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Newspaper
Silver City Daily Press
Location
Silver City, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1973
Page
5
Silver City Town Council rejected all bids for garbage collection at its Monday meeting and will study the feasibility of the city handling the service itself. Mayor Kenneth Wallin said bids exceeded the current contract and local rates are high. The council noted Deming runs a cheaper, efficient operation and could save money.
Washington AP The Senate Watergate committee rejects postponement of televised hearings sought by Archibald Cox while a key witness Gordon Liddy refuses to answer questions. Five of seven senators oppose the delay and consider contempt actions as they meet to decide next steps. Sally Harmony, Liddy’s former secretary, was set to testify as the lead witness.
Chamber manager Jim Eliott hailed the Gila Forest-Fort Bayard Distance Run as a success and noted requests for a repeat at this morning's meeting. Fern Shell received thanks for marathon assistance. John Hinrichs reported Frontier Day plans advancing with trophies ordered and float entries received. Marshalls available but about 10 walking marshalls needed. volunteers invited. County Manpower Specialist Don White escorted another movie crew touring Grant County, eyeing September or October filming. See Marathon on page.
Southwest Mental Health Center Director Dr. Joe B. Alexander announces Leroy V. Quintana as Grant County alcohol abuse worker. Quintana, a UNM graduate and Army veteran, previously worked with GATE in Albuquerque. He resides in Silver City with Yolanda Holguin and their daughter, expecting a second child. Contact him at 334-3488 or 488-4447.
Weather brief notes afternoon cloudiness but generally clear through Wednesday with little temperature change. Silver City saw a Monday high of 79 and an overnight low of 52. today’s forecast shows a high around 80 and a low near 54.
Armando Jeep Gutierrez a former Silver City resident is appointed Director of Athletics Health and Physical Education for El Paso public schools. The notice appears on page 4 with a TRAFFIC DEATHS NM toll report by The Associated Press referencing last years roll and state traffic data.
Senate Democrats vow immediate floor action to attach a mandatory 90 day freeze on prices profits wages rents and consumer interest rates to any suitable bill. They condemn Nixon Phase 3 as a failure noting prices rising at their fastest pace in 22 years and urge swift legislative action.
Dr. Fred Pomeroy, ex-superintendent of East Las Vegas, now heads Silver Consolidated Schools and says he is learning central office operations. He anticipates administrative reassignments, notes TESOL funding decisions at Friday’s budget hearing, and favors expanding bilingual programs to broaden cultural learning and second language proficiency.
County Agent John Hinrichs reports 37 screwworm cases in New Mexico as of Monday by 4 pm. Of these, 11 in Grant County, 26 in Hidalgo, nine in Luna County, three in Dona Ana, and one in Catron. Seven cases occurred in May, tied to unusually moist conditions fueling the spread.
Laura Fortier a longtime Pinos Altos resident who lived in Bisbee Arizona for 14 years died there after a brief illness She was a private music teacher Survivors include two sisters Josephine Ryan Pinos Altos and Margaret Leasure El Paso a son Charles Portier Tucson two grandchildren and eight great grandchildren Rosary is set for Wednesday at Curtis-Wright Funeral Home Mass Thursday at St Vincent de Paul with Fr A James Milano and Interment in Early plot Pinos Altos Cemetery
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