White favors reconstructing social programs in district
Congressman Richard White told Pecos Balmorhea leaders that federally funded social programs may be cut or reorganized to reduce waste. He cited high salary ratios in the Office of Economic Opportunity and suggested preserving Head Start and adult education while scaling back overall funding. Local officials urged details on grants and future support as a Reeves County visit wrapped with a district tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard of White
North Vietnam
Pecos
Balmorhea
Reeves County
Johnson
White
J. J. Maxey
Ais
el Paso
Mentone
U S Intensifies Laos Bombing Amid Push for Cease Fire
U S warplanes sharply increase bombing in Laos to about 380 sorties daily, up 100 from last week, as Pentagon spokesman Maj Gen Daniel James cites rising enemy activity and ongoing Royal Lao government appeals. He notes some strikes also occurred in Cambodia with low level air operations.
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Washington
U.S
Laos
Pentagon
Daniel James
United States
James
Cambodia
Weather turns wintry with snow across Texas Panhandle
A cold storm blanketed parts of the Texas Panhandle with 6 to 8 inches of snow as drivers faced travel delays. Observers described the system as one heckuva storm, with higher snowfall spotted near Amarillo, Childress, and Plainview, and drivers reporting long night drives. Forecasters warned of light rain or snow tonight and Friday, with cooler nights and milder days into the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Texas Panhandle
Associated Press
Raymond Root
Dumas
Amarillo
Weather Service
Ress
Plainview
Vega
Dimmitt
Canadian River Bridge
Root
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Perryton
Panhandle
Abilene
Dalhart
Marfa
Wichita Falls
Wink
Midland
Childress
Dallas
Fort Worth
Lubbock
Lufkin
Mineral Wells
Waco
San Angelo
el Paso
San Antonioo
Texarkana
Tyler
Brownsville
Aredas
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
POW says statements were made in prison
Air Force Col. Robinson Risner and Marine Col. John H. Dunn, two of seven-year POWs released from Hanoi, spoke at a news conference in Clark Air Base Philippines. Risner did not deny the statements attributed to him by Hanoi Radio, saying he has always supported his President and policy. He noted the division in U.S. society over Vietnam but emphasized freedom of viewpoint.
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Peter Arnett
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Hanoi
Air Force
Robinson Risner
Oklahoma City
Okla
Hanoi Radio
Risner
John H. Dunn
Jacksonville
Fla
United States
North Vietnam
Reeves wildcat shows production in Reeves County
Coastal States Gas Producing Co. reports No. 1 Reeves County wildcat eight miles west of Pecos flowing gas at 3.8 million cubic feet daily on a drillstem test from 13,362 to 13,515 feet with a 5,000 foot water blanket. Gas surfaced in 2.5 hours with water, tool opened for an unreported time, bottomed at 13,515 feet while fishing for stuck drill pipe.
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Coastal States Gas Producing Co
Continental Oil Co
David Timble
Reeves County
Wildcat
Pecos
Psl
Ransay
Fusselman
Skelly Oil Co
Haley
Winkler County
Evetts
Ellenburger
Bone Springs
First Texas POWs end their journey home
Army Sgt. Ken Walling Ford returns to Texas after nearly a year in a Viet Cong prison camp. He lands at Brooke Army Medical Center at 2:55 a.m. aboard a UHS helicopter, after arriving at Kelly Air Force Base with Air Force Capt. James Ray of Conroe. A small group of Army personnel, led by Brig Gen Ed, receives them.
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San Antonio
Tex
Army
Ken Wallingford
Texas
Brooke Army Medical Center
UHS
Air Force
James
West Coast
Homecoming for James Ray Ends Seven-Year POW Separation
Mrs. Leo nard F. Ray greets son James Ray at Kelly Air Force Base after he spent nearly seven years in a North Vietnamese prison camp. Ray, a Texas A&M graduate from Conroe, returns with fellow POW Ken Wallingford of Austin. He will be processed at Wilford Hall, then face years of back issues and memories as he reacquaints with world events and Aggie sports milestones.
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San Antonio
Tex
Leonard F. Ray
Ray
Kelly Air Force Base
Oir
James
Air Force
Texas
Set
Ken Wallingford
Austin
Soldier Returns to Brooke After Vietnam Capture
Wallingford, a paratrooper and special forces adviser captured April 7 1972 near Loc Ninh Vietnam, arrives at Brooke General Hospital in a moonlit reunion with his divorced parents and family. Doctors report multiple fragment wounds healed and moderate weight loss. he remains fatigued but in generally satisfactory condition.
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Ward H. Vogel Jr
Wallingford
Lyndon B. Johnson
Mary Wallingford
Austin
Tex
Air Force
George F. Wallingford
Oklahoma City
Gen. Vogel
Govel
Brooke General Hospital
Vogel
Kelly Afb
Loc Ninh
Saigon
Brooke
Twenty POWs land in West Coast welcome
The second group of 20 repatriated U S prisoners of war returned to mainland America at Travis Air Force Base California. Navy Captain James B Stockdale spoke through tears thanking supporters and praising loyalty as the men, shot down over North Vietnam in 1965, prepared to be moved to military hospitals near their homes. The day followed the joyous arrival of 20 Vietnam era prisoners on Wednesday.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
U.S
America
Navy
James B. Stockdale
Abingdon
Vietnam
California
Philippines
Stockdale
North Vietnam
Sixty POWs to head homeward from Vietnam
Sixty more American prisoners of war will fly to the United States on Friday in three C141 StarLifter missions from Clark Air Base to Travis Air Force Base California. The flights follow the earlier Hanoi releases and include 20 POWs already flown from Hanoi and South Vietnam. One civilian, Richard G Waldhaus of Pittsburgh California, flew home today from Saigon on a commercial flight. Names of Friday flyers were not released and no word was given on the next 20 prisoners.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
United States
Travis Air Force Base
California
Clark
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Richard G. Waldhaus
Pittsburg
Calif
Saigon
Career Day links Pe cos students with local professions
Twenty businessmen officials and teachers spoke at Pe cos Junior High School linking work and education during the second annual Career Day. Walter Criswell said the event was a success with strong student questions and interest in counseling.
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Pecos
Walter Criswell
Criswell
Larry Sloan
Vee Taylor
West Texas Education Agency
Margaret Harrell
West Pecos
Sloan
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