Annual Christmas Parade Sponsored by Community Groups
The annual Christmas parade set for Saturday will begin at 2 30 p m with at least 10 floats Santa and his sleigh and many bicycle riders The route mirrors the rodeo parade leaving Gibsons then along Eddy Street to Third Street The lineup forms at Gibson s parking lot at 1 p m with judging scheduled per parade chairman Della Bryant
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Jesse Stevens
Bill Hubbs
Gibsons
Eddy Street
Third St
Della Bryant
Santa
Gibson
Sandy
Filler
Miss Filler
Teresa Burns
Bryan Burns
Tammy Filler
Ward County seeks clues in rail death near Barstow
Officials investigate the death of a 19 year old black male found mangled beside Texas and Pacific tracks about four and a half miles east of Barstow. The body showed two tattoos bearing the name Ricki and investigators believe he fell from a westbound freight train after entanglement with a blanket on the track spikes or wheel.
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Ward
Ward County
Texas and Pacific
John Ashcraft
Ashcraft
Barstow
Texas Electric Service Company
U.S. 80
Ricki
Ben Keele
Mananans
el Paso
Dalhart
Texarkana
Pacific
Ohio
Michigan
Maryland
Cumberland
Mills enters Navy hospital after erratic House moment
Rep Wilbur Mills was reported in satisfactory condition at Bethesda Naval Hospital. The Arkansas Democrat, perceived as exhausted and facing possible removal as Ways and Means chair, refused a routine legislative task on the House floor and later entered Bethesda Naval Medical Center without notifying his office.
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Washington (Ap
Wilbur Mills
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Arkansas Democrat
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Pecos volunteers pace fire response and sugar debate
A Pecos reminiscence notes a volunteer fire department's quick hangar fire response, then shifts to local odds and ends. An Evening Lions Club fundraiser climbs a tower for $11 and a reader laments sugar packets in coffee shops. Can collections by Benny Babb are highlighted as the Can King of Texas with 6.9 million cans shipped and 65 percent recycling. Also a reader critiques third street manholes and traffic hazards.
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Paul Randolph
Gus Harrell
Pizza Hut
Randolph
Pecos
Benny Babb
Yucca
King of Texas
Beaumont
Babb
Pearl Factory
San Antonio
Nixon clemency remark cited in Watergate trial
Assistant prosecutor Richard Ben-Veniste said a March 21 1973 White House transcript shows 12 references to paying Watergate burglars, with Nixon deeming it wrong only when linked to hush money. Haldeman testified Nixon favored clemency over money, while Sirica planned to rule on obtaining Nixon’s testimony. Ehrlichman sought to depose Nixon amid ongoing cross examination.
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White House
Richard M. Nixon
Richard Ben-Veniste
Nixon
H.R. Haldeman
Haldeman
Cle
U.S
John J. Sirica
John D. Ehrlichman
Post Office Announces Saturday Christmas Mail Hours
Postmaster Paul Morrison says the P O will accept packages on the next two Saturdays in addition to regular hours. One clerk will work 8 30 a m to noon on December 7 and 14 to handle the Christmas rush and select packages too large for boxes may be picked up then.
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Paul Morrison
Morrison
Texas weather edges toward warmer readings
The weather in Texas shows a gradual warming trend with morning temperatures several degrees higher than 24 hours earlier. Clear skies prevail inland, with cloudiness along the Middle and Lower Texas Coast, while readings near dawn span from the low 20s to the 50s in various towns.
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Associated Press
Texas
Victoria
Laredo
Dalhart
Longview
Junction
Plainview
Lufkin
Marfa
Texarkana
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Alice
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Watergate grand jury ends two and a half year term
The Watergate grand jury, empaneled June 4, 1972, was discharged after two and a half years of service. Chief Judge George L. Hart praised their work, noting a record longevity and their historic function in reporting on matters central to the republic. Twenty three jurors were released, 19 present at the ceremony.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
U.S
George L. Hart
Hart
Watergate
Democratic Party
District weighs centrally locating kindergarten site with bond vote
The Pecos-Barstow-Toyah district seeks a central kindergarten site south of Pecos Elementary as part of a $2.7 million bond ask. Superintendent Ray Whitley outlined five options near Reeves Memorial Hospital while addressing concerns about the old Pettis and aging Pecos Elementary building, including the need for stadium improvements and restrooms before the December 14 election.
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O'Ferrall Pauly
Ray Whitley
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah
Pecos
Walthall Street
Reeves Memorial Hospital
Austin Elementary School Parent Teachers Organization
Public Works Administration
Pecos Army Field
Bessie Haynes
Whitley
Pecos Elementary
Carolyn Whitton
Pecos Elementary School
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Santa’s
Mills
Navy Hospital
É Que
John Pitts
Evening Lions Club
Ak de Leke
Third Street
Ben-Veniste
Donald M. Rothberg
Ben- Veniste
Senate Committee
P.O
Santa Maria
Vandenburg Air Force Base
California
Our Republic
Earl Bell
Eagle
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