Weekend Motorcycle Crash Injures Pecos Man
Stephen Douglas Dollar of Pecos suffered minor injuries when his motorcycle collided with a parked auto on Eddy Street near Sixth Friday at 8 10 p m. He was cited for failure to control speed to avoid an accident.
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Stephen Douglas Dollar
Pecos
Laree Ann Lemons
Dollar
Eddy Street
Sixth
Lemons
Eddy
Robert Diaz
Fourth
Eddy Streets
Mary Claire Dutchover
Fourth St
George Frank Shields
Palm St
Charles Smith
Smith
Douglas Ray Watson
Pecos Police Track July Traffic Toll Including One Fatality
Police investigated 38 traffic accidents in July with 18 injuries and one death. Officers patrolled 14,366 miles, answered 308 calls, and issued 65 citations. The July 28 fatal crash involved a 15 year old girl. July 8 crash at Third and Cedar sent five to hospital. Arrests totaled 46 with 28 drunken charges. 43 city court, two juvenile, one county jail. Property offenses reached 35 with 26 cleared. theft over 35 and over 50 led the list. Four other cases included dog bites, aggravated assault, negligent homicide, attempted suicide, and threats. Only 7 percent of $32,180.14 in property losses were recovered, with $149.60 recovered.
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Pecos
Third
Cedar Streets
County Commissioners Seek Bids for Courthouse Parking Lot
County commissioners voted to advertise for bids to pave the courthouse parking area. The move follows discussions at the July meeting about paving needs and budget considerations.
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County Commissioners
Todvertise
Darrell Glover
Western Texas Lacks Water Imports from Mississippi
Senator Tom Creighton announced that the Corps of Engineers report finds it uneconomical to import Mississippi River water to Texas High Plains. Lt. Gov. Hobby cautioned the rejection does not end import plans while regional councils, budget talks, and bids for microfilming county records and courthouse equipment dominated July meetings.
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Austin
Tom Creishton
Ss Corps of Engineers
Mississippi
Texas
High Plains
Creiton
Ai Nobby
Creighton, Hobby and Son
Max Sherman
D-Amarillo
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Hobby
C-C Chamber Directors Meet Tuesday at Noon
The Chamber of Commerce board of directors will meet at noon Tuesday at Bens Spanish Inn, according to J. T. Moore Jr., the Chamber president.
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Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Bens Spanish Inn
J. T. Moore Jr
Chamber
Tuition advances sharply in college costs for Reeves County families
New York Aug 11 Banks report Reeves County households with college bound children face higher expenses. Average private college costs rise to 33281 up 3206 from 1972, public colleges up to 1492 from 1414, totaling about 1193000 for area students. Additional costs for books, transport, clothing and pocket money may push per student beyond 500.
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New York
Reeves
Reeves County
Office of Education
Department of Commerce
Tle
West Texas Boys Ranch Playday Set for Aug 18 19 in San Angelo
District V of the American Association of Sheriff Posses and Riding Clubs will host an open Playday August 18 and 19 to benefit West Texas Boys Ranch. The event takes place in the Boys Ranch Arena near San Angelo with weekend registration beginning Saturday per Dr. Robert Morse.
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Gulf of Mexico
Texas
The
American Association of Sheriff Posses and Riding Clubs
West Texas
San Angelo
Robert Morse
Aasp & RC
Pony Express
West Texas Boys Ranch
Daymon White
Spring Creek
West Texas Boys
Hanch
Air Crash Near La Coruna Kills 90 in Fog
A Spanish Caravelle jetliner crashed into houses near La Coruna Alvedra Airport in heavy fog. Ninety people are feared dead with unofficial reports surfacing about casualties.
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la Coruna
Spain
Alvedra
CAP Meeting Now Thursday In Pecos CAP HQ
Pecos Civil Air Patrol shifts senior member and cadet meetings to 7 30 p m each Thursday at the Pecos CAP Headquarters. Prospective members may call 447 2561 for details per Wesley L Miller CAP. A separate crash report notes Avico Airlines records 79 passengers and six crew dead after the Madrid Montrove crash near Galician port city. Witnesses report three landing attempts in fog before the jet struck a tree and exploded.
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Pecos Civil Air Patrol
Pecos C.A.P
C.A.P
Wesley L. Miller
CAP
Avico Airlines
Europa
Montrove
Madrid
Unclaimed $80 Million in Government Savings Bonds
GAO reports about $80 million in government Savings bonds remain unclaimed by servicemen and other purchasers. Treasury and Federal Reserve hold the unpresented bonds, some for up to 30 years. A pilot project will locate owners and deliver bonds, with records centralized and VA assistance possible.
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Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
General Accounting Office
GAO
Congress
Cox says President has duty not to withhold evidence
Special prosecutor Archibald Cox argues in a legal brief that President Nixon must not withhold material evidence from a grand jury and is subject to the rule of law. He contends courts can compel compliance with subpoenas and that presidential immunity is not absolute.
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Cox
Washington
AP . Wateregate
Archibald Cox
Nixon
U.S. District Court
White House
Grand Jury
SRSU Sets Pecos Fall Classes Brownfield
Sul Ross State University will offer two education courses Ed 7307 and Ed 7307 in Pecos High School Library with 630 p.m. start times on Mondays and Wednesdays. An Art for the Grades course will be announced. Registration is at 7 p.m. August 22 in the Pecos high school library. Information from Dr. Delbert Dyke.
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Sul Ross State University
Pecos
Delbert Dyke
SRSU
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Deadly Toy
Rick Exum
Tovah
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Minit Mart
Watson
Pritchard and Abbott
C-C
Boys Ranch
Cifra
Veterans Administration
Dr. Dyke
Alpine
Third Street
Cedar Street
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