Eisenhower Heads West in Bid to Narrow Stevenson Edge
President Eisenhower moves to California on a major West Coast tour as he plans a series of speeches to press his case against Adlai Stevenson. White House aides say he will renew criticisms of Stevenson's draft and H bomb positions and push for world readiness to halt tests.
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Portland
Ore
Eisenhower
California
Los Angeles
Adlai Stevenson
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hollywood Bowl
Stevenson
United Fund General Drive Opens Monday
La Sertoma members will handle the Women's Division of the United Fund drive with 200 to 250 phone calls replacing door to door canvassing. A 7:30 a.m. breakfast at the Woman's Club kicks off the general drive. Bert Shephard announced a $1000 contribution to the Wasted Fund from Malco Refineries and Will Lawrence. Roswell telephone operators will phone drive workers to remind them of the breakfast. He noted last night’s Grand Ole Opry benefit drew a disappointing crowd.
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la Sertoma Club
Nead
United Fund
Bert Shephard
Woman's Club
la Sertoma
Shephard
Optimist Official Arrives for District 19 Meet
Neil V. German vice president of Optimist International arrives from Calgary to attend District 19 sessions with New Mexico El Paso and Juarez clubs represented. Registration opens 4 to 7 p m at the Elks Club with a dinner dance and Sunday morning business meeting at Holiday Inn and Elks Club venues.
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Neil V. German
Optimist International
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
District 19
Optimist Club
New Mexico
el Paso
Juarez
Elks Club
Holiday Inn
Gail Harris
Roswell
Optimist Organization
U. S
Walter Brown
Jim Wigginton
Joe Darnell
Sesion
Stevenson Attacks Eisenhower Aides On the Trail
Adlai Stevenson launched a fresh broadside at President Eisenhower's aides in Lexington as his campaign manager said undecided voters will decide the race next month. He targeted Vice President Nixon and Secretary Humphrey, argued Eisenhower leadership plus party dynamics, and defended his draft proposals amid calls of national security risk. He praised Ohio Governor Lausche for backing Stevenson and critiqued the administration's peace strategy as an armed truce based on balance of terror.
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Stevenson
Nixon
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Eisenhower
Agriculture Benson
James E. Finnegan
Michigan
Ohio
Richard Nixon
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Robert A. Taft
Toledo
Elyria
Akron
Youngstown
Stanbaugh Auditorium
Spotty the watchdog finds safe hands in Lexington
A note left with Spotty the dog reveals he now lives with Air Force Major and Mrs Lorenzo J Bonnano in Lexington Massachusetts. The Bonnanos found the hungry mongrel pup and assure the young owner that Spotty is well cared for and in good hands.
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Lexington
Mass
Air Force
Lorenzo J. Bonnano
Museum to Sponsor Field Trip Sunday
The Roswell Museum will sponsor an archaeological field trip this Sunday October 21 led by Archaeological Society members and director David Gebhard. Attendees meet at 1 30 pm at the museum and drive to Bloom Mound on the Hondo River five miles south of town.
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Roswell Museum
Archaeological Society of the Museum
David Gebhard
Bloom Mound
Hondo River
The
Archaeological Society
Stess
Merton Sayre
NMMI
Roswell
Gebhard
Elevator Crushes Woman to Death at General Hospital
A 24 year-old medical student Mary Ann Logan was crushed to death by an elevator at General Hospital in Louisville. Eight witnesses watched as the car moved up suddenly. one man tried to grab her but she remained out of reach.
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Louisville
General Hospital
Mary Ann Logan
Fire at Idaho dormitory kills three students
Three University of Idaho students died in an early morning fire at Gault Hall, described as arson by Fire Chief Carl Smith. The blaze trapped two victims in halls and caused a third to suffocate in a shower room, with three more students injured. Prosecutor Lloyd Martinson opened an investigation as Dean C. O. Decker called the deaths murder.
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Moscow
Idaho
University of Idaho
Carl Smith
Smith
Gault Hall
Atty
Lloyd G. Mar
Tinson
Paul Johnson
Davenport
Wash
John Knudson
Idaho Falls
Clair Schuldberg
Terreton
Johnson
Upham Hall
C. O. Decker
Seven Die in Illinois Gas Plant Blast
In Herrin Illinois a propane gas plant explosion and flash fire killed seven people and severely burned six others. Homes and the warehouse were destroyed as tanks exploded, with witnesses describing victims as human torches and debris flung across the area.
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Illinois
Herrin
Ill
William Mortimer
Fred Kerley
Elizabeth Kerley
Charlotte Jarvis
Robert Lee- Keller
Oscar Williams
Vilet Williams
Freddie Williams
Mortimer
Kerley
Kerleys
Three Prep Students Win Columbus Essay Contest
John Sutherland of NMMI Roswell High student Loyd Mooney and Thom as Kelly of St Peters High win $25 savings bonds in a Knights of Columbus essay contest in honor of the 464th anniversary of Columbus discovery. Sutherland is an NMMI sophomore from Los Angeles, Kelly is a St Peters freshman, Mooney lives at 1212 W Eighth St. with J Reeves as English instructor.
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St. Peter’s High
Roswell High
NMMI
Knights of Columbus
Christopher Columbus
John Sutherland
Loyd Mooney
Thomas Kelly
St. Peters High
America
Sutherland
Los Angeles
Albert E. Scott
Kelly
J. R. Kelly
N. Penn Ave
Aquinata
Mooney
Eighth St
J. Reeves
Columbus
Richard Vogel
St. Peter's High School
Ellers
Eisenhower suffers slight left eye hemorrhage from campaign confetti
President Eisenhower had a minor left eye hemorrhage caused by campaign confetti lodged in the eye. White House physician Major General Howard M. Snyder said he removed the debris in Portland Oregon last night and that the eye is improving though still red as he travels to Washington tomorrow.
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Los Angeles
Eisenhower
Howard M. Snyder
White House
Portland
Ore
Snyder
Washington
Iowa Weather Observers Honored for 30 Years of Service
Two longtime volunteer observers Amy A. Storm of Logan and Herbert E. Winter of Mason City in Iowa reach over 30 years of service each. They have contributed to local weather data collection and community science efforts across the state.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Amy A. Storm
Logan
Herbert E. Winter
Mason City
Trucker Dies In Plunge Into San Juan River
Robert H. Williams aged 32 of Farmington died when his truck rolled off a curve at a bridge on State Road 17 near Blanco and plunged into the San Juan River. State police cited brake failure while a heavy load of oil drilling equipment slid downhill and overturned, trapping the vehicle upside down in the river.
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Farmington
Robert H. Williams
San Juan River
Blanco
St Marys Hospital Dedicatory and Golden Anniversary Events
Public invited to a three day ceremony marking St Marys Hospital dedication and its 50th anniversary. Most Rev Edwin V Byrne will celebrate Pontifical High Mass. Open house 10 am to 4 pm Sunday and Monday with guided tours. Completion of the new 4 million structure noted.
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St. Mary’s Hospital
Joe Purdy
Sgoe
St. Mary’s Auxiliary
Edwin V. Byrne
Santa Fe
Mary Baptista
Milwaukee
Mother Provincial
Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother
Jack Campbell
KSWS
Albuquerque
Simms Attacks Mechem On Tax Collecting Record
Gov. John Simms accused former Gov. Edwin Mechem of lax tax collection as he spoke at a Candidates Fair hosted by the League of Women Voters in Los Alamos. Rep. Fernandez joined, noting Mechem left a $5 million surplus in 1954, while Simms claims his administration collects $11 million more than Mechem did.
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Los Alamos
John Simms
Edwin Mechem
Sored
League of Women Voters
Rep. Fernandez
Simms
Mechem
State Supreme Court
New Mexico
Dudley Cornell
Eisenhower
Congress
Old Town
Albuquerque
Fernandez
Colorado River
Nixon to Rest After 25000 Miles of Campaign Swing
Vice President Nixon completed 25000 miles of campaign travel and will take a weekend rest in Wilmington Del He will speak in Wilmington and Baltimore then begin a third tour Monday His theme attacks Adlai Stevenson and touts Ike leadership citing past desegregation battles and the Smith Dinner remarks in New York.
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Wilmington
Del
Nixon
Baltimore
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
United States
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K.C
St. Mary's
Simms Bores
Fair’’ Spon
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