Hughes affair fuels literary coup tale and Bondlike intrigue
Nina van Pallandt recounts a London Sunday Mirror collaboration about Clifford Irving’s hoaxed Hughes memoir and its sensational exposure. The narrative traces Ibiza days, a Chelsea home dinner, Nas sau and Mexico trips, and secret meetings with Howard Hughes as Irving crafts the alleged autobiography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina van Pallandt
London Sunday Mirror
Don Short
London
James Bond
Howard Hughes
Crecy
Clifford
John Marshall
Hughes
MoPac T and P plan Texas expansion in 1972
MoPac T and P plan $5.5 million in 31 Texas physical improvements in 1972. The joint budget adds to $64 million for new freight cars and locomotives. Projects include piggyback facilities at Centennial Yard Fort Worth and automated yard conversion completed last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Missouri Pascific Railroad
Texas and Pacific Railway
Pecos
Texas
Mopac-T&p
Fort Worth
Centennial Yard
Dallas-Fort Worth
MoPac
Elkhart
Cut
Algoa
Harlingen
Big Spring
Trans-Pecos Agriculture Conference Opens in Pecos
The Third Annual Trans-Pecos Agriculture Conference will be held Friday February 18 at the Divsion Office of the Community Public Service Company. J T Moore Jr chair of the Pecos Chamber Agriculture Division says the event starts at 9 am with a free barbecue luncheon at noon. Kenneth E Lindsey will speak on Small Grain and Grain Sorghum Production. Morning topics include forage production livestock packing and other farm topics. Afternoon sessions cover Future Research for the Trans Pecos Multi Row Cotton Research and Crop and Insect Management in the Pecos Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reddy
Community Public Service Company
J. T. Moore Jr
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Kenneth E. Lindsey
Area Extension Agronomist
Fort Stockton
Lindsey
Trans-Pecos
Pecos
Supreme Court Denies Texas Block of Redistricting Order
Justice Powell declines to stay a district court ruling, ruling Texas failed to show the order erroneous or that implementing the judgment pending appeal would cause irreparable damage. The Dallas and Austin cases center on Senate and House redistricting plans and population deviations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
U. S. District Court
Lewis Powell Jr
District Court
Austin
Supreme Court
Powell
U. S. District
Dallas
Senate
House
Knights Templar grand officer to visit Pecos Commandery No 108
Jimmy Willson Jr a former mayor of Floydada Texas will host and inspect Pecos Commandery No 108 Knights Templar at Masonic Hall at 7 30 p m on Thursday A dinner is planned by Pecos Assembly No 185 Social Order of Beauceant at 6 30 p m Willson a Pecos businessman active in civic church and community affairs holds multiple director posts and leadership roles in regional groups including Methodist Hospital West Texas Chamber of Commerce and Rotary International The Knights Templar Eye Foundation supports eye disease treatment surgery and care with free service for patients unable to pay
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.M
Jimmy) Willson Jr
Pecos Commandery
Knights Templar
Masonic Hall
Women of
Pecos
Social Order of Beauceant
Pecos Valley Masonic Hall
F.L. Akridge
Walter S. Barrett
Oran Mahaffey
C.E. Cantrell
R.D. Hildreth
John F. Cearley
Hollis Smith
O.D. Martin
John R.sullivan
Halla Bryan
Charlie J. Hayton
Warder
George Ross
Sentinel
Willson
Floydada
Texas
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Abilene
High Plains Research Foundation
Halfway
South Plains Council Boy Scouts of America
Floydada Industrial Foundation
North West Texas Conference
The
Methodist Church
Methodist Home
Waco
Rotary Inter
Texas Public
Knights Templar Eye Foundation
Three file for May 6 Democratic primary offices
Three more candidates joined the Reeves County May 6 Democratic primary race. Fred C. Chandler Sr. seeks District Attorney, Armando Urquidez pursues County Judge, and Elisa Urquidez runs for County Tax Assessor-Collector, as announced by Reeves County Democratic Chairman Howard Collier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tody
Howard Collier
Reeves County
Democratic
Fred C
Chandler Sr
Armando Urquidez
Elisa Urquidez
Collier
Secretary of State
Cole Lier
U. 8
Richard C. White
Pete) Snelson
Richard C. Slack
State Board of Education
16Th
Ben Howell
J.H. Starley
Larry Fuller
Fred C. Chandler Sr
H. D
Darrell) Glover
Walter M. Holcombe
A, B. Nail
Pearl C, Barker
Elisa Ursquidez
Tatum Elsenwine
M. C. Martinez
Ismael L. Carrasco
Casey Farringeton
Melvin Schnack
Joe L. South
Smith pledges battle of life in Texas governor race
Governor Preston Smith reiterates innocence in the Sharpstown stock fraud case and vows to wage the political battle of his life to win re election. He frames the issue as a major factor in the May primary and criticizes actions around banking bills and political rivals. Campaign finance filing rules and candidate lists are noted, with local races in Pecos City and various Texas offices included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Tex
Sharpstown
Preston Smith
Houston
Frank W. Sharp
Smith
Iis
Ben Barnes
Will Wilson
Sharp
U. S
Wilson
Midland firms push Pecos drill tests in El Ellenburger fields
Wellow Corp of Midland files a Pecos County wildcat No. 1 SWH Farms State at 5 200 feet near Girvin and 1 980 feet from section lines. The Ralph Lowe Estate No 117 University in Midland probes the Ellenburger for a 28 500 foot deepest hole while Lone Star No 1 Baden nears 28 307 feet on a 29 000 foot target. Texaco No 1 Riggs near Gomez dry gas surpasses 25 604 feet depth with 115 054 MMCFD from 21 937 to 23 040 feet. The Ruth Mary Price location near McCamey tests to 4 513 feet with an active drillstem test and pressure readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellow Corp. of
Midland
Pecos County
Girvin
Ralph Lowe
No. 117 University
Lowe
Ellenburger
Fort Stockton
Texaco Inc
Texaco No. 1
No. 117
University
Southwest Oklahoma Wildcat
Lone Star Producing Co
Baden
Lowe’s No. 117 University
J.M. Huber Corp
Ruth Mary Price
Wichita-Albany
el Cinco
H&gn
McCamey
Gomez
DAR February Meeting Set In Elm Street Home
The Ensign Obadiah Trimmier Chapter of the D A R will meet Thursday at 4 30 p m at 501 S Elm St. Mrs Edith McIlvain hosts and Mrs Ione Stewart leads the program in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ensign Obadiah Trimmier Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
D.A.R
Edith McIlvain
Elm St
Ione Stewart
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Mar
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Edith
Ibiza
Frederik
Chelsea
Nassau
New York
Mexico
Barstow
Toyah
Tip Chesney
T&p
Kenneth Lindsey
Bexar
J.M. Willson
Ben Villalobos
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