Road Bond Issue Must Be Passed in Reeves County
Reeves County faces a pivotal vote on August 20 for a road bond that critics say will drive economic growth in Pecos. Civic leadership urges wide support to attract sulfur oil and gas development, warning stagnation if the bond fails. Local officials say national observers monitor Reeves County as a site for related ventures.
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Pecos
Reeves County
West Texas
Oak Street
Hank
Commissioners Court
Civic Committee For the Betterment of
Reeve C
Rep White Praises Education Bills and Aid Programs
West Texas readers learn how the Higher Education Amendments of 1968 would expand grants and loans for students, extend Work Study funding, and support college facilities. The note highlights UT El Paso and Sul Ross College enrollments, plus plans for junior colleges and community research aid.
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Congressional Committee
Congress
House
Senate
University of Texas At el Paso
Sul Ross State College
Alpine
Office of Economic Opportunity
Office of Education
West Texas
Letters To The Editor On Firearms Legislation In Texas
A reader from Texas argues against federal firearms regulation citing no proven link to crime, referencing Kennedy’s murder weapon and FBI data. The letter warns against constitutional rights erosion and urges Supreme Court action to empower law enforcement.
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Poitevint
Texas
California
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
House
John D. Dingell
Michigan
Wisconsin
FBI
Ramsey Clark
Justice Department
Washington, D.C
Supreme Court
Forrest Smith
YARBOROUGH FIGHTS POSTAL CUTBACKS TO SAVE MAIL SERVICE
Senate Post Office Subcommittee chair Yarbrough opposed a 6 billion budget cut that would have halted Saturday delivery closed rural and small town offices and disrupted mail. He praised Johnson signing a law exempting the Postal Service and preserving seven day operations for Americans and Texans alike.
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Post Office Department
Senate Post Office
Vietnam
Congress
Postal Service
Marvin Watson
America
Texas
Post Office Committee
United States
The
Trail of Forts tour led by governor through West Texas
Governor Connally and Mrs. Connally headed a 680 mile Trail of Forts bus tour from Brownwood visiting Comanche Del Rio Mineral Wells Jacksboro Albany Abilene Bronte San Angelo Eldorado Menard Mason Brady to publicize the Forts Trail and its historic Indian last stands. Richardson and McKavett forts will be restored as state historic sites.
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Tex
Texas
Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission
Copano Bay
Port Lavaca
Parks & Wildlife Commission
John Connally
Commission
PWC
Velasco
Matagorda Island
Grapevine Reservoir
Guadalupe River
White River Reservoir
Jefferson County
Parks & Wildlife
Robert Singleton
San Jos Mission
San Antonio
Warner-Hogg Plantation
Eisenhower State Park
State Highway Commission
Atlanta State Park
Caddo Lake State Park
Connally
Memphis
Jack B. Boone
Carson
Collingsworth
Childress
Donley
Hall
Herbert C. McKee
Houston
Wendell H. Hamrick
Dickinson
Texas Air Control Board
Ray A. Foley
Dallas County
Victoria
Donnie R. Hunter
Odessa
Corpus Christi
Joe McCarthy
el Paso
Department of Public Safety
Elmer J. Terrell Jr
Fort Worth
W. E. Naylor
DPS
Texas Rangers
L. C. White
Beaumont
Henry B. Ligon
Kerrville
Tilmon Barnett
Lockhart
Capitol
House
Ben Barnes
Callan Graham
Gustave Falk
Dallas
Harold Kilpatrick
George Kozmetsky
University of Texas, Austin
H. O. Kunkel
Texas A
Texas Senate
Senate
Dick Cory
Barnes
State of Texas
International Minerals and Chemical Corporation of New York
West
U. S. Cavalry
Richardson
McKavett
Brownwood
Comanche
Delcon
Mineral Wells
Jacksboro
Albany
Abilene
Bronte
San Angelo
Eldorado
Menard
Mason and
Brady
Portland
San Patricio County
Brazos Valley Development Council
Brazos
Grimes
Leon
Madison
Robertson Counties
Orange County Council
Austin-Travis County Organization
West Lake Hills
Manor
Rollingwood
Pflugerville
Austin Independent School District
del Valey
ISD
Water District No. 11
Wanted saleslady with drug experience
Classified notice seeks a saleslady with drug experience. Call 445-3784 for details and application information.
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Pecos Enterprise
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Pecos Memorial
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Arthur Beem
Entracter
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Calif
McMurry College
Texas Bandmasters Association
Southwest
McMurry
Raymond T. Bynum
Cooke County Junior College
Gainesville
Paul P. Thomas
U. S. Supreme Court
AFDC
Burton G. Hackney
Col. Morris S. Schwartz
Selective Service
Sen. Yarborough
Pecos Ps
IIC
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South Cedar Street
Carrier Boy
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Collie Electric Shop
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