Parties ring in year for Valley residents
The Pecos Enterprise reports a frosty start to the new year with multiple gatherings in the Valley. Charley Oates and family hosted a farm party with country music. Dale Toone held open house at Saragosa. Martha Moore and Peggy hosted a bridge luncheon at Toyahvale. Frank Kingston and Clay Ware won high and low bridge scores. Gary Lofton hosted friends at the Red Room Chicken Shack. Gary’s family visitors from El Paso and Monahans celebrated holidays. School resumes Monday at 8:30 a.m. after holidays. enrollment affected by sickness. 1974 taxes collected by city hall and the school office reopen Monday. basketball opens with Rankin Red Devils visiting Tuesday. boys varsity 8 p.m., girls JV 5 p.m., girls varsity 6:30 p.m.. girls varsity to Van Horn Monday. busy January schedule ends Feb 7 at Wink.
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Charley Oates
Dale Toone
Saragosa
Pecos
Martha Moore
Peggy
Bridge Club
Toyahvale
Frankie Kingston
Clay Ware
van Horn
FBI report warns of nuclear theft dangers and crime rise
The FBI annual report warns terrorists could gain nuclear weapons and cites increased investigations under the Atomic Energy Act amid concerns about Communist activity in the United States. Bank robberies hit a record high for fiscal 1974 and white collar crime convictions doubled.
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Washington
FBI
United States
Market pauses as unemployment rises then edges higher
The stock market stalled to absorb news of a jump in unemployment to 7.1 percent before resuming an uptrend. The Dow gained 4.15 to 636.19 at noon as gainers outweighed losers on the NYSE and American exchanges. Oils were strong and composite indexes rose, while wheat and grain prices were listed for Chicago markets. Traffic lights at a key intersection in downtown were finally activated with a timed signal after years of effort to improve safety.
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New York
New Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
NYSE
THD
Burglary at Lee Lumber Co. Recovered Tools Found
Burglars hit Lee Lumber Company at 903 E Third St. about 7 45 a m. Sgt Robert Diaz and Officer Jimmy Roundtree recovered about 31 in tools hidden under a shed behind the yard. The theft followed a prior break in to the business.
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Lee Lumber Company
Third St
Robert Diaz
Diaz
Jimmy Roundtree
120 Gulf
Money van heist mystery near Beaumont payroll
Beaumont police probe a missing money van from Danners Inc with $40,000 payroll for tanker crewmen in Texas City. Guards Gene Rivas and Richard Herrin vanished Wednesday night. van found empty with a bag nearby. Authorities say no foul play confirmed and details remain unclear. Sausage making note appears as a separate line.
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Beaumont
Tex
Houston
Gene Rivas
Richard Rudolph Herrin
J.W. Maxey
Danner’s Inc
Texas City
Gordon Well Won't Have To Worry About
A terse fragment suggests Gordon will not have to worry about an unspecified issue, with no additional context or details available in the readable text.
Special prosecutor closes office as job is finished
Special Prosecutor Henry S. Ruth plans to close the office spawned by Watergate as the investigation winds down. He expects no extension for the two grand juries though one term ends mid February and the other in June. Nixon aide says the former president is anguished but will not comment on the convictions of Mitchell Haldeman Ehrlichman and Marcian. Ehrlichman has had a presentence interview and Sirica has not set a sentencing date while the probation report is prepared. Appeals are expected to begin within a month after sentencing.
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Washington
Henry S. Ruth
Ruth
Thuusday
San Clemente
Calif
Richard M. Nixon
John N. Mitchell
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Robert C. Marcian
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Ehrlichman
Sirica
Deaths Services for Maria Cecelia Ornelas Pecos
Services for Maria Cecelia Ornelas 10 daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesus Ornelas Pecos 415 E 15th St are pending at Pecos Funeral Home. Miss Ornelas died at 1 30 am today in Memorial Hospital Born July 2 1964 in Pecos she lived here all her life Surviving are four brothers Jesus Raymundo Oscar and Ricardo Ornelas Pecos and three sisters Mrs Lupe Machuca Mrs Angelina Sanchez and Mrs Lydia Prieto Pecos.
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Maria Cecelia Ornelas
Jesus Ornelas
15Th St
Pecos
Miss Ornelas
Memorial Hospital
Jesus
Raymundo
Oscar
Ricardo Ornelas
Lupe Machuca
Angelina Sanchez
Lydia Prieto
Diabetes Clinic Monday at Midland Memorial Hospital
Henry F. Page M D F A C P will speak on complications of Diabetes Mellitus and on exercise for diabetics at 7 30 p m on January 6 in the cafeteria of Midland Memorial Hospital The Permian Basin Diabetes Association invites all interested persons to attend this public information meeting
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Henry F. Page
FACP
Midland Memorial Hospital
Permian Basin Diabetes Association
Weekly School Menu And Local Club Notices
School meals listed for Tuesday through Friday with daily entrees sides desserts and beverages. Local clubs and meetings set for evenings at various venues including Weight Watchers Community Center Lions Club Amistad Lions Al-Anon TOPS and more. A biographical note recalls John Scott Harrison born 1804 in Vincennes Indiana son of William Henry Harrison and father of Benjamin Harrison the 23rd president.
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Hickory
Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Al-Anon
S. Oak
Tops Club
E. 10Th St
John Scott Harrison
Vincennes
Ind
William Henry Harrison
United States
Benjamin Harrison
Pecos Enterprise Staff and Roles Listing
The Pecos Enterprise lists staff positions including John Pitts Peggy McCracken Lynn Webb Becky Rivera Diane Osborn Disp Mary Shute Classis Ruben Baca Emily Galindo Carlos Nichols Joyce Miller and others. It notes roles such as Assistant to Publisher Managing Editor Editor Family Editor Advertising Manager Circulation Manager and more.
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John Pitts
Peggy McCracken
Lynn Webb
Becky Rivera
Diane Osborn
Mary Shute Classis
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Joyce Miller
Reeves
Ind
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Ronnie
Tony
Red Devils
Rankin
Stock Market Report
Chicago
As al& Ercited
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Pet
Chrysler
Great Axp
Gulf Ou
IBM
Jhn-Man
John Joh
Litton
Marathon
Marcor
Mobil Oil
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Penn Cent
Penney
Cab
RCA IE
Safeway
Sears
Sony
Sun Oil
Texaco
Texas
UN Carbide
Uniroyal
US Steel
Woolwich
Xerox
The
Record Lumber CO
T.V. Taken
Laura Lodge
E. Third St
Gordon
Aving Essu
Gus Arriola
Lopez
Soren Hiss
Baylor
Billy Graham
Dallas
Maria Ornelas
Diabetes Clinic
Holiday Inn
Rotary Club
Bessie Haynes
Buckner News Alliance
Cedar St. Pecos
Eorner
Reeves Ward
Loving
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