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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1971
Page
3
The article explains the proposed Home Rule Charter with election timing and eligibility. It outlines residency and tax clearances for candidates, nonpartisan ballots, and recall or initiative provisions. It also previews Finance Administration, bidding, and budget processes under the new charter.
Superior Court Judge James Kitts ruled Audie Murphy a special officer for Port Hueneme police authority and thus authorized to carry two blackjacks found in his car after his May arrest for assault on a dog trainer. The jury had acquitted him of those charges in October.
The State Banking Department issued a call for the condition of business in state banks as of the close of business December 31.
Pecos Eagles fall 56 44 as Norman Tinkler leads Pecos with 23 points in a close game until the final quarter. Monahans builds leads 26 24 at halftime and 41 35 after three, with Ronnie Bivins 14 and Joe Williams 12 pacing the Loboes. In a B game Monahans edge Pecos 43 40 as Chris Spray scores 12. Monahans to host Ector Eagles Friday with B team 6 15 and varsity 8 p.m.
Final rites for Tomas Munoz Cruz, 37, will be held tomorrow at 4 p.m. at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with burial in Santa Rosa Cemetery. He died in a Monday fire that destroyed his home. Born March 17, 1933 in Mexico, survivors include his widow Guadalupe, son Tomas Jr, daughter Dalila, brothers Elidio Crescencio and Guadalupe, and parents Felipe and Mrs Cruz.
Roy J. Meyer 69 of Tucson Arizona is in good condition after emergency surgery at Memorial Hospital following an accidental gun discharge. A 22 cal pistol fell from a holster striking the car as he loaded it at a motel. Meyer and his wife were en route to Dallas for his sister in law's funeral.
Marshall Womack, 44, was sentenced to ten years in prison in El Paso for conspiring to swindle. Federal authorities said he worked with others to defraud victims in a scheme involving false investments.
Spec 4 Terry A. Mathews of Austin Texas faces trial in South Korea on charges of raping and strangling a Korean woman near Seoul on October 22. He also faces marijuana possession and smoking charges under Korea's law and is held in an Army stockade near Seoul.
Rep. John Dowdy of Texas remains ill as a bribery conspiracy case against him is rescheduled to March 8. He has been released from St Elizabeth Hospital to home in Athens Texas while doctors assess his health and the defense fights to dismiss charges first filed last year.
Riverside corrections report Whitmer Jean Ballard, 44, held on 50000 dollars bail in Riverside after a fugitive warrant led to his arrest near the Salton Sea. Ballard faces murder and robbery charges in the December 2 shotgun killing of Steve Currie, 71, of Garden City Texas. Currie’s wife was tied to a chair but unharmed.
A 57 year old rancher, Clovis Hodge, was killed at his home in the Cotton community seven miles east of Mexia Texas. Mrs Marie Hodge said a robber demanded money after knocking at the door then shot Hodge following a struggle. The intruder, about 45, 5 feet 9 inches, fled as deputies and Texas Rangers searched Free Stone and Limestone counties.
Christopher Rites Pend died yesterday afternoon at 4 52 in Memorial Hospital Services are pending at Pecos Funeral Home
A Cruz family fire fundraiser opened at Joe's Supermarket on South Cedar to aid Guadalupe Cruz and her children Tomas Jr and Guadalupe, following a fatal house explosion. Tomas Cruz died in the blaze and his wife and son suffered serious burns but are listed in good condition at Memorial Hospital.
Charles Wilson reports a theft from his 1967 Pontiac at his residence between 6 and 7 30 p m on a January Sth. Alice Navarette reports a $400 set of wedding rings missing from her Johnson Street home this morning, noting an allergy to the rings and that they were atop a chest of drawers.
Houston based heart surgeon Dr. Michael E. DeBakey said artificial heart research continues but implanting a device in a human now would breach medical ethics. He noted 18 animals tested since 1964, none surviving beyond 12 hours, and cited issues with blood cell damage, pacing of blood, and power sources.
Tax tips must be reported to employers if $20 or more in a calendar month. Cash tips are taxed and reported by the 10th of the following month. IRS documents 5635 and 531 explain requirements and reporting forms. Willie H. Franz, 58, died in Midland after a sudden illness. services set for Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church.
All menus subject to last minute changes. Thursday features Goulash with buttered sweet peas tossed salad sweet rolls Chuck Wagon bread butter and milk.
The Permian Basin Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers will hold its monthly meeting January 21 1971 at the Ramada Inn in Midland Texas A social hour at 6 30 p m followed by dinner at 7 30 p m The speaker will be James W Donnell Chief of Standards Engineering Office Manned Space Craft Center Houston Texas discussing Engineering Aspects of the Space Program Donnell has fifteen years in the space program All interested persons are invited to attend.
Houston lawyer says bail bonds amount to ransom and detain the accused for lack of funds. A legislative committee discusses reform proposals including a 10 percent cash posting with 90 percent refunded to the defendant at case disposal. The plan would impose fines or jail for failure to appear and aims to speed trials. A Dallas meeting is planned to continue the bail bond reform study.
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