Midget and Giant Meet in Accident injures Youth
A 1951 Crosley rear ended a parked 1953 Chevrolet two rail truck in the 700 block of South Missouri at 10 40 am yesterday. Passenger Jimmy Dudley 15 suffered a forehead cut and was taken to Marshall Clinic. Drivers Jimmy Huston 17 and Bernie L Harris 23 are identified as Crosley driver and truck operator.
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Missouri
Crosley
Jimmy Dudley
Walnut St
Marshall Clinic
Jimmy Huston
M. S. Huston
Bernie L. Harris
E. Country Club Rd
K. Gaston
Police warned to spot atomic weapons smuggling
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover urged nationwide police to watch for two types of bombs that could be smuggled into the United States. The warning, approved by President Eisenhower, described sphere and gun-barrel devices, noting plutonium or uranium and a potential 530 pounds would fit in a softball.
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Nations
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Hooover
Eisenhower
U. S. Customs Service
New York Times
Hoover
Partisan clash at Philadelphia press conference
National party chairs Leonard Hall and Stephen Mitchell met in Philadelphia for a joint press conference and dinner. They sparred on McCarthy, the economy, and the next election while urging broader citizen participation in government.
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Philadelphia
America
Steve
Leonard W. Hall
Len
Stephen A. Mitchell
Committee of Seventy
Hall
Mitchell
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Knowland
Ferguson
Eisenhower
Children Burn To Death at Home in Warsaw
Three Hyde children died when a flash fire tore through their small frame house in Warsaw while parents Ira and Mrs Hyde worked. Dorothy 14, Brenda Bernice 2, and Robert Lewis 7 months perished. Charles 7 escaped unharmed as a gas stove explosion is blamed.
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Warsaw
Ind
Ira Hyde
Dorothy
Brenda Bernice
Robert Lewis
Charles
Senate Debates Chavez Seat Ruling After 1952 Election
Senate Democrats reject a Republican bid to water down a resolution voiding the Chavez Hurley race. The panel cites voting irregularities but offers no proof Chavez influenced the disputed election. If Chavez is removed New Mexico would face a special election or replacement by the governor.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Chavez
New Mexico
Chavez
Patrick J. Hurley
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Sen
Hennings
Dmo
Morse
Oregon
Chavez-Hurley
Edwin Leechem
Cordon
Rore
Nitro Blasted Gas Well Is Afire Again
Three amateur uranium hunters stranded for two days near the Navajo Reservation were found unharmed and led to help. They walked ten miles to a ranch for assistance while searches continued for others missing. In Hobbs area, Sinclair Oil Barber No. 13 gas well southwest of here reignited, with rigs destroyed and nitro operations planned to control the blaze and gas flow.
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Window Rock
R. J. Wilson
Farmington
N. M
Duane Becker
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Chinle
Ariz
Wilson
Ganado
Wilson Construction Co
Ft. Defiance
Maurice Wilson
Ft. Defiance Plateau
Sinclair
Jal
Monument Gasser
Continental Oil Co
Bell Lake Unit
Rank Wildcat
Myron Kinley
Kinley
Houston
Monument
Hobbs
Bell-Lake Unit
Tulsa
Okla
Firemen Respond to Trash Fire at 1800 N Michigan Ave
Roswell firemen rushed to 1800 N Michigan Ave at 5:55 p.m. to a trash fire spreading flames against a shed. The blaze was out on arrival. Station 2 answered the call and the crew returned to Station 2 at 6:05 p.m., ten minutes after the alarm.
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Roswell
Michigan Ave
Albuquerque Commission Candidates Filed for April Vote
A total of 17 candidates filed for three Albuquerque City Commission posts by the filing deadline. The election is scheduled for April 6.
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Commission
Albuquerque
Texas Senate approves bill banning Communist party
A Texas Senate committee votes unanimously to advance legislation that would outlaw the Communist party in the state. The move reflects growing anti communism sentiment in state government.
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OKAYS
Austin
Tex
Senate
Communist Party
Texas
Local Weather Summary From United States Weather Bureau
Temperatures recorded from 2 PM yesterday to 11 AM today show a high of 77 and a low of 49 with normal for the date at 68. Precipitation for the 24 hours ending yesterday was none. Expect occasional clouds and windy conditions with a high near 83 today and a low around 45. Cooler tomorrow with a low near 37. Sunrise 5 58, sunset 12 2 hours.
Calloway Taulbee Named Artesia High Principal
Calloway Taulbee is appointed Artesia High School principal starting Aug. 15 succeeding Travis Stovall who becomes superintendent of schools at Clovis. Taulbee has 22 years teaching experience across Ohio Kentucky Portales and Carlsbad and holds degrees from Ohio State Colorado College and Eastern Kentucky. He and his wife have three children. Stovall will lead Artesia as superintendent and is president of the New Mexico Education Association.
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Mutual Concert Association
Portales
Chamber of Commerce
Taulbee
Mike
Sandra
Bill
Stovall
Clovis
Artesia
New Mexico Education Association
Howard Stroup
Artesia Board of Education
Crosswhite Case May Reach Jury in Texas
A grand jury may be asked next month to consider charges against Naomi Crosswhite a 19 year old Clovis New Mexico housewife accused of harboring fugitive Norman Davenport last December Davenport who was wanted for escape from an Oklahoma prison was recaptured and sent back to jail Crosswhite appeared in federal court on bond and will not be tried until an indictment is returned by the grand jury in Wichita Falls Texas remains free on a 100 dollar recognizance bond
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Crosswhite
Wichita Falls
Tex
Naomi Crosswhite
Clovis
N. M
Norman Davenport
U. S. Dist. Atty
Floore
Davenport
Oklahoma
Chaves Appears to Clinch New Mexico Senate Seat
Senator Chaves of New Mexico appeared to clinch the Senate seat as Republicans push a bid to declare the seat vacant over alleged irregularities in the 1952 election. Democratic lieutenants reported all 48 members on hand, while Republicans had three absentees ahead of a later vote.
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Washington
Chaves
D-N.m
New Mexico Senate
ARC Membership Renewals Sought in Red Cross Drive
Will C Lawrence drive chairman asks all Red Cross volunteers and members to mobilize for renewed membership in Chaves County. Goal is 6000 members and 17246 dollars. 4773 members and 17070.67 dollars have already signed up and contributed.
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Red Cross
Will C. Lawrence
Chaves
Lawrence
Chaves County
Holm Bursum Seeks Socorro Mayor Post
Republican governor candidate Holm Bursum runs for his old mayoral seat in Socorro backing the Greater Socorro ticket. His opponent in Socorro has not yet announced, while Alvin Stockton of Raton challenges him for the gubernatorial nomination.
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Socorro
Holm Bursum
Bursum
Greater Socorro
Alvin Stockton
Raton
Roswell
Chaves County
Death by Knife Wounds Verdict in Jiminez Case
Beatrice Jiminez, 38, died after being struck and slashed in Virginia Beach. Fred S. Aragon was held without bond for district court action after a coroner's inquest and preliminary hearing conducted by Justice R Perry Bean. State witnesses included Roswell officials and a knife and broken bottle were introduced as exhibits.
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Fred S. Aragon
District Court
R. Perry Bean
Aragon
Beatrice Jiminez
R .Perry Bean
Justice Bean
Pat Hanagan
Paul Snead
Charles Montgomery
William
Bill) Ballard
Don Weiberg
James Beard
Tommy Thompson
Roswell
Virginia
Justice Court
Roy Burnett
M. D. Hurley
T. N. Maples
Robert Davis
A.E. Guss
G. W. Caywood
Roswell Baker Named Albuquerque Bakers President
Roswell Gene Reischman of Roswell was elected president of the Southwest Bakers Association succeeding John Chiordi of Albuquerque.
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Roswell Baker
Albuquerque
Gene Reischman
Roswell
The
Southwest Bakers Assn
John Chiordi
Earth Tremors Felt in Verona No Damage Reported
Light earth tremors were felt in Verona, Italy early today and no damage was reported. Local authorities did not issue warnings and there were no injuries noted.
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Verona
Italy
Air Force denies secrecy on flying saucers and hazy reports
A Pentagon spokesman rejected claims the Air Force hides saucer evidence. Pan Am pilot Bill Nash said objects sighted between New York and Miami appeared highly intelligent and brighter than coastal lights. Officials note over 80 percent of reports are identifiable, 10 to 15 percent hoaxes, with remaining cases needing more physics knowledge.
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Washington
Air Force
Bill Nash
Pan American World Airways
Greater Miami Aviation Assn
United States
Nash
New York
Miami
Norfolk
Newport News
Tifere
Pentagon
Rain Prospects Rise Across Eastern New Mexico
A slow drizzle over the past two days nourishes parched eastern New Mexico as a 2,000 mile storm front crawls northeastward. Zuni reports 1.16 inches in 24 hours and 1.49 in 48 hours. forecasts call for continued showers in the east within 24 hours and a moisture-bearing flow aloft.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce
Colorado
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma Panhandles
Zuni
Gallup
Silver City
Farmington
Glenwood
Raton
Santa Fe
Grants
Albuquerque
Los Alamos
Clayton and
Tucumcari
Clovis
Ratan
Gunner 4s Hurled Into Gulf of Mexico
S. Sgt. Claude J. Trahan, 28, of Burlington, VT, was ejected 19,000 feet from a B29 on a routine training flight over the Gulf of Mexico after a plastic blister failed. Randolph AFB plus Coast Guard and Navy planes hunted for him. his wife Lola resides in Schertz, Texas near Randolph.
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Gulf of Mexico
San Antonio
Tex
Randolph Air Force Base
Coast Guard
Navy
Air Force
S. Sgt
Claude J. Trahan
Burlington, VI
Lola
Schertz, Tex
Randolph
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Dennis Chavez
California
United States Weather Bureau
Nenees
Calloway Taulbee
Artesia High
Bulletin
ARC
Stockton
Jiminez
N .M
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
Hershel Smith
Afton Pierett
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