POW recalls torture sessions for confession
An account from Captain Jeremiah Denton describes torture during 1966 in Hanoi as he faced pressure to confess. He details a press conference coercion, the brutal interrogations, and his resolve to resist while weighing what to reveal to avoid further harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah Denton
Clark Field
Hanoi
Jeremiah A. Denton Jr
USN
Kathryn Johnson
Associated Press
North Vietnam
Zoo
Risner
Air Porce
Col
Robinson Risner
Stockdale
Navy
James B. Stockdale
United States
Jane
Francis Gary Powers
Moscow
Donnie
Rites set for Balmorhea pioneer Rudolph Hoets
Services for Rudolph A. Hoets 87 of Balmorhea will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Balmorhea Methodist Church with Rev. Clark Ford officiating. Interment follows in Balmorhea cemetery. Hoets died Monday in Reeves County Memorial Hospital. Born January 18, 1886 in Valentine Nebraska, he homesteaded here in 1907. Survivors include four sons Carl Alan Charles and Richard, one sister Bertha Zerwekh, one brother William Hoefs, 16 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph A. Hoets
Balmorhea
Balmorhea Methodist
Clark Ford
Christian Church
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Reeves County
Hoefs
Valentine
Neb
Bertha Mae Williams
Saragosa
Carl
Redlands
Calif
Alan
Pecos
Charles
Richard
Berthan Zerwekh
la Marque
William Hoefs
Fort Stockton
Candidates at Pecos city school board coffee meeting
About 70 people attended a Monday night gathering at the community center to meet 13 mayoral and council candidates ahead of the April 7 election. Speakers including Clem Crowley Arnie Calderon Jose Tercera Manuel Trujillo C. W. Wicker and Bob Bickley outlined qualifications and goals as Charles Mitchell and Allen Jones spoke for the Pecos Barstow school board race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Harrison
Ministerial Alliance
David Northcutt
Harrison
Clem Crowsley
Crowley
Arnie Calderon
Pecos
Clem Crowley
Iis
Jose Tercera
Manuel Trujillo
Pve Been
Area oil companies report allocations
Local distributors and independent stations report ongoing gasoline and diesel allocations due to crude oil shortages. Notable quotes from Kesey Bros. Oil Co. and others indicate no new customers, steady or reduced deliveries, and concern over worsening supply while demand climbs amid higher prices and potential rationing.
Crusade Day Kicks Off in Pecos for Cancer Society
Volunteers in Pecos launch Crusade Day to distribute cancer warning literature and raise funds for the American Cancer Society. Local unit reports March film showings, pamphlet distributions, and gifts totaling $147 in March. overall local donations reach $785.50 since September. district goal for West Texas is $121,000 with plans in three counties.
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Pecos
American Cancer Society
Cancer Society
Jimmy Green
Orville Lucas
Unit Education
Crusade Education
Bill Prewit
Paul Morrison
John Dearley
David Freeman
Texas Unit
West Texas
Ginning Totals Bring Down This Year’s Cotton Peak
Final ginning totals show 62,027 bales for the season, down from 62,798 last year. Reeves County Upland reports 43,689 bales, Pecos County Upland 7,059, Presidio Upland 1,625, and Area Pima 9,654, with SWIG Cottoneil Mill noting 771 fewer bales at the same date as last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swig Cottoneil Mill
Reeves County Upland
Pecos County Upland
Presidio Upland
Area Pima
Window Breaker Hits West Pecos Band Hall
John Magee band director at West Pecos Junior High reported a broken window in the band hall Thursday night and the theft of a turntable and tapes valued at 192 dollars. Patrolman Butler Smith investigated.
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John Magee
West Pecos
Butler Smith
Two Rogers Shell Grand Opens With Special Offers
Two Rogers Shell Station at 702 W. 3rd St. opens with new co owners Roger Stephens and Roger Holley offering free Dr Pepper for kids and coffee for adults during the grand opening through April 14. Prizes include an electric outdoor barbecue and two 42 quart ice chests. Holley recently return from Navy duty. Stephens is married and previously worked at R&S Electronics.
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Rogers
Roger Stephens
Roger Holley
Rogers Shell
3Rd St
Shell Station
Navy
R&s Electronics
Wicker Announces City Council Bid in Pecos
C W Wicker a 64 year old wholesale petroleum distributor announces candidacy for Pecos city council in the April 7 election. He served four years on the council 1959 to 1962 and was mayor pro tem for three years. He has managed Pecos Petroleum Co since 1968 and lived in Pecos 35 years. He favors Pecos growth and industry while keeping spending conservative. He and his wife have two sons Harold and Woody who graduated from Pecos High School and attend First Baptist Church.
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C. W. Wicker
William R
Bob) Bickley
Wicker
Pecos Petroleum Co
Skelly Distributors
Pecos
Vickers
Harold and
Woody
Pecos High School
First Baptist Church
Freeze and frost forecast for Northwest Texas
The Weather Service warned of a freeze and frost across Northwest Texas mainly north of a line from Andrews to Big Spring to Aspermont. Temperatures will reach the middle 20s in the Panhandle and upper 20s to near 32 in the South Plains by Wednesday morning, with tender vegetation needing protection after recent snow and rain.
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Associated Press
The
Weather Service
Texas
Andrews
Big Spring
Aspermont
Panhandle
South Plains
Juvenile questioned in a string of Pecos thefts
Patrolman Charles Smith questioned a juvenile linked to six months of thefts including Farnum’s Jewelry and break ins at Pecos High School Pecos Junior High Rotary Field House First Baptist Church and gasoline thefts from self service stations The youth was released to parents pending investigation Danny Reynolds reported two tires and wheels stolen from his porch Friday night A jacket valued at 17 dollars was taken from Airlawn Texaco Friday afternoon Patrolman Butler Smith investigated both thefts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Smith
Farnum’s
Pecos High School
Pecos Junior High
Rotary Field
Danny Reynolds
S. Eddy Sr
Airlawn Texaco
S. Eddy St
Butler Smith
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Wilfred Burchett
Burchett
Hilton
Heartbreak Hotel
Jim Stockdale
Herb Toone
Bob Smith
Ginley Gunter
Don Weinacht
Garland Rowe
J. Robert Scott
Rudolf Hoefs
Bickley
Pecos-Barstow
Charles Mitchell
Mitchell
Allen Jones
Peggy McCracken
Kesey Bros. Oil Co
Conoco
WM. Capshaw
C&m Oil Co
Phillips
H.S. Holmes
Standard Oil Co
el Paso
Reed
Fina
E. Third St
James Locker
Exexon
C.W. Wicker
Skelly
Mobil
Texaco
Bob Bickley
Peco
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