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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1973
Page
1
Sergio Villegas was born at 1:45 a m Sunday at Reeves County Memorial Hospital to Tormo and Mrs. Villegas, a six pound three ounce boy 19 3/4 inches long. The father is unable to work and the family expects gifts from local merchants. The couple already has a one year old son Rudy.
Heavily armed police ring a downtown hotel as two surviving snipers open fire again in a coastal city shooting spree. Six people are dead and 17 injured. A Marine helicopter drops tear gas while officers probe a bunker like stairwell. Authorities revise the death toll and seek a federal inquiry.
Police seal off a 50 block downtown area around the Howard Johnson Motel in New Orleans while snipers holed up in the 18 story hotel threaten the district. Transit facilities halt and brokerages urge urgent calls to New York offices as the siege extends seven blocks from the hotel. The shell square high rise shows damage as authorities tighten perimeter and residents stay indoors.
City police investigated five minor weekend accidents with no injuries reported. In most cases vehicles were driven from the scene. Graceila Gomez, 18, of 407 Sun- (truncated text)
The Texas State Health Department and Civil Defense offices will hold a three night radiological monitoring school in Pecos February 6 to 8 at the Central Fire Station. Instructors Doug McLendon and Joe Pearce will teach basic radiological defense and radiation-detection operation. Open to Pecos and nearby residents, sessions start 7 p.m. Feb 6. For details contact S B Hunt or J T Prewit.
A planning meeting for the Reeves Loving County Junior Livestock Sale Committee is set for Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Community Center Banquet Room. Bill Calloway invites interested parents to attend and help ensure the sale's success through community involvement. Midland College evening extension courses will be offered at Pecos High School next semester. a 7 p m meeting today invites locals to choose classes. Pecos Chamber of Commerce directors will meet Tuesday noon at Ben's Spanish Inn to discuss important business agendas.
Israeli jets attacked Syria four times claiming five MiGs shot down and guerrilla bases hit. Damascus radio acknowledged three planes lost and reported two Israeli raiders down. An artillery duel along the border followed with Syrian fire said to inflict direct hits on Israeli positions.
In its first meeting of the year the Reeves County Memorial Hospital board reorganized to abolish the hospital administrator role and appoint a director of nursing services and a business manager. Joel Daniel was named to pursue collection of $114,000 in bad debts, including older accounts. The board also approved tighter accounting procedures, a procedures manual, and plans to add a laundry while stressing higher fees to cover deficits.
Pauline Drew, previously superintendent of nurses at Reeves County Memorial Hospital, was appointed director of nursing services by the hospital board. She assumes full authority for patient care and related services, reports to the board, and has a history of hospital leadership and teaching in nursing.
In Gif sur Yvette, Kissinger and Le Duc Tho resumed talks after a December halt and bombing pause. The session lasted about 4 1/2 hours in a villa of the French Communist party with tense mood and no handshake or public sign of progress.
The National Test Drivers Association held its first meeting of 1973 at the Holiday Inn Sunday and elected Wayne Lindsey president. In attendance were association members and Bernardo Martinez, president of Local 683 U.R.W. The Fund Drive for the Clemente Urquidez Scholarship Fund was kicked off. Vice president Juan Mata Jr., secretary Jesse Sanchez, and treasurer James Wadley were elected. A free road service plan was arranged with Automotive Proving Grounds, Inc. contact 445-4931 Unit 105. PTA and South Pecos Elementary PTA announced meetings and year projects.
The Soviet Union announces Luna 21 to study the moon and near lunar space. A frigid Texas air mass causes ice on bridges and roads from Dallas to Abilene with widespread icing and several traffic incidents.
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