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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1973
Page
3
In six heavily patrolled Central Texas counties, drunken driving arrests rose 63 percent in 1972 as experiments with intensified enforcement aimed to curb alcohol related crashes.
A one day workshop titled Keys to a Business Success will be held at Odessa College in the Composite Technology building room 107 on Tuesday February 13. Sponsored by SCORE SBA Odessa College and the Odessa Chamber of Commerce the event offers guidance on starting or buying a business with no attendance charge limited to 125 registrants.
Juan V. Corona has begun serving 25 consecutive life prison terms for the slaughter of 25 itinerant farm workers whose bodies were found buried two years earlier in peach country fields near Fairfield California. The case drew national attention as prosecutors linked the killings to a single predator operating in multiple counties.
Sen. John C. Stennis in grave condition after a second surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center following a gunshot attack near his Mississippi home. He remains very seriously ill as doctors note no blockage found but his status worsened overnight. Family and staff are at the hospital as the 71-year-old Democrat battles for recovery.
In Rockwall County a 440 acre tract sold for more than 2.5 million forming the first step in a 600 acre recreation residential community named Saddlebrook Valley. The project centers on an 18 hole golf course by Lake Ray Hubbard with initial phase plans for 277 lots and homes from 40 000 to 150 000 dollars built by select builders.
Rep. John Dingell of Michigan introduces a bill in the House aiming to ban small inexpensive handguns dubbed Saturday night specials. The proposal follows President Nixon's guideline to clearly define the law to avoid harming legitimate gun owners.
Pool Co a Lone Star Gas subsidiary wins a million dollar contract from Tex as Petroleum Co of Ecuador to provide oil and gas production services for the Texas Gulf consortium's fields in Ecuador's Oriente Province. Frank M. Pool, president, says work will be done by Pool Americas Inc. in its subsidiary role.
Some American servicemen returning from war captivity in Southeast Asia may receive up to $100,000 in back pay and allowances. They are also in line for possibly thousands more by further claims.
A Kerrville area story reports two shooting incidents near Ingram leaving three dead. Justice of the Peace Albert Kennedy Jr. 54 dies along with his son Tom Kennedy 26 and Tom's wife 22. 20 month old twins Stacy and Tracy were uninjured. The Kennedy family gatherings and the crimes occurred on Fall Branch Road near Texas 27.
City planners envision MAC a high speed elevated system linking downtown with peripheral garages. Pedestrian streets would replace car traffic if federal support and feasibility studies succeed, with costs partially covered by the Department of Transportation.
A GAO report says South Vietnam, led by its air force, will need continued U S material aid and technical training to sustain the $5 billion in weapons supplied. The study notes hostilities uncertainty after a cease fire and that U S pilots handled 40 percent of helicopter sorties after Hanoi's offensive. It cites ongoing need for training on C130 planes and general aid to maintain Saigon's armed forces.
Post offices will not accept personal letter mail addressed to military post offices in Vietnam starting March 1. Midwest regional postmaster Carl C. Alsaker says the Defense Department ordered the embargo on personal mail to service members in Vietnam and asks personnel to inform families of new addresses as issued.
Billy Joe McCarty of the Internal Revenue Service explains filing rules for students. A student earning 2050 or more in 1972 must file a return even if claimed as a dependent. Singles under 2050 with tax withheld should file to get refunds. A single student should claim one personal exemption. Separate returns are needed for married students to claim dependents if a return is required. An exemption for a married dependent can be claimed if neither must file but they file jointly to recover withheld tax.
The Agriculture Department faces a public battle over meat byproducts in hot dogs as the agency considers banning byproducts like hearts tongues and snouts from cooked sausages unless labeled imitation. Public input includes strong opposition from consumers and a projected industry cost of about 42 million dollars annually plus a 15 to 20 cent rise per four pounds.
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