Socorro Deer Hunter Shot With Own Gun
Two New Mexico hunters were shot during opening weekend of the big game season. Leandro Montoya 21 of Socorro was killed when his own rifle discharged as he leaned over a rock in the San Mateo Mountains near Truth or Consequences. Arturo Maynes of Deming was wounded in the chest while hunting Black Canyon northwest of Silver City. Carl Woods 42 of Floyd was seriously injured by a falling boulder in the Sacramento Mountains and airlifted to a hospital in El Paso.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Leandro Montoya
Socorro
San Mateo Mountains
Truth Or Consequences
Asst. Dist
Nils Kjellstrom
7Th Judicial District
Sierra County
Monroe Clark
Kjellstrom
Montoya
Arturo Maynes
Black Canyon
Silver City
Carl Woods
Floyd
Sacramento
Cloudcroft
Holloman Air Development Center
Alamogordo
Army
W. W. Spaulding
Woods
Gerald Champion
el Paso, Tex
San Mateo
Resistance Weakens as Soviets Tighten Grip on Hungary
Reports from Budapest describe the red army crushing holdouts in Csepel Island and nearby pockets. Janos Kadar conceded rebels remain in cellars by day, with heavy bombardment, fires, and destruction across Budapest and surrounding areas while casualties mount.
First Supersonic Bomber Makes Initial Flight
Fort Worth observers watched Convair B58 Hustler make its 38 minute first flight at Carswell Air Force Base. Test pilot B A Erickson called the hop very satisfying and a reined in demonstration without confirming speed above sound. The Air Force described 16 major subsystems and a three crew configuration for the delta wing bomber.
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Fort Worth
Tex
United States
B. A. Erickson
Convair
The
Air Force
Washington
Carswell Air Force Base
Bonardier
Salvage Ships Energie and Ausdauer Sail to Suez
In Hamburg two of the world’s largest salvage ships the Energie and Ausdauer departed for Port Said to aid efforts to clear the Suez Canal.
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Hamburg
Germany
Energie
Ausdauer
Port Said
Suez Canal
New Mexico A and M Grants Highway Easement
State College New Mexico A and M College grants the State Highway Department a 100 foot wide easement along the college substation in Tucumcari. The 7.68 acre tract will be used for improvements to U S Highway 54.
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College
State College
New Mexico A&m College
State Highway Department
Tucumcari
Penny Payer Paid In Pennies At Pasadena Court
Benny Bowen 21 arrives with a 40 pound sack of pennies to settle a $58 speeding and drag racing fine in Pasadena Municipal Court. Judge Donald R. Wright refuses to count them but Bowen eventually pays the amount, pennies counted in envelopes.
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Pasadena
Calif
Benny Bowen
Donald R. Wright
Bowen
Wright
Eight Die in Cincinnati Fire in Mt Auburn Building
A morning blaze in a three story Mt Auburn apartment killed eight people nine including seven children and left three injured. Fire officials say the deaths were caused by burns and suffocation with initial reports noting a mother and her five children among the dead.
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Cincinnati
Mt. Auburn
Johnetta Clark
Ruther Walker
William Stokes
Leo Kuhn
Roswell Schools Invite Citizens To See Operations
Roswell invites citizens especially parents to view operations during American Education Week November 11 to 17. Superintendent J. D. Shinkle and Assistant Superintendent H. F. Allred urge personal visits to schools to inspect activities and support the community’s educational future.
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Roswell
J. D. Shinkle
H. F. Allred
Allred
Couple Wounded In Hunt Mishap Near Carlsbad
Mr and Mrs DeLoyd Landreth of Eunice were wounded on a hunting trip in the Guadalupe Mountains 65 miles from Carlsbad when a gun in their camp was knocked over and discharged. Mrs Landreth, 22, was hit in the right leg and Mr Landreth, 24, in the left ankle. Both were listed in good condition at St Francis Hospital.
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Carlsbad
DeLoyd Landreth
Eunice
Queens
Guadalupe Mountains
Multiple Fatal Crashes Reported Across New Mexico
Two farm workers from Mexico died near Artesia when a dump truck and a pickup collided at an intersection near Atoka. Several others were injured. drivers Andrew Bradley and Tomas Ramirez were unhurt. In a separate crash north of Cliff, Harry King died from head and internal injuries. Jewell Jones sustained facial cuts and four others were injured.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Mexico
Artesia
Albuquerque
Silver City
Atoka
Jorge Ologue Torrez
Amado Monsalvo Hernandez
Andrew W. Bradley
Tomas Salvador Ramirez
Artesia General Hospital
Eleuterio Rueda Garcia
Arturo Soto
Maurio Sierra
Rojas Lazaro
Harry K. King
Jewell Ruth Jones
Reserve
Grant County
Sheriff's Office
Billy Miller
King
Cliff
U. S. Highway 260
Photographer Frank Tanner's wedding goes ahead in hospital
In Burbank California photographer Frank Tanner aged 50 wed despite a broken leg suffered last Thursday. Superior Judge Elmer D. Doyle presided in Tanner's hospital room at St. Joseph's with about 30 friends signing his cast in place of a guest book. Bride Erna Pfaff, 48, returned to Los Angeles as Tanner remained in bed.
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Burbank
Calif
Frank Tan
Elmer D. Doyle
Tanner
St. Joseph's Hospital
Erna Pfaff
Los Angeles
Cross Roads Woman Declines Congressional Run
Mrs. U. D. Sawyer, Democratic national committeewoman for New Mexico, says she will not seek the U S House seat left vacant by Antonio Fernandez. She thanks supporters but prefers not to run, praising the many capable men who may campaign.
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Cross Roads
N. M
U. D. Sawyer
U. S
House of Representatives
Antonio M. Fernandez
Sawyer
Diamond Back Demonstration Ends With Bite
In Long Beach California a six foot diamond back rattler bit Luke V. Saucier Jr. 22, manager of the Monster Show, on the left hand during a staged snake strike. He was taken to Seaside Hospital for emergency treatment and his condition was not believed to be serious.
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Long Beach
Calif
Luke V. Saucier Jr
Long Beach Pike
Saucier
Seaside
Spring Weather Extends Through Tuesday Across Region
Weekend skies were clear with light winds as mild springlike weather continues through Tuesday. Daytime highs ranged from 60 in Farmington to 84 in Roswell and Carlsbad, with Tucumcari at 83, Hobbs and Clovis at 82, Clayton at 79, while Grants cooled to 18 at night after 51 warmer daytime.
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Associated Press
Roswell
Carlsbad
Tucumcari
Hobbs
Clovis
Clayton
Farmington
Grants
Mistrial Declared in Powell Case
A hung jury led District Judge C Roy Anderson to declare a mistrial in the case of suspended Artesia Police Chief Frank Powell. The jury deliberated about 10 hours and 10 minutes without reaching a verdict. A new trial is set for the March term of the District Court. Powell was released on bond.
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Carlsbad
C. Roy Anderson
Artesia
Frank Powell
Cagpeng
District Couty
Powell
Unknown Soldier Honored on Veterans Day in Arlington
President Eisenhower’s representative Harvey V. Higley attended the Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery where film star James Stewart spoke as the crowd of over 2,000 observed Taps. Stewart framed it as a double tribute to the fallen and to returning veterans. The Defense Department announced plans to expand the World War I shrine to honor an unknown soldier from World War II and the Korean War by Memorial Day 1958.
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Tucker
Santa Fe
Fred M. Standley
Standley
Fernandez
Simms
Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Harvey V. Higley
Eisenhower
James Stewart
Defense Department
Experts forecast record housing boom over 25 years
Three housing economists Leo Grebler David M Blank and Louis Winnick predict more new homes will be built in the next quarter century than in any similar period in U S history The Princeton University Press released the report and authors are affiliated with leading research institutions.
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New York
Leo Grebler
David M. Blank
Louis Winnick
Princeton University Press
Major Snags Precede Move Into Egypt
London reports the U N Middle East force commander met in Cairo with President Nasser to work out conditions for a cease fire peacekeeping mission. Burns aims for a quick agreement as Cairo radio signals key obstacles over stationing and sovereignty for the 17 nation police force.
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London
U. N
Middle East
Cairo
Egypt
E. L. M. Burns
Nasser
Italy
Burns
Israel
Suez Canal
Russia
China
Beirut
Iraq
Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
New Delhi
Nehru
Ith
Burma
Indonesia
Ceylon
Hungary
India
Britain
France
Canal Zone
Suez
Cairo Radio
Abdel Kaber Hatem
Egyptian Information Department
David Ben-Gurion
Gaza Strip
Meir Argov
Latly
UN Opens 1956 Session as Hungary and Egypt Top Issues
The United Nations General Assembly begins its 1956 regular session with Hungary and the Middle East crisis as the leading topics. Dag Hammarskjold faces efforts to report success or failure in Hungary and to establish a U.N. cease fire force for Egypt. Admission of three new members and the Soviet push to seat Communist China also loom. Morocco Sudan and Tunisia await consideration of independence moves.
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United Nations
N. Y
Hungary
Middle East
U. N. General Assembly
Egypt
U.N
Assembly
Dag Hammarskjold
U. N
China
Morocco
Sudan
Tunisia
Security Council
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Jack Rodden
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R. T. Martin
Oscar Womack
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