First Moon Walk by Apollo 16 Duo on Descartes Highlands
Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charles Duke stepped onto the lunar Descartes plateau marking the ninth and tenth American moon landings. They planned a three‑EVA mission with a nuclear science station and a moon buggy to study volcanic activity in the mountainous region amid mission adjustments after an Orion Casper engine issue.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Young
Duke
Orion
Descartes
Highland Plains
Lunar
Thomas K. Mattingly
Casper
Mission Control
Spook
Flag
Earth
Pacific
Young and
Tony England
John
Thomas Kk. Mattingly II
Ken Mattingly
Gerald Griffin
Moon
Mattingly
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Arnold Research and Engineering Center
Tennessee
North
Thad Ousts DeloCorum In Close BT Power Duel
Thad emerges victorious over DeloCorum in a tight BT clash. Ost leads early, while Toxrs handles key plays to seal the win for the Tigers at home.
Pecos Woman Wins Big in Enterprise Newspaper Bingo
Juan Portillo of Pecos 613S Ash St won the $150 Bingo Bucks jackpot in the Enterprise Newspaper Bingo contest by presenting a winning card. If unclaimed by 5 p.m. Monday, she takes the top prize, with 23 participating stores and a 13 week run totaling $650 in prizes.
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Pecos
Enterprise
Juan Portillo
Ash St
Joe’s
Lloyd Hill
Rey Tarango
Sylvia Guerra
Bob Miller
Lupe Valeriano
Portillo
S. Ash St
Joe Hagar
Auto crash injures mother and son in Pecos
Mrs. Lilly G. Machuca and her six year old son Bobby were treated for minor lacerations and released from Reeves County Memorial Hospital after a two vehicle collision on West Second Street at 5 07 p m. The Machuca car traveling west collided with a pickup driven by Melvin Howard McKinney as he traveled north on Alamo Street. McKinney received a citation for failure to yield right of way and Mrs Machuca for no driver's license. The injured were transported to the hospital by ambulance.
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Lilly G. Machuca
Fourth St
Bobby
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
West Second Street
Machuca
West Second St
Melvin Howard McKinney
Washington St
Alamo St
McKinney
Jim Wilson
What Vegetables Profitably in the Trans Pecos Area Conference
Kenneth E. Lindsey outlines profitable vegetable production in the Trans Pecos. The 2 1/2 hour session at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Reddy Room of the Community Public Service Company district offices will cover growing and marketing in Reeves County. Lindsey, district 6 agronomist based at Ft. Stockton, holds a B S in Agronomy from Texas Tech and an MSc from the University of California, with PhD studies in progress. Pecos high 98 and low 37 with soil 68.
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Trans- Pecos
Pecos
Reddy
Community Public Service Company
Stafford Blvd
Kenneth E. Lindsey
Lindsey
Ft. Stockton
Texas Tech
University of California
Reeves County
Final Cotillion Dance Set for Pecos Valley Club
The final dance of the season for the Senior Cotillion is scheduled for 8 p.m. Monday at the Pecos Valley Country Club.
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Pecos Valley Country Club
Image to Image Chapter 3 Bi-weekly Meeting Notice
Image to Image Chapter 3 will hold its bi weekly meeting at 8 p.m. today at Saragosa Hall Sixth and Peach Streets. All members are urged to attend.
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IMAGE
Saragosa Hall
Sixth and
Peach Streets
OES Meeting Delayed Start In Pecos Temple
Pecos Chapter 81 Order of Eastern Star will gather Monday at 8 p.m. in the Masonic Temple at 624 S. Oak St. Marian Morelan reminds members of the time change from 7 30 to 8. New officers will be elected.
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Pecos
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
S. Oak St
Marian Morelan
Grass Fire Burns Big Area Near Brown Pipe and Supply
Pecos volunteers quickly stopped a brush fire behind Brown Pipe and Supply Co on West Hwy 80 Thursday afternoon. High winds pushed flames from burning trash barrels, igniting about half an acre near a large pipe stack. Firemen doused embers in minutes and wet down the area to prevent re ignition.
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Pecos
Brown Pipe and Supply Co
West Hwy
J. T. Prewit
Ramsey to speak at special school program
H. L. Ramsey director of special services for Pecos Barstow ISD will address parents and others at 7 30 p m Monday in the Community Council Building 1100 S Locust St Leslie Lee Joiner Arnulfo Granado and Janet Windham will lead the school liaison committee program a Q A session will invite problems and Ramsey will outline current and planned special programs for the schools Community members expect the meeting to benefit attendees and boost school quality.
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H. L. Ramsey
Pecos- Barstow Isd
Community Council
S. Locust St
Leslie Lee Joiner
Arnulfo Granado
Janet Windham
Ramsey
Letter Carriers District Meet Opens In Dallas Area
National Association of Letter Carriers District 4 holds a 1 p.m. Saturday meeting at the American Motor Inn. Members travel from Big Spring to El Paso. officers attend from Dallas and Washington. Banquet at 8 p.m. is the highlight.
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National Association of Letter Carriers
American
Pecos Boy's Club directors to be elected
Jesse Villescas announced that a 10 member board will be elected at the next Pecos Boys Club meeting on May 2. The steering committee met Tuesday night to review a tentative constitution and discuss a summer pilot program including athletics and arts and crafts. Volunteers are sought for board service and general help.
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Jesse Villescas
Pecos
Jim Ed Miller
Don Howard
Bill Moss
Lawrence Williams
Leslie Joiner
Rev. Montgomery
Fred Martin
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Thad
William Hobbins
Bartolo
North Texas State University Opera Theater
Arthur Schoep
NTSU
Hobbins
Jewel W. Hobbins
S. Hackberry, Pecos
OES
Pecos Boy’s Club
Villeseas
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