Early American duty to disabled veterans traces to Plymouth
The 1636 Plymouth colony enacted a law to maintain maimed soldiers for life, the first in America. Virginia, Maryland, New York, and Rhode Island soon followed. The article traces the evolution of veterans care through the Continental Congress, the Veterans Bureau, the VA, and leadership under Hoover, Truman, and Gen. Bradley, Hawley, and Dr. Rusk, noting ongoing challenges and reforms led by Donald E. Johnson.
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Fort Worth Livestock Market Report and VA Health Care Costs
The report notes cattle and hog prices with a detailed range for multiple weights and classes at Fort Worth. It also covers veteran affairs, stating VA hospitals serve over 160,000 veterans daily and project 843,000 in care this year, amid a $2.3 billion budget and $70 million for medical research, highlighting waiting lists and staff shortages.
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Vietnam
Edward D. Freis
Albert Lasker Medical Research
Texans smoke more cigarettes despite higher taxes
Texans burned three million more packs of cigarettes per month than a year earlier. State Treasurer Jesse James reported March figures showing 103,777,580 packs consumed versus 100,785,468 in March 1971, with cigarette tax revenue of 19.2 million dollars compared to 15.6 million a year earlier.
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Austin
Tex
Jesse James
Weather: Southwest Texas Fair Through Wednesday
Southwest Texas west of the Pecos reports fair skies through Wednesday with warmer readings. Daytime highs range from 62 to 78 degrees, and overnight lows fall from 42 to 56.
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Texas
The
Pecos
Municipal Court Docket Sees Multiple Traffic and Possession Fines
Marie O Flores fined 15 dollars plus costs for failure to yield right of way. Betty Mendoza punished 30 dollars for drunk and disorderly conduct. Santos R Garvin 10 dollars plus costs for disobeying a traffic signal. Ruben M Rayos cited 50 dollars for minor in possession and drunk. Joe Bravo 50 dollars for minor in possession and sniffing glue. Leobardo Villarreal Jr. 15 dollars plus costs for failure to yield right of way.
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Marie O. Flores
Betty Mendoza
Santos R. Garvin
Ruben M. Rayos
Joe Bravo
Leobardo Villarreal Jr
Pecos Enterprise Subscription Rates
Reeves County mail options list six month and one year rates for Pecos Enterprise subscriptions. Rates differ by local and all other mail, with prices in dollars and a note about postage.
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Imail
Reeves County
Pecos
Texas
Two Million Birds to Be Destroyed in California Outbreak
Federal officials estimate four million dollars will be reimbursed to about two million bird owners as part of a national emergency to halt Newcastle disease in Southern California. The epidemic has hit approximately 53 million chickens and 3.4 million turkeys, with weekly industry losses near three million dollars. The outbreak, possibly started by imported exotic birds in Fontana, now affects pet shops and broader poultry operations.
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Los Angeles
California
J. H. Wommack
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Newcastle Disease Information Center
Riverside County Agriculture
Robert Howie
San Bernardino
Fontana
Sul Ross establishes folklore graduate scholarships
Sul Ross State University President Dr Norman L McNeil announced two graduate scholarships for Big Bend folklore studies each worth 500 dollars. The funds come from a 1000 dollar grant provided by Dallas attorney David A Witts.
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Alpine
Tex
Sul Ross State University
Norman L. McNeil
Big Bend Area
McNeil
David A. Witts
Dallas
Grad student weighs bears during winter hibernation study
Lynn Rogers, a graduate student near St. Paul Minnesota, tracks bears in dens by snowmobile. He tranquilizes sleeping animals to weigh them and record temperatures, then departs quietly to avoid disturbing the five month slumber.
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St. Paul
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Pecos Enterprise Circulation Contact Notice
Miss your Pecos Enterprise? If service is unsatisfactory call Circulation Department at 445-5475, open until 6 45 pm Mondays through Fridays.
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