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H O H O M E El Paso EDITION The Newspaper That Serves Its Readers < PRICE FIVE CENTS DELIVERED BY CARRIER EL PASO, TEXAS, MONDAY, AUGUST 19,,1957 30c PER WEEK VOL. LXXVII NO. 197 N. M loon N. M. Solon Mayor Urges Shots for Dogs Doctor Sets Clears Way As Anti-Rabies Drive Starts New Mark •> ^ •• ^ x-\^ •• *- v*^™^ ^5_\J?.»5SS»>JwN*w'^wrvX»WK«M**~—-»—•- List Schedule For Altitude For Ft. Bliss Holloman Officer S"=«;S/SSg^s^, Anderson No Longer For This Week Picture at right shows what the c^erreallyjovered. Noth.ng but t.le. Mayor Ramond Telles to- Makes Observations Objects to Army's day urged all El Pasoans who | have not yet had their dogs For Space Travel Acquisition of Range inoculated against rabies to Bu United Press Safety Patrol Lacking; : BRAINERD,. Minn., Aug. Marge Plumbing Hrr»ld Post Washlncton Barem do so during this week's anti- WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.— rabies campaign. 19.—An Air Force doctor has Senator Clinton P. Anderson, "We want the people to have am- soared 21 miles into the sky Workers Not Man Drowns in Lake New Mexico Democrat, ex- ple opportunity to comply with the to set a new manned balloon pects to clear the way for the law. We do not want to get rough altitude record. The County moved today ior e: ,Army to take title to over with our enforcement unless it be- The large»but frail balloon Properly Trained regulations intended to prevent accidents like the one 450,000 acres of public domain comes absolutely necessary," he reached an altitude of more than Six licensed veterinaries of 110,000 feet at 10:30 a. m. two , yXterday that claimed the life of a boatman m Ascarate lands at McGregor Range at Ft. said. hours after take-off. It exceeded .Two plumbing contractors men- the Paso County Veterinary tioned Friday in the appeal hear- Lake. Bliss- ^ the old record of 96,000 feet. Charles D. Hopkins, 58, of 1925 ' .. , . ,.._ Assn. began inoculating does. ing of fired Senior Plumbing In- His office Said today a letter Thg ^ got underwa/\t 3 p, The balloon rose nearly verti- St. John road was knocked from d cally from its take-off site in an spector Henry A. Parker hire im- probably will go this week to In- m, today. At fire stations at 600 properly trained journeymen small boat by a speedboat and terior Secretary Fred Seaton tell- drowned in about six feet of water East Overland street, 400 East plumbers, officials of Plumbers the secretary Anderson, no drive in Tigua, Trowbridge street and Steaa Fitters Union said to- shortly after 3 p. m. longer objects to the withdrawal. Another occupant of the small at Chelsea drive, and Piedras day. Interior, which handles such pub- str£et at Richmond street The two firms that figured prom- boat, William M. Reed, 56, of 7108 lie domain land deals, had been Declare Epidemic Area inently in the City's case against Cielo Vista drive, received cuts on asked by .Anderson to halt any final Parker were Coles Plumbing Co. the head and bruises. action on the withdrawal until he El' Paso has been declared and Prompt Plumbing Co. Neither Charles Hopkins Jr., 11, son of had a chance to study the Army's rabies epidemic area by Dr. A. B. the man killed, and Palmer Reed, firm.is a member of the Plumbers proposal. Rich, director of the Veterinary Di- SHOT — A three month old dachshund "too young to 11, of 2827 Lebanon street, nephew anCUKdl SteaOtCCUmn FitterXMl-UTAs^ Locai*u*^"l 231—v-*>, «•no"r **j 'Public Use Permit' vision of the State Health Depart- havave a nanamme receives' the first - the respected Associated Plumbing of the injured man also were occu- ment. rabies campaign. Wielding the needle ,, Dr. J.G. Blue. pants of the small boat, iney es- The Army first took over the The present drive is- part of and Heating Contractors group land without any sort of Interior; ing are Twins Marcia and Mark Nenng, ch.ldren of Dr. and Other Companies caped injury. Mayor Telles' campaign to get at approval. It later got a "public use' Mrs A Robert Nering of 2222 Hibert street. Marcia and Mark "Both of these companies hire Coroner Charles Windberg Jr. least 70 per cent of El Paso's dogs permit," which allowed it to use are helping care for the dog while its owner is away. _ one or two good plumbers at good said he went to the scene of the inoculated. It is estimated that accident immediately after it was the land but did not give title to it. less than half are immunized now. wages and have them supervise It has been pushing for approval several more untrained ones," said reported and that from the infor- Inoculation of dogs in the present mation he obtained it appeared the E. R. Miller, business manager of "one of'ihe issues involved in the camPaiSn <*sts the standard $3 fee' Spy Guilt of Ex-Solon's operator of the speedboat, Lieut. Persons not having their dogs im- the plumber's local. withdrawal was determination of Mr. Miller said that "untrained Enoch Merle Pence, 26, of 1414 munized are subject to fines up. to North Piedras ..street, was not Charles D. Hopkins what public domain lands in state plumbers" -were ones who had not : of New Mexico was to receive in S200 under City Ordinance 551. A fc w «mlty «f any criminal negligence, beeLJvdnX apprentice<*l/f v**« *^d ' accordinvfcw%*».^»—-go t--o i CT""- -j — -<* - Schedule for Week' Daughter Is Established union regulations. Also some of that it .was purely an^ accident and raised the body of Mr. Hop- exchange for .its acreage in the kins. Efforts to revive Mr. Hopkins|m;ssj.le The six veterinarians who are these/plumbers, who work for. low • "1^1CULCU«UJI' • *-* ' "Pence* «~-« .' helpe——1—i—£ dj rescue . ... • , The state has leased its lands to,'participating in the drive will move Sv Maj. David G. Simons wages are aliens, he said. Mr. Reed from the lake and 'then T>y resusatator at WASHiNGTON, Aug. 19.-House investigators say testi- dived repeatedly until he bcatedj_ (Continued on Page 4, Col 3) the Government pending final set-jto different neighborhood each day iron mine pit near Crosby, Minn. Mr. MHIer.said that there are tlement of this dispute. '"-•' '- . rvFo—r "•th"e remainde•'•"*•"•r "ocf mony by U. S. Counterspy Boris Morros clearly establishes _ several other companies in the Anderson's expected action the week inoculations will be given the daughter of a former U. S. ambassador "as part of the i At peak altitude area who hire inadequately trained; ui*^ \A o thref-kt-aea anonnd aa halnaif miles southeast comes as a result of two factors. at the following stations: ' plumbers in order to economize on Soviet apparatus. of Garrison, Minn. Fear of New Hostilities Hilhs •UiJ.i^-voffice; daiusaidt: Tuesday.L.u&aua.y— — 72r^1i Easi-io.o\,t RiI^L\Jo GrandvJiauuie. Chairman Waiter, Pennsylvania wages. Garrison is about 10 miles south- First, Senate Interior Committee I street, 111 South Harris street in Democrat, of the House Committee Submits Cards has reported out a bill which wouldj Ysleta, and 8485 Sehirdan street in east of Crosby. on Un-American Activities said Parker was fired recently on a make it necessary for the armed Sunris- • e Acres• . Sealed In Capsule charge of offering money gifts to Morros has named Martha Dodd Looms in Middle East services to come to Congress and Wednesday—Whit»* t^Viiikjo<-injr if ui 11e* Spukjjyu'ir oLaiiuiistationt, Inside a tiny capsule swaying two junior plumbing inspectors, get permission for any withdraw- ^,^.Delta stree,.^,^t at ^Cargi. ,il road, , o.nanud I Stern as a Soviet spy who once beneath the bulky balloon, Maj. Cortez Martin and Don Naron. In IM a ai a s lutlu l als of more than 5000 acres. This North Stanton street at Robinson tried to betray. Morros' • counter- David G. Simons had been sealed the Friday hearing, testimony from A^Communist-backed coup that placed'Syria under he bill, his aides feel, has a good boulevard. spy activities to the Soviets. a few hours earlier. Simons, chief both indicated that the money was iron control of 1 pro-Soviet military clique aroused fearschance of passage this year. Mrs. Stern is the socialite daugh- of the space biology branch of the used to persuade the two to call Thursday—1218 'Randolph street, today in-neighboring Israel that a new Middle East ex- Army Needs Land 4240 Alameda avenue, 47 Dallas ter of the late William E. Dodd, aero-medical field laboratory at plumbing contractors when ex- 's1 plosion was in the making. who was Ambassador to Nazi Holloman air development center, Second, the . Army apparently street, and 3801 Fort boulevard. amples of faulty work were report- * Responsible sources in Jerusa- Germany from 1933 to 1938. She Alamogordo, N. M., will be aloft ed instead of hanging a red "dis- "made satisfactory showing to Friday—320*nday-^oo0 PersninPershing drive,, 1801 lem said grave dangers lay ahead and her husband recently vanished approximately 32 h o u r s. During approval" tag on the job and stop him that it needs most of" the Montana street, and Paisano drive for the Middle East — and the from Mexico City and belief has that time, he will perform tests ping work progress. Sheriff Continues 450,000 acres for the range. at South Santa Fe street.
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