Supreme Court decide the status of his nominees to the highway commission, seating Charley Williams and Stuart MacArthur and clarifying the constitutional provision. Attorney General Standley opposes, while Albuquerque lawyers doubt the case’s merit. Ralph Jones’s resignation creates a potential void and a possible forum for resolution. The piece notes political dynamics, timing, and a courtroom showdown as the legislature and courts may settle the dispute.
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Santa FE
Ed Mechem
State Highway Commission
Albuquerque
Fred Standley
Mechem
Charley Williams
Gallup
Stuart MacArthur
Wagon Mound
Ralph Jones
Senate
Jones
Supreme Court
Democratic Commission
Democratic Board of Finance
Treasury muddle and Navy cutback raise beltway worries
Washington column notes George Humphrey exits as Treasury sec amid a fiscal crisis with Bond issues failing and shortfalls looming through summer. Navy closes Elizabeth City base to target budget cuts while Bonner fights for anti Navy pressure. Meany accuses GE welfare fund mismanagement amid White House yacht debates and Ike era Pentagon excess.
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Eisenhower
George Humphrey
Treasury
Randolph Burgess
National City Bank
Henry Morgenthau
Burgess
Alexander Hamilton
the Treasury
Elizabeth City
N.C
District of North Carolina
Herbert Bonner
House
Merchant Marine and Fisheries ‘Committee
Navy Department
Elizabeth City Naval Base
Afl-Cio
George Meany
General Electric
John Callahan
Metropolitan Life Insurance
G. E
Philip Reed
Metropolitan Life
White House
Williamsburg
Defense Department
Pentagon
Potomac
Ike
The
Marine
Joe Smith
Cat Andrews Air Force Base
TV wrestling viewed as art by a summer bachelor
The columnist laments TV excesses and praises wrestling as the only true art on screen. He recalls a Washington show featuring Skull Murphy versus Big Heart, a chaotic three-man melee, and a second match with Dr. Graham and Professor Roy Shire versus Skaaland and the Great Scott, noting the carnage but few bruises.
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McLean
Dombey and Son
Charles Dickens
WCTU
Red Skelton
Washington
Maae
Cowboy Rocky Lee
Jerry Graham
Roy Shire
Blondine
West
Arnold Skaaland
Scott
Doc
Scott and Company
Skaaland
Government air conditioning costs soar in federal buildings
The Orlando Sentinel notes that next year Washington federal buildings will be air conditioned at an estimated $41.85 million, while the Agricultural Research Service spends about $100 million annually studying issues like fat in human nutrition.
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Washington
Agricultural Research Service
Orlando
Fla
Sentinel
Driverless Car Stunt Sparks Dash and Exclamations
A car rolled down the street without a driver as a man dashed from the sidewalk and jumped in. A second man emerged from the back, breathless, shouting that he was low on gas and planning to push the car to a gas station.
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Miller
Hooch
Iourt
Santa Fe
Memphis Press
Scimitar
Astronomer Disputes Nuclear Faith in Earth’s Longevity
A Jackson Miss State Times quote notes an astronomer predicting the earth will endure a million years more yet doubts nuclear and rocket science’s power and questions human belligerence, reflecting skepticism about mankind’s control of catastrophe.
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Jackson
Miss
State Times
Eastern NMU group sparkling at NM Press Association event
Albert Stubbs group from Eastern New Mexico University with Roswell students Steve Henderson and Joanne Wolf entertained at the New Mexico Press Association convention in Santa Fe. Performances occurred at an outdoor luncheon and the climax banquet on Saturday night.
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Eastern New Mexico University
Roswell
New Mexico Press Association
Santa Fe
Steve. Henderson
Joanne Wolf
Joanne
ED Cole
Artesia
New Mexico
Press Association
Rep
Jack Campbell
New Mexico druggists pricing trends discussed
The piece notes most New Mexico pharmacists follow a price schedule from the New Mexico Pharmaceutical Association and pricing formulas are common. It contrasts US practices with a 1960s American Mercury claim about formulad pricing. USC graduate Lawrence Goodell Jr. earned an AB, with Herbert Hoover Jr. as commencement speaker.
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New Mexico
New Mexico Pharmaceutical Association
American Mercury
United States
Lawrence Goodell Jr
University of Southern California
Herbert Hoover Jr
Army medic reenlists for four years
M Sgt. Raymond H. Rockrow age 35 husband of Hildegard M. Rockrow Route 2 reenlists in the Regular Army for four years and will serve with the Army Medical Corps. Mid-Day Lions were scheduled today to pick delegates to the Lions International convention in San Francisco.
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Raymond H. Rockrow
Hildegard M. Rockrow
Army Medical Corps
San Francisco
Unified Body Thoughts From A Sneeze
A Raleigh News and Observer remark notes a sneeze tests overall body unity as muscles pull from spine to nose. The quote reflects on how a single sneeze reveals interconnected physical strain.
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Raleigh News and Observer
Medical Notes Cover Nail Disease Barber Injury And Vitamin A Doses
Dr. Van Dellen answers disease prevention questions while warning against personal diagnosis. Reports describe a diabetic woman with overgrown toe nails causing pain after neglecting care. A Leeds barber’s hand injury from embedded hair bristles highlights occupational risk. High vitamin A intake at one million units daily caused itching dryness hair loss and joint pain in a healthy subject.
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England
Michael C. Oldfield
General Infirmary
Leeds
Does arterial hardening cause brain degeneration
The writer explains that hardening of the arteries can contribute to brain deterioration but notes no direct correlation between the extent of arteriosclerosis and mental status. The brain is described as never truly softening, despite the term used for degenerative aging.
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C. W
What Causes Stop Bed Up Bile Ducts
A tiny gallstone that moved from the gall bladder is the most common cause. Other possibilities include blockage from inflammation or a malignant growth.
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G. H
Varicose Veins Question and Treatment Leaflet
Mrs. M asks if varicose veins cause phlebitis and suggests treatment. The note invites sending a stamped self addressed envelope to obtain a leaflet on varicose vein conditions and care.
More Birthmarks Seen More in Girls Says Mrs L
Mrs L states birthmark prevalence favors girls with about two of three cases occurring in females. She notes the birthmark pattern appears more often in girls than in boys.
Roswell Daily Ad Rates and Delivery Terms
Roswell New Mexico newspaper lists subscription rates in advance by mail for Chaves County and surrounding areas. It details motor route delivery per month and weekly weekday evening and Sunday morning publishing from 424 North Main Street, with historic note of May 10, 1903 and AP affiliation.
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Chaves
Deiadpesa
New Mexico
Roswell
Trade
North Main Street
Rees Kee
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WPA
PWA
Federal Reserve
NAVY
Atlantic
Congressman Bonner
Fredrick Othman
Murphy
Big Heart
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
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Sameton
Albert Stubbs
Fred Moxey
New Mexico Oil and Gas Assn
Wyoming
Moxey
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Yellowstone National Park
Lasteek
Yellowstone
IOCC
Hiram Dow
OICC
DR. van Dellen
van Dellen
Charles W. Gray
William B.dean
Iowa City
Roswell Baily
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Albert A. Stubbs
E. Cox
Lynn W. Croissant
Associated Press
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