Winners Named In 1971 West Of Pecos Rodeo
The 1971 West of Pecos Rodeo concluded Saturday night naming winners in seven events with prize buckles donated by local sponsors. Wayne Webb won the bareback title and overall buckle from West Texas Production Credit. Calf roping went to Jim Doughtery. Shanna Bush won the ladies barrel race. David Merrill topped saddle bronc. Johnny McMullen and Earl Actor paired for team roping. Dickie Manigold earned steer wrestling best time. Jack Kelly won Brahama bull riding. Bill Bradley captured the wild mule race.
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West Texas Production Credit Association
Wayne
Webb
Jim Doughtery
Sandia
Texas
Hughes-Johnson Insurance Agency
Shanna Bush
Mason
R&n Discount Drug
David Merrill
Cleburne
Johnny McMullen
Big Lake
Earl Actor
Ozona Com
Security State Bank and
Pecos Insurance Agency
Dickie Manigold
San Antonio
Brandon Hotel
Brahama
Jack
Beached Violence Spurs Rapid Shuffle Out of Galveston
After a violent weekend on West Beach, Galveston police report most crowds left by Monday night with no repeat incidents. The spree included gunfire, beatings, broken windows, and the rape of a 14 year old girl. one man was wounded by a police bullet and another charged with rape.
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Galveston
West Beach
Charles Smith
Charles Chipman
Chipman
Wayne Leiptz
Bryan
Tex
Neegroes
Willie Whitburn
Augie Criss
R. L. Kesinger
Mountain Yields 68 Bodies After Japan Crash
Defense Force troops and police recovered 68 bodies from a mountain site after a USN turboprop airliner crashed in drizzling rain. The victims included 64 passengers and four crew members, all Japanese except copilot Jack R. Spence of Mountain View, California, with a mass funeral planned at a Nanae Buddhist temple near Hakodate, Hokkaido.
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Harodate
Japan
Defense Force
Nanae
Hadodate
Hokkaido
Jack R. Spence
Mountain View
Calif
Medina Returns To Vietnam With Legal Team
Capt. Ernest L. Medina commander of the unit blamed for the My Lai assault departs Atlanta with Army prosecutor Maj. William Eckhardt and defense attorney Capt. Mark Kadish to take witness depositions in Vietnam. They left Sunday night.
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Atlanta, Ga
Ernest L. Medina
My Lai
Vietnam
Medina
William Eckhardt
Mark Kadish
Atlanta
U S Defense Chief Talks with Japan Amid Cabinet Shakeup
U S Defense Secretary Melvin Laird met with Japan's outgoing Defense Agency chief Yasuhiro Nakasone for two hours in Tokyo to discuss defense collaboration. Nakasone resigned with other Sato cabinet members, not named to the new cabinet. Laird, first U S defense secretary to visit Japan, arrived for a week and will visit South Korea next.
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Tokyo
U. S
Melvin R
U.S
Yasuhi
Nakasone
Japan
Defense Agency
Eisaku Sato
Sato
Laird
South Korea
Sato Shuffles Cabinet Ahead of Okinawa Pact Era
Prime Minister Eisaku Sato appoints a new cabinet removing most allies. Takeo Fukuda becomes foreign minister while Kiichi Aichi and others depart. Sato, 72, plans to step down by fall 1972 as Fukuda strengthens his bid to succeed him. Sadanori Yamanaka remains in the PM's office. The cabinet has been in place since Jan 14, 1970.
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Tokyo
Eisaku Sato
Takeo Fukuda
Sato
Fukuda
Kiichi Aichi
Okinawa
Japan
Sadanori Yamanaka
Mexico to Seek Extradition of Braniff Hijackers
Mexico will request extradition for two hijackers of a Braniff International Airlines plane. Foreign Ministry sources say the legal document basis for the extradition is being prepared by the attorney general's office, with the process currently in a state of confusion.
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Mexico City
Braniff International Airlines
Foreign Ministry
Attorney General's Office
Attorney General’s Office
Roundtrip Fares Near 200 Dollars Promised by IATA
Montreal AP report says international airlines expect a roundtrip transatlantic fare around 200 dollars paid 90 to 120 days in advance. The IATA conference of 40 lines weighs a $200 plus or minus plan to regain business lost to low fare charter lines. An IATA spokesman notes wide views on fare form.
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Montreal
International Airlines
North Atlantic
International Air Transport Association
IATA
SEC to seek criminal complaints in stock fraud suit
An SEC spokesman says criminal complaints will be sought against defendants in a civil suit alleging stock fraud and manipulation. Investigators proceed with sworn statements from political figures and others about quick profit deals in insurance stocks on loans from the defunct Sharpstown State Bank in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Sharpstown State Bank
Houston
Road Blocks Nab Four Area Robbery Suspects
Pecos and area law enforcement officers net four suspects in a holiday weekend robbery sweep. Police say patrols and road checks led to arrests and confiscation of stolen items as investigations continue.
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Pecos
Ft. Stockton
Louis Armonitte
Tony Coredova
Donald David Drake
Houston
Leslie Leroy
Holmes Appointed West Texas Telephone Business Manager
Ron Killion, former Andrews resident, named business manager for West Texas Telephone Company effective July 3. He replaces Jack Holmes in Pecos, moves to Andrews as district commercial manager, with Killion supervising Pecos area commercial activities. The move follows Holmes’s transfer from Pecos since February 1970.
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Ron Killion
Andrews
West Texas Telephone Company
Jack Holmes
Pecos
Holmes
Killion
VanHorn
Alpine
Donna
Sul Ross University
Telephone Company
Pecos Quiet Fourth of July Week End
Death tolls mounted nationwide as traffic crashes over the holiday weekend reached 612 lives, a record for a three day period. The worst crash occurred on Interstate 65 in Indiana, where a head on collision killed ten people.
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Pecos
Texas
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Indiana
Pecos Valley Masonic Lodge Installs Officers
Charles Lyndon Edwards was installed as Worshipful Master of Pecos Valley Masonic Lodge No. 735 for 1970 71 in open ceremonies June 29 at the Masonic Hall. Attending were Past Masters including Dick Morelan and Elmo Chesney. gifts and remarks followed. Special guests from Clyde Odessa Monahans and others joined the event.
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Charles Lyndon Edwards
Pecos Valley
Edwards
Ford
J.T. Edwards
Clyde
Charles Maughan
Brian and
Dian
Odessa
Robert Cowan
Edward S. Hammond
Monahans
Masonic Lodge
Curtiss Winterrowd
Dayton Whitehurst
Hudson
Deacon
John Dearley
Elmo Chesney
Woody Merritt
Mrs. Edwards
Debbie
Starla Edwards
Pecos Masons
Espinosa Services Tomorrow in San Angelo
Funeral services for Guadalupe Grade Espinosa will be held at Santa Rosa Catholic Church at 3 00 p m The former Pecos resident was born June 13 1927 in Balmorhea He died in a fatal traffic accident in San Angelo Sunday morning Surviving relatives include his widow Amelia Acosta two sons Lupe Jr and Juan three daughters Ilda Linda and Amelia from San Angelo and Elena Casary of Abilene Also listed are his parents Mr and Mrs Juan Espinosa of Pecos and four sisters all of Pecos
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Guadalupe
Espinosa
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
San Angelo
Pecos
Balmorhea
Goodfelow Air Force Base
Amelia Acosta
Lupe Jr
Juan
Ilda
Linda
Amelia
Elena Casary
Abilene
Juan Oq, Espinosa
Marcos Mendoza
Santiago Lara
Amelia Andhondo
Pablo Matta
C of C Women Hold Meeting
The Women's Division of the Chamber of Commerce met in the Federation Parlor to review the Golden Girl festivities. Chairwomen Pam Harrison and Charlotte Starkey led events. Barbara Peer oversaw the parade with Trudy Herring assisting. Mary Margaret Samuel handled out of town belles details.
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Chamber of Commerce
Federation
Pam Harrison
Charlotte Starkey
Barbara Peer
Trudy Herring
Mary Margaret Samuel
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Hudspeth County
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Boulder Courts
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Teaney
Pecos Police Department
Kermit
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Bettie Burden
Grand Jury
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West Germany
Jochen Rindt
C.L. Edwards
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Coy Hudson
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