City backs 1700 Walker housing units at base
City Council endorses 1700 homes at Walker Air Force Base under the Capehart Act. Chamber of Commerce and realtors approve with reservations. Meeting at Nickson Hotel. Music trucks trial permit granted to J E Sparkman with a 30 day test. Debate over Roswell Walker bus line cited funds and ownership. Recreation council faces pool transport issues from John W Hall Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Air Force Base
Bonn
Iqpvl
Cuuicl
Culuily Cuilimimd Siuers
Chamber of Commerce and Realtors Board
Chamber of Commerce
Nickson Hotel
J. E. Sparkman
Albuquerque St
Roswell - Walker
Ray Izard
Morgan Nelson
Izard
Hondo Park
Recreation Council
Roberts
John W. Hall Park
Max Shepherd
Judge Orders End to Picketing at Mountain States
Dist. Judge C C McCulloch issues injunction barring picketing at the Mountain States Telephone Co in Farmington causing telephone workers to return to duty. The union had picketed McBride Construction Co construction of an addition to the phone building, and pickets were removed from the front while workers on the addition continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmington
Dist
C. C. McCulloch
Mountain States Telephone Co
Telephone Company
Union Trades Council
McBride Construction Co
Roswell Armory Board Loan Review Delayed
Atty. Gen. Fred Standley said the review of a $4,300 loan from the Roswell Armory Board to Security Finance Co will take about a week due to other higher priority matters. Assistant AG Fred Calkins warned possible irregularities in fund handling, noting Roswell officials may have lacked full knowledge of the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
Fred Standley
Roswell Armory Board
Security Finance Co
Standley
Asst
Fred Calkins
Orioles power past American League foe with 17 runs
In a high scoring game, Baltimore plated 17 runs while Fischer Staley Derrington LaPalme and Lollar powered the offense. Kansas City and Washington also posted late rallies as Ramos McDermott Trucks and host teammates homered.
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Baltimore
Fischer
Staley
Derrington
LaPalme
Lollar
Lees
Ginsberg
Triandos
L—Fischer
Kansas City
Washington
Urban
McDermott
Trucks
Host
Smith
Ramos
Clevenger
Courtney
W—Ramos
L—Mcdermott
Staying in Bed Profitable on Cloudy Days
Harold Wynn, 30, recounts a rough day in Dallas. He slipped into a mud puddle, ripped his shirt on a steel window, then faced a sequence of vehicle collisions involving three buses while awaiting police. Total damages reached 700 dollars, partly insured.
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Dallas
Harold Wynn
Wynn
Gang Fight Ends With Youth Killed in Amarillo
A late night drive-in melee involving three Latin-Americans and five Anglo youths ended with the death of 19 year old Glen E. Cornelius of Amarillo. Police arrested Gene Fujuado Ernest Ocana and Guadalupe Martinez, all 19 or 17, amid ongoing questioning of four Anglo youths.
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Amarillo
Glen E
Jerry) Cornelius
Lloyd Sheffield
Cornelius
Gene Fujuado
Ernest Ocana
Guadalupe Martinez
Ramarillo
Wiley Alexander
Walker AFB Plans Charity Fiesta After Fund Drive
Plans for Walker Air Force Base Recreation and Welfare Fund Drive moved forward with a definite date for the annual Fair and Charity Fiesta. The five day Fiesta runs July 31 to August 4 following the drive’s main weeks July 1 to 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Air Force Base
Nine Girls Enter Dairy Princess Contest in Roswell Event
Roswell Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts the second annual dairy princess contest with nine nominees ages 16 to 19. The program airs on KSWSTV from 6 to 6 30 PM with Kay Kizer, 1956 champion, certifying the winner. Prizes include state and county scholarships and bonds.
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Roswell
Ann McEvoy
Maurice McEvoy
W. Deming St
Charlotte van der Leest
Ssgt
Albuquerque
Bernalillo
Sandoval
New Mexico couples slow as blood test law cuts June weddings
A new 1957 law requiring blood tests before marriage licenses took effect June 7, slowing New Mexico weddings. Delay ranges from two hours to five days, with eastern and western border counties largely unchanged while northern and southern areas report sharp drops. Some couples obtain tests in advance in neighboring states to avoid delays.
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Gallup
Portales
Clovis
Border Counties
New Mexico
State Health Department
Liska Dias
San Juan
Colorado
Utah
Albuquerque
Hoffa Trial Delay Denied by U.S. Appeals Court
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to issue a delay in the conspiracy bribery trial of James R. Hoffa, Midwest leader of the Teamsters Union.
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Washington P
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
James R. Hoffa
Midwest
Teamsters Union
Former Bakery Workers Union President questioned by Senate panel
James G. Cross a former pan greaser and fruit cook who became head of the Bakery Workers Union testified again before the Senate Backets Committee about alleged misconduct in office.
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Washington
James G. Cross
The
Bakery Workers Union
Senate
Backets Committee
Franklin D Roosevelt crippled by steam blast at sea
The aircraft carrier Franklin D Roosevelt limped into Jacksonville after a pump exploded aboard, spraying live steam and causing two deaths and five serious injuries among the crew. The incident followed a previous accident within two months.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lightning strikes twice kill two guardsmen at Fort Bragg
Severe storms at Fort Bragg North Carolina last night killed two National Guardsmen and knocked over soldiers described as falling like bowling pins. The incident occurred within ten minutes on the Army paratrooper base with rescue teams responding to the scene.
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FT. Bragg
N. C.P
Israel Warns Egypt Over Aqaba Gulf Blockade Plan
Jerusalem reports Israel warned Egypt against attempting to blockade the Gulf of Aqaba using three submarines newly acquired from the Soviet Union.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Egypt
Gulf of Aqaba
Soviet Union
Britain detonates third hydrogen bomb in Pacific tests
Britain announced the successful detonation of its third hydrogen bomb yesterday, marking the completion of its current nuclear test series in the Central Pacific.
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London
Britain
Central Pacific
Death toll rises in Atlantic tanker collision off Brittany
The crash between an American owned tanker and a Greek freighter off Brittany raises the death toll to 13 with another sailor reported missing. Rescue operations continue as crews comb the scene for survivors.
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Brest
France
Brittany
First National Wins Roswell School Bond Bid
The First National Bank won a $500000 bid for Roswell School District bonds at 2 percent interest with par plus accrued, plus an $11 premium. Other bids ranged from 3.49 to 4 percent, with premiums up to $18, yielding district net interest costs between $96,084 and $107,737. The district expects $20,470 in interest savings over ten years and will use the funds for a new junior high on East Bland Street.
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First National Bank
Roswell
Coy Burkhead
Kirchner, Ormsbee, Wiesner, Inc
Denver, and Commerce Trust Co
Kansas City
Roswell State Bank
Quinn and Co
Albuquerque
Lucas, Eisen and Waeckerle
Boettcher and Co
Denver
Zahner and Co
George K. Baum and Co
Coughlin and Co
Burkhead
H. F. Allred
East Bland Street
Officials Say This Must To Stop Tests
Washington officials stated the United States would accept a test moratorium only as part of a broader disarmament plan including production limits and stockpile reductions. President Eisenhower said details were essential and a suspension could not stand alone without inspection to verify mutual compliance.
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Washington
U.S
United States
Presint Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhwer
Eisenhower
Russia
Senators Take Stands On Humphrey Stock Questions
Senate debate over Treasury Secretary Humphrey's stock gains continues as Gore calls the increases evidence of who benefits from Eisenhower era monetary policy. Humphrey filed January 1953 holdings and a Hanna Co. stake, with values climbing to about 12.6 million. Carlson defends the market growth as proof of economic health amid ongoing Finance Committee scrutiny.
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Washington
Sen
Gore
D-Tenn
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Finance Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Byrd
D-Va
Treasury
M. A. Hanna Co
Hannaco
Hanna Coal & Ore Corp
Carlson 'Tr Kan
Comptroller Seeks Telephone Records in National Guard Probe
Santa Fe reports state Comptroller Ed Hartman subpoenaed more telephone records in the inquiry into financial irregularities in the adjutant general's office. He notes new personal calls billed to the state by National Guard personnel and says over 45 dollars of such calls were charged to the adjutant general's number in checks from February 10 to May 10, 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
State Adjutant General's
Ed Hartman
National Guard
Adjutant General
Demonstrations Highlight Lake Arthur 4-H Livestock Club Meet
The Lake Arthur 4-H Livestock Club met at the high school building for a Monday demonstration event. James Parker demonstrated making an economical sheep blanket from grass feed sacks, while Bob Pate showed how to sit and groom a dairy calf for show and displayed gear for top condition. Jimmie Cook's name was added to the membership list amid talks of demonstrations projects and a summer camp. Visitors included Don Bowman and Mr. Cook with his small son. supervision came from Ray Pate and Jim Bowman, the club leaders.
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Lake Arthur
James Parker
Bob Pate
Parker
Pate
Jimmie Cook
Don Bowman
Mr. Cook
Small Son
Ray Pate
Jim Bowman
Kissing Wife in Court prompts $5 smacking by judge
In Fulton Superior Court Judge F E Andrews in Atlanta fined a soldier husband $5 after he slapped his wife while spectators watched. The judge described the scene in the Domestic Relations Division and noted the two kisses observed on the front row.
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Atlanta
F. E. Andrews
Fulton Superior Court
Andrews
Lightning kills New Mexico girl in Kirtland tragedy
Ten year old Jenifer Diswood of Kirtland was struck and killed by lightning while playing on a metal irrigation pipe. A brother and sister were burned on the hands from the bolt as they touched the pipe about 100 feet away. The father and another man worked nearby in a hay field as the incident occurred.
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Kirtland
Jenifer Diswood
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Turley
Berra
American Dairy Assn
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Price Dairies
John W. Gibson
Don Rose
Ray Fincham
Mildred Latini
Kenneth Head
John Scholl
Bob Nordstrom
Brad Prince
Edith Schulmeister
Maurice Martin
Floyd Kearns
Associated Press
Las Cruces
Iaton
Hagerty
Comptroller
Charles Borland
Mary H. MacDonald
New Mexico A&m
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