Lincoln sked memorial notes recall old Lincoln County era
Pioneer lawmen gather in Lincoln New Mexico to dedicate a restored courthouse and recount frontier days. Gov Mechem and Brice lead a ceremony with 200 in attendance and reminiscences of Billy the Kid and early Lincoln County justice.
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Lincoln
New Mexico
Capitan Mountains
Lincoln County
Billy the Kid
Charles Brice
Roswell
New Mexico Supreme Court
Edwin L. Mechem
Edwin Mechem
Las Cruces
C. Roy Anderson
Carlsbad
George Harris
W. T. Scoggin
Hiram Dow
J. Frank Mahill
U. S
Dee Harkey
Brice
Harkey
Southwest
Clark Hust
Cowman
Mahill
Don
Mechem
Dow
Carrizozo
Thousands of Catholics march in New Mexico Corpus Christi rites
Arch bishop Edwin V Byrne led processions in Santa Fe and Albuquerque with 7000 and 5000 to 6000 participants respectively. Worshippers from as far as 100 miles joined the events as bells rang and prayers were spoken in multiple languages. An El Paso crowd of about 15000 marched from St Patrick's Cathedral to Sacred Heart Church.
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New Mexico
Edwin V. Byrne
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
America
Somgirls
Christain Brothers
C. C. Scheeppner
Sigmund Charches
el Paso
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Sacred Heart Church
Vaughan Goes on Trial In N. M. Desert Slaying
Marvin Holton Vaughan a 33 year old West Virginian goes on trial for murder in the slaying of Amos Burgess in the desert between Lordsburg New Mexico and Deming New Mexico. The case features two jail breaks and a dramatic eight by ten inch escape hole. Vaughan's lawyer says the defendant suffers amnesia and may have been subjected to a truth serum test conducted in El Paso.
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Vaughan
N. M
Lordsburg
Marvin Holton Vaughan
Arizona
Desert
Here
Deming
FBI
Grant County
Robert Tunnell
St. Louis University
Hidalgo County
Amos Burgess
Burgess
Midland
Tex
Ruby
Las Vegas
Nev
Tunnell
A. W. Marshall
el Paso
Lake Arthur School Superintendency Change Likely
New Mexico's Pat Sweeney says the Lake Arthur school board plans not to renew Herbert Whatley's contract. John Havener, Lake Arthur High basketball coach, is expected to be named successor. Sweeney notes a petition to retain Whatley and that a full State Board report is forthcoming.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Lake Arthur
Pat Sweeney
Herbert Whatley
State Board of Education
Whatley
Sweeney
John Havener
Lake Arthur High School
Chhosen
Noithing
Mrs. Gertrude Dills Dies in Santa Fe
Mrs. Gertrude Dills widow of Lucius Dills died early this morning in Santa Fe after a months long illness. She helped organize the First Methodist Church here and served as Past Worthy Grand Matron of the Eastern Star. Her body will be returned to Roswell today for funeral arrangements at Westrum Mortuary with a later complete announcement.
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Gertrude Dills
Lucius Dills
Santa Fe
First Methodist Church
Eastern Star
Roswell
Westrum Mortuary
Weather Summary From United States Weather Bureau
Reading at 3 hour intervals from 2 p m yesterday to 11 a m today shows highest 94 and lowest 69. Precipitation none in 24 hours to 11 a m today. year to date 2.97 inches. Forecast calls for increasing clouds, little change in overall weather. high today 96 and low tonight 65. Sunrise 4 49. sunset 7 11. day length 14.4 hours.
Nine Cases on Police Court Blotter and Fines
Nine cases appeared in Police Court with fines totaling 260 dollars by the first hour. Catherine Walker Peterson, 41, faced a 150 dollar DWI charge, address 2005 W Juniper St, along with three drunkenness, two public intoxication, vagrancy, indecent exposure and fighting cases.
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Catherine Walker Peterson
W. Juniper St
Six Desperate Convicts Slay Two Men in Escape Attempt
Six convicts stormed the Kansas State Prison visitors room forcing hostages including two children to the administration building. Guard supervisor Fred Kenaga was killed. guard Andy Hollinshead and others opened fire as the convicts surrendered. Warden Edmondson led the response and said charges would include first degree murder for Kenaga.
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Lansing
Kan
Kansas State Prison
Fred Kenaga
Andy Hollinshead
Lawton Ray Collins
Kansas City
William Henry Farber
Gage
Okla
Donald E. Davis
Sturgis
M‘ch
Emmett May
Topeka
Xan
Robert Leroy Knight
Picher
James Tarr
U.N. Seeks Cease Fire in Guatemala
The United Nations Security Council unanimously calls for a cease fire in Guatemala and urges member nations to withhold aid. The Soviet Union vetoed a move to refer the complaint to the OAS, while Guatemala seeks OAS aid to halt mercenary incursions and U.S. involvement is disputed.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Guatemala
Associated Press
Ack Rutledge
Guatemala City
U.S
Neuvatepeque
Jutiapa
Macuelizo
Puerto Barrios
Acapa
Arbenz
France
Marne River
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
U.N
Soviet Union
Organization of American States
Council
Columbia Broadcasting System
Flora Lewis
London Daily Express
Honduran
Asquipulas
Jocotan
Quezantepeque
Morales
Bananera
Col
Carlos
N.Y
OAS
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Nicaragua
Carlos Castillo Armas
Government of the
North
United States
U.S. State Department
Fruit Company
Tapachula
Mexico
Mexico City
Mexican Air Force
Carlos R. Bergunza de Victoria
Brazil
Colombia
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Intruders Hit Beaty's Laundry Again
Police arrested three 18 year old suspects after a 12 35 am break in at Beaty's Steam Laundry 109 E Deming St claiming to have a large bundle of clothes. Earlier two 15 year olds were caught on the roof of J C Penney 313 N Main St the night before they admitted breaking into Beaty's. A Cadillac theft in Dallas and a Clovis burglary were noted with possible links under investigation by Chief Thompson and officers. Suspects named Elrich McCauley Johnny James Jackson Willie D Upshaw.
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Beaty
E. Deming St
Tommy Thompson
J. C. Penney Co
N. Main St
Clovis
Dallas
Thompson
Elrich McCauley
Johnny James Jackson
Willie D. Upshaw
Smith Seeks Continued Push for Peace in Indochina
In Washington Walter Bedell Smith returns from Geneva with a pledge of a sincere patient effort to negotiate an Indochina peace. He blames inflexible Communist opposition for no Korea settlement and notes plans for British cooperation on an international Southeast Asia center. He also discusses Mendes France's new government and possible concessions to Reds.
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Washington
Walter Bedell Smith
Southeast Asia
Indochina
Smith
Korea
Britain
Churchill
Eisenhower
Geneva
United Front
Pierre Mendes-France
Reds
Paris
United States
United Nations
Film on It's Everybody's Business at Roswell C of C Breakfast
The Technicolor animated film It's Everybody's Business will be shown at the Roswell Chamber of Commerce breakfast. Tom V. Watson, manager of the Southwestern Division, will present the 22 minute film at 7 30 am at the Nickson Hotel. Reservations are urged before Tuesday afternoon.
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Roswell
Tom V. Watson
Southwestern
Chamber of Commerce
Grandmother Valedictorian Leads YMCA High School Class
Anita Karoll, 44, valedictorian at Central YMCA High School, is a red haired grandmother and student council president. She also serves as secretary of the senior class and chairman of the YMCA world service committee, planning to study at Northwestern University.
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Central Y.M.C.A. High School
Anita Karoll
New Mexico Traffic Fatality Rises to 162
The state reports 162 road deaths after Aubrey Basil Page 39 of Los Angeles dies in a one car crash on U S Highway 280 five miles north of Deming. Police say Page fell asleep at the wheel, ran off the road and overturned. he died instantly.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Aubrey Basil Page
Los Angeles
U. S. Highway 280
Deming
Page
Landy Breaks Four Minute Mile In Turku Record Run
Australian miler John Landy clocked 3:58.0 to shatter the four minute mile barrier becoming the second ever to do so. He also set a world best 1500 meters mark of 3:41.8 at Turku Stadium following his previous 4:01.6 mile efforts in Turku.
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Turku
Finland
John Landy
Roger Bannister
England
Oxford
Landy
Perfect Patient H S Truman Sits Up After Surgery
Former President Harry S Truman, 70, is in satisfactory condition after an emergency operation for appendectomy and gall bladder removal. He sat up briefly and is expected to leave the hospital in about 10 days if all goes well.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research Hospital
Wallace Graham
White’ House
Truman
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