Day care center seeks funding for Pecos facility
Fields Jackson and Darlene Collins in Pecos welcomed state officials from San Angelo to apply for 19070 in matching funds for the Pecos Children's Day Nursery. The center now operating on United Way funds since 1969 will serve 63 children when complete and 35 at start with six staff, open 7 30 a m to 5 30 p m year round providing meals and developmental activities. Officials say benefits include reduced juvenile delinquency and a more stable workforce while stopping welfare roll growth. Processing the grant will take about 45 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Armstrong
Pecos
Darlene Collins
Fields Jackson
Texas Department, of Public Welfare
Texas Department of Public Welfare
San Angelo
United Way
Jackson
Pressures hit Black doctors in the United States
The National Medical Association says Black doctors have not increased in five years due to economic pressures and prejudice. Leaders cite high medical school costs, debts, and a low doctor patient ratio for Blacks. They warn many talented Blacks pursue other professions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
United States
National Medical Association
Edwin Shirley
Public Health Trust Board
Miami
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Jasper Williams
NMA
Alfred Fisher
Fisher
Williams
Witchcraft Catalogue Sells Lovelorn Money Spells
A journal feature lists a California mail order witchcraft catalog offering voodoo doll kits for love hex and money spells, green money dolls, and "straight spells" with potions, oils, sprays, and mystic wards. It highlights graveyard dust and other ominous conjuring ingredients and notes the provocative tone of the catalog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol
Sepulveda
Calif
Colonel removed drugged refugees from Utapao base
In Thailand Col Harrold R. Austin was relieved of command at Utapao after 13 Vietnamese refugees were drugged and boarded a Guam bound flight. The Air Force cited authority overreach and noted Thai pressure to move refugees promptly.
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Washington
U.S. Air Force
Thailand
Guam
Harrold R. Austin
Austin
Utapao
15Th Air Force
March Air Force Base
Calif
Louis L. Wilson Jr
Air Force
Pacific
Joshua Eilberg
D-Pa
House
Eilberg
Namese
United States
South Vietnam
Thunderstorms visit Pecos for second straight evening
A second consecutive night of storms drenched Pecos and nearby areas with variable rainfall totals. Heavy thunder roused residents around 2 a.m. with about 0.6 inches accumulating. Balmorhea saw 0.35 inches while the station 15 miles southwest of Pecos recorded a trace. No damage reported in Reeves County as storms moved across West Texas. reports included occasional tornado funnels near Rockport and Sabine Lake but no harm. Temperatures lingered in the 80s after afternoon highs, with Wichita Falls reaching up to 99.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Kim
Texas Agricultural Ex
Toyah
Cayanosa
Reeves County
Abilene
Pecos Valley
Big Bend Country
Texas
Associated Press
Rockport
Sabine Lake
Reeves County homeowners spend more on repairs
Reeves County homeowners increased spending on alterations, improvements, maintenance, and repairs by about 14 percent from 1973. Local outlay reached an estimated 1.599 million dollars, with Reeves County averages of 338 dollars per housing unit versus 297 in 1973. Nationally, the average was 403 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reeves County
Department of Commerce
United States
Commerce Department
One Killed as Car Rolls Over Near Pecos Interstate 20
One woman Beulah Hawkins Harris 31 of Lynwood Calif died after a car rolled 32 times east of Pecos on Interstate 20 Reeves County about 5 30 p m The driver Carl Harris and a 9 year old passenger Sharon Harris survived in fair and good condition at Reeves Memorial Hospital Pecos Funeral Home to schedule services for the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynwood
Calif
Pecos
Reeves Memorial Hospital
Carl Harris
Sharon Harris
Beulah Hawkins Harris
Interstate 20
Reeves County
Rusty Hill
I-26
Beulah Hawkins’ Harris
Lemon truck protest triggers Nevada court order
Steve Strickland battles a Carson City judge’s ban on his 1973 International truck until he removes lemons and a 46 item flaw list painted on the vehicle. He says the protest harms dealers and consumers but vows to continue until he obtains justice, while keeping the truck as his only transport.
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Carson City
Nev
Steve Strickland
Nevada
Strickland
Carson District Court
Frank Gregory
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