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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1972
Page
2
Mrs Pat Goodnicht reports Toyah community happenings including Mrs Dave Thomason's return home after El Paso surgery and Frank Lott's knee surgery with a quick school return. Booster Club votes to fund new basketball suits with a Bingo night on April 15 and other games with prizes and refreshments.
Treasury Secretary John Connally told 12 supermarket chiefs in Washington that meat prices would come down, promising weekly reports to the Cost of Living Council. He portrayed decisive action and persuasion as key to taming inflation, while critics question how much words can curb rising prices.
Members of the Jewelry Workers Union in California report an agreement allowing them to laminate their union label into dental plates produced by dental technicians. They claim the label will help patients identify dentists who use union made products.
Notice for readers to call the Circulation Department at 445.5475 if the Pecos Enterprise is missed or service is unsatisfactory, with hours until 6 45 p m on weekdays.
The forecast calls for fair skies west of the Pecos with a warmer trend tonight and Thursday. Low temperatures dip to 52 to 66 degrees and the high on Thursday rises to 80 to 95 degrees.
Barstow residents celebrate Easter with relatives visiting from Odessa Pecos Abilene and Pyote. Families gathered for sunrise service at First Presbyterian Church and noted higher turnout than 1970. Additional attendees include Lloyd Chappell of Pecos and Mary Eleanor Black Estes of Abilene.
Mr and Mrs Vernard Orr of El Paso spent Easter weekend in Barstow with Mr and Mrs Herman Cummings, joining many friends and relatives for the holiday.
Mrs Mildred Jenson left March 30 for Kingsland to visit her sister Mrs Florence Littrell. She then visited her daughter and family Kay and Willie Otholt and son Jerry at Belton before returning to Barstow.
A survey of Easter visits shows Rafael Florez from Barstow Elementary, his daughter Elva, and numerous families traveling to El Paso, Pecos, Balmorhea, and Stephenville for hospital, reunions, and birthdays. The report notes church and school ties, moves to Barstow, and a Maryland settlement reference with Lord Baltimore.
House Veterans Affairs Committee chair Olin E Teague cites that only 16 of 166 VA hospitals meet minimum staffing, with acute shortages in psychiatric centers. Despite adding 8 000 staff including 400 doctors and 2 200 nurses, rural facilities struggle to attract professionals, and nonmedical substitutes are used where psychiatrists are scarce.
The Record lists a Tuesday fire call at 7 03 p m a car fire at Sixth and Locust Streets and a JP Court docket with numerous defendants: Paula Tarango Ornelas no driver s license with 20 plus costs Robert Molina Garcia speeding 25 plus costs Edward Leo Hamilton wrong lane left turn 26 plus Marlin Dee Parks improper left turn 3 plus costs Ross Cooke minor in possession of beer 40 plus costs and many others including violations of license restrictions speeding defective muffler no motorcycle license drunk in public and serving a minor with varying fines plus costs all names and charges noted without further detail.
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