Basin grants plan regional crime control for Permian Basin
Basin receives funds from the Justice Department under the Omnibus Crime Control Act to plan regional police schools at Big Spring and Odessa and to develop regional riot planning, drug investigations, and handling of mentally impaired persons. The project includes riot equipment stockpiling, a mobile crime lab, and a regional radio system, with $2,163 in cash matching by the commission. The Permian Basin RPC covers Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard, Loving, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Reeves, Terrell, Upton, Ward, and Winkler counties.
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U.S. Department of Justice
Permian Basin
Big Spring
Odessa
Criminal Justice Council
RPC
Andrews, Borden, Crane, Daweson
Ector
Gaines
Glasscock
Howard
Loving
Martin
Midland
Pecos
Reeves, Terrell
Upton
Ward
Winkler Counties
Schlesinger Marries Alexandra Emmet Allan in New York
Arthur Schlesinger Jr., the Pulitzer winning historian and former Kennedy and Johnson aide, wed Alexandra Emmet Allan in Schlesinger’s apartment with Judge Harold Felix presiding. The bride, daughter of Lily Cushing and William T. Emmet, had previous marriages to Donald Allan. Schlesinger’s prior marriage to Marian Cannon also ended in divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Alexandra Emmet Allan
Schlesinger
Harold Felix
Family Court
Alston Boyd
Lily Cushing
William T. Emmet
North Tarrytown
N.Y
Donald Allan
Marian Cannon
Weather and health notes across regions and celebrity updates
North Central Texas to Southwest Texas show hot fair conditions with high 88 to 105 and low 63 to 81. Coast and Southeast Texas expect warm near coast with possible showers and gusty winds. Notable items include Rickles recovering from tendon surgery after a tennis injury at Mt. Sinai, and public figures such as Sturtevant, du Pre, Cassidy, and Symington undergoing medical or professional moves.
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Texas
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Boy Scouts Host Supper Under Scoutmaster at Sullivan Home
Members and prospective scouts of Troop 90 enjoyed a barbecue supper at Mr. and Mrs. John Sullivan’s residence last Thursday night. The troop, sponsored by First Baptist Church, noted some absences due to summer activities as Norman Hill is named to assist in the scoutmaster’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Nabers
John Sullivan
Sullivan
First Baptist Church
Troop 90
Boy Scouts of America
Marfa
Norman Hill
Leman Barmore
Mark Williams
The
Boy Scout Troop 90
Fee
Jim Jennings
Fort Davis
Mr. Nabers
Fort Worth
Desdemona
Jennings
Big Bend
Craig Hill
Ronnie McIntire
Wayland Barmore
Carlos Rubio
Frank Lopez
Gilbert Arredondo
Junior Lopez
Ben Kilcrease
Leslie Smith
Doc Newton
Hazel Barmore
Sealed bids sought for lawn sprinkler system at Balmorhea SP
State Parks and Wildlife will accept sealed bids until July 22 1971 at 2 00 p m for a lawn sprinkler system at Balmorhea State Park Reeves County Texas Project number PWD AC 71 15 details from Texas Parks and Wildlife John H Reagan Building Austin Texas 78701 attention Mr Jerry Mayfield Engineering Division Pecos Enterprise published July 12 13 1971 includes meal for boys and guests and Scout program remarks by R V Nabers and Jim Jennings with attendees listed from Fort Davis and Desdemona Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Parks and Wildlife Department
John H. Reagan
Austin
Texas
Balmorhea State Park
Reeves County
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Jerry Mayfield
Jobs Scarce Prompt Teacher Seeks Out-of-State Work
Austin AP report notes Bill Hamilton of Anderson High seeks out-of-state jobs for technical vocational pupils after letters to 100 local contractors yielded no openings. He says he found opportunities for his students in Minnesota Florida and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Bill Hamilton
Anderson High
Minnesota
Florida
California
Venezuelan equine encephalitis reaches nine Texas counties
A VEE task force said suspected horse cases surpassed 100 in Texas with more than 90 percent showing clinical signs of the illness. New suspected counties include Matagorda Refugio and Calhoun, bringing total counties to nine. Officials noted evidence of the disease near Houston and in other areas, with samples sent to the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlingen
Tex
Texas
VEE Task Force
United States
Matagorda
Palacios
Refugio County
Calhoun County
Port Lavaca
San Patricio
Aransas
Nueces
Cameron
Hidalgo
Starr
Houston
William Sippel
Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
College Station
Conroe
Round Top
Fayette County
la Grange
Rio Grande Valley
Live Oak County
George West
Sippel
Hot springs heat homes in Pagosa Springs area
Pagosa Springs residents use local hot springs as a heat source for many homes. The springs are remnants of volcanic activity dating back millions of years and provide valuable heating in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pagosa Springs
Colo
Riots mark Civil War draft in New York history raid
Today in history notes 1863 draft riots in New York left about 1,000 dead over three days. Other entries include 1878 Russo Turkish war end, 1919 R34 dirigible Atlantic crossing, 1944 Theodore Roosevelt Jr death in Normandy, 1966 JFK nomination, 2006 Ayub Khan visit, 2001 Czech diplomats foil in State Department, 2020 Israel Egypt informal talks proposed.
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Associated Press
New York
Atlantic
Britain
Theodore Roosevelt Jr
Normandy
Los Angeles
John F. Kennedy
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Pakistan
Washington
U.S. State Department
Israel
Egypt
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At&t
Rich
Borden
Chrysler
Soc
Coca Cola
Ford
Elec
A&p
Gulf Oil
IBM
Int Paper
Marathon
Mobil Oil
Monsanto
Penn Cent
RCA
Safeway
Sears
Ind
Texaco
UN Carbide
US Steel
Woolwich
Basin
Hollywood
Don Rickles
Brereton Sturtevant
Os S. Patent Office
Miss Sturtevant
Wilmington
Del
Nixon
Senate
London
Jacqueline du Pre
Miss du Pre
Daniel Barenboim
David Cassidy
Cassidy
Jack Cassidy
Shirley Jones
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Boy Scouts
Pecos Enterprise
Orano. Whitten Oil CO
Atlantic Richfield Company Dist
Sinclair Products
Phillip A. Pearce
ARCO
Audivox
Brandon Hotel
Pete Boody
EL Paso
North Mesa
Rediger
S. Eddy
Ring Aid Service
el Paso Texas
Central Drug
S. Cedar
Speed
Southern Union Gas
O’keefe
Merritt
Southern Union CH 4A
SS Company
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