Rape Guilty Pleas Bring Life Terms
Pleas of guilty on abduction and rape were entered by Tommy Zamora 18 Roswell and Thomas M Cortez 19 812th Operations Squadron Walker Air Force Base with sentences not less than 90 nor more than 389 years. Richard Madrid 16 Route 1 Dexter pleaded innocent and was bound for District Court on abduction and rape charges after a Thursday May 6 incident involving a 19 year old Roswell High School girl. Bond set at $5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Zamora
Roswell
Thomas M. Cortez
Walker Air Force Base
George T. Harris
Richard Madrid
Route 1
Dexter
Madrid
Convicted Kidnapper Nancy Campbell Back in Prison
Nancy Campbell, convicted kidnapper of Linda Stamm, was returned to the penitentiary after a 10 day stay at the state insane asylum for psychiatric examination. She previously underwent multiple exams and remains jailed until August 24, 1955. The warden said results of the tests cannot be made public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
Morris Abram
Nancy Campbell
Linda Stamm
State Insane Asylum
Abram
Albuquerque
Allen Stamm
Archbishop Byrne to Dedicate New St Peter's Hall in Virginia
Archbishop Byrne will dedicate and bless the new St. Peter's Hall in Virginia and Deming on Sunday May 30 at 4 PM with a dedication banquet at 6 PM. Mayor Bert Ballard will be presented. Local clergy and dignitaries will participate with a toast by Jack Campbell and a welcome address by Rev. Mathias Heile. The program includes nine musical selections and choral pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter’s Hall
Virginia
Deming
Edwin V. Byrne
Santa Fe
Bert Ballard
Vincent Kroger
O.F.M
St. John Baptist
Cincinna
Ohio
J. Fandel
Walker Air Force Base
Mathias Heile
St. Peter’s Church
Juniper Hukenbeck
O.P.M
Jack Campbell
Heile
Don Burke
Ernest R. Ball
Richard Antram
Fiat
Strauss
Connie Hendricks
Leoncavallo
Pat Aida
Walker AFB appoints Col Mason Grover as new base commander
Official notice announces Col Mason H. Grower Jr replacing Col Wesley Werner as commander at Walker AFB. Werner, in command since 1952, moves to university duties in Missouri. Grover, a 1932 veteran with World War II Caribbean service, has held roles in 47th Air Division and Joint Brazil-United States commissions and comes from SHAPE Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason H. Grower, Jr
Wesley Werner
Werner
Walker
Caribbean Defense Command
Air Materiel Command
France
Hazel Lovelace
Atlanta
Mason H. Grover, III
Deborah Ann
Walker Place
Wafb
University of Missouri At Columbia
Air Force Officer Training Corps
Col
Grover
Brig
Thomas Musgrave
47Th Air Division
Seventh Air Division
England
Simms Wins First Stage of Party Hassle
In Albuquerque on May 15 Democratic gubernatorial hopeful John F. Simms Jr. led a first stage victory over party chairmanship control. Simms appears set to name his own chairman with minimal opposition, while Rex Meador hinted he may withdraw. The State Central Committee will decide on June 14 in Santa Fe, as Simms and Sen. Clinton P. Anderson deny calls for split campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
John F. Simms Jr
Simms
Democratic State Central Committee
Santa Fe
Rex Meador
Meador
Red
State
Democratic Central Committee
Central Committee
Anderson
Clinton P. Anderson
Beatrice M Guiney Fired as County Clerk Nominee Deputy
County Clerk Elfego Martinez sacks Beatrice M Guiney, the unsuccessful Republican nominee for county clerk, from her deputy clerk position amid party turmoil and local political shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elfego Martinez
Beatrice M. Guiney
Weather report shows warm day with 93 degree high
United States Weather Bureau records yesterday temperatures from 2 AM to 11 PM with a high of 93 and a low of 50. Normal high 82 and low 53. Precipitation none yesterday. month to date .05 and year to date .37. Sunrise 4:57. sunset 6:52. day length 13.9 hours. Forecast clouds form with mostly fair skies, warm afternoon. high 93, low 52.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nee
Navajo Tribe Finds Bentonitic Clay Deposit on Echo Cliffs
Geologist Robert Wilson of Arizona University reports a Bentonitic clay deposit in the Chinle formation at Echo Cliffs on the Navajo Reservation. The clay, used to line water storage structures to prevent seepage, could become a new income source for the tribe.
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Window Rock
Ariz
Robert Wilson
Arizona University
Wilson
Chinle
Echo Cliffs
Reservation
French Face Month Long Operation Near Hanoi
Viet Minh fire harasses Phu ly defense post 30 miles south of Hanoi as French air and ground forces reinforce the position. A Dien Bien Phu relief effort encounters delays as Vietminh captors withhold wounded, complicating a month long airlift for 450 seriously wounded. Vietminh doctors replace French medical staff amid wartime tensions at Geneva talks.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Red River Delta
Phuly
Dien Bien Phu
United States
France
Night Club Entertainer Sets Record at Piano
LE HAVRE France pianist Roger Sergyl claims a world record after logging 366 hours at the keyboard with brief rests since April 29 Heintz Artz previously held 365 hours in Dusseldorf Germany according to Sergyl
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LE Havre
France
Roger Sergyl
Heintz Artz
Dusseldorf
Germany
Sergyl
Roswell Soap Box Derby set for July 4
Sixteen boys prepared to race in Roswell with entries already in, as organizers announce entry deadline June 1. Winners advance to All American Derby in Akron with top prizes including a $5,000 college scholarship and championship trophy. Open to ages 11 to 15 from Roswell and nearby towns. groups A and B race before a final to crown Roswell champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
Akron
Ohio
McNally-Hall Motor Company
Chaves County
Artesia
Tatum
Lovington
Baby Born to Young Heiress Before Death
Isa bella Patino Goldsmith an 18 year old Bolivian heiress died after a five month marriage to James Goldsmith. A daughter was born shortly before death weighing five pounds and reportedly in good condition in an incubator. The baby’s birth certificate names Isabela and lists the Paris hospital birth by Caesarean section. Four doctors including a brain surgeon and obstetrician treated the mother at Hartmann Clinic after transfer from American Hospital. The couple had married in Scotland on January 7 and were accompanied by Antenor Patino during the death.
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Paris
Isabella Patino Goldsmith
Isabela
Swank
Neuilly
Hartmann Clinic
Antenor Patino
Ministers Assigned Across Methodist New Mexico Conference
The Methodist New Mexico Conference announces minister assignments for over 120 churches. Up to 20 ministers are slated for new postings in the coming year, including rumors that Rev. R. L. Willingham of Artesia may become district superintendent for the Albuquerque area. Rev. McAllister of El Paso is rumored to transfer to Artesia to fill a vacancy if confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsbad
Methodist New Mexico Conference
New Mexico
R. L. Willingham
Artesia
First Methodist
Albuquerque
McAllister
el Paso
Mrs Lonnie Parker and daughter to receive posthumous Air Force medals
Mrs Lonnie L. Parker and her daughter Janet K. Parker will receive two Air Force medals awarded to Lt Lonnie L. Parker for a reconnaissance flight over Korea. Parker, listed missing in December 1951 and officially declared dead in 1953, is honored today at Walker AFB during Armed Forces Day ceremonies. The family resides at 634 East Sixth Street.
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Armed Forces
Walker Air Force Base
Nmmi Cadet Corps
Lonnie Parker
Lonnie L. Parker
Janet K. Parker
Air Force
Walker A.F.B
Walker
Korea
Parker
Sixth St
Pleads Innocent To Photo Blackmail At WAFB
Elliott A. Smith, an airman third class at Walker Air Force Base, pleads innocent to obtaining money by false pretenses after arraignment. Bond set at 1500 dollars. A 17 year old Roswell High School student says she paid 75 dollars for photos said to show her and Charles R. Meredith, another airman, taken April 14 near Yucca Nite Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott A. Smith
Walker Air Force Base
Smith
George T. Harris
Roswell High School
Justice Court
Charles R. Meredith
WAFB
Meredith
Yucca Nite Club
West Big Three Shape Cease-Fire Bid For Indochina
In Geneva on May 15 the Western Big Three planned a firm bid for a quick Indochina cease-fire. Key talks among Walter Bedell Smith Anthony Eden and Georges Bidault aimed to map strategy for secret sessions with Communist delegations next week. Bao Dai moved to Evian as bargaining readiness rose amid tension over internationalizing the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Indochina
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Britain
Anthony Eden
Eden
Georges Bidault
V. M. Molotov
Red
China
Chou En-lai
Viet Nam
Bao Dai
Evian
Lake Geneva
United Kingdom
United States
France
NATO
Paris
Washington
International Commission
Tremendous Growth of Oil Industry Highlighted by IPAA
Washington May 15 More than 60 billion dollars worth of crude oil has been produced in the United States in 25 years, surpassing all prior totals and outpacing other minerals. The IPAA silver anniversary publication notes 1953 output above 7.5 billion dollars and a 1953 daily rate near 6.5 million barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Independent Petroleum Assn. of America
IPAA
U.S
Titusville
Malone Elected Vice President of New Mexico Medical Society
Dr Earl Malone of Roswell was named vice president of the New Mexico Medical Society at its 72nd annual convention in Santa Fe. Dr John F Conway became president, succeeding Dr A S Lathrop. Dr Stuart W Adler of Albuquerque was elected president elect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
New Mexico Medical Society
House of Delegates
Stuart W. Adler
Albuquerque
John F. Conway
Clovis
A. S. Lathrop
Earl Malone
Roswell
Lewis M. Overton
W. D. Dobbs
W. E. Badger
Hobbs
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Archbishop Byrne
St. Peter's Hall
Mason Grower
United States Weather Bureau
E. N. M. Medical Center
S. Morris Mason
Carl P. Rogers
Seaboard Oil Company
W. C. Allbright
Stanley L. Smith
Atlantic Refining Co
Charles C. Loveless Jr
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
Oil Company
Vietminh Victors
Mercy Airlift
Air Police
Wherry
Methodist Church
Dr. Malone
State’ Medical Group
Quickies
Ken Reynolds
AdgstAat
Rose Colvin
Gene F. Hinkle
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