Budget Bureau Approves Hondo Flood Project Near Roswell
The Budget Bureau approved a four million dollar Hondo flood control plan near Roswell and sent it to the Army. State Engineer John Erickson says two dams across the Honda and Rocky Arroyo would help Roswell but not stop last week’s Spring River flood. The project, stalled since seven years, was once opposed by Texas’s Carlsbad Irrigation District for groundwater seepage concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
Mechem
Federal Budget Bureau
Roswell
Department of the Army
John Erickson
Honda
Spring River
Erickson
Texas
Carlsbad
Auto Wreck Damages Tap $37,784 in Three District Court Suits
Three automobile collision cases filed in District Court seek a total of $37,784.09 in damages. The largest suit, Robert E. Rockwell vs. Richard V. Simmons and Lloyd Downey, involves a 1951 Packard and a Downey tractor trailer on U.S. Highway 380 near Roswell, with Rockwell claiming permanent disability and pain and suffering. The Hodges vs. Roswell Transit Lines bus case, centered on a Second and Sea collision on March 18, seeks about $7,000 in damages for injuries and car damage. The Spurs Spurrier versus Lester Omer Boggs suit, filed March 14, requests $1,842.82 for a January 31 collision on N Garden Street.
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Robert E. Rockwell
Richard V. Simmons
Lloyd Downey
Rockwell
Packard
Downey
Simmons
Roswell
U.S. Highway 380
Ernest L. Hodges
William F. Farell
Roswell Transit Lines
William W. Parsons
Second and Sea
Parsons
Farell
Santa Monica
Calif
Hodges
Spurrier
Lester Omer Boggs
N. Garden
Boggs Machine
Two Drivers Hurt In Morning Wreck At Fifth And Richardson
An early morning two car crash at Fifth and Richardson injured both drivers. Louis Sandoval a 50 year old shop foreman from 109 W Til den St was taken to St Marys Hospital after his 1949 Chevrolet collided with a 1950 Kaiser driven by Edna O Hughes 19 a clerk of 520 E Seventh St. Hughes suffered a leg injury and was treated and discharged from Walker Base Hospital. The collision occurred at 7 15 a m yesterday with damage to the right front of the Chevrolet and left front of the Kaiser.
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Fifth and
Richardson
Louis Sandoval
W. Tilden St
St. Mary’s Hospital
Kaiser
Fifth
Edna O. Hughes
E. Seventh St
Walker Base Hospital
Weather Summary United States Weather Bureau Report
Reading intervals from 2 a.m. yesterday to 11 p.m. yesterday show temperatures. Precipitation for 24 hours ending 11 p.m. yesterday none. month to date 2.65 and year to date 2.97. Sunrise 4 53, sunset 5 57. length of day 14.1 hours. Forecast partly cloudy and cooler with a high near 82 and low around 50.
McCarthy Calls for End to Circus and Readies Testimony
Senator McCarthy said he will appear and be ready to testify when the Senate subcommittee resumes hearings into his clash with the Army. He urged staff to testify if called, and criticized press influence while promising to stay with the inquiry until completion. He urged Democratic members to testify and suggested Symington should disclose Army transcript discussions.
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Fort Atkinson
Wis
McCarthy
Senate
Army
Tanuifer
Chamber of Commerce
Wisconsin
Subcommittee
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
Stu
Deadline Set For Flood Aid Applications In Roswell
Red Cross in Roswell accepts flood relief applications at 304 E Bland St until 6 p.m. Saturday May 29. Walter Duke reports extending need as about 41 families are registered and initial funds may triple as demand grows.
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Red Cross
E. Bland St
Walter Duke
Roswell
Duke
French Air Assaults Rip Into Enemy
French air forces attacked Vietminh columns nearing the Red River Delta from Dien Bien Phu. Relief troops freed two forts. Anxa fort with 160 men fell after a night assault. Vietminh pressure remains near Phu Ly, Hanoi’s road junction, while French bombardment targets extend into Yen Phu and Co Quan. 167 of 753 Vietminh prisoners released so far.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Red River
Dien Bien Phu
Anxa
Vietminh
Phuly
Yen Phu
Coquan
Phu Ly
Tonkin Gulf
Haiphong
Tuan Giao
LeMay Says Planes Ready to Strike Worldwide
Gen Curtis E LeMay head of the Strategic Air Command says U S bombers and crews are prepared to strike any target worldwide. He told the Armed Forces Chemical Assn that bombers can fly in any weather and reach a designated point within a few hundred feet to hit their target, reinforcing massive retaliatory power as a deterrent to Soviet aggression.
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Washington
America
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Le‘May
Two Shiploads Of Arms Bound For Guatemala Reported
Washington reports two more shiploads of arms are en route to Guatemala says Congressman Hillings who notes a ship searched in Puerto Rico found nothing. State officials say similar reports are current in Guatemala and intercepting ships at friendly ports could halt deliveries.
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Washington
Guatemala
Rep
Hillings
Rcalif
U.S
State Department
United States
Panama Canal
East Germany
State Engineer Sees Local Flood Control Need in Roswell
SANTA FE May 22 State Engineer John Erickson says the flood problem is mainly local and would be mitigated by storm sewers and structural changes after thorough study. He visited Roswell and Lovington which suffered flood damage and noted a Hondo flood control project near Roswell could reduce danger, though it would not have stopped this week’s Spring River flood.
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Santa FE
Roswell
John Erickson
Erickson
Lovington
New Mexico
Mechem
Federal Bureau of the Budget
Hondo
Department of the Army
Rocky Arroyo
Spring River
Texas
Carlsbad Irrigation District
61st NMMI Commencement Scheduled May 29 to June 1
A broken collar bone and rib, plus bruises, plagued an 18 month old girl when she fell from a car as her mother backed out at 1 p.m. The incident happened on Stanton Avenue. The child Marilyn, and her brothers Rickey and Tracey, were in the front seat. The mother Mrs Roy Laub, fainted after handing the baby to a neighbor for help. The baby was taken to a physician by ambulance. The 61st annual NMMI commencement for 232 graduates spans May 29 to June 1 with regimental inspection, drills, a ball, baccalaureate, a memorial service, polo, receptions, and graduation ceremonies on June 1. Valedictorian is Jane B Laverty and salutatorian Xavia Milton Holt Jr. The keynote address will be given by Hiram M Dow.
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S. Stanton Ave
Roy Laub
Tracey
New Mexico Military Institute
Pearson Auditorium
Jane B. Laverty
Xavia Milton Holt, Jr
Hiram M. Dow
Secretary of the Army
NMMI
James C. Bean
Fourth Army
Armstrong
Polo
Second St
Cahoon Armory
Roswell Musician Shines With Boston Pops Appearance
Lanny Young, 18, Roswell native and son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Young, wowed Boston with the Boston Pops Orchestra under Arthur Fiedler. A telegram from Jerome D. Greene notes he was recalled five times by applause. Harvard and Yale have offered generous scholarships for continued studies.
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M. C. Nicholas
Jerome D. Greene
Boston
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Lanny Young
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler
Greene
Roswell
W. B. Young
Berrendo
Harvard
Yale
Radioactivity Logging Lecture Set for Roswell Meeting
Western Company engineer J Mercier of Midland will speak on simultaneous radioactivity logging and tracer surveys to Roswell Geological Society members. The monthly dinner at Knights of Pythias Hall requires reservations by Wednesday noon.
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V. J. Mercier
Western Company
Midland
Roswell Geological Society
Knights of Pythias Hall
Flood fight yields hopeful signs for Bonners Ferry
Flood fighters on the Kootenai River reported optimism after days of heavy water and failed dikes. About 8,000 acres of pasture and wheatland flooded, with river levels reaching 12 feet in places. Roughly 500 residents in the lowest area evacuated. no casualties reported so far.
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Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Kootenai River
New Heart
Kootenai Valley
New Mexico Senators Respond To Roswell Flood Request
U S senators Clinton Anderson and Dennis Chavez along with Rep A M Fernandez telegrammed Roswell Chamber of Commerce flood control committee chair Stanley Mathis that action is underway to study how to modify controls for tributary and dry arroyo floods in Roswell. The committee met Thursday and plans further sessions to discuss survey feasibility and flood control measures and possible cost studies for installation of measures.
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New Mexico
Clinton P. Anderson
Dennis Chavez
A. M. Fernandez
Roswell
I Didn't Kill Them Declares Former Army Captain
James M. Leech of Lima Ohio a former Army captain denies charges linking him to the ax slayings of three U S officers at Passau Germany eight years ago He says he did not kill them and recounts his memory of the night of the fire and rescue attempts with statements prepared with his attorney and forwarded extradition papers noted by U S officials in Germany and Bonn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Ohio
James M. Leech
Passau
Germany
Frankfurt
U.S
William Canfield
High Commission
U. S
Thomas Landan
Leech
Bonn
Canfield
Howard Everett
Rainfall Reknits Fears as Reservoirs Run High
Roswell residents recall the Monday flood as rain returns Friday afternoon and night. Mayor Bert Ballard said Honda reservoir was at bank full with no major new damage reported. Weather bureau tallies 10 inches at the Roswell airport with heavier downpours around downtown and nearby towns including Carlsbad Hobbs and Capitan Mountains area.
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Roswell
Bert Ballard
Honda
Weather Bureau
Carlsbad
Hobbs
Lincoln County
Chaves
Capitan Mountains
Riverside
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Delta Hard
LeMay
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