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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1953
Page
2
Washington report describes Syngman Rhee as tough and willful, striking at allies who favor stopping fighting and pursuing Korean unification through negotiations. The piece notes his defiant stance keeps Korea at the center of international tension and risk.
Betty Jean Smith a former Roswell art teacher now living in Denver competes as a candidate for Queen of Colorado the state's Miss Universe entrant. First eliminations are set for Wednesday with the final on July 4 at Denver University stadium.
Clark in Tokyo meets with Rhee aide Murphy and Briggs as discussions focus on terms of repatriation. Pyun Yung Tai warns no mass prisoner releases unless Indian troops and anti communist brain washers stay out. Escape attempts rise to 27 160 overall with 100 Chinese prisoners fleeing Pusan facility. Walter Robertson travels to Korea as Dulles signals U S commitment to truce. Switzerland India and Sweden offer to join the repatriation commission alongside Poland and Czechoslovakia.
In Lubbock Texas residents complain that loud ice cream truck chimes disturb sleep and prompt debates over city ordinances banning amplification. After enforcement and silence, citizens question how to hear arrivals and lament the quiet.
Brewster Nebraska, a village of 69 residents, forgot its 1953 city election. Officials said there were no contests, the current village board remains in place for another year, saving about $25 in election costs.
In Benson Arizona a ranch employee found the remains of a 125 dollar heifer at Jim Finley’s Dragoon ranch. The calf was beaten to death with an iron bar and a broken whiskey bottle damaged its shoulder. Range Deputy Pete Haverty arrested a 67 year old Texas transient who was committed to the Arizona State Hospital.
Mayor Louis Lowry, who took on a retail sales manager post for an oil company in Moose Jaw, told the city council he was ready to continue in his duties. He noted his dual role would not hinder his mayoral responsibilities.
A city street begins as Avenue General Charles de Gaulle, switches to Avenue President Wilson after several blocks, then becomes Avenue Georges Clemenceau, and finally branches to the right as Avenue Josef Stalin.
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