Cape Town Exchange Student Feels Pecos Friendly
Cape Town native Paul Benjamin, a 16 year old foreign exchange student, says Pecos is small but friendly and humorous. He describes uniforms, life differences, schooling, and his plans to study at University of Cape Town with interests in journalism, law, and psychology.
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Paul Benjamin
Cape Town
South Africa
Pecos
U.S
Benjamin
University of Cape Town
Paul
Enterprise
Rogers Leaves for Paris to Sign Vietnam Peace Accord
Secretary of State William P. Rogers departed for Paris to sign a historic Vietnam agreement. He said the accord would usher in an era of peace and, very soon, the world would be in peace for the first time.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
Paris
Vietnam
Rogers
South Vietnam
ICC
Indonesia
Malik
Canada
Mitchell Sharp
Saigon
Sharp
U. N
Kurt Waldheim
Indochina
United Nations
Vietnam cease fire talks loom as raids escalate
The AP reports heavy fighting across South Vietnam with 400+ killed including two American servicemen. At Bien Hoa an attack killed a Marine guard and a helicopter was shot down near Phan Thiet. U.S. and allied casualties, air strikes, and cease fire plans dominated daylong briefings ahead of a 7 p.m. Saturday EST truce.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U. S
Bien Hoa
Phan Thiet
da Nang
United States
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
New York
Paris
National Broadcasting Co
Columbia Broadcasting System
American Broadcasting Co
Vietnam
Albuquerque International
Lorain
Ohio
Tex
Tell City
Ind
American Legion Post
Midland
Mich
Bach Mai
Hanoi
Philadelphia
Crawfordsville
Euclid
Maryland Council of Churches
John West
South Carolina
FFA Barbecue and Auction for Hogs Lambs Steers and Capons
An FFA sponsored barbecue runs from 5 30 to 7 30 p m at the posse barn with tickets at 31 75 available from any FFA member or at the door. The sale begins at 8 p m in the fair barn featuring hogs lambs steers and capons.
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FFA
Posse
Storm Gearhart
Des Moines
N. M
Weather Wakes Texas as Snow Fades and Cold Lingers
Early fog and freezing temperatures hit the Valley and Pecos with lows near 30. Snow covered parts from Sonora to Lubbock, with cold spots like Marfa at 11 and Dalhart at 28. A burglary at Conoco Oil Co. in Abilene was discovered, five keys missing, cash and checks taken.
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Pecos
Associated Press
Texas
Sonora
Abilene
Junction
del Rio
Wink
Lubbock
Marfa
West Texas Mountains
Dalhart
Conoco Oil Co
E. A St
Butler Smith
Glen Vandiver
Gatesville
Hico
Stephenville
Mineral Wells
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Amarillo
Childress
Midland
San Angelo
Texarkana
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
West Texas
Gulf
Kansas
Florida
Rockies
Montana
Pensacola
Fla
Columbus
Greenwood
Miss
Pine Bluff
Ark
Peacekeepers Move Into Tan Son Nhut Quarters
Crews remove sandbags and clear bunkers as Air Force and Navy offices become headquarters for the four nation cease-fire force at Tan Son Nhut Airport. Soldiers guard the area while painters and cleanup crews ready the new complex for the cease-fire in effect at 8 a.m. Sunday.
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Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
Air Force
Navy
Vietnam
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Canada
Poland
Hungary
Indonesia
South Vietnam
Red Cross
Military Commission
U.S
POW release date set for early next week
Secretary Laird said operations to bring home more than 160 POWs from Hanoi will begin next week, with flights nonstop to Clark Air Force Base and a roundabout route via Vientiane. He cautioned there would be no stop in Vientiane, and did not specify exact landing dates.
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Washington
A(p
Melvin Ky Laird
U.S
Hanoi
Laird
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Vientiane
Laos
Henry A. Kissinger
NBC Today Show
Ion
United States
Laira
Paris
Indochina
Pentagon
Southeast Asia
Hainoi
Clark
Travis Afb
California
North Vietnam
Western Pacific
Vietnam
Open House at City Hall Honoring Retiring Tax Assessor-Collector
City Hall invites the public to an open house at 4 p.m. Tuesday honoring Amanda Frye, the retiring tax assessor-collector. Community members are welcome to attend and extend thanks for her service.
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City Hall
Amanda Frye
Two Pecos Traffic Accidents Prompt Police Report
Pecos police investigated two crashes three hours apart on Thursday. Fred C. Chandler was injured when his northbound car on Oak Street was struck by a vehicle backing from a parking space driven by Lela Guebara. In a second collision, Ronald Edwards escaped injuries when Franklin Curry’s car, westbound on West Third, struck Edwards during a U turn.
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Pecos
Pecos Drug
Fred C. Chandler
Adams St
Memorial Hospital
Lela
Milan Guebara
S. Oak St
Chandler
Oak Street
Guebara
Ronald W. Edwards
Nebraska St
Franklin D. Curry
Ft. Stockton
West Third Street
Curry
Edwards
Deaths services for James Sewell Johnson in Midland
Funeral services for James Sewell Johnson age 52 were held today in Midland. He died Wednesday afternoon from a heart attack while in his car and was son of the late Edna Johnson of Pecos.
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James Sewell Johnson
Midland
Johnson
Edna Johnson
Pecos
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Cecil Cothrun
Carlsbad Highway
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J. S. Johnson
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