Pecos Lukins Flying Service Hangar Destroyed by Fire
A late Monday fire at Lukins Flying Service in Pecos destroyed 13 planes and multiple aircraft parts and chemicals. Loss is estimated at 200000 dollars with no insurance on the hangar built in 1942 as part of the old Pecos Army Air Field.
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Lukins Flying Service
Pecos
Floyd Lukins
Joe Moore
Trans-Pecos
Lukins
Stearmans
Agrapgon
Civil Defense Organization of
City of
J.J. Maxey
Maxey
Dickie Wadley
Prewit
Tra Park
Band boosters lining up orders for Manor fruit cakes
Manor band boosters are taking orders for fruit cakes through Thursday with delivery around December 20. Prices range from 2.40 for a 1 lb bar to 12.00 for a 5 lb tin. Orders contact Mrs. Howell or Mrs. Sparkman as they raise funds for band activities.
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Band Boosters
Manor Texas
Howell
Sparkman
Abram Flores
Ford talk at a glance highlights from press conference
President Ford outlined arms control with Brezhnev aiming for a ceiling of 2400 long range missiles and 1320 with multiple warheads. He defended conventional forces, urged continued Middle East talks, warned inflation and recession, called for spend cuts and public service jobs, and predicted no serious gasoline shortage or rationing this winter.
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Washington
Ford
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Middle East
Brehner
Congress
Archie Griffin Wins 1974 Heisman Trophy in Landslide
Archie Griffin of Ohio State was named the 1974 Heisman Trophy winner, dominating a 49-elector ballot. Anthony Davis of USC finished second and Joe Washington of Oklahoma third, with Griffin compiling 1,920 points, more than twice Davis's 819 and far ahead of Washington's 661.
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Archie Griffin
Ohio State
Anthony Davis
Southern California
Joe Washington
Oklahoma
Griffin
Davis
Washington
Foreign ownership fears and crime clock in American view
VerBATEim Stephen Bates questions foreign control of U S industries while noting defense cuts push civilian workers to seek jobs with Toyota Datsun Mazda Volkswagen or Volvo. Rumors link Arabs to IBM Xerox GM Ford and banks as security expert sees petrodollars flowing to major firms. FBI crime clock blares alarming rates and a thought on tax burdens ends the piece.
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Toyota
Datsun
Mazda
Volkswagen
Volvo
America
IBM
Robert L. Christensen
Petrodollars
Xerox
Ford
Union Pacific
Burlington Northern
Rupert Murdoch
Sirica proposes written query for Nixon Watergate testimony
U S District Judge John J Sirica proposed written questions for former President Richard M Nixon instead of live testimony at the Watergate coverup trial. He opened the day by asking the five defendants' attorneys if they objected to his contacting Nixon’s doctors to verify the recent examination details.
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Nixon
Harry F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
Washington
U.S
John J. Sirica
Richard M. Nixon
California
Charles A. Hufnagal
James F. Neal
H.R. Haldeman
Santa's sleigh tour brightens Kermit parade acts
Chamber Manager Terry Burns highlights Santa's pre Christmas visits as the Santa sleigh drew cheers in Kermit with Opportunity School riders and a parade featuring floats bands and unique entries. He plans further appearances across Seminole Andrews Fort Stockton Pecos Jal McCamey Balmorhea Van Horn Pyote and West Texas Children's home.
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Terry Burns
Santa
Burns
Opportunity School
Senorita de la Rosas
Odessa College
Seminole
Andrews
Fort Stockton
Pecos
Jal
McCamey
Balmorhea
van Horn
West Texas
Pyote
Freezing cold resists warmth across Texas and beyond
The Associated Press reports stubborn freezing across northern Texas with slow warming forecast. Temperatures fell below freezing in Pecos and stretched to Houston as dawn neared. Readings ranged from 20 in Dalhart to 32 in several cities while Brownsville stayed warm at 53. Snow and ice plagued the Great Lakes to New England, triggering warnings and widespread travel disruptions in Michigan and Ohio.
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Associated Press
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Pecos
Houston
College Station
San Antonio
Midland
Dalhart
Junction 25
Amarillo
San Angelo
Wichita Falls
Wink
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Austin
Big Spring
el Paso
Texarkana
Tyler
Brownsville
Alpine
Marfa
Lubbock
Great Lakes
Michigan
New England
Appalachia
Detroit Public Schools
Detroit News
Wayne Daily Eagle
Detroit
Recorders Court
United Way Drive reaches the midway goal
The United Way drive has collected 14,617 dollars, reaching 55 percent of the projected 26,500 dollar goal, as organizers push for additional donations to hit the target.
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United Way
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