Niigata Quake Triggers Fires Floods and Tank Explosions
The Niigata earthquake caused widespread destruction across 11 prefectures with 24 dead 10 missing and 282 injured. Fire engulfed 90 oil tanks along the waterfront as helicopters sprayed foam and evacuations moved 7 350 people including 2 000 hospital patients from petroleum tank areas.
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Niigata
Japan
U.S. Air Force
Niigata Island
National Railways
Hiro Ghia
Hayato Ikeda
U.S
Coast Guard
Dale Rogers Wins New Water Tank Painting Contract
The Silver City Town Council awarded Dale Rogers the painting contract for the new 1 million gallon water storage tank on the hill, paying $3,298.80 as the sole bid. Officials say the job is under market price and expect completion in about 45 days.
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Silver City
Rogers
Conteader
Claude Jones
American Bridge Division
U.S. Steel Corp
Benny Altamirano
Francis Parsons
Coun
New Mexico Municipal League
Frank Nickel
Hilton Dickson
William Sochle
Scott Memorial Park
Medals for Conner Wagner at 1964 Boys State
Two Silver City delegates Mike Conner and Kenny Wagner were named two of the 16 outstanding citizens at Roswelk Roswell session. They served as mayor elects of their cities with Wagner later Lt Governor and Conner president pro tem. Bronze medals recognized their work and each was invited back as junior counselor for 1965. Tom Conor won the Attorney General post in a state election.
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Silver City
Mike Conner
Kenny Wagner
Roswelk
Mike
Kenny Weed
Kenny
Tom Conor
Jerry Johnson
Future Politico
American Legion Boys State
Boys’ Nation
Corporation
G. ¥. Fails
A. E. Hunt
Boys State Senate
Weather report with mixed cloud cover and temperatures
Occasional high cloudiness and fair conditions dominate the day. Highs reach 88 and a low near 57 with a cooler 24 hour outlook. tomorrow’s high 34 and low 51 at the airport.
LBJ Calls For Creation Of U.S. Manpower Policy
President Johnson urged a national manpower policy shaped by labor management and government at the Communications Workers of America convention in Cleveland. He warned that automation and skilled-work shifts will reshape the workforce, citing rapid growth in the labor force and a looming drop in unskilled jobs. He pledged cooperative steps to train and educate workers and to extend social programs, aiming to give all citizens equal opportunity and to mitigate poverty.
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Cleveland, Ohio
API
Johnson
Communications Workers of America
AFL
CIO
Economic Gains Lift Profits and Personal Income in May
Washington reports show corporate manufacturing profits up 27 percent in Q1 and personal income rising to a seasonally adjusted 485 billion in May. Industrial production grows for the ninth straight month while unemployment falls to 3.1 percent, reaching an all-time high employment figure of 71.1 million. President Joanson calls outlook positive as labor relations improve.
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Washington
Joanson
yThe Securites
Ex ‘Change Commission
Federal Trade ‘Commission
Luther H. Hodges
Federal Reserve Board
Indus
Federal Mediate
Labor Department
Johnson
United States
Goldwater Sees Scranton as Possible GOP Running Mate
Senator Barry Goldwater signals no campaign attack on rival Gov. William Scranton and keeps an option open for Scranton as a vice presidential pick if he wins the nomination. Goldwater aims to add delegates before the San Francisco convention while denying unity against the opposition.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
Barry Goldwater
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Goldwater
Scranton
San Francisco
Montana
GOP
Dallas
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Congress
Western New Mexico University Summer Concert Band Grows
The Western New Mexico University summer concert band, directed by Roger Brandl, aims for about 40 musicians this week after 42 reported at the first rehearsal. Rehearsals are 7 to 9 p m each Thursday in Fleming Hall and open to sixth grade students or older, with no charge unless college credit is pursued.
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Western New Mexico University
Roger Brandl
Cobre, Silver
Lordsburg
Fleming Hall
WNMU Offers Three Summer Courses This Session
Western New Mexico University begins a three course summer program from June 22 to July 10 with daily morning classes 8 20 to 11 50. Courses include statistics for social sciences taught by Dr William Jensen and an education for the mentally retarded workshop funded by the National Elks Foundation.
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Western New Mexico University
William BR. Jensen
National Elks Foundation
Darrell Hindman
Ed Harbaugh
New Mexico Elks
Cerebral Palsy Commission
Richard Koch
Children's Hospital
Los Angeles
Elizabeth Engel
California
Kennedy Foundation
Ed Werner
Nbrarian
Silver High Student Nominated for Girls State Governor
Cherie Reynolds a Silver High School senior nominee for Girls State Governor by the Federalist party. The session at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque features nominees including Claudia Leyendecker of Deming High School for supreme court justice. Voting on state offices was scheduled for today.
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Cherie Reynolds
Federalist Party
American Legion
Western Solons Urge Prompt Minting of New Silver Dollars
Washington AP report says the Senate Appropriations Committee recommended minting 45 million new silver dollars. The committee attached the proposal to an annual appropriation bill funding Treasury Post Office and White House offices with 36,240,423,000 dollars in operating funds, 15,003,000 more than the House allowed and 28,268,000 below Johnson’s budget requests.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Treasury and
Post Office
White House
House
Johnson
New Zealand Student to Stay with Cobb Family
Alison McLean from Wellington New Zealand will arrive in July to live with the C. C. Cobb family at 1 Crescent Drive and attend Silver High School as a senior. She is 17 on July 31 and lists English French and chemistry as preferred subjects and enjoys swimming hockey water skiing gymnastics dancing drama and music. The AFS exchange student cites a National Scholarship application and hopes to boost friendship and understanding between the US and New Zealand. The Cobb household includes Dr. and Mrs. Cobb Cheryl a Colorado Woman's College student Dianne a Silver High junior Debbie a freshman and Mike a fifth grader.
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American Field Service
Alison McLean
Wellington
New Zealand
C. C. Cobb
Silver High School
Miss McLean
Masterton
N. Z
Alison
McLieah
U. S
the Cobb
Crescent Drive
Cobb
Cheryl
Colorado Woman's
Cole Loge
Dianne
Debbie
Mike
Silver City
SHS
McLean
Dr. C. C. Cobh
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al Bosworth
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Wilfrid Hunter
el Paso
LBJ
Harry Kelly
Sen. Goldwater
Sees Scranton
WNMU
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