Pecos-Barstow ISD trustees race winners announced
Trujillo Crowley and Bickley win Pecos Barstow ISD board seats while incumbent Charles E. Mitchell returns with 938 votes as 2269 voters cast ballots. Frank R. Perea gains seat vacated by Jimmy Toone with 924, with other contenders Granado 788 Jones 573 Peer 258 Precit 217 and Dinger 124. Roddy Villescas defeats George Ross for Precinct 1 county school board with 394 to 220. R Henry Blackwell unopposed in Precinct 4 with 299 votes. Voters report smooth turnout with multiple registration lines and tables aiding quick in and out.
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Charles E. Mitchell
Pecos- Barstow Isd Board of Trustees
Frank R. Perea
Jimmy Toone
Franccisco Granado
Allen Jones
Tommy Peer
John T. Precit Jr
Bill Dingler
Roddy Villescas
George Ross
Villescas
Ross
R. Henry Blackwell
Balmorhea approves one percent sales tax election
Balmorhea voters adopt a one per cent local sales and use tax by a 44 to 24 vote amid 25 percent turnout. Incumbents Alfred Pax and D. W. Wes Elliott win city council seats Place 4 and Place 5, while Odes O Rear and Pat Brijalba win school board seats. Pecos results show three incumbents kept council posts as 1,822 ballots were cast.
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Balmorhea
Dan Clark
Alfred Pax
Harvey Davis
D.W
Wes) Elliott
Billy Lozano
Odes O’rear
Pat Brijalba
Balmorhea Isd
Picasso Dies at 91 World Icon Ends A Momentous Career
Pablo Picasso, Spanish born revolutionary of modern art, died at age 91 at his French estate overlooking the Mediterranean from a heart attack linked to lung fluid. Funeral plans pending. He had prepared a Avignon showing of 201 canvases created since 1970. Picasso and his wife Jacqueline hosted friends at dinner the previous night.
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M Jugins
France
Pablo Picasso
Mediterranean
Picasso
Grippe
Avignon
Jacqueline
City reports single-vehicle accident and election turnout remarks
City police investigated a single vehicle crash on Cedar Street involving Andrew Shorter and Mercy Martinez at about 3 59 p m Friday. Officials noted steady vote counting after polls closed and praised voter education for smoother processes with good turnout.
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Andrew Charles Shorter
14Th St
Mercy Salas Martinez
S. Cedar St
April Snow Returns as Arctic Cold Grips Texas
Large snowflakes drifted Sunday as Arctic air lingered in Texas after a windy cold Saturday night. Temperatures plunged with many areas reporting lows near freezing and record cold in Panhandle regions. Forecasters warned of clearing skies but cool conditions through the week as snowdrifts and strong winds faded from the Panhandle to Brownsville.
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Associated Press
Texas
Peratures
Panhandle
Marfa
Ine
Amarillo
Midland
Lubbock
Wink
Dalhart
Abilen
San Anuelo
el Paso
Dallas Fort Worth
College Station
Austin
Houston
Tyler
San Antonio
del Rio
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Texas Gulf Coast
Meat price ceiling signs to go up in stores nationwide
Washington AP reports Nixon administration price controls take effect today with stores posting maximum prices for beef pork and lamb. Signs cover fresh and processed meats and at least 25 processed items. Consumer questions answered on sign placement scope and brand inquiries.
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Washington
Nixon
Barstow elects Juarez and Walker to city posts
Barstow voters chose from five council hopefuls to fill two seats. Victoriano Juarez led with 86 votes and incumbent Forrest Walker had 76. City secretary C. W. Wright was re elected with 83 votes. In the Pecos Barstow ISD race Frank Perea led district results with 87 while Frank Granado had 71 and Charles Mitchell 66, with Perea and Mitchell securing the two seats. Some 154 votes were cast in the city election. Other council contenders included David Garcia 64 Clifford Croft 32 and Vernon Alldredge 14. Abram Flores received three write in votes for city secretary. Assistant election judge Theresa Walker, with Hor tencia Abila and Mrs. Ada Belle Collins as clerks.
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Barstow
Victoriano Juarez
Forrest Walker
Juarez
Walker
C. W. Wright
Pecos-Barstow Independent
Frank Perea
Frank Granado
Charles Mitchell
Ada Belle Collins
Allen Jones
John T. Prewit
Bill Dingler
Tommy Peer
Theresa Walker
Marie Goode
Stella Granado
Betty Jo Allgood
Pecos volunteers extinguish three weekend fires
Three small incidents were contained by Pecos Volunteer Fire Department over the weekend. A car fire 16 miles north on Mentone Highway at 10 31 a.m. Friday was out by 11 11. A brush fire on Duval road near IL 20 was reported at 10 11 p.m. Friday. A grass fire at Stafford and Nebraska Streets Sunday at 3 22 p.m. was out in eight minutes.
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Pecos
Mentone Highway
Duval Road
IL 20
Stafford and
Nebraska Sts
McCord ready to reveal Mitchell role in Watergate plan
Newsweek cites an unnamed source saying James W. McCord will claim he was told John Mitchell ordered the June 17 Watergate raid after seeing photos from the Democratic National Committee offices. McCord allegedly learned Mitchell approved the $300,000 budget and the eavesdrop mission.
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New York
Newsweek
John N. Mitchell
Democratic National Committee
James W. McCord
Mitchell
McCord
G. Gordon Liddy
E. Howard Hunt
Sen
George McGovern
Miami Beach
Fontainebleau
Lions start benefit sale of brooms in Pecos
Pecos Downtown Lions Club launches a broom and mop sale to aid eyeglasses for needy children. Campaign co chairs Bill Cooksey and Bill Davis oversee door to door efforts with advance orders and a mail order form on the Sports Page. Deliveries scheduled for Wednesday April 18.
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Pecos
Lions Club
Shawn
Roddy Harrison
S. B. Hunt
Texas
Bill Cooksey
Bill Davis
Bands Compete in Odessa All Junior High Contest
Pecos Junior High and East Pecos Junior High bands will compete in the ALL Junior High competition at Bonham Junior High in Odessa Tuesday. Class C bands in region 6 will also take part in the sight reading contest. Buses are expected back in Pecos around 6 30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Pecos
East Pecos
Bonham Junior High
Odessa
City Hall drives in water bill payments and office remodel
Spring upgrades brighten City Hall with a glass enclosed drive in window for water customers starting Tuesday. Remodeling of former police offices creates space for administration and billing with new carpeting paneling and drapes. Strong local staff names and a total project cost of 8 217 are noted.
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City Hall
Police Department
J. J. Maxey
Lorraine Henderson
Margy Paschal
Maxey
Health and Sanitation
Alfred Gomez
Tommy Rodriguez
Water Department
Toyah ISD Trustees Chosen In City Election
Toyah voters elected R. J. Dick Compton and I B Contreras to the Toyah ISD board with Harold Williams and Frank Martinez winning unopposed for re election as city aldermen. Contenders for trustees included Robert R. Jones and Mrs Raymond Goodnight.
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Toyah
R. J
Dick) Compton
I. B. Contreras
Toyah Isd Board of Trustees
Harold Williams
Frank Martinez
Robert R. Jones
Raymond Goodnight
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Bob Bickley
Jose Tercero
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C. W. Wicker
Alton Hughes
Ben Matta
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Jay Dycus
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