Houston Shootout Leaves Militant Dead as Charges Fly
After a Sunday night shootout between black militants and police in Houston, Carl B. Hampton 21 leader of the People's Party I was killed. Four others wounded including two charged with assault to murder. Police say blacks fired first. an ad hoc group plans a news conference on the spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Barlow
Associated Press
Houston
Carl B. Hampton
People’s Party I
SDS
Roy Bartee Haile
Johnny Coward
Fred Sparkman
Gregory M. Clark
Bill Lawson
Afro-American Liberation League
Urban League
NAACP
Lawson
People’s Party
Black Panthers
St. John’s Baptist Church
C.J. Norris
Cooking Classes Continue at Community Public Service
The third day of the free cooking class is tomorrow from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Reddy Room at 1126 Stafford Blvd. CPS Home Service advisor Millie Villalobos will teach the Fruit and Vegetable Food Group. Attendees may enjoy a tasting party and take home recipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reddy
Division
Community Public Service
Stafford Blvd
Millie Villalobos
CPS Home Service
Merchants Offer Free Movie Tickets For Crazy Day
Stores may distribute free tickets for a July 31 cartoon matinee at the State Theater. Tickets are available at the Chamber of Commerce, with participating stores named in upcoming broadcasts. The event features music, costumes, and sales, with traffic control planned if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Paul Randolph
Merchants Committee
Chamber
Randolph
Pecos
Firing of UT Dean Triggers Faculty Unrest
Professors threaten to quit after Dr. John R. Silber is abruptly dismissed as dean at the University of Texas. Acting President Bryce Jordan urges faculty to stay, while scholars call the move an act of intimidation and a blow to academic freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan
Silber
Charles le Maistre
Selander
William Arrowsmith
LeMaistre
Texas
Regents
Frank C. Erwin Jr
Austin
Arrowsmith
le Maistre
Erwin
Ut-Austin
Trans-Pecos Archaic Man Dates Texas Existence 7000 Years
Scientific study co sponsored by Trinity University and the Witte Museum confirms a 7000 year old population near Pecos Texas. The 20 skeletons reveal height variation from short to six feet and a 40 year old arthritic adult male cared for by his group. The Gridiron Club comprises newspapermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trans-Pecos
Texas
Trinity University
Witte Museum
New World
Pecos
George C. Martin
San Antonio
Trinity
Jay Wise
Physical Anthropology
Witte
Desert
T. Dale Stewart
Smithsonian Institution
Mardith Schuetz
Wise
National Science Foundation
Dayton (Ohio
Avery Rites Today At 4 30 From Northside Church
Services for George Quincy Avery, 82, will be held this afternoon at 4 30 from the Northside Church of Christ with Novien Baize officiating. Burial follows in Barstow Cemetery under Pecos Funeral Home. He died Monday at Monahans Hospital. He was born January 26, 1888 in Winkler County and lived here since 1890. He was a rancher and member of Knights of Columbus, Eastern Star, Masonic Lodge, Shriner, and Church of Christ. Survivors include wife Jennie of Barstow, two daughters Mrs Herman Cummings of Barstow and Mrs Joseph Wolf Jr of Austin, two sons Kenneth J. Avery of Monahans and G Q Shine Avery of Barstow, three sisters Mrs Lillian King and Mrs Annie Garrett of Monahans and Mrs Iva Hayes of San Diego, Calif., three granddaughters and three great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Quincy
Pat) Avery
Northside
Church of Christ
Novien Baize
Barstow
Pecos Funeral Home
Mr. Avery
Monahans Hospital
Winkler County
Avery
Knights of Columbus
Eastern Star
Masonic Lodge
Jennie
Herman Cummings
Joseph Wolf Jr
Austin
Kenneth J. Avery
Monahans
G. Q. ‘Shine’ Avery
Lillian King
Annie Garrett
Iva Hayes
Federal suits loom over Texas school desegregation talks
Justice Department and HEW press mass negotiations with 18 Texas districts over non compliance with the 1964 civil rights act. Sessions in Austin include Austin Wichita Falls and Hearne with potential separate suits in four Texas districts if no agreement is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garth Jones
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Justice Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Filure
Stanley Pottinger
HEW
Hugh Fleischer
Jus
Tice Department
Pottinger
Washington
Texas Education Agency
Texas Air Board chief forecasts visible pollution cure in 10 years
Charles Barden executive director of the Texas Air Control Board told examiners for the legislative budget board and Gov Preston Smiths budget office that visible air pollution in Texas would be conquered in less than a decade. He spoke at a Monday hearing as part of budget proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Jones
Associated Press
Austin
Charles Barden
Texas Air Control Board
Texas
Barden
Legislative Budget Board
Preston Smith
Budget Office
State official discusses gradual air pollution controls
Barden said total elimination of sulfur dioxide and particulates by 1975 is unlikely but a reduction is expected. He cited industry responsiveness to cleaner air goals and predicted a new vehicle pollution regulation within the year. He noted observable air quality improvements in Corpus Christi Fort Worth and San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barden
Air Control Board
Corpus Christi
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Pep Squad Meet Set At Pecos High School Gym
Susie Hagar president calls Pecos High Pep Squad meeting for 2 p m Friday July 31 in the PHS gymnasium. All members urged to attend and any girl may join. Freshman cheerleader tryouts discussed along with uniforms and business. Booster sponsor Mrs Cecil Stickels notes. Also a Britannica fact notes spiders per acre in different habitats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Hagar
Pecos High School
PHS
Onevias
Cecil Stickels
Pony Leaguers Travel to Abilene for Regional Tournament
The Pony League All Stars head to Abilene for the regional tournament. Pecos opens with a 9:30 p.m. Wednesday game against Abilene Key City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pony League All Stars
Abilene
Pecos
Abilene Key City
Judge Roy Bean Store Tourist Center To Close
The Judge Roy Bean store replica opened in June by Pecos Chamber of Commerce Neighborhood Youth Corp staff will close on August 6 as the NYCs term ends. Hundreds from across the United States and abroad have visited, learning about Pecos history. Matta invites inquiries at the Chamber office for those interested in taking over as a business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Bean
Chamber of Commerce
Youth Corp Personne
Ben Matta
Union
Pecos
Matta
Chamber of Commerce Office
Missed Paper Delivery Hotline Guidance
Notice advises readers to call the Circulation Department for missed deliveries with a phone line and guaranteed service. The fragment lists a number ending with 445 and includes unreadable digits. The urgency and source tone resemble a local newspaper circulation notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giumse
Texas Casualties Names Three Texas Servicemen
Washington AP reports three Texas servicemen on the latest Vietnam casualty list. Army Spec 4 Roberto C. Flores, married to Blanca E. Flores of 943 Jefferson St., died not in hostile action. Sgt 10 Richard E. Fay, husband of Anna K. Fay of 4922 McGregor Dr., El Paso. Spec 4 Juan M. Reyna, son of Jose L. and Mrs. Reyna of 1812 Camacho Plaza, Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Southeast Asia
Army
Roberto C. Flores
Blanca E. Flores
Jefferson St
Richard E. Fay
Anna K. Fay
McGregor Drive
el Paso
Spec
Juan M. Reyna
Jose L. Reyna
Camacho Plaza
Dallas
Services Held For Mrs Root In Odessa
Funeral services were held for Mrs Mabel Root 73 of Odessa formerly Pecos. She died Saturday in Odessa Medical Center Hospital after a long illness. Interment was in Odessa Cemetery. She was born Sept 13 1898 in Texas and was a member of Highland United Methodist Church. Survivors include grandson Jerry Griffith three brothers and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rix Funeral Home
Mabel Root
Odessa
Pecos
Jerry Griffith
G. 0. Biles
Marence, Ariz
George Biles
Nolandville
Dewey Biles
Killeen
Ola Cox
Atlanta, Ga
Lena Poteet
Pasadena
Calif
LL All Stars Set To Face Ozona In District Showdown
The Little League All Stars travel to Ozona for the final district game on Friday July 31 at 8 30 p m. A win advances them to the regional tournament in Lubbock August 5 6 7 and 8 with the winner earning a place in the next round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little League All Stars
Ozona
All Stars
Lubbock
Texas Weather Shows Warmth with Scattered Showers
The Associated Press reports warm air and humidity across Texas with a chance of showers but no cooling rain likely. Thunderstorms lingered in the Panhandle and near Beaumont and Palacios, while East and South Central Texas saw low clouds and fog. Highs reached 100 in Chil Dress and San Angelo, 102 in Wichita Falls, with cooler readings in the West Texas mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Panhandle Plains
Gulf
Beaumont
Palacios
Texarkana
Inch
Victoria
Longview
Lufkin
Houston
Childress
San Angelo
Wichita Falls
West Texas Mountains
Survivor Rescued From Plane Crash in New Mexico
Betty Geyer 28 of San Antonio was rescued after a private Cessna 310 with seven aboard crashed on Capitan Mountain. Six passengers died including William Sumbling and Alma Sumbling. Geyer suffered a pelvic fracture and bruises but is reported as all right. The crash occurred during a trip to Ruidoso to attend horse races. the plane went down north of its course while trying to dodge a storm. The rescue took place with ground crews aided by a hovering helicopter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell, N.M
Betty Geyer
San Antonio
Tex
John Scoggins
Capitan Mountain
New Mexico
del Rio
Ruidoso
N.M
Mrs. Geyer
Scoggins
William Sumbling
TPA Proxy Blames Parents For Drug Use
At the Dallas convention Edward L. Baker president of the Texas Pharmaceutical Association argues that alcohol is liquid pot and that half of national drug abuse involves adults rather than youths. He says adults ignore warnings while kids access drugs from home medicine cabinets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas Phamaceutical Association
Edward L. Baker
Baker
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Hampton
People’s Party II
M.L. Williams
Williams
Cotton
Christy Leann Burke
Curtis Burke
West 7Th Street
Christy
Denver
Cole
William Clark
Northwest
Denver Museum of Natural History
Fred Rosenstock
Clark
Jefferson Clark
St. Louis
Kermit
Andrews
Dean
The
Gridiron Club
Refugio
Silsbee
Sabine Pass
Friendship
Jackson
Mount Haven
Uvalde
Wharton
Karnack
Illinois
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Pony Leaguers
Judge Roy Bean
LL All-Stars
TPA
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