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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1971
Page
2
The Texas State Department of Health warns that Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis VEE has crossed the Rio Grande into Texas. While mainly affecting horses VEE can infect humans with flu like symptoms. The mosquito is the key vector and control of mosquitoes is urged to prevent further spread.
Edmundo Lopez of 1512 Cowan Pecos Texas filed for a building permit to add a carport on Lot 7 Block 4 East Airtawn Heights Pecos in a B-11 district with a special exception request. A public hearing before the Zoning Board of Adjustment is scheduled for August 3 1971 at 7 30 PM at City Hall.
Countdown continues for Apollo 15 as Hadley Rille is studied and a new inverter is tested after a power dropout. NASA announces astronauts will wear pressure suits during critical phases of the mission due to risks seen in Soviet Soyuz depressurization. Suits protect against leaks during lunar module separation docking and liftoff, while re entry argues for no suit during reentry to earth.
H R Parfitt Army Corps of Engineers southwestern division engineer has received his second star to become a major general. He is the highest ranking Army officer on active duty in the Dallas Fort Worth area. As division engineer he oversees design and construction of military facilities and civil works in parts of eight states. Previously he was commanding general of the 20th Engineer Brigade in Vietnam.
A brief quote notes that God will not judge by medals degrees or diplomas but by scars, attributed to Elbert Hubbard.
Heat-weary Texans welcome a cool front that delivered scattered showers across the state and lower temperatures after days near 100. Rain fell along a 300 mile belt, with Dalhart Dallas and Houston seeing measurable moisture. Cooler air moved southeast as storms threatened the Upper Texas Coast and a few tornado funnels were observed in South Orange County.
At a Matamoros meeting lasting into Monday, U S Surgeon General Jesse Steinfeld said US Air Force planes could spray mosquitoes in Mexico if requested. About 200 officials agreed on a coordinated attack on VEE which has killed about 9 000 horses in Mexico and sickened over 2 500 people. Texas moves to loosen horse quarantines for vaccination clinics as 75 percent of horses in 30 South Texas counties are reportedly inoculated.
Obituaries report Lord Astor of Hever aged 85 dies in a Riviera hospital after owning the Times of London from 1922 to 1966. Harold J. Arthur 67 former Vermont governor dies of cancer in Plattsburgh. Adm. Harry W. Hill 81 former U S Naval Academy Superintendent passes from cancer in Annapolis. Harry Morrison 86 cofounder of Morrison Knudson Co dies. firm built Hoover Dam and Grand Coulee Dam. James A. Long 72 dies of heart attack. led Pasadena Philosophical Society and founded Sunrise magazine. Theatre on Wheels tour completes third season with 364 performances in 180 schools reaching 72,670 students.
Alfred M Worden, a 29 year old Air Force major and Apollo 15 command module pilot, says his space program post is cushy while friends and former classmates face Vietnam service. He contrasts his duties with the danger his peers encounter, noting spaceflight risks but affirming its value. He is married once, now divorced, with two daughters living with their mother.
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