13 Jan 1969
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Newspaper
Silver City Daily Press
Location
Silver City, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1969
Page
1
The City Police Department reports 647 arrests and 2,014 traffic citations for 1968, with parking tickets dominating fines unpaid. Assault and theft cases rise, while car thefts drop. 173,389 miles and 17,697 gallons of gas used as patrols expand city coverage.
Viet Cong blasted Can Tho air base and damaged or destroyed 15 helicopters worth an estimated 5 million dollars before repelled. Six more helicopters were damaged at Dong Tam 40 miles away. Reports say eight Americans killed and 10 wounded with enemy casualties. Additional shelling near Can Tho and Dong Tam caused civilian and police deaths and injuries. Air raids and ground fighting continued near Saigon with Hanoi-area targets hit by B 52 bombers.
Elbert Atkins of Stearns-Roger, employed on the Phelps-Dodge mine project at Tyrone, sustained a head injury in an accident about 11 15 AM. He was removed by ambulance to Hillcrest General Hospital, treated in emergency and admitted. Three other accident cases were in the emergency room with details unclear at press time.
District Attorney E C Serua issues writ of Quo Warranto over city’s acting municipal judge Edward M Campbell after a protracted power dispute. Campbell must appear before District Judge Norman Hodges in February 2014 in Lordsburg district court as legality of jailing city prisoners under the present judgeship is challenged and a habeas corpus writ is involved.
State Patrolman Gene Tow, stationed in this area for 12 years, is transferred to the Las Cruces area and will assume duty there within the week. No replacement has been named yet for the vacancy. Tow resides in Silver City and will keep his family there for now.
A Detroit bound plane diverted to Miami recounts a hijack attempt led by Kenneth Barl eck 31 of Orchard Lake. A shotgun hidden in a duffel bag was recovered. Stewardess Lynne Sargeant acted decisively locking the cockpit door as the hijacker demanded Havana. No one injured. Argentina and Cuba student exchanges affected.
U S Senator Joseph M Montoya of New Mexico reports support from Senator Henry M Jackson of Washington that the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee will thoroughly examine the proposed grazing fee increase. The Interior Subcommittee on Public Lands will hold hearings, with dates to be announced.
Disjointed OCR outlines a BLM advisory board meeting with manager J. W. Discrir and unspecified attendees slated for Wednesday. The fragment references a site at 74,27 land within unclear jurisdiction and mentions media or procedural details without clear dates or outcomes.
George Young, former Silver City resident, extended his indoor track win streak to ten with a two mile time of 8:22.6 at the 43rd Knights of Columbus games in Boston. He finished strong ahead of Canada’s Bob Fin and earned the meet’s outstanding performer award. It edged toward the world indoor record held by Jim Beatty as Young neared the final half lap.
A car was damaged by a fire on Saturday with the vehicle description and owners not fully readable in the fragment. The incident appears isolated with no injuries reported.
Several hundred workers at Magna Arthur and Bonneville concentrators failed to report for 7:30 shifts, arriving two hours late. Kennecott called the action an illegal walkout under a no strike clause in the union contract. About 609 workers involved. no picket lines reported. production continued as other staff maintained operations. Local 392 of the United Steelworkers disputed contracting out work previously done by the union.
Kennecott Copper Corp reports a new all time safety record for its New Mexico operations in 1968. Chino Mines Division, with about 1,500 workers, posted fewer than one lost time injury per million hours worked, including one employee who went the entire year without a disabling accident. The division total hours reached 2,310,295 with only two lost time injuries.
Albuquerque notices that New Mexico taxpayers may not receive all forms and schedules needed for the 1968 federal income return in IRS mailings. Forms are available at banks and post offices. remaining items can be requested from the District Director's office. William M. Coard urges taxpayers to verify they have all required forms. Those who filed last year should have received form 1040 or 1040A with instructions by mail.
Washington AP Sen Clinton Anderson said he will co sponsor a bill to let national parks and monuments operate seven days a week. The measure by Sens Henry Jackson and Joseph Montoya would exempt Park Service field and maintenance staff from federal spending cuts and address closures that angered Carlsbad Caverns residents.
Jim Saoth housing administrator at Mecree University will address a luncheon at the Holiday Inn in Silver City Tuesday. Rotaractors convene at fall.
Today the forecast notes rain at night in Wes cenight with unclear regional details. The fragment mentions the location Wooeetasumal and a general weather update but lacks usable specifics on timing or amounts.
Two Albuquerque boys missing since Sunday on the west slope of the Sanilia Mountains were found safe today by searchers. Bernalillo County sheriff’s office said the boys were being brought down to a Forest Service ranger station with two rescuers near the 9,500 foot level of the South Peak of the Sandias after an Air Force helicopter drop.
A fragmented local brief reports traffic fatalities with unclear details. The readable fragments reference a toll rising from road incidents and ongoing investigations, mentioning open cases and possible year references without concrete names or locations.
The Associated Press reports heavy rains along the West Coast and snow in the Northwest, with scattered snow and cold from the Midwest to the Northeast. Dry and warmer conditions prevailed in the southern tier, with 70s near the Mexican border and in southern Florida. Temperatures ranged from 16 below zero at Williston North Carolina to 65 at Key West Florida, with snow in Spokane Yakima and Portland, and rain in California and Oregon coastal areas. Many major cities reported varied skies and temps, from Boston 25 and New York 25 to Seattle 34 and Honolulu 71, reflecting a broad national weather pattern.
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