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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1973
Page
1
A public figure states that everyone should wait for forthcoming facts before acting. The remark emphasizes caution by the President, the committee, and the public as new information becomes available.
Bobby Steiner from Austin won the 44th Pecos rodeo with an 84 score on a bull ride earning 3713.44. Despite 218 entries many rode roughstock or failed to mark and ropers struggled as calves and steers proved elusive. Saturday’s events saw many fall during team roping and steer wrestling as riders hit the dirt.
Bud Cox posted 17.2 seconds in steer power as cowboys impressed with speed. Marvin Kunz led steer wrestling with under 8.5 seconds and $241.73 prize. Claude Groves tops saddle bronc at 73 average and $128.05. Gary Ledford earned $548.80 and belt buckle on roping two calves in 21.6 seconds. Richard Walker Buddy Fort pair clocked 26.9 seconds and $197.30 each in team roping. Jim Moore led bareback with 78 points for $493.92. Billie Ann Evans won girls barrel race with 36.1 seconds total, $115.12 and belt buckle. Joe Gillespie placed in all four wild mule races. overall four-day purse totaled $13,280 and top four in each event named with prizes.
Paris and London advisories ban air navigation within 200 miles of Mururoa and 500 miles east as France hints the first South Pacific nuclear test may occur late this week. The Otago frigate monitors nearby while protests mount abroad and oddly stir little in France.
Three people were taken to Memorial Hospital after a Sunday morning crash at Highway 80 and Cedar Street. Mario Lujan Valenzuela 21 of 518 N Oak St collided with Ismael Lerma Lara Jr 20 of Box 1794. Passengers Orlando Tarango and Ray Rodriguez Bravo were treated for minor injuries. Lara remained at Memorial Hospital. Valenzuela cited for failure to stop and leave information. Lara for failure to control speed.
Barstow residents approved a bond issue for a new Community Center pool with 355 yes and 277 no. Barstow box led turnout with 205 ballots and 184 yes 21 no. Commissioner H A Collins led drives, plans call a Wickett style pool on Community Center grounds. Construction could begin soon and open in summer 1974. Mona han voters rejected Lake Park project, boosting Barstow support.
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce adds Home Decorating Center as a new member. Chamber Manager Terry Burns signs the enrollment, marking the latest addition to the local business group.
A 16 year old Pecos youth is jailed on six charges after a night at the Oasis Putting Course. Police say he drank, used narcotics, jumped into a car, drove off with a mother and infant present, hit a steel fence at Municipal Park, and faced charges including no driver’s license, reckless driving, drinking, joy riding, property destruction and indecent exposure.
Senate subcommittee chair Sen. Gaylord Nelson charges U.S. drug firms price drugs much higher domestically than abroad. He cites Bristol-Myers polycillin caps, 50 mg furadantin tablets, and Travenol Synthroid as examples and notes a New York judge ruling dual pricing violates antitrust laws.
Weekend heat peaks at 104 to 105 degrees in Pecos and San Antonio area with storms and flooding causing road closures. Two teenage girls killed in San Antonio I 20 crash during heavy rain. Widespread outages and lightning strike San Antonio power lines 140 times as storms move across the region.
City police reported no injuries in five of six weekend collisions. Incidents included a two car crash at Cedar and Tenth, a one car spin into a bar ditch near Pinehurst and U S 285, and a wreck on Walthall Street. Storms lashed the Lower Rio Grande Valley with heat and rain sweeping most of Texas.
John Rediger of the Pecos Chamber of Commerce urges residents to watch Pecos Bill on the Wonderful World of Disney this Sunday. The famed local figure is highlighted for his contributions to Pecos, inviting both fans and newcomers to hear the tale on air.
Hank Grover, last election’s gubernatorial candidate, will visit Pecos Wednesday as featured speaker for the Downtown Lions Club meeting. He will first meet the public at the community center, per the Chamber of Commerce Manager.
Reeves County Commission ers accepted a 12000 price difference for a new front end loader from Treanor Equipment Company as the low bid with delivery expected soon. They discussed office space for county staffing, hospital upgrades, cemetery fencing, and paving the courthouse parking lot with hot mix pavement, deferring final action until prices and availability are known.
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