Federal negotiators target Texas districts for desegregation
Federal Justice and HEW teams will visit Texas next week to urge almost 50 districts to desegregate this fall to avoid court suits. The effort follows sessions in Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida, and South Carolina where more than 100 schools submitted plans.
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Associated Press
Washington
Texas
Departments of Justice and Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Arkansas
Mississippi
Florida
South Carolina
East Texas
Tyler
Sonora
J. Stanley Pottinger
Justice
Austin
Texas Education Agency
John G. Tower
R-Tex
HEW -Justice
Pecos Twirler At Arlington
One hundred eleven batons and their high school and college twirlers are brushing up on half time show routines this week at the 13th annual Twirling Showmanship School at the University of Texas at Arlington. Attending from Pecos is Jackie Rochen. Twenty eight cities in three states are represented with Bobby Courtright as guest instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas At Arlington
Pecos
Jackie Rochen
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Bobby Courtright
Jack H. Mahan
UTA
Pat Hooker
Bob
Anita Copeland
Mickey Hampton
Claudine Postlethwaite
Donna
James Hannan
UT Arlington
Wadley Services Saturday for Milton Wadley
Pecos records a Saturday 10 a.m. sea chapel service at Pecos Funeral Home for Milton Le Roy Wadley 71 with interment in Fairview Cemetery. He died yesterday at 2 30 a.m. in Pecos Nursing Home after a long illness. He was born October 23 1898 in Pecos and lived there all his life. He was a painter and World War I veteran. Surviving: two sons Jimmie Wadley El Paso and Dickie Wadley Pecos a daughter Joyce Burkhalter Pecos sixteen grandchildren and three sisters Edna Gilardi Oklahoma City Carrie Arnold El Paso Sunny McKee Bakersfield California.
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Pecos Funeral Home
Milton Leroy Wadley
Fairview Cemetery
Leslie Smith
Butler Smith
Wadley
Pecos Nursing Home
Pecos
Jimmie Wadley
el Paso
Dickie Wadley
Joyce Burkhalter
Edna Gilardi
Oklahoma City
Okla
Carrie Arnold
Sunny McKee
Bakerfield
Calif
Texas Weather Brisk Front Keeps Texas Cool Amid Showers
Comfortably cool air lingered over Texas with thundershowers dampening coastal areas and the Panhandle. Morning lows ranged from 56 to 78 degrees while highs stayed under 100 statewide, with McAllen at 95 and El Paso at 96, cooled by a shallow cool spell.
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Texas
Panhandle Plains
Plainview
Amarillo
Borger
Dalhart
Wichita Falls
del Rio
McAllen
el Paso
Galveston
Longview
West Texas
Pecos High School Football Schedule 2AAA District
Pecos High School grid announces the 2AAA district schedule with home and away games against Irvin Carlsbad Lamesa Marfa Monahans Seminole Kermit Ft. Stockton and Odessa Ector. The slate includes kickoff times from 7:30 to 8:00 and a late season match at Andrews.
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Pecos High School
el Paso Irvin
Carlsbad
Lamesa
Marfa
Monahans
Seminole
Kermit
Ft. Stockton
Odessa Ector
Andrews
Pony League All-Star Tourney Opens In Pecos Tonight
The Pecos Pony League All-Star tournament starts at 6 pm at the Pony League park near the airport. It is a double elimination event with games tonight and tomorrow plus possible Saturday. Teams Andrews and Lovington face off in a 6 pm opener, winner meeting Pecos at 8:30.
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Pecos
Pony League
Airport
Andrews
Lovington
N.M
Pecos Pony League
Juveniles Apprehended After Auto Burglaries
Four juveniles were taken into custody by city police and a highway patrolman after an auto burglary spree in Pecos. They allegedly possessed seven cans of beer and were booked on minors in possession, to be turned over to juvenile authorities. Police also recovered an RCA mike from a pickup and investigated separate thefts including a brown billfold, a carburetor, a television, and a payment dispute involving Williams Electronics in Cheyenne.
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Pecos
Bill Pigman
Hughes Insurance Agency
Bart Stephenson
Ted Jones
Joe Mitchell
Alvin Douthitt
Cedar
James Titus
Robert Crow
Crow Motors
Glenn Vandiver
Emerson
Williams Electronics
Cheyenne
Wyo
Vandiver
Titus
National Guards Train at Fort Hood for Annual Field Exercise
Members of the Company B, 3rd Bn, 133rd Artillery Texas National Guard from Odessa Pecos join North Fort Hood for annual training. Commanded by CPT Stanley T. Peer Jr, they attach to Arrowhead Emergency Operation Headquarters from Abilene. The unit undergoes active duty style training and will return August 2, 1970.
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133Rd Artillery
Texas National Guard
Odessa/ Pecos
North Fort Hood
Stanley T. Peer, Jr
Arrowhead
Abilene
Fort Hood
Midland man improved after East Hwy 80 wreck
James Thomas Gossett, 46, of Midland, is listed as much improved from injuries after a truck collision on East Highway 80. His vehicle, a 1962 Oldsmobile, rear ended a truck driven by Alvin Lewis Wade, 31, of Barstow, who was turning left. Wade faced aggravated assault with a motor vehicle charge and posted a $2,000 bond.
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James Thomas Gossett
Midland
East Hwy
Gossett
Alvin Lewis Wade
Barstow
Wade
J. F. Hightower
Army CWO Receives Year Hard Labor At Fort Worth Court Martial
Mineral Wells Texas Army CWO George W Mcwor age 21 drew a year of hard labor and forfeiture of all pay and allowances for being absent without leave disobeying an order and disrespect to a superior CW Michael G Becker faces similar charges with his case continued after electing trial by panel of officers Both men sought conscientious objector status last April but no action taken
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Mineral Wells
Tex
Army
CWO
George W. McWor
CW Michael G. Becker
McIvor
Baby’s Rites Today For 3 Day Old Baker Son
Graveside rites are set for 5 PM at Fairview Cemetery for William Anderson Baker three day old son of Mr and Mrs Tony Baker of Casa Manana Apts He is buried beside a stillborn brother from Monday birth at Memorial Hospital The parents sister Tracy M Baker and grandparents Mr and Mrs Mace McPherson Midland are listed
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Fairview Cemetery
William Anderson Baker
Tony Baker
Casa Manana Apts
Memorial Hospital
Tracy M. Baker
Mace McPherson
Midland
Williams in Vietnam serves with Americal Division
Frank Williams Jr. serves with the 8th Cavalry, Americal Division, in Chu-na Viet Nam. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams Sr. of 1014 Martinez St.
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F. C
Frank Williams, Jr
8Th Cavalry
Americal
Chuna
Viet Nam
Frank Williams Sr
Martinez St
Horses May Be Outcasts From Cowboy Country
Dallas faces a public hearing on proposed zoning to restrict horse housing to agriculturally zoned areas or three acre lots. A horse community mobilizes, arguing sanitation and fairness, while officials stress fly and health concerns.
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Godfrey Anderson
Associated Press
Dallas (Ap
Dallas
City Hall
Betty Sharp
Jack Saddler
City
Dallas County Horse Council
Bustamonte Rites Held After Pecos Nursing Home Death
Services are pending at Pecos Funeral Home for Paz Bustamonte. Bustamonte died at 1 05 this morning at Pecos Nursing Home. Authorities have not released further details pending clearance.
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Pecos
Paz Bustamonte
Mr. Bustamonte
Pecos Nursing Home
Pecos High School Football Sets Aug 17 Start
Pecos High School announces football practice begins August 17 at 7:30 a.m. with twice daily sessions for two weeks. Scrimmages set against Artesia and Alpine. equipment distribution starts August 12 and August 17 for rest of players. ninth graders start later.
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Pecos
West Pecos
Texas
Jerry Millsapps
Charles Clark
Doug Huckaby
Daylon Whitehurst
Jim Tollett
Dub Smith
Charles Patillo
Filimon Tallamantez
Gene Waits
Intratex Transmission Line Nears Completion
Intratex Gas Company, a subsidiary of Houston Natural Gas, builds a 36 inch transmission line from Houston west to New Braunfels to deliver West Texas gas to Texas Gulf Coast markets. A 300 MMcf/d flow will originate from West Texas under a three year contract, with future plans for a 500 mile line and over 1 Bcf/d capacity, plus a Ward and Reeves County gas reserve program and a West Texas purification plant in Ward County to treat Ellenburger and Fusselman streams.
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Intratex Gas Company
Houston Natural Gas Corporation
Delaware and Val Verde
West Texas
Texas Gulf Coast
Intratex
Houston Arc
New Braunfels
San Antonio
Delaware
Val Verde
Superior Oil Company
Superior
MiVida
Delaware Basin
Ward
Reeves County
Union Oil Company
California
Perry R. Bass
Fort Worth
Indian Royalty Company
Dallas
Collins & Tuckers
George Shettle
Midland
Texaco, Inc
Texaco
Gomez
Pecos County
Toro
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Humble
West Go
Mez
Block 16
Ward County
Barstow
Ellenburger
Fusselman
Zoning Hearing Set August 17 in Pecos City
The Pecos City Council schedules a public hearing for August 17 at 7 30 p m on a Paul Noel request to rezone Lots 23 24 25 26 and part of Lot 27 in Veterans Subdivision from R 2 to R 4 for four unit apartments. Planning Board recommended denial.
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Pecos
Veterans Subdivision
Paul Noel
Planning and Zoning Board
Alton Hughes
Bob Hughes
David Hines
Joe Daniel
Mike Harrison
City Hall
J.J. Maxey
Maximum Security Unit Eyed by Texas Panel
A Texas special committee exploring a new maximum security unit for the criminally insane toured two corrections units in Huntsville. They met with Dr. George Beto and questioned prison psychiatrists about inmates, aiming to solve Texas’ criminally insane problem.
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Huntsville
Tex
Texas Department of Corrections
Rusk State Hospital
George Beto
Wynne
Joe Allen
Baytown
Texas
McCamey Doctor Frauds as Impostor Is Arrested
In McCamey Texas residents faced a scare when a man posing as Dr. E I Maxwell and later Dr. Bruever was jailed on a 3500 bond. Hospital officials and the FBI traced fingerprints to verify his identity and real credentials.
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Mccamey, Tex
Texas
Jerry Bruever
McCamey Hospital
E. I. Maxwell
Maxwell
Anchorage
Alaska
Bruever
Massachusetts
Joe Collins
University of London
Cortez
Collins
Dr. Maxwell
Menefee
Dr. Bruever
Colorado
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Cotton
National Guards
Ft. Hood
Charles W. Eliot
Williams
Vietnam
Cowboy
Jim Schroeder
Dave Ryburn
PHS
Humane Dept
Police Dept
Crow-Chevrolet-Buick Co
Chevrolet
Crow
Pecos Motors, Inc
H&m Truck and Tractor Co
Supreme Court of the United States
McCamey
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