Pakistani Army Foils Infiltration Attempt at Bhairab Bridge
The Pakistani army reports stopping an early morning raid by Indian infiltrators and antistate elements on the Bhairab bridge near East Pakistan. Radio Pakistan says heavy saboteur casualties were inflicted and large caches of arms and ammunition were captured at the site 45 miles northwest of Dacca.
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Karachi
Pakistan
East Pakistan
India
Radio Pakistan
Bhairab
Dacca
Earth Day Set April 22
Washington AP reports next week marks the first anniversary of Earth Day with a shift from alarm to individual action. Sarah Fongo of the St. Louis Coalition for the Environment notes the focus on what people can do. President Nixon and 40 governors proclaim Earth Week from April 9 to 25, with Earth Day on April 22.
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Washington
Sarah Fongo
St. Louis
Federal action targets campus sex bias in funding
Washington report says federal pressure on colleges over sex discrimination has become a major tool. If colleges do not take affirmative steps to remove bias, HEW warns that federal contracts and funding could be halted.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Navy to Rock Ship Promoting Iconoclast Admirals
Secretary of the Navy John H. Chafee urged future admirals to break with tradition and rock the ship in a four page guidance letter to Adm. Bernard A. Clarey head of the Flag Selection Board. He urged selecting iconoclasts who would stimulate reform and welcome lower ranks to think anew.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
John H. Chafee
Chafee
Adm
Bernard A. Clarey
California Supreme Court Clears Cesar Chavez Boycott
The California Supreme Court ruled the nationwide boycott campaign legal in an unanimous decision. Justice Louis Burke wrote that a lower court injunction was set aside and Cesar Chavez was released after 20 days in jail last December.
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San Francisco
California Supreme Court
Cesar Chavez
Louis Burke
High Court
Henderson Seeks Trial Over My Lai Cover Up Charges
Hendersons civil counsel urges trial for Col. Cran K regarding My Lai cover up claims. Attorney Henry B. Rothblatt states Henderson seeks vindication and public clarity of innocence. He criticizes the Army Peers inquiry as biased.
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Ft, Meade, Md
Col
Cran K
Henderson
My Lai
Henry B. Rothblatt
Rothblatt
Army
William Peers
Jurors Deny Influence in Tate Murder Trial
Jurors deny outside influence on verdicts in the Sharon Tate murder trial. Juror William McBride and others say no events during the trial affected their decisions as defense lawyers seek Monday court appearance for sentencing Charles Manson and three female codefendants and request a new trial.
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LOS Angles
Sharon Tate
William McBride
McBride
Charles Manson
Ex Mrs Barnes Weds Austin Insurance Man
Martha Barnes former wife of Lt Governor Ben Barnes married Austin insurance man John Noble in a private home ceremony attended by a small group and her two children Greg and Amy. The couple wed after her 13 year marriage to Barnes ended in May under a new Texas incompatibility divorce law.
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Austin
Martha Barnes
Ben Barnes
John Noble
Pecos Bessie Haynes Elementary Lauded In Texas Architecture
The Texas Architect magazine features Pecos Bessie Haynes Elementary School as an outstanding Texas school. Designed by Peters and Field of Odessa, it serves grades 1–6 with split wings and interior courts for a quiet learning environment. A welded steel sculpture near the learning court honors teachers and students.
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Texas Architect Magazine
Texas Society of Architects
Architectural Associations
Pecos
Bessie Haynes
Peters and Field of
Odessa
West Texas
Pecos-Barstow
State of Texas
Rotarians Hear IRS Spokesmen on Tax Day Issues
Pecos Rotary Club heard IRS representatives W G Park and Billy Mc Carty discuss the 1969 Income Tax Reform Act and its loopholes. Park praised media coverage while answering questions about payment methods and the 6 percent interest, noting April 15 as the tax deadline.
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W. G. Park
Billy McCarty
Internal Revenue Service
Pecos Rotary Club
Park
IRS
Eagle Track Team Aims For 2AAA District Title
The Eagle track team seeks a district 2AAA crown at the Monaahans meet as Monahans Loboes loom as favorites. Preliminaries start at 10 30 a m with finals at 2 45 p m Saturday. First and second place advance to regional. Pecos holds the district high jump record with John Taylor’s 6 4 in 1967.
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Eagle
Monahans
Senate Funds Additional Pay Raises With $12 Million Add
Austin bulletin reports the Senate added about 12 million dollars to its appropriations bill to cover higher state employee pay raises. State officials expect the extra funds to fund raises for a broader group of workers and to offset earlier underfunding.
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Austin
Senate
Dance Night to Raise Funds for Reeves Hospital Beds
Reeves County Memorial Hospital needs more electric beds and the Hospital Auxiliary sponsors a Saturday dance at the Reeves County Sheriff’s Posse barn. Joe Stout and his Country Squires of Ft. Stockton will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Admission is 4.50 per couple or 2.25 single, aiding the hospital’s convalescence equipment.
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Reeves County Sheriff’s Posse
Joe Stout
Country Squires
Ft. Stockton
Joe
Cranes Chief of Police Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
Chief of Police Charles E. Titus of Crane was indicted on a misdemeanor charge by a federal grand jury in Pecos. The accusation states he willfully imposed summary punishment on Joe Lewis Underwood of Crane, depriving him of civil rights. Titus faces arraignment before Judge Ernest Guinn on April 26.
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Charles E. Titus
Crane
Pecos
United States District Court
Joe Lewis Underwood
Titus
Ernest Guinn
Wadley Named All District in Pecos Volleyball
Kathy Wadley daughter of Mr and Mrs Dick Wadley was named to the all district volleyball team this season as Pecos High School junior sets up for the Eagle Queens. Brenda Moore and Grace Gomez earned second team honors with first string setups including Wadley Jacquez Bagley Sanders Russell Terrazas. Pecos, under coach Mrs Cecil Stickles, showed depth and promise for next year.
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Kathy Wadley
Dick Wadley
Kathy
Pecos High School
Eagle Queens
Pecos
Brenda Moore
Grace Gomez
Spikers
Debbie Carter
Andrews
Debra Hare
Monahans
Celia Garza
Ft. Stockton
Dinah Bragg
Kermit
Teresa Caffey
Seminole
Sherry Bagley
Susan Sanders
Brenda Russell
Elsie Jacquez
Monhans
Eva Terrazas
Var
Sity
Queens
Brenda
Cecil Stickles
VOE Girls To State Convention She aims for state secretary
Margie Thompson competes for the Vocational Education office of secretary at the state convention in San Angelo. Sponsor Patsy Webb and delegates Sharon Smith Olga Flores and Jackie Rochen accompany her. Sharon placed third in Typing II at the regional meet in Lubbock and will seek the state title. Jackie and Olga serve as voting delegates.
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San Angelo
Margie Thompson
Margie
Patsy Webb
Sharon Smith
Olga Flores
Jackie Rochen
Sharon
Lubbock
Jackie
Olga
Four Stockton Men Die in Plane Crash
Four men from Fort Stockton were killed when their light Cessna 210 crashed during a driving rainstorm near Irvan. Identified victims include William J. Barker, his son Jake Barker, Willie Pfiester a post office employee, and R. C. Nussbaum. The aircraft was en route from Houston to Fort Stockton.
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Iraan
Tex
Fort Stockton
Irvan
William J. Barker
Jake Barker
Willie Pfiester
R.C. Nussbaum
Houston
Firemen to Race for Trophies at Crane Meet
Local firemen will race for trophies in the Permian Basin Firemen’s Association meet at Crane tomorrow. Two man and six man races feature Fire Chief J. T. Prewit and ten teammates. association officers will be chosen at a business meeting. Seminole won last year’s All Round trophy. Pecos did not participate as host department.
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Permian Basin Firemen’s Association
Crane
J.T. Prewit
Dicky Wadley
Jimmy Smith
Weldon Brookshire
Jimmy McCain
Sam Miller
A. C. Bishop
Vaughan Sandell
Doyle Eager
Russell Johnson
Glenn Grisson
Johnnie Beene
Ft. Stockton
Prewit
Pecos
Jack Adkins
Seminole
Deward Davis Rites Pending in Pecos
Funeral arrangements are pending for 61 year old Deward Davis who died overnight at 11 50 of an apparent heart attack at his home 809 South Elm. Justice of the Peace Cliff Preslar pronounced him dead after ambulance crews responded to the call. Mr. Davis and his wife recently moved to Pecos where he worked for Border Construction Company. Further details were not available at press time.
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Deward Davis
South Elm
Davis
Justice of Peace
Cliff Preslar
Pecos
Border Construction Company
Weather West of the Pecos Fair to Night and Saturday
West of the Pecos forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Saturday. A slight cooling tonight with lows near 40 to 52, and a high of 70 to 88 on Saturday.
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the Pecos
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Alan Callison
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Mike Peters
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