Space linkup seals American Soviet space mission milestone
Apollo and Soyuz astronauts joined in orbit 140 miles above Europe marking a historic first meeting of Americans and Russians in space. Thomas Stafford Vance Brand and Donald Slayton guided Apollo as hunter craft achieving a flawless 12:09 p.m. EDT linkup.
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Space Center
Houston
Apollo
Europe
Thomas P. Stafford
Vance D. Brand
Donald K. Slayton
Slayton
Globe
Joan Brand
Shoplifting seen as ordinary by some residents
Local Safeway security action highlights a rise in shoplifting with six arrests over two days and fines totaling over 150 dollars for under ten dollars worth taken. Store manager Loewen Standley says such theft is illegal, costly, and affects all shops while noting the agent operates independently from local store officials. The piece urges tighter security and universal accountability as public attitude shifts.
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Lynn Webb
Safeway
Loewen Standley
Standley
Doctors surveyed for Pecos job hopes grow for hospital staff
Physicians are being sought to staff the 60 bed Reeves County Memorial hospital set to open in 1976. Jerry Taylor, the hospital administrator, said talks with several new doctors including a pathologist and an internist aim to have Pecos staffed on opening day. A New Mexico pathologist has been contacted and a retired allergist showed interest in a part time practice in Pecos.
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Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Jerry Taylor
Taylor
Pecos
New Mexico
James F. Haynes
Carlsbad
E.W. Schmidt
Schmidt
Toupees raise vanity and change appearances across Pecos
In Pecos a chorus of men including Roy Prewit and O Ferrall Pauly discuss buying toupees as a vanity and confidence act. They claim wigs, once obvious, now look natural and can alter self image, with remarks from S B Hunt and Harold Elder noting younger looks and social disguise.
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S.B. Hunt
Pecos
Hunt
Lions Club
Pauly
Precit
Elder
Prewit
Paisano Baptist Encampment Set for Weeklong Marfa Alpine Event
The 55th Paisano Baptist Encampment on Highway 90 between Marfa and Alpine runs Monday to July 27. Pastor Leslie Smith of Pecos says about 100 Pecos attendees will join devotionals seminars youth and children activities and worship services led by Dr L L Morris and Dr Jimmy Allen with Bible teachers and music directors from Baylor, Southwestern, Howard Payne University, Broadmoor Baptist Baton Rouge and Highland Park Austin.
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Highway 90
Marfa
Alpine
Leslie Smith
First Baptist Church
Pecos
L.L. Morris
Evangelism
The
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Jimmy Allen
First Baptist Church of
Glen Edwards
Broadmoor Baptist Church
Baton Rouge
Virtus Gideon
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
Tom Ruane
Howard Payne University
Brownwood
Euell Porter
Baylor University
Steve McDaniel
Highland Park Baptist Church
Austin
Local telephone complaints aired
Continental manager Ron Mc Reynolds explained to the Enterprise the citys growing telephone issues During business district overloads circuits jam causing inability to dial many numbers Especially groups 445-24xx 445-54xx and 445-49xx The Eddy St numbers are being moved to the 447 group to relieve load Direct dialing problems stem from Sweetwaters switching center and the need to find vacant paths Rain damages old lead-sheathed cables crack when wet repairs are costly and done yearly to restore service
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Continental
Ron McReynolds
Enterprise
McReynolds
Eddy St
Tinued
Pecos
Sweetwater
Pecos Zoning Board to hear beer sales exemption request
The Evening Optimist club seeks a special exemption to sell beer at dances. The Planning and Zoning board will hold a public hearing July 24 at 7 p.m. in City Hall to decide terms, locations, and duration if granted. The club occupies Zaragosa Hall inside city park where city ordinance bans alcohol on city property.
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Planning and Zoning Board of
Pecos
Optimist
Planning and Zoning Board
J.J. Maxey
Maxey
City Hall
Nixon to Get 121000 More for Expenses
The House plans to approve a bill to allot former President Richard Nixon 121,153 for staff, office supplies and other expenses for the new fiscal year. The package, a 40 percent cut from Ford’s request, covers July 1 start through 1975 end and excludes Nixon’s 60,000 annual pension and security costs.
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Washington
House
Richard M. Nixon
Ford
Nixon
Soviets Agree to Live Coverage of Soyuz Landing
New York AP reports CBS NBC and ABC will provide live coverage Monday from 6:30 to 7:00 a.m. of the Soyuz spacecraft landing inside Russia. The networks call it unprecedented, following Tuesday's live launch telecast.
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New York
Soviet Union
Russia
CBS
NBC
ABC
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Ferrall
Zoning Board
Zaragosa Hall
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