Women on Wheels WOW program aids women with cars
The WOW program, run by Riggs Motor Co in Fort Stockton and part of Chrysler's dealership network, trains women in car basics and repairs over four two hour sessions. Since March 1972 it has graduated about 40,000 women from nearly 1,000 dealerships, teaching how to talk to mechanics and perform simple fixes with four tools.
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Riggs Motor Co
Fort Stockton
Chrysler Motors Corporation
United States
YWCA
Farley
Phillips
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler
WOW
Dodge
Chrysler-Plymouth
Chrysler Automotive Sales Group
Max Shoemake
Belt Line Rd
Carrollton
Wall Street opens higher then retreats on energy fears
Stock prices opened up in New York but slid near noon as energy crisis worries weighed on markets. Dow fell 0.61 to 810.12 while volume leaders at the Big Board included Norris Industries and First National City. Cotton futures also slipped with midmorning quotes down from prior levels. Cattle and hogs in Fort Worth showed few price tests due to light testing, with cattle and calves steady to mixed.
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New York
Lucien Hooper
E.F. Hutton & Co
Robert Stovall
Reynolds Securities
Fort Worth
Tex
Deaths Services for Fred McCorkle and Joseph Collins Sr
Death notices report services for Fred Warren McCorkle 61 held at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Andrews Cemetery. He died Tuesday and was born July 17 1912 in Ranger Arkansas living in Pecos since 1967. survivors include wife Laverne son Truett daughters Gail Roberts Betty Garcia Mary Fisher and Cole mother Mrs W L McCorkle three brothers and 15 grandchildren. Also graveside services for Joseph C Collins Sr 75 at Fairview Cemetery after he died Wednesday in Reeves County Memorial Hospital. born August 8 98 in Jackson County Kentucky, WWI veteran, former railroad dispatcher, lived in Pecos three years. survivors include Melba wife Virginia McKinney Joseph Collins Jr Cyrus Collins five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Fred Warren McCorkle
Pecos Funeral Home
Andrews Cemetery
McCorkle
Ranger
Ark
Pecos
Laverne
Truett McCorkle
Brownwood
Gail Roberts
Bloomfield
N.M
Betty Garcia
Farmington
Mary Fisher
Cortez
Cole
W.L. McCorkle
Gatesville
Glenn McCorkle
Mound
Wayne McCorkle
Lubbock
David McCorkle
Waynespur
Joseph C. Collins Sr
Fairview Cemetery
Collins
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Jackson County
Melba
Virginia McKinney
Easton
Joseph Collins Jr
Dumas
Cyrus Collins
Elkatawa, Ky
Eastern Airlines to lay off 3860 workers
Eastern Airlines plans massive job cuts amid fuel shortages and weak demand. President Floyd Hall said furloughs start January 7, lasting through March 1974, with about 700 mechanics, 200 maintenance staff, 500 flight attendants, 800 pilots, plus 800 reservations and ramp staff affected.
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Miami, Fla
Eastern Airlines
Associated Press
Eastern
Floyd Hall
Hall
Volunteer army success tested
LOS ANGELES AP Maj Gen John Q Henson said it will take about a year to judge the volunteer army’s effectiveness after the draft ended last June. He noted lagging enlistments but an uptick in signups in recent two months and cited 1973-74 enlistment drive to be 10 500 short so far.
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Los Angeles
Army
John Q. Henson
Henson
Committee Banking eyes SBA loan raise
Washington AP The House Banking Committee considers boosting SBA lending authority by 575 million dollars for six months to June 30 as probe of alleged corruption expands across more than 21 offices nationwide. Money to back high risk minority firms runs out this week and remaining funds would exhaust by January unless authorized funds rise.
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Washington
Banking Committee
Small Business Administration
Subcommittee On
SBA
Fies
Congress
Calendar of Pecos area events
Calendar listing upcoming meetings and programs in Pecos. Includes School Board meeting at 5 30 p m at 1302 S Park, Reni s School of Dancing Christmas program at 8 p m at South Pecos Elementary, Evening Lions and Amistad Lions meetings, Amistad Lions bingo, Evening Optimist, First Baptist Church Choir reception at Holiday Inn. Also notes California Napa Valley wine production at seven million gallons per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reni
School of Dancing
South Pecos
First Baptist Church
Holiday Inn
California
Napa Valley
Burglar hits Rob Roy Lounge stealing nearly seven hundred
Police report a robbery at Rob Roy Lounge with about 700 dollars missing. About 500 from a hidden money box and 350 from a Christmas tree plus 150 from coin machines. Entry via side window not used for entry or exit. Footprints suggest a rear exit. Also reports of missing Christmas packages and a damaged stereo knob worth 70 dollars at Airbase Apartments.
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Rob Roy
Butler Smith
Smith
Carr Snailum
Willie Shorter
Tenth St
Shorter
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John Farley
U.S
Women On Wheels
Stock Market Report
THE
Ad Rich
Beth Stl
Borden
Brit Pet
Cat Trac Delanese
Sve
Coca Cola
Cont Oil
Dow Chem
Eastman
el Paso
Exxon
Fairchild
Ford
Elec
Gen Foods
Mtrs
Gen Tel
Gen Tire
Goodrich
Great A&p
Gulf Oil
IBM
Int Paper
John Joh
Litton Marathon
Marcor
Mobil O
Monsanto
Penn Cent
Penney
RCA
Safeway
Sears
Sony
Sun Oil
Texaco
Texas
UN Carbide
US Steel
Woolwich
Xerox
Fred W. McCorkle
Joseph C. Collins
Gulf Coast
Pascagoula
Miss
Spruance
Litton Industries
Volunteer Army
Pecos Enterprise
Buckner News Alliance
Cedar St. Pecos
P.O
Peggy McCracken
Laura Teal
Gary Singleton
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Joyce Miller
Reeves County
Reeves
Ward
Loving
S. Park
Lions
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions
Lions den
S. Pecan
American Legion Meeting
American Legion Room
Amistad Lions Bingo
Saragosa Hall
Tomas Valencia
Apts
Valencia
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