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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1970
Page
7
In Yakima, Lt. Col. James P. Johnson says the Army will haul junked cars to the Yakima Firing Range for target practice to aid environmental cleanup efforts. The piece places the move in a broader context of Earth Day 1970 era environmental policy and activism.
Big Count Reed Drilling Tools reports a weekly survey showing 13 more rigs in operation for a total of 165 in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico, up from 152 last week. Pecos leads with 20, Lea County 19, Ward County 15, Hockley 10, Reeves 13, with other shifts noted.
Inquiry notes that the sole major league umpire expelled for dishonesty was Richard Higham, removed from the National League on June 24, 1882.
Texas and Kentucky explore year round schooling with pilots in four quarter and three semester formats. Critics cite funding, cooling needs, and cost. Summer classes in Texas draw thousands, financed locally. no state funds. An interim committee studies feasibility with Rep Blanton and Supt Landrum leading.
Nine members of the Student Majority for Responsible Expression will deliver petitions backing President Nixon’s Cambodia policy to Washington. SMRE chairman Harold Green said the group will arrive June 3 and may meet the President. the trip is organized by Senator John Tower.
In Oakland and Berkeley a rising black bloc backs Ronald Dellums against incumbent Peter Cohelan. Dellums, with campus support and an aggressive registration push, aims to unite Negro, Mexican American, and other voters, while Cohelan touts civil rights accomplishments and federal projects.
The Institute of Texan Cultures in San Antonio will open daily from Tuesday to Sunday, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. with no admission fee. Part of the University of Texas System, it serves school groups and visitors from across Texas and beyond, noting a 50 percent bus-arrival increase this past term and a location at HemisFair Plaza.
Mrs Antonia Bustilloz shows improvement in Midland Hospital after two months of treatment with relatives expressing concern. Barstow Elementary head teacher reports attendance awards for students including Elva Florez, Suzanne Florez, Susanna Garcia, Joe Lopez, Armando Rivas with six days and many others with five or four days. A visiting party from Barstow includes Mr and Mrs Andrew Kothmann and daughters en route to San Diego to see relatives Kenneth and Mrs Rothmann.
Ninety year old Peter Mason Bond has spent over twenty years sprouting peace through a graffiti garden in San Francisco. His yard features banners such as All Conflicts End Only When We Act as Brothers and War Stops Heaven on Earth amid Victorian sculpture and painted knickknacks. Bond says the constructive approach attracts more attention than street protests and seeks global harmony starting at home.
Big Tex and the State Fair of Texas plan a voyage into the Seven Seas Exposition for October 10 to 15 in Dallas. Neptune and Texas A&M collaborate on a New Dimensions Pavilion exhibit exploring oceanology and marine lore as the fair showcases future ocean engineering amid parades and decorative displays.
The Orla Mentone Home Demonstration Club held a barbecue at Red Bluff Lake on Saturday. Members brought dishes to accompany chicken and hot links prepared by Estelle Hayton and Ellen Goodrich. Attendees included multiple couples and individuals such as Louis Beverlein John Haley Wesley Phillips Charlie Hayton Bill Dodd Bill Jen son Lucille Burgan Bill Wilkinson Ellen Goodrich Speck Roberts Billy Blair and John Sutton.
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