New Commander Named for 39th Bomb Squadron at Walker AFB
Lt Col Lee McClendon assumed command of the 39th Bomb Squadron at Walker AFB replacing Lt Col William R Norton who moves to SAC Has with the Office of the Inspector General. McClendon, with 19 years nine months service, has flown B 29 B 36 and B 52 aircraft and served as a US Air Force Exchange Officer in England from 1949 to 1950. He and his wife Mary Elizabeth Dunton reside at 13 Langley Place, Walker, with sons David Lee and Paul Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee McClendon
Walker Air Force Base
William R
Norton
SAC
Inspector General
McClendon
Chillicothe
Texas
Handley High School
Ft. Worth
Arlington State Caleyington
Texas A&m
Cimmaror Field
Oklahoma
Saipan
USAF
Royal Air Force
Lincoln
England
MacDill
Castle
Carswell
Walker
Col. McClendon
Mary Elizabeth Dunton
David Lee
Paul Allen
McClendon's
Langley Place
Justice Agency Probes Goldfine Finances and Politicians
Justice Department reportedly investigates the financial net worth of a dozen political figures tied to financier Bernard Goldfine. Sherman Adams is named among those examined. Adams says he will not comment. The inquiry seeks to determine if Adams’ wealth matches his statements about no payments from Goldfine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
Bernard Goldfine
Clark Mollenhoff
Minneapolis Tribune
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Port
Sherman Adams
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Lancaster
Adams
Mollenhoff
Justice
Goldfine
Divorces Filed for Woods and Allen Couples
Divorces filed in two separate actions list Roger B. Woods and Frances Pearl Woods, along with Doris Allen and Albert T. Allen as the respective parties seeking dissolution of marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger B. Woods
Frances Pearl Woods
Doris Allen
Albert T. Allen
Unions Seek Action Over Sea Crew Bargaining Rules
Curran moves to file unfair labor practice charges as unions demand union crews on ships with foreign flags. Dispute centers on foreign flag crews earning lower wages versus U.S. flag ships. Early strike impact appears limited with fuel stocks ample and several major oil firms unaffected. New York reports no immediate sailings though overseas travel is expected to rise.
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Curran
Institute
U.S
Esso
Sncory Mobil
Sun
Atlantic
New York
Kennedy Back Treated Again During Va Weekend
President Kennedy’s back was treated again on Saturday as the White House said he is getting along fine. He spends the weekend with his family at Glen Ora estate in Virginia while remaining on crutches yet in good condition and expected to return to Washington Sunday night or early Monday.
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Middleburg
Kennedy
White House
Glen Ora
Virginia Horse Country
Washington
Capital
Youth Is Injured As Car Overturns Near Roswell
Tommy Medina 19 of Abiquiu New Mexico was injured in a one car crash 38 miles north of Roswell at 6 30 p m Saturday. State Policeman Bill Jenkins said Medina drove off the wrong side of the highway. the car overturned twice and a half times traveling 223 feet down the bar ditch. He was taken to Eastern New Mexico Medical Center for possible chest injuries and lacerations.
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Tommy Medina
Abiquiu
N.M
Roswell
Bill Jenkins
Medina
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
Sales and Service Tax Fight Reaches Capitol
Mayor Leo T. Murphy of Santa Fe and the New Mexico League of Municipalities push for league intervention in a dispute over the 2 percent sales and service tax. He cites $50,000 to $60,000 monthly losses to New Mexico schools from federally backed suits against the tax on government contracts. White offered no position but suggested contacting the U S District Attorney in Albuquerque. About $2 million in such taxes are in escrow pending a settlement. The New Mexican plans to attend an International Union of Local Authorities meeting before returning home.
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Washington
Leo T. Murphy
Santa Fe
New Mexico League of Municipalities
Murphy
Byron
Whizzer) White
New Mexico
White
Municipal League
U. S
Albuquerque
International Union of Local Authorities
Soil Water Zone Meeting in Roswell Featuring Five Speakers
The Zone VI annual meeting of the New Mexico Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts occurs Wednesday at Olen F Featherstone farm, northwest of Roswell, with five morning and afternoon speakers, a farm equipment demo, and elections after speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Olen F. Featherstone
Roswell
R. G. Bird
Vernon S. Stagner
First Christian Church
J. Lewis Merritt
State Association
Nickson Hotel
Dave Bartlett
SCS
R. A. Young
Albuquerque
George Worley
Pack Foundation
University of New
Featherstone Farm
Mace Launching Is Successful
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP reports a Mace B guided missile launched successfully on a 1000 mile Atlantic range flight. The weapon altered course and altitude per its inertial guidance system, reaching 1000 to over 40000 feet to evade countermeasures with deployment planned in Okinawa later this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Atlantic
Okinawa
Former Roswell Resident Mamie Butler Dies in California
Former Roswell resident Mamie Butler died Wednesday in California. She was the daughter of the late Captain C. W. Haynes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Mamie Butler
Roswell
Capt. C. W. Haynes
Twain buried in El Mira New York cemetery
Samuel Clemens better known as Mark Twain is interred in El Mira New York, with local records noting his burial site and the lasting historical significance of the author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Clemens
Mark Twain
Elmira, N.Y
Berrellez Tells of Stay In Notorious Cuba Prison
AP Havana staffer Robert Berrellez recounted his 25 day confinement in La Cabana fortress after the failed April 17 Cuban invasion. He described harsh conditions and a Cuban lawyer dying from inadequate medical care, with 181 rebel soldiers and a university faculty held there. He was released May 12 and left May 19.
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Berrellez
Cuba
TAOS
Robert Berrelez
Associated Press
Havana
New Mexico Press Association
Roger Tatarian
United Press International
New York
Vi Murphy
Longmont
Colo
la Cabana
Castro
Tatarian
West
Russia
China
United Nations
Soviet Union
Supreme Court of Colorado
Murphy
Colorado
First World War Flying Reunion Slated in Ohio
The Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson AFB Ohio will host a World War I flying reunion for U S airmen June 24 to 27. Walker AFB officials will seek cooperation with nearby bases for airlift, but only retired or reserve members will receive airlift. Contact Walker Information Office at extension 690 or 691 for more details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force Museum
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
U. S
Walker Air Force Base
Information Office
Walker
Man Walks On Top Of Car In Parking Lot Incident
Police seek a person who walked across the hood trunk and roof of Melvin Elkins at 401 S Kansas Ave on Thursday night The culprit also tied a knot in the car aerial before fleeing The incident occurred in the LaCima Bar parking lot and authorities are investigating for an unknown suspect
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Elkins
S. Kansas Ave
LaCima Bar
Man slashing incident leaves Garcia injured at St Marys
Charlie Garcia of 715 E. Tilden St was treated at St Marys Hospital early Saturday for cuts on his left arm. Police said they had not determined who slashed Garcia or how the assault occurred after several stitches were needed to close the wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Garcia
E. Tilden St
St. Mary’s Hospital
Garcia
John Wayne comparison and Chandler career arc detailed
Chandler built a rugged lead persona in outdoor dramas and Westerns, rejecting pretty-boy looks. His Cochise role in Broken Arrow boosted his status but boxed him as an Indian chief. A WWII veteran, he returned via radio and film, earning Oscar nods and later roles in Jayhawkers Ten Seconds to Hell and Thunder in the Sun, with a 1959 divorce from Marjorie Hoshelle and two daughters.
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Page One
John Wayne
Marlon Brando
Burt Lancaster
Chandler
Cochise
Feagin School of Dramatic Art
New York
Pearl Harbor
Aleutian Islands
Hollywood
Dick Powell
Eve Arden
Miss Brooks
Marjorie Hoshelle
Jamie
Dana
Roswell Graduate Named Dean at Lubbock Christian College
H Kenneth Rhodes, a 1949 Roswell High School alumnus and former minister, was appointed Dean of Men at Lubbock Christian College in Lubbock. He will continue teaching history and Bible while assuming administrative duties. Rhodes holds a BA in Bible from Harding College and an MA in history and religion from Eastern New Mexico University. He is married to Carolyn Poston Rhodes and has two sons.
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Lubbock
H. Kenneth Rhodes
Roswell High School
Lubbock Christian College
Rhodes
LCC
Harding College
Search
Ark
Eastern New Mexico University
Portales
N.M
Churches of Christ
Artesia
Elida
N. M
Rocky Ford
Colo
Oklahoma University
Norman
Okla
Carolyn Poston
Maury City
Tenn
Brent
Kent
Final Rites Set For Mrs. Jackson
Martha Ella Jackson 67 died Saturday at Walker AFB Hospital after a lingering illness. A Roswell resident of nine years she lived at 3702 Bandolina Dr. She is survived by three sons including S Sgt Joseph Jackson of the 6th Combat Support Group at Walker AFB one daughter one brother and three sisters and seven grandchildren. Funeral services 2 p.m. Monday at Ballard Chapel with Chaplain Glenn Jude officiating Burial in South Park. Connell Taylor to provide special music with Mary Jane Ballard at the console Pallbearers Wallace Bradperry Jack W Wilson Clifford Allen and Earl Tankersley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Ella Jackson
Walker Air Force Base Hospital
Pickup Fire After Trash Load Ignites Near Walnut Street
Early morning incidents report a false alarm at Mountain View School at 1:35 a.m. A pickup parked in the 400 block E Walnut St caught fire around 4:30 a.m while loaded with trash. Fire crews responded to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain View
Walnut St
Auto Recovered: Stolen Car Recovered Near Roswell Garage
Police recovered a car stolen from St. James Parsons area on Friday night after it was abandoned near the Roswell city garage. Officers say the theft occurred on the 100 block of South Main Street between 8 30 and 11 30 p m and the vehicle was recovered around 4 a m Saturday morning.
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St. James Parsons
WAFB
Roswell
S. Main St
Commission urges major changes in financial machinery
A private, well credentialed commission urged sweeping reforms of money and credit in the United States. The 20 member group proposes presidential standby power to cut taxes in a recession, automatic tax-rate adjustments, and broad reforms touching the Fed, Treasury, banks, pension funds, and housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Cormier
Washington
Commission On Money and Credit
Ford Foundation
White House
Congressional Commission
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Savings and
Congress
Committee For Economic Development
Wagile Frazar B. Wilde
Thevat Connecticut General Life Insur Ciance Co
Hartford
Commission
Savings and Loan
U. S
Federal Reserve
Roswell Woman Weatherford Rites Slated
Funeral services for 68 year old Willie Girture Weatherford will be held Monday at 3 p.m. from the Mason Chapel in Roswell where she resided for 20 years after moving from Lamesa Texas in 1941. She died Saturday in Osteopathic Hospital. She is survived by her husband W A Weatherford three sons Raymond LeRoy and Alvie a brother Fred Eakins a sister and nine grandchildren. Burial will be in South Park Cemetery. Mason's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Willie Girture Weatherford
E. Hoagland St
Mason Chapel
Osteopathic Hospital
First Methodist Church
South Park Cemetery
Mason’s Funeral Home
Easter Funeral Rites Slated for Terry Easter
Funeral services for Terry S. Easter are set for 2 p.m. Monday at the Ruidoso Methodist Church with Rev. Edward Ditterline officiating. He is survived by his wife Lela Easter of Ruidoso, two daughters, one brother, and his mother Eva Zimmerman Easter of Del Paso, California. Casket bearers are Ronald Bowser, Richard Bowser, John Winniford, Roy Lager, Wayne Wantiez, and Richard Wantiez. Interment will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Mason Funeral Home in charge.
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Terry S. Easter
Ruidoso Methodist Church
Edward Ditterline
Methodist Church
Easter
Lela Easter
Ruidoso
Eva Zimmerman Easter
Delpaso
Calif
Ronald T. Bowser
Richard C. Bowser
John T. Winniford
Roy Lager
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Justice Agency
Capitol
NMPRC
Eagle Nest Lake
Red River
Carpenter Nursery
Orchard MA
Roswell High Graduate
Mrs. Jackson
ALL American Marble CO
State of
Sunshine
Frank C. Melfi
FILON
U.S. Bureau of Standards
Hamilton
S.E. Main
Roswell, N.M
Fiberglass Engineering and Supply Division
Sawmill Rd
N.W
City Builder's Supply CO
Artesia, N.M
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