Kissinger to go to Vietnam for general Vietnam review
President Nixon sends national security adviser Henry Kissinger to South Vietnam for a broad review of the Vietnam problem and Paris talks. Kissinger will meet Thieu Bunker and Weyand, returning before the Republican convention. Travel plans uncertain beyond Saigon stay.
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Washington
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Paris
White House
Kissinger
U.S
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Ellsworth Bunker
U. S
Mander
Frederick C. Weyand
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Hanoi
North
Pecos sales seminar aims to boost city shopping appeal
Louis W. Capone addressed over 80 Pecos businessmen and salespeople at a Pecos Enterprise seminar at the Holiday Inn. He urged loving the human race to achieve effective salesmanship and discussed personality development, charm, attitude, and customer relations as keys to a thriving trade center.
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Pecos
Louis W. Capone
Pecos Enterprise
Holiday Inn
Louis Capone
Capone
Suc
O’ferrall Pauly
Balmorhea teachers begin work week at high school
Balmorhea Independent School District teachers gathered in the high school cafeteria to plan the week and year ahead led by Supt. Allen Gilbert and principals Jack Hoffman and Odes ORear. Wednesday and Thursday will be spent at Marfa for outside work as about 40 teachers registered and were welcomed by the Homemaking class with decorated tables and refreshments.
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Frankie Kington
Balmorhea
Balmorhea Independent School
Jane Moore
Martie Lethco
Tissie Ann Elliott
Melanie Turnbough
Two Men Burned By Cable Dump Accident
At 4:50 p.m. Monday a cable dump operated by a road crew on Interstate 20 at Toyah came into contact with a high voltage line. Ysabel Reyes and Ruben Musquez were injured and taken by ambulance to Reeves County Memorial Hospital in good condition. They were to be transferred to San Antonio for treatment with the trucking company’s headquarters.
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Toyah
Ysabel Reyes
Ruben Musquez
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
San Antonio
Berlin jet disaster kills 156 travelers
An East German Ilyushin 62 charter jetliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Schoenefeld near East Berlin. All 156 aboard perished, including 148 passengers and eight crew. The crash near Koenigs-Wusterhausen followed reports of possible engine trouble.
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East Berlin
ADN
East Germany
West Berlin
Schoenefeld
Europe
Japan
Dallas captures Connie Mack title for South Plains
James Stimston pitched Dallas to a 6-2 win over El Paso to secure the Connie Mack South Plains baseball championship for the second year in a row. Dallas advances to the Connie Mack World Series in Farmington New Mexico on Thursday after earlier beating Wharton 7-2. Charlie Custamone hit a fifth inning homer for El Paso.
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Colo
James Stimston
Dallas
el Paso
Tex
Farmington
N.M
Stimston
Dan Warwick
Wharton
Charlie Custamone
Snyder Flood Damages Snyder Texas in 1960s Record
Deadly flood in Snyder Texas caused by Deep Creek swamping homes and roads, killing one and injuring 30 as 4.37 inches fell locally and up to 16 inches nearby. National Guardsmen evacuated trapped residents, with $2 million estimated damage to the community including $1.5 million to businesses and $360,000 to homes.
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Snyder
Tex
Resi
Hoyt Dillard
Greyhound
George Patterson
$15 Million Oil and Gas Suit Targets Burke Partners
A $15 million fraud and securities suit in U S District Court accuses John P Burke of misinforming investors in limited partnerships formed to finance oil and gas exploration The case names Otis Chandler and Dr Simon Ramo as recipients of stock and finder fees for introductions Investors including Kirk Douglas Natalie Wood and Nancy Sinatra are noted by press reports The SEC has halted Burke's merger efforts and questions linger over partnership details from 1964 to 1968 In Tokyo Emperor Hirohito led WWII surrender anniversary observances.
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John P. Burke
Securities and Exchange Commission
Burke
U. S
Albert A. Kaufman
Long Beach
Los Angeles Times
Otis Chandler
Simon Ramo
Times-Mirror Co
Kaufman
Chandler
California
Petroforce and
Petroleum 2000
SEC
Pacific Gas and Oil Development Co
The
Wall Street Journal
Kirk Douglas
Natalie Wood
Nancy Sinatra
Police report July traffic, offenses, and animal control data
City Police investigated 30 traffic accidents in July with two injuries. Offenses totaled 58, 25 cleared, 3 cleared from prior months. Includes aggravated assault, burglary, various thefts, vandalism, indecent exposure to a minor, firearm discharges, and other crimes. Jail arrests dominated by drunkenness. tickets issued for traffic offenses. Animal control logged 1,297 calls, issued 38 warnings, impounded and euthanized many animals, and city vehicles logged 11,839 miles responding to 647 calls.
Trade in Pecos Week Begins in Pecos Enterprise
Merchants and businessmen of Pecos launch a broad campaign this week to draw readers to their shops. The Pecos Enterprise and local traders team up to transform Pecos into the region’s premier shopping district with weekly articles, ads, and the Trade-In Pecos promotions on pages B1 to B3.
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Pecos
Pecos Enterprise
Pecos’ Progressiveusinessmen
Weather calm after storms sweep Texas
The Associated Press reports calm returns to Texas after nightly storms across the state. Rain and hail drenched regions, tornadoes touched near several cities, and at least one death occurred when a car plunged into a rain swollen bayou near Houston-Galveston. By morning, skies cleared in West Texas with showers near Victoria and El Paso. Temperature rose to 98 after a low of 66, with highs expected 87 to 102 and scattered afternoon thundershowers overnight.
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Pecos
Associated Press
Texas
Houston-Galveston
West
Snyder
Victoria
el Paso
Clark reports POW camp in North Vietnam with windows and theater
Ramsey Clark says a North Vietnamese POW camp he visited near Hanoi featured bedrooms with large windows and no bars, a 150 seat auditorium, a basketball court, a movie theater, a bridge room, and paperback books. He met 10 pilots for over two hours under guard and noted they appeared healthy and hopeful about release.
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Ramsey Clark
North Vietnam
Clark
Hanoi
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