25 Jun 1953
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1953
Page
1
A personal representative of President Eisenhower, Walter S. Robertson, arrived in Seoul with an urgent message to urge President Syngman Rhee toward a quick truce on Allied terms. Robertson will meet Rhee in a pivotal face-to-face talk amid pressure for unity.
Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson travels to Texas to study drought impact firsthand as farmers and ranchers face the nation’s harshest Southwest drought. He will attend the American Cotton Congress in Lubbock and meet county drought committees while officials warn of widespread damage across Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana.
East Berlin authorities prepare a mass demonstration led by party bosses for Mitte Friedrichshain and Kopenick as Soviet controlled police oversee approval. The regime warns ringleaders face punishment after recent uprisings with 29 executions and new life sentences. Patrols reinforce security while evacuations of striking workers’ families unfold near Cottbus.
Temperatures recorded from 2 p.m. yesterday to 11 a.m. today show a high of 105 and a low of 69 with precipitation trace in the last 24 hours. Sunrise is 4 51 and sunset 7 09 with a 14 3 hour day. Forecast calls for swelling cloudiness with little rain and cooler tonight. slightly warmer tomorrow with highs near 90 and overnight low around 58.
President Eisenhower is unsettled by the Tom Lyon case as new disclosures show Lyon drew a $5,000 pension from Anaconda Copper and opposes the federal mine safety law. Interior Secretary McKay asked for Lyon’s withdrawal amid bungled background checks and Senate testimony. Watkins of Utah defends the nomination and questions preoffice investigations.
John W. Knorr, former chairman of the state Republican committee, says reports he is seeking the GOP state chairmanship are groundless. He supports the central committee electing its own chairman and notes the governor previously elected the chairman.
The event opens Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. at Fair Park with crowded classes narrowed by the afternoon competition. Regular events resume at 7 30 p.m. tomorrow, featuring the charity show’s schedule.
The 1953 New Mexico traffic toll rose to 169 as a Roy man died in a one vehicle wreck near Melrose. Police blame excessive speed for the fatal crash.
India's Prime Minister Nehru urged an immediate United Nations General Assembly session to address the breakdown of the Korean truce and seek a path to restore ceasefire negotiations.
Charles Tiny Kinsey, 32, weighing 725 pounds and 5 feet 11 inches, married Beverly J. Hankinson, 24, a nurse from Bothwell Ont. Kinsey tipped the scales at 725 pounds while his bride weighs 162. he wore a size 23 shirt and stands four inches taller. Kinsey, once billed as the world’s largest Eagle, had just returned from a West Virginia FOE tour.
President Eisenhower issued an executive order to review about 134000 federal positions to determine which will no longer be under Civil Service protection. The move could allow the administration to place its appointees in positions freed from protection, with about 66000 jobs in the United States and 68000 overseas affected. Veteran employees remain protected.
Yesterday four couples received marriage licenses in Lubbock and surrounding areas. Woodrow Collins, 35, and Myrtle Collins, 34, both of Lubbock. Elmo Robinson, 35, from San Angelo, and Eula Madron, 28, of Hope.
Chinese forces launch a massive 11 000 man drive on the Western Front near Yonchon 40 miles north of Seoul. reports say up to a division engaged with heavy artillery while East Central Front attacks widen the line near Capitol Hill. Far East Air Forces commander Gen Weyland commented as fighting rages on the war’s fourth year amid talks in Seoul.
City Manager C M Woodbury told council during breakfast at the Nickson Hotel that 100 plus degree days strained the water system. He cited a pump outage reducing pressure and noted air conditioners and lawn watering as drains. Alderman Tyner urged conservation and discussed appeals versus fines without a firm solution.
A city petition for immediate entry on 19 property tracts tied to a street paving project was set for 9 a m July 15 before Dist Judge George T Harris. The suit alleges failure to agree on proper compensation and lists numerous defendants including Samuel J Powell and Leona Ellis. The city filed complaint, motion, order and three maps labeled Exhibits A B and C with the court.
John R. Christie, a self confessed strangler, was found sane by an Old Bailey jury and sentenced to death after conviction for murdering his wife Ethel. He admitted killing six other women in a decade of sexual hysteria. The verdict followed an 82 minute deliberation.
Cleveland defeats Boston 15 to 4 behind Houtteman and Hegan as Parnell Kinder Grissom Freeman and White contribute in a 11 run ninth inning. shaky Boston pitching and late scoring implode the matchup.
The Federal Reserve Board cut reserve requirements to boost bank lending by about 5.78 billion dollars, enabling the Treasury to borrow five to six billion in the next three months. Secretary Humprhey stressed the move does not signal a retreat from hard money policy, with limited, near-term loosening to meet heavy reserve demands.
In Los Angeles two premature newborns totaling 7 pounds 13 ounces were reported in good condition. The twins, born yesterday to 22 year old Elizabeth Autera, wife of an aircraft worker, weighed 3 pounds 13 ounces and 4 pounds one ounce. The mother is well.
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