No Rape Mayhem in Wilmington School Skewered
Robert C Ruark reflects on a Wilmington North Carolina public school in his youth describing strict discipline and tough teachers. He contrasts a 1950s era town with aggressive crime in cities while lamenting systemic flaws and cultural shifts since.
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Wilmington
N.C
Carrie Mae Knight
Clyde Something
Clyde
Cassius Clay
Miss Knight
Mitzi Gaynor
Bernice Dominick
Cyd Charisse
Miss Martin
Miss Struthers
Famine warning prompts new look at US agricultural chemicals
The column argues for cautious use of pesticides amid global hunger risks and a growing US population. It cites Dr. Hollis S. Ingraham advocating benefits of pesticides where useful while remaining alert to dangers, urging reason over hysteria. It also previews coverage of Bobby Baker investigations and South Carolina figures in Washington.
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Russia
United Nations
United States
Hollis S. Ingraham
New York State Department of Health
Washington
John McMillan
D-S.c
Bobby Baker
Bobby
McMillan
Florence
S.C
House District of Columbia
South Carolina
Pickens
Frontpage News
Ralph Hill
Greenhorn
Greensea
Baker
Don Reynolds
Lamar
Reynolds
D.C
National Guard
D. C
Senate
William McLeod Jr
McMillan-Reynolds
State Department
Berlin
Congressman McMillan
McMillan Reynolds ties draw reports across D C and NM
A tangle of alleged dealings links McMillan to Capitol vending ventures and aid to Reynolds. The plot includes loans, secretarial roles, and a web of influence spanning Washington D C, Roswell, and Albuquerque with oil and PIC groups, plus a jail-break bill proposal and other local items.
Time to retire Inside the State Capital
Governor Campbell vetoes a school appropriation provision limiting salary increases and forcing a five per cent unbudgeted reserve. The article frames the veto as a curb on special interests while noting the governor's oil and gas connections and past positions. It highlights political intrigue and ties between Campbell and industry leaders, with references to Greer and Moxey.
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Santa FE
Jack Campbell
Fred Moxey
New Mexico Oil and Gas Assa
Sen
al Greer
Farmington
Associated Press
Greer
Campbell
New Mexico Oil and Gas Assn
Moxey
Texas and Pacific
Oil and Gas Association
New Mexico
Roswell council defers shopping center zoning for 90 days
Editorial argues the Roswell city council should not rush to halt all commercial development for three months while downtown revitalization plans are drafted. It supports a neighborhood center and warns against excessive zoning that harms free enterprise, noting regional centers could threaten downtown growth.
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North Roswell
Roswell
Don Anderson
Wilshire
Max Littell
New Mexico
West Texas
Cotton yield report for Chaves county in 1938
AAA statistics released by Melvin Mitchel show an average cotton yield of 501 pounds per acre across 22,500 acres in Chaves county. Total production reached 11,569,502 pounds or 23,139 bales, based on 1938 figures.
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Chaves
AAA
Melvin Mitchel
ACP
Spy Mysteries Unveiled by Col Vernon Hinchley
A review of Spy Mysteries Unveiled from Dodd, Mead by Colonel Vernon Hinchley questions the author’s insider credentials while detailing sensational claims. It suggests the book blends fiction with purported behind the scenes espionage and includes provocative assertions about Gary Powers, Burgess, and Maclean.
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Col
Vernon Hinchley
Dodd, Mead
Roswell Daily Record Staff and Circulation Details
The Roswell Daily Record lists Jimmy Cox as Advertising Manager Albert A Stubbs as Managing Editor R M Higginbotham as Business Manager and provides subscription rates for local and out of area delivery The paper is published weekdays in Roswell New Mexico with specific office and postage details and AP news dispatch use rights.
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Area Petroleum Industries Committee
Chaves
Eddy County
Albuquerque
Joe Palmer
NMPIC
PIC
Roswell
Palmer
Boone Macaulay
New Mexico
Associated Press
Focal News
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Robert C. Ruark
New York
Charles Cogen
United Federation of Teachers
Miss Williams
Drew Pearson
Shadow
Jack Anderson
Hill
Capitol Vending Co
Capitol
Clayton Gasque
Gasque
District of Columbia
AL Stubbs
Betty Champion
Joan Harvard
Dorothy Barker
Desk
Derrick Club
Fred Dilley
Angels
Mark
Dallas
Dallas Times Herald
George Parkhouse
Texas
Sen. Parkhouse
Jimmy Dean
Fort Stanton
Las Cruces
Sam Lamb
Department of Game and Fish
Agricultural Research Service
New Mexico State University
New Mexico Experiment Station
Bureau of Land Management
Lamb
Game Department
NMSA
Dothan
Ala
Aou
Will Harrison
Book Review
Brotherhood
Gary Powers
Burgess
Maclean
Jimmy Cox
Albert A. Stubbs
R. M. Higginbotham
Trade
North Main Street
Roswell, N.M
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