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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1973
Page
1
Paul Coleman Odessa highway engineer discusses Hwy 80 signal proposals with Pecos City Council in regular session. Downtown merchants plan to present views on current traffic control and pedestrian safety despite concerns over speed through town.
Shoppers on Pecos streets voice dissatisfaction with the two month old removal of red stoplights at Cedar Oak and Eddy crossing U S 80. Barstow residents Jane Spence Vertie Fulks Thomas Shaw Lydia Torres and Endina Rubio say the changes are unsafe and worsen traffic and pedestrian crossings.
Sen John C Stennis D Miss remains in very serious condition at Walter Reed after being shot twice in a Washington robbery He is awake alert and well oriented and shows improvement His vital signs are good though he remains fed intravenously and not yet back on a respirator.
President Nguyen Van Thieu said South Vietnam will start political negotiations with the Viet Cong in Paris by February 6. He ordered Ambassador Pham Dang Lam to meet the Viet Cong in Paris to resolve internal South Vietnamese issues.
Kissinger said Washington seeks additional names beyond seven American servicemen and three civilians acknowledged as captives in Laos. Officials noted confusion over long lists and unresolved fates of about 308 missing or captured U.S. personnel, amid ongoing bombing and ceasefire terms.
Pecos police investigated a shooting near Gulf Station at IL 20 and Highway 80 early Friday. Le Roy Licon fired a 25 caliber pistol at a van driven by John Edward Hannon after an insult exchange. One bullet hole appeared in the van rear window. no charges were filed. Senior cotillion announced for Monday at Pecos Valley Country Club.
President Nixon urged Congress to work with his administration toward a new approach to government. He framed foreign policy around strong American credibility and world stability while warning against bigger government and excessive taxation at home. He pledged pragmatic reform and a renewed federal responsibility focusing on social compassion and national excellence.
Dr. Harlow F. Avery plans to relocate his medical practice to Corpus Christi in March to join a physician group. He notes group practice is unavailable in Pecos and may return if the venture fails. his Pecos office will close permanently if the arrangement succeeds. His secretary will handle patient needs during his 6 to 8 week absence, with March 30 as his last Pecos day.
Paul Dowling of the Trans-Pecos AARP Chapter 1166 announces a two day defensive driving course set for February 8 and 9 in the Chamber of Commerce Directors Room at the Pecos Community Center. Eight hours total with four sessions daily. E.R. Carver of Amarillo as instructor. Registration via Dowling at 2107 Country Club Drive Pecos or (915) 447-2805.
Punxsutawney Phil emerged from Gobblers Knob and saw his shadow at 6 45 am signaling six additional weeks of winter. The Groundhog Club and local ceremony followed tradition with a weather oracle heard by a hardy crowd. In Lancaster County Quarryville named a favorable omen with no shadow suggesting spring near.
Pope Paul VI elevated Archbishops Luis Aponte Martinez Humberto Medeiros and Timothy Manning to cardinal in a March consistory, expanding the College of Cardinals to 145. The American trio raises US representation to 12, with Italy 42 and France 13.
District Judge John J. Sirica set surety bonds of 100 600 dollars for each of the two men convicted in the Watergate trial. He also said he had great doubts about whether a key prosecution witness testified truthfully.
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