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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1973
Page
2
Afghanistan proclaims itself a republic after a reportedly bloodless coup removing King Mohammed Zahir Shah. The king, 59, left for Italy for medical treatment ten days prior, with embassy spokesmen in London and Home declining to reveal his location.
The Secret Service and Lyndon B. Johnson’s allies disputed Nixon administration claims that LBJ used secret tape recorders in official duties. They said the charge was a misinterpretation and that no such tapping was done, with only rare recorded calls in the Six Day War era.
Relief efforts surge as drought stricken nations from Mauritania to Chad receive tens of thousands of tons of food seed and medicine. About 24 million people face hunger with 200000 tons shipped so far and rains threatening harvests. International aid including the US Canada and EU nations mobilize air and land relief to stockpile before the rainy season cuts routes.
The Senate gridlocks over an amendment that would let Congress overrule court rulings on the Alaska pipeline environmental review. Environmental groups led by the Wilderness Society seek to delay or block the line as they challenge the adequacy of the NEPA analysis and proposed route considerations along Mackenzie River valley.
A petition filed in the 200th District Court by the Texas Attorney General on behalf of the Railroad Commission seeks a receiver to control and manage Lo-Vaca Gathering Co suppliers of natural gas. The motion cites four regulatory violations and aims to protect public interest and ensure fair gas allocation for customers across multiple Texas cities and utilities.
A Pecos built microwave weed killer named Zapper is showcased in testing and public demonstration. The device, a collaboration of Oceanography International Corporation Texas A M University and others, uses microwaves to kill weeds and soil pests with no soil contamination. Tests show yield increases up to 60 percent in cantaloupes and onions versus hand weeded plots.
Clarine Kelly Fine 73 died Saturday at her home. Services held at 10 a.m. in Kerrville with burial at Garden of Memories. born Pecos June 16 1900, survived by a daughter in Kerrville, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Loran McAdoo of Balmorhea died at about 5 a.m. at her Balmorhea Lake home. ambulance called from Pecos, probable cause cerebral hemorrhage per Justice Clayton Stallings. Services pending at Wilson-Miller Funeral Home Monahans.
The Pecos Enterprise publishes daily except Saturdays and Sundays from 324 S. Cedar St Pecos Texas 79772. Mail subscription rates in Reeves County 6 months 10.50 dollars 1 year 21.00 dollars. all other mail 6 months 12.50 dollars 12 months 24.00 dollars. Second class postage paid at Pecos Texas 79772.
Texas Railroad Commission plans LPG distribution rules to keep rural Texas energized amid a shortage. LPG association lawyers argued producers divert gas abroad, while industry reps pressed for limits on exports until local demand is met. Lawmakers warned shortages could hit irrigation and farm output hard.
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