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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1973
Page
3
Mexican officers hunted 10 prison escapees including seven Americans led by San Diego lawyer Robert Lee Grimes. They fled La Mesa State Penitentiary after cutting a floor hole on Sunday in Tijuana near the U S border.
The Associated Press reports a weekend surge of fatalities in Texas with at least 33 deaths from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight. Causes include 16 traffic deaths, eight homicides, five drownings, and various accidents. Notable victims named include William Slave, 20, of Irving, and Gonzalo Borrego, 22, with many others from Dallas, San Antonio, and surrounding areas.
West German Chancellor Willy Brandt was uninjured when a gust rocked the Israeli military helicopter at Masada. Three aides were lightly hurt as officials evacuated the craft fearing it could plunge. Brandt resumed his tour and later received an honorary doctorate from the Weizmann Institute.
The Permian Basin drilling activity remained steady with a one rig drop from 199 two weeks prior to 198 this week Reed Drilling Equipment reports Pecos County leads with 25 rigs Eddy has 22 and Ward Lea counties tie at 15 each Reeves 11 Martin 9 and Ector 8 rigs.
Wheat ripening fast in Childress area outpaces storage and rail capacity. Diesel combines face shortages but fuel for gas powered machines is easier to obtain. Vernon Key of Boland Warehouses warns of boxcar scarcity, while Morris Higley notes yields around 25 bushels per acre and farmers rush to harvest due to high prices. Starfish unrelated note follows.
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