Carlsbad Current-Argus from Carlsbad, New Mexico • 1

Wcrofila Service and CjU-s Co. r.O.D ox'066 BAB CulREHT-AKGUS Carls VOL 78 -NO. 223 CARLSBAD, HEW MEXICO E3220, SUHDAY, MAY 21, 186-1- 2IPseJ-PiIe He fTm 6) n' TiH(r, fl n't'R Ken it it it it it Seven Persons Killed In Airplane1 Crash Losses May Reach" Former U. S. Caller Seeking Ransom Ambass TARIS (LTT) A series of Highest Figure" In City History Losses by fire at Indyfrial Electric Servk-e Co, Smith, Canvon Stiect.

Saturday could reach an all-time high for Carlsbad. Fire Ch'ief and company officials declined to plnpo.nt an estimate SatunUy night, pn-lmg a thonHir.h ex animation oLaalvaged machinery and rquipmcnt in the building. Stockwell figured the damape building rontents would far surpass the costs of damages to the building, which large Among VieSims CIUDAD UCTORIA. Mexico (LTD Marchers Saturday four-d le bod ei of former U. S.

Ambassador Pfleswps S. MorrUon, yours; iwn and live other persons ia the shredded vmlUKS of a private plane that embed Into a rock strewn mountainside in a blinding rJnstorm. the victim Included Mrs. Carolyn VandergriJV promt-tent Palm Beach, dire ire, her son, two boslnetfmen from Ilouma, and. the pilot.

Search team on foot and Using horedrawn carta btutit the bodies ta gunny sacks from the tee of mud on Tamau'ipai Mountain, aa "airplane gravryird." ta a hojpttal la Quoad Victoria, 23 wiles away. anonymous telephone calls said Saturday that Mme. Madeleine Dassault wife of a French aircraft manufacturer, had been kidnaped by the terrorist Secret Army Organization (OAS) for lyyaaii fire proof. $2 million ranvom. In one of the scries cf calls to Paris newspapers and news agencies, a man said that li the money was not handed over, Mine.

Dassault would be returned "la small pieces. An Industrial Llectnc operator Jim Coleman was out of town The bodies were being; Oown other demanded the release of OAS leader ex-Cea. Raoul Sa THE LITTLE Today's Chuckle but had been contacted by Mrs. Coleman and was to fly home Saturday night. Coleman had been in a clinic in Temple.

The previous most costly fire as the Cash way Super Market at 401 Canal St. a year ago. Final official losses there were $119,600. Fire Starts Fire apparently started around a large vat used for dipping armatures and related equipment with varnish. The chief, who had only returned from a meetine in Kil- to Ccrpus Chrtsti, by two pbnes from the VS.

Naval Air fctatian there. The twin-engme riper Aztec plane slammed Into the mountain! noe fin with snch force tt was threaded. Police at first thought there were nine persons aboard, so great was the violence of the crash. The plane had been reported missing at dawn, en a flight Friday elcht from Corpus Christ! to Santa Clara Ranch near Mex, with a stop at Matsmoros, Mexico, tan, cow aerving a life term. Mrs.

Dassault, 5 was dragged Into a car by three masked men shortly before midnight Friday night outside her fashionable Paris home. Her husband, wealthy Marcel Dassault, and his chauffeur (See MAN rage Three) Driller Hurl- The guy who f.gured out' the 800 Income tax exemption for a vile must have been single. Case Closed The final act In the editor vs just across the border from leen, where he was elect- ed president of a five-state or-; ganization, was considering two i i (I. Brownsville. Tex.

It left Mata-moros after sundown a a Hight that should have taken KAVE-TV Microwave Approved The Federal Communications Commission has granted approval of a microwave system for KAVE-TV, according to word received here Saturday evening by John Deme, owner of the Carlsbad station. "This system will allow KAVE-TV to improve its viewing with live CBS network programs for Carlsbad and Pecos Valley residents," Deme said. The "live" network system will be brought into Carlsbad from EI Paso, where the Columbia BroadrastinK System links with the West Coast Deme said the microwave system from EI Paso to the Cavern City would be constructed by Microwave Services. Tupelo, a nationally-known engineering firm. He said completion date was indefinite, but that a system of this size usually takes about a month to build.

"I'm sure that we will have the facility ready in time to telecast the national political con- (See MICROWAVE Page Three) realtor case In Roswell has ended vita the real estate man be aa hour. Iaanti Report Crash ing fined $1M and court cost. In Cycle, Auto Collision A 3J-year-old drilling crew Peasants reported It crashed at 7 p.m. during a severe thun uieunes vu iiuw uic i i i iu 3 started. Onewas that a piece of equipment which workers were preparing to dip into the varnish vat fell and splashed the liquid onto a nearby gas-heated drying oven which ignited the varnish.

The second was that gaseous fumes from the vat and other A Roswell Justice of the peace levied the fine against Wayne Adams after he pleaded guilty of battery againit Editor AJ Stubbs of the Roswell Daily derstorm on the mountain where several planes have COSTLY FLAMES Fire losses at In- building while otherl were working out-dustrial Electric 5rvice Co. Saturday aide the structure. The flames were un-threatened to seiii Carlsbad record. At der control in less than 1J hours. (Staff righV Fire 6hief Eob Stockwell assisU Photo by Bill Henderson) crashed in yean past The wreckage of the brown- worker was seriously Injured Saturday night in a motorcycle-car collision on West Pierce 'Record.

firemen la battling the names tnsiae ma and-white Piper Aztec was scattered for. L200 feet. The Street S32 (See LOSSES Page Three) bodies were hurled 600 feet Stubbs filed the battery complaint after Adami struck the newsman twice while the. two vera discussing "letters to the editor concerning a speeding He was Bay T. Chumley, 1401 Osborn St, police said.

He Eight Carlsbad Amigos' Louisiana mourned Morrison, who had helped polish the citation against the realtor. recently had come to Carlsbad from Houston, Tex. Chumley was "la Memorial Hospital with multipleInjuries Mart Annual irip ioaay image of New Orleans as a four-term mayor and who had plunged Into governmental af Hubert Heads Postmasters Association Local Heart Seminar Set Yednesday A one-day seminar on "Congenital and Rheumatic Valvular Representing Carlsbad wlU be Eight Carlsbad men joined That seems like a high price for satisfaction, but perhaps aome are willing to pay a hundred bucks for a poke at an edi fairs most recently as ambas to his head and boqT One foot other members of the New sador to the Organization of Dr. John Denhof, Eddie Dugger, Jack -Harper, Gene FressnelL was severed In the collision, officers reported 4 Riding amotorcycle west on West Piefce Street, he collided American He had resigned last year to run unsuii-cessfully for governor. Mexico "Amigosw organization today on the groups annual trip to promote the slate and its Oltn Rodolph, Jack Sitton, El RUIDOSO (UPI) Horace tor, it 'i? Just Perfect Hubert of 1019 Eddy, Carlsbad, Rain, low clouds and poor development i mer Skinner and Louis Whit-lock.

was installed as president of will be conducted in the New Mexico Postmasters Association at a banquet in Carlsbad Wednesday, under aus Artesia "Amigos? who plan visibility hampered the search for the plane and first reports bv searchers gave hope of aur-, vivors. i This year's trip will tale the Amigos to four Western states Arizona. Calif ornia, Wash with compact auto driven by 18-year-old James McGuire, 821 N. Howard SU "on of Mr. and Mrs.

B. F. McGuire. The teenager was not hurt 4 that pices of the New Mexico Heart There's an eld saying roes something Lke this: Ruidoso Saturday night. to make the trip are Charles E.

Ferguson, Charles Johnson Charles B. Association, Health District 8 Public Health and School Nurs Neutralist Forces Strike Back In Laos "If you dont toot your own Eut clouds lifted andplanes ington and Nevada. Gov. Jack M. Campbell will head the dele Other officers installed are Clarence Healy, Raton, vice president of first-class post of- The youngster? was driving es' Association.

Jjorn, nobody else win. circling closer saw there was no hope. Martin, Bert Murphy, J. Bryan The seminar will be conduct gation. '( Meetings have been scheduled with Gov.

Paul Fan- A young lady who visited our Runyan, Tommy Welch and lice; airs, uoroiny raraeu, ruu-doso. vice president of second- A foremanat the ranch office this morning apparently Martin Yates Hi, run. Arizona: uov. kamuna class post office; Mrs. Kate took this Injunction to heart Emblazoned on ber sweatshirt where the twin-engine riper Aa-, tec planawas to have landed (Pat), Brown, California: Gov.

east on West Pierce Street Investigating officers theorized the motorcycle swerved out of control Into the path of the auto. Investigation of the collision Js to continue today. The "Amigos" will meet to ed in Carlsbad Library Annex. Opening the meeting will be a discussion on "Anatomy of Congenital and Rheumatic Valvular Disease," by Dr. J.

F. Hay- Wallace, Zuni, vice president of Albert RosselinL Washington; day In Albuquerque, then fly to Friday' night telephoned the vera the words: third-class post office, and Con- and Gov. Grant Sawyer, Ne stancia Truiillo. Cleveland, Phoenix, and San Diego, Calif Monday. Tuesday's pro vada.

Tn so perfect I scare my- (See SEVEX Page Three) VIENTIANF, Laos (UPI) Neutralist forces launched a counter-attack Saturday on the Plain of Jars to ease Communist Patbet Lao pressure on a nes, at 10 a.m. gram calls for visits to Los An At 10:25 a.m., Dr. Ross A geles and Hollywood. The New it 'if Manganaro will outline "X-ray Mexico group will visit aeattle N. vice president of fourth-class post office.

Felix Gautier Animas, and L. E. Lucero, Espanola, were named national representatives for the group. trapped armored regiment, neutralist military sources Diagnosis. Pecos Pete-Says: Thursday and Las Vegas, Friday.

They will return to Albuquerque Friday. Dr. E. B. Flanagan will make (See LOCAL Page Three) The move coincided with dis closure that anti-Communist The New Mexicans will be Our favorite gal on South Canal reports that more and more married women are work-ingSome of them at home.

Meo tribesmen had captured two Chinese Communist sol guests at several social-business meetings at various stops on their itinerary. They will meet diers an officer and a non Robert Stockwell President Of Southwest Fire Chiefs it -ir it commissioned officer in north ern Laos, the first definite evi business and civic leaders, as well as government officials. UFO Info Sought dence of a Chinese presence in 3T- Laos. Neutralist military sources Carlsbad Fire Chief Robert 1 said a force of unknown siza (Bob) Stockwell has been elected president of the five-. I Long Memorial Day, Weekend Slated In.

City about 200 will attend the Southwestern Division meeting next May in Carlsbad. i The former first vice president, Stockwell succeeds Elmo Anderson of West Memphis, in the presidency. state Southwestern Division of the International Association of I Fire Chiefs. drove two miles westward toward Gen. Kong Le's former headquarters at Mnong Fhaa from the village of Muong Khe-ung where a force of about IJJ00 men had been trapped since last week's Communist offensive.

City and county employes will i I Stockwell, 30, Is the youngest president and the first from have a three-day weekend this week and most Carlsbad busi The towns, are on Route 7, nesses will close Saturday In ob New Mexico to be elected to the position. He won the post during the meeting of the association last week in Killeen, which cuts across Laos from east to wet abwt 100 tries servance of Day, The National Investigations Commission on Aerial Phenomena, 5108 S. Findiay Seattle 18, is probing a so-called unidentified flying object over this area on May 13. The only report of this UFO came from George Tomlinson of KAVE, however others may have spotted the object. The commission has asked that anyone sighting the UFO send a report and diagram of their observation.

(See ARGUS Fage Three) N. M. Autocides Since January 1, 13C4 119 Corresponding Data 13G3 103 The courthouse and city hall Carlsbad also was successful north of Vientiane, end has been used as a Communist supply ronte from North Viot in winning its bid to bring the will be closed Friday and most employes will be off duty since the holiday falls on Saturday. association meeting here in Nam. Saturday's counter-offen- May, 1953.

(Sce FORCES Page Three) The 37-year-old association in The same applies to state and federal offices. VEATHER FORECAST The Chamber of Commerce cludes fire chiefs from cities in New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. It has about 500 members. The complete international organization announced that most businesses will close on Saturday. has about 10,000 members.

Mrs. Geraldine Mahaffey, CARLSBAD: Generally fair today with increasing hiph cloudiness becoming partly cloudy Monday. Continued warm. 65-100. The international meeting in ing Handicapped Worker of the Year" in New Mexico.

Shoesmith, who lost both arms 20 years ago when a carton of explosives went off in his hands, is also blind. (UPI Telephoto) -ARMLESS WAR VETERAN Mark Shoesmith (left), a sculptor from Ala-mogordo, receives a citation from U. S. Sen. Edwin L.

Mechera Saturday night in Albuquerque naming him "Outstand county clerk, added that no marriage licenses will be issued October will be in Houston. ROBERT L. STOCKWELL' Stockwell said he expects Saturday..