Windowless Schools Gain National Attention in New Mexico
Windowless schools already in use in Hobbs Roswell and Artesia are set to be described at the American Association of School Administrators meeting in San Francisco. The concept blends comfort cost efficiency and safety like bomb shelter features. Roswell architects planners and local superintendents led the project with feasibility studies guiding design.
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Hobbs
Artesia
American Association of
San Francisco
Roswell
Frank Standhardt
H. F. Allred
Charles Mills
Vernon Mills
New Mexico
Venereal Disease Rise Forces Public Health Action
The piece notes a nationwide 200 percent rise in venereal diseases over three years, with New Orleans up 818 percent between 1955 and 1959. In 1960 Chaves County reported 126 gonorrhea and 61 syphilis cases. New Mexico totals were 1916 gonorrhea and 1039 syphilis. Public Health Service urges education and carrier cooperation to reduce cases.
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United States
March Reader’s Digest
Washington
Boston
Houston
San Francisco
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Chaves
New Mexico
Democrats Lose Open Primary Edge In Governor Fight
Santa Fe Democrats clash over open primary reforms as they seek to regain the governorship. The piece traces party splits since 1938, noting pivotal primaries and Mechem’s victories, plus a pattern of open primary battles weakening the Democrats and influencing appointments like UNM regents.
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Santa FE
Demos
House
Fd Mechem
John Burroughs
Mechem
Joe Bursey
Bryan G. Johnson
UNM Board of Regents
Johnson
Albuquerque
John J. Dempsey
Governor Mabry
Tchem
Paul Robinson
Albuquer
Harrison
Venezuela’s Drive to Build a Middle Class Amid Slums
Washington columnist notes Caracas contrasts luxury hotels and expensive clubs with the hilltop shanties below. Betancourt’s reform shifts focus to housing and land, using self-help blocks for 2.5 million acres and home construction by families, aiming for a growing middle class. Castro’s example spurs reform across Latin America.
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Officers’ Club
Enrique Tejera
Caracas
Venezuela
South America
Romulo Betancourt
Castro
Latin America
Betancourt
Cuba
Perez Jiminez
Workers Federation
Ocean Front
United States
Magdaleno
Maracay
Midcentury by John Dos Passos review
Dos Passos long novel blends fiction and social critique on labor corruption in mid century America. Portraits of Eleanor Roosevelt Walter Reuther Jimmy Hoffa John L Lewis F D Roosevelt Harry Bridges and others frame three main characters Blackie Bowman Terry Bryant and Jasper Millican as a harsh panorama of a nation slipping from ideals toward coercive power and deceit. The book aims to shock and provoke with episodic life scenes and a concluding call to readers to judge the era by their own orientation.
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John Dos Passos
Houghton Mifflin
Dos Passos
Sam Goldwyn
Marx
Freud
Eleanor Roosevelt
Walter Reuther
Jimmy Hoffa
John L. Lewis
Franklin D
Blackie Bowman
Seaman
Hobo
Veterans Hospital
Terry Bryant
Jasper Millican
Muliron
Milliron
Bryant
America
Boulder Dam contract ends as government halts project
The federal government terminates its largest contract amid final payments totaling 54.4 million dollars for Boulder Dam and its vast power facilities. The 165 million Boulder Canyon project still awaits completion with work ongoing.
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Boulder City
Nev
Boulder Dam
Boulder Canyon
Record Corrections on Tax, Road Funds and Agencies
Albert Stubbs notes corrections to past reports on Pecos Valley Cottonseed Oil Mill tax effects, clarifying county ad valorem taxes remain, and updates on the oil mill cooperative ownership. He expands on Chaves county road fund finances, detailing erratic license tax revenue, monthly cash flow, and a move toward a cash basis.
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Pecos Valley
Chaves County
Nellie Floyd
Valley
Loving
Roswell
Chaves
State Board of Finance
Space travel diet plan and life support ideas from Dr Van Dellen
The article discusses future astronaut life support, including miniature Earth ecosystems, algae for oxygen, dehydrated foods, and recycling of water and carbon dioxide. It notes fuel and weight needs, with three to five day missions weighing less than thirty-two pounds of food. It also covers Dr Van Dellen's policy on inquiries and non diagnosis.
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Van _ Dellen
Earth
Air Force
Air Research and Development Command
Ferysipelas
Ovarian cysts can be painless for many women
A woman may have an ovarian cyst without pain. Pain is not the most common symptom unless the cyst is large or twists. Menstrual disorders are more often present in such cases.
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V.I
Geriatric pills debated by C C opinion writer
A columnist argues against universal use of geri atric pills for over forties. They say only those with unbalanced diets excessive drinking or absorption related GI issues need supplements, and many people in their forties could benefit from common sense rather than routine pills.
Allergies and Desensitizing Shots Discussed by Mrs M
Mrs M addresses whether injections help a person who develops allergy cords. She states that shots given to allergic individuals to desensitize them against offending agents can be valuable.
Baths Relax Muscles in Rheumatism Relief
A medical note states that daily baths are not bad for rheumatism. A warm bath relaxes muscles improves circulation and eases distress, suggesting baths can provide relief without harm.
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Nec
Todays Health Hint Hich blood pressure can be reduced
A health column offers simple actions to lower high blood pressure. It highlights daily habits such as reducing salt intake increasing fruit and vegetable consumption and engaging in regular exercise to help manage readings. Regular monitoring with a clinician is advised.
Roswell Daily Record Subscription Rates and Address
Roswell Daily Record outlines advance subscription rates in Chaves County by mail and to other counties and states in the Roswell and trade territory by carrier. Delivery details per month three months six months and one year are listed. newspaper is published weekday evenings except Saturday and Sunday morning at 424 North Main Street Roswell New Mexico.
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County Commission
Santa Fe
Chaves County
Chaves County Road Fund
James Vandewart
Ed Hobson
W. Jack Rodden
Chaves
Roswell
Trade
North Main Street
New Mexico
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Albuquerrque
Alvin Stockton
Pickett
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Model Finance
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Book Review
New Mexico Military Institute
Cahoon Armory
Chiaramonte
S. Cain
West Texas State Teachers’ College
Curtis Hill
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Retarded Children’s Agency
Working Mothers’ Day Nursery
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