Teacher Strike Settlement Near Opening Day In City Schools
A tentative agreement ends the AFL CIO United Federation of Teachers strike affecting Brooklyn and Ocean Hill Brownsville, with most schools reopening by midweek. The dispute centers on decentralization and hiring authority as pickets, suspensions, and district actions draw reactions from officials, the mayor, and parents.
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Board of Education
Central Board
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
Brooklyn
UFT
Supt
Bernard E. Donovan
Done Govan
John V. Lindsay
Shanker
Bronx
Cin
Lome Lake
Manhattan
Schoo
Frody McCor
United Federation of Teachers
McCoy
City Hall
Supervisors Association
Donovan
Police Search For County Prisoners In Hobbs Escape
Four county prisoners overpowered jailer Otis Bailey at Lovington jail Sunday afternoon and escaped through a courthouse cargo ramp door. Two escapees, Richard Gay Cooper and Tomm West, were recaptured within two hours as they rode toward Texas. two others, Jimmy Dee Harris and John Clinton Allan, remained at large. Harris and Allan faced burglary and parole or burglary tools charges, with Harris serving as tank boss during the escape.
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Lovington
Otis Bailey
Richard Gay Cooper
Hobbs
Tomm West
Jimmy Dee Harris
John Clinton Allan
Bailey
Harris
Cooper
West
Texas
NDEA Graduate Program Aided 162 Students
San Jose Montoya office reports New Mexico colleges and universities received 2,011,203 dollars over ten years from the National Defense Education Act Graduate Fellowship Program. In fiscal 1968, 28 fellowships were awarded totaling about 574,300 dollars, funding three year doctorates for future college teachers.
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Wastanion Way
National Defense Education Act
New Mexico
San
Joseph M. Montoya
Dan.m
Hillcrest Hospital Board Meeting Postponed
The Hillcrest Hospital Board Meeting scheduled for this evening has been cancelled with no new date announced. No additional details were provided.
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Hillcrest Hospital Board
Pasnault Services Held Today At Curtis Mortuary
Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m for Harold James Pasnault 44 of Bayard who died Saturday morning at Hillcrest General Hospital in Silver City The native of Oakland Calif worked as a projectionist for Gila Theatres Inc for about three years The Rev Hal L Swartzendruber Assembly of God Bayard officiated at Curtis Mortuary chapel Burial was in Memory Lane Cemetery Pallbearers named and donations asked to Chaparral Community Library care of Mrs Frank Smich in Bayard
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Harold James Pasnault
Bayard
Hillcrest General Hospital
Silver City
Pasnault
Oakland
Calif
Gila Theatres, Inc
Hal L. Swartzendruber
Assembly of God Church of Bayard
Crepel
Curtis Mortuary
Memory Lane Cemetery
Charles Cook
C. P. Hogeboom
Lee Rogers
Pete C. Dominguez
Tom Bederman
Lewis Ruiz
Chaparral Community Library
du Bayard
Frank Smich
Pedro G Herrera Deming Man Dies Here Saturday
Pedro Gomez Herrera 74 of Deming native of Casas Grandes Mexico died Saturday evening at Hillcrest General Hospital Silver City He was a retired laborer 40 years with Kennecott Copper Corporation Survivors include widow Gertie Herrera two sons Ray Herrera Hurley Pedro Herrera Silver City five grandchildren four sisters and two brothers Rosary 7 p m Tuesday Curtis Mortuary Silver City funeral Mass 10 a m Wednesday Hurley Infant Jesus Catholic Church Rev Ramon Estigill Burial Hurley Cemetery Pallbearers Robert Herrera Ray Herrera Jr Ce Garcia Vallejos Fred Silva Alic Silva Pete Silva
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Pedro Gomez Herrera
Deming
Casas Grandes
Mexico
Hillcrest General Hospital
Silver City
Kennecott Copper Corporation
Gertie Herrera
Ray Herrera
Hurley
Pedro Herrera
Lupe Herrera
el Paso
Tex
Cuca Herrera
Hurley Cemetery
Robert Herrera
Ray Herrera, Jr
Cegario Vallejos
Fred Silva
Alic Silva
Pete Silva
Hanover Residents Organize Water Association
On September 3, sixty six Hanover residents met at the Community Center to form a water association under the Sanitary Projects Act administered by the Health and Social Services Department. John Fleming led the meeting and Dale Readel explained the law. Officers elected were John Fleming president L E Morrison vice president Mary Lou Salaiz secretary treasurer and Manuel Gutierrez and Mike Areciero as board members.
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Hanover
Health and Social Services Department
John Fleming
Dale Readel
Grant County Health Office
L. E. Morrison
Mary Lou Salaiz
Manuel Gutierrez
Mike Areciero
Littlefield Injured In Auto Accident In Las Cruces
Lea Littlefield of Silver City was injured Saturday afternoon in a collision at Watson and State Highway 478 south of Mesilla Park. William Bates, driver of the car Littlefield rode in, was charged with failure to yield by State Police after entering from a private drive and striking a second vehicle driven by Russ Nanez of La Mesa. No one was seriously injured.
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Lea Littlefield
Silver City
Las Cruces
Watson
Mesilla Park
William Bates
Littlefield
Bates
Russ Nanez
la Mesa
Voters Must Register In Right District
Grant County voters are notified that under Supreme Court one man one vote rulings a voter must be registered and vote in the district where he lives. If you have moved since you last registered check with the County Clerk to verify your address. You may not vote in a district you do not live in. All registered voters must change registration by 5 p.m. Monday Get 7 within the county.
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Grant County
Supreme Court
Betty J. Turner
Clark
Balloon mission uses unusual air conditions at White Sands
Army and Air Force scientists plan a high altitude balloon test Tuesday at White Sands Missile Range. A helium filled polyethylens balloon will carry an instrument package to 161000 feet as part of an atmospheric study. See page 8 for details.
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White Sands Missile Range
AP Army
Air Force
Army
Salazar Has Restful Night After Clot Removal
Lisbon AP reports Premier Antonio Salazar, 73, rested after fever. doctors say a blood clot was removed near his brain on Saturday. He recuperates at Red Cross Hospital, able to eat and sit, with limited movement. Doctors deny speech loss rumors. Salazar has led Portugal for four decades after a fall last month.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Antonio Salazar
Red Cross
Salazar
Antonio Vasconceilos Marques
Helen Wilson dies in El Paso after Silver City move
Mrs Helen Florence Yates Wilson 64 died after entering Providence Memorial Hospital El Paso Texas Saturday evening She had lived in Silver City since 1924 coming from Indiana for health reasons Her husband Jack A Wilson vice president of the American National Bank was with her Survivors include sister Mrs Rl (Oia) Scudder of Vincennes Indiana and several nieces and nephews Easter Maxon Funeral Home sent the body to Vincennes for funeral services Tuesday under Gardiner Sons arrangement
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Helen Florence (Yates) Wilson
Providence Memorial Hospital
el Paso
Tex
Silver City
Indiana
Old Cottage Sanitarium
Vincennes
Gardiner & Sons Funeral Home
Davidson Named GOP Chairman in Taos meeting
David Cargo backs Robert C. Davidson of Albuquerque as the new state GOP chairman saying the party needs broader organization and funds. Cargo notes uneven county strength and vows progress on finances, organizational effort, and campaign readiness after Davidson was named state chairman during a Taos executive committee meeting.
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Cargo
Davidson
Taos
Rex Mattingly
Albuquerque
Hearing Set In Reserve For Sheriff
In Reserve New Mexico AP reports Grant County Sheriff Steve Ray Aguirre pleaded innocent to accessory charges in the only death of a deer out of season. A hearing before Justice of the Peace Ben Sullivan is set for September 13 after a postponement from September 4. Andy Murphy and Efran Trejo of Silver City pleaded guilty to killing the deer and each were fined 200.
Budget Bureau outlines $3.5B in spending cuts in pullback plan
Budget Director Charles J. Zwick said Congress will slice about $3.3 billion from proposals before adjournment, with $3.5 billion targeted for administration cuts. Defense loses top $1B while social programs stay protected. highway, space, and other areas face reductions amid budget uncertainty. The deficit is seen at $51 billion for the year ending June 30.
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Tom Stewart
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Budget Bureau
Charles J. Zwick
Zwick
Capitol Hill
Defense Expanditorss
Small Business Administration
Farm Credit Administration and
Export-Import Bank
Defense Department
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Ihe
New Mexico Supreme Court Upholds Smith Murder Conviction
The New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed the 23 year old Diane Smith of Las Cruces in the murder of a Chinese national student at New Mexico State University. It rejected post conviction relief, ruling that such claims belong on direct appeal and that due process rights were not violated.
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Bulletin Santa FE
New Mexico Supreme Court
Diane Smith
Las Cruces
New Mexico State University
Supreme Court
Smith Tas
Irwin Moise
Weather Brief Forecast With Warm Temperatures
Afternoon or evening showers predicted today with fair and warmer conditions through Tuesday. Sunday high reached 89 degrees, now 56, indicating a sharp drop amid shifting conditions.
Humphrey urges reason over fears in coast to coast tour
Philadelphia AP Hu bert Humphrey opens his coast to coast barnstorming tour with a call to reject the old era of conflict for a new day of hope and equality. He contrasts his approach with Nixon and warns the 1968 election is a referendum on human rights and opportunity. He plans westward rallies and a Legion speech in New Orleans before Michigan stops.
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Cabl P. Leabsdorf
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Hubert HL Humphrey
Humphrey
Phiadelphia
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
George Wallace
America
Khesanh
Denver
Los Angeles
Houston
New Orleans
The
American Legion
Flint
Mich
Saginaw
Nixon
ABC
Czechs Agree To Troops By Moscow Pact
Report from Prague cites Rude Pravo stating heavy industry losses during the first week of Soviet occupation total 1.626 billion crowns. Moscow pledged partial compensation, while seven concessions under the Moscow accord include stationing Soviet bloc troops on the Czechoslovak West Germany border indefinitely. Pravda says normalization steps are underway, with Czech leaders accused of restraining dissidents and purging conservatives while considering censorship and political realignments.
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Peter Rehak
Hnanet
Associated Press
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Rude Pravo
Soviet Union
Rude Prago
Moscow
East Germany
Hungary
Rude Prago J
Oth
Pravda
Communist Party
Warsaw
Netp
Josef Pavel
Ota Sik
Jiri Hajek
Pavel
Sik
Bulgaria
Poland
Alexander Dubcek
Hajek
U.N. Security Council
New York
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NDEA
Pedro G. Herrera
Deming Man
Hanover Residents Organize Water Association
Helen Wilson
Helen F, Wilson
GOP
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