House blocks Oct 1 Vietnam pullout deadline vote
The House rejected a directive to withdraw US forces from Indochina by Oct 1 in a 226 to 178 vote, then approved a 2.1 billion foreign military aid bill 221 to 172. The split paves a Senate fight over war funding and potential rider cuts, with leaders arguing over peace terms and presidential bargaining leverage.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Nixon
Senate
Thuusday
Congress
Lee Hamilton
D-Ind
Indochina
America
Hamilton
U.S
Hanoi
Carl Albert
Hale Boggs
Republica
Weather Map Shows Warm and Cool Areas Across Texas
Forecasts indicate continued cloudy and cooler conditions in Campers at Bloys near Fort Davis with a high around 71 this Thursday. Pecos rose to 90 and Mineral Wells to 96, while Pecos dipped to 65 overnight. Readings varied from 60 in Dalhart to 82 in Galveston as the AP notes widespread storms and a death from thunderstorms in South and West Texas. heavy rain fell near San Antonio and Hondo with 2 inches in an hour.
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Bloys
Fort Davis
Pecos
Dalhart
Amarillo
Panhandle
Galveston
Associated Press
San Antonis
Hondo
Paris
Texas
Palacios
IMAGE opens new meeting hall for Mexican American group
IMAGE moves into the Bryan and Bozeman building at 210 S Oak St as a new meeting place and Yearn to Learn Center for students up to high school. Wally Gonzalez notes the non profit aims to reduce school dropout rates with federal and local support and urges community donations of desks chairs and books. A Perseus meteor fireball sighting is reported by Washington State University astronomer.
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Image of
Pecos
S. Oak St
Bryan and Bozeman
Wally Gonzalez
IMAGE
Luthern Church
Gonzalez
Pecos Barstow ISD approves 1972 73 budget totals
Pecos-Barstow Consolidated Independent School District approves a 4,886,560 dollar budget for the 1972 1973 school year at its regular meeting. Administration 172,189 dollars and instruction 2,623,853 dollars are set, with several changes in health, transport, maintenance and capital outlay. The board keeps the tax rate at 1.65 and names Ham's Chevron as low bidder for bus services. Total bills approved reach 130,319.22 dollars.
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Pecos-Barstow Consolidated Independent
Ano
Whitley
James Hamilton
Ham
Chevron
Phillip Ferguson
Secretary of Agriculture
Duval road patching finished in Reeves County
Cecil Cothrun Precinct 4 Commissioner said crews completed 19 miles of county road patching to the Duval plant area. Work spanned three weeks with final touches Thursday. Emulsion and rock asphalt filled holes. extra men were hired and caliche hauled to a high school. An additional seal coat is needed at about $1,000 per mile.
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Cecil Cothrun
Reeves County
Duval
Cothrun
Shriver rates Mc Govern low on running mate pick
Washington AP. Sargent Shriver, George McGovern's running mate choice, says McGovern wasn't his first pick for the presidential nomination. He details Muskie support and later comments on abortion and party unity, while noting differences with McGovern on policy.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Sargent Shriver
George McGovern
McGovern
Shriver
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Democratic National Committee
Maryland
Kennedy
Peace Corps
Paris
Johnson
Nixon
Meyer Attends West Texas Chamber Convention in Sweetwater
Harold Meyer of Pecos Chamber of Commerce will join about 150 executives at the 35th annual CCEAWT conference August 13-15 in Sweetwater. The Holiday Inn serves as headquarters. The program, chaired by Fred Tyler and Ted Weaver, features a golf tournament, receptions, continental breakfasts, and sessions led by Jack Gressett and Dr. Thomas K. Kim. Panelists include Gene Garrison, Fred Conn, Frank Calhoun, and Tom Creighton, with choices on membership retention, financing, and dues.
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Harold Meyer
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Executives Association of
West Texas
Sweetwater
Holiday Inn
Jack Gressett
Abilene Chamber of Commerce
Cceawt
Fred Tyler
Midland Chamber of Commerce
Ted Weaver
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Sweetwater Municipal Course
Oran Back
Borger
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Continental Airlines
Continental
Joe Corby
Monahans Chamber
Dale Martin
Thomas K. Kim
McMurray College
Abilene
Gene Garrison
Odessa
Donald L. Hileman
Amarillo Chamber
Grady Elder Jr
San Angelo
Spassky Opens Title Game Quiet Move In Iciness Clash
World chess champion Boris Spassky started the adjourned 13th title game against Bobby Fischer with a quiet pawnless king advance. Spassky arrived on time. Fischer was 25 minutes late and avoided eye contact. If Fischer wins, he would reach 4 1/2 points toward the world title.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Boris Spassky
Bobby Fischer
Spassky
Fischer
Senate OKs ban on easily concealable handguns
The Senate passed a measure banning sale of small concealable pistols by a 68 to 25 vote after days of debate. Sponsor Sen. Birch Bayh said the law targets Saturday night specials and would curb guns used by criminals, while not addressing private ownership or universal registration.
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Washington
Senate
House
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Bayh
Robert F. Kennedy
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Courthouse remodel nears completion in Reeves County
Reeves County Courthouse remodeling nears completion adding office space for the county clerk juvenile officer auditor and court reporter. Estelle Clinton notes about 250 square feet of added storage adjoining the clerk's office to be used for records and cabinets. The project repurposes part of the former Commissioners Courtroom and expands spaces for several staffers while installing dark wood panels carpet and a fire door to improve security and comfort.
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Reeves County
Stelle Clinton
Emilea Mills
Billie Jo Freeman
Karen Davis
John Lewis
Jane
Swanson
Estelle Clinton
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Perseus
Washington State University
United States
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Alberta
Marilyn Gann
Australia
Mike Harrison
Pecos Rotary Club
Rotary Club
Down Under
East Pecos
TIA
Houston
Texas International Airlines
Jet Capital Corp
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
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