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Newspaper

Pecos Enterprise

Location

Pecos, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1970

Page

3

Dr Longworth to Speak at YH Convention Session

Dr Donald S Longworth professor at Texas Tech in Lubbock will be the guest speaker for the afternoon session of the Area II Young Homemakers of Texas convention on Sept 19. His topic will be Family Tension and he has a long record in education and youth guidance.

Donald S. Longworth Texas Tech Lubbock Young Homemakers of Texas Longworth Rawson High School Ohio Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University of Iowa Ohio State University Council of Student Affairs Graduate Council University Senate University Representa

Community Council Opens Aide Position in Reeves County

Reeves County Community Council seeks a neighborhood aide to teach pre school or kindergarten starting September 1. Wages are 1.60 per hour. Apply at 1190 South Locust or call 445 3166. Deadline for applications is Wednesday afternoon.

Community Council of Reeves County Community Council South Locust

Eagle flag donations for Pecos High School pep rally

Glenn Vandiver of Pecos Sign Company collected donations for an Eagle flag to be presented to Pecos High School. Donors include Susie Hagar Hill Glover Dickie Wadley Newell Oil Company Pedro H Reyes and Fran Sunday. The flag featuring a flying Eagle with purple lettering will be built with labor and material donations and presented at the first pep rally of the 1970 football season.

Glenn Vandiver Pecos Sign Company Pecos High School Susie Hagar Phi Pep Squad Hill Glover Dickie Wadley Newell Oil Company Pedro H. Reyes Fran Vandiver Enterprise

Missed Paper Delivery Guarantee Details

Notice to readers that if the newspaper is not received by 5 30 p m please call the Circulation Dept by 6 45 p m to guarantee delivery The contact number provided is 445 5475.

Local Police Log Reports Vehicle Theft and Property Damage

Police activity in 1901 and 1906 Nebraska residents Jack Boswell and Gerald Spray involved brick border damage from cars backing into a lawn. Lt. Jim Wilson and James Titus investigated. Ethel May Kelly reported a shattered windshield on a 1963 Ford convertible in the 800 block of N Hickory worth 140 dollars. Ramon Natividad reported a 1967 Blue Volkswagen stolen after 11 pm with keys not present. James Hamilton reported a break in at West End Standard Station coin box with 6 to 7 dollars taken. a knife blade and a nail file were found. Sgt. Glenn Vandiver investigated.

Jack Boswell Nebraska Gerald Spray Jim Wilson Ethel May Kelly James Titus Ramon Natividad James Hamilton West End Standard Station West Hwy. 80 Glenn Vandiver

Senate approves 1.5 billion water project appropriation

The U S Senate passed a 1.5 billion appropriation bill for water projects including Pecos River salvage at 300,000 by the Reclamation Bureau and 545,000 for planning by the bureau, covering Texas programs for the year starting July 1.

Army Engineers and Reclamation Bureau Texas U.S. Senate Pecos Reclamation Bureau West Texas East New Mexico Bureau

Committee Appointed To Head Off Hospital Crisis

Speaker G. F. Mutscher appoints a Texas Health Care Committee to work with citizens federal administrators and Congress to avert a crisis that could close about 170 hospitals. The panel includes five laymen and five House members with R. H. Cory of Victory as chairman and members Slack Reed Longoria Allred Wall Stark McKay Jobe Barfield.

G. F Gus) Mutscher Hass Texas Congress Mutscher Tals R. H Dick) Cory Victory House Richard C. Slack Pecos Dick Reed Dallas Raul L. Longoria Pharr Dave Allred Wichita Falls Land D. Wall Lubbock Delbert H. Stark Brenham Donald F. McKay Houston Taylor H. Jobe Galdewater Danny Barfield el Dorado

Teague Backs Pollution Research in Space Center Plan

Rep. Olin E. Teague endorses a proposal to add pollution research to the Houston Manned Spaceflight Center program. He argues it would duplicate efforts and waste money, noting NASA already studies environmental control at centers like Lewis in Cleveland. Hays opposes space scientists handling such research.

Washington Texas Houston Manned Space Trol Hays Teague National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland Lloyd Bentson Senate

Collins Completes Training at Lackland and Lowry AFB

Airman John R. Collins son of Mr and Mrs Harlin A Collins of Barstow has completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas and is assigned to Lowry AFB Colorado for armament systems training. A 1968 Barstow High graduate he attended the University of Texas at El Paso.

John R. Collins Harlin A.collins Barstow Lackland Afb Tex Lowry Afb Colo Airman Collins University of Texas At

Withers In Ft. Worth Hospital

M. P. Buddy Withers remains a patient at Harris Methodist Hospital in Ft Worth after four weeks of treatment including a recent surgery and new drug therapy. He is reported to be improving. Mrs Withers runs the Withers Kindergarten and is with him in Ft Worth. Parents will be notified about the school opening date once she can return to Pecos.

M. P Buddy’’ Withers Harris Methodist Hospital Ft. Worth Withers Wither Pecos

Welfare records eyed in San Antonio food stamp swindle

Authorities examined State Welfare Department files in San Antonio as part of a probe into alleged food stamp swindle schemes that could involve hundreds of thousands of dollars. Investigators sought notarized statements and prepared to present findings to the grand jury. The program began July 1, 1968, and recent totals show large stamps issued.

San Antonio State Welfare Department Dist Preston Dial Ted Butler San Antonio Express Food Stamp Office the Express

Bowlers Meet Tonight for Winter League

The organizational meeting of the women bowlers for winter leagues will be held tonight at Las Palmas at 7 30.

Las Palmas

Eagles Begin 1-A-Day Workouts This Week

The Pecos Eagles start one a day practices at 4 30 PM this week. Preseason polls show mixed rankings with Texas Football Magazine placing Pecos fourth and KMID TV rating them third behind Andrews Monahans. Athletic Director Jerry Millsapps says the team will face larger, tougher foes to prove their size and ability.

Pecos Eagles Eagles Dave Campbell Texas Football Magazine Monahans Andrews Kermit Kmid-Tv el Paso Ervin Carlsbad Cavemen New Mexico Lamesa Golden Tornadoes Texas

Former Mexican official and aide moved in $25 million heroin case

Manuel Suarez-Dominguez and Yolanda Yanez-Schmidt, both from Mexico City, were transferred to an undisclosed federal jail at the request of their lawyer for security. They await $50,000 bonds each while Alfredo Montemayor and Salvador Mazatini remain jailed on $750,000 bonds.

San Antonio Tex U. S Seagla Wheatley Mexico City Manuel Suarez- Dominguez Yolanda Yanez-Schmidt Oscar Gonzales U.S Alfredo Montemayor Salvador Mazatini

Schools Join In Giving Shots As Diphtheria Cases Rise

Public schools boost city immunization drive as diphtheria cases rise to 66. Health officials report 135000+ people immunized in a city of 700000. Six new patients aged 5 to 12 bring totals to 66 for the year and 36 this month. Two children have died in the outbreak.

San Antonio Tex William Ross Ross

Tom Jones Hospitalized With Gastritis In Hollywood

Hollywood AP reports British pop singer Tom Jones was hospitalized overnight with gastritis at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital. A 14 year old volunteer aide Virginia Verdugo wheeled him for check out and recalled his brief thank you.

Hollywood Tom Jones Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital Virginia Verdugo Jones Virginia

Agri Tour Visits Pecos for Insight Into Local Agriculture

About 40 to 50 attendees from Monahans Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Committee and Extension Service toured the Pecos area. They visited the Texas A&M University Field Station to see research on cotton varieties grain sorghum and forages, then toured Pecos Feed Pens and Cargill Packing Co cantaloupe shed before returning to Monahans.

Monahans Chamber of Commerce Extension Service Texas A&m Pecos Jim Hefner Monahans Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Committee Texas A&m University Spt Kenneth Lindsey Ronnie Bowles Jack Bradley Cargill Packing Co

LBJ Park Dedication Planned at Stonewall Texas

The Lyndon Baines Johnson State Historical Park near Stonewall Gillespie County will host a day of festivities on Saturday August 29 with a 2 p.m. dedication by former President and Mrs. Johnson. Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes delivers the principal address as civic groups coordinate events in Fredericksburg Stonewall Johnson City and Blanco.

Lyndon Baines Johnson Stonewall Johnson City Blanco Cipate Alabama Coushattacion Livingston Texas Fulton Battise Felix Pehl Did Times Arion Fredericks High School Oompah Sh Drens Fredericksburgh Hi-Toppers New Braunfels Roberta Magda San Antonio Labrador Retrievers 1001 Cavemen American Heritage Group Queens Phyllis George Denton LBJ Johnson Family

Texas Weather Threats Dwindle as Thundershowers Persist

The Associated Press reports thundershowers lingered along the Texas coast as a cool front dissipated. Tornado warnings remained in effect for Beaumont Port Arthur and Orange areas into Monday evening amid funnel cloud sightings. Waterspouts formed east of Galveston Bay while showers moved inland from Palacios toward Houston. temperatures ranged from 58 in Lubbock to 102 in McAllen with Brownsville hitting 100 a local record.

Associated Press Texas Beaumont Port Arthur Orange Hampshire Winnie Brooks Kenedy Kleberg U. S Gulf of Mexico Victoria Lubbock South Plains Alice McAllen South Texas Brownsville Alpine Lufkin

Barbs by Phil Pastoret on tunes and traffic satire

A humorous column mocks car radios and tunes with a string tie solution, notes about guardian angels and rush hour, and a jab at smog letting dirty windows pass with less guilt. The piece riffs on ownership and urban life in a light, comic tone.

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