County to audit funds. hospital bids advanced
County commissioners approved an outside audit of all county funds by McClesky Cook and Green, with Memorial Hospital accounts to be audited by a separate firm. Bids will be opened Sept 13 for hospital parking lot paving and X ray equipment. Also approved are travel expense payments for District Attorney Barber and a sink cabinet purchase for the senior citizens center funded by revenue sharing. A county wide services for the aged cost sharing plan was approved, Reeves County paying 411.52 for the year with federal funds supplementing.
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Lynn Webb
Midland
McClesky
Lawrence Barber
Monahans
Ward County
Senior Citizens Center
Second
Cedar Streets
Opera
Reeves County
Life prison reform and inmate self supporting colonies
columnist Gene Douglas argues life sentences are cruel and costly and proposes prison colonies with self funding, elected inmate police, and family living to reduce harm and aid rehabilitation. He cites Willie Sutton on paying inmates wages and savings for readjustment, then shifts to a birthday anecdote and jokes about aging compared with film stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Douglas
Willie
Sutton
California man stab attack on Greyhound bus
Nathan W. Bast, a California man, is jailed in Reeves County on aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after stabbing bus driver Joe Box of Abilene on a Greyhound bus. The bus stopped on W Third Street, passengers restrained the assailant, who fled but was caught nearby. Box received minor chest wounds and was treated and released from Memorial Hospital.
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California
Reeves County
Greyhound
Nathan W. Bast
Joe Box
Abilene
Bast
Box
van Horn
W. Third Street
Jim Breese
DPS
Bud Slover
N. Alamo Street
Memorial Hospital
Rubber talks recess after long session
Washington labor talks in a marathon session between the United Rubber Workers and the tire industry recessed at 5 15 am with no word from Labor Secretary William Usery Jr. on prospects for settlement. About 60 000 workers at 47 plants were idle as talks resume later today in Usery s office.
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Washington
W.J. Usery Jr
United Rubber Workers
Tire
Usery
Labor Department
Firestone
Uniroyal
Goodyear
Goodrich
Transfer Students Preregister for Pecos High School
Transfer students planning to attend Pecos High School are urged to preregister at the counselor's office on Thursday or Friday this week. Staff will collect records and guide families through enrollment steps to ensure a smooth start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
John Stickels
S. Eddy
Pecos High School
Do Not Judge By Appearance Sayings
A quotation attributed to John 7 24 urges readers to judge with right judgment rather than by appearances, emphasizing discernment and fairness in assessment.
Mystery Legionnaires disease linked to July Philadelphia meet
Harrisburg health officials report 27 deaths and 125 illnesses tied to a state American Legion convention. Investigators seek attendees who did not fall ill, sending 23 question sets to find common links. Questions cover hotel locations, meals, street vendors, ice, souvenir packs, and beverages.
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Harrisburg
American Legion
Philadephia
Dennie Byle
Hazleton
Harold Davis
Philadelphia
Bachman
Legion
Bellevue-Stratford
Benjamin Franklin
Quake shakes Peking again in aftershock report
AP reports a strong aftershock measured five on the Richter scale struck Peking, with no damage or casualties reported. Chinese agency Hsinhuan said Tangshan miners feared entombment from July quakes, but rescue efforts opened air shafts and saved many. Tangshan cited as 80 percent destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Peking
China
Japan
Kyodo
Hsinhuan
Tangshan
Heat waves grip Pecos with 100 plus temps and storms
Hot weekend across West Texas pushing temperatures over 100 degrees with highs up to 107 at Mineral Wells and Wichita Falls. Forecasters warn of fair skies tonight and Tuesday with isolated thundershowers in the far west and East Texas. FBI Director Clarence M. Kelly says he will not resign if a new president is elected, planning to stay in post while healthy. He also acknowledged agency break ins continued through 1973 after prior denials.
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Washington
FBI
Clarence M. Kelly
Kelley
West Texas
Associated Press
Texas
Mineral Wells
Wichita Falls
Tomball
Houston
Boy shot during early morning east side fracas
A 10 year old boy was wounded in the leg by a .22 rifle during a Sunday 2 am family disturbance on the east side. Nolberto Salinas, 48, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Bond set at $10,000. Witnesses said Salinas fired through a door then entered via a bedroom window. Several people were treated for injuries at the scene, none hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Wright
E. 11Th. St
Nolberto Salinas
Salinas
Cliff Preslar
Police offer to engrave valuables in Pecos City
Pecos City police renew efforts to help residents reduce theft losses by engraving valuables with drivers license or social security numbers for easy tracing. Acting chief Charles Smith urged residents to bring items to the station for five minute identification. Marking aims to deter burglars and speed return of possessions without reducing value.
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Pecos
Charles Smith
Smith
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Husinhu
Kailuan
Hsinhua
Kelly
CBS
Face the Nation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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