Countdown begins for lunar trip
On the second anniversary of the first moon landing Apollo 15 preparations moved toward a Monday 9 34 a m launch. The Saturn 5 rocket is fueled and countdown clocks start at 6 30 a m EDT with rest pauses. Apollo 15 aims to land near the Apennine Mountains with a 22 mile drive and 67 hours of surface activity.
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AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy, Fla
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Lunar
Earth
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Scott
Irwin
Apennine Mountains
U S Ambassador Peterson Breaks Leg In Sailboat Fall
U S Ambassador Val Peterson sustained a broken right leg after leaping from his sailboat near Helsinki. He was hospitalized and doctors reported his condition not serious.
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Helsinki
Finland
U. S
Val Peterson
Nebraska
French order honors Lily Pons in Paris ceremony
Premier Jacques Chaban-Delmas presented Lily Pons with the insignia of the French Order of Merit in the commander grade in Paris. The decoration is France’s second highest after the Legion of Honor and underscores Pons’ international opera career.
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Paris
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Lily Pons
France
Rev Colin P Kelly III resigns as Episcopal priest
The Rev Colin P Kelly III son of America's World War II hero has quit his parish post after eight months due to slow progress in becoming an Army chaplain. Rector Bruce Weatherly said Army needs fewer chaplains now. Kelly, 30, is with wife and three children and vacationing in the Pocono Mountains.
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Moorstown
N, Y
Colin P. Kelly
America
Bruce Weatherly
Trinity Episcopal Church
Kelly
Morse Eyes 1972 Senate Run As Lineup Emerges
Former Sen Wayne Morse 70 tests field before deciding on a 1972 bid. Morse, a Democrat, was defeated in 1968 by Bob Packwood. The seat is held by Republican Mark Hatfield who has yet to commit to re election. Governor Tom McCall, a Republican, has indicated he will run.
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Eugene, Ore
Wayne Morse
Senate
Morse
Bob Packwood
Mark Hatfield
Hatfield
Oregon
Tom McCall
Jane Fonda Charges Dropped After Central Police Visit
Actress Jane Fonda slipped into the Central Police Station where charges of assault and battery and disorderly conduct were filed but later dismissed. Chief Prosecutor Everett Chandler moved for dismissal citing insufficient evidence to sustain a conviction before Municipal Court Judge Lloyd Brown.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Jane Fonda
Central Police Station
Everett Chandler
Lloyd Brown
Vaccination Campaign Hits Reeves County Horses
Dr John Oman and L A Richards Jr vaccinate 250 horses in Reeves County against a sleeping sickness disease with free shots. Starts in Barstow and covers Pecos and Toyah area at ranches and yards, with 150 horses inoculated yesterday and 150 to 260 more planned in following days. Embargo lifted at midnight to allow movement. shots mandatory and horses to be returned to pastures after vaccination. Disease mostly fatal to horses but rarely to humans.
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John Oman
Reeves County
Oman
L.A. Richards Jr
Pecos
Barstow
Texas
Mexico
Venezuela
B. J. Gross
Reeves
Jack Clark
Doug Miller Pens
Richards
Raul Florez
Vee
Odessa
Justice of the Peace
J. F. Hightower
John Joseph Messina
Messina
Meadowbrook Street
Midland Department of Public Safety Crime Lab
Regents Seek Daily Texan Assets From Court
Texas Regents sue for control of University of Texas Daily Texan assets claiming the Texas Student Publications board lacked power after its charter expired. They seek an exact asset count as of July 5 and aim to transfer funds to cover anticipated legal costs, citing null actions after midnight July 5 and a pending extension dispute. The suit also challenges a seven month extension granted by Secretary of State Dies.
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Austin
University of Texas Regents
Daily Texan
Regents
Tom Blackwell
Board
of Texas Student Publications, Inc
TSP
Secretary of State
Martin Dies Jr
Dies
Crawford Martin
Attorney General
Joe Latting
Firemen Attend Texas A&M Firefighters School
Three Pecos volunteers from the local department attend the Texas A&M Firefighters School in College Station for specialized training. Bobby Bell Fire Marshal Dickie Wadley and Vaughan Sandell represent Pecos, joining others who attend annually for instruction in fighting different kinds of fires.
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College Station
Texas A&m Firefighters
Pecos
Bobby Bell
Dickie Wadley
Vaughan Sandell
Welfare drug aid to shift to direct pharmacist payments
The State Welfare Department will pay pharmacists directly for drugs used by welfare recipients starting Sept. 1. A $11.9 million state appropriation will be matched 2 to 1 by federal funds in the first year. Chronic illness drug allowances in checks end, as physicians determine needs for ongoing treatment.
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Austin
State Welfare Department
Department
Beverly Griffis Competed In Miss Cotton Pecos 1971
Beverly Ann Griffis, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Griffis, is among sixteen contestants for Miss Cotton of Pecos 1971. The pageant at Pecos Valley Country Club August 5 follows an 8 PM dinner, with two appearances by each contestant and an all cotton robe required. Reigning Miss Cotton is Marsha Miller.
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Beverly Ann Griffis
Pecos
Cotton Crusaders
Pecos Valley Country Club
Crusader
Beverly Ann
John Griffis
San Angelo
Pecos High School
Future Homemakers of America
Pep Squad
Beverly
Fourth Street Church of Christ
West Texas Trail Riders
Alpine
Columbia Secretarial College
Odessa
Miss Cotton
Marsha Miller
Cotton
Mosquito killing drive for VEE spans five states
Seventeen Air Force planes begin a large spraying campaign from Cameron Parish Louisiana to Brownsville Texas to curb Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis linked horse deaths and human cases. Vaccination efforts are expanding across Texas Louisiana Arkansas Oklahoma and New Mexico with a regional emergency HQ in Houston and federal support.
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Associated Press
Houston
Air Force
Cameron Parish
Louisiana
Brownsville
Texas
R.E. Omohundro
Agriculture Department
Animal Health Division
South America
Arkansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Omohundro
J.H. Brashear
State Health Department
U.S. Public Health Service
San Antonio
Dallas
Austin
Corpus Christi
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Steve Bowen
Public Health Service
Har
Rio Grande Valley
Cameron
Hidalgo
Ellington Air Force Base
South Padre Island
Port Isabel
Ellington
Robert Bartnett
Harris County
USDA
Coun
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Rae Bourbon
West Texas
A. D. Blount
Bourbon
Brownwood
Beverly Griffis
Howard
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Brashear
Osage County
Lingen
Hidale
Bowen
Omohundra
Ty Governments
Rayford Kay
Environmental Protection Agency
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