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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1971
Page
2
A brief listing shows mail service terms: six months for 311.00 and twelve months for 321.00. Located at Pecos Enterprise Inc, 324 South Cedar Street, Pecos Texas 79772 with telephone 445-5475.
Fort Stockton hosts a three day water carnival from July 15 to 17 with a space theme. The event offers an outer space tour through solar system planets and runs under hot dry West Texas conditions. Brenda Box is listed among organizers.
The report follows Billie Sol Estes and associates as they navigate parole, secrecy, and a dramatic El Paso chase. Ernst refuses to reveal Estes’s whereabouts while claiming friendship and noting Estes’ son may pursue racing. The piece also previews Fort Stockton 1971 Miss Fort Stockton and a water ballet event at Comanche Springs with Beta Sigma Phi chapters supporting the Chamber of Commerce.
State leaders of the organization call all Cotton Crusaders members to a meeting tomorrow morning July 15 at 10 o'clock in the SWIG building on the Balmorhea highway to discuss new business and make key decisions.
North Central Texas remains fair and hot through Thursday with lows 75 to 81 and highs 97 to 105. Northeast Texas stays fair with partial afternoon clouds and heat. lows 71 to 78, highs 97 to 102. Northwest Texas fair tonight and Thursday with hot afternoons. lows 67 to 77, highs 96 to 103. Brownsville to Port O Connor sees southeast to gusty winds near scattered showers. Port O Connor to Port Arthur has 8 to 18 knot winds with a few showers or thundershowers. South Central Texas stays fair and warm with possible coastal showers. lows in 70s, highs 90 to 100. Southeast Texas partly cloudy warm with a slight shower chance near coast. lows 67 to 80, highs 88 to 98. Southwest Texas east of Pecos fair and warm. lows 66 to 76, highs 92 to 102.
Three people remain ill as VEE spreads in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Dr. Fashinell notes VEE is mild in humans but warns of unknowns. The U S Agriculture Department seeks extra funds to expand Malathion spraying by Air Force planes to curb the disease in horses and humans.
The notice records admissions and discharges from July 6 to July 12 1971. Multiple patients including Virginia Romero Dick Wadley Betty Mathews and others are listed with newborns and home addresses in Pecos Texas and nearby areas. Baby births include two boys and two girls with parent names and addresses.
The Navy plans field tests in Puget Sound and the Gulf of Mexico of surface effect ships that skim on a bubble of air and exceed 100 knots. Prototypes from Bell Aerospace and Aerojet-General will cost about 15 million dollars each, aiming to outrun subs and cut Atlantic crossings. The program envisions ships capable of rapid deployment and all missions of present warships.
Senator Hubert Humphrey urged Congress to halt funds for the MIRV system, arguing the projected 12 billion dollar cost is unjustified and could disrupt arms limitation talks with the Soviet Union. He warned the plan would unbalance U.S. and Russian missile parity.
Oilmen revenue had doubled in four years and officials discussed a bond issue for new court house facilities. If the bond passes and more funds are needed, a rate hike could be justified. County residents may question the board at Reeves County Court House at 9:30 a.m. July 19.
Clear to partly cloudy conditions persist with mild nights around 65 to 75 degrees, cooler 50s in higher elevations. Day Thursday will see highs from 85 to 105 degrees across the region.
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