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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1972
Page
2
A pet lioness in Denver was led away by owner James Hoehl after attacking a four year old boy. In Philadelphia, zoo tiger Kunder undergoes dental surgery as part of a three week vet visits at the School of Veterinary Medicine.
Balmorhea residents report Mrs Ed Fellabaum and husband completed a southern loop visiting Oklahoma Kansas Nashville and Florida with Disneyland and a ship tour to Fiji hot spots noting grandstand and fence upgrades at Balmorhea football field. Other notes include local visits from Dick Burnie and family and a new granddaughter Hether Renee born Aug 17 to Mr and Mrs Hist of Albuquerque.
A humorous column by Phil Pastoret riffs on potato salad and joke culture. The piece plays with culinary imagery and comic tone, promising to ruin the best joke before retelling it, reflecting a playful meta-commentary style.
The Pecos Enterprise, published in Pecos Texas, lists mail subscription rates by Reeves County and other mail. Rates show six months for Reeves County at 9 dollars and one year at 18 dollars, while all other mail offers six months for 11 dollars and twelve months for 21 dollars.
Mrs. Reyes Rodriguez Fuentes 70 of Pecos died at 4 20 a m Monday at home. Funeral mass at 7 p m today at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with burial at Santa Rosa Cemetery on Wednesday. Survived by husband Mariano Fuentes four daughters Ramona Gonzales Josefa Tarango Noe Lara all Pecos one son Johnny Fuentes Pecos four brothers Teodoro Rodriguez Jose Rodriguez Francisco Rodriguez Jose Angel all Pecos one sister Maria Navarette 14 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren all Pecos.
About 1,000 Vietnam Veterans Against the War demonstrated near the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. Ex Marines John Musgrave and Lynn Witt led injured veterans during a long, tough day involving antiwar speeches, clashes with Nazi and white supremacist groups, and patrols for guardsmen while seeking dialogue with troops.
Washington AP Bakers claim wheat sales to the Soviet Union have pushed flour costs higher and predict bread could rise by two to three cents per loaf after adding commissions and retail markups. Industry officials cite wheat prices, flour costs, and slim profits as the squeeze grows.
Oil driven gains lift the Dow by 5.72 to 972.91 as active buying favors cyclical shares. Texaco and Gulf Oil lead gains while Phillips Petroleum Jersey Standard Atlantic Richfield and Mobil rise on strong oil demand forecasts and shortages. The NYSE index gains 33 points to 61.83 with the ASE flat.
The piece notes the FPC may spur new gas exploration but three to five years are needed for supplies. It chronicles nuclear plant delays since the 1960s, falling coal share, and rising imported oil as a likely main energy source. Experts warn easing import quotas risks vulnerability, yet seem unavoidable.
In Mexico City two Russian trombonists from the Leningrad Music Hall Orchestra were granted asylum and said they want to live in the United States. Alexandria Ivanov aged 15 and Yuri Grodezki 33 disappeared Saturday claiming they fled a socialist regime. They described life in the USSR as a police state and said capitalism is natural. Grodezki left his wife and two children behind. They arrived in Mexico during a four nation Latin America tour and sought asylum through the Mexican Interior Ministry.
President Salvador Allende imposes a state of emergency in Santiago Province amid a one day shopkeepers strike and street protests over food shortages. Police clash with rioters as 60 demonstrators are arrested. executive orders allow officials to seize essentials. Shortages follow agricultural decline and copper export woes.
In Reykjavik Bobby Fischer warned he may forfeit game 17 and possibly the match over disruptive audience noise. Referee Lothar Schmid received Fischer's protest letter. play would proceed tonight if illness does not intervene. Fischer leads Spassky 9 1/2 to 6 1/2 with three points needed for victory.
A caller says a local telephone number is hidden among today's classified ads and invites the owner to prove it at the office by 5 p.m. tomorrow to win a free pass to the State or Texan Drive In Theatre. Meanwhile readers are urged to check the money saving bargains in the classifieds.
In 1863 Congress enacted the Enrollment Act, the first U.S. draft statute, establishing a national mechanism to conscript men for service. The law marked a pivotal expansion of federal authority during the Civil War era, outlining registration and eligibility procedures.
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