Silver City Daily Press (Newspaper) - January 4, 1967, Silver City, New Mexico Leaders Jailed In Invasion Plan By THEODORE A. EDIGER KEY Fla. The leaders of a tiny exile army are in jail fuming over breakup of a tastic plan to conquer Haiti and turn it into an invasion base against Fidel Officials at Key West's roe County jail said all were held for the federal government violating U.S. Bond was set at for Ro- lando exiled Havana on charges of neutrality Railroad Under Construction Near Tyrone Construction of 11 miles of railroad which will connect the Corporation per mining operation at Tyrone to the Burrow Mountain A.T. and S. F. junction has William A. Smith Contracting Company of Kansas was awarded the general con- tract Dec. 29. for the dirt work is James Hamilton of Gardner Bridge Com- pany of Albuquerque will con- struct the six timber bridges plus the concrete and steel over- pass at the junction of the Lordsburg Foy A. T. and construction engineer for the rone says the section of railway will ready use 1. Final clean-up work will be completed by April 1. He said the line will make a connection with the main due east of Stroud said about eight miles of the new railroad will follow the route of Tyrone's original rail which was dis- continued when the mining op- shut down in the 1920's. Bridge construction work be- gan Dec. 30. Dirt work began Jan 2- Hamilton said Tuesday that cubic yards of earth will be moved in the He presently moves about 000 cubic yards of earth a but more machinery is due in this and the rate should increase to or 000 cubic yards per day at the end of the Hamilton said he has nearly 20 men working on the project but expects that number to nearly double .by the end of the His general superintendent is Clark of Local Fire Loss In State The Silver City Fire ment answered a total of 120 calls in 1966, according to a re- compiled by Fire Chief Louis Total fire losses for the year were is the lowest dollar loss for a town of this size in the Martinez said in the report this politician has tangled be- fore with the United States over plots to shoot up Castro Officials set bond at each for most of 27 comrades jailed here with him after a roundup of about 30 formed including a woman and a William B. U.S. attorney for south said he was checking on whether Masferrer had violated tions imposed on him by Immigration Service for pre- vious About 50 of the captives were taken to Miami for All were released Tuesday night in recognizance bonds of an athletic 45, the United Stales for Fidel by arresting him and his band at a Florida keys rendezvous where federal agents said the tion was preparing to One of the Anton said at Miam LEADERS On 2) Grand Jury Continues Highway Department Probe SANTA FE Sale of Highway Department land Helen to a rancher at an loss to the state again occupier a Santa Fe County grand jury The jury heard about six nesses Tuesday as it reopened its investigation of the ment following a New Year's have been no new in- said E. E. deputy district The jury is in its third week of It has returned 11 indictments charging misuse of public funds and Chavez said he expected the inquiry to end next ing year's loss was much which has full an- total of 104 calls in a 1965. TRAFFIC DEATHS Zy TEE ASSOCIATED PRESS State Traffic Toll to Date LMt Toll to Date -I James F. Tucson Dies In Accident James 40, son was killed in a one- car accident in New Year's Mr. Savage was a frequent visitor in the Grant County He was a recent holiday visitor of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur 6chettree of the LC ranch at and of. Mrs. nie Marriage of Silver A University of Arizona Mr. Savage was well for his sculptural works in Several examples of lis sculpture are familiar sights to Tucson Among these are the oblisk at the Oro ey Country fountains at the Catalina Methodist and his latest the en- trance design of the Welmont Branch of the Tucson Public Funeral services were held at 11 p.m. today at the Methodist Mr. Savage is survived by two daughters and a GEORGE UPSHAW DIES George 62, a 16-year resident of Silver died early today at Hillcrest General He had suffered ill health for a number of His Mrs. Gloria Mae is also a Silver City Funeral arrangements are pending with ihe Curtis TWO CF THE MEN in charge of construction of II cf connecting the A.T. and es copper for tht tractor for dirt work on the SILVER CITY DAILY Associated Leased Wire And Independent Gateway To Tho Gila Wilderness Pages in 2 Sections Silver NewMexico January 17l967-No.TTl U.S. Navy Planes Hit N. Viet Junks By ROBERT TUCKMAN South Vietnam U.S. Navy pilots attacked more than 200 North ese supply barges and junks Tuesday and reported de- or damaging 111. Moving in one day after American Air Force planes shot down seven Communist Navy fliers from three aircraft carriers reported using rockets o damage a surface-to-air sile radar site and to set fire to a torpedo boat off North nam's port of In South the war simmered down to small actions while elsewhere British WEATHER Variable high cloudiness day and partly cloudy to cloudy Slightly warmer today and High today 48, low tonight 19, high Thursday 48, 24-hour 7 high 42, low 13. high low 16. at FIRST BABY ARRIVES The first baby to arrive Silver City for the New 1967, was a little born at seven o'clock Tuesday Jan. 3. Her parents are Mr. and Raymond Bejarano of moves to start peace talks met with a Communist North Vietnam officially Britain's proposal to bring together representatives of the United North and South Hanoi called British plan an of cious In South the Viet Cong set two American vilian construction men whom they had held prisoner since last U.S. On Page 2) Board Discusses Construction Of Local Chamber Building Thn i The Silver County Chamber of Commerce board of directors this morning named u committee to study the ity of constructing a chamber building in Silver The board named Tom J. T. Sam Gayland Wallin and C. C. Cobb to the They will investigate building available property and Mrs. Ella Ward attended her first chamber meeting as pointed representative from the replacing Benny Hugh Hawkins was elected to fill the unexpired term as ber treasurer vacated by George who has moved to El Date Young was elected to fill the board membership vacancy left by Young will serve out the remainder of Morton's two year term on the board which expires next An election will be held to five board bers whose terms will Board members will then elect new board officers at first meeting in Ballots arc to bo sent out 20 days before the and a least arc to be nominated for each according to chamber by A three-man com- was Several chamber members have protested new higher After some the board vood to deny present requests for lower and specified that all future re- quests for reduced rates will recommended io the board by the executive
