Johnson funeral procession paints Capitol in solemn farewell
Thousands line the Capitol as Lyndon B. Johnson's coffin is moved to the National City Christian Church for burial. Mrs Johnson, their daughters, and relatives walk in tribute while Nixon attends the state procession and the nation reflects on his legacy.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Coast Guard
National City Christian Church
Landbird Johnson
Johnson
Luci Nugent
Lynda Robb
Patrick Lyndon Johnson
John John
John F. Kennedy
Capitol
Nixon
Vietnam
Scouts Douse Ditch Fire With Neighbor Hoses
Five Cub Scouts extinguished flames in a grass-filled ditch on Nebraska Street around 11:30 a.m. after hooking several hoses and then calling the Fire Department. Kevin and Paul Kirkwood, Mike Gleason, and Robert and Cory Walker acted quickly, explained their names and address, and saved a rat from fire before volunteer firemen arrived to take over.
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Nebraska Street
Kevin
Paul Kirkwood
Mike Gleason
Robert
Cory Walker
Fire Department
Vietnam cease fire nears as nations rush to enforce terms
Washington reports a Pentagon stop order on most troop movements to Vietnam as the Paris peace accord advances. Canada, Indonesia, Poland and Hungary will supervise the truce with a 1160 member International Control Commission.
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Associated Press
Washington
Vietnam
Pentagon
U.S
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Paris
South Vietnam
Ottawa
Mitchell Sharp
Canada
Hanoi
Nguyen Duy Trinh
North Vietnam
Saigon
William P. Rogers
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Indochina
Laos
Cambodia
International Control Commission
Indonesia
Poland
Hun
Thieu
Kissinger
Weenesday
Hang Thun Hak
Phnom Penh
Stock Show and City Council Action Highlight Pecos
The week ends with a Pecos livestock show as 4 H and FFA youths showcase Fat Albert and other animals with sale hopes. City Council meets to discuss Ellis resignation, park use, recreation project support, sign permits, and waste control hearings.
Walls Names New Manager at Pecos Garment Co
Joe Walls is the new manager of Pecos Garment Co replacing J B Robertson Jr who leaves to take a position in Mian Oklo. Walls and his wife Phyllis will live at 414 S Elm St with children Randy Sandy and Wendy. Robertson has led the company since August 1970 and departs with wife Frances and two children Allen and Angela.
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J. B. Robertson
Pecos Garment Co
Joe Walls
FFA
Fair Barn
Jan Holley
Frances Holley
Plum St
Ffaer
Jan
Albert
Alpert
Fat Albert
Walter
J.B. Robertson Jr
Pecos
Mian
Oklo
Walls
Phyllis
S. Elm St
Robertson
Frances
Allen
Angela
Snow Totals Hit West Texas With Hazardous Driving Warnings
Snow fell across Northwest and Southwest Texas causing travel hazards and warnings. Heavy snow 1 to 4 inches with 4 to 8 inches east central. Temperatures 23 to 48 degrees, with mixed rain and snow across Panhandle to Hill Country. The National Weather Service cited a complex upper level low south of the Texas Big Bend.
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Pecos
U.S. Weather Bureau
Northwest
Texas
East Central
South Plains
Guadalupe
Davis Mountains
Davis
Panhandle
Edwards Plateau
del Rio
San Angelo
Langtry
Midland
Lubbock
Pecos River
Texas Panhandle
National Weather Service
Big Bend
Old Mexico
Dalhart
el Paso
Amarillo
Houston
Beaumont
Wallace case yields suspended sentence in federal proceedings
Wallace of Dell City was sentenced in El Paso by Judge Ernest Guinn for testifying falsely before a Federal Grand Jury on August 8, 1969. He received a $2000 fine and a two year prison term suspended, with five years probation. Other related cases involve Joy M Carpenter of Pecos and James Walter Henson of Maryneal, both convicted by Pecos juries in 1970 and 1972 for immigration tax offenses and false testimony.
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William Wallace
Dell City
el Paso
Ernest Guinn
Wallace
Guinn
United States
Joy M. Chandler Carpenter
Pecos
Carpenter
James Walter Henson
Maryneal
Texas
Mrs
Henson
Fire and break-in at Nik Nak store on Eddy Street
City police investigated an attempted break in at the Nik Nak store 1318 S. Eddy St. The lock was bent half off the south door and officers were on scene at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Volunteer firemen answered a small storehouse fire at Kenneth Stroud’s Daggett Street residence at 6 51 a.m. The call lasted eight minutes.
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Nik Nak
S. Eddy St
Kenneth Stroud
Daggett Street
Senate honors Jimmy Cooksey memory in resolutions
The Texas Senate approved two resolutions by Sen. Pete Snelson honoring West Texans. Senate Resolution 27 memorializes James Monroe Jimmy Cooksey II of Pecos, born 1912, a rancher and political activist who served on the New Mexico Democratic Executive Committee and as superintendent of the Upper Pecos Soil District. The action also notes the death of Dr. Carl A Kunath of San Angelo, honored in Senate Resolution 28.
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Austin
Senate
Pete Snelson
Midland
Snelson
James Monroe
Jimmy” Cooksey II
Pecos
Cooksey
New Mexico Democratic Executive Committee
Upper Pecos
Cattle Growers Association
Carl A. Kunath
San Angelo
Exhibit Schedule for 4 H FFA Livestock Show
Weighing in of animals begins at 10 a m Friday at the Fair Barn with hogs first and lambs after. Lambs classification at 3 p.m. All exhibitors must be present with their animals. Steers may be weighed Friday afternoon or Saturday morning. Judging starts 8 30 a m Saturday with hogs then lambs steers and capons.
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FFA
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