Midland Ind District Sued Over Racial Segregation Claims
A civil action filed in U S District Court Western District of Texas accuses the Midland Independent School District of operating a racially segregated school system. Plaintiffs seek a temporary restraining order to halt actions sustaining segregation and delaying desegregation, plus damages and costs.
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Midland Ind
United States District Court
Western District of Texas
Midland Independent School District
Joe L. Williams
Robert Louis Williams
Janice Marie Williams
Lorie Ann Williams
D. W. Mims
Harvey Ray Mims
Harold H. Hitt
Gilbert C. Tompson
Midland
Margaret Cowden
Jack Russell
Eugene Knight
George Landreth
Jack Matthews
Martin G. Browne
Carver Junior
Reeves County to vote on $750,000 road bond August 20
Reeves County Commissioners Court unanimously called a $750,000 bond election to finance a county road program prioritizing paved routes to the Duval Corporation sulphur field and Elcor plant. Duval requests a Pecos to county line road with 33 miles total, 14 miles paved, and 5 miles existing treated as strips.
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Reeves County Commissioners Court
Duval Corporation
Elcor
Culberson County
First Southwest Company
Dallas
F. H. Ryan
Duval
County of
Reeves
Pecos
Toyah
Five Mile
First Southwest Company of
John M. Cutbirth
Frank Medanich
Commissioner's Court
Ing
Nta
A Look At The Weather Courtesy Kim
Weather note from Courtesy Kim outlines conditions for the day with brief regional notes and temperature hints. It mentions sun breaks scattered clouds and a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Mrs. Rivere 90 Dies Wednesday
Funeral services are pending at Pecos Funeral Home for Mrs. Pasqual Rivere aged 90 who died at 5 30 p m Wednesday at her home 414 Locust. She was born in Balmorhea on May 17 1878. She is survived by three sons Pasqual of Wolforth Mannuel of Levelland and Antonio of Olton a daughter Maria Lara of Pecos 34 grandchildren and 38 great grandchildren.
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Pecos Funeral Home
Pasqual Rivere
Balmorhea
Pasqual
Wolforth
Mannuel
Levelland
Antonio
Olton
Maria Lara
Pecos
Local Guard Headed to Fort Bliss for Summer Training
The El Paso bound National Guard unit SE Battery B Third Battalion 133rd Artillery will depart July 27 for two weeks of training at Fort Bliss. The first week covers classroom work followed by field training in the second week led by First Lieutenant Tommy Peer Jr. The Pecos Guard unit has transitioned from Armor to Artillery and will conduct the first artillery use by the unit.
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National Guard
133Rd Artillery
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Tommy Peer Jr
Pecos
West of Pecos Museum Draws Tourists to Pecos
The West of the Pecos Museum drew an estimated 14 812 visitors since July 1 1967 from 47 states and 13 countries. Canada led foreign visitors with Brazil Mexico Argentina and Europe also represented. July 4 drew 213 in 1967 and about 250 in 1968 as overall attendance rose.
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Pecos
U.S. Navy
United States
Gloster
Mississippi
Rome
Australia
Phillipine Isles
Kissimmee
Florida
Wimbleton
North Carolina
Elsequndo
California
Jerry Blankenohls
Cookie
Archie Szala
James Lockamy
Thomas Ibbokon
Bob Schlegel
Mike Wohleking
Police Cover Many Miles In Pecos 1968 Mileage Report
Chief Gene Martin reports Pecos Police Department vehicles logged 177,821 miles in the first six months of 1968. The tally covers the chief, sergeants, patrolmen and the humane officer as they safeguarded local residents.
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Pecos
Gene Martin
Pecos High Football Ducats Go on Sale August First
Pecos Eagles season tickets priced at nine dollars due to six home games. Sales begin August 1 at the Business Office per Superintendent Ray Whitley.
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Pecos
Pecos Eagles
Ray Whitley
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Guadalupe Peak
Texas
McKittrick Canyon
L. B. Johnson
Ted Painter
Duval Holdings
San Antonio
R. K. Dunbar
Colimited & Rauscher Pierce & Company, Inc
Houston
Lubbock
Ryan
Duval Road
Kim
Mrs. Rivere
Wofp
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