Nuclear pact signed at summit to curb war risk
Leaders of the United States and Soviet Union signed a seven point agreement at the White House pledging to diffuse nuclear war risks by avoiding military confrontations. Brezhnev called the ceremony historic and both leaders planned a reunion summit in 1974 in Moscow to advance arms control efforts. They later planned to fly to San Clemente for further talks and to wrap up the summit on Sunday.
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Gaylord Shaw
Associated Press
Washington Tap
East
Telr
Imprompt
Brezhnev
Moscow
Nixon
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Tion
Soviet Union
Geneva
U.S
Company Town Brings Cash to Animas School District
In far southwest New Mexico the Phelps Dodge copper smelter town near Playas Valley promises tax money to stabilize the Animas school district and fund brief luxuries, while also posing challenges from a temporary enrollment surge and integrating transient worker families with local farming children. The district, covering 2,20 square miles, has hosted about 250 students in grades 1 through 12, and faces facility expansion needed before smelter production begins in about a year.
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Animas
New Mexico
Burt Wittrup
Associated Press
N. M
Ap-Supl
Tom Pace
Lordsburg
Phelps Dodge Corp
Playas ‘Valley
Theuiet
Pace
Pomeroy Charge Dropped in Las Vegas New Mexico
Magistrate Manuel Valdez dropped criminal charges against East Las Vegas Superintendent Rowland King and former Supt. Fred Pomeroy in a vehicle crash case after the district attorney said the state would not prosecute. The incident involved Rita Suazo, who said Pomeroy’s car struck her car after a May 2 school board meeting.
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Las Vegas
N.M
Manuel Valdez
New East Las Vegas
Rowland King
Fred Pomeroy
Valdez
Pomeroy
King
Dist
Donald Martinez
Rita Suazo
Pomeray
Language Bank Proposed by Local Citizen
Silver City resident Behrend calls for a city Language Bank after a Japanese cyclist’s misadventure. He urges compiling a roster of volunteers fluent in foreign languages and placing it at Hillcrest General Hospital, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, the Silver City Police Department, the Chamber of Commerce, and several motels. Local coverage continues on page 8.
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Silver Cition
Red Behrend
Daily Press
Silver City
Hillcrest General Hospital
The
Chamber of Commerce
Behrend
Weather Outlook With Warmth and Isolated Storms
Today remains warm with a high near 89 and a low around 50. Isolated thundershowers are possible this afternoon and early evening, with a chance again Saturday afternoon. Silver City reached 83 degrees Thursday with a 52 degree overnight low.
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Silver City
Hamilton Low Bidder for 20 Mile NM 90 Overlay Project
The State of New Mexico named James Hamilton Construction Company of Silver City as the low bidder for an overlay project on New Mexico 90 extending 20 miles from the forest boundary toward Tyrone. Hamilton bid $340,940, while the engineer’s estimated cost is about $229,620. Awarding is delayed pending Highway Commission review.
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State of New Mexico
James Hamilton Construction Company of
Silver City
New Mexico
Tyrone
Hamilton
New Mexico Highway Commission
Bayard Chamber Schedules July Bayard Sale Days
Bayard Chamber of Commerce plans a July sale after two prior successes in May and June. The group set July 26 27 and 28 as Bayard Sale Days and announced efforts to promote with a large movable sign at participating merchants. John Stanley Orville Oldham and Sam Binder were authorized to represent Bayard at the Highway 181 council meeting in Carlsbad in September. Frontier Days float plans include building to start on the 27.
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Bayard
Bayard Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
John Stanley
Orville Oldham
Sam Binder
Highway 181
Carlsbad
Court Primes States For Porno Campaign
Washington AP reports the Supreme Court, led by four Nixon appointees, expands obscenity standards to target hard core pornography. The decision replaces utterly without value with whether material is a serious work and ties standards to the local community. Juries can decide without expert testimony as to obscenity.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Nixon
High Court
Warren E., Burger
RC&D Planning Dedication in Fort Bayard at dawn
The Southwest New Mexico RC&D committees will dedicate a native plant nursery in Fort Bayard at 9 a.m. Thursday, then move to Mimbres for regular meetings. Grant County Rep Murray Ryan will deliver the dedication for the project run by youngsters at the Special School for Special Children. Richard Graham will preside. Rev Fr A James Milano will give the invocation and Barbara Gray will welcome. A tour follows by A A Valerio and Warren Shepherd. The group will dine at the Mimbres Round-Up Lodge with lunch served by the Mimbres Booster Club. Chairman Sonny Brownfield will present the annual report and numerous committee reports will be discussed along with a talk by Phil Larragette on county officials and district responsibilities.
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New Mexico
Rc&d
Ft. Bayard
Mimbres
Grant County
Murray Ryan
R-N. M
Special School For
Richard Graham
Southwest
San Lorenzo
Workshop Planned To Announce Results In Southwest NM
A public workshop on Western New Mexico University campus Room 212 Laboratory Office Building presents findings from recreation and plant nursery surveys. Dr Curtiss Hungerford opens at 10 00 a m followed by Richard Mutz on recreational opportunities. Dr Craig Tundah presents family activities survey results and Dr Joyce Heisick shares native plant demand data.
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Office of Economic, Social and
Southwest New Mexico
New Mexico
Astronauts Return Aboard USS Ticonderoga After Space Flight
Apollo astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph P Kerwin and Paul J Weitz land on the Ticonderoga after a record four weeks in weightlessness. They walk unaided to a medical trailer amid cheers and begin six hours of debriefing before a postflight review of experiments and earth resources data.
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Uss
Ticonderoga
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Conrad
Apollo
Pacific
Win
Kerwin
Weitz
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Bayard Chamber Plans Sale
Tne Gila Wilderness
Mitzi Fortenbury
John Higbie
Ruth Bounds
Art Salas
Leon Bower
Bill Harrison
Council of Governments
Phil Larragette
New Mexico Association of County Officials
Earth
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Edmonton
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San Francisco
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United States
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Montreal
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San Diego
Miles
Mexico
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Cape
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Cuba
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