Eagles and Rowdies Fail To Overcome Cave Men
Pecos Eagles suffer a 113-56 defeat at Carlsbad as they drop to 1-8 this season. Don Cameron leads Pecos with 13 points while Carlsbad’s Moore pours in 33 and Johnston 32. B team loses 62-41 with Jimmy Simmons scoring 16.
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Pecos Eagles
Carlsbad
Cavemen
New Mexico
Eagles
Balges
Don Cameron
Pecos
Norman Tinkler
Moore
Johnston
Charles Pattillo
Dub Smith
Mid Hi Crew
Jimmy Simmons
Rowdies
Keyle Johnson
Three Break-Ins Probed Across City
City police investigate three overnight burglaries at Vogue Cleaners Pecos Cleaners and Laundry and American National Insurance offices. A glass break at the American National Insurance site indicates entry. causes at the other two sites remain under investigation and no items are confirmed stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vogue Cleaners
Pecos Cleaners and Laundry
American National Insurance Co
American National Insurance Office
East Pecos Junior High Names Stage Band Members
East Pecos Junior High selected its stage band after tryouts. The group will practice during activity period and perform popular music for East Pecos students and visiting pupils from Bessie Haynes and North Pecos Elementary. Directors include Darrell Carr and assistant Cynthia Sadler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Pecos Junior High
Belinda Orona
Estaben Barrera
Raul Briones
Nancy Natividad
Belinda Rodriguez
Anna Martinez
Irma Galinaro
Jamie Flores
Bobby Leyva
Joe Luis Fuentes
Alfredo Fuentes
Abel Dominguez
Lupe Rubio
Larry Gonzales
Lucy Gallardo
Rose Mary Renteria
Armando Fuentes
Lorlando Zuniga
Benito Peredez
Lloyd Davison
Mike Graham
Roy Meraz
Benny Natividad
Cynthia Sadler
Darrell Carr
East Pecos
Bessie Haynes
North Pecos Elementary
Yale Program Scheduled At Bessie Haynes
The Bessie Haynes Elementary School Christmas show begins at 7 30 p m Monday December 21 in the school auditorium. Fourth graders directed by Mrs Kenneth Slack and Mrs Saul Roquemore perform with J O Strother leading an eighty student choir from grades five and six. The next day at 8 45 a m the East Pecos Junior High band performs at the Bessie Haynes Auditorium featuring 6th grade players. All students in grades three through six attend both events. Public invitation extended.
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Bessie Haynes
Kenneth Slack
Saul Roquemore
J.O. Strother
East Pecos
North Pecos
Santa Claus Arrives Saturday in Pecos Shopping Areas
Santa Claus is coming to town this Saturday morning December 19 from 10 30 until noon. He will be on Pecos streets in the shopping areas for youngsters to talk with him. Plan now to see him and enjoy the visit.
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Santa Claus
North Pole
Pecos
Santa
Burkholder Promoted to Army First Lieutenant
Terry L. Burkholder 25 son of Mr and Mrs Ralph W Burkholder of Pecos Texas was promoted to Army First Lieutenant at Fort Hood Texas. He serves with the 1st Armored Division in Headquarters Company and Band Support Command and entered the Army in 1969. He earned a B S degree from Texas Tech in Lubbock in 1969 and his wife Billie resides in Killeen.
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Terry L. Burkholder
Ralph W. Burkholder
Jefferson
Pecos
Ft. Hood
Tex
1St Armored Division
Burkholder
Army
Ft. Lee
Texas Technological University
Lubbock
Billie
Killeen
Speir urges cautious driving during Texas Christmas holidays
Col Wilson E Speir of the Texas Department of Public Safety warned that Christmas and New Year traffic in Texas could total 87 deaths. He projected 52 deaths in 78 hours of Christmas travel and 35 deaths over New Year travel. The DPS will mobilize patrols and launch Operation Motorcide to cut fatalities and publicize danger.
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Wilson E.speir
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
Speir
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Theft Reported In Santo Local Motel Parking
Police report Archie Burkholder of Lovington New Mexico stating a Craftsman tool box and assorted tools were stolen from the back of his 1960 Chevrolet winch truck while parked at a local motel overnight.
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Archie Burkholder
Lovington
N.M
Sul Ross State University Authorized to Form AF ROTC Detachment
Sul Ross State University received approval to establish an Air Force ROTC detachment the first in its 53 year history. The program, pending university-Air Force negotiations, places Sul Ross among 12 colleges nationwide authorized to start ROTC. Brig. Gen. Cassiday and Col. Brooks oversee related area commands.
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Sul Ross State University
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Norman L. McNeil
SRSU
U.S
Richard C. White
el Paso
McNeil
Air Force
White
Sul
Ross
Angelo State
United States
Texas
Air University
Maxwell Air Force Base
Alabama
Benjamin B.cassiday Jr
Charles L. Brooks
West
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Hawaii
Pecos Club Wins National NRA Public Service Award
Pecos Rifle and Pistol Club in Pecos Texas received an NRA Public Service Award for a Lighting-In Day to prepare area hunters for the 1970 season. Over 20 hunters checked firearms, sighted them in, and reviewed hunter safety to reduce accidents and improve success. The NRA program aids hunting safety with casualty reports and training across states and provinces.
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Washington
D.C
Pecos Rifle and Pistol Club, Inc
Pecos
Texas
National Rifle Association Public Service
NBA
NRA
Hunter Services
U.S
Hunter
Two More Post Bond In Drug Raid Aiding Arrest
Two more persons charged with possession of drugs after last Friday night raid by city and county officers on a local apartment house have been freed after posting bond. Ramona Ann Frazier, 18, and Mike Schwab, 19, were released yesterday.
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Ramona Ann Frazier
Mike Schwab
School Menu for Thursday December 17 1970
Bar B Q sausage with pinto beans onion slice cabbage green pepper slaw pineapple pudding cornbread butter and milk listed for Thursday December 17 1970 school meal.
Fort Stockton Coach Asked To Resign
Gene Mears, head coach and athletic director at Fort Stockton High School, was asked to resign by the Fort Irindependent School District board. He cites limited returning players, few varsity football help, and high injury rates as factors shaping a three year record of 27 losses, one forfeit win in 1968, one tie, and a single win this fall. The last district win was 1967 against Andrews. 1966-67 seasons showed poor records for the Panthers.
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Gene Mears
Fort Stockton
Oard of
Fort Nh
Mears
el Paso High
Big Lake
Alpine
Panther
Andrews
FSHS
ACC County ASC Opens New Office With Tour and Open House
The United States Department of Agriculture ASC County Office plans an open house from 3 to 5 tomorrow at its new facilities located at 1417 West 3rd Street, the former Lazy L Restaurant building. Executive Director Clyde L. Daughhetee leads the staff including Snoo ky Griffith Mary Lou Smith and Sue Durham. Refreshments will be served and attendees can tour the offices while learning about the ASC’s local work. Daughhetee, a Wisconsin native and Barstow High School graduate, joined the ASC locally after working as reporter, Compliance Supervisor, and county manager in Ft. Stockton Alpine and Pecos, arriving in Pecos on October 1 of this year.
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United State Dept. of Agriculture
ASC
Agriculture Stablization and Conservation
Exec
Clyde L. Daughhetee
Snooky Griffith
Mary Lou Smith
Sue Durham
W. 3Rd
Lazy L
Ft. Stockton
Alpine
Pecos
Neiman Marcus Truck Hijacked In Houston Recovery Soon
A Neiman Marcus delivery truck was hijacked in Houston Tuesday but recovered hours later with most cargo intact. Manager Lawrence Marcus said the loss was not significant, noting only about six fur pieces among the packages. The truck was taken midmorning when a man jumped from a car into the van. it was found about four hours later.
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Houston
Neiman- Marcus
Lawrence Marcus
South Post Oak
Marcus
McKool Proposes Three Point Plan To Reform Texas Auto Insurance
State Senator Mike McKool called Texas auto insurance a rotten mess and unveiled a three point program for January. He urged 5 percent profit limits, tightened control on holding companies, and opposition to current rate making that includes investment income and higher profit formulas. He argued competition should decide standard policy prices and criticized accounting that hides losses.
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Dallas
Mike McKool
Texas
McKool
Texas State Board of Insurance
Robber in Trench Coat Hits Dallas Bank
A man wearing a trenchcoat and carrying a black satchel robbed the Main Street National Bank in Dallas of about $5,000. He fled on foot, had two bandages on his face, and a citywide dragnet was launched.
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Dallas
Main Street National Bank
Chamber Manager To Attend Conference
Harold Meyer Pecos Chamber of Commerce manager will attend the Pre Legislative Conference in Odessa on December 17 and 18. Panel topics include appropriation taxation and redistricting with Governor Preston Smith and Gus Mutscher on the program. Representative Richard C Slack of Pecos will speak on the Appropriations panel.
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Harold Meyer
Pecos
Midland Man Quits GOP Post
Jim Allison Jr., deputy chairman of the Republican National Committee, resigned effective February 1. The 39-year-old Midland Texas native said he did not yet know if he would accept the Texas GOP state chairmanship. Allison, a former aide to Rep. George Bush, joined the committee April 16, 1969. If named paid chairman it would be a first in Texas GOP history.
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Washington
Jim Allison Jr
Republican National Committee
Midland
Tex
Texas
Allison
George Bush
Houston
Texas Gop
Dusty West Texas Weather Gusts From Pacific Front
Winds near hurricane force stirred dust across most of West Texas as a Pacific cold front moved east. Light rain earlier was offset by blowing silt and strong breezes, with the cooler air edge extending from near Laredo to the Texas Coast this morning.
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Associated Press
West
Texas
Laredo
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Rodger Davis
Lee Davis
E. Second St
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Burkholder Promoted
Col. Speir
Pecos Shooting Club
ACC
Mr. Daughhetee
Wisconsin
Barstow High School
Neiman-Marcus
Pecos High School
Lions
Rotary Club
Howard
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