Wilderness Groups Back Corner Site Over Hooker Dam Plan
Special to Press. Federal and regional conservation groups oppose Hooker Dam in the Gila and Colorado areas. Sierra Club leaders argue for protection of the Gila Wilderness, urging full study of alternatives such as the Connor site with better flood control and recreation potential for New Mexico and Arizona communities.
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Wilderness Society
Hooker Dam
Senate
Sierra Club
The
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Gila River
Gila
Brandberg
Hooker
Brandborg
Connor Dem Sie
Hocker
Gila National Forest
New Mexico
Arizona
Connor
Gila Wilderness Area
Commmitees
Department of Agriculture
Connor Dam
Anderson
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
Last West Trade Expansion Prospects Dismal This Year
Washington AP reports Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said prospects for President Johnsons East West trade expansion are dismal this year. He cited administration caution and a stop look and listen attitude delaying major legislation, with hearings possible but no guaranteed action this session.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
White House
Mansfie
Jjohnson
Johnson
Soviet Union
U. S
North Vietnam
Mansfield
Congress
Mafield
Proram
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Everett M. Dirksen
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Venture May 20 fourth issue slated for publication
Fourth edition of Venture scheduled for Saturday May 20 with inquiries from Tex to California. Contributors due by Wednesday May 10. contents include The Killing of Marshal Billy Kilburn by Alston Turner and Recollections at a County School Ma'am by a retired Las Cruces teacher. Mrs. Lewis Foster Jr distributes What Is A Rockhound. Extra copies urged, advertising accepted through Monday May 15.
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Texas
California
Venture
Billy Kilburn
Alston Turner
Turner
Ma'am
Las Cruces
Lewis Foster
Union and Kennecott Start Labor Talks in Salt Lake
Kennecott Copper Corp opens contract talks with two major unions in Utah Nevada Arizona and New Mexico. The Mine Mill and Smelter Workers union and the United Steelworkers represent over 6,600 Kennecott employees in the Western Mines division. The current three year contract expires June 20. Initial talks run through Tuesday with health provisions to be discussed May 16 17 and May 18 19. Both unions anticipate aggressive bargaining this year as talks extend to other copper producers.
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Salt Lake City
Kennecott Copper Corp
International Uion of
United Steelworkers of America
Cott
Western Mines
Utah
Nevada
Arizona
New Mexico
Kennecott
Steelworkers Union
Consract
American Smelting and Refining Co
Anaconda Co
Phelps Dodge Corp
LBJ Quiet Texas Weekend At Ranch And Fredericksburg Stop
President Johnson stayed out of public view at his Texas ranch over the weekend while Mrs. Johnson hosted a White House reception for antipoverty program workers. She attended a Fredericksburg ceremony honoring the county courthouse restoration, connected to the president’s family history. Johnson made a rare public appearance by helicopter in Austin to unveil a bust of late Mayor Tom Miller.
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Frank Cormier
San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Texas
Washington
White House
LBJ
Fredericksburg
Gilllespie County
Second Courts House
WW. Schneider
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Austinaturday
Tom Miller
UNM to confer honorary degrees at 75th spring commencement
The University of New Mexico will award honorary doctoral degrees at its 75th spring commencement on June 9 to Santa Fe Opera founder and general director John O Crosby Dr John W Evans Jr Sacramento Mountains solar observatory director and University of Texas education consultant Dr George I Sanchez Albuquerque native and UT professor.
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Albuquerque
University of New Mexico
John O Crosby
Santa Fe Opera
John W. Evans Jr
Solar Observator
Sacramento Mountains
Clouderpert
George I. Sanchez
University of Texas
Weather Outlook With Warmer Temperatures and Gusty Winds
Weather bulletin notes generally fair skies with occasional high clouds today and Tuesday. Gusty winds notable at times today and warmer temperatures expected. Highs near 85 and 47 tonight, with a 24 hour report showing a high of 90 and a low around unknown.
Hoffa retrial hearing opens in Tennessee courtroom
The Hoffa retrial hearing begins Tuesday before US District Judge Frank W. Wilson to decide a new trial motion. Prosecution and defense have prepared their cases as subpoenas issue for witnesses. Hoffa, his codefendants Thomas Parks and Ewing King, and Parks' nephew Larry Campbell are in custody, with recent wiretap and misconduct allegations arising from prior proceedings.
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Jay Bowles
Hamilton Coun- Chattanooga
Tenn
James
R. Hoffa
Labor Jeader Sa
Fed
US Dist
Frank W.W. Wilson
Hoffa
Wioffa
Benjamin David Nichols
Heiskell
Nichols
Walter Sheridan
Robert F. Kennedy
John A.parker
FBI
Tole
Sonielow
Chattanooga
Lewisburg
Thomas Ewing Parks
Ewing King
Nashville
Park
Larry Campbell
Detroit
6Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Silver City to Host October Optimist Meet
Silver City Optimists will host a district convention in October with delegates from New Mexico West Texas. A local club delegation bid during last weekend’s El Paso officer election. Several hundred Optimists are expected at the Silver City convention on October 12.
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Silver City
New Mexico-West Texas
el Paso
Weekend Wrecks Mar Silver City Safety Record
Silver City Police logged four weekend accidents with one injury. At 2:15 p.m. Saturday on 20th Street near Main, William M. Moore backed from a driveway and struck a car lane driven by Iris Aguirre. Moore cited for failure to yield. A second incident in a private lot involved Arthur Montoya cited for loss of vehicle control and leaving the scene after rear ending another car driven by a Silver City juvenile. At 2:20 a.m. Sunday, Ernest Gomez and Ramon Saplen investigated a one car crash on Bennett Street. Sapien treated at Hillcrest General Hospital after skidding into a fence and gas meter. Injury status not known.
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Silver City
Main
Dan Stailey
William M. Moore
Main Street
Iris Aguirre
Moore
Arthur M. Montoya
Bullerd
Market
Set
Ernest Gomez
Ramon Saplen
Hillcrest General Hospital
Sapien
Jon Bennett Street
7Th Street
Hillcrest Hospital
H. and R
Byron L. Brown
Patral
David Chavez
Silvery City
Bayard Busier Saturday With Memorial Poppies Sales
Bayard will host a busy day with Future Nurses of America and Veterans of Foreign Wars volunteers selling Memorial Buddy Poppies on May 13. 1367 Cancer Crusade helpers will work shifts at the shopping center bank post office and Sugar Shack, with listed volunteers and VFW Auxiliaries aiding Bayard and Hurley communities.
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Rosa Echerivll
Nancy Brown
Helen Sheldon
VFW
Bertha Wason
Lou Larman
Muriel Wilson
Bayard
Hurley
A.W. (Tootle) Kern
Mineral Post 3347
The
Post
Chairman elected Albuquerque in New Mexico Dems
Harold Volden of Albuquerque was named permanent chairman by the New Mexico Democratic party central committee. Marie Eaves of Farmington defeated Laura Roberts of Albuquerque 68 to 44 for state vice chairman. Volden had been acting chairman since February 3, succeeding House Speaker Bruce King of Santa Fe.
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Albuquerque
Harald Volden
Marie Eaves
Farmington
New Mexico Democratic Party
Volden
Eaves
Laura Roberts
Wolden
Bruce King
D-Santa Fe
Truman Turns 83 As He Quietly Marks Birthday
Former President Harry S. Truman celebrates his 83rd birthday in Independence without fanfare. Friends sponsor an annual luncheon. Truman, conserving strength, joins in the event from his home study. He reads daily, walks little, and relies on aides for letters while his wife Mrs. Truman helps keep him nourished and busy.
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Independence
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Rose Conway
Eddie Jacobsson
U.S
United States
Wall Posters Report Fierce Fighting in China Province
Reports from Peking via wall posters describe escalating clashes in Sichuan and nearby regions with hundreds killed or wounded. A ferry attack near Chungking left 200 pro Maoists drowned as anti Maoists rammed the vessel. Chinese rivals accuse each other of aiding Lu Shao chi while Teng Hsiao ping remains central.
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Tokyo
Peking
China
Mao Tsetung
Red Guard
Chengiu
Chengtu
Communist Party
Mao
Lu Shao-chi
the Wall
South China Fed
Yangtze River
Chungking
Szechwan
Teng Hsiao-ping
Liu
Peking People's Daily
Little League Opener Set Tonight in Bayard Park
The Copper Little League begins its 16th year as a Little League Baseball affiliate with Mayor Silvestre Macias opening the season at 6 00 p m. The Machinists meet the Rockets in the opener followed by Bankers vs Bears Kubs vs Bullets and other pairings through Saturday. All games start at 6 00 p m with no admission charged. Teams sponsors and managers are listed including Santa Rita Recreation Association International Association of Machinists V F W Mineral Post 3347 Grant County State Bank Central Recreation Bailey s Food Market Bayard Drug Store Copper Insurance and local coaches.
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Little League
Bayard
Copper Little League
Little League Baseball, Inc
Silvestre Macias
Rockets
Bankers
Bears
Kubs
Bullets
Bears and Rockets
Macchinists
Santa Rita Recreation Association
Charlie Jameson
Machinists
International Association of Machinists
Robert Kirker
Abram Martinez, Sr
V.F.W. Mineral Post
Buddy Christopher
Ronnie Rogers
Grant County State Bank
Carlos Fellx, Jr
Felipe Gonzalez
The
Central Recreation
Salvador
Alfredo Legarda
Bailey's Food Market
Bayard Drug Store
Copper Insurance
David
Arthur Castanaon
Pilots Escape Crash After Takeoff From Kirtland Base
Air Force Maj. G. H. Gough and Capt. D. L. Rhoades escaped injury when their T33 jet trainer crashed shortly after takeoff from Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque.
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Albuquerque
Air Force
G. H. Gough
D. L. Rhoades
Kirtland Air Force Base
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Advisory Board of National Parks
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Ji Hamm
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