Reds smash northern defense and Hue siege update
North Vietnamese forces press toward Hue as they overrun Dong Ha and threaten Fire Base Bastogne. U S navy ships and air power strike back around Quang Tri to slow the advance. losses include several helicopters and planes with crews missing or killed. Refugees flood toward Hue as the battle escalates across Da Nang to the demilitarized zone.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Hue
South Vietnam
Dong Ha
Quung Tri
Bastonge
Bastogne
Quang Tri
United States
Demilitarized Zone
Holger Jensen
U. S
7Th Fleet
Highway 1
Air Force
South China Sea
Quan
Hanoi
U.S
Remilitarized Zone
Low rent bids postponed for Pecos housing project
Pecos Floyd Hummel of the Housing Authority announced that bids for the low rent housing project in Pecos, in cooperation with HUD, have been postponed. Bids will now be opened at 5 p m May 16 in the PHA office after earlier delays from April 25 and May 2.
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Pecos
Floyd Hummel
Housing Authority
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Hummell
PHA
Plans announced for 59‑space mobile home park
Builders John F Fonville John C Fonville and Bill Cooksey announced a 59‑space mobile home park planned for the west side between Veterans and Stafford streets near Wyoming Street. First phase with 11 permanent sites is complete. The project includes underground utilities city water and sewer cable TV, a landscaped circle drive pool bathhouse and a playground. Remaining sites include 28 overnight spaces a store and extra playground. Permanent sites measure 44 by 114 feet A F Wells is resident manager.
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John F. Fonville
John C. Fonville
Bill Cooksey
Veterans and
Stafford Streets
Wyoming Street
Record Hop at Santa Rosa Catholic Church This Saturday
Santa Rosa Catholic Church hosts a record hop in the parish hall from 7:30 p m to 1 a m. Admission is 50 cents with all proceeds going to the church. Cokes will be on sale for 10 cents each.
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Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Apollo 16 Moon Men Return From Hawaii
Apollo 16 crew John W. Young Charles M. Duke Jr and Thomas K Mattingly II returned to Hawaii after a 11 day mission marked by a pinpoint splashdown in the South Pacific The astronauts described the voyage as pushing back the frontier of the unknown and will undergo rapid checks before heading to Hickam Air Force Base and the Manned Spacecraft Center for rock and soil analysis in Descartes Mountains scientists expect volcanic activity evidence in 245 pounds of samples collected during 71 hours on the moon.
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John W. Young
Young
Nixon
Duke
Air Force
Mattingly
Lunar
Young and Duke
Moon
Descartes Mountains
FFA Parent and Son Banquet Honors at Pecos High
The Future Farmers of America hosts a Parent and Son banquet at Pecos High School Cafeteria at 7 36 p m. Jim Martinez opens as president, with Roger Harrison presenting the chapter sweetheart. The event features a skit Let Freedom Ring and awards for parents teachers and progress.
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FFA
Parent and Son
Pecos High School
Sonny Lindsay
Mike Precht
Jimmy Martinez
Mike Passmore
Martinez
Future Farmers of America
Pecos
Nancy Bex
Jim Martinez
Roger Harrison
Pecos Ffa
America
Governor calls special election for vacant Texas senate seat
Governor Presley Smith announced a special election to fill the vacant state senate seat left by David Ratliff of Stamford who resigned on Wednesday. The vote date is set for June 6 once the law permits.
Daylight Saving Time Adjustments Ahead This Weekend
Pecos and most of the nation prepare for clock changes as Daylight Saving Time begins. Clocks move forward one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday. The Uniform Time Act sets dates, with some states exempting multi time zones from changes.
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Pecos
Congress
Hawaii
Arizona
Michigan
Indiana
Utah
North Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oregon
Texas
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Pecos Enterprise
Joni Thompson
Tony Matta
Pecos Junior High School
Matthew Williamson
North Pecos Elem
Terry Smith
Rigoberto Padilla
Jeffrey Ornelas
Lupe Villanueva
Carla Roberts
Vicki Fulks
Sweetie Jo Preslar
Sonia Hinojos
Pecos Elem
Daniel Fierro
Cheryl Holminski
Debbie Jares
Roger Medanich
Jesse Wood
Debbie Gregory
Elizabeth Guerrero
Anita Rodriguez
Sally Harris
Wayne Hill
Joyce Jordan
Betty Rodriguez
Anna Mary Fuentes
Pam McKay
Casey Cravens
Debra Games
Fred Hernandez
Penny Lackey
Beverly Lopez
Don Lowrance
Mike McLain
Mark Dingler
Pam Weinacht
David Armstrong
Rhonda Burke
John Lawrence
Kerry Miller
Jeff Ryan
Eddie Fuentes
Teresa Hurley
Steven Hackley
Lydia Cabral
Barry Cravens
Jeff Lovelace
Sherma McLain
Teresa Mitchell
Joyce Svoboda
Patricia Weston
Jo Ann Lopez
Bart Ryan
Bill Weinacht
Molly Collie
Beatrice Hinojos
Delaney Jackson
Sandra McIntire
David Michaelis
Maria Ortiz
Kari Peer
Ricky Rodriguez
Linda Traylor
Cathy Ford
Nancy Perez
DeAnn Trichell
Israel Carrasco
Prissy Perea
South Pecos
Nolberto Ayala
Suzanne Bates
Lucy Candia
Sandra Clark
Kevin Dean
Stacia Huckaby
Ricky Oliver
Susan Kay Painter
Beto Quezada
Elizabeth Wilson
Lorrie Bates
Rachel Billeiter
Debra Cauble
Willie Contreras
Pam Corbin
Lee Creamer
Kyle Crowley
Michael Ellis
Will Fernandes
Oscar Franco
Sally Hathorn
Collerson Huffman
Joel Ivy
Virginia Jacquez
Barbara Lamb
Jose Legard
Julie Battens
Anne Beuerlein
Sandra Dutchover
Tracy Hanzelka
Tammie Hibbens
Larry Latch
Royce Meyer
Angie Shoemaker
Dalene Whitehurst
Doug Adkins
Sylvia Ayala
Lance Carrico
Beverly Day
Conception Herrera
Craig Hill
Dena Huckaby
Doug King
Laurie Lasser
Oleeta Lewis
Tammy Marshall
Lea Ann Ramsey
Debra Thomas
Eloy Varela
Eddie Vasquez
Tammy Wilkerson
Scott Elequin
Cynthia Montgomery
John Moore
Randall Peters
John Rosson
Connie Shoemaker
Bruce Adickes
Debra Aguilar
Edward Aguilar
Cami Ballard
Tammy Battens
Connie Beck
Judy Bruton
Kelly Clark
Priscilla Cobos
Jeff Cross
Suzy Daniel
Mike Daniels
Steven Davis
Gidget Duke
Edward Fernandes
Frances Fuentes
Martha Gongora
Ramiro Guerra
Victor Hamar
Glen Harrison
Terry Heald
Suzanne Hefner
Kirk Holub
Douglas Howard
Sandry Krumnow
Shonda McCarrell
Patrica Mc
Jeff Duncan
Tracy Griffith
Oralia Bejaran
C. T. Brazeal
Amy Bruton
Brandi Byrnes
Douglas Cassidy
Johnny Cisneros
Leticia Esparsa
Sherry Gragg
Suzanne Gross
Lisa Hargrave
Glenda Hibbens
James Alton Hughes
Sergio Legarda
Denise Lively
James McKinney
Jim Dan Moore
Tatum Moore
Sharon Parks
Ray Ramos
Michelle Stafford
Suzanne Trammell
Chelle Cotton
Chrisee Huffman
Calissa Schaefer
David Whitehurst
Linda Aguilar
Eric Arreguy
Delia Ayala
Michelle Bates
Michele Bowers
Brad Buskin
Ramon Cardenas
Sammy Correa
Wanda Dutchover
Kelley Green
Malinda Harding
Jerry Yardwick
Bada Hinojos
Olga Hinojos
Elaine Jackson
Debbie Krumnow
Suzanne Latch
June Middlebrook
Ana M. Miramontes
Julia Moore
Anabel Natividad
Sheila Oliver
Tracey Owens
Sue A. Parsons
Michelle Pauly
Ted Porras
Tonya Simmons
Kristy Standley
Philip Trammell
Efrain Valeriano
Yvonne Valles
Teresa Weddle
Lou Weinacht
Barstow Elem
Antonio Flores
Alejandro Garcia
Karol Jung
Holly Smith
Virginia Franco
IRTA
A. F. Wells
Ticonderoga
Hickman Air Force Base
Manned Spacecraft Center
Paveo
West Pecos
Tom Passmore
Gary McNeil
Billy Griffin
Roger Newcomb
Sentinel
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Jerry Wofford
Bailey Wheeless
Carolyn Clark
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First Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
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