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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1971
Page
2
SAN FRANCISCO AP reports the rock group Jefferson Airplane will cancel concerts until lead singer Grace Slick recovers from plastic surgery. Slick was alone in her car when it hit a wall on the Golden Gate Bridge approach May 31, treated for a concussion, then released.
Obituaries report Warren 96 former Sarah Lawrence president dies in Ossining. Major Hill 52 Niagara Falls daredevil family member dies. Dr Wendell M Stanley 66 Nobel laureate for virus isolation dies in Spain. Mrs Archibald Roosevelt 73 killed in car bus crash in Cold Spring Harbor. plastic surgery may follow for Miss Slick. In New York, Paul Newman and Robert Redford to co star in Warner Bros film about police corruption. Agatha Christie hospitalized at 80 with a broken leg. noted for 80 books and 350 million copies sold.
The 1971 Texas legislature tightens driving rules to curb unsafe behavior and align with the Uniform Vehicle Code. Fines rise for leaving keys in a car and fleeing police, new inspection rules and tire requirements appear, licenses cost more, and military licensing benefits expand while absurd dealer practices are curtailed.
Fifteen area girls will form the Golden Girl's court to be announced during the revue and participate in rodeo week activities. The Women's Division of the Chamber of Commerce sponsors the festivities. Reeves County Sheriff's Posse hosts nightly dances 8 to 12 Wednesday through Friday and 9 to 1 Saturday with Easy Adamas and the Lone Star Texas Top Hands providing country western music.
Judge J H Starley heard guilty pleas yesterday in 143rd District Court. Charles Edward Smith pleaded guilty to forgery and passing and received a four year sentence with formal sentencing deferred until July 6. Jerold Leroy Baker got a four year probated term for theft over $50 involving a car owned by C L Elkins Jr. Roland B Brunson admitted guilty to a second offense DWI and received a four year probated sentence. M P Withers reported the theft of a 4 1/2 by 12 foot steel gate from a shed at 924 South Cedar during the clean W W campaign. The gate was moved to clear the lot and stolen in the last week. HEALER ad offers unavailable services from Madam Olga at 2400 West 80 Monahans Texas.
Hospital notices list admissions and discharges from June 8 to June 14 1971. Names include Abila Shelton Campbell Saragosa Harris Archinda Armistead Lukins Garcia Ontiveros Urias Sikes Stubbs Callioat Brammer Beauchamp Ramirez Wilson McAnally Menchoca Renteria etc. Several babies were born to families in Pecos Balmorhea and Pecos addresses.
Young Texans for Briscoe announce a July 23 and 24 rally in Uvalde Texas to back rancher banker Dolph Briscoe for governor. Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes also launches candidacy, drawing from similar moderate to conservative supporter groups. Alex Cuellar says Briscoe is in the race all the way.
Nearly five inches of rain drenched a South Texas area between Corpus Christi and San Antonio causing the National Weather Service to warn of flash flooding on streams. Officials noted rainfall up to 4.80 inches at Calliham with high totals elsewhere as air force cloud seeding trials occurred nearby.
Mexico City mayor Alfonso Martinez Dominguez and police chief Col Rogelio Flores resign amid charges they backed Falcons goon squads that attacked student demonstrators. At least 11 killed and over 100 wounded as protests over education policy continued before the 1968 Olympics.
Lizzie F. Alsup of Terrell Oklahoma pleaded guilty before U S Magistrate J M Preston in U S District Court Western Division to aiding and abetting aliens in the United States without proper papers after felony charges were reduced to misdemeanors. Judge Preston fined $250 on each of two counts and ordered two months confinement on each, probated for six months. she was arrested by a U S Customs and Immigration inspector after being found with aliens in her car.
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