Viking 1 lands on Mars and sends first surface image
Associated Press report from Pasadena describes Viking 1 touching down on Mars to search for life and begin transmitting high resolution surface photos. The initial image shows Chryse Planitia beneath the lander as rival Soviet attempts heightened lab tension.
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Peter J. Boyer
Associated Press
Pasadena
Calif
America
Viking
Lander
Mars
Nussion
Pecos federal grand jury convenes in reopened courtroom
A grand jury met shortly before noon in Pecos on the third floor of the post office as the federal court resumed operations there after a two year hiatus. Judge D W Suttle presided over four cases including three narcotics matters and one alien smuggling case, with numerous witnesses and security steps noted by court officials.
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Pecos
D.W. Suttle
San Antonio
el Paso
Midland
Jude Suttle
San Antonio-Midland-El Paso
Texas
Stephen Baalog
Crasaville
Tenn
Fred Woysham
Worsham
Wichard Hoets
Rebar James Dodds
The rest is history in America’s early democracy
The passage reflects on the formation of the United States, contrasting democracy and elitism, noting fears of mob rule and aristocratic control. It covers political parties, the influence of educated elites, the role of wealthy merchants, and trade restrictions that spurred independence, ending with the idea that the rest is history.
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France
Alexander Hamilton
Washington
Jefferson
Supreme Court
Congress
England
America
Bermuda
Britain
Masonic Lodge
Fire at Cosden refinery in Big Spring causes damage
Seven firefighters were injured as a two hour blaze at the Cosden Oil Co refinery raged Sunday night. Fire crews from three Air Force bases and multiple municipal stations fought flames reaching 400 feet. Most injuries were smoke related and treated quickly. Plant operations resumed partially Monday as damage estimates await release. Cosden, owned by American Petrofina, employs about 2,000 and processes 60,000 barrels daily.
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Big Spring
Tex
Cosden
Ed Dennis
Dennis
Air Force
American Petrofina
Dallas
Cartoonist Dave Fulchler starts CB Rider strip in Pecos Enterprise
Local readers meet Dave Fulchler an artist whose attache case reveals pencils and drawings as he explains his new cartoon series CB Rider. He rode with truck drivers to capture authentic slang and humor for the strip about the interstate life and the CB radio craze. The feature debuts on page 2 and moves to the entertainment page later.
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Dave Fulchler
The
Enterprise
Hmself
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dave
Pecos
Citizen's Band
Jobe
Jobe Trucking Company
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Monahans family files suit over Pecos traffic fatality
The family of Doris Sloan, 54, filed a $1,000,000 civil suit in Pecos 143rd District Court on June 22 against Woodland H. Miller of Pecos, claiming negligence led to a March 19 head on crash east of Pecos that killed Sloan and Keith Sutherland. The suit seeks $750,000 for Sloan’s lost life and $100,000 for loss of support for Sloan’s children, with claims Miller failed to brake properly, keep a lookout, and stay on the correct side of the road after Sloan’s vehicle veered to avoid two vehicles on the shoulder.
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143Rd District Court
Pecos
Doris Sloan
Woodland H
Woody
Joe Albert Miller
Miller
Culligan Water Condiitioning
Sloan
U.S. 80
Keith Allen Sutherland
Stephenville
Culligan
Caus
Larry Fuller
Millers
Fuller
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