Mrs Burgess Tells Story Of Murder
Lordsburg case features Mrs Burgess the sole witness as Marvin Vaughan faces murder charges. State witnesses include Sheriff Dick Richards, Sheriff Ed Darnell, and Capt. Billy Patterson who arrested Vaughan in Midland. Burgess describes fear during transport and the search for the body.
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Mrs. Burgess
Lordsburg
Marvin Vaughan
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Dick Richards
Hidalgo County
Ed Darnell
Midland
Tex
Billy Patterson
Vaughan
Amos Burgess
Arizona
ENMU athlete injured in Ruidoso Skyride accident
Bill Don Engman, 21, Eastern New Mexico University athlete, was injured at the Fidoso Skyride mountain top terminal in Ruidoso. He crawled to a telephone for help as doctors were rushed in by jeep and a stretcher had to be carried down a steep incline with up to eight people assisting.
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Ruidoso
Bill Don Engman
Eastern New Mexico University
Roswell Man Convicted in Retail Liquor Tax Case
A federal jury convicted Henry Bush of Roswell yesterday of conducting retail liquor business without paying government taxes. He faces sentencing on Tuesday.
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Roswell
Santa FE
Henry Bush
Weather Summary from United States Weather Bureau
Readings show temperatures from 2 pm yesterday to 11 am with highs near 100 and a low around 65. Forecast calls for afternoon clouds then clearing, hot high near 100 and a low around 65 tonight with a 14.4 hour day length. Precipitation remains negligible for today and month to date.
Conferees Meet In Bern On Indochina Peace Effort
French Premier Mendes France and Red China's Premier Chou En Lai held a private session in Bern to discuss endgame options for Indochina. The talks followed Chou’s arrival from Geneva where the nine power Geneva meeting is to resume tomorrow.
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Bern
Switzerland
Pierre Mendes-France
Red
China
Chou Enlai
Indochina
Chou
Geneva
Mendes-France
Paris
New Delhi
India
Nehru
Paul Ely
Jean Chauvel
Britain
Anthony Eden
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Peiping
Truman Shows Steady Recovery After Surgery
Former President Harry S. Truman continues to improve after the emergency gall bladder and appendix operation three days earlier. Dr. Wallace Graham reported he sat up for about 20 minutes twice yesterday and may walk today as part of his progressive recovery.
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Kansas City
Harry S.truman
Wallace Graham
McKee Bids Low on Ft Bliss Shop Construction
The Engineer Corps says Robert E. Mc Kee of El Paso was the apparent low bidder at 430 200 for an artillery and field maintenance shop at Ft Bliss. The government estimate stood at 507 541. R D Lowman of El Paso bid 442 332.
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McKee
Albuquerque
Engineer Corps
Robert E. McKee
el Paso
Ft. Bliss
R. D. Lowman
Indiana U Astronomer Counts 900 New Asteroids
Dr. Frank K. Edmondson announced at the American Astronomical Society meeting that about 900 new asteroids or pip-squeak planets were found in a five year search, with some previously lost bodies rediscovered. He said work will map orbits to aid future spaceship navigation and hazard avoidance.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Indiana University
Frank K. Edmondson
American Astronomical Society
Edmondson
Baseball Scores Phillies Beat Cleveland In Nine
The Philadelphia team scored 2 runs in the final inning to defeat Cleveland 7 6. Trice and Robertson pitched for Philadelphia with Lemon and Hegan handling Cleveland’s lineup.
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
Trice and Robertson
Lemon and Hegan
Milwaukee and New York battle in NL game
Milwaukee lugs five runs on eleven hits while New York scores two nine men left on base. Wilson and Jolly share duties with Crandall Gomez Jansen Konikowski and Westrum noted for the Mets.
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Milwaukee
New York
Wilson
Jolly
Crandall
Gomez
Jansen
McCall
Konikowski
Westrum
Love named new assistant district attorney in Chaves County
Jack Leman Love 27 a University of New Mexico graduate and World War II Navy veteran was appointed the assistant district attorney in Chaves County by District Attorney Pat Hanagan. He has practiced in Lovington for a year after working as an insurance claims adjuster in Albuquerque. Love earned a law degree in 1952 and is a Lovington native married with three children.
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Jack Leman Love
University of New Mexico
Chaves County
Pat Hanagan
Lovington
Albuquerque
Love
The
State University
Jacqueline
Katherine
Carl
Robert J. Barrett
Lordsburg
Honduras Reports Night Raid Bombing in Town
The Honduran Foreign Ministry said mystery planes bombed Santa Rosa de Copan, a key road junction near the Guatemalan frontier, with no casualties stated. Guatemala accused Honduras and Nicaragua of aiding an invasion and pressed the U.N. for an urgent session while OAS leaders suggested heavier Soviet meddling. Col. Carlos Castillo Armas moved his command to Esquipulas and said the conflict targets the Guatemalan government, not its people.
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Honduras
Tegucigalpa
Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz
Guzman
Foreign Ministry
Santa Rosa de Copan
Nicaragua
New York
U. N. Security Council
Council
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
United States
Organization of American States
U.N
Western Hemisphere
Carlos Castillo Armas
Esquipulas
Arbenz
City Council Breakfast Session Planned at Nickson Hotel
The regular weekly breakfast meeting of the City Council will be held at 7 30 a.m. tomorrow in the Nickson Hotel.
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Nickson Hotel
Jencks and Mine Mill Members to Serve Sentences
The New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed contempt of court sentences for Clinton Jencks and five Mine, Mill and Smelters Workers' Union members. They must be remanded to Grant County sheriff custody. Jencks faced a prior perjury conviction in a federal El Paso case after denying Communist ties.
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Jencks
Santa FE
The
New Mexico Supreme Court Today
Clinton Jencks
Hanover
Grant County
el Paso
Lin da Jo Lee Sues Ira David Lee for Divorce in District Court
A divorce complaint titled Lin da Jo Lee versus Ira David Lee was filed yesterday in the District Court seeking dissolution of marriage. The action names both spouses and requests court intervention for provisions and support as applicable.
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Linda Jo Lee
Ira David Lee
Santa on a scooter inspires faith in a boy named Barry
Barry Carter four to 711 North Missouri Avenue received a bright red scooter for his birthday but it was stolen. A motorcycle patrolman found the broken pieces, welded and painted the scooter red, and returned it to Barry who refused payment. The officer, credited as Santa in blue uniform, remains a hero in Barry’s eyes.
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Santa Claus
Barry Carter
Barry
Santa
B. C. Carter
Missouri Ave
George Gunther
Damages Sought After Roswell Auto Collision
Frank Mosher of Albuquerque sues Malcolm L. Roberts for 417.87 dollars in a district court filing over a Sept 26 1951 collision on the Old Road in Roswell. Mosher claims the Roswell driver Atkinson was negligent.
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Frank Mosher
Malcolm L. Roberts
Mosher
Albuquerque
Roswell
Robertson Atkinson
Legislature Report Sees Low Voter Interest in Utility Control
Jack Holmes of the New Mexico Legislative Reference Service notes an astounding lack of voter interest in a legislative committee report on utility control. The report, released two weeks ago, includes a proposed amendment to regulate and control public utilities in the state.
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Santa FE
Jack Holmes
New Mexico Legislative Reference Service
Nichols to Pakistan for four week ag training survey
Dr. Robert A. Nichols, director of agriculture at New Mexico A&M College, left for Pakistan for four weeks to survey possibilities of creating an agricultural training program at the University of Sind. A cooperative agreement may follow if feasible.
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Las Cruces
Robert A. Nichols
New Mexico A&m College
Pakistan
University of
Airmen Nabbed Again Holloman Base
Airman Charles Goad Glasgow Ky and Airman Henry Neidhardt Keaner La were rearrested after escaping the base stockade Monday night. Officials would not disclose why they were originally held and an investigation is underway to determine how the escape occurred.
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Holloman Air Force Base
Charles Goad
Glasgow
Henry Neidhardt
Keaner
Fire Hits Twice On West Second Street
West Second Street saw two fires last night and today. At 7:38 a.m. firefighters were called to the Dairy Queen at 701 W Second St where syrup on a hot plate boiled. Trucks 1 and 4 responded. 450 feet of hose were laid but not needed. A standby call to 1112 W Second St Cactus Court reported an electric motor on a refrigerator causing smoke but no fire.
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West Second Street
Dairy Queen
Second St
Roswell
Cactus Court
Human Eyes Vulnerable to A-Bomb Light
Four doctors from Randolph Field Texas reported that the first flash of an atomic explosion can heat ocular fluids to steam, causing a localized retinal explosion. They tested on rabbits at Nevada tests and warned viewers of a solar eclipse to use smoked glass.
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San Francisco
School of Aviation Medicine
Randolph Field
Tex
American Medical Assn
Victor A
Heinrich W. Rose
Paul A. Gibis
Nevada Desert
Death claims longtime Quay County resident Mrs Roberts
Mrs. S. D. Roberts, 80, who lived long in Quay County, died yesterday after a nine year illness. Survived by five sons Berva of Las Vegas New Mexico Cecil of El Paso and Ralph Jewel and Ruel of Tucumcari.
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Tucumcari
S. D. Roberts
Quay County
Berva
Las Vegas
N. M
Cecil
el Paso
Ralph
Jewel
Ruel
Crowning of San Juan Fiesta Queen Follows High Mass
A Solemn High Mass for St. John the patron saint opens the three day San Juan Fiesta. Margie Vigil will be crowned fiesta queen after mass at St. John's Church. Dinners, booths, and luminarias mark the celebration with a procession at 7 p.m. and a queen's ball at the Ave Maria Center.
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St. John
San Juan
Regis Carpel
Ist. John’s Church
E. Hendricks St
Ave Maria Center
E. Bland St
Mexico
Hendricks
Grand
Albuquerque
Lincoln
Luminarius
Queen's Ball
Beto Villa
John F. Russell
St. John’s Church
Church of Margie
Ave Marie Center
Margie
Des Moines Faces Worst Flood Since 1947 Emergency Evacuations
Des Moines river levees leak as the Des Moines River surpasses 26.7 feet, threatening 10 square blocks and prompting evacuation of about 200 people. National Guardsmen reinforce dikes while sandbags pile up. Officials warn if dikes fail, 20 percent of the city could flood and 1,000 to 4,000 residents homeless.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Raccoon
Weather Bureau
National
Joseph van Dreser
Republicans Predict Gains in Congress
Leonard Hall the Republican national chairman predicts the GOP will pick up seats in both houses in November citing good economic prospects and public support for Eisenhower's program. He said Democrats backing the president still face a solid opposition as Congress votes.
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Albuquerque
Leonard Hall
Congress
Eisenhower
Hall
Steel Strike Possible If Talks Fail
David J. McDonald, president of the CIO United Steelworkers, aimed to secure a new contract within a week as the current deal neared expiration. A strike could begin at midnight next Wednesday when the present contract ends.
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Pittsburgh
David J. McDonald
CIO
United Steelworkers
Governor Mechem Urges Pacific Northwest Pipeline Office Location
Santa Fe notes Gov. Mechem wired C. R. Williams, president of Pacific Northwest Pipeline Corp., urging full consideration of New Mexico advantages in locating the new field office. The firm recently gained authority to build a pipeline from the San Juan Basin to the Northwest.
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Santa FE
Mechem
C. R. Williams
Pacific Northwest Pipeline Corp
New Mexico
San Juan Basin
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