Halt in public hearings on Texas stock fraud case
Austin investigators pause ongoing hearings as they weigh claims of partisan influence from Washington. Waggoner Carr calls the probe political, while Frank W. Sharp and associates face SEC charges of stock manipulation with a Dallas trial slated for August 30.
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Will Wilson
Menton Murray
Harlingen
Wilson
U.S
Nixon
Sharp
U.S. Dist
John Singleton Jr
Houston
Dallas
Austin
House
Gus Mutscher
Sharp’s Bank
Mutscher
Sharpstown State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
FDIC
Carr
Washington
Mr. Sharp
Puerto Rico Stars Rally Past Pecos Pony League
Catano and Puerto Rico overcame a 3-0 deficit to beat Pecos 4-3 in Washington. Don Walker pitched well for Pecos with 14 strikeouts but a late rally produced two runs in the seventh inning.
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Puerto Rico
Pecos
Washington
Roger Chavez
Rodriguez
Figuero
Gines
Walker
Vasquez
Orange
Calif
Hawaii
Clayton
Leo Elliott
Pecos Pony League
Mosquito Spraying Expands In Pecos As Aerial Planes Rumble
City manager J. J. Maxey says Pecos fogging occurs nightly until mosquitoes are under control. County plans aerial spraying near the lake south of Hwy 285 SH 20 with landowner consent sought. Planes to attack breeding grounds, many parcels owned by Jack Blake, Bill Collie, Frank Joplin, and others. West of Pecos forecast remains partly cloudy with warm temps and isolated thundershowers.
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Pecos
J. J. Maxey
SH 20
Darrell Glover
Jack Blake
Bill Collie
Frank Joplin
Dorothy Roberson
Texas Governor Defies Nixon Wage-Price Freeze
Gov. Preston Smith orders state officials to grant a 6.8 percent pay hike for 62 000 employees and automatic teacher raises effective Sept. 1, drawing immediate White House denunciation as the Nixon administration says the wage-price freeze applies to state salaries. The move involves an estimated $40 million in state and local funds for teachers and other staff.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Texas
Ziegler
Ail
Smith
Matic
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
Treasury
John Connally
Connally
Texas State Teachers Association
Election to close Missouri Street for school use
Absentee voting ends today at 5 p.m. and regular voting begins Tuesday at 8 a.m. on closing a section of Missouri Street to consolidate Pecos-Barstow CISD properties for a new 1.5 million vocational building project. Polls at the Community Center Banquet Room open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. with M.P. Withers as election judge and Ben Matta as assistant.
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Missouri Street
Jackson Street
Washington Street
Pecos-Barstow
Ihe
Withers
Ben Matta
Merchants Plan 10-6 Shopping for Back to School
Back to school shoppers can take advantage of late store hours on Thursday and Friday August 26 and 27 as merchants plan to stay open late. The Chamber of Commerce Merchants Cooperative approved a 10-6 sales promotional plan in July to aid customers with extra service and Pecos shoppers are urged to watch for special advertising during the convenient evening hours.
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Chamber of Commerce Merchants Cooperative
Pecos
Sul Ross announces 1971 fall enrollment and registration plan
Sul Ross State University will hold registration for the 1971 fall semester on Monday and Tuesday, August 30 and 31, in Wildenthal Memorial Library. Dorms open August 27 and freshman orientation is August 28. Enrollment last year reached about 2,600 students.
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Sul Ross State University
Wildenthal Memorial Library
L. T
Locker dates changed at Pecos High School
Frank Kelley the Pecos High School principal announced that senior locker assignments will be held Tuesday and Wednesday next week. The dates were moved from Monday and Tuesday because the high school office staff will attend meetings on Monday.
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Frank Kelley
Pecos High School
Chamber sets big welcome for Pecos Pony League All Stars
The Pecos Chamber plans a royal welcome for Pony League World Series participants upon arrival at Midland Air Terminal after Pennyylvania. Officials expect a large turnout of Pecos parents and fans forming a motorcade home, with patrol and sheriff units leading from the airport to Pecos and a red carpet greeting at the terminal.
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Pecos
Midland Air Terminal
Pennyylvania
Chamber of Commerce
Midland
State Highway Patrol
Reeves County Sheriffs Department
Barstow
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Skulduggery
Murray
State Capitol
John Osorio
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Donald Ray Walker
Walberto Sanchez
David Dominguez
Robert Abila
Sanchez
Southwest Microfilm
Yandell el Paso
Fearn
Pony League
Island ‘Stars
Cruz
Kenneth Williams
Allan Clayton
Elliott
Williams
Chavez
Severo Jacquez
Dominguez
Box Ag Hernandez
Dominguez Walker Williams
U Chavez Clayton Abila Smith Villescas U
Sul Ross
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