McGovern to announce running mate in days
Democratic candidate George McGovern plans to name his vice presidential choice within a few days to replace Missouri senator Thomas F. Eagleton. Muskie of Maine emerges as the likely pick, seen as acceptable to all party factions and already well known nationally.
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Washington
George McGovern
Thomas F. Eagleton
Missouri
McGovern
Eagleton
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Labor Day event set by Permian Basin unions in Odessa
D L Willis announces the 1972 Labor Day celebration Monday September 4 starting at 1 p.m. in Barn A at Ector County Coliseum. The program includes food, speakers, the 1972 Miss Union Queen contest and family activities. Tickets are available at local union halls. event is sponsored by Central Labor Body and Permian Basin unions.
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Permian Basin
D.L. Willis
Odessa and Vicinity
Central Labor Body
Temperatures to cool off in Pecos forecast
The Pecos area saw a high of 104 degrees Tuesday with an overnight low of 73. A slight drop is expected today under partly cloudy skies, with a 20 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms tonight and possible showers again Thursday. Temperatures may hover in the low 100s to upper 60s.
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Pecos
Carol Casimir Crowned Miss Cotton of Pecos 1972 73
Carol Casimir chosen Miss Cotton of Pecos for 1972 73 at a Pecos pageant with 17 contestants. She humbly accepted the honor and plans to attend Texas Tech University after graduation while advocating equal opportunity for women in the professional world. Nancy Carpenter named first runner up and to serve as band sweetheart for Pecos High School.
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Carol Casimir
Miss Cotton
Anne Slack
Cotton
Pecos
Jack Casimir
Seventh St
Nancy Carpenter
Joe Carpenter
Jackson Blvd
Miss Casimir
Texas Tech University
Texas A and M University
Dallas
Casimir
Pecos High School
P.hs
Bob Bickley
Honeytones
el Paso
Jan Sherrouse
Gracia Ross
Carla Miers
Adelia Hagens
Richard Slack
Jefferson St
Rhonda Beauchamp
Kim Blackwell
Nance Box
Cathy Brantley
Debbie Bryan
Miss Carpenter
Lana Choate
Joni Jackson
Kathy McAnally
FDA to ban further DES use in cattle feed
Congressional sources report the FDA plans to prohibit DES production for cattle feed after January 1973, with implants in ear pellets allowed. DES is linked to cancer in animals and humans, with widespread use in beef cattle and potential price impacts for consumers.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Viewer left hanging as The Power goes off
A CBS Late Movie on Odessa’s KOSA aired at 10 30 pm Tuesday. As the reveal of the super human power neared the screen froze in a violent snowstorm from 12 39 am to 12 47 am, ending with the night sign off and a mystery unresolved. A station spokesman blamed transmitter problems and Pecos CableVision denied involvement. A reader quipped hoping for a rerun.
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Odessa
KOSA
Pecos CableVision
Kissinger Returns From Renewed Vietnam Peace Effort
Henry Kissinger flew back from Paris after secret talks with Hanoi leaders Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy. He reported briefly to President Nixon and will give a fuller account at the White House. Officials offered few details of the discussions.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Paris
Vietnam
White House
Nixon
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
Kissinger
Air Force
Congress
George McGovern
Ronald L. Ziegler
Monsoon Floods Hit Luzon in Philippines
Torrential rains swelled a 210 mile Luzon flood belt with 119 towns and hundreds of villages inundated. Official death toll 356 in 26 days as relief work faced poor visibility and helicopter limitations. Marcos activates private food and transport for relief while US promises support.
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Manila
Luzon
National Disaster Coordinating Center
Philippine
Manila Times
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Marcos
Nixon
United States
Philippines
Pampanga
Pecos Barstow School District Sets Back to School Date
Pecos Barstow Consolidated Independent School District announces the first day of classes is August 29 with student registration set for August 28. School buses will run August 28 for registration. Cafeterias open August 29. Teachers and administrators report earlier with various meetings planned in mid August.
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Pecos-Barstow Consolidated Independent School District
Pecos High School
Visit set by chamber group 1% insurance rate cut approved by officials
The State Board of Insurance approved an 11 percent rate cut for Pecos automobile policyholders, to take effect September 1 unless further action. Gov. Preston Smith urged a larger cut of 21 percent by combining policy reductions in property, investment income, inflation trend, and agent commissions.
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Chamber Group
State Board of Insurance
Pecos
Preston Smith
Gov
Midland and Pecos Chamber Meet Over SITA Program
Midland Chamber executive director Fred Tyler and assistant executive director H A Tuck join Pecos chamber leaders August 3 at 6 p.m. at Ben's Spanish Inn for an explanation of the SITA program. Attendees include Bill Moss, Mike Burkholder, Woody Ivy, J T Moore Jr, Harold Meyer, and other Pecos officials.
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Midland Chamber of Commerce
Fred Tyler
H.A. Tuck
Midland
Pecos Chamber
Ben’s Spanish Inn
Mike Starkey
Bill Moss
Mike Burkholder
Woody Ivy
J.T. Moore Jr
Harold Meyer
Missouri monster may be prehistoric being
AP report describes UFO investigator Hayden Hewes asserting Missouri residents saw a creature in Missouri described as an unknown hominid akin to a Neanderthal. Hewes cites interviews, a smell described as ungodly, and compares a Wisconsin Argosy image. four theories include alien, prehistoric, zoo escapee, or hoax, leaning toward prehistoric.
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Oklahoma City
Hayden Hewes
Missouri
Hewes
International Ufo Bureau
Louisiana, Mo
Argosy Magazine
Wisconsin
Argosy
Ivan Sanderson
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Democratic National Committee
Lawrence F. O’brien
Boston
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R. Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Edward M. Kennedy
Cratic National Committee
Spiro T. Agnew
Oklahoma
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