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Newspaper

Silver City Daily Press

Location

Silver City, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1972

Page

3

Peace Nixon War Policy Sparks Caucus Debate Over Rules

House Democrats push to cut war funding and push reform during the caucus to elect party officers and set rules for the 934 Congress. Proposals to make the Democratic whip elective threaten time consuming debate and may stall action on war and reform issues. They seek Strauss support to back end the war fight and to enlarge Congress role in war policy.

Nixon Congress U.S Hoover Strauss House

Bus collision near Fort Sumner injures youth group

D'Anna Bingaman, daughter of the church music minister, will stay in Clovis but may return soon. The Rev Abington said the youth on a church rented bus were en route to a religious retreat in Valita, New Mexico, when the bus hit a jackknifed cattle truck that clipped a bridge 11 miles east of Fort Sumner. A Youth Memorial Fund was formed to aid the injured and families, with any excess for guiding youths to Christ.

Abington D'Anna Bingaman Clovis Valita N.M Fort Sumner

Bridge blamed as fatal bus truck crash kills 19

Nineteen Woodlawn Baptist Church members from Austin, Texas, died when a cattle truck and a bus collided on a 20-foot bridge on U.S. 60-84 eleven miles east of Fort Sumner New Mexico. Fifteen others were injured, including the truck driver Erby Wilmeth of Clovis. The bridge was criticized as inadequate and slated for replacement for seven years. A four-county group formed to push highway improvements. lawmakers pressed for investigations into why the bridge hadn’t been modernized. The bus driver was among the dead. funeral plans began for 14 of the 19 victims in Austin, with other services in San Antonio and private services for two twin brothers. Survivors remained hospitalized.

Clovis N.M New Mexico Woodlawn Baptist Church Austin Tex Erby G. Wilmeth A.C. Jones Wilmeth Highway Department Hoyt Pattison Fort Sumner Jones Buppott Mra Johnny and James Reeves Sharon Sears San Antonis Jerry Estes Estes Lubbock D'Anna Bingaman Clovis Memorial Hospital

Kissinger rests at California friend’s home during break

Globe hopping adviser Henry Kissinger is quietly vacationing at Theodore Cummings’s home in Falm Springs California. He says he came here for a rest and plans to depart around New Year’s. Newsmen saw Kissinger speak with Riverside Press-Enterprise photographers. In Nicaragua experts study Managua reconstruction feasibility with U S specialists and foreign seismologists arriving with Paramount Studios officials.

J Falm Springs Calif Henry A. Kissinger Kissinger Theodore E. Cummings Riverside Press-Enterprise Managua Nicaragua United States Secret Service Spe Mexico Vene Robert Wuela Paramount Studios

Behrend Endorses Forest Staff Then Opposes Burro Mountain Swap

Fred F Behrend writes to the editor praising Forest Service staff for their conduct during a tour of Burro Mountains land and warns against a proposed swap with Gila Wilderness acreage. He commends safety-minded actions by Forester Harry O Sontag and Roy Carson while detailing hazardous travel on a later trip and urging preservation of Burro Mountains acreage for future generations.

Mr. Johnson Burro Mountains Gila Harry 0. Sontag Route 18 Red Rock Road Roy Carson Silver City Burro Springs Phelps-Dodge Sontag Caron Forest Service Mimbres Valley Continental Divide Brannin Park Fred F. Behrend

Airport Cartoon Cast Lifts Spirits at San Francisco Airport

At San Francisco International, Bugs Bunny and other Warner Brothers characters entertained travelers after a Pacific Southwest Airlines flight. The stunt, created by Cartoon Character Inc, aims to ease boredom and nervousness. Actors portray the cartoon figures, boosting mood and encouraging smiles among passengers.

San Francisco Carrot Doc Bugs Bunny Daffy Duck Yosemite Sam Pacific Southwest Airlines Merry Bedlam Bunny San Francisco International PSA 10 Bob Slaus Cartoon Characte Inc San Jose Calif Warner Brothers Ta ‘Airlines Claus Cathy McIntosh Daffy Duck PSA J. Boyd Andrews Dwane Wittmayer

Bombings in Ireland Kill Teens as Border Violence Surges

In Belfast and across the border in the republic two bombs exploded wounding no one and killing Geraldine Reilly, 15, and Patrick Stanley, 16, amid a wave of sectarian blasts. Police reported major damage to Bellblock and Clones, while Belfast and Armagh authorities uncovered large bomb factories in Protestant areas.

Belfast Northern Ireland Irish Republic Republic Bellhurbet Dublin Geraldine Reilly Patrick Stanley Clones Particime Ulitiaman Armagh

Rockefeller Offered WV Wesleyan Presidency

John D. Rockefeller TV, the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor, has been offered the presidency of West Virginia Wesleyan College. Dr. J. Roy Price announced the offer. if accepted, Rockefeller would assume the post in March 1973.

Buchannon W.va John D. Rockefeller West Virginia Wesleyan J. Roy Price Rockefeller

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