Bursum Sells Interest in Construction Firm Amid Appointment Controversy
SOCORRO AP The town mayor O Bursum Jr moves to liquidate his stake in Foutz and Bursum Construction Co Inc as Gov Cargo questions his state highway commission appointment. Bursum says shares are being redeemed by year end and maychem could replace him if named. He defends incumbency, notes he just returned from Canada and declines to resign as Socorro mayor.
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Highway Commission
Socorro
Kenneth Towle
Fivestan
Cargo
Edwin Mechem
Bure
Mechem
Senate
Canada
Bursuza
Congressional Committee
New Mexico
Foutz
Buresum
Joseph M. Montoya
D. N.M
Optimism Seen In Week Old New York Teachers Strike
New York AP report notes a hopeful turn in the week long teachers strike affecting 1.1 million students. Talks moved from a Manhattan hotel to Grady Mansion with Mayor Vu in attendance. Shanker cites a 50 50 chance of classes resuming and outlines bargaining gaps, demand changes, and core issues including discipline and expansion of a more effective schools program.
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New York
Ray Kohn
Manhattan
Grady Mansion
John Vu. Lindsay
Albert Shanker
AFL
CID
United Pacers
Ines
Board of Education
Shanker
Antsa
Bernard E. Donovan
Alfred A. Giardino
Donovan
DFT
New Styled Budget Ready For LBJ
A 16 member presidential commission reports a new style federal budget near ready for the White House. It aims to replace the NIA and administrative formats with a consolidated cash budget called The Budget of the United States. The plan includes social security and Medicare trust funds in totals and may reach new highs in spending and taxes.
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Washington
White House
Johnson
NIA
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
Associated Press
Bow
Congress
United States
Park Roads To Be State Maintained In Plan
SANTA FE AP highway officials said coordination with the State Park and Recreation Commission aims to determine which park roads and access routes will be repaired and maintained by the Highway Department under a 1967 law. John McIntosh and Ray Howell presented the report to the Legislative Finance Committee, which seeks next month’s specifics on routes. Members noted complaints about park roadways at Red River and Elephant Butte.
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Santa FE
Highway Department
State Park and Recreation Commission
Tne
Legislative Finance Committee
John McIntosh
Ray Howell
LFC
Lic
Cerain Park
Red River
Elephant Butte
Kosygin Slight Illness Delays Kremlin Talks with Demirel
A Foreign Ministry spokesman in Moscow said Premier Kosygin has a slight illness and an inflamed threat. He will still meet Turkey's Premier Demirel on Tuesday after postponing today due to illness and a soccer riot in central Turkey.
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Moscow
Alexal N. Kosygin
Foreign Ministry
Suleymatt Demirel
Turkey
Kosygin
Alness
Demirel
NMSU To Honor Miguel Aleman At Daylong Seminar
NMSU will honor Miguel Aleman former president of Mexico head of the National Tourist Council. A daylong international seminar on tourism is featured with reports on the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and the honorary doctoral degree to Aleman to be conferred by the university.
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Las Cruces
Miguel Aleman
Mexico
New Mexico State University
Mexican National Tourist Council
Mexico City
Aleman
Postal Service Day Planned In Grant County
Acting Postmaster LE Pruit announced a countywide Postal Services Day on Tuesday. The plan includes delivering an eight card Zip Code kit to each household to obtain five digit codes for addresses, with no postage. Cards will be returned after coding. The effort aims to boost Zip Code use and improve service across Grant County Post Offices.
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Pruit
Grant County
Postal Services
Post Office Department
Postal Service
Peace Corps
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Detroit Teachers May Back To Work In Schools Tuesday
In Detroit the union voted unanimously to accept a tentative contract that could send about 300000 pupils back to classes Tuesday pending local ratification. The plan includes an 850 annual raise for two years and a 39 week year, with board funding debated amid an 835 million deficit and state help expectations.
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Detroit
Bill Halls
Associated Press
Detroit Federation of Teachers
DFT
Detroit Board of Education
Mary Ellen Riordan
Peter Grylis
Inkster
Bepeae
River Rouge
Michigan
Holland
Bay City
Saginaw
Crestwood
Dearborn Heights
William Milliken
George Romney
Walker Introduces Rural Investment Tax Credit Bill
U S Rep E S Johnny Walker of New Mexico introduces a bill to spur investment in rural areas and reservations by adding a seven percent tax credit for machinery and equipment and accelerated amortization over 60 months. Eligibility requires adding at least 20 new jobs with half from the local area, in regions with high unemployment, plus a 25 percent qualifying workforce drawn from low income, Job Corps, or recent veterans. Ten other Congress members also filed similar measures.
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Washington
U.S
Johnny Walker
D-N.m
House
Ways and Means
Armed Forces
Congress
CC MEETING SLATED
The Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce board will meet at 7 a.m. Tuesday in the downstairs meeting room at the Drifter Inn. The regular meeting is set for noon Wednesday at the same location.
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Silver City-Grant County
State Traffic Toll to Date Rises to 282
The Associated Press reports the state’s traffic death toll stands at 282 to date, compared with 300 by this date last year, highlighting a drop in fatalities.
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Associated Press
Weather forecast with showers and mild temps
Partly cloudy today and tonight with scattered showers. Highs near 78 and lows around 55 tonight. Tuesday brings increasing clouds and a high about 78. 24 hour report records a high of 80 and a low of 59 at the airport, 76 and 51 respectively.
Seven Hurt In Traffic Mishap Here
Seven Layard residents all in the same family were hospitalized Saturday after a traffic accident in Silver City. Robert Kirker drove north on Hudson Street and reportedly lost control, hitting a parked car about 57 feet south of 16th Street. Injured were Kirker his wife Lucinda and children Dianna Ralph Kathy Gary and Andy. They were admitted to Hillcrest General Hospital for treatment and observation. The parked car belonged to Feline Gonzales and was in front of 910 Hudson Street. The accident occurred about 8 p m Saturday.
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Layard
Silver City
Robert Kirker
Hudson Street
16Th Street
Kirker
Lucinda
Dianna
Ralph
Kathy
Gary
Andy
Hillcrest General Hospital
Feline A. Gonzales
Land Bank Directors to Meet in Santa Fe
Federal Land Bank associations of New Mexico and Colorado will hold a three day meeting in Santa Fe October 1 to 3. William G. Plested Jr., president of the Federal Land Bank of Wichita, said reports on agricultural credit and lending service will be presented. The bank provides long term loans to farmers and ranchers.
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Land Bank
Santa FE
Federal Land Bank Associations
New Mexico
Colorado
William G. Plested Jr
Federal Land Bank of
Wichita
Federal Land Bank
Chino Mines Estimates Strike Cost
Kennecott Copper Corp Chino Mines division reports the copper industry strike has cost more than 4.5 million dollars to employees the community and suppliers. The newsletter notes 1.36 million dollars in wages foregone if workers had stayed on the job while issues were negotiated. The strike began July 1 and unions are not engaging in meetings this past week.
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Hurleyap
Kennecott Copper Corp
Chino Mines Livision
United Steelworkers of America
Council To Set Tax Rate For Sliver City Tonight
The Sliver City Town Council meets at City Hall to discuss the fiscal year tax rate currently five mills. The agenda includes water system bids, sale of city property, offer to purchase unused lamp poles, and a Scott Park Golf Course report by Councilman Robert White. Meeting starts soon.
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Sliver City
City Hall
Scott Park Golf Course
Robert White
Fire destroys historic Bombach Store in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES AP Five dstroyed the old Bombach Store building off the Old Me Silla Plaza this morning hours after the annual Pan American Fiesta ended on the historic old plaza Historians said the old adobe s and wood structure dates back to the early 1850s A collection of antique wine barrels car riages and pianos stored In the building was valued at $100,000 Cause of the blaze has not been determined Historians said the building first served as the Bombach store in later years was a post office and then was occupied by Father Elias Zanega who used the basement for a winery.
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Elias Zanega
Riots in Sivas Kill 41 as Kayseri clash erupts in stadium
AP reports 41 dead in Kayseri stadium riot sparked by a soccer rivalry between Sivas and Kayseri fans. Police say mobs burned stores and a hotel. About 5,000 Sivas fans traveled to Kayseri for the game before a stampede and rioting spread through Sivas, with arrests recorded. Separately, Dr. Jack Redman praised Army of Vietnam troops as brave in the war against the Viet Cong.
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Turke
Sivas
Kayseri
Boal
ARMY
Albuquerque
South Vietnam
Army of
Temple Rivers Men’s Club
Jack C. Redman
Delta
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Superhis~ory
James Sleznick
Christiansted National Historic Site
Virgin Islands
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George W. Miller
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Southwest Region
Grant County Clerk and Recorders Office
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NMSU
Miquel Aleman
Norman Dradler
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