Miss Cotton of Pecos 1971 Contest Focuses on D Anndra Davis
D Anndra Davis a Pecos High School senior contenders in the Miss Cotton of Pecos 1971 pageant. Sixteen Pecos and Balmorhea girls model in a fashion show on Thursday night August 5 at Pecos Valley Country Club. The event is hosted by the Cotton Crusaders with Maxine Tharp as pageant chair and Mrs H L Robertson as Cotton Crusaders president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D’anndra Davis
Pecos High School
Pecos Eagle
D‘anndra
First Baptist Church
D’anndra
Maxine Tharp
Women’s Cotton Group
H. L.robertson
The
Cotton Crusaders
Army moves mustard gas from Okinawa to Johnston Island
In a coordinated operation the U S Army began transporting about 3 000 tons of mustard gas from Okinawa to Johnston Island in the mid Pacific. Five convoys moved 630 tons in sealed canisters to the transport Sea Lift with another 600 tons daily for four days. about 2 000 residents fled and 21 schools closed early as a precaution, with officials saying the operation completed safely.
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Naha
Okinawa
U.S. Army
Johnston Island
Mid- Pacific
Iceland closes Keflavik base as new government takes helm
The Icelandic left government orders the closure of the U S naval and air base at Keflavik signaling a shift in NATO alignment. In Malta, Don Mintoff's left-of-center cabinet demands neutrality and ousts the Italian NATO commander, widening alliance strain. In Vietnam, General Duong Van Minh accuses U S support for Thieu of bias and calls for he removal of Ambassador Bunker ahead of the October 3 presidential vote.
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Brussels
Iceland
U. S
Keflavik
North Atlantic Alliance
Malta
Mediterranean
Don Mintoff
NATO
Saigon
Duong van Minh
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Ellsworth Bunker
Turkey forms Ministry of Culture appoints Talat Sait Halman
The Turkish government established a Ministry of Culture and named Talat Sait Halman to head it. Halman, 40, previously taught Turkish literature at Princeton and New York University, with cultural affairs previously under the Ministry of Education.
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Ankara
Turkey
Talat Sait Halman
Said Halman
Princeton University
New York University
Ministry of Education
Thai cabinet approves jail rules banning drugs and weapons
Bangkok AP reports the Thai Cabinet approves regulations banning opium heroin marijuana liquor gambling facilities weapons explosives and live animals in all jails. The director general of prisons may suspend prison terms for inmates who comply and pledge not to repeat offenses and who behave and conduct regular religious services.
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Bangkok
Director General of Prisons
Sons of Sihanouk Stand Trial for Embassy Bombing
Norodom Nazarith and Norodom Naradipo, sons of Cambodia's deposed prince, went on trial in Phnom Penh on charges of taking part in terrorist attacks including last year's U S Embassy bombing. They face possible death under martial law regulations adopted after their father's ouster.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
U. S
Norodom Nazarith
Norodom Naradipo
Desert of intellect remark underscores Libya Morocco split
Libyan severance of relations with Morocco provoked derision from Hassan II supporters in Rabat. A Moroccan quoted the king’s interview remark that there is a desert of sand and an intellect between their nations. Libya and Morocco are roughly 1000 miles apart, separated by Algeria and Tunisia.
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Rabat
Morocco
Hassan II
Libya
Egypt
Middle East
Hassan
Algeria
Tunisia
Pope Paul VI Heads to Castel Gandolfo Summer Home
Pope Paul VI departs the Vatican for Castel Gandolfo the papal summer residence. The Hilltop retreat, a 15 mile drive from Rome, has long hosted pontiffs during the hot Roman summers since Pius XI.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican
Castel Gandolfo
Rome
Pius XI
Paul
Vaccine should reach Pecos in next few days
We hope to be in possession of the vaccine within the next few days as Pecos officials anticipate arrival. The report notes local veterinary and public health teams preparing distribution once stock arrives.
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Pecos
Estes home in Abilene grows as parolee returns
Billie Sol Estes appears at his Abilene residence after parole from La Tuna Federal Prison. Reporters are blocked by a self styled bounty hunter. Estes attends Balmorhea event and leads a church closing prayer amid ongoing public interest.
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Abilene
Tex
Billie Sol Estes
West Texas
la Tuna Federal Correctional Institution
el Paso
Patsy
Estes
John Ernst
Ernst
Walter Tedford
Houston
la Tuna
T&p
IRS adds to Pecos staff appointment
DwanD. North was named to the Pecos office as revenue officer replacing Pat Creech. Formerly of Waco, he and his wife Mary Cherry have eight children: Dan 20, David 19, Alan 16, Eliade 15, Harvey 14, Kenneth 12, James 6, Joletha 3. North is working in Pecos while awaiting his family's arrival.
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Dwand
North
Pecos
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
W.G. Park
Pat Creech
Waco
Mary Cherry
Dan
David
Alan
Eliade
Harvey
Kenneth
James
Joletha
Vaccination program targets Venezuelan equine disease in Texas
Statewide distribution of a protective VEE vaccine was announced by Dr. Fred D. Maurer of Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine. Vaccines must be administered by veterinarians as part of a coordinated effort with the Animal Health Commission and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Erinarian
B. J. Gross
Enterprise Today
Gross
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Austin
Alice
Texas
College Station
Tex
Fred D. Maurer
Texas A&m University
College of Veterinary Medicine
Maurer
H.Q. Sibley
Animal Health Comemission
U. S. Department of Agriculture. Dr. Maurer
U. S. Army
South
Central America
New Jury Wheel System Adopted in Reeves County Texas
Reeves County shifts from a five member jury commission to a jury wheel drawn from the voter registration list under Senate Bill 369. The change exempts voters over 65 and custodial mothers. economic excuses require all parties present. Jurors removed by challenge cannot be reused unless redrawn. Counties affected include Reeves Ward and Loving.
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Senate
Texas
Reeves County
Reeves
Ward
Loving
J. H. Starley
Sand Lake project committee meets at city hall
The Sand Lake Project Committee of the Pe cos Chamber of Commerce meets at 8 a.m. in the City Hall Council Room to review new information and discuss development of Sand Lake as a recreation area on the north side of town. the lake is currently dry.
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Sand Lake
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Fred Armestrong
Armstrong
Reeves County Commissioners Court
Texas Faces Rapid VEE Spread As Horse Deaths Rise
Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis spreads quickly in Texas with more than 500 sick horses and several hospitalizations in Brownsville. An embargo blocks Texas horse movements while a U S Army vaccine begins distribution, with veterinary teams delivering doses from Alice and plans for statewide points.
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Annora Davis
Howard
Miss Davis
Vietnam
New Turkist Ministry
Pope
Balmorhea Country Club
Catholic Women’s Club of
Balmorhea
Panchito Soltero
Dwan D
United States
Louis Matta
Carlton Williams
Chamber of Com
Merce
J. F. Pattee
Pecos Industrial Foundation
Termine
Associated Press
Martin
Gary Garrison
Harlingen
U. S. Agriculture Department
Brownsville
John Arnold
U.S. Agriculture Department
Mexico
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