Mormon Handcart Captures Parade Grand Sweepstakes
The Independence Day parade in Silver City crowned the Mormon Handcart entry with the Grand Sweepstakes prize. Hickory House won the float division, with DeMolay and Rex Black’s entry among top runners up. Other honors went to Western and modern marching bands, youth entries, and various organizational floats.
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Billings
Silver City
Plains
Rockies
Utah
Brigham Young
Hickory House
Drifter Motel
Gila
Rex Black
Pima County
el Maida
Shine Band of
el Paso
Mike Leonard
Alexis Hell
el Paso Chamber of Commerce
Donna’ Abercrombie
Fire in Gila National Forest Near Diamond Creek
A small fire was reported Tuesday in the Gila National Forest south of Diamond Creek in the Mimbres District. Helitac personnel were handling the blaze as of press time. No fires were reported Saturday and Monday, while three fires from Sunday were under control Tuesday, according to a U.S. Forest Service spokesman.
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Gila National Forest
Helitac
Diamond Creek
Mimbres
U. S. Forest Service
Abate
Traffic Deaths Hit Record High Over Weekend
A three day Fourth of July holiday weekend set a national traffic fatality record with 576 deaths, surpassing last year. Drownings reached 208, boating accidents caused 47 deaths, and Arkansas incidents added 11 more. The National Safety Council noted optimistic signs as Congress moves to fund safety measures.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Pyle
Congress
Council
Tucson
Ariz
Arizona
Arkansas
Blytheville
Benton
Safety Council
Job Corpsman Dies From Gunshot Wound
Pete Fernandez 18 died at Hillcrest General Hospital after a self inflicted gunshot in the basement of his foster parents home at 1309 Swan Street. He was on leave from the San Marcos Job Corps Center. A coroner's inquest was pending and the case remained under investigation. Survivors include four brothers and a sister. Rosary services and funeral details were announced with burial at the Catholic Cemetery.
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Pete Fernandez
Hillcrest General Hospital
Swan St
Silver City
Thomas Ryan
Fernandez
San Marcos
Tex
Job Corps Center
Simon Maldonado
Ryan
Louis
Robert Fernandez
New York City
Jackie Fernandez
U. S. Marine Corps
South Carolina
Freddie Fernandez
Curtis Mortuary
Henry Saxon
Penney July Bargain Days Opens in Silver City
The J. C. Penney Store launches its July Bargain Days sale in Silver City starting Wednesday July 8. The event features summer wear patio furniture luggage and a new line of household gadgets advertised in a color supplement in the Daily Press.
Soviet Bloc Summit Faces Romania Clash Over Warsaw Pact
In Bucharest, a seven-nation Soviet bloc summit continued amid indications of a growing clash between the Soviet Union and Romania over Warsaw Pact military control. Romanian and Soviet press offered sparse progress updates as the meeting stretched into its second day.
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Henry 8. Bradsher
Bucharest
Romania
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Royal
Local Woman Hurt In Wreck Sunday Near Bayard
Ernestina Misquez of Silver City was treated and released from Hillcrest General Hospital after the car she rode in ran off a curve on N M 356 near Bayard. The northbound crash occurred about 2 a.m. July 3. Driver Merejil do M Baca of Bayard received a reckless driving ticket. Investigator State Policeman Gene Tow. Ambulance provided by H and R Ambulance Service, Silver City.
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Ernestina Misquez
Silver City
Hillcrest General Hospital
N. M
Bayard City
Merejildo M. Baca
Sbayard
Gene Tow
H and R Ambulance Service
Weather outlook with isolated thunderstorms this week
Partly cloudy conditions through Wednesday with isolated thunder showers likely after noons and evenings, higher chance on Wednesday. Daytime temps slightly lower Wednesday. Highs around 94 to 96 today, tonight lows near 62 to 64, Wednesday highs about 90 to 92. Precipitation chance 10 percent today and 20 percent tonight. 7 am report shows high 96, low 64. Airport forecast: high 96, low 65.
Crowds Rally Worldwide Against Vietnam War
Across the globe on Independence Day, thousands protest U.S. policy in Vietnam. Demonstrators clash with police outside embassies in Paris London and Bonn, while rallies in Philadelphia and other cities denounce war. Leaders and officials face pressure as pacifist and political groups express antiwar views.
Anderson Sees Risks in Bridge Canyon Dam Plan
ALBUQUERQUE AP Senator Clinton P. Anderson expresses reservations about the Bridge Canyon and Marble Dams in Arizona under the Colorado River Basin project. He fears downstream backwater and impacts on Grand Canyon areas while noting Hooker Dam in New Mexico would conserve farm water and create recreation near the Gila Wilderness, at an estimated $30 million and a 98,000 acre foot reservoir.
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Albuquerque
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Arizona
Colorado River Basin
Central Arizona
Marble
Bridge Canyon
Grand Canyon
Anderson
Hooker
New Mexico
Gila
Hooker Dam
Colorado River
Fireworks Display Sparks Brush Fire in Silver City
The grand finale of Monday night’s fireworks show fizzled on the launch pad and started a grass and brush fire. Silver City Fire Department extinguished it quickly with a fire truck stationed at Hillcrest General Hospital. Fire Chief Louis Martinez reported watchers alerted by binoculars. No injuries were reported.
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Silver City
Hillcrest General Hospital
Louis Martinez
U S Air Attacks Continue By Names New Council
U S Navy fighters attacked two North Vietnamese torpedo boats off Haiphong early today as the air war against the North continued. One Skyhawk was shot down but the pilot was rescued. Navy and Air Force planes mounted a record day of missions, targeting oil storage near Hai Phong and Thanh Hoa. Heaviest fighting centered near Da Nang with 154 Viet Cong killed by Marines aided by air and artillery. The United States also reported losses and helicopter downings, while Viet Cong raids struck Special Forces camps and other targets across South Viet Nam. Premier Ky moved to install a 0 member civilian military advisory council to bolster civilian governance amid the war.
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Viet Nam
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Japan
Osaka
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Committee of
Hanoi
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Labor Party
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Ariz
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Bonn
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Thanh Hoa
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Constellation
Kearsarge
Tonkin Gulf
U.S. Command
Vin Long City
U.S. 25Th Infantry
Fort Smith
183Rd Airborne
Opera_tion
Yorktown
Traini
Duc Co
Prei Djereng Sperial
Nguyen Cao Ky
Unified
Buddhist Church
Nguyen van Thieu
Woman Drowns While Trying to Rescue Sister at Lake Roberts
Jewel Louise Skaggs, 2, of Alamogordo drowns at Lake Roberts around 9 am while attempting to rescue her sister who was in about three feet of water and then disappeared into about 20 feet. State Patrolman A L Mitchell said the sister returned to the ledge. the victim did not. Fishermen pulled the body after about 20 minutes. artificial respiration lasted 45 minutes. Survivors include husband S Sgt Closky M Skaggs, parents Mr and Mrs Lee B Hinkle, Deming, two sisters and two brothers. Funeral plans handled by Mulins Hamilton Mortuary in Alamogordo.
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Jewel Louise Skaggs
Alamogordo
Lake Roberts
A. L. Mitchell
Mitchell
Closky M
Skaggs
Viet Nam
Lee B. Hinkle
Deming
Curtis Mortary
Silver City
William Fowler
Sgt
Hinkde
Josephine Burns
Barbara Reynolds
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U. S. Army Band of Fort Bliss
Hurley Lulac Council
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First Baptist
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