Ector County questions tax roll values for undeveloped minerals
Ector County commissioners voted to seek a fuller written explanation from Pritchard and Abbott on how they value undeveloped mineral properties. The move followed criticism that the firm’s methods produce low assessed values, prompting talk of possible court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa American
Pritchard and Abbott
Reeves County Commissioners
Reeves County
FH. Ryan
Cope Routh
Ector
Mike Berry
Warren Burnett
Burnett
Bill Elms
Wood
Elms
Mr. Wood
R. W
Pete) Wood
Fort Worth
Tom Farley
Board of Equalization
Kellus Turner
Odessa
Pritchard and
Abbott
Berry
Pritchard
Pseudo Lawman Arrested After Impersonation Attempt
Jimmy Nelson Elliott, 30, carried a genuine badge and ID and pretended to be a patrolman in the community service division. He helped to book prisoners and was nabbed after a detective questioned his credentials and found the badge reported lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Jimmy Nelson Elliott
Elliott
George A. Swayze Jr
Community Service
Northeast District
Norst
Midland College Offers Courses For Credits In Pecos
Midland College provides Pecos courses for college credit with tuition: 30 dollars for one course 57 dollars for two and 84 dollars for three. Courses include College Algebra Math 131 General Mathematics Hist 231 U S History to 1865 and Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland College
Pecos
U. S
Speh
Educ
Howard Davis
South Eddy
James Canon
Dense fog slows travel along Texas coast
Dense fog hampered morning travel near the Middle Texas Coast with visibility down to half a mile in some areas. Skies were mostly clear elsewhere, but the semitropical Valley remained drying out from recent heavy rains while temperatures dipped to the low 60s in several spots and Brownsville Galveston Laredo stayed near 70s. Readings Tuesday afternoon stayed under 100 at all reporting points for the first time in days.
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Associated Press
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
McAllen
Corpus Christi
Victoria
Red China Charges Soviet Blame in Cross Communist Rift
AP reports that Red China levels a charge against the Soviet Union amid rising antagonism between Moscow and Beijing. The dispute centers on ideological rifts and regional influence within the Communist bloc as tensions flare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Red China
Soviet Union
Indian professor trains in Pecos on soil studies
Native of India Mr Dean D Dubey from RA K College of Agriculture Lahore M P India is in Pecos with the Soil Conservation Service to study soil salinity soil and water management soil classification soil survey and land use. His Pecos stay ends November 13 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean D. Dubey
R A. K. College of Agriculture
Lehore
M. P
India
Pecos
Soil Conservation Service
Ray Blackwell
Dubey
Vikram University
Ujjain
Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University
Sehore
Reeves County first bale of cotton ginned marked
The first bale from Reeves County was ginned yesterday at 11 a.m. August 25 by B. C. Kesey at Alamo Gins under manager E. H. Scales. From 1900 pounds of hand snapped Stoneville cotton, 870 pounds were seed and 495 pounds lint. graded Middling 11.3 inches and displayed at the West Texas Production Credit Association office on the Balmorhea Highway.
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Reeves County
B. C. Kesey
Alamo Gins
E. H. Scales
Stoneville
West Texas Production Credit Association
Balmorhea Hwy
Police recover stolen 1967 Volkswagen and bicycle
A blue 1967 Volkswagen stolen from Ramon Natividad at 57 B Airbase after 11 p.m. Sunday was recovered in Van Horn yesterday. The car was abandoned and a radio removed. A 24 inch bicycle stolen from Mrs. T. C. Hooper was recovered in part by Patrolman Robert Diaz. The juvenile suspect was interrogated and turned over to authorities.
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Volkeswagen
Ramon Natividad
van Horn
Pecos
T. C. Hooper
Robert Diaz
Hoopers
Immunization Policies Adopted By San Antonio Schools
San Antonio faces a diphtheria outbreak with about 70 percent of cases among school age children. The district mandating immunizations for diphtheria polio tetanus and smallpox plans broader policy next fall amid parental concerns and religious objections.
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Richard Beene
Associated Press
San Antonio
Texas
Marthalyn Green
Jake Lee
The
Medical Society
Auctioneer Graduates From Nashville School
Col. Vernon Leverette completed the Nashville Auction School course in Tennessee and received a graduation certificate and the title of colonel from head Col. Buford Evans. An employee of El Paso Natural Gas at the Waha Plant, he will conduct auctions of farm equipment and general merchandise. Contact 343 2235.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Leverett
Buford Evans
Nashville
Nashville, Tenn
Col
Vernon Laverett
Tenn
Leverette
el Paso Natural Gas Company
Waha
Pecos-Barstow CSD Registration Dates Announced
Registration day set for Pecos Barstow CSD with 8:30 a m enrollment and auditorium meeting for high school students. Upperclassmen receive schedules in homerooms after the meeting while freshmen attend school later. elementary and junior high register too. No classes Friday August 28. first full day Monday August 31. Also kindergarten registration at Earl Bell Kindergarten 8:30 am for eligible five and six year olds. birth certificate required. About 200 children expected. income threshold $3 000. non English speakers eligible.
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Pecos - Barstow
CSD
M. High School
Earl Bell
Midland Head Start Grants $76 000 for 120 Children
Gov. Preston Smith approved a federal grant of 76000 to Midland Independent School District for a year long Head Start program. The funds will finance six classes in four centers serving 120 four year old children.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Midland Independent School District
Texas School Districts Face Federal Desegregation Hearings
At least six Texas districts were slated to appear in federal courts as HEW steps up desegregation actions. Garland, Ferris, Richardson, Temple, Austin, Hearne, La Vega, and San Angelo were involved in plans, reassignment orders, or hearings to end separate schooling. Hamilton Park Junior High transfers and Carver Elementary closure were ordered in Richardson and San Angelo respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Associated Press
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Garland
U.S
William M. Taylor Jr
Dallas
Ferris
HEW
Richardson
Taylor
Hamilton Park
Hamilton
U.S. Dist
Jack Roberts
Austin
Representa
Tives
Temple
Roberts
Hearne
la Vega
Missed Delivery Hotline Seeks Subscriber Call
Readers are urged to call the circulation department at 445 5475 if a paper is missed. The office relies on subscriber reports to correct any delivery errors and ensure service.
Columns on college life and social habits
A humorous observation on college life and student behavior contrasts dream beliefs with reality. The writer mocks vanity and social rituals, noting how some people perform verbal apologies and display pretentious manners in public. The piece uses witty asides to lampoon gender roles and everyday manners.
Landowners to Learn Details of U S Mexico Boundary Pact
Presidio Texas landowners are invited to a Friday meeting to hear explanations of the U S Mexico boundary agreement. The plan, reached by President Nixon and President Diaz Ordaz, aims to settle the Rio Grande dispute dating to the 1848 Mexican War, with 14 percent of land going to Mexico and 2 percent to the United States. Local lawyer L T Van Eman warns irrigated land near Presidio may be lost to Mexico.
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Presidio, Tex
U. S.— Mexico
Richard Nixon
Diaz Ordas
Rio Grande
L. T. van Eman
Presidio
Mexico
United States
WTEC Summer Camp in Davis Mountains
Summer camp to be held August 13 to 19 at Camp in the Davis Mountains with activities for Atting on Kanu and Maria Franco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WTEC
Hela
Davis Mountains
Atting On
Kanu Felin Me
Maria Franco
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Zarbs
BY Phil Pastoret
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center
Ala
West Texas Education Center
Barstow
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