Instruments Indicate U. S. Set Off Another H-Bomb
Five people die in New Mexico highway crashes over the weekend raising the toll to 132. Names include Pecos residents Joe Lopez Clyde Bowles and Henry White with William G. Ramsey the White Sands soldier among the dead. Ramsey died after a jeep accident near the White Sands proving ground.
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U. S
Associated Press
New Mexico
White Sands Proving Ground
Las Vegas
Joe Lopez
Clyde Vincent Bowles
Pecos
Albuquerque
Felix Sena
Henry White
Smith Lake N. M
Louis Torrez
Roswell
White Sands
William G. Ramsey
Gordon Ramsey
Bellington
W. Va
Lopez
Bowles
U.S. 85
Lena
White
Gallup
Thoreau
Anna White
Torrez
Frankie Troublefield
Artesia
Capitan
Ramsey
William Beaumont Army Hospital
el Paso
WSPG
Japanese Scientists Record Wave From Bikini Blast
Tokyo observatory reports atmospheric pressure waves and seismic data from a new Bikini blast, comparable in force to the May 21 H bomb. Matsushiro seismograph captured earth shocks earlier, suggesting dawn detonation. AEC officials gave no immediate comment as tests continue into June.
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Tokyo
United States
Bikini
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
Tokyo Central Meteorological Observatory
Japan
Observatory
Matsushiro
Earth
Proving Ground
AEC
Tokyo Observatory
Yokohama
Toyo
LeMay warns Russia may match US bomber power by 1958
Gen. Curtis LeMay, head of the Strategic Air Command, told a Senate Armed Services subcommittee Russia could equal the United States in total bomber forces by 1958 and might strike in 1959 if conditions align. He cautioned a surprise Russian attack could leave the US with little retaliation, and cited needs for more technicians, bases, jet tankers, and B52s.
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LeMay
Washington
Curtis LeMay
Russia
United States
U. S. Strategic Air Command
Special Armed Services
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
Defense Department
Central Intelligence Agency
Kremlin
Conventions Occupy Spots in New Mexico
Three groups met in scattered New Mexico cities for conventions. The New Mexico Association of County Officials held its 26th annual event in Santa Fe with about 1,000 delegates. Lions Club in Silver City hosted 1,000 delegates from three districts, while about 400 attended the Knights of Columbus state convention in Hobbs. Governors and church leaders attended related events as sessions opened and officer elections were planned.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Sidney M. Metzger
el Paso
Clarence J. Malone
Topeka
Kan
K of C
Silver City
Lions Club
Kennecott Copper Co
Santa Rita
Gila
Santa Fe
Leo Trphy
Lineup on Vote By New Mexico MOC's Listed
Washington reports how New Mexico members of Congress voted on recent roll calls. The Bricker amendment to housing limits public housing to 35 000 units each year for two years failed 41 38 while law later passed by voice vote. Chavez and Anderson opposed the amendment. In the House, passage of the compromise farm bill 304-59 saw Fernandez and Dempsey for. The compromise bill providing five million dollars to Crow Indians of Montana for Yellowtail dam site passed 176-126 with Fernandez and Dempsey for.
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Washington
New Mexico
Congress
Senate
Bricker
Ohio
Chavez
Anderson
House
Soil Bank
Fernandez
Dempsey
Montana
Yellowtail Dam
Fernandez and Dempsey
Holiday Death Toll Estimated
CHICAGO The National Safety Council estimates Memorial Day traffic accidents will claim 110 lives. The normal average of motor vehicle deaths on a nonholiday Wednesday at this time of year is 70. The council challenged the motoring public to hold the Memorial Day death toll to 70. The period covered by the advance estimate is from 6 p.m. local time tomorrow to midnight Wednesday.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Mexico City utility seeks $200 million in capital for expansion
Mexico City based Mexican Light and Power Co. says it will require about $200 million in new capital over the next decade to fund expansion to meet growing demand in central Mexico.
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Mexico City
Mexican Light and Power Co
Mexico
Seven O Hara Brothers Enter Priesthood in England
Joseph O Hara yesterday joined his seven brothers as Roman Catholic priests in a rite at Minsteracres Abbey Newcastle upon Tyne England. The eight brothers aged 26 to 39 include two attending from Birmingham Alabama and two from America Fathers Alban and John O Hara.
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Newcastle - Upon - Tyne
England
Joseph O'Hara
Minsteracres Abbey
Birmingham
Ala
Joseph
America
Alban
John O'Hara
Greek Foreign Minister Resigns Amid Cyprus Debate
Premier Karamanlis accepted the resignation of Foreign Minister Spyros Theotokis after criticism over Cyprus policy with Britain. Agriculture Minister Evanghelos Averoff to shift to the Foreign Ministry as readied replacement.
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Athens
Greece
Constantine Karamanlis
Spyros Theotokis
Theotokis
Cyprus
Evanghelos Averoff
Foreign Ministry
Britain
North Dakota Republicans Convene for Short State Session
North Dakota Republicans held their second state convention in under two months. The session, a few hours, will select 14 GOP National Convention delegates, elect a national committeeman and committeewoman, and name four presidential electors. North Dakota favored an Eisenhower-Nixon ticket according to leaders.
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Bismarck
N.D
North Dakota
Apri
Empire Solons Seek Raise In Upper Colorado Monies
Western senators vow to fight to restore funding for the Upper Colorado River Project after the House approved a six million dollar appropriation, down from Eisenhower’s eight million request. Utah Wyoming Colorado New Mexico and Arizona senators plan Senate pressure to reach eight million.
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Empire Solons
Upper
Colorado
Washington
House
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
Utah
Wyoming
New Mexico
Arizona
Senate Appropriations Committee
Barrett
Wye
Anderson
D-Nm
Eisenhower to sign farm bill with soil bank plan
The White House announced President Eisenhower would sign the farm bill within 15 minutes. The measure replaces a vetoed catch-all and centers on a soil bank program paying up to 1.2 billion dollars yearly to retire land from surplus crops. It directs 750 million for acreage reserve payments to reduce wheat, cotton, corn, rice, peanuts and tobacco below allotments through 1959, plus 450 million for retiring land to soil conserving uses through 1960 on 10 to 15 year contracts.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
President's Soil Bank
Soil Bank
Norman Strader, Former 49ers Coach, Dies at 53
Norman Red Strader, 53, longtime coach associated with the San Francisco 49ers, died Saturday. He was born in Newton, New Jersey.
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Berkeley
Calif
Norman
Red) Strader
San Francisco 49Ers
Newton
N.J
Cincinnati Major League Baseball Game Summary
Cincinnati trailed 4 to nothing before rallying. Nuxhall pitched for the Reds with Fowler Jeffcoat LaPalme Burgess Rush and Chiti appearing in relief. Final score not fully stated due to OCR issues.
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Cincinnati
Nuxhall
Fowler
Jeffcoat
LaPalme
Burgess
Rush
Chiti
Man Sledge Hammers Parking Meter in North Bergen
Police seek unidentified man who borrowed a sledge hammer from a construction worker on Bergenline Avenue, smashed a parking meter, and sped away saying he had always wanted to do this. Worker Joseph Picone and another witness were too startled to note the motorcycle registration.
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North Bergen, N. J
0Ace
Joseph Picone
Bergenline Avenue
Picone
Road Funds Fight Looms In Interstate Allocation Debate
Washington AP Sen Gore denounces House plan to share interstate highway funds as unfair and urges continuation of the current formula based on population area and road mileage. Senate aims to pass the multibillion bill by Memorial Day with increased gas and vehicle taxes to fund a 40 000 mile highway network.
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Washington
Sen
Gore
D-Tenn
Senate
Senate Public Works Committee
House
Bureau of Public Roads
Cadets Awarded Medals at New Mexico Military Institute
Additional medals and awards were presented to cadets at NMMI for excellence in military studies and marksmanship. Veterans of Foreign Wars and Reserve Officers' Association honors went to named seniors, with multiple cadets earning rifle and pistol team distinctions and the Clardy general excellence award.
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New Mexico Military Institute
Reserve Officers’ Association
Roswell
Humberto T. Santiesteban
McNary
Tex
Laurence J. Law
Liberal
Kansas
Jack S. Agnew
Raleigh
North Carolina
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
U.S
Department of New Mexico
Peter T. Higgins
Los Angeles
Patrick W. Wilkes
Barstow
California
Frontier Theatres
NMMI
Fuller
Louis H. Aten Jr
Ft. Sill
Okla
Wallace J. Smith
Chico
Calif
Nmmi Military Department
Smith
Thomas O. Chamberlain
Rushville
Nebr
Colonel Imrie Speaks at NMMI Baccalaureate
Chaplain Matthew H. Imrie urged NMMI graduates to live by strength of character, responsibility, and loyalty in a baccalaureate address at the 63rd commencement as 205 cadets, parents, and staff gathered in Pearson Auditorium. The outdoor graduation will crown roughly 200 cadets with degrees and awards at 9 o’clock with General John H. Collier presiding.
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New Mexico Military Institute
Pearson
Matthew H. Imrie
Sandia Base
Albuquerque
Imrie
Pacific
NMMI
Rodman M. Cookson
H. H. Wilson
Tati Santiesteban
Ann
Vernon M. Robertson
Roswell
Cahoon Armory
John H. Collier
Fourth Army
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Johns to Resign GOP Leadership in Albuquerque
In Albuquerque GOP Chairman M. B. Johns vows resignation at next Saturday's Central Committee meeting. Democratic Chairman Tom Brown refuses to step down and plans re election when his party meets in Santa Fe June 11. Governor Simms backs Brown's continued leadership given his health.
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Benjamin Franklin Rose
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Ballard Chapel
South Park Cemetery
M. B. Johns
GOP
Central Committee
Tom Brown
Brown
Democratic Committee
Simms
Kansas City
Witnesses Offered Lawyers' Services in HUAC Hearings
In St Louis witnesses subpoenaed to appear before the House Un American Activities Committee during hearings beginning June 4 were offered the services of the Bar Association of St. Louis. The association said it was reliably informed several witnesses could not obtain lawyers and suggested the cause was unpopularity of the charges.
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ST. Louis
House Un-American Activities Eea
Bar Assn. of
Welcome for Markle and Abernathy couple
A social note greetings Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Markle and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Abernathy are warmly welcomed in society announcements. The item records a formal crowd of relatives and friends extending well wishes.
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W. A. Markle
W. G. Abernathy
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Bob Wachsmuth
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