Nixon flies commercial to West Coast surprise trip
President Nixon vacationing at San Clemente after an unannounced flight on United Flight 55 from Washington to Los Angeles. FAA chief Butterfield criticized the lack of advance coordination citing air traffic precautions. Nixon, amid the energy crisis, greeted passengers, signed autographs, and aimed to set an example.
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Linda Deutsch
Associated Press
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Alexander P. Butterfield
Washington
Butterfield
Califor
United Air Lines Flight 55
Dulles International Airport
Secret Service
Los Angeles
White House
Gerald Warren
Merle Fleming
Tulsa
Ohio
Pat
Pecos notes mix humor and politics in lively city updates
Pecos city council enjoys light moments as they joke about cleanliness and coffee pots while planning park improvements and leash exemptions for prairie dogs. City Manager J J Maxey returns after surgery. county leaders joke about Aggie jokes and Cuba plans. Presidential trip fuel costs and Nixon sightings are recounted by residents and travelers.
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Pegos
Cecil
J.J. Maxey
Midland
Pecos
E.w.schmidt
Maxey
Clem Crowley
Disney World
Florida
Cuba
Santa
City Park
Darrell Glover
Fifteen Hurt in Dow Chemical Plant Blast at Freeport
Fifteen people were injured at Dow Chemical Co. plant in Freeport as a blast hit a railroad tank car at the epoxy resin unit. The general manager Everett Jacob said injuries were minor, caused mainly by flying glass, with no chemical burns. About 6,500 Dow workers and 2,500 contractors were in the area. the fire was contained by the plant fire department with city units on standby. The blast, felt 50 miles away, occurred around 8:30 a.m. and involved less than five percent of the plant. cause under investigation.
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Freeport, Tex
Dow Chemical Co
Everett Jacob
Jacob
Dow
Pecos Valley Club building under construction designed by Mary Peyton
The Pecos Valley Country Club's new building, designed by architect Mary Peyton, is slated for a first February completion. Workmen Bob Williams and Wayne Rice are shown installing a furnace in a staff photo.
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Pecos Valley Country Club
Mary Peyton
Bob Williams
Wayne Rice
Heslip granted psychiatric exam in Fort Worth murder case
Fort Worth 143rd District Judge J H Starley granted a defense request for a psychiatric examination of accused killer Edsel V Heslip in the Powers murder case. District Attorney Larry Fuller expects trial to begin January 21 with about a week to select a jury for the death penalty context.
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J.H. Starley
Fort Worth
Larry Fuller
Fuller
Starley
Edsel V. Heslip
Heslip
Marion Eugene Powers
Reeves County
Sul Ross to Offer Seven Courses in Pecos
Sul Ross State University will offer seven courses in Pecos this spring. Registration is at 7 p.m. Tuesday Jan 8 in Pecos High School Library. Courses include Art 3301 Crafts for the Grades Education 3309 Early Childhood Education Education 5301 Public School Finance Education 5305 Public School Supervision Education 6312 Advanced Childhood Education Police Administration 3303 Principles of Police Administration I Spanish 1301 Spanish for Law Enforcement Officers. Classes run 6 to 9 p.m. Contact Dr. Delbert Dyke at the SRSU Alpine campus for more details. University offices reopen after the Christmas New Year break.
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Pecos
Sul Ross State University
Delbert Dyke
Pecos High School
SRSU
Alpine
Antique car vandalized in front of local bar
Police report a 1938 automobile owned by Robert Acosta at 415 N Elm St was found damaged over the weekend in front of a local bar. A windshield side glass and three tires were damaged. Acosta had left with friends to Odessa and returned to find the vandalism with no damage estimate available.
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Robert Acosta
N. Elm St
Acosta
Odessa
Missing purse report from local grocery store incident
Police report that about $20 in cash and several credit cards were missing from a coin purse carried by Carol Chinn of 519 West Fifth Street. She left the grocery store Wednesday and found the purse missing about two hours later, with theft or misplacement under investigation.
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Carol Chinn
W. Fifth St
Mrs Lockhart Wins Pecos Recipe Contest
Mrs J C Lockhart of 1013 West 4th Street wins the Better Homes and Gardens cook book contest sponsored by the Pecos Enterprise for her Candy Date Roll recipe. Dozens of entries were considered and the Christmas edition published the winning recipe.
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J.C. Lockhart
Better Homes and Gardens
The
Pecos Enterprise
Enterprise Office
Fire department responds to two brush and vehicle fires
Firemen answered a brush fire call four miles west of town on IH 20 at 8 49 p m Wednesday. Two units extinguished the blaze. Early today a pickup fire in Lindsay Addition south of town drew units at 6 28 a m with all returning by 6 44 a m.
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Fire Department
Lindsay Addition
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