Moroccan coup leaders shot as crackdown continues
Rabat reports six leading plotters were executed or tried after a summary court martial. King Hassan II said the leaders would die by sundown, naming eight principal conspirators including four generals and three colonels. The revolt at Rabat followed an attack on the king’s summer palace, with heavy casualties and a seizure of the Rabat radio station.
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Rabat
Morocco
Hassan II
Hassan
Mohamed Hedbouh
Mustapha
Bourgrine
Hambou
Medbouh
Summer Palace
Atlantic
Ocean
Supreme Court
Belgain
Marcel Duprat
Idris
Mummar Kadafi
TWA Jet Forced to Emergency Landing Over Hoax hijack threat
Shannon Ireland authorities halted a Boeing 707 bound for Washington with 135 passengers after a hijack note threatened violence. Officials found no explosives or weapons and the airline called the incident a horrible practical joke as security teams searched the aircraft and passengers.
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Shannon
Ireland
TWA
Washington
Trans World Airlines
Shannon Nolice
Chile Shakes Again After Killer Quake Rattles North Central
A fresh tremor rattled north central Chile early Sunday in the same region struck by a deadly quake days earlier. Officials reported no damage or injuries while scientists noted more than 300 movements since the main quake, which killed 82 and injured hundreds.
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Santiago
Chile
Saudi Arabia Near $350 Million U.S. Arms Deal
Diplomatic sources report Saudi Arabia is close to a 350 million dollar arms agreement with U S companies to expand its air force by about a third. The contract with Northrop Corp will supply at least 27 F-5 twin jet fighters. A maintenance deal with Lockheed is under negotiation.
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Jidda
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Northrup Corp
Lockheed
Agnew Makes Kenya Stop on World Tour
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew arrived in Nairobi Kenya marking the sixth stop of his 31 day round the world trip Halfway through the tour he will meet officials and visit Treetops to view a famed wildlife preserve during a three day stay
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Nairobi
Kenya
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Equator
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Local poll shows war sentiment across Reeves Ward counties
A district wide opinion ballot surveyed postal patrons of Reeves and Ward counties and found 58.5 percent opposed a firm withdrawal date for U S forces in Vietnam while 41.5 percent supported it. Reeves 30 percent yes 76 percent no. Ward 39 percent yes 61 percent no. On keeping troops until POW release agreed, district 77.6 percent yes 22.4 percent no. Reeves 80 percent yes 20 percent no. Ward 75 percent yes 25 percent no. Loving County did not respond.
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Congress
Richard C. White
U.S
Vietnam
Reeves County
Ward County
United States
South Vietnam
U. S
Loving County
No one hurt in weekend Pecos traffic crashes
Three traffic accidents kept the Pecos Police Department busy over the weekend. A 1962 Chevrolet pickup driven by Melvin A. Credeur and a 1968 Oldsmobile driven by Marie Bickley Jackson collided at the Park and 6th intersection. Credeur received a citation for failure to yield.
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Pecos
Park and 6Th
Melvin A. Credeur
Rayne
Marie Bickley Jackson
3Rd and
Cedar
Deputy Ingram joins Institute to boost crime education
Reeves County Deputy Gary Ingram enrolled today in the Drug and Crime Education Training Institute in Midland. The program runs until August 6 and aims to equip law enforcement with skills to run community educational courses on drug abuse and crime prevention. Two traffic incidents are noted: a Saturday 4:40 p.m. collision on 3rd Street involving a 1964 Ford driven by Junior Lee Leemasters and a 1968 Buick driven by Charles Cullen Reager, with Leemasters cited for failure to control speed. A separate Saturday 10:20 p.m. crash in the 400 block of S. Mulberry involved a 1966 Chevrolet driven by Eloy Alvidrez Herrera and a 1966 Ford owned by Cirilo Chavez Valencia. Herrera cited for improper backing.
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Reeves County
Gary Ingram
Drug and Crime Education Training Institute
Midland
Houston
McAllen
Ford
Junior Lee Leemasters
Buick
Charles Cullen Reager
Canton
Ohio
3Rd Street
S. Mulberry
Chevrolet
Eloy Alvidrez Herrera
Cirilo Chavez
Valencia
Herrera
Merchants Gauge Citywide Sales Push With Promotions
Pecos merchants approve a six month sales plan aiming for about a ten percent gain. The Merchants Committee of the Chamber of Commerce outlined events from July through December including Dollar Days Summer Clearances Krazy Daze and Back to School promotions plus Sidewalk Sale Days and a Fall Fair Festival. November Dollar Day and late shopping hours are planned ahead of the Christmas rush. Weather outlook is clear to partly cloudy with warm conditions and highs near 84 to 162.
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Pecos
Chamber of Commerce
The
Tornado Split Over Austin In 1920 Lands Photo On NYT Front
Er nest Baker recalls the May 20 1920 tornado over Austin that split in half and damaged nearby areas. He describes taking a photo from the Land Office Building at Brazos and Ulth and sending it to The New York Times for publication on the front page.
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Austin
Tex
Ernest Baker
Brazos
Ulth
Baker
Orth
New York Times
Ion
Miss Cotton of Pecos Pageant Announces 1969 Style
The third annual Miss Cotton of Pecos Contest is set for Thursday August 5 at the Pecos Valley Country Club with 16 local entrants. Franchise sponsors are the Cotton Crusaders who staged the first such show in 1969. Marsha Miller will crown the new Miss Cotton of Pecos who will compete in Dallas for Texas Cotton Week.
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Pecos
Maxine Tharp
Pecos Valley Country Club
Cotton Crusaders
Donna Beauchamp
Ise
E. W. Schmidt
Miss Miller
Pecos High School
Lubbock
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Pecos Chamber of Commerce
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Texas Tech
Gail Slack
Kenneth Slack
Cos
Dallas
Texas
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