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Pecos Enterprise

Location

Pecos, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1971

Page

2

Notable Figures In Brief Health And Traffic News

Louis Armstrong remains in critical condition at Beth Israel Hospital with improved breathing and comfort, while Gov. Dale Bumpers survives a three-car crash in Arkansas after a golf outing, with minor injuries and a $3,000 vehicle damage estimate. Vic Damone, real name Vito Farinola, is involved in a film project connected to The Godfather.

New York Armstrong Beth Israel Hospital Little Rock Ark Dale Bumpers Bumpers Eldon Rankin Pine Bluff Charles Dewey Jacksonville Rankin Rankin’s Dewey Hollywood Vic Damone Vito Farinola

Park Tuesday Menu And Acknowledgments In Mixed Pages

A school menu lists Tuesday items including cutlets with gravy whipped potatoes stuffed celery chilled applesauce choco bars hot rolls butter and milk. Separately the article mentions Damone declining an Italian descent role and Walter J Hickel named Man of the Year by the Ripon Society citing environmental work and national reconciliation.

Damone Johnny Fontane Cambridge Mass Walter J. Hickel Nixon Ripon Society Forum Ripon Josiah L. Auspitz Hickel U.S Cambodia

Deaths span three nations including notable figures

Elmore R. Torn 64 internationally known agriculturist and Ripple Torn father of actor Rip Torn died of a heart attack. Bert Gilden 56 coauthor of the 1965 novel Harry Sundown died after a Sunday. Angelo Bergamonti 34 veteran Italian motorcycle racer died from injuries from a morning fall in Riccione.

Bridgeport, Conn Bert Gilden Harry Sundown Gilden Katya Bologna Italy Angelo Bergamonti Riccione

Weather Shifts Across Texas as Showers Dip In

Showers spread from College Station to Longview and Lufkin while other rains touched Waco to Sulphur Springs. Corpus Christi Naval Station logged 1.69 inches in 24 hours, Brownsville 1.59, and McAllen 0.67. Temperatures ranged 77 in Lufkin to 53 in Amarillo with Panhandle readings in 20s and 30s. Clear to partly cloudy skies and mild temps expected through Tuesday. Easter Seal Society runs a nationwide program costing over twenty five million dollars annually, offering rehabilitation and care through centers, clinics, camps, and therapy units for crippled children and adults.

Associated Press Texas College Station Longview Lufkin Waco Sulphur Springs Houston Brownsville Corpus Christi Naval Station McAllen Gulf Coast Amarillo Panhandle Rio Grande Valley Easter Seal Society

Raza Unida gains Crystal City control. loses elsewhere

The Raza Unida United Race Party gains a 5 to 2 Crystal City school board majority after Rodolfo Palo and Ed Trevino win while Jose Angel Gutierrez leads a city council victory. In Carrizo Springs and Cotulla the party loses council and school board contests. Cotulla sees a mayoral loss for an anti Raza candidate and multiple school board defeats.

Associated Press Crystal City Texas Raza Unida-United Race Party Carrizo Springs Cotulla Rodolfo Palomo Ed Trevino Raza Unida Teodoro Munoz Jr Alfredo Ramon Gutierrez W. P. Cotulla Ofelia de Los Santos Alfredo Zamora Jr Raza Raze

Tax Bill Scrutiny Works Toward Higher Texas Taxes

Senate tax bill writers weigh at least 26 changes to the House passed 492.5 million tax package. Aimed at funding two year state spending, hearings consider oil and gas taxes, a 10 percent gross receipts levy on mixed drinks, and a higher gas pipeline tax.

Austin Senate House Senate State Affairs Committee Ben Barnes Barnes State Affairs Committee Senate State Affairs Group

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