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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1972
Page
2
The forecast calls for continued cloudiness with possible thundershowers tonight through Saturday. It will be warm and humid with highs in the mid 80s and lows around the 60s. Midland U S Weather Service report notes 93 degrees Thursday high and 66 overnight low.
Two ex officers Arthur Hill and Jack McMahon were acquitted in federal court of civil rights violations in the 1970 beating of two black prisoners at Galena Park Police Station. Conner died en route to hospital. Taylor recovered after surgeries. Defense blamed morphine and a fall for injuries. medical examiners disputed morphine as factor.
About 1 000 Chinese delegates from Singapore Hong Kong Taiwan Thailand Indonesia and the Philippines participate in EXPLO 72 in Dallas Texas The group led by James Tai aims to reach overseas Chinese and Taiwan by 1980 and consider a mainland China return for gospel work The gathering includes Chinese sessions translations to dialects and separate country sessions with leaders from Campus Crusade for Christ International and Bill Bright outlines an evangelistic world strategy with planned future EXPLOs such as Korea in 1974 targeting 300 000 attendees.
The Texas forecast covers three regions. North Central and northeast Texas: partly cloudy, warm, upper 90s possible, overnight lows lower 70s. South Central and Southeast Texas: partly cloudy, warm, showers possible in coast and southeast, highs 80s to low 90s, lows around 70. Northwest and Southwest Texas: partly cloudy, no major changes, highs upper 80s to lower 90s, lows lower 60s to upper 60s.
National Weather Service notes warm air in the East and South meeting cooler Midwest as a line of thunderstorms runs from Mississippi to Maine. A tropical low mood approaches the northwestern Caribbean on the verge of becoming a tropical storm with variable early dawn temperatures across major cities from 37 to 96 degrees.
Nueces County sheriff says preliminary evidence results in millionaire rancher Randy Farenthold case will not be disclosed yet. A item sent to the DPS lab is a chain section used with a 25 pound concrete block tied to Farenthold's neck found on a Corpus Christi beach June 6. He was to testify in an FBI case in September.
Pat Nixon will fly from Los Angeles to Rapid City for Sundays flood memorial at a local high school. Officials report 207 known dead, 192 identified, and more than 600 missing as Rapid City recovers from the disaster.
The University of California plans full scale newspaper based courses starting next spring with 20 weekly lectures on topics from America and the Future of Man to technology’s impact on life. The National Endowment for the Humanities funds 96,000 for year one and 75,000 in matched gifts. College credit available for a fee under $15 per unit, with local newspapers distributing 1,400 word lectures from authorities across fields.
Entries for the rodeo parade must be registered with Nita Smith at the Chamber of Commerce or Mrs Her ring. Five divisions include commercial floats organizational floats costume dress riders old motor driven vehicles and old horse drawn vehicles. First prize 25 dollars second prize 15 dollars and winners names engraved on trophies. Contact numbers 445 2406 and 445 3646.
The Youth International Party in Miami Beach aborts planned protests at the July Democratic convention citing cooperation with Democrats and energy saved for the August GOP gathering. Spokesman Jeff Nightbyrd says no marches will occur and demonstrator estimates drop to about 50,000. Protest will shift to cultural expressions led by poet Alan Ginsberg and sky art, with a predicted mass mobilization planned for the Republican convention.
Pretoria South Africa The Department of Statistics reports 8392 people killed in 218925 highway accidents last year up from 7948 deaths in 205267 accidents the prior year.
EXPLO 72 ends with 72,000 delegates in evangelism seminars ahead of a Cotton Bowl rally and a Jesus music festival on Saturday. The event, run by Campus Crusade for Christ International, features talks on Love Sex and Dating and school newspaper work, with a Friday night supper and the eight hour Jesus Music Festival led by Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson slated to start at 7 am Saturday. Delegates face housing delays, long waits for keys and calls, and transport challenges. The event funds stem from registration and sales, with a large gap to be filled by donations.
In London Catholic lawmakers John Hume and Paddy Devlin urged a truce in Northern Ireland to give British plans for stability a chance. Prime ministerial talks with William Whitelaw were planned, with elections proposed on proportional representation to aid Catholic influence. Provisional IRA claimed a Catholic referendum showed support for their three-point peace plan, while violence continued with minor incidents in Belfast and Londonderry.
Pecos Enterprise seeks a driver to drop bundles of the afternoon paper at several points between Pecos and Balmorhea after 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Compensation is offered. Interested parties should contact Mrs. Margie Williamson, Circulation Manager, at the Enterprise office, 324 S. Cedar St., Pecos, phone 445-5475.
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