Vietminh Withdraw From Laos After Overrunning Territory
Vietminh forces pull back from Luang Prabang Plaine des Jarres and Xiengkouang as supply lines strain and monsoon rains begin. French Laotian patrols report no shots fired. Six U S C119 Flying Boxcars arrive from Hanoi to aid Laos amid the crisis.
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Thailand
Burma
Luang Prabang
Plaine Des Jarres
Xiengkhouang
Viet Nam
Laos
Hanoi
Sisavang Vong
Mekong River
Red China
Indochina
France
Prominent Friends Rally To Mayer On Murder Bond
Prominent New Mexico figures including Daniel Sadler and Richard H. Robinson back Walter M. Mayer as he seeks bond relief and a reduction of the murder charge for the Des Moines, Iowa case. Mayer awaits court arguments after his wife testified and a flood of telegrams arrived supporting him.
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Bloomfield
New Mexico
Walter M. Mayer
Mayer
Santa Fe
John C. Wisdom
Des Moines
Here
E. K. Daugherty
A. P. Winston Jr
Franklin K. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
Woodrow Wilson
Charles H. Corlett
New Mexico Bureau of Revenue
Alvin Stockton
House of Representatives
E. J. Kinsolving
Santa Fe Episcopal
Walter Mayer bail denied in Iowa stockman murder case
BULLETINS BLOOMFIELD I A. (4) Release on bail was denied by District Judge E K Daugherty Thursday for Walter M Mayer 56 Santa Fe N M rancher charged with the slaying of a prominent Iowa stockman.
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Bloomfield
Dist
E. K. Daugherty
Walter M. Mayer
Santa Fe
N. M
Iowa
General Twining Named Air Force Chief of Staff
The White House announced Gen. Nathan Twining, currently vice chief of staff, will succeed Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg as Air Force chief of staff upon Vandenberg’s retirement. Twining will assume leadership duties in Washington.
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Washington
White House
Hoyt Vandenberg
Air Force
Nathan Twining
Twining
Senate approves Beach nomination as U.S. marshal for New Mexico
The Senate approved President Eisenhower's nomination of George W. Beach to serve as U.S. marshal for New Mexico. The vote confirmation follows the nomination and moves Beach into the federal law enforcement post in the territory.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
George W. Beach
U. S
New Mexico
Local Weather Summary From United States Weather Bureau
Reading at three hour intervals from 2 p m yesterday to 11 a m today shows temperatures from 56 to 83 with a high of 83 and a low of 43. Precipitation none in the last 24 hours, trace month to date 1.70 year to date 2.44. Sunrise 5 04, sunset 6 45, day length 13.7 hours. Forecast slightly cloudy with increasing wind, warm afternoon, highest today 88, mild nights, lowest tonight 45.
Pulitzer Winner Don Whitehead Wins Second Pulitzer
Don Whitehead of the Associated Press wins his second Pulitzer Prize for national reporting for the article The Great Deception. The award marks his continued excellence in investigative journalism.
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Don Whitehead
Associated Press
Dexter Weighs Curb and Gutter Plan for 20 Blocks
Dexter officials consider a curb and gutter project covering 20 blocks with eight on the west side and twelve on the east. A second legal notice was published and a protest meeting set for 8 p.m. May 25 at Dexter town hall. Mayor Theo C. Garrison explained the higher cost of 2.40 per front foot, noting the city lacks funds for corners and alleys. He said the project area would drain and paving may follow if affordable, with contract letting expected mid June and work to start mid July. Dexter lies 17 miles south of Roswell and already has 32 paving blocks, many on farm to market roads.
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Dexter
Dexter Town Hall
Theo C. Garrison
Garrison
Roswell
Battleship barrage hits Wonsan as U N forces strike Korea
The New Jersey and Bremerton led a naval bombardment of Wonsan harbor with an escort destroyer, while planes from Princeton and Valley Forge pummeled key targets in Northeastern Korea. Allied air forces pressed raids despite cloudy skies as ground fighting remained largely static.
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Seoul
New Jersey
Bremerton
Wonsan
Korea
Princeton
Valley Forge
Siberia
Komdock
Songkin
Navy
Singye
Chorwon
Tokchon
Eighth Army
U. N
Four Chaves County Districts May Be Combined
Four Chaves County school districts seek merging into one unit if the State Board approves. Elk District 13, Lower Penasco 14, Dunken 15, and Flying H 17 would form a 60 pupil district. Some Dunken students already attend Pinon and Hope. The county board approved the application at its regular Monday meeting.
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Chaves County
State Board of Education
Chaves Board
Elk
Lower Penasco
Dunken
Pinon
Hope
Carrol White
Tucumcari Seeks Loyalty Oaths From Teachers
Tucumcari has become the first New Mexico city to request its teachers to sign loyalty oaths, the Board of Education said yesterday. Teachers in the city will be asked to sign the oaths before the end of the current school year.
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Tucumcari
New Mexico City
Board of Education
Communists Probe East Texas Farm for Propaganda
In Palestine Texas Maggie Davison says she received tainted letters from groups calling themselves Communist Party chapters in Ft Worth and Houston. Her son Corporal Theodore Jackson, prisoner turned internee in Korea, reports the Reds tried indoctrination but prisoners urged ending the war. He enjoys furlough life with a new car as he recalls the propaganda letters.
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Palestine
Texas
Piney Woods
Maggie Davison
Communist Party of
Ft. Worth
Houston
Davison
Jackson
Reds
Korea
New Mexico Names C B Duke Mayshark Tourist Director
Santa Fe 41 year old former New York advertising man C B Duke Mayshark was named state tourist director succeeding Melvin Drake after the State Highway Commission narrowed a field of about a dozen applicants to three. He won on the first ballot with three votes. Larry Bynon and J W Hendrix each received one. State Highways Engineer C O Erwin praised the nomination.
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Santa FE
C. B
Duke Mayshark
New York
Melvin Drake
Mayshark
State Highway Commission
Larry Bynon
J. W. Hendren
Drake
C. O. Erwin
Senate weighs $100000 to continue New Mexico vote probe
The Senate debated a $100,000 request to extend an investigation into last November's New Mexico senatorial election. House leaders indicated funds may be delayed but not immediately halt the probe, as the subcommittee already has about $58,833 unspent and a $10,378 monthly payroll.
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Washington
Senate
New Mexico
Rules Committee
Sen
Hayden
Dariz
Rules Subcommittee On Elections
Subcommittee
Barrett
R-Wye
Sen. Chavez
D-Nm
Patrick J. Hurley
Elections Subcommittee
Chavez
Hurley
Sen. Anderson
Generally Pleasant Weather Is Outlook For Most of Nation
The Associated Press reports mild spring weather across the United States with showers in the southeast and New York City area. Light rain touched parts of Oregon Washington and the Appalachians while the western two thirds enjoyed fair conditions under a Pacific cool front. Unseasonable warmth persisted in Minnesota to eastern Oregon.
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Associated Press
New York City
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Carolinas
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Washington
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Pacific
San Diego
Minnesota
Santa Fe Reports Large School Lunch Participation
The State Education Department says 37 369 pupils a day are receiving lunches from 268 schools taking part in the school lunch program.
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Santa FE
Board delays decision on NM normal school president
The Board of Regents of Northern New Mexico Normal School has delayed until June 15 action on reappointment of President Edward Medina. His contract expires next month.
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EL Rito
Board of Regents “of
Northern New Mexico Normal School
Edward Medina
National League Games Postponed Across Circuit
Multiple NL games were postponed including Milwaukee at Pittsburgh St. Louis at Brooklyn Chicago at New York and Cincinnati at Philadelphia due to unreported conditions.
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National League
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Communists offer new plan to break truce deadlock
In Panmunjom the Communists proposed an eight point plan to resolve the prisoner exchange stalemate. It favors a five nation neutral commission to custody 48500 prisoners who refuse to return to communism and sets four months custodial period with two months to send home those willing. The Allies seek government approval before comment. The proposal would replace prior plans for immediate removal of nonreturning prisoners to a neutral country.
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Panmunjom
Korea
William K. Harrison
Harrison
U. N
Reds
Sweden
Switzerland
Poland
Czechoslovakia
India
Pakistan
Armistice Supervisory Commission
Commission
Nam Il
Boys on 80 MPH freight ride to Elmira jail
Four boys aged 8 to 14 rode a flat car headed west at 80 miles per hour from Binghamton to Corning. The youths climbed aboard at a crossing on their way to a ball game, then rode until the train halted. Police arranged their return to Elmira and contacted their parents.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Elmira
Ball Park
Corning
District VFW Meeting Set For Artesia
Southeastern New Mexico District Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a special meeting at the Veterans' Building in Artesia at 2 p m Sunday. District Commander Warren Young of Roswell will preside as officers for the coming year are elected and delegates from Hobbs Lovington Carlsbad Hagerman Dexter Roswell and Capitan attend. A discussion of the state encampment at Raton in June will be held.
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Artesia
Record’s
New Mexico
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans
Warren Young
Roswell
Hobbs
Lovington
Carlsbad
Hagerman
Dexter
Capitan
Raton
Young
General Vandenberg to retire as Air Force chief of staff
General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Air Force chief of staff since 1948, will retire June 30. Secretary Talbott approved the retirement with reluctance after Vandenberg requested leave after 34 years of service, five as chief of staff.
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Gen. Vandenberg
Washington
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Force
Vandenberg
Harold E. Talbott
Talbott
Joint Chiefs of Staff
New Mexico Texas License Plate Reciprocity Meeting Set
Santa Fe reports the New Mexico Reciprocity Commission will convene Friday to discuss the agreement with Texas on license plates and mileage reciprocity. The Texas Motor Vehicle Department is expected to attend.
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Santa FE
Texas Motor Vehicle Department
New Mexico Reciprocity Commission
Koreas Frontline Soldiers Observe Live and Let Live
Both sides in Korea adopt a cautious calm as generals and troops ease patrols in no man’s land. Allied officers report few contacts on the Western Front and note a lull since renewed truce discussions at Panmunjom, with uncertainty over future sharp action.
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Korea
Seoul
U. N
Maxwell D. Taylor
Peng Teh-huai
Panmunjom
No Man’s Land
Motorcycle DWI Cases Reported By Judge Ballard
Orval W. Jones rode a motorcycle and pleaded guilty to DWI in Judge R. L. Ballard’s court and received the customary penalty of 10 days in jail. Clyde Nolan Gilcrease also pleaded guilty to a similar charge. Seven cases were listed with three fighting charges, two dismissals, one 30 day jail sentence, and a $25 fine for drunken and disorderly conduct.
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R. L. Ballard
Ballard
Orval W. Jones
Clyde Nolan Gilcrease
Measles Outbreak Surges in Chaves Lea Counties
The State Health Department reports a sharp statewide measles rise with 1313 new cases last week. Chaves County records 617 cases and Lea County 489, with Dona Ana 74 and Bernalillo 59.
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Santa FE
Chaves
Lea
State Health Department
Chaves County
Léa County
Dona Ana
Bernalillo
City Makes Money On Mayor Nelson
Auburn officials say Mayor Robert A. Nelson boosted city funds by auctioneering a sale of used city equipment and vehicles. In about one hour he raised 1511 dollars from car and scrap dealers, exceeding his annual salary of 750 dollars by far.
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Auburn
N. Y
Robert A. Nelson
Nelson
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