North Vietnamese Forces Cross Mountain Passes In Laos And Vietnam
U S sources report nearly 100 tanks and thousands of fresh North Vietnamese troops moved through Ho Chi Minh Trail passes. Air strikes by B52s and fighter bombers harass the units as they head toward South Vietnam or potentially the Plain of Jars in Laos. Reports vary on whether tanks reach in Quang Tri Province or move toward Saigon frontlines with additional troops crossing the DMZ in recent weeks.
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Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U.S
Plain of Jars
Laos
South Vietnam
Quang Tri Province
Dmz
Quang Tri
Kissinger Tho Hold Six Hour Peace Talks Near End
Paris AP Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho met for six hours in a bid to wrap up their secret peace talks. The U S Embassy said Kissinger would fly to Washington that night to brief President Nixon. No immediate sign of a final agreement emerged from the session.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
U. S
Orly
Kissinger
Washington
West Germany
Nixon
Tho
Santa in chute mishap at Phenix City shopping center
Photos by Sandy Hanna report a holiday stunt in Phenix City Alabama where Santa and two elves attempted a parachute drop into a shopping center. One elf landed in a drainage ditch another landed on target while Lt Nick, uninjured, was found hanging from a clothes line half a mile away.
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Phenix City
Ala
Santa
Nick
Pecos City Council Meeting Agenda With Bids And Fire Truck
Pecos City Council sets a long agenda for the regular meeting at 7 30 a m Thursday including bids on housing authority paving and for one fire truck. Also on the agenda are a traffic ordinance for new highway lights annexation of 9.22 acres at IS 20 US 285 interchange and use of Teener baseball park. Pecos Barstow ISD board meets at 5 30 p m Thursday in the administration building for its regular session with plans to discuss auditorium use kindergarten facilities routine reports and related matters. Firefighters responded to 1023 Martinez St at 10 14 p m Tuesday but found no fire.
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Pecos
Pecos-Barstow
City honors Leonard Grogan for 37 years with Pecos VFD
The city awarded Leonard Grogan a plaque for 37 years of service to the Pecos Volunteer Fire Department at the annual awards banquet Tuesday night. Grogan plans retirement this month. Mrs. Amanda Frye, 34-year tax
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Leonard Grogan
Pecos
Grogan
Amanda Frye
Rotary governor to visit Pecos club in noon visit
Rotary International District 552 governor Robert Coltharp will visit the Rotary Club of Pecos at noon Thursday. Coltharp, elected at the Houston convention, is a UT El Paso engineering faculty associate member and West El Paso Rotary charter president with a 100 percent attendance since 1939. He will meet with club leaders Wednesday evening and urge programs serving the community under the theme Lets Take A New Look and the goal of Service Above Self.
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Robert Coltharp
Rotary International
New Mexico
West Texas
Rotary Club of
Pecos
Mike Harrison
Coltharp
Houston
University of Texas At el Paso
West el Paso
Rotary
Austin
Lake Placid
N.Y
Harrison
Bill Moss
Bill Pigman
International Rotary
Roy Hickman
Birmingham
Ala
Lights Stolen From Front Yard During Monday Afternoon
George Young reports that several strings of blue Christmas lights worth 30 dollars were taken from his front yard between 2 and 5 p m Monday. A separate note mentions a department employee retiring in January, and a plaque of appreciation presented by Mayor E W Schmit and Councilman Clem Crowley along with various service pins to multiple individuals including Benito Orona, Manuel Maldonado, Walton Smith, Jesus Abila, Guadalupe Anaya, Tomas Flores, Alfred Gomez, Teodoro Jaquez, Jesus Ortega, Marilea Parsons, Margy Paschal, W O Pigman, Jose M Ramirez, Anastasio Ramos, Tommie Rodriguez, Louise Stephenson, Wilma Turner, and Billy Joe Wil.
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George Young
Jackson Sr
E. W. Schmit
Frye
Clem Crowley
Grogan
Benito Orona
Manuel Maldonado
Walton Smith
Jesus Abila
Guadalupe Anaya
Tomas Flores
Alfred Gomez
Teodoro Jaquez
Jesus Ortega
Marilea Parsons
Margy Paschal
W.O. Pigman
Jose M. Ramirez
Anastasio Ramos
Tommie Rodriguez
Louise Stephenson
Wilma Turner
Billy Joe Wil
Kilgore Farmer Loy Swint dies at 54
Loy Swint of 1721 Jefferson St. Pecos longtime farmer dies after a lengthy illness in Memorial Hospital. Services Thursday at First United Methodist Church with interment Evergreen Cemetery. Survivors include wife Dorothy and three sons. He was a WWII veteran and member of First Methodist Church. Honorary pallbearers include Security State Bank directors and Alamo Gin Co stockholders.
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Jefferson St
Pecos
First United Methodist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Security State Bank
Alamo Gin Co
Memorial Hospital
Magnolia
Ark
Hood Wise
Wilma Kimble
Homer
al Hartwig
Houston
Margaret
Eldorado
Eagle Band members earn All-Region honors at tryouts
Fifteen Pecos Eagle Band players were named to the All-Region Band or as alternates after tryouts at Midland Lee High School. The All-Region events will be held at Permian High School on Saturday Jan. 13 with conductor Dr. James W. Jurrens. Melinda Ramsey will attempt all state in Lubbock Jan. 20.
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Pecos Eagle Band
Midland Lee High School
Permian High School
Pecos
Carol Casimir
Melinda Ramsey
Kathy Hopper
Jimmy Ann Hagar
Mary Ella Meek
Carla Potter
Vicki Simpson
Craig Carrico
Schools announce top scholars in second six weeks
The list names top students by grade level with highest honors and honors designations. In 12th grade highest honors include Carol Casimir Lana Choate Dianne Dean Sharon Hall Bobby Herod Steve Kirkwood Cynthia Lukins Dietrich Nelle Susan Sikes Shane Schmidt and David Stephens.
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Carol Casimir
Lana Choate
Dianne Dean
Sharon Hall
Bobby Herod
Steve Kirkwood
Cynthia Lukins
Dietrich Nelle
Susan Sikes
Shane Schmidt
David Stephens
Laura Allen
Bill Bechtel
Cathy Brantley
Neil Burks
Jerry Cantrell
Nancy Carpenter
Sylvia Garcia
Joni Jackson
Kyle Johnson
Moss Kent
Bobby Knox
Kathy McAnally
Debbie Osborn
Rosalinda Rodriguez
Vicki Salch
David Vinson
Susan Wadley
Julia Wein
Alan Zeman
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South Pecos
N. Viet
Sandy Hanna
Martinez St
Kilgore
Midland College
Pecos High School
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S. Oak St
Wally Gonzales
Lone Star Motel
Third St
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Planning and Zoning Board
Housing Authority Board
Eagle Band
Mercury
Associated Press
Texas
Lubbock
San Angelo
College Station
Lufkin
Frecasters
Wichita Falls
del Rio
Houston-Del Rio
Texas Panhandle
Marfa
West Texas Mountains
Amarillo
Dalhart
Byron Calderon
Cynthia Cook
Jim Craig Hess
Margaret Miramontes
Mary Margaret Moore
Josie Bryan
Carroll Faulkner
Kitty Ann Gunn
Lisa Harding
Delma Hernandez
Linda Jenkins
Russell Lewis
Mike Machuca
Elida Martinez
Genevieve Meraz
Frances Millan
Donna Schoettler
Clay Slack
Martha Straughan
Bob Strother
Kelvin Holub
David Palomino
David Abila
Cindy Battens
Vicki Chenault
Thy Clark
Debbie Cravey
Andy Cueto
Tracy Elequin
Kristi Kesey
Mark McKinney
Lidia Mendoza
Carol Moorman
Cynthia Sadler
Susie Schoen
Steven Smith
Rhonda Wagner
Eve Wilson
Melissa Wilson
Becky Worsham
Connie Hauser
Monya Hooker
Martin Fielder
Bill Lattner
Gail Martin
Nancy Melendez
Mike Ortiz
Mary Paredes
Gloria Rayos
Pete Ruiz
Mark Smith
East Pecos JR
Rodney Sparkman
Eloasio Rayos
Olga Contreras
Rose Mary Me
Raz
Elsa Vasquez
Gloria Rubio
Yoland Rodriguez
Delma Gonzales
Paul Ruiz
Alma Castillo
Liza Dominguez
Kim Hawkins
Veronica Pagan
Teal Ann Petty
Arturo Padilla
Joel Valdez
Susana Palomino
Aldefonso Patino
Pecos JR
Lynn Johnson
Lisa Smith
Paula Traviand
Linda Wein
Brian Gross
Lisa Carrico
Cecile Montgomery
David Peters
Cindy Daniels
Barbara Dunlap
Rhonda Jennings
Rena Ramsey
JoAnn
Will Fernandes
Ricky Oliver
Wade Gooding
Margaret Morales
Christi Means
Brenda Mar
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