Banquet Tonight in Silver City Chamber Event
William Latham of the El Paso Times will speak at the Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce banquet at 7 30 pm at Western New Mexico University Student Memorial Center. Six Sterling Silver Student awards will be given to top students from Silver Cobra and Clift high schools along with the Sterling Silver Citizen award for Grant County’s reader of 1970.
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William Latham
el Paso Times
Silver City
Grant County
Chamber of Commerce
Student Memorial Center
Western New Mexico University
Silver
Cobra
Clift
Help Sought In Locating Missing Silver City Man
Silver City police seek help finding 23 year old Robert Frank Elwood who disappeared near May 26 after leaving a hotel and abandoning his car. He is about six feet tall, 200 pounds with brown hair and a heavy build. Anyone with information should contact Lt. Flas Garcia at the Silver City Police Department. Elwood is a missing person, not suspected in a crime.
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Silver City
Robert Frank Elwood
Mig
Elwood
Flas Garcia
Revenue sharing plan rejected by House vote
The House defeated a comprehensive overhaul of federal manpower programs as part of President Mixonts six revenue sharing proposals. The administration sought 85 billion in general revenue sharing plus six special grants totaling 11 billion, but the proposal failed 204 to 184 after a push by House Democratic leaders.
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Washington
Arky
Sense
Mixonts
House
Nixon
POWs Refuse Repopulation as Hanoi Exit Doubts Rise
Saigon Foreign Minister Tran Ven Lam announced 13 sick or wounded prisoners will be repatriated to North Vietnam Friday. He said 647 POWs refused to go, citing reprisals and better treatment in the South, with interrogation by Red Cross and South Vietnamese officials.
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South Vietnam
Lam
Spigon
Red Cross
Bayard Trustees Postpone Meeting To Thursday Exec Session
Bayard Board of Trustees postponed their meeting to Thursday and held a lengthy executive session at city hall Tuesday. Mayor Charles Smith cited heavy workload and only two trustees present as reasons for delaying discussion on the Day ard Central rental agreement swimming pool operations water rates ordinance and a Community Public Service Co franchise. No actions were taken in executive session. items will be taken up at the Thursday 5 p.m. meeting.
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Bayard Board of Trustees
Townts
Pam
Charles Smaith
Josd
Dayard
Central Senar Rental Agrie
Community Public Service Co
Smith
NLRB conducts lengthy talks in Carpenter union dispute
The National Labor Relations Board met in Sliver City to continue hearings between the Carpenters Union and A C Houston Lumber Company. Pickets appeared in February, and petitions for election were filed by both sides with a decision likely in about 30 days.
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National Labor Relations ‘Board
Sliver City
Carpenters Union
A. C. Houston Lumber Company
Carpenters
Leonard Pickering
A. C. Houston Lumber
NLRB
Houston
Albbuquerque
Carpenter Union
Lst
Pickering
Gordon Jorgenson
Albuquerque
Rasco's Store Announces Summer Sale at Silver City
Rasco's Store launches a summer sale this Thursday at the Silver City location. Coupons in the Daily Press supplement offer savings on various merchandise and items throughout the store.
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Rasco’s
Rasco
Safe
Silver City
Daily Press
Local Firm To Participate In Labor Department Program
Local firm Brown Auto Sales joins the JOBS program to train disadvantaged workers in Arkansas South New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas. Trainees undergo up to 42 weeks of job skills training and on the job coaching with wages starting at 1.60 per hour and raises after completion. The program is a joint Labor Department and National Alliance of Businessmen effort with funds to cover recruiting and training costs plus supportive services.
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Arkansas
South New Moxico
Oklahoma
Texas
U.S. Department of Labor
William T. Hafey
Dallas
Ee Newshire
Labor Department
National
Alance of
Brown Auto
Department of Labor
Lions Set Broom Sale Here
Lions Club plans a door to door broom sale in the city Thursday to raise funds for sight conservation. Harry Bright says the one evening sale aims to cover the entire town with deliveries possible by calling the listed numbers.
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Lions
Buyer City Lions
Silver City
Harry Bright
Bright
Lions Club
Thirse
Sione
Club
Includas
Hijacked Cuban Plane Lands in Miami After Long Delay
A hijacked Yan American jet diverted from Caracas to Miami landed at Miami International Airport after a two hour delay. Cuban radio named the hijacker as Ivan Gustavo Landaeta, 22, who said his weapons were clipper blades and cited ideological motives against Venezuelan repression.
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Mami
Cuba
Miami International
Miami
Aircraf
Havana
Fidel Castro
Regima
Ivan Gustavo Landaeta
Landaeta
Venezuela
Key West
Castro
Weather outlook for Silver City area through Thursday
Forecast calls for clear sites and warmer temperatures in the Silver City Grant County area through Thursday. Expected low tonight near 60 and high Thursday around 90. High Tuesday in downtown Silver City reached 51 with overnight low around 30.
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Silver City
Grant County
Nixon Faces Labor Wage Conflicts Across Industries
President Nixon confronts mounting wage disputes as aluminum workers secure a three year thirty percent pay rise. Similar demands loom in steel coal copper and telecommunications with contracts expiring in coming months. Union leaders warn of potential government intervention if settlements lag.
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Washington
White House
Ronald 14
Ziegler
Beataandi Wasatarin
Naw
Abel
Baby Ruthie Jane Preston Born At 6:12 A.M.
Ruthie Jane Preston arrived this morning at 6 12 at her parents home Colisga San Apartments joining three brothers and two sisters for a total of six children. Neighbors Max John Wasson and Miss Wanda Allen called Grant County Ambulance Service which responders Burt Munger and Travis drove. Ruthie Jane and her mother are resting comfortably at Hillcrest General Hospital.
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Ruthie Jane Preston
Mia
Andraw R. Preston
Colisga San Apartments
Eoples Brothers
Ruthie Jane
Munger
American Medical Society
New Mexico Medical Association
University of New Mexico
Hillcrest General Hospital
Lifelong County Resident Frank E. Phillips Dies
Frank E. Phillips 55 of Hurley died Monday evening from a bear attack at his home. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 10 30 am at Curtis Bright Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Gilford C. Bisjak Jr officiating. Interment follows Memory Lane Cemetery. Survivors include his widow Evelyn Phillips of Hurley and sister Kathryn Bittlinger of Silver City. Donations to the Grant County Heart Fund are requested in lieu of flowers.
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Frank E. Phillips
Hurley
Curtin - Bright
Gilford C. Bisjak, Jr
United Church of Christ
Memory Lane
Pallborner
Robert J. Bates
Allard Bartlett
Owen Riley
Ryty Chandler
C. C. Bassett
Kimble Coleman
Silver City
George Phillips
Ws Ile
Grant County
Chino Mines
Kennecott Copper Corporation
Phillips
Evelyn Phillips
Kathryn Bittlinger
Slver City
Fred Phillips
el Pasco
Tex
Margery Phillips
Uge
Grant County Heart Fund
Curtis-Bright Funeral Home
Funeral service for Mrs Clara S Ward at Curtin Bright
Mrs Winnie Phillips of the Christan Sclanés Church will officiate at the 2 p.m. Saturday funeral in the Curtin Bright chapel for Mrs Clara S Ward who died Tuesday morning in Redwood City California. Entombment follows in the Magonic Mausoleum. The family requests donations to the Christian Science Society the Public Library or the Silver City Museum in lieu of flowers.
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Winnie Phillips
Christan Sclanés Church
Curtin-Bright
Rome
Clara S. Ward
Redwood City
Magonic
Christian Science Society
Public Library
Silver City Museum
Traffic Deaths Toll Hits New High On State Tour
A state traffic tour reports 196 tolls to date with a tally of fatalities this year rising. Officials note grim progress and urge stricter safety measures as the campaign continues.
Penney's Store Stages June Bargain Days
Penney's stores announce June Bargain Days with specials in men’s clothing, women’s and children’s lines, and a wide range of summer fabrics for home sewing. A supplement with the Daily Press shows some of the gains on offer.
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Penney’s
Daily Press
Sheriff Says Some Bodies From Yuba Shown May Never Be Found
In Yuba City California Juan Corona pleaded innocent to charges tied to 10 of 23 victims found hacked and buried in orchard graves. Sheriff Roy Whiteaker warned some bodies may never be recovered as plowed and irrigated land may hide additional graves.
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Yuba City
Calif
Juan Corona
Dist
Atty
G. Davo Teja
Sutter County
J. J. Henkins
Corona
Teja
Dave Toja
Roy Whiteaker
New Gough Recreation Facility Nears Finish
Silver City breaks ground on a 128 by 94 yard concrete multi use area at Gough Park funded by centennial profits. City crews and Western New Mexico University maintainance staff built the site supervised by Layton Hunter retired from WNMU. Portable stage lighting will allow evening use for skating dancing and concerts with completion aimed for hosting Fourth of July activities.
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Gough Park
Silver City
Centennial Committee
Coing
Comittee
Western New Mexico University
Layton Hunter
WNMU
James W. Harrieson
Harrison
Haing Down Ly
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Andie Murphy
Roanoke
Bayard
Afl.co
United Steelworkers Union
Idustry
Muminum
Bell Telephone
Joseph A. Beirne
Beime
Communications Workers
Kansas
Cty
Young Lady
Meshan-pom Geleme
Ant
Roy van den Heuvel
Atorneys
J.J. Hawkins
van den Higuyel
Officis Court
Yuba County
Marysville
Twin Cities
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