Indians In Texas Face Aid Battle For Self Sufficiency
The Alabama Coushatta tribe nears self sufficiency with half its tourist program done and three years of state aid left while the Tigua of El Paso confront dire housing. Both tribes seek appropriations for 1972 and 1973 to fund development, jobs, and a Sabinas pueblo site heritage project with federal matching funds possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogert
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Dempsey Henley
Indian Affairs
Small Business Administration
Henley
el Paso
Dempsey
House Appropriations
Senate Finance Committees
Alabama-Coushattas
Legislative Budget Board
Preston Smith
East Texas
Walter Broemer
Alabama-Coushatta Reservation
North Carolina
Broemer
Sabinas
Horizon Land Corp
Bessie Haynes PTA Schedules February Meeting
The Bessie Haynes Parent-Teacher Association will meet on Monday February 8 at 8 p.m. Members are urged to attend, with emphasis on male participation for a shade tree planting project this month. Francisco Granado serves as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Haynes
Ambulance Service Operation Proves Successful in Pecos
The Pecos Ambulance Service operated by the Pecos Volunteer Fire Dept began its second full period since January 1. In six weeks, 37 calls were answered with 481 paid of 1074 billed. Fees include 20 inside city limits, 20 plus per mile outside, with regional rates for El Paso and nearby cities. The new ambulance arrived from Crow Chevrolet Buick, funded by city and county, and insurance claims slow to pay. Temperatures plunged across Northwest Texas, with Perryton at 3 degrees and other areas in the teens as a cold front swept the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
el Paso
Midland
Odessa
Kermit
Crow Chevrolet- Buick
Pecos Funeral Home
Associated Press
Texas
Perryton
Panhandle
Information Network Established by Postal Service
Postmaster Paul L. Morrison announced James E. Travland has been named Public Information Assistant. Travland returns from a training seminar in New Orleans held February 4 and 5. The Public Information Network provides prompt accurate information to news media and the public about Postal Service problems or innovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul L. Morrison
James E. Travland
Travland
New Orleans
Public Information Network
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
Ligon Rites In Stockton
Burney Ligon 85 brother of Earl Ligon Sr. of Pecos died in Gray's Nursing Home after a seven month illness. Pecos County rancher lived in Fort Stockton since 1900 born September 2, 1885 in Travis County. Funeral 4 p.m. at Owens Funeral Home chapel with East Hill Cemetery burial. Survivors include widow a son J Burney Ligon Fort Stockton a daughter Nora Burnett Las Cruces NM three brothers Earl Pecos Loyd Ed Fort Stockton four grandchildren two great grandchildren two Pecos nieces and one nephew Earl Ligon Jr.
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Burney Ligon
Earl Ligon Sr
Pecos
Gray’s
Mr. Ligon
Pecos County
Ft. Stockton
Travis County
Junction
Pet Smith
Owens Funeral Home
East Hill
Suvivors
One Of Ten Aggies A Girl At Texas A&M
Official Texas A&M figures show 1,411 women among 13,403 spring enrollment. The college notes women make up more than one in ten students for the term.
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College Station
Rotarians Welcome New Brazilian Exchange Student
Rotary Club in Pecos hosts Nivia De Ta tima Nunez Coelho from Belo Horizonte Brazil. She attends Pecos High School living with the Jackson family while adjusting to American life and language.
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Pecos High School
Rotary Club
Nivia Coelho
Belo Horizonte
Brazil
Pat Jackson
Nivia
Rotarians
Nivia de Tatima Nunez Coelho
Pecos
Miss Coelho
Carlsbad
N.M
Ben Jackson
Pat
Rotary
Robbers Attempt Suicide in Reeves County Jail Incident
Two men arrested for armed robbery tried to kill themselves with a razor in Reeves County jail after midnight. Charles C. Mallos and Michael Ricard Newbern Foster, both Floridians, were treated at Memorial Hospital as deputies investigated the takeover at Western Tire Service and a motel arrest following a cash register theft. Bonds were set at 10000 each. both are seen as Florida bond jumpers with prior Titusville break in charges.
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Reeves County
Memorial Hospital
Charles C. Mallos
Russell Bass
Satellite Beach
Fla
Michael Ricard Newbern
Rodd Lee Foster
Palm Beach
L.C. Talley
A.B. Nail
Nail
Alberto Licon
Western Tire
Robert Diaz
Bonds
Justice of Peace
Cliff Preslar
Florida
Titusville
Roberts Seeks Habeas Corpus in Escape Bid
Curtis Ray Roberts, condemned for the June 13 1960 Pecos service station armed robbery, files a writ in 143rd District Court Monahans seeking to overturn the conviction. He argues juror prejudice and disputes life imprisonment as a legal sentence.
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Curtis Ray Roberts
Pecos
143Rd
Monahans
Kenny Richards
Richards
el Paso
Roberts
J.H. Starley
John Connally
Monday Menu: Chili Rice Bake and Sides
A Monday meal features chili rice bake served with buttered spinach and sliced tomato followed by coconut cream pudding and battered bread.
Ephriam Baby Dies
Lori Ann Ephriam infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Benny Ephriam died at Memorial hospital at 3.58 this morning funeral rites pending at Pecos Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Lori Ann Ephriam
Benny Ephriam
Memorial Hospital
Texas Pursues New Penal Code First in 115 Years
The Texas legislature debates a 498 page proposed penal code replacing the patchwork law. It would set four grades of felony and three of misdemeanor with defined penalties, redefine crime scales, and remove abortion from the code to be handled in a separate bill. The measure faces support from Rep. James Nugent and Sen. Charles Herring as a modernization effort with emphasis on clearer laws and corporate responsibility.
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Austin
Texas
State Bar Association
James Nugent
Kerrville
House
Nugent
Sen
Charles Herring
Senate
Herring
Judge Hughes Defies Bluster In SEC Hearing Faceoff
Judge Sarah T. Hughes, 74, known for swift rulings and firm control, faces a Securities and Exchange Commission petition in Dallas. The out of town lawyers are warned not to bluster, as the judge’s long career defending women’s rights and enforcing federal cases anchors a disciplined court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rob Lil E
FORD
Associated Press
Dallas
Hughes
Sarah T. Hughes
American Bar Association
Securities and Exchange Commission
John F. Kennedy
Bernard Segal
Philadelphia
American Bar
Ivory Tower
George Washington University
Texas
Saida
U.S
Homemaking I Students Conduct Nutrition Research
Pecos High School students in Mrs Talley’s Homemaking I run a six week nutrition experiment using four albino rats from the National Dairy Council in Midland. Two receive a balanced diet and two an unbalanced diet with similar calories, while observers note fur quality and health changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos High School
Susan Talley
National Dairy Council
Midland
Charlie
Jodi
Gertrude
George
Pecos Eagles Host Seminole Indians in Hoops Night
The Pecos Eagles host the Seminole Indians at Eagle Gym with the B team game at 6 15 p m and the varsity games at 8 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Eagles
Eagle Gym
First National Bank Beats White's Auto In league game
First National Bank defeated White's Auto 123 to 73 in the Pecos Independent Basketball League last night. Dub Smith led with 41 points, Pattilo 22, Peters 17, Schaefer 16 for the winners while Lupe Garcia 18, Soreno and Dutch 12 each, and Jesus Gonzales 9 led White's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
White
Auto
Pecos
Dub Smith
Charles Pattillo
Steve Peters
Dan Schaefer
White’s
Lupe Garcia
Larry Soreno
Don Dutch
Jesus Gonzales
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Bert Holland
Holiday Inn
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Dr. Cotton
Freedom Bid
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Crawford Martin
Ephriam
Reeves Pima
Reeves Upland
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