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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1973
Page
1
Pecos High School faced widespread student absence as snowbound roads halted bus service. Attendance clerk Frances Wood reported 250 of 1,060 students absent, with weekly averages between 175 and 200 as crews navigated slick highways and deep snowfall across Texas.
City leaders heard residents and businesspeople oppose the flashing and missing signals at four Hwy 80 intersections. The council discussed outdoor advertising along U S highways, a new day care center, new hires, and revenue sharing funds. Mayor Pro Tem Gar lands Matthews and City Manager J J Maxey noted state controls limit automated Oak Street crossings and possible appeals would take months.
President Nixon eliminates mandatory wage price controls except for food health sectors and keeps a self administering system aligned to government standards. He asks Congress for a one year extension while retaining the Cost of Living Council and promises enforcement against unreasonable hikes. He targets inflation reduction to 2.5 percent by year end 1973 and notes prior phases cut inflation to about 3.5 percent.
Samples from 4390 Upland bales were classed for Pecos Territory growers for the week ending Jan. 5, per Mack Bennett of the USDA Classing Office in Carlsbad. The season total reached 65,973 versus 55,286 a year ago, with grades and staples detailed including Middling Light Spotted 32 and Strict Low Middling 41 making up portions, and bark reductions on 16 percent.
North Vietnam vows it will not be intimidated by American bombing or force as Kissinger and Tho meet for a fourth day of secret negotiations. Nguyen Minh Vy says progress toward a deal depends on the United States and warns that clinging to force would prolong the war.
The report notes Lone Star Producing Co staking No. 1 V.C. Roun saville in Culberson County and No. 1 M.C. Touchstone in Reeves County as 14 500 and 11 300 foot wildcats. It describes adjacent wells, distances from sections, and formation notes. Adobe Oil Co of Midland pulls tool on a drillstem test at No. 1 Monroe in Reeves County with gas and water surfacing, and details volumes and flow during the test.
E Howard Hunt Jr pleads guilty to six counts in the Watergate case agreeing the prosecution's claim of a political espionage operation ordered by top Nixon campaign officials is essentially correct. Judge Sirica accepts the second plea and Hunt is denied bail before recounting the trial and witness testimony.
The Army announced a wide reorganization to boost readiness and cut manpower by 15,000, saving about $1 billion over five years. No bases will close, but some will shrink, with a 10 percent Pentagon staff cut and 813 jobs eliminated plus 1,986 transfers to other commands. Full effect expected within 12 months amid ongoing winter storm warnings on West Coast.
The Texas Highway Department reports all routes north of a Corpus Christi to El Paso line are icy but open. Conditions are hazardous with some improvement expected today. districts like Odessa Del Rio El Paso Lubbock Austin Abilene Corpus Christi Wichita Falls San Angelo Lurkin Beaumont Tyler Atlanta Childress San Antonio Waco Houston Amarillo Fort Worth Yoakum Paris Dallas Bryan Brownwood show extensive ice and snow with varying improvement timelines.
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