Heat Wave Grips Eastern U S with Scorching Readings
The eastern United States faced intense heat with many cities recording over 95 degrees and several topping 100. Elmira New York reported 107 while Kingston New York reached 104. New York City reservoirs ran low and water use spiked. At least 111 deaths linked to heat or heart strain were noted.
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Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Midwest
Chicago
Montana
Helena
North Dakota
Elmira
N.Y
Kingston
New York
Portsmouth
Ohio
Newark
N.J
Salisbury
Louisville
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Springfield
Harrisburg
Hartford
Metropolis
Diversity Shown in Marriage Licenses
Licenses issued yesterday by the department of Dorothy Herring list couples from New York California Roswell and Lake Arthur. Names include David Eastham 32 Seattle and Laurene Bealer 30 Lake Arthur Harral Mathis 34 Roswell Vina Wilks 24 Roswell George Costantine 23 Roswell Irene Hill 19 Cupertino Alfred Velez 23 New York City Darlene Pendergrass 19 Roswell Chester Werts 30 Roswell Bernadette Clare Goulet Roswell.
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New York
California
Roswell
Lake Arthur Cece
Dorothy Herring
David B. Eastham
Seattle
Laurene N. Bealer
Lake Arthur
Harral V
Isleta Pueblo bans non-Indians from hunting on reservation
In New Mexico, Isleta Pueblo announces a resolution prohibiting hunting or shooting permits for non-Indians on their reservation, marking a stance that aims to limit white access and influence in the area.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Isleta Pueblo
Weather Summary for Local Area and Forecast
The United States Weather Bureau reports temperatures at 3 hour intervals from yesterday through 11 am today with a high of 87 and a low of 53. Normal highs and lows are 88 and 62. Precipitation totals indicate 7.44 inches year to date and 0 for the current 24 hours. Sunrise is 5:34 and sunset 6:21 with 12.8 hours of daylight. Forecast calls for mostly cloudy, windy and cooler conditions, clearing this afternoon, fair tonight and tomorrow, with cooler air.
Vehicle Wreck in Germany Kills NMAMI Graduate
Lt. Ernest A. Mihas a New Mexico Military Institute graduate and Roswell native was killed in a vehicle accident during maneuver near Barnholder Germany. The body and his six week old daughter will arrive in New York. He was married to Margaret Greaves and survived by his parents a brother and two sisters.
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Ernest A. Mihas
New Mexico Military Institute
Barnholder
Germany
New York
St. Mihas
Deming
Margaret Greaves
Elizabeth Greaves
Roswell
J C. R. Greaves
Houston
Texas
Mihas
New Mexico
State Highway 66 Association Meeting Opens in Albuquerque
Delegates from Tucumcari Santa Rosa Grants Gallup and Albuquerque attend a day long session in Albuquerque with M L Woddard of Gallup presiding over business meetings for the State Highway 66 Association.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Mitchell Named Denver Republican on National Agricultural Advisory
Albert Mitchell of Albert New Mexico, a Republican national committee man, was named by President Eisenhower to the National Agricultural Advisory Commission for a term ending January 31 1954. The panel will advise Secretary Benson on farm policy.
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Mitchell
Denver
Albert Mitchell
Albert, N. M
Eisenhower
National Agricultural Advisory Commission
Benson
Judge Rules Airman Illegally Taken To Korea For Trial
District Judge Alexander Holtzoff ruled former Airman Robert Toth was illegally removed to Korea to face a military court on murder charges. He ordered Toth released on bond while allowing an appeal, setting a $1,000 bond and returning him to his Pittsburgh home.
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Washington
Alexander Holtzoff
Robert Toth
Korea
Holtzoff
Toth
Pittsburgh
Air Force Je
Air Force
U. S
City Faces Water Rate Hike Discussed by City Manager
City Manager C. M. Woodbury outlined a proposed water rate increase at a breakfast session with aldermen. He warned the fund has no surplus and that 58 000 population will demand more water. he suggested reviving water rights as a key step. The plan reported possible average increase around 21 2/3 percent, with brackets from 10 to 28 percent, and a full report to be prepared before a public airing. The next meeting on Sept 8 may hear the measure.
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Nickson
C. M. Woodbury
Woodbury
Roswell
Mix Littell
Warren R. Cobean
Brad L
POWs Return San Francisco From Vietnam War Deliveries
Two of New Mexico's 28 freed prisoners of war are due to arrive in San Francisco Saturday aboard the Marine Adder. Medal of Honor recipient Hiroshi H. Miyamura of Gallup and Sgt. Dan L. McKinney of Clovis are the named servicemen in the shipment.
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San Francisco
New Mexico
Marine Adder
Hiroshi H. Miyamura
Gallup
Dan L. McKinney
Clovis
Rhee Visits Freedom Village in Korea
South Korean President Syngman Rhee visits Freedom Village where American prisoners returned by the Communists are processed. He is accompanied by his wife and General Maxwell D. Taylor, commander of the Eighth Army.
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Freedom Village
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Eighth Army
Ger
Maxwell D. Taylor
Phillies slip past Cleveland in late rallies
Philadelphia trails early then edges Cleveland 4 9 with a late burst as Scheib, Coleman, Fanovich, Astroth, Hoskins and Hegan contribute to the scoring effort. Cleveland stranded 11.
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
Scheib
Coleman
Fanovich
Astroth
Hoskins
Hegan
Baseball scores from National League games
Milwaukee beats Brooklyn 6 to 1 in a nine inning game with Burdette earning the win and Erskine taking the loss. Cincinnati defeats New York 9 to 2 as Baczewski and Kelly lead the attack for the Reds while Kennedy is charged with the loss for the Giants.
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Milwaukee
Brooklyn
Burdette
Crandall
Erskine
Wade
Lees
Campanella
L—Erskine
Cincinnati
New York
Baczewski
Kelly
Seminick
Jansen
Grissom
Wilhelm
Kennedy
Wes
First Sabre Pilot Shot Down Is Freed by Reds
The first American Sabre jet pilot shot down over North Korea was freed today. He reported Russians were flying MIG jets as early as December 1950. Red China and the Peiping radio claimed Maj. Gen. William Dean is held at Kaesong and may be released soon. Capt. Lawrence V. Bach, shot down December 22, 1950, said Russians led MIG flights and questioned him in Manchuria and North Korea.
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North Korea
William Dean
Dean
Lawrence V. Bach
Grand Forks
N. D
Bach
Yalu
Manchuria
Wilfred Burchett
L’humanite
Kaesong
Burchett
Red
U. S. 24Th Division
Taejon
Alabama nurse to die tonight in electric chair for arsenic death
In Montgomery Alabama 55 year old nurse Earle Dennison faces imminent execution for murdering her infant niece Shirley Diana Weldon with arsenic. Prosecutors say she admitted poisoning the child and collecting life insurance proceeds. Governor Gordon Persons will decide after a clemency hearing whether to commute or allow the death sentence to proceed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Gordon Persons
Earle Dennison
Alabama
Kilby
Shirley Diana Weldon
Weldon Child
Polly Ann
Wetumpka
State Supreme Court
Persons
Underground Reserves Are Target Area
Santa Fe predicts expanded federal help for New Mexico groundwater exploration. Governor Mechem considers subsidizing farmers and ranchers to drill wells for livestock water. USGS currently studies Mimbres Basin Lea County Roswell Artesia Pecos River with state cost sharing. John Erickson estimates full state survey may cost about two million dollars and 150 man-years, split 50 50 with federal partners, with longer spreads reducing annual costs.
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Santa FE
Goy v. Mechem
New Mexico
Mechem
John Bliss
U. S. Geological Survey
Interstate Stream Commission
USGS
Mimbres Basin
Lea County
Roswell-Artesia
Pecos River
Colfax
Eddy
San Miguel
John Erickson
The
Stream Commission
Erickson
President Eisenhower Shifts to Part Time Vacation
President Eisenhower returned to Denver from a Colorado Rockies ranch after a week of rest. He fished cooked and loafed with friends while signaling U S support for Iran's economic aid appeal. He reported a bruised elbow but appeared rested and in good spirits.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Denver
Eisenhower
Colorado Rockies
Aksel Nielsen
Fraser
Continental Divide
Rockies
Iran
John 8. Doud
White House
Washington
Woman Attempts Suicide By Multiple Methods
An Oklahoma City woman, 39, tried three poisons, slashed wrists and ankles, and attempted to strangle herself with an iron cord after leaving a note. Found unconscious by her husband, she is hospitalized in serious condition.
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Oklahoma City
Deportation Hearing Involving Nick Delmore Linked to Chavez Era
U S Immigration Service reserved decision on deporting Nick Delmore a Union County prohibition figure to Italy He testified he left for Puerto Rico in 1947 to attend a party hosted by Sen Chavez and stayed as a house guest Chavez said he never knew Delmore and had no guest relation Delmore claimed birth in San Francisco records destroyed in 1906 He also asserted illegal reentries after trips to Puerto Rico and Cuba The piece notes connections to Dennis Chavez and family figures but focuses on the deportation case
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Newark
N. J
U. S. Immigration Service
Nick Delmore
Union County
Italy
Delmore
United States
U. S
Chavez
D-N
Palermo
San Francisco
Puerto Rico
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
Cuba
Immigration Service
Sen
David Chavez
New Mexico
John Miles
Edwin L. Mechem
Dennis Jr
Miami
Santa Fe
Storage shed built around famed Roswell tree
Hettinga Brothers on West McGaffey preserve a large cottonwood by constructing a lumber storage shed around it. The tree, rooted on a nearby waterbank of the Hondo, is allowed to grow up through the roof and is expected to thrive as the structure rises around it.
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Roswell
Hettinga Brothers
W. McGaffey
Hondo
Canadian Storm Brings Wintry Air to New Mexico
A Canadian storm moved into northeastern New Mexico early today, bringing blustery winds 30 to 40 mph and lowering temperatures by about 10 degrees. The Weather Bureau expected the front to sweep much of the state by Friday, with continuing winds and cooler conditions.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Canada
District Weather Bureau
Columbus
Four Million German Youths Gird to Battle Red Invaders
Bonn reports show four million West German youths mobilized to defend parliamentary elections amid alleged Kremlin sabotage. Police report 7,000 East zone saboteurs captured. two volunteer groups pledge aid to deter ballot disruption and protect voting booths and officials.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Soviet East Zone
Kremlin
Federal Youth League
Bundesjugendring
Geroe Sport Assn
Deutsche Sport Nd
Speed Pilot Clips Along at 1 143 MPH
Lt. Col. Marion E. Carl of Quantico piloted the Douglas 2 Skyrocket to 1,143 mph near Edwards Air Force Base. The test aimed to break the 1,238 mph record set by Bill Bridgeman. The Skyrocket was dropped from a B-50 at 32,000 feet, then ignited and climbed to 68,000 feet before a downgoing descent. Peak speed occurred at 48,000 feet.
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Douglas
Bill Bridgeman
Marion E. Carl
Quantico
Edwards Air Force Base
Carl
Guardsmen to Attend New Mexico Military Institute
National Guard members John Herman and Bill French will study at the New Mexico Military Institute this year under an armory board education plan. Herman will be a sophomore and French a freshman in the college division.
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John Herman
Bill French
National Guard
New Mexico Military Institute
Armory Board
Herman
French
Colege
Institute
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McNally Hall
Lewis Sandoval
NMAMI
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A. M. Lukens
New Mexico A. & M. College
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Thursiday
Aldrich Zacherle
Tacoma
Wash
Des Moines
Iowa
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Lana
Wayne Johnson
Beaver Dam
Inchon
Eiem Riauilde
Moscow
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EL Segundo
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Quickies
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James Devine
Robert Fauley
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