Hereken’s Pragmentaries on Officials and Justice
Fran Landen laments sports officiating quality across football basketball and the Super Bowl era. He recalls incidents on the sideline at Ector and Monahans and questions investigations into officials while citing Crime in America and high profile trials. He contrasts speedy Texas justice with lengthy cases like Manson and Chicago Seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans
Saturday Review
Ramsey Clark
America
United States
Texas
Reeves County
Manson
Chicago
Socialized Medicine Topic Debated at Pecos Rotary Meeting
Dr. E W Schmidt spoke on Medicaid and Medicare costs and future trends while filling in for Bob Bickley at the Pecos Rotary Club noon meeting. He warned of doctor shortages and workload, discussed general practice incentives and the Family Medicine Plan, and contrasted socialized and incentive medical systems with remarks on Sweden and U S trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Schmidt
Washington, D. C
New York
Maryland
Texas
Galveston
American Academy of General Practice
Sweden
U.S
Bill McDonald
Dick Flores
Albert Bean
Stockton
Charles Wilson
Carlsbad
Jerry Galbraith
Midland
Dan Peyton
Paul Tapp
Trail Ride Kickoff At McNary Texas Draws Riders
The chuck wagon camp will be set at McNary Texas on February 6 bringing riders from Albuquerque to Houston for El Paso’s first Trail Ride. The three day ride runs along the Rio Grande levee to El Paso with two groups of 25 riders per wagon and meals and evening entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNary
Texas
Albuquerque
Houston
el Paso
Rio Grande
el Paso County Sheriff's Posse
el Paso Wholesale Beer Distributors Association
Governor And Cohorts In 27.7 Million Suit
A federal class action seeks 27.7 million in damages to restore National Bankers Life Insurance Co and Olympic Insurance Co. The suit names Gov. Preston Smith, House Speaker Gus Mutscher, 48 defendants, and accuses insiders of stock manipulation and profits over 500000 by using inside information. It seeks 7.5 million per company in a common fund and punitive and actual damages for minority shareholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bankers Life
U. S. Dist
John V. Singleton
Dallas
Securities and Exchange Commission
Houston
Mutscher
S. Rush McGinty
R. C. Schulte
Gus Mutscher
Texas House
Tommy Shannon
Elmer Baum
Rep
W. S. Heatly
House Appropriations Committee
Frank W. Sharp
Smith
Bicyclist Struck by Car at Stafford and Eddy
Leon Torsy age 13 was treated and released from Memorial Hospital after being struck while riding a bicycle at the Stafford Eddy intersection. James Thomas driver of a 1967 Ford Falcon station wagon attempted a right turn and the boy rode into his path. The youth had a slight leg bump and no citations were issued by Officer Charles Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Torsy
Memorial Hospital
Stafford
Eddy
James Thomas
Eddy Street
Charles Smith
Contreras Rites Tomorrow At 10
Final rites for Pasqual Contreras, 80, will be held at Christ the King Catholic Church in Balmorhea at 10 tomorrow morning. Interment will be in Saragosa Cemetery under Pecos Funeral Home direction. He died Wednesday morning in Alpine Nursing Home. Born May 30, 1890 in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasqual Contreras
Christ the King Catholic Church
Balmorhea
Saragosa Cemetery
Pecos
School Menu for Monday Includes Frito Pie and Spinach
Monday school menu lists Frito Pie creamed potatoes buttered spinach shredded lettuce with dressing lemon pudding whipped topping plus bread butter and milk. All items subject to last minute changes.
Pecos Area Railway Passenger Service Included in Plan
Secretary Volpe informs Rep White that New Orleans to Los Angeles passenger service is added to the basic nationwide network. El Paso to New Orleans segment restored after protest, with El Paso to Ft Worth Dallas potentially added by National Rail Passenger Corp starting May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Transportation
John Volpe
Richard C. White
New Orleans
Los Angeles
National Railway
West Texas
Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
el Paso
Ft. Worth
Dallas
National Rail Passenger Corp
Renewal Program Set At St. Catherine's
The Reverend Rocco Perone of the Paulist Fathers will conduct a spiritual renewal at St. Catherine's Catholic Church starting Sunday January 31. Evening services at 7 o clock include a short sermon open discussion and Benediction or Mass. Topic sermons cover Vatican Council themes and Catholic truths with titles such as Is American Society Sick A Bachelor Discusses Marriage and The New Morality. Perone born in Hartford was ordained in 1949 and joins Paulist Fathers active in parish work media publishing and missions. Reverend Edwin Griffith invited the Paulists for their dialogue experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocco Perone
The
Paulist Fathers
St. Catherine’s Catholic Church
Father Perone
Hartford
Connecticut
Washington, D. C
Edwin Griffith
Paulists
Cotton counts and ginnings report totals from SWIG Cottonoil Mill
Ginnings and bale counts for Reeves Pima and Upland varieties are listed with totals to date and compared to last year. The data shows 64,409 total to date and 82,581 last year, with this week’s ginnings at 349. The note is courtesy of SWIG Cottonoil Mill and mentions open services for Christians and Catholics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves Pima
Reeves Upland
Pecos Upland
Presidio Upland
SWIG
Texas Water Projects Budgeted For 1973 Budget
The President’s budget to Congress includes Texas water initiatives. The Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation plan 883000 for Mississippi Basin imports to West Texas and New Mexico. Reclamation budgets 229000 to clear salt cedars in Pecos River basin. El Paso flood control gets 1200000, Caballo Creek study 30000. Chamizal Memorial to cost 1513000, Rio Grande Village water planning 500000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Texas
Corps of Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
Mississippi Basin
West Texas
New Mexico
Cong. White
Washington
Pecos River
el Paso
Cibalo Creek
Presidio County
National Park Service
Chamizal National Memorial
Rio Grande Village
Big Bend National Park
White Sponsors Resolution To Protest POW Treatment
Congressman Richard C. White will sponsor a House Concurrent Resolution to protest the inhumane treatment of POWs by North Vietnam and the National Liberation Front. The measure repeats Geneva Convention violations and urges compliance while praising U S and international efforts for humane treatment and release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. White
House
Congress
National Liberation Front
South Viet Na
91St Congress
North Vietnam
United States
United Nations
International Red Cross
White
Armed Services Subcommittee
South Vietnam
Congressional
Creighton Abrams
92Nd Congress
Odie Promoted to First Lieutenant at Fort Sill
Jimmy F. Odie Jr. 29, son of Pecos Texas residents, rises to Arms First Lieutenant while serving as Intelligence Officer in Headquarter Battery, 4th Battalion 14th Artillery at Fort Sill Oklahoma. He entered the Army March 1961 after basic at Fort Hood Texas. He is a Pecos High School graduate class of 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy F. Odie Jr
Pecos
Tex
14Th Artillery
Ft. Sill
Oklo
Odie
Ft. Hood
Madera Valley Water Corp. Holds Annual Meeting
The regular annual meeting of Madera Valley Water Supply Corp. was held January 26, 1971, at 7:30 p.m. in Verhalen Texas. President Robert McNutt called the meeting to order, with Dale Toone delivering the invocation and translating the financial and operations report into Spanish for Spanish speaking members. New board members to replace retiring directors Jim Rankin, Melvin Schnack and R.R. Butler were Floyd Brownfield Cecil Jim Lee and J.S. Woford. Door prizes were awarded and refreshments served to members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madera Valley Water Supply Corporation
Verhalen
Texas
Robert McNutt
Dale Toone
Jim Rankin
Melvin Schnack
R.R. Butler
Floyd Brownfield
Cecil Jim Lee
JS. Wofford
Junior Livestock Show and Sale at Pecos Fair
The Junior Livestock Show and Sale runs today and tomorrow at the Pecos Fair Building. The prize stock sale begins at 7:30 tomorrow evening with a barbecue supper at 6 hosted by the Reeves County Sheriff's Posse Barn. Plates are $1.50 each under the direction of Bailey Wheeler and FFA boys with Paul Tapp, County Agent, overseeing the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Fair
Reeves County Sheriff's Posse
FFA
Bailey Wheelers
Paul Tapp
Working Students And Income Tax
Wilbur G. Park of the Internal Revenue Service explains tax duties for students in 1970. Single students earning 31 700 or more must file a return. those under 21 700 with tax withheld may file to obtain refunds. A single student should claim one exemption. In Texas community property states, married students must file separate returns for parental dependent claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Wilbur G. Park
Internal Revenue Service
Peeds
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hereken's Pragmentaries
Fran Landen
Joe
National Bankers Life Stock
Contreras
St. Catherine’s
Texas Water Projects
Pecos High School
Antrie
Central
Madera Valley Water Corp
City Hall
Kenneth Ford
Robert Walker
Neal Fonville
Ray
Hirrill
Ed Guy
Will Neslong
Melton Woody
Danny Beck
Randall Jenkins
Jeff Cross
Marilyn Walker
Joyce Woody
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