Pecos to Close Depot and Start 130-Unit Housing Project
Pecos Housing Authority announces closure and dismantling of the depot as construction begins on 130 low income units in three areas. Bruce Campbell and Son of Temple build brick veneer duplexes. permit exceeds 1.6 million dollars. Units planned for completion in 12 months near Bessie Haynes Elementary and Airbase area.
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Pecos
Floyd Hummell
The
Enterprise Today
Bruce Campbell and Son Construction Company
Temple
Second
Willow
Hickory
Mesquite
Orange
Bessie Haynes
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Police teletype network shows strong first year impact
A regional police teletype network funded by the Criminal Justice Council in Texas reported strong first year results. It connected 27 agencies over 648 miles, aiding 314 arrests, recovering 208 stereo vehicles, and handling 1,885 emergency messages, improving intercity communications in poor weather.
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Austin — Permian Basin
William R. Corbett
Crimeinal Justice
Regional Planning Commission
Corbett
Permian Basin Rpc
Odessa
Monahans
Kermit
Pecos
Fort Stockton
Crane
McCamey
Alpine
el Paso
Big Spring
Midland
Andrews
Lamesa
Ector
Winkler
Reeves
Upton
Terrell
Howard
Gaines
Dawson
Martin
Fort Bliss
Kissinger Quietly Attends Paris Viet Nam Peace Talks
White House disclosed Henry Kissinger held secret negotiations in Paris with Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy as part of Viet Nam peace talks. Kissinger flew to Paris Tuesday and was expected to return to Washington Wednesday, with secrecy surrounding his whereabouts until officials confirmed the meetings. The Hanoi delegation also acknowledged the Kissinger talks without providing further details.
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Washington
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Vietnam
Paris
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Xuan Thuy
Ziegler
San Clemente
Calif
Hanoi
Child Hurt In Fall From Bed In Big Spring
Danny Luna 11 month old son of Mr and Mrs Isabel Luna Jr of 1612 Cardinal Big Spring was critically injured Tuesday night after a fall from a baby bed He underwent brain surgery at Lubbock Methodist Hospital late Tuesday and is listed in critical condition today The Lunas have relatives in Pecos area.
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Danny Luna
Isabel Luna Jr
Cardinal
Big Spring
Lubbock Methodist Hospital
Lunas
Pecos
Draw Leaves World Chess Title Hinge Narrowly
In Reykjavik the fourth game between Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer ends in a draw after five hours. Spassky shows patience while Fischer smiles as they share a half point each to move to 2 1/2 to 1 1/2 in the Russian’s favor. The first game of the 24 match series is set for Thursday at 1 pm EDT.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Boris Spassky
Bobby Fischer
Fischer
Spassky
U. S
Robert Byrne
Pecos Little League Stars blank Ft Bliss Rockets 3-0
Linver Mosby pitched a no hitter as Pecos Little League All-Stars defeated Ft. Bliss Rockets 3-0 in El Paso playoff action. Ricky Box and Danny Pena hit home runs to provide the offense. Pecos advances to face Crane. time and venue not listed.
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Linver Mosby
Ricky Box
Danny Pena
Pecos
Ft. Bliss Rockets
el Paso
Crane
Undersecretary Pecora Dies at 59 in Washington
William T. Pecora, under secretary of the Interior and acting secretary at times, died at George Washington University Hospital at age 59. He had undergone surgery for diverticulitis on June 26, with complications leading to his death. Morton called Pecora a singularly talented and energetic scientist and administrator.
U.S. watches Soviet pullout in Egypt amid doubts
Washington eyes Moscow’s stated withdrawal as Sadat says all equipment and bases in Egypt are Egypt’s property. About 15,000 Russians in Egypt uncertain to leave, with many cited as advisers. Cairo cites training roles and ambiguous wording may allow symbolic transfer while Russians retain base access. Relations sour as Sadat accuses Moscow of failing to deliver promised arms in 1971 and snubbing requests this year. Yemen reopens ties with the United States on July 1.
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Washington
U. S
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Moscow-Cairo
Sadat
Arab Republic of
Cairo
Sians
al Ahram
Mediterranean
Soviet Union
Israel
Moscow
Mideast
America
Yemen
United States
Meanyage: AFL CIO Will Not Endorse McGovern or Nixon
Washington AP bulletin reports AFL CIO president George Meany stating the labor federation will withhold endorsement for either Democratic nominee George S. McGovern or President Richard Nixon in the upcoming November election.
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Washington
Aflcio
George Meany
Labor Federation
George S. McGovern
Nixon
White House
Patriarca denies he invested in race track
Washington AP Ray Mond Patriarca, New England Cosa Nostra boss, denies ever investing 215000 dollars in Berkshire Downs racetrack Hancock Massachusetts in 1963 and says he had no business dealings with entertainer Frank Sinatra. He claims to have never met Sinatra and says he only read of Sinatra's investment. Patriarca, jailed for murder conspiracy, was identified by the Justice Department in 1969 as head of the New England family.
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Washington
New England
Cosa Nostra
Raymond Patriarca
Massachusetts
Frank Sinatra
Patriarca
House Select Crime Committee
Berkshire Downs
Hancock
Mass
Sinatra
Committee
Federal
Atlanta
Justice Department
New England Cosa Nostra
Jambo Set to Perform at Friday Rock Dance
Jambo of Odessa will headline a Friday night rock dance at Saragosa Hall from 8 30 to 1. Advance tickets are 2 for girls and 2 50 for men, with higher door prices. Call Frank Perea at 445 4730 to arrange. Police protection and adult supervision will be provided. no alcohol.
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Saragosa Hall
Jambo
Odessa
Frank Perea
Phoning Perea
Perea
East Pecos Band Announces Summer Program Start
East Pecos Junior High Band begins its summer program on July 31. Assistant superintendent C W Wright announced the start and asked band students to meet the new director Douglas Garman at 8 30 am on July 31.
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East Pecos
C.W. Wright
Douglas Garman
Unemployment aid bill moves toward House approval Today
The House faced a vote on a $5 billion public works bill to boost jobs through grants to states and localities for sewer, water and other facilities. Rep. Wright Patman and allies claimed enough votes to win and possibly override a veto. The plan targets distressed areas and promises up to 500,000 construction jobs and additional positions from stimulated economies.
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Washington
House
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Senate
Patman
House Banking and Currency Committee
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Albert
Banking Committee
Holiday Inn in Pecos Robbery Nets Three Suspects
Pecos police arrested three suspects in Kermit after an early morning armed robbery at the Holiday Inn. John William 23 John T. Cameron 21 and Bessie R. Thomas 31, all from Lubbock, were jailed in Reeves County with bonds set at 15000 each. The manager Bert Holland said a stocking masked man and another revolver holder demanded access to the safe, took $517 in cash plus an undetermined safe amount, and tied Holland before fleeing.
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Pecos
Kermit
Holiday Inn
Reeves County
Gene Martin
John William
John T. Cameron
Bessie R. Thomas
Lubbock
Martin
Bert Holland
Peccos
Kermit Police
Holland
Three prisoners held after deadly Hunt County shooting
Three prisoners identified as Bruce Behnke 18 Don Pettit 18 and Jodie Adair 37 are charged with murder and assault to murder after a state prison shooting spree Tuesday that killed Deputy Rayburn Shipp 61 of the Hunt County Sheriff's Department in Greenville and left a state police officer wounded.
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Huntsville
Tex
Bruce Alan Behnke
Don Marshall Pettit
Greenville
Jodie Thurman Adair
Commerce
Rayburn Shipp
Hunt County Sheriff’s Department
Jamboree and prison escape details reported
A Pecos Country Music Jamboree is set for Saturday at 7 30 p m in the South Pecos Elementary School Cafetorium Veterans Blvd Meanwhile an officer recovering in Huntsville Memorial Hospital described shootings during a penitentiary escort as three prisoners seized a .257 pistol from Shipp who was then shot twice in the back as he turned When McMullen fired one shot he was wounded in the eye All three shackled prisoners remain jailed Behnke Pettit and Adair held for arson theft and murder respectively
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Country Music Association of
Pecos
South Pecos Elementary School
Veterans Blvd
Huntsville Memorial Hospital
Gale McMullen
State Penitentiary
Sheriff’s Department
Shipp
McMullen
Tyler
Walker County
Behnke
Pettit
Adair
Joni Jackson to Compete for Miss Cotton Of Pecos Title
Joni Jackson from Pecos Cotton growing area will compete for the Miss Cotton of Pecos crown, the fourth annual pageant to promote cotton. The contest is August 1 at 8 p.m. at Pecos Valley Country Club. Jackson, 16, is a Pecos High School senior and active in band, choir, student council, and clubs. She has held junior class officer roles and is a long-time member of Tri K Klub. The luncheon for judges is August 1 at noon at Mrs. A B Foster’s home, with festivities and a dance to follow honoring the new Miss Cotton and current Miss Cotton Anne Slack.
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Joni Jackson
Pecos
Tri K Klub
Fourth Street Church of Christ
A. B. Foster
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
Willow Street
Austin
Santa Fe
Clovis
Santa Fe Railway
Carlsbad
M. B. Carey
N. M
Santa Fe Company
Sante Fe
Central Account Bureau of
Amarillo
Carlsband
Little League Stars
Pecora
U.S
Bulletin
Sjoni Jackson
Miss Cotton
Anne Slack
Rep
Richard C. Slack
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