Four Pecos residents among West Texas crash dead
A head on collision 21 miles south of Marfa on US 67 killed four Pecos residents and a Marfa teacher while pushing Texas weekend fatalities to 19. The accident also injured three others and left a 7 year old boy and two other Gonzalez family members among the dead.
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McGovern declares Nixon foe of organized labor
Senator George S. McGovern, speaking to AFL-CIO leaders, labels President Nixon the enemy of organized labor and accuses his policies of harming American workers. The piece notes union endorsements split and Shriver’s continuing campaign preparations, including meetings at Timberlawn and plans to hit major cities.
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Pecos teen cited for hit and run on I-20 frontage road
A 16-year-old Pecos youth received two citations after a Friday hit-and-run on an I-20 frontage road near a cantaloupe shed. He posted a $50 fine to be released from custody for improper backing and leaving the scene, after backing out of a business lot and striking a parked car.
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Federal OSHA standards study manual available at Pecos Chamber
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce announces that National Consensus Standards and Established Federal Standard Part II, a 250 page manual from the US Department of Labor, is now available for study. Director Garland Matthews says the booklet covers applicable standards and rules for local industries and a single copy can be found at 506 South Oak St.
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U S presses Cambodia with dozens of air strikes
U S command says scores of American warplanes from Bien Hoa attacked Cambodia to aid beleaguered forces as North Vietnamese tanks near Kompong Trabek were knocked out. In the north, Navy jets hit Haiphong area and bridges while a single U S loss was reported. Civilian casualties rose as fighting neared Hue and Quang Tri.
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Quang Tri
Pecos Pools Close in August Season Ends
City officials say all municipal pools will shut in August marking the season's end. Haynes pool closes August 15 and the municipal pool on August 27. Totals show 9,580 admissions at municipal and 1,427 at Haynes, with $2,859.95 and $289.35 collected respectively. 10 miles southeast of Hue.
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Pecos Weather Sees Showers Amid Heat Wave
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies cooler temperatures and more rain with a 40 percent chance today and tonight and 20 percent Tuesday. Pecos observed a 101 degree high and 66 degree overnight low with 0.28 inches in downtown. Texaswide scattered showers brought limited moisture to crops and pastures along a west to east trough from Big Bend to Oklahoma.
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Pecos
Texas
Associated Press
Big Bend
Oklahoma
Pecos Little League Qualifies for State Finals in Waco
Pecos Little League All-Stars travel to Waco for the Texas State finals, match-up set for 2 p m Tuesday with a district team, Linver Mosby slated to pitch, and if victorious advance to Williamsport. The team stays at Baylor University. 16 teams compete with the winner moving on to the World Series.
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Linver Mosby
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Pecos Student to Represent Sun Carnival in El Paso
Pecos High School alumna Melanie Foster, daughter of Mr and Mrs A B Foster Jr, will represent Pecos in the 1972 73 El Paso Sun Carnival. A Texas Tech sophomore majoring in education, she held multiple school offices and activities including secretary of Student Council majorette band member and Future Farmers of America sweetheart. The Sun Court will assist judges in selecting the Sun Queen from 17 Duchesses. coronation December 30 at El Paso Civic Center with a headline entertainer and ball. advance tickets and Sons of the Sun memberships provide priority seating and travel perks including a Hawaii trip.
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Pecos
el Paso
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Hawaii
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Death toll in Ireland nears five hundred mark
Belfast and Londonderry saw renewed violence as two British soldiers and a youth were killed on Monday. An anti-tank bazooka attack and a mine disabled an army jeep, raising the toll to 492 confirmed dead since August 1969, with 283 this year. IRA activity persisted as Catholic and Protestant execution squads operated, while Sinn Fein allies canceled talks with William Whitelaw amid mounting anti British sentiment.
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Casement
Chavez attends Continental training course in Pecos and Andrews
Johnny Chavez a repairman for West Texas Telephone in Pecos attended a training seminar in Andrews from July 31 to August 11. Continental Telephone System management staff from the Southwest Division across Arkansas Louisiana East and West Texas led the Basic Outside Plant course covering safety tool maintenance and pole climbing. Chavez said he was pleased to have attended the course as part of the system’s ongoing staff training program.
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West Texas Telephone Company
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Pecos Chamber Directors Meet at Ben's Spanish Inn
Thole it cf ec of 7 ane Warell UPeciers of the Pecos Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon Tuesday at Ben's Spanish Inn. Directors will hear committee reports and discuss them, with Mike Burkholder presiding.
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