Eisenhower resumes heavy schedule after check up
President Eisenhower, recently stricken with a heart attack, begins his heaviest work period since illness. A steady stream of callers follows weekend check ups and a declaration of support for Secretary of State Dulles ahead of the Geneva conference. Arthur Burns and Gabriel Hauge visit Fitzsimmons Army Hospital for an economic briefing.
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Denver
Colo
Eisenhower
Dulles
Gabriel Hauge
Arthur F. Burns
Fitzsimmons Army Hospital
Burns
Bold Thieves Get $46 500 From Atomic Base Bank
Alamoogordo police pursue clues in the fatal shooting of M. M. Rutherford. A .45 caliber pistol and bloody gloves were found near State Road 83 between Mayhill and Cloudcroft as officers question residents for information. Rutherford, shot four times, died at the scene. investigators weigh robbery as a motive while ballistic tests await.
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Alamogordo
M. M. Rutherford
Cloudcroft
Mayhill
Rutherford
Carl Hanson
Hanson
Washington
el Paso
Tremor Hits San Francisco Area Causing Damage and Fires
A strong two minute quake rattled San Francisco and the East Bay with shattered windows and gas leaks. An Oakland fire killed an 8 year old woman Ora Bell and injured Ruth Aldinger while fires damaged homes. Seismic readings ranged from 4.0 to 5.5 with experts citing local damage and potential wine cask rupture at Buena Vista Winery.
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San Francisco
East Bay Area
Oakland
Ora Bell
Tom Dolan
Ruth Aldinger
Bernard Dooley
Manuel Ortega
Vault Ripped Open by Blast Over Weekend
The Bank of New Mexico branch on Sandia Base in Albuquerque was robbed over the weekend with a vault blast. About $46,500 in paper money was taken while $5,500 in silver remained, and the front door and vault door were torn free. FBI involvement followed discovery Monday morning. Two suspects in a prior 1954 bank robbery on Bridge Street are serving prison terms.
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Sandia
FBI
John W. Wiening
H. W. Dozier
Dozier
Wiening
Sandia Corp
Doier
Bridge SW
Henry George Rixinger
Dennis Logan Dages
Phoenix
Touring Solons Deny Special Flight Cost Claims
Senators McClellan and Stennis said they did not request special transportation after a Pentagon report claimed a $20 000 special plane was sent for them and 42 colleagues from Paris to Madrid. They urged Defense officials to explain the issue and noted the trip aimed to save money by using Air Force planes. Chavez’s status remained unsettled as he was to depart Washington later or by differing transport.
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Arkansas
Stennis
Mississippi
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Defense Department
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Madrid
Wilson
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New Mexico
Middle East
Cotton Slumps Seven Dollars Per Bale In Market Selloff
New York cotton markets fell sharply with more than seven dollars drop per bale as stop loss orders triggered. July delivery led the losses but recovered after short covering and buying. December futures held steady on mill buying while distant contracts faced the heaviest losses amid forecasts of rising overseas production and potential U.S. supply independence.
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Liverpool
International Cotton Advisory Committee
U.S
Saar plebiscite blacks out French German plans
France's Edgar Faure and Germany's Konrad Adenauer moved to preserve Franco German ties after Saar voters rejected European status by 67.7 percent with 96.72 percent turnout. Premier Hoffmann resigned in respect for the popular will as border guards held.
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Saar
Edgar Faure
Konrad Adenauer
Reich
France
Germany
Johannes Hoffmann
Truck Hits Bridge Near Hagerman
A power shovel laden truck struck a bridge one mile north of Hagerman at 8:35 a m causing damaged supports and a traffic jam. Several trailers dairy truck and gasoline trucks were tied up along with passenger cars. No injuries were reported in the unofficial early report.
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Hagerman
Local Weather Bureau Report Temperatures and Forecast
Readings at 3 hour intervals from 2 PM yesterday to 11 AM today show a high of 79 and a low of 35. Precipitation for 24 hours ending 11 AM today is none. Forecast calls for mostly clear skies through tomorrow with mild afternoons and a cold night. frost expected and tender plants should be protected.
GOP Thinks Ske Will Announce Plans in February
GOP leaders expect President Eisenhower to declare whether he will run again in the first week of February. Leonard W. Hall and strategists base the timetable on health progress reports and political needs. They also note the 90 day pretrial deadline before Ohio’s May 8 presidential primary for ballot placement.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
Leonard W. Hall
Ohio
Doctor White Says Eisenhower Recovery Uncertain for Months
Boston heart specialist Dr. Paul Dudley White told newsmen in Denver that physicians will have to wait another two or three months to judge if President Eisenhower's recovery will be complete. AP Wirephoto.
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Boston
Eisenhower
White
Denver
Republicans Strike Back Over Farm Price Fight Amid Decline
Political clash escalates as Republican National Chairman Leonard W. Hall accuses Adlai Stevenson of flip flopping on 90 percent parity farm price supports and cites Gov. Averell Harriman's stance. Agriculture reports show further farm price declines amid record crop and livestock output, with details due Friday. Weather notes report cool Roswell temps and the season's first fall snow in the Rockies.
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Washington
Leonard W. Hall
Adlai E. Stevenson
New York
Averell Harriman
Agriculture Department
Stevenson
Harriman
Hall
Gov. Stevenson
Democrat National Committee
Authorities Step Up Relentless Search For Slayer of Boys
Chicago police intensified their hunt for the killer of three boys found beaten to death in Robinson Woods. The fathers joined the appeal, with Malcolm Peterson aiding buses and drivers to seek tips, as authorities pursued any possible information.
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Slayer of Boys
Chicago
Malcolm Peterson
Robert
Peterson
John Schuessler
Anton
Robinson Woods
First Snow of Year Falls in Raton Pass Area
The Associated Press reports the first snow of the year in New Mexico near Raton Pass. light wisps touched the mountains Sunday morning as high winds and blowing dust accompanied a cold front that dropped overnight temperatures up to 22 degrees below Sunday values.
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Raton Pass
New Mexico
New Mexico youths arrested after Tempe station robbery
In Phoenix two youths from New Mexico were seized twenty minutes after a Tempe service station attendant was plugged and robbed. Albert Lee Winn 18 of Albuquerque and Richard Wetherill 19 of Cuba were identified. The Supreme Court later struck down Kansas obscenity ban on The Moon is Blue.
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New Mexico
Tempe
Albert Lee Winn
Albuquerque
Richard Wetherill
Cuba
Washington
Supreme Court
Kansas
Fire destroys Ameri can Furniture Co warehouse in Albuquerque
Fire broke out at the American Furniture Co warehouse at 1500 1st NW and witnesses say the building was a total loss. Albuquerque fire department responded with all apparatus as flames rose 30 feet high, firemen within 15 feet of the blaze inside.
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American Furniture Co
1St NW
Aftermath of Bay Area Quake Ends Night of Shocks
Reports indicate continued aftershocks early today following the strong quake that struck the San Francisco Bay area at 8:11 last night. Officials urged calm as crews assess damage and monitor aftershock activity.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area
Stanolind District Geophysicist Transferred to Albuquerque
J. W. Fishback, district geophysicist in Roswell since last July for Stanolind Oil and Gas, moved to the Stanolind district exploration office in Albuquerque. He has worked with the company since 1936, is a member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, and is a Tulsa native educated at the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma A&M, and the University of Tulsa.
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Roswell
Stanolind Oil & Gas Co
Stanolind District
Albuquerque
Stanolind
Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Tulsa
University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma A&m
University of Tulsa
Deming Man Succeeds Hull as Luna County Farm Leader
Deming resident f Douglas Tharp won the Luna County Farm and Livestock Bureau presidency at a bureau meeting, succeeding Clyde Hull. The vote and leadership change place Tharp at the helm of the local agricultural group.
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f—Douglas Tharp
Clyde Hull
Luna County Farm and Livestock Bureau
Bureau
Albuquerque Air Filter Center Opens for Ground Observer Corps
The formal opening of the Albuquerque Air Filter Center drew about 2,500 people at Kirtland AFB to launch an all day conference among civil and military leaders on the Ground Observer Corps. New Mexico hosts observers at centers statewide with hundreds of volunteers, joining Texas Arizona Utah and Colorado units to cover southwestern air routes.
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Ground Observer Corps
Civil Defense
New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
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el Paso County
Tex
Texas
el Paso
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34Th Air Division
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Wendell W. Bowman
O. F. Clarke
USAF
B. H. Mayall
Air Defense Command
Jack White
Air Intelligence
Hector Perrier
National Advertising Council
W. E. Mathews
Austin
State Highway Death Toll Rises to 273
Two separate traffic accidents Sunday pushed New Mexico’s highway deaths for the year to 273, up from 289 at the same point last year. The victims include S.3.C. George D. Williamson of Ft. Bliss and an unidentified Indian youth aged 17 to 20. Williamson’s car left U. S. 380 west of Carrizozo and flipped four times, ejecting him 65 feet. The youth was struck on U. S. 66 west of Grants while crossing the road. driver Marion Overholtz of Azusa, California, did not see him due to glare from an oncoming car.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
S.3
George D. Williamson
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Red Canyon
William Cruz
Williamson
U. S. 380
Carrizozo
Grants
U. S. 66
Bob Cook
Marion Overholtz
Azusa
Calif
Cook
Overholtz
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