Ham operator joins civil defense in Reeves county network
The Reeves county civil defense group relies on ordinary locals like Richard Adkins WA5 TFF to maintain outside communication when lines fail. He notes amateur radio aided Lubbock tornado relief and emphasizes readiness for floods rail derailments leaks and tornadoes in Toyah Balmorhea Pecos and surrounding areas.
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Reeves County Civil Defense Organization
Toyah
Balmorhea
Pecos
Richard Adkins
Lubbock
Mental patient cleared for release in baby-killing case
Philadelphia psychs say Winfred Ransom, 38, no longer insane after Byberry State Hospital evaluation and should be released. Ransom was acquitted on grounds of insanity for killing a pregnant woman, cutting out the baby in 1974. the infant survived and is with relatives.
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Philadelphia
District Attorney's Office
Winfred Ransom
Byberry State Hospital
Margaret Sweeney
Ransom
Sweeney
Coffee prices rise around the world
Coffee prices jump from US 1.25 to over 3 a pound, with Argentina and Netherlands showing strong increases and Brazil affected by frost. Consumers cut consumption and brands shift to cheaper products as arson investigations unfold in Odessa.
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Associated Press
United States
Argentina
Netherlands
Dutch Consumers Association
Rome
Brazil
Rio de Janei
Faces of Pecos contest winner may appear in Free Press
Sunday feature invites readers to spot a circled winner in the Faces of Pecos contest and claim a 25 gift certificate from local merchants by calling the Enterprise office That item sits amid separate notes on rising coffee prices in Brazil Colombia and Mexico plus a weather forecast and regional commodity updates.
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Enterprise Office
Norma Jean's
the Yardstick
R&s Electronics
Hill's Thriftway
the Window Box
Crescent Jewelers
Farnum's Jewelry
Goodyear
Ben's Spanish Inn
Sprouse-Reitz
Gibson's
Schluter Donates Land to West of Pecos Museum
F A Schluter donated Cypress Street land hosting an office behind Top Dollar dry goods in memory of his son Charles Schluter killed in Africa in 1943 at age 20. Charles flew in the Royal Air Force and U S Army Air Corps before his death on a routine landing flight.
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Pecos
Cypress Street
F.A. Schluter
Charles Schluter
Africa
Royal Air Force
Schluter
U.S. Army Air Corps
Barney Hubbs
Museum Association
Hubbs
People of
West Texas State football gets 30 day reprieve
West Texas State University regents vote to keep the football program alive for 30 days while raising more than 300000 dollars to cover a projected 1977 78 athletic deficit. If funds are not found the department faces reduced status and football could drop to small college level. Coach Gene Mayfield notes strong Panhandle support after urging the community to act.
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Panhandle
Mayfield
Wtsu Regents
Amarillo
Potential killer storm enters North Dakota
A powerful weather system sweeps from Pittsburgh to Washington and into New England as the East Coast endures heavy snow. Up to eight inches fall, with blizzard conditions and plummeting temps forecast for North Dakota and the Washington area, the worst snow in years and upgrades to advisories across multiple states.
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North Dakota
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Washington
New England
National Weather Service
North Carolina
Atlantic
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Appalachians
Richmond
Allentown
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Buffalo
N.Y
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Civil Defense Defender
Gene Douglas
Odessa College
Bessie Haynes
Bonnie Northcutt
A.C
Dick Wadley
12Th Street
11Th Street
W. 12Th Street
Cypress
Wadley
Colombia
Mexico
Gilberto Arange Londono
Colombian Coffee Exporters Association
Law of Supply and
Angola
Guatemala
Ivory Coast
West Texas
T.L. Roach
Buffaloes
the Weather Service
Texas
Texas Panhandle
Piney
East Texas
Dalhart
del Rio
Mexican
Presidio
Big Bend
South Texas
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