Wust in case. By Mack Owens Pecos column rails at newcomers
In a Pecos Enterprise column, Mack Owens disputes east west stereotypes about West Texas life. He jokes about Pecos attitudes, notes local pride despite outside rumors, and defends the paper against outsider myths while praising the community and its readers. He quips about being an honorary Pecos deputy if not recognized.
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North
South
Texas
Texas Press Association
Pecos Enterprise
Enterprise
Pecos
Terry Burns
Dallas
Eight Hurt In Friday Pecos Area RV Roll Over
Eight members of two families on vacation near Pecos escaped serious injury when a Winnebago motor home rolled over after swerving to exit IH 20. The vehicle struck a curb and overturned two miles west of Pecos, throwing occupants including a one year old, a three year old, a 12 year old, and other relatives from Riverside California as they were rushed to Memorial Hospital.
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Reeves Memorial Hospital
Pecos
Memorial Hospital
Soyuz lands safely after historic joint space mission
The Soyuz capsule, carrying Alexei Leonov and Valeri Kubasov, touched down in a dusted Russian plain at 6 51 a.m. EDT, televised worldwide. They were greeted by rescue teams, reported in very good condition, and transported to a medical facility. The Apollo astronauts, Stafford Brand and Slayton, remained in orbit to finish Earth observing and experiments.
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Soyuz
Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Mission Control
Thomas P. Stafford
Vance D. Brand
Donald K. Slayton
Pacific
Showers Move Through Pecos Valley Storms Bring Rain Across West Texas
Weekend storms hit Pecos Valley with spotty rain and mild winds. Downtown Pecos logged .2 inches, SWIG .26, totaling 1.85 for July. No road closures. some roads under water near Balmorhea. TOYAH and Big Bend to South Plains area saw light showers and forecasts called for more heavy rain across southeast Texas.
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Pecos Valley
Pecos
Davis Mountains
Texas Highway Department
Balmorhea
Orla
Wesley Phillips
Toyah
Big Bend
South Plains
West Texas
Associated Press
Weather Service
Alpine
Texas
Lubbock
Tahoka
Midland
Plainview
New Mexico
Hobbs
N.M
Three Minor Car Wrecks Investigated Sunday
Police reported three minor collisions on city streets Sunday with no injuries. A car motorcycle crash at Morris and Monroe involved James White and Mark Stanton. A second crash at Fourth and Oak involved Violet Oden and Oscar Groff. The third crash on Cedar Street involved Teresa Camacho and John Evaro. American Legion meeting postponed to 8 p.m. next Monday per post commander Dr. Jim Hefner.
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Morris and
Monroe Streets
James White
Eastland
Mark Stanton
Jefferson
Violet Oden
Cherry St
Oscar Groff
Fourth
Oak Streets
Teresa Camacho
John Evaro
Seaton St
Cedar St
Evaro Auto
Camacho Auto
American Legion
Jim Hefner
Reeves County grand jury indicts nine for heroin charges
The Reeves County grand jury returned indictments against nine individuals for possession of heroin during a Friday session. Bonds ranged from 2,000 to 41,000, with several defendants nabbed in a June 29 raid near a local motel. Other indictments included Luis Franco for burglary and multiple heroin cases from June arrests.
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Reeves County
Luis Franco
J.H. Starley
Starley
Maria Carmen Florez
Manuel Jesus Matta
Mike M. Polanco
Miguel Matta Matta
Enrique Martinez
Martinez
Matta
Jesus M. Tarin
Liborio Oyervidez Garcia
Tarin
Garcia
Ismail Salcido
Pablo Martinez
West Texas pioneer guards famed gun collection
John Wilson of Pecos, born 1906, has a renowned private museum between Pecos and Pyote housing over 300 vintage pistols and rifles. He has collected world famous items including Doc Holliday’s shotgun and Villa and Hardin pistols, earning national honors for his single action Smith & Wesson pistols. Wilson learned from Mexican braceros, funded treasure trips through Mexico, and once acquired a Rus sian government nickel plated Smith & Wesson from a motel door bargain.
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John Wilson
Pancho Villa
Doc Holiday
John Wesley Hardin
Pecos
Pyote
Wilson
Smith & Wesson
Tuscan
Villa
Hardin
Mexico
Pegas
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Houston Mission Control
Stafford
Brand
Slayton
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Perale
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