Bhutto Resigns Yahya Khan and Takes Pakistan Presidency
Yahya Khan resigns ending 13 years of military rule in Pakistan and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto becomes president and martial law administrator. Bhutto, sworn in after returning from the United States, said it is premature to speak on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s status as a prisoner of the government.
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Associated Press
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Pakistan
Yahya Khan
India
Bhutto
United States
United Nations
Nixon
U.S
Joseph S. Farland
Islamabad
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh
Rome
Washington
New Delhi
Pakistan People’s Party
National Assembly
West Pakistan
Sheik Mujib
Awami League
East Pakistan
Awami
Mujib
Rawalpindi
Yahya
Nuril Amin
Pecos Chamber backs Texas air regulation stance
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce endorsed a West Texas Chamber of Commerce statement at a Texas Air Control Board hearing in Austin. The stance supports clean air but opposes overly restrictive measures likely to hurt five million Texas workers and put the state at a regional disadvantage. The endorsement was sent to the Texas Air Control Board secretary.
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Pecos Chamber of Commerce
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Texas Air Control Board
Austin
West Texas Chamber
Texas
Chamber
Mexico
Pecos
The
Sunday dining options in Pecos limited and after-church crowds noted
Pecos residents face few Sunday evening eateries with only two open options for families and five hamburger stands. The Pecos chamber aims to attract visitors by expanding Sunday hours, while Goodyear Store collects food and toy donations for local families for Christmas. A Christmas concert by East Pecos Junior High and Pecos High School bands concludes the evening at 8 pm with tickets at the door.
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Pecos
Goodyear
Jim Calicoat
Calicoat
East Pecos Junior High
Pecos Junior High
Pecos High School
Burglars Take TV From Home on Hickory Street
Mrs Yolanda Esparza reported burglars removed a portable television from her unlocked residence at 824 North Hickory Street Thursday night. She found the set missing when arriving about 10 20 p m according to Pecos police.
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Yolanda Esparza
Hickory St
Mexican Singer Cornelio Reyna Appears At Santa Rosa Parish Hall
Mexican singer Cornelio Reyna, 31, drew strong crowds in the United States and Mexico after writing more than 500 songs and recording four albums. He performed Friday at Santa Rosa Parish Hall and is set to star as himself in a forthcoming film of Me Cai De La Nube alongside Lucha Villa and Fernando Soto. Reyna was born in Saltillo in 1940, moved to Reynosa at 13, led Los Relampagos before going solo in 1970.
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Cornelio Reyna
United States
Reyna
Santa Rosa Parish Hall
Lucha Villa Fernando Soto
Saltillo
Coahuila
Mexico
Reynosa
Tamaulipas
Los Relampagos
Weekend deaths cast shadow over Texas Christmas
Twenty people died in Texas over the weekend in traffic and other accidents shaping holiday tragedy. A car struck carolers in Boyd killing a 9 year old Carolyn Blevins and injuring eight others. A lineman Louis Trevino 28 died at a Livingston rural project. Four college students perished in a crash near Navasota. A.M. University students James Huber 25 and Richard Manning 26 among the victims.
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Associated Press
Texas
Boyd
Carolyn Blevins
Louis Trevino
Livingston
Navasota
Charles R. Porter
Margaret
Caldwell
Tex
Texas A&m
James M. Huber
McAllen
Richard R. Manning
Lufkin
Beatriss Ponza
Corpus Christi
Gordon Harwell
Voter Drive Named in City. Meetings Set
Rev. R M Montgomery of St James Baptist Church named chairman of a citywide voter registration drive for Dec 26 to 29. He was chosen at a Sunday meeting in Santa Rosa Hall. A general meeting for participants is set at Santa Rosa Hall at 7 30 p m Thursday to recruit volunteers and organize HQ.
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R.M. Montgomery
St. James Baptist Church
Montgomery
Santa Rosa Hall
Dollar Strengthens as Washington Accord Ends Uncertainty
The dollar rose in European dealings as the Washington accord ended four months of market doubt. U.S. stocks advanced, Eurodollar bonds surged, and gold prices fell in Frankfurt Zurich and London as the dollar realigned with new monetary values. Interbank trading was restricted in London while tourist exchanges offered $2.62 per pound.
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London
Washington
Frankfurt
Zurich
London Foreign Exchange
American Express
Reeves County Officials to Receive Salary Increases
Reeves County will raise salaries for elected officials and salaried staff. The Reeves County Commissioner's Court proposed a 10 percent increase for full time employees, with varying boosts for elected officials. The new pay rates take effect January 1.
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Reeves County
Reeves County Commissioner’s Court
Darrell Glover
Justices of the Peace
Testimony rehashed in shooting in Pecos County court
Five local officers testified in a Pecos County Court deposition petition over the Oct 31 shooting near the Pecos rodeo ground. Deputy Raul Florez said the shooting of Raymundo Carrasco was accidental while trying to disarm him. Additional witnesses include Deputies Florez Lewis Taylor and Troopers Morris Parrott Urquidez Diaz are listed for depositions. A public hearing is set for Jan 10.
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Galveston
U. S
Harwood
Gonzales County
Hoover Flint
San Antonio
Guillermo Rodriguez
Mexico City
Irman Blassingame
Colorado City
Blassingame
Charles Rose
Houston
Dallas
H. R. Bettes
143Rd District Court
Odessa
Raul Florez
John Lewis
Wendell Taylor
Texas Highway
Henry Morris
Fred Parrott
Pecos
el Paso
Albert Armendariz Sr
Raymundo Carrasco
Florez
Carrasco
Ramon Urquidez
Modesta Urquidez
Mario Diaz
Virginia Diaz
New Turkley winners named in Pecos drawing
Mrs. Don Justis of Pecos and Mrs. Hope Nunez of Pecos won today’s Turkley hunt prizes. Entries came from Pecos Saddle Shop and Terrazas respectively. Prizes are a free turkey or ham awaiting at the Enterprise office. Contest runs through its final week with daily ads to spot and submit misspelled words.
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Turkley Hunt
Don Justis
West
F Street
Hope Nunez
East 8Th St
Pecos
Pecos Saddle Shop
Terrazas
Enterprise Office
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David Dutchover
Mary and
Joseph
Mark Wehrheim
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Jimmy Dutchover
William Neslong
Irving
Bill Bowman
American Legion
Linda Moores
South Pecos Elementary
Pecos Nursing Home
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