Ezio Pinza Dies After Stroke at 64 in Stamford
The famed opera star Ezio Pinza, 64, retired Broadway and Metropolitan Opera bass, died at his Stamford home after a stroke suffered April 30. He passed away at 2 a.m. with his wife Doris Leak and children Clelia Gloria and Peter at his bedside. Pinza, born in Rome in 1892, rose from little formal training to sing 78 operatic roles before transitioning to popular music and Broadway.
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Stamford, Conn
Ezio Pinza
Metropolitan Opera
Pinza
David H. Fogel
Veroia
Italy
Greenwich
Conn
Doris Leak
Clelia
Gloria
Peter
Ravenna
Ezio
Fortunato
Adriatic
Stamford
Bologna
Turbulence Deepens as Colombia backs Rojas Pinilla
After a 76 to 1 vote in a Constituent Assembly, Colombia’s Rojas Pinilla secures another four-year term starting August 1958. Protests, bank closures, and food shortages erupt nationwide with troops enforcing order in Bogota and Cali.
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Bogota
Colombia
Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
Constituent Assembly
Rojas
Cali
Here
Armed Forces Day at Walker Marking Milestones in Air Power
The 1957 Armed Forces Day observance at Walker celebrates ten years as a separate defense arm and 50 years of U S airpower. Highlights include aircraft static displays, survival and hospital exhibits, small arms shows, a 1 p m ball game, a 5 p m parade review, and civilian access from 11 30 a m May 19 at Pecos Valley.
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Armed Forces
Walker
Air Force
Pecos Valley
United States
America
New Lodge Slated For Odd Fellows
A 1.0.C.F. lodge called King David Lodge No. 32 will be instituted Saturday at Carpenter's Hall 911 E Second St Ray Jones Grand Master of 1.0.C.F. of New Mexico and staff will lead the ceremony Officers include Tom Bussey Lakin Gabbert A A Brock Cecil Graves Charley Richtey and Fred Bussey Hobbs 1.0.C.F. Lodge No. 9 will confer the initiatory degree on a large class A social hour will follow the ceremony.
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C.F
King David Lodge No
Carpenter's Hall
Second St
Ray Jones
C.F. of
New Mexico
Tom Bussey
Lakin Gabbert
Noble Grand
A.A. Brock
Cecil Graves
Charley Richtey
Fred Bussey
Hobbs 1
C.F. Lodge No. 9
Osteopaths Open Ruidoso Meetings
The New Mexico Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons and their auxiliary opened a three day convention in Ruidoso with about 200 attendees. Navajo Lodge serves as headquarters and W D Horton of Ruidoso led local arrangements. A dinner dance a western chuck wagon and Lions Club breakfast are planned plus a merchants sponsored style show for women.
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Ruidoso
New Mexico Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Navajo Lodge
W. D. Horton
Lions Club
Eisenhower trims foreign aid request for 1960 program
President Eisenhower cuts the proposed foreign aid from 4.4 billion to 3.88 billion with 2.8 billion for military assistance and 1.08 billion for economic aid. Senate and White House leaders describe the move as a tough but necessary reduction amid global tensions. Johnson supports the administration, saying the budget defense is inspiring.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
The
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Collisions Bring Minor Hurts In City Mishap
At 2 30 p m yesterday a three vehicle collision at the 190 block of East Fourth caused minor injuries. A 1946 Chevrolet sedan driven by 16 year old Tommy Britt of Hager man was eastbound and turning right, while a 1952 Harley Davidson 125 motorcycle and a 1956 Labretta scooter were in the alley and turning left. Police report the incident with no serious harm.
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East Fourth
Tommy Britt
Hagerman
Harley Davidson
Crazy Daze Plans Evolve For June 1
Parkview PTA joins the Roswell Chamber of Commerce to arrange a street booth for Crazy Daze on Saturday June 1. Missouri Avenue PTA Sertoma Club Knights of Columbus and Valley View PTA also have booths planned. Thirty merchants signed up for the event featuring costumes stunts and bargains in the Roswell trade area with prizes for best costume including 50 25 and 10 dollar awards.
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Parkview Pta
Chamber of Commerce
PTA
Missouri Avenue Pta
Sertoma Club
Knights of Columbus
Valley View Pta
Roswell
Main Street
KC97 ditched in Atlantic. crew rescued after raft spotted
A U S Air Force KC97 aerial tanker with seven airmen aboard ditched in the Atlantic 300 miles west of the Azores. A raft carrying the crew was later seen by a search plane hundreds of miles off the Spanish coast. In Santa Fe, the state highway commission weighs canceling most of a May highway letting estimated near 8 million dollars, with possible contracts still under review.
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London
British
Air Ministry
Atlantic Ocean
Azores
U.S. 12Th Air Force
Spanish
Santa FE
State Highway Commission
L. D. Wilson
House Advances Housing Credit Bill With Lower FHA Down Payments
The House moved toward passing a new housing credit bill expected to reduce down payment requirements for homes financed by the Federal Housing Administration.
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Washington P
Capitol hill fights over Post Office funds rise
Postmaster General Summerfield told Congress that further cuts in postal services may be needed starting July 1 unless lawmakers approve an additional 70 to 90 million dollars in fiscal 1958 beyond Eisenhower’s budget request.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Capitol Hill
Summerfield
Congress
Eisenhower
Former adviser resigns over Beck kickback claim
Washington report says a former investment counsel for Teamsters Union leader Dave Beck resigned after learning Beck would receive a $2500 kickback on a proposed construction loan.
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Washington
Teamster Union
Dave Beck
Beck
Women Voters End Convention at Bandelier National Monument
The two day state convention of the League of Women Voters closes at Bandelier National Monument near Los Alamos New Mexico. The Albuquerque delegation requests an addendum to study the state Constitution and the potential revision or rewriting of it.
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Los Alamos
League of Women Voters
Bandelier National Monument
New Mexico
Albuquerque
First live Los Alamos TV broadcast on Wide Wide World
May 26 will feature the first live television from Los Alamos and will include a segment on the Zuni Indian Pueblo. The program highlights key regional interests and showcases local culture.
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Albuquerque
Los Alamos
Welcome Readers at Richardson Wolf Event
A brief social note greets Mr John Richardson Mrs. Richardson Mr Herbert Wolf and Mrs Wolf at a welcoming gathering. The item notes attendance by multiple couples and a cordial community reception.
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John Richardson
Herbert Wolf
Pay Increases Delayed for 350000 Enlisted Technicians
Secretary Wilson ordered pay boosts for 350000 enlisted technicians, but they may not start until Jan 1 next year. Details show boosts from $12 to $50 monthly, limited to about 15 percent of enlisted strength, with distinct annual cost estimates and funding sources.
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Washington
Wilson
Army
Navy
Air Force
Ralph Cordiner
General Electric Co
Cordiner
Marine
Registration Set Friday for First Graders in Roswell
Parents of children entering the first grade in September must register Friday starting at 3 p.m. at the grade school in each district. Children must be six by January 1, 1958. Bring birth certificates or proof of age to registration.
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Roswell
Bartram High Polls Students on Extra Hour Question
Philadelphia John Bartram High students were surveyed about what they would do with an extra hour daily. The most common answer was to catch up on sleep.
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Philadelphia
John Bartram High
Beck Jr Inferred Spoiled Boy In Budweiser Case
Senate Rackets Committee investigates Anheuser Busch files showing Dave Beck Jr. described as an overgrown spoiled boy. Evidence links Beck Sr. to securing beer distributorships for the K and L firms and cites payments tied to Beck Jr. while Beck Sr. faces charges over Union funds.
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Washington
Senate
Anheuser-Busch Co
Dave Beck Jr
Young Beck
Seattle
Dwight D. Ingamells
An —onheuser-Busch
St. Louis
Teamsters
Dave Beck
Beck
Dave Jr
Alaska
Armed Services
St. Louis Brewing Company
Ingamells
Anheuser-Busch
Jay R. Rideout
Earl H. Memory
Beck Sr
Anheuser- Busch
K & L Beer and Whisky Distributing
Beck Jr
Irving J. Levine
Levine
Becks
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Vancouver B. C
Washington State
New Mexican Said Married To Kay Starr
Hugh North, associate of George A. Mellen, says Mellen and singer Kay Starr wed in Mexico about two weeks ago. North says the couple will honeymoon on Mellen’s yacht Mare Nostrum, while Mellen declines comment on the marriage and a reported $500,000 divorce settlement.
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Mobile
Ala
Hugh North
George A. Mellen
Albuquerque
N. M
Melles
Ay Starr
North
Mellen
New Mexico
Dauphin Island
Mobile Bay
Las Vegas
Nev
Phoenix
Ariz
Miss Starr
Teaching Contract Offers Made to 260 Instructors
Roswell schools announce 260 teachers elected for next year's contracts by the Board of Education led by superintendent-elect H. F. Allred. The list includes 25 new teachers and ten more than last year, with replacements for resignations and several veterans re elected.
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H. F. Allred
Roswell
Board of Education
Sue Thomas
Annie Ruth Dickson
Ruby Beidelman
Genevieve Michlich
Jane Bowman
Katie Alldridge
Gerald Steed
Muriell O'Neill
Roy Franse
Wanda Jean Jones
Jay
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