Debate over site for municipal museum and park in Silver City
The Daily Press weighs options for housing a municipal museum at a site other than the Gough location, noting state law limits on use and possible return of title. It argues for park development on Gough land, warns against highway location hazards, and stresses preserving local artifacts from long-ago inhabitants.
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Daily Press
Highway Department
Silver City
Gough
Gough Park
Johnson
Lady Bird
New Mexico
Associated Press
AP News
Western Union Workers Strike Coast to Coast
About 20,000 Western Union employees walked out at midnight in a CTU led strike over wages and benefits. Government and private communications stayed largely running as supervisors kept critical lines open while pickets gathered outside offices. An earlier agreement had been reached with the CWA for 3,400 workers in the New York City area.
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Associated Fress Washington
Western Union
Commercial Telegraphers Union
CTU
Rétionnel
Communications Workers of America
CWA
New York City
Union Workers Refuse Crossing CTU Picket At Western Union
Members of the Communications Workers of America refuse to cross a CTU picket line surrounding Western Union headquarters in New York at midnight. The union seeks a 6 percent yearly raise over two years, while the company offers 4 percent the first year and 3.9 percent the second. Pensions remain a major sticking point in negotiations.
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Communicatons Workers of America
CTU
Western Union
New York
Exotic plants and timber linked to colonial gardens
In 1773 the British Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew received many tropical flowers. A radio speaker is heard by home listeners before his own audience. Much of the world’s chele for chewing gim comes from dense jungle and mahogany forests of El Petén Guatemala.
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British Royal Botanical Gardens
Kew
el Peten
Guatemala
Buddhist Leader Calls Halt to Rioting in South Viet Nam
In Saigon, Thich Tam Chau urged restraint as Buddhist factions jockey over nonviolent pressure to topple Premier Ky. The electoral panel proposed a 150 seat Constituent Assembly, 11 minority seats, and a ban on Communists, with Aug 20 nominations and Sept 11 elections.
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Andrew Borowiec
Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Buddhist Institute
Nguyen Cas Ky
Thich Tam Chau
Jun'a
Constituent Assembly
South Viet Nam
U. S
New York Times
Washington
Tam Chau
Thich Tri Quang
Hue
Tri Quang
da Nang
Reagan wins California GOP nomination for governor
Ronald Reagan decisively won the California Republican nomination for governor, pledging party unity for a November bid against Democratic Gov. Edmund G. Brown. Brown led Yorty in the runoff but faced a strong Reagan surge, while the governor acknowledged a tough race ahead.
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Bill Boyarsky
San Francisco
Ronald Reagan
California
Edmund G. Brown
Reagan
George Christopher
Los Angeles
Samuel W. Yorty
Brown
Yorty
Christopher
City to crack down on speeding and double riding
Ten years ago the city promised a hard crackdown after a town board session. The council was asked to revise the vehicle ordinance to ban riding double on motor bikes and scooters and ordered the Chief of Police to stop public nuisances on streets. Weddings, birthdays, and local Red Cross training were also noted along with residents moving to Tucson.
Buddhist Church Drives Political Activity Across Nation
The Buddhist Church represents only a fraction of the nation’s Buddhists yet forms the politically active segment driving influence and engagement in public affairs.
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Buddhist Church
Postwar Maritime Purchases Include Switzerland and Liberia
Switzerland is among nations that acquired merchant fleets since World War II, joining Liberia Ireland Costa Rica and Ecuador in expanding national shipping capacities through postwar purchases.
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Switzerland
Liberia
Ireland
Costa Rica
Eucadar
Stellar fusion splits atoms into protons and neutrons
The giant stars operate by splitting atoms into protons and neutrons through natural fusion processes inside their cores.
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Silver City Daily Press and Independent
Curtis Mortuary
College Ave
Bullaed
Insurance—Notary Public
Ivan and
Lois Lee
Harley
Miss Marlys Mann
Patrick Lesley
First Methodist Church
David Sierra
Santos Sierra
Red Cross
Grant County
Hi Vincent
Albuquerque
Johnny Murphy
Sheila
Janet
Jebby
Nelson
Jeannie
Tucson
Ariz
Sally Murphy
Stuart, Warrick, Jr
Fred A. Crawford
Ballard
Farrar’s Septic Tank Service
Silver City Laboratories
Spectrographics
Clarence A. Lamb
Phc
Yankle St
Colby's
N. Ballard
Electrolux
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