01 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
Silver City Daily Press
Location
Silver City, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1969
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows garbled names and phrases about medical treatment and a Sunday event. Readable items include mentions of Powell and Wells with vague references to doctors and treatment. Details are too damaged to confirm dates, places, or outcomes.
New Mexico motor vehicle owners will receive registration cards with a basic compiler error. The mistake affected the Automated Data Processing Department and will require manual corrections by department field office staff. About 100,000 cards mailed before the error was found, with drivers advised to recheck their records.
Washington AP reports Sen. John J. Williams predicts the Senate will approve a reduction to 23 or 20 percent for the oil and gas depletion allowance as part of tax reform. Supporters argue the 27 and a half percent rate has sustained exploration, while critics warn cuts risk weakening reform and invite opposition. Other lawmakers note intangibles and drilling cost writeoffs offer larger benefits in current law.
Mai James N. Iowa, a Green Beret officer who escaped Viet Cong captivity after five years, becomes engaged to blonde actress Jane Caroline Benson in New York. The couple plans a future together amid public attention on the remarkable survival story and high profile union.
County of Catran directs all potential heirs to appear before the Probate Court in Reserve NM on December 49 1969 at 1 00 AM regarding the will and testament of Pedro A Chavez deceased. The notice, filed in the County Clerk’s office, is signed by Judge Lom O Fryor and Deputy Nowe Curreso.
A GAO report says Lionel-Pacific Corp of Anaheim California earned average profits of 245 percent on 22 small Air Force contracts, with some up to 1 404 percent. The firm makes air values and other aeronautical parts for the Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area. Bishop C Kilmer Myers of California urged selecting the Pope by the people rather than a college or secret session body. He criticized birth control policies and urged bishops to defy the Pope on the issue.
Homeowners report needle blights in pine and spruce trees during fall. Causes include environmental stress, drought, and normal needle drop. fungi are often weak parasites. Prevent by reducing stress, maintaining even irrigation to five feet deep, and avoiding aggressive fungicides.
Bob Ingraham reflects on delaying snow and raking leaves, noting weeks spent gathering tons of yard debris. He laments the vast leaf fall from two trees and jokes about dogs, wrappers, and newspapers joining the pile. A stray clipping mentions Lindbergh and plans for a hard winter as squirrels stash nuts.
The New York AP report lists current prices for copper at 52.524 cents per pound, Connecticut Valley Spad at 15% cents, zinc at 15.6 cents per pound, tin at 1 844.2 per pound, and precious metals with gold at 35.85 per troy ounce, silver at SL885 per troy ounce, and quicksilver at 510.00 nominal per flask in New York markets.
The Board of Directors of the Sliver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce will hold a meeting at 7 am on Tuesday in the downstairs meeting room at the Drifter Inn.
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