Pecos Paves Streets and Secures Soft Water 1927 29
In Pecos during 1927 to 1929 the City Council moved toward asphalt paving contacting Montgomery and Ward for estimates on business street paving. The period saw many building permits, including the Plaza Hotel and the Graham/Brandon Hotel. The city modernized ordinances, opened bids for 16 blocks of Warranite paving, and secured a 25 year natural gas franchise. By 1929 Pecos began soft water negotiations with the university, resulting in a lease to obtain soft water.
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Montgomery and Ward
B.T. Biggs
Plaza Hotel
Oak and
Third Streets
W.H. Graham
Fourth and
Oak
Graham
Brandon
Texas League of Municipalities
el Paso Biulithic Co
Oscar Korn
United Dry Goods
Pecos
West Texas Gas Co
T.H. Murchison
Texas- Louisiana Power Co
Burford Oil Co
B. C
Texas-Louisiana Power Co
Pecos and Northwestern Telephone Co
K.N. Regan
Austin
Henry Russell
University Board of Regents
Editorial: We're out of Vietnam and what remains
An editorial reflects relief at the last U S troops and POWs leaving Vietnam while cautioning that U S involvement in Indochina persists via bombing in Cambodia and civilian support. It notes ongoing clashes, a fragile ceasefire watchdog, and Thieu’s forthcoming talks with Nixon on reconstruction aid and costs.
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Vietnam
Indochina
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Hanoi
International Commission
Poland
Hungary
Canada
Indonesia
North Vietnam
America
Thieu
United States
Nixon
Congress
Supreme Court ruling on school funding prompts educator concerns
The court upheld using local property taxes for public schools but drew attention to broader inequalities. Allan M. West of the National Education Association warns that education quality still hinges on birth and residence, amid calls for state level reform and remedies for disparities in police and fire services.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Allan M. West
National Education Association
Supreme Court
West
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Texas
Visiting conservative wins respect of liberal students
Gilbert Fitzhugh, head of Metropolitan Life, spent 3 1/2 weeks as Professor in Residence at the University of Oklahoma. He found distrust gave way to respect from liberal students and professors as dialogue revealed common values and mutual learning.
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NEW York
University of Oklahoma
Gilbert Fitzhugh
Metropolitan Life Insurance
Fitzhugh
Web
Ster
Princeton
Horatio Alger
Readers Letters Guidelines for Publication
The notice outlines submission rules for letters to the editor including required signature and address withheld upon request, a maximum length of 500 words, general interest content, and a ban on poor taste. It emphasizes that signatures may be withheld if requested.
Things A Man Has Not Done Yet Says Boyle
Hal Boyle lists whimsical, provocative ideas a man might still attempt to do or consider. He notes boredom signals ignorance or dishonesty and urges trying new experiences from outlandish to humorous, ending with a call to seize the world’s unfulfilled possibilities.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Utopia
Federal Reserve Bank
Today in History Highlights from 1792 to 1955
On this date in 1792 George Washington used the first presidential veto over representation. 1621 Mayflower sails back to England. 1827 Sir Joseph Lister born in London. 1869 Daniel Bakeman dies at about 109. 1939 Hitler Youth orders. 1951 Rosenbergs sentenced. 1955 Churchill resigns. 10 years ago hot line talks. 5 years ago riots after MLK Jr death. Birthdays Bette Davis. Gregory Peck. Balzac quote.
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Associated Press
George Washington
Plymouth
Mass
England
Sir Josph Lister
London
Daniel F. Bakeman
Freedom
N.Y
Hitler Youth Organization
Julius
Ethel Rosenberg
New York City
Soviet Union
Winston Churchill
Queen Elizabeth II
Washington
Moscow
Quick Quiz Answers From a Historical Ledger
The collection lists trivia including Israel's national anthem Hatikva meaning hope Johannes Kepler revealing planetary ellipses Winston Churchill's mother born in Brooklyn Jennie Jerome first U S president with honorary degree George Washington receiving an honorary law degree from Harvard in 1776.
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Israel
Sir Winston Churchill
Brooklyn
N.Y
Jennie Gerome
U.S
George Washington
Harvard University
Nixon Isolated From Watergate Theory Emerges
Bruce Biossat discusses a theory that President Nixon operated in extreme personal isolation, suggesting he may have known little about Watergate and related activities even as aides like Haldeman and Mitchell played roles. A private source claims Nixon seldom sees people, challenging conventional notions of access and awareness.
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Washington
Nea
Nixon
John Mitchell
White House
H. R
Bob) Haldeman
Richard Nixon
Link
Haldeman
Mitchell
Mr. Nixon
Mid-decade census debated by congressional committee
The Subcommittee on Census and Statistics chaired by Congressman Richard C. White plans hearings on a five year census alternative. Proponents cite revenue sharing fairness and updated population data while opponents call it costly. Hearings begin around April 9 with input from Canadian experts and five U.S. lawmakers have already proposed mid-decade bills.
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Subcommittee On
el Paso
Congress
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House Rules Committee
Washington
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
U. S
United States
Builders littering Pecos Texas endangering motorists
Mrs. Bette Cutcher of Pecos writes to remind readers that while hundreds of private homeowners were cited for trash disposal, local builders also contribute unsightly and dangerous litter. She notes shingles and insulation paper blown loose, water boxes left behind, and questions why public businesses are not held to the same waste laws as individuals.
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Texas
Pecos
Bette Cutcher
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Gregory Peck
Balzac
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