Testimonial Dinner Will Honor Claude Simpson in Roswell
About 150 Roswell citizens will attend a testimonial dinner Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Roswell Country Club to honor Claude Simpson. Brad Watkins will present a framed memorial certificate of merit and Simpson will receive a lifetime Chamber membership for 39 years of service.
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Roswell Country Club
Roswell
Claude Simpson
Brad Watkins
Chamber of Commerce
Simpson
Walker Air Force Base
Ross Malone
Jud Roberts
Homer Tegler
First Presbyterian Church
Auction at Anastasia estate draws crowd in Teaneck
In Teaneck New Jersey a public auction of Albert Anastasia estate items drew over a thousand attendees. Bidders watched as furniture and furnishings valued at 25 000 to 30 000 were sold while IRS officials stood by to claim proceeds against a 339 000 tax claim on the estate.
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Teaneck
N.J
Albert Anastasia
Internal Revenue Service
Government
Anastasia
United Fund Hopes to End Thanksgiving Drive
United Fund leaders Jack Campbell and Walden Bassett urged finishing the 1957 campaign by Thanksgiving Day with the Farm Ranch Division still underway. Total pledges stood at 100000.33 yesterday, toward a 107000 goal. teachers reported 1710.50 in cash and pledges, pushing the drive over 100000. Campbell stressed the record amount raised and urged prompt card returns to meet the goal.
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Jack Campbell
United Fund
Walden Bassett
Campbell
P. O
Beck Jr. Convicted of Grand Larceny in Cadillac Sale
A Seattle Superior Court jury finds Dave Beck Jr. guilty of grand larceny for selling two Cadillacs owned by the union led by his father. The verdict follows a trial detailing the sale and ownership transfer of the luxury vehicles.
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Seattle
Dave Beck Jr
Mendes France urges Tunisia and Morocco mediation offer
Former French prime minister Pierre Mendes France calls on the government to accept mediation from Tunisian and Moroccan leaders in the Algerian rebellion. Prime Minister Felix Gaillard, from the Radical Socialist party, rejects the proposal.
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Strasbourg
France
Pierre Mendes- France
Tunisia
Morocco
Felix Gaillard
Mendes-France
Whipple Blames Russian Education for Space Progress
Dr. Fred L. Whipple, head of America's Moonwatch on Sputniks, says the USSR leads in space progress due to education not spies or saboteurs. He cites the faster Russian rate of progress and argues there is no basis to blame espionage for their advances.
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New Orleans
Fred L. Whipple
America
Soviet Union
Dr. Whipple
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
Explosion Destroys Seven Story Office Building in Kansas City
An explosion and ensuing fire demolished a seven story office building and an adjoining tavern in downtown Kansas City last night. No injuries were immediately reported.
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Kansas City
Artificial meteors reach space from Aerobee rocket blast
A 30 year old Air Force physicist Maurice Dubin reports two aluminum fragments blasted 54 miles up from an Aerobee rocket may have escaped Earth gravity and drifted toward space. The fragments, glowing at night, could travel tens of millions of miles, with scientists noting early propaganda value and limited scientific impact compared with Sputnik.
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Bedford
Mass
Outer Space
Air Force
Maurice Dubin
New Mexico
Dubin
Air Force Cambridge Research Center
Boston
Earth
University of Texas
Vance Edwards Moyer
Assistnt
Sputnik
Roswell Civil Defense Receives Radiation Aids and Training Support
Major Danny K. Sadler will fly in fifteen radiological detectors to Roswell this week and assist in training the local Civil Defense division led by C. M. Woodbury. He also arranged distribution of Civil Defense pamphlets and praised the Warden Division led by O. E. Stewart and Pete Myers. Valley Mortuary offered an ambulance for CD use, with Dexter receiving one, and Roswell Typewriter Co. donated a typewriter to the CD office.
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Roswell
Danny K. Sadler
State Civil Defense
Major Sadler
Roswell Civil Defense Organization
C. M. Woodbury
Civil Defense Warden
Welfare Division of
Civil Defense
Frank Kaufmann
Tom Mann
Bill Armstrong
The
Roswell Civil Defense
Office of Civil Defense
Scientists Await Time Of End in Atmosphere
Washington AP reports scientists tracking the first Sputnik carrier rocket as it orbits closer to Earth. British and Mullard Observatory observers saw a bright visible sighting and predicted the craft may burn up in days as atmospheric friction increases.
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A. C. Lovell
Jodrell Bank Station
Mullard Observatory
Cambridge
Bruce Elsmore
Radio Station Receives Curious Song Request
KGAK in Gallup reports a mail request to its disc jockey show asking to play either God Is So Good or Honky Tonk Number One. Station staff reacted with disbelief at the unusual combination and the unclear intent of the listener.
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Gallup
KGAK
Minors and Parents Named as Defendants in Damages Suit
A. L. Christenson Jr. sues 25 defendants in district court including 9 adults and 16 minors for 1796.11 dollars. He alleges a warehouse break in on August 25 resulting in 1636.11 in merchandise loss and 160 in warehouse damage.
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A. L. Christenson Jr
Fernando Vidaurri
Eddie
William Woody
Robert
Frank Montoya
Albert
Maurice Gonzales
Raymond
Charlie
Alex
Charlie Smith
Paul Edward
Edward
Manuel
Mary Brady
Abel
Junior
John Gonzales
Christine
Josephine
Wilford Brady
Patsy
Francio Marquez
Joseph
Signs of Mild Recession Seen in November Reports
Washington reports show October industrial production down 3 percent from last December peak and personal income off by one billion dollars annual rate. Manufacturing work week trimmed to 39.2 hours. real spendable income declines, while overall activity remains near athwart all-time highs.
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Washington
Federal Statistical Mill
Cosimerce Department
Federal Reserve Board
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Unusually Cold November Record Hits Roswell Area
The Roswell temperature dropped to seven above zero at 5 30 a.m. Saturday after four to five inches of snow Thursday night and Friday morning. Carlsbad and Hobbs posted zero, with Dunlap about 60 miles north reported nine below. Records cite 29 below in 1905 and a 1742 inch snow for three days in 1906, highlighting a 49 year gap between cold spells.
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Roswell
Carlsbad
Hobbs
Dunlap
L. J. Guthrie
U.S
Weather Bureau
Guthrie
Immortalized Laika Porcelain Reach in Japan 1958
Japanese china makers plan Laika porcelain reproductions for sale across the country in 1958 a year labeled the year of the dog in Buddhist nations. The late Russian space dog is the subject of the commemorative wares reflecting postwar space interest.
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Tokyo
China
St Nick to Visit In Roswell Friday
One hundred voices sing carols as the Roswell Senior High School choir performs from the courthouse lawn to usher in Christmas. The town lights are turned on at 6 30 p m as Santa and a 70 foot float parade from Main Street Sixth to Walnut proceed to the courthouse lawn for letters and candy.
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Roswell
Courthouse Lawn
Santa Claus
Main Street
Main
Sixth
Walnut
Santa
Truman Defends Missile Record in St Louis
Former President Truman defended his administration’s missile work during a Jefferson Jackson Day dinner in St Louis. He disputed Wernher von Braun’s claim that the U S lagged Russia 1945 to 1951, saying Von Braun held a different view five years earlier. He declined to say whether current programs lag.
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ST. Louis
Truman
Wernher von Braun
United States
Russia
von Braun
Lights Hover Over Olathe Area Prompt Jet Intercept
In Olathe Kansas a cluster of lights drifting in the sky sparked excitement as a jet fighter from the nearby Naval Air Station flew in to investigate. The pilot reported no danger and five helicopters were seen flying in close formation during the incident.
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Olathe, Kans
Olathe Naval Air Station
Don't Sell the Russians Short Advises Diplomacy Expert
Dr. Gale F. McGee, history professor at the University of Wyoming and Russia expert, urged the Knife and Fork Club that Americans must not underestimate Soviet ingenuity. He noted Russia's progress in education, mass production, and science, and said Americans should distinguish between Communists and ordinary Russians. He warned against complacency and urged flexibility amid Russia’s ongoing changes.
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America
Soviet Russia
Gale F. McGee
McGee
University of Wyoming
Russia
Sputnik
Sputni
Dr. McGee
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