Busiest Weekend in Months Clashes Flood Local Courts
A flood of law and order cases filled local courts yesterday with 17 police court filings and heavy traffic caseloads. Walter John Kelly, Alton R. Morgan and Bernard Dale Rock faced $1,000 bonds for breaking and entering related to a reported home theft. James Dowdy and Edward Banks each posted $200 bonds for disorderly conduct at Ballojak theater.
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Brownie Emerson
Law and Order
Justice Court
Walter John Kelly
Alton R. Morgan
Bernard Dale Rock
812Th
Food Service Sqdn
Walker Air Force Base
Wade Dixon
Albuquerque St
West
Albuquerque
Tommy Thompson
Ballojak Theater
Air Base Road
James A. Dowdy
Edward D. Banks
Dowdy
WAFB
6Th Tactical Hospital
509Th
Joseph Nava
Kingman, Ariz
Horse Shoe
S. Main St
Headless rattler and squirrel caper in Louisville
In Valley Station Louisville a four foot rattlesnake lost its head when it lunged at a squirrel. Mrs. Albert Hartledge said she shot the head off after spotting the coiled snake at the tree base and dragged home the rattler and a rabbit she had killed earlier.
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Louisville
Albert Hartledge
United Fund Workers to Receive Certificates and Banquet
Special certificates will be awarded to workers who turn in 100 percent of assigned cards by October 31 for the United Fund drive. Fountain pen opener sets go to group captains and division colonels for full group participation. A banquet honors outstanding workers after the drive, with the employee division kickoff on October 15 and the main drive from October 22 to 31.
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United Fund Drive
United Fund
Chamber of Commerce
Bert Shephard
Robert H. Beck
Bill McCombs
R. L. Crider
Jack Deason
T. L. Gardner
Stanley Mathis
Dub Miller
Melvin Clem
Will C. Lawrence
Oris Cleve
Jack Campbell
Ellers
Shephard
Powerful Typhoon Gilda Strikes Samar Island Philippines
A Pacific typhoon named Gilda with 120 mile per hour winds struck Samar Island, Philippines. US Air Force from Guam reported spotting a distressed ship as the storm blew ashore and caused initial damage and casualties are not yet confirmed.
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Philippines
Gilda
Samar Island
Samar
U. S. Air Force
Guam
Roswell Schools Serve Many Hot Lunches During Day
Roswell schools served 1315 meals to students in one day with averages rising to about 1275 per day. The year's total meals reached 138243 at elementary 25 cents and junior high 35 cents with 11436 meals to adults at 40 cents. The lunch program expanded after Sept 10 at Highland Elementary and may extend to Eastside and Parkview Elementary later this year.
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Roswell
Board of Education
Jay F. Lewis
Highland
H. F. Allred
Allred
Eastside
Parkview
HADC Returns To Normal As Strike Ends At Base
Workers returned to construction jobs at Holloman Air Development Center after a settlement ending a strike by Delta Steel Construction Co. The New Mexico Building and Trades Council announced the deal in Albuquerque, with union official James Price saying terms were agreeable to both sides. The strike affected about $18 million in base contracts.
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Alamogordo
Holloman Air Development Center
Delta Steel Construction Co
New Mexico Building and Trades Council
Albuquerque
James Price
Youths Sought Over Burning Cross in Seguin
Police seek a group of white and Latin American youths connected to a burning cross found yesterday in front of Seguin High School. A six-foot cross blazed after a racial slogan appeared. Fire marshal R. H. Schultz noted white and Latin American youths seen near the scene as the alarm was turned in.
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Seguin, Texs
Seguin High School
Seguin
R. H. Schultz
Pen Theft Prompts Postmaster to Chain Pens
In Johnstown New York post office George McMillan says nib pens were never stolen, so he chained 10 new ballpoint pens to desks on Monday. By Saturday every pen had been taken forcing action to deter further theft.
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Johnstown
N.Y
George McMillan
New Mexico Official Sees Benefit From New Superhighways
Wilson told the New Mexico Petroleum Industries Committee that motorists will boost motel, restaurant, and gas station business along new main highways. He urged clear signs to guide travelers to needed facilities while stressing defense and commerce roles of the interstate system.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Lawrence Wilson
State Highway Department
New Mexico Petroleum Industries Committee
G. E. Wing
Standard Oil Co. of
Texas
el Paso
W. C. George
Phillips
Wilson
Chavez
Senate Committee On Public Works
Judgment Entered In Cotton Case
Judgment entered in district court records on Sept. 12 listing damages totaling 7618.50 for seven plaintiffs who claimed cotton crop damage from a duster plane. Plaintiffs Ira C. Pirtle E V Brewton J W Keeth Bruce Evans Buddy Taylor Roberts Downing C B Donaghey. Defendants Breebe Hurst George Hamvhen Denver H Lankford. Court costs of 30 in each case. Case dates back to Jan 4 1954.
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Ira C. Pirtle
E. V. Brewton
J. W. Keeth
Bruce Evans
Buddy Taylor
Roberts & Downing
C. B. Donaghey
Breebe Hurst
George Hamvhen
Denver H. Lankford
Auto License Bureau Closes for Santa Fe Tag School
The auto license bureau in the basement of the court house will close this week through Friday to allow staff to attend the auto license tag school in Santa Fe. Sam Osborne announced the move.
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Court House
Santa Fe
Sam Osborne
Prisoners slash selves in Huntsville jail food protest
Twenty eight of Texas’s toughest inmates in Huntsville maximum security cut themselves with razor blades last night in a food protest. The figure joins 76 inmates who staged a weeklong strike over cafeteria meals. Prison head O. B. Ellis said four blades were found and most cutting occurred in 20 to 30 minutes.
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Huntsville
Texas
O. B. Ellis
Ellis
America
Don Reid
Second London Conference Opened on Suez Crisis
Envoys from 18 nations open talks in London on the Big Three plan for an international Suez canal users association to permit passage and collect tolls amid Nasser's nationalization. Diplomats seek UN action or economic pressure options while Egypt appeals to the Security Council.
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London i
Nasser
Suez Canal
Dulles
Washington
Eisenhower
Ethiopia
London
Suez Canal Co
Suez
Egypt
United Nations
Security Council
Britain
France
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
U.N
Africa
Middle East
United States
Venezuela
Eisenhower Urges GOP to Tell the Truth in Campaign
President Eisenhower told campaigners to present only the truth about his administration to win. At a sendoff breakfast for Vice President Nixon and other leaders, he said the record speaks for itself and warned against partisan exaggeration while noting peace remains fragile in a dangerous world. Nixon echoed, urging adherence to the record over embellishment.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nixon
al Smith
Democrats Grab Initiative Says Sparkman
Senator Sparkman a Democratic Campaign Speakers Bureau cochairman said Democrats have grabbed the initiative in the presidential campaign and must sustain it. He acknowledged private doubts about moving too fast but defended the pacing as timely and necessary.
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Senator Sparkman
Washington
Sen
Sparkman
D-La
Democratic Campaign
Clement Has Say On Clinton Issue
DALLAS Gov. Frank Clement of Tennessee said he did not order state police or guards to Clinton to promote segregation or integration. He noted troops were sent to prevent bloodshed and violence during ongoing school integration issues. Clement spoke at a Democratic fundraiser in Greenville scheduled for Tuesday.
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Dallas
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Clinton
Tenn
Clement
Greenville
Welcome to T Sgt and Mrs Sussek Lt and Mrs Reed
A military social note extends warm greetings to T Sgt and Mrs Walter N. Sussek and Lt and Mrs R L Reed on their arrival and best wishes for service and family life.
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Walter N. Sussek
R. L. Reed
Eight-Year-Old Eisenhower Wears Confederate Forage Cap
In Gettysburg Pennsylvania eight year old David Eisenhower sparked political talk by visiting President Eisenhower at his farm wearing a jaunty Confederate forage cap. Grandmother Jill Eisenhower joked that the cap could be Confederate or Union, lowering the political significance of the accessory.
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Gettysburg
David Eisenhower
David
Eisenhower
Black bugs ruin Roy Miller and Oneta Nance license
A letter from Roswell requests a duplicate marriage license for Roy E. Miller and Oneta Nance after bugs ate the original. The county clerk’s office sent a duplicate license in response.
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Lovington
N .M
Roswell
Roy E. Miller
Benson Shapes GOP Watershed Plan for Great Plains
Secretary Benson announced an Eisenhower program to protect and improve small watersheds after decades of talk. He cited 31 projects approved and about 200 more planned, urged cost sharing among federal state and local agencies, and praised expanded soil and water conservation efforts.
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Lincoln
Neb
Secretary of
Benson
Eisenhower
National Watershed Congress
Great Plains
Chicago Cubs Beat New York With Late Home Run Hit
The game featured Chicago topping New York 4 2 behind Kellert and Thompson homers. Rush and Landrith worked on the mound for extended innings with Gomez, Littlefield, Hearn, Wilhelm, McCall, Sarni, and Hofman appearing in relief.
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National League
Chicago
New York
Rush
Landrith
Gomez
Littlefied
Hearn
Wilhelm
McCall
Sarni
Hofman
L. Gomez
Kellert
Thompson
Stevenson dodges Truman critique of Hiss and rhetoric
Adlai E. Stevenson disputed President Truman's claim that Alger Hiss was not a Communist spy and rejected the label legal racketeers used against the Eisenhower administration. He said Truman’s campaign speeches help the Democratic ticket and praised Truman as a help, not a hindrance, while noting resource giveaways by the current administration. Stephenson spoke at a news conference and reporters sought whether Truman’s rhetoric aided his bid.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Truman
Stevenson
Alger Hiss
Eisenhower
Kansas City
Adlai
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Auto License Bureau
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Estrada
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