Pecos Enterprise to switch to weekly history publication
Pecos daily newspaper will become a weekly history edition due to tight finances. The last daily issue appeared May 28, with editor Smokey Briggs citing the local economy as the key factor. The weekly edition, printed in Monahans and mailed electronically, will publish Wednesdays starting June 2 with a Thursday dateline.
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Phil Buckner
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Hostage Incident Sparks Saudi Arabia Shootout
At least one American and 21 others were killed in a shooting spree in Saudi Arabia's oil hub. Assailants ambush an SUV convoy in Iraq as authorities pursue leads.
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Saudis reassure foreign oil executives after Khobar attack
Saudi officials sought to calm foreign oil executives in London after the Khobar rampage killed 22 people including a U S man and a British executive. They warned the assault could deter investors and oil workers from Saudi Arabia while seeking to prevent crude price spikes. The violence marked a second major attack in under a month.
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Monahans Woman Builds Bombers During WWII at Fort Worth
Dwana Mills left South Bend Texas in the 1940s to support the war effort. In Fort Worth at Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft she worked as a bomber nose crew member, initially riveter but reassigned due to height. She and five male teammates built planes from skeleton to completion, aided by daily prayers for safety. The plant laid off in January 1945, ending her stint.
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Pyote Air Base Museum Details WWII Rattlesnake Link
The Pyote Air Base museum preserves the Rattlesnake Bomber Base legacy tied to Robert Holt and his family. Started in 1942 and finished in 1943, Holt and relatives helped build barracks while he later worked as a mechanic. The museum location at 11th and Ward streets in Pyote opens Saturdays 9 to 5 and Sundays 2 to 6, with contact 389 5691 for more. He grew up in Pyote and served as a civilian worker at Pyote Air Base.
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Pyote
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Charles
11Th and Ward Streets
Pyote Air Base
Elaine Rives
Mark Sterkel
Odessa
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