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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1977
Page
6
A printed broadcast guide lists channel lineups for KMIO Midland KERA Dallas KOSA Odessa and KBIM among others. It covers 6:00 to 12:45 with programs such as Bewitched Adam 12 Happy Days Gunsmoke MASH Love American Style One Day at a Time and The Tonight Show among daily segments and late night Movie of the Week.
In New Orleans AP reports Jim Carr, 51, wins the 11th annual bellman bellwoman of the year award. Carr, bell captain at Birmingham Hyatt House, is praised by judges including Evonne Goolagong. About 1,000 nominees across hotels and motels. Award includes money luggage and travel tickets.
Army reduces the 28 year old Women’s Army Corps direct commission path as women’s entry via ROTC expands. Last WAC Officer Orientation Course applications are due February 22. Future officers will be commissioned through the Corps program or OCS, aligning with male pathways. Nurse Corps, Medical Department, and JAG direct commissions remain unaffected.
A collage of reader submissions to Ann Landers includes a dog letter about a mutt craving inside meals and water, plus a reply, and advice on handling octopus types, zipper etiquette, teen pregnancy questions, and a moral on judging others. It also oddly references jackass penguins on Dassen Island and their long foot-worn paths.
John Mitchell aged 60 retires after 24 years as Pecos postman. He started on Eddy Street when it was dirt and served the south town route near Airtawn addition. A World War II veteran he plans to relax now and was honored with a party at Ben's Spanish Inn where colleagues gifted a western hat.
A parametric meditation asks if God grants desires. It cites Psalms 145:19 toward reverence and trust, obedience to His commands, and aligning our will with His to ensure prayers are heard and answered. The piece uses a mail lock metaphor to illustrate matching petitions with His plan.
In a Wethersfield column Erma Bombeck is spoofed with a nine inch Voodoo doll printed with cures and curses. The piece jokes about pins for flaws and mocks pop culture icons and consumer quirks. It mentions a Philadelphia store selling 1,500 units and includes reader quiz questions on history and presidents.
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