County Traffic Death Recorded
A high speed crash on State Road 90 inside Grant County near the county line killed Silver City man Dickie Laverne Timmins, 29, who was thrown from his car and died after hitting a tree. Passenger Arthur Lee Crownover, 27, survived with facial lacerations and was treated at Hidalgo General Hospital. Timmins, an equipment operator for James Hamilton Constructor Company, is survived by his wife Ramona and three children. The accident occurred about 3 a.m. and Timmins’ body was found around 5 a.m. after Crownover flagged a passing motorist.
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Grant County
Silver City
Lordsburg
Dickie Laverne Timmins
Uon Evans
Timmins
James Hamilen
Dickie Timmins
Silver City Council to Meet Tonight at City Hall
The Silver City Town Council plans a regular meeting at City Hall at 7 p.m. City Manager Richard Cunningham says several routine items of business will be discussed.
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Silver City
City Hall
Richard Cunningham
Weather forecast for cloudy to shower days
Partly cloudy through Tuesday with possible showers or thundershowers in the afternoon. High near 90 today, low 65 tonight, high around 94 Tuesday. 24 hour report shows 7 a.m. high 85 low 63. Airport reports high 86 low 65.
Reagan Wins Battle With Cal Democrats
In Sacramento, Republican Gov. Ronald Reagan secured a $1 billion two year tax increase to balance a $5.08 billion budget, boosting school aid and state finances. He withstood losses on housing law changes and spending cuts to mental hospitals UC and colleges, while projecting more programs and maintaining an economy image amid doubts. Public opinion polls showed broad approval of his approach.
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Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagah
California
Reagan
Tne Se Sion
U.S. Supreme Court
Robert HR Finch
University of California
Mother Charged In Slaying Of Four Children
In Dunstable Massachusetts a fire at the Connolly home led to the discovery of four children shot dead. Their mother Mary Connolly, about 40, was charged with murder after admitting to shooting the children and setting the house ablaze. A fifth child, Debbie, was away at the time.
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Dunstable
Mass
Dist
Atty
John J. Proney
Middlesex County
Mary Connolly
Drongy
Francis G. Connolly Jr
Brenda
Gregory
Gary
Thomas
Droney
Daniel Murphy
St. Joseph's Hospital
Lowell
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Connolly
Debbie
Cape Cod
Funeral services for P L Marquez of Colton
P L Marquez 76 a Colton resident and Kaiser Steel retiree died July 31 in a San Bernardino hospital. Native of Mimbres he lived in Colton 22 years and is survived by his widow Inez and a large family including Frank C Marquez of Silver City. Rosary was held Thursday at Knopsnyder Mortuary and Mass Friday at San Salvador Church Colton. burial at Hermosa Cemetery.
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California
Postcarpia L. Marquez
Colton
San Bernardino
Mimbres
Calif
Kaiser Steel
Marquez
Inez Marquez
Dalton
Frank C. Marquez
Silver City
Juana Carpia
Antonio Alerezma
Luisa Alirez
Jenoveva Baca
Dorothy Munoz
Central
Lucio Marquez
Knopsnyder Mortuary Chapel
San Salvador Cathrohe
Hermosa Cemetery
Silver City Marine Tells Of Viet Nam Experience
Lt Harris D. Himes of the United States Marine Corps, son of Mr and Mrs BL Himes of Silver City, recounts his combat experience in Viet Nam. He describes leading a reaction force from Cu Lu to aid a beleaguered convoy at Payable, encountering heavy fire, and supporting infantry with canister rounds and 40mm guns. The night patrol, tank damage, and subsequent raiding moves are detailed, ending with resupply and continued operations with the 26th Marines.
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Harris D. Himes
United States Marine Corps
Viet Nam
BL. Himes
West 2Ath Street
Silver City
Himes
Cp Carroll
Payable
Cu Lu
Mike Co
Harris
26Th Marines
Khe Sanh
Sulver
South Vietnam candidates stranded by crosswinds in Quang Tri trip
South Vietnam presidential hopefuls faced a bumpy campaign stop as adverse winds forced their planes to land near Dong Ha, leaving 1,000 supporters waiting. They condemned the government for allegedly sabotaging the Quang Tri leg, while Ky claimed the trip was ill planned and declined deluxe cars.
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Barry Kramer
Saigon
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Thieu Ky
Thieu
Thien
Information Ministry
Dong Ha
New Mexico Highway Spot Improvement Plan Aims Big Safety Push
The New Mexico delegation reports a $1 million to $316 million growth in a highway spot improvement program to reduce fatalities. Bureau of Public Roads will widen bridges and lanes, realign curves, and reconstruct intersections. Grant County includes a $42,834 U S 180 widening project.
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New Mexico
Bureau of Public Roads
Grant County
Silver City
Cee
Rioting May Be Major Campaign Issue In '68
The AP reports that summer rioting at the nation’s cities could shape the 1968 elections. Senators Kennedy and Dirksen say urban disorder may push Congress to act with more funding, housing measures, and tax incentives for slum improvement, as parties reassess antipoverty priorities amid ongoing hearings and political caution.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Sens
Robert F. Kennedy
Everettm. Dirksen
Kennedy
Dirksen
Senate
bBa
New York
Craf
Congress
Thopett
CBS
Face the Nation
NBC
Meet the Press
Five Castroites Hijack Airliner
Five Castroite hijackers seized a Colombian airliner with 71 passengers and four crew, diverting to Havana. Cuban authorities displayed six captured Florida-based exiles claiming CIA ties. passengers were safe, some U.S. citizens aboard. The hijackers’ motives linked to OLAS talks. plan unsettled flight status.
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Fenton Wheeler
Havana
Parti Sans of
Fidel Castro
Florida
Castro
U.S
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Bogota
San Andres
Providencia Mecaneres
Caribbean
Rafael Madero
Cuba
OLAS
U.S Army
Harris Wheeler
Honeymooeing
Helga
Modesto
Calif
Panama
Wheeler
Wheelers
Lve
Barranquilla
Colombia
Victor Estrada
Chicago
Emrique Mendez
Aliami
Armando Freites
Essambray
Pablo
Metal Prices in New York and Connecticut Valley
Metal prices listed for New York and Connecticut Valley include copper at 33 cents per pound, lead at 14 cents, zinc at 13.75 cents, tin at 15.92 dollars per pound, silver at 1,825 per troy ounce, and quicksilver at 475.00 nominal per flask. The data references New York and East Sk Lon with locations noted as New York and New York.
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York
Connecticut Valley
New York
East Sk Lon
Rockefeller Supports LBJ Tax Plan With Caution
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller endorsed President Johnson's proposed 10 percent federal income tax surcharge but warned it must avoid harming the economy. He called the plan sound if it does not produce adverse inflationary or deflationary effects and described taking action as delicate and difficult.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Johnson
Addes
Rockefeller
Morris urges limited Nike X anti missile deployment
Rep Thomas G Morris a Democrat from New Mexico says the United States should deploy a limited Nike X anti missile system immediately Morris's stance contrasts with Sen Clinton Anderson another New Mexico Democrat who questions the defense's effectiveness The hearing included testimony from Dr Norris Bradbury director of Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory in New Mexico and discussed nuclear weapons in Red China's arsenal
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Washington
Thomas G. Morris
United States
New Mexico
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Clinton P. Anderson
Red China
Morris
Norris Bradbury
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
Four Charged In Hartford Fire Bombing Case
Four men including a former New Haven NAACP leader face arson charges after two Hartford fires. Barber and Maron of West Haven, and Hartford residents James Brown and Maron Brown were held on $20,000 bail each as the cases moved to Aug. 22. Police linked the incidents to a supermarket blaze and a later gasoline arson at a Kenedy Park Restaurant on Barbour Street.
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Hartford
National Associaton For the Advancement of Colored People
New Haven
North End
Keney Market
John Barber
Laroy Maron
West Haven
James Brown
Maron B
Circuit Court
Barber
New Haven Naacp
Morehouse College
Yale
Moton
Selma
Ala
Viola Liuzzo
Alabama
Moeton
Liuzzo
Detroit
Maron Brown
Aaron Brown
Deer plane collision near Pittsburgh kills four deer
Four deer were killed when they darted in front of a jet airliner during landing at Greater Pittsburgh Airport. The flight 69 from New York landed safely after its landing gear required a hydraulic line replacement.
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Pittsburgh
Greater Pittsburgh
New York
Grant County Commissioners Meeting Set for Tuesday
The Grant County commissioners will convene at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Grant County Courthouse to address county business and public matters.
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Grant County
Riots Over In Detroit End state of emergency lifted
Governor George Romney withdrew the two week state of emergency as weekend reminders of the riots persisted in Detroit and suburbs. National Guardsmen departed, law enforcement responsibilities shifted back to local officials, and Detroit police remained on extended duty. The riot toll rose to 42 with three more deaths, while courts processed prisoners charged with curfew violations and felony cases continued toward pretrial completion.
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Detroit
George Romney
Romney
National Guard
Highland Park
Hamtramck
River Rouge
Ecorse
Ray Girardin
Recorder's Court
Donald Leonard
Detroit Officers Charged With Murder in Riots Slayings
Detroit police announced two officers facing murder charges for the killings of three young men at a motel during riots. Prosecutor William Cahalan named August and Roger Paille with separate murder counts for Aubrey Pollard and Fred Temple. Arraignments were anticipated later today.
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Cahalan
August
Awbrey Pollard
Paikie
Fred Temple
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