Barstow Meeting Highlights and Local Visits
Sierra Madera Water Utilities District Association president Wendell Nichols presided at the June meeting in Fort Stockton. Jim Barnes spoke on city public responsibilities and employees’ service as a privilege. Community visits included Barstow residents visiting relatives in Pecos Houston and Linton. Local sports saw Little League action with Imperial, Barstow Farm, and Barstow Little League teams.
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Wendell Nichols
Sierra Madera Water Utilities District Association
Sands Motel
Fort Stockton
Jim Barnes
Texas Oil Commission Set to Rule on July Allowables
Major oil buyers told the Texas Railroad Commission they want 3,099,353 barrels daily for July, down 37,674 from June, while the U.S. Bureau of Mines projects July demand at 3,350,000 barrels per day, up 80,999 from June. The commission will consider both figures at its Wednesday meeting.
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Austin
Texas
Railroad Commission
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Tahitians Favor The Untouchables On TV
Tahiti’s TV audience, about 7,500 homes, favors The Untouchables French version along with Bananaza and The Invaders. ORTF runs the programming with no local ads while commercials exist on the radio. Americans like Westerns, cartoons, and news segments amid limited local content.
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Bob Thomas
Associated Press
Papeete
Tahiti
Robert Stack
Elliott Ness
Thaiti
Tahitian
French Polynesia
U. S
Papette
Balti Hai-like
Moorea
United States
France
ORTF
Mondieu
Suhas
Paris
Father's Day Founder Thrilled At Popularity
Mrs John Bruce Dodd of Spokane founder of Father's Day praises its rapid popular appeal. Now 88 she supports commercialization as a spiritual tribute and recalls inspiration from her father birth date in 1910. The Spokane proposal led to local celebration, then national notice in 1916 with a presidential church service.
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Associated Press
Richard Zahler
Spokane
Wash
John Bruce Dodd
Bluebonnet Girls State opens at Texas Lutheran College
SEGUIN Texas AP 26th annual Bluebonnet Girls State opens with 456 girls expected to attend Political figures scheduled to address the girls include Rep George Bush Lloyd Bentsen Paul Eggers and Barbara Jordan Gov Preston Smith will address during a one day trip to Austin next Monday The program teaches citizenship by simulating government and elections
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Preston Smith
Austin
Weekend repairs to power mower cost more than fix
Weekend work on a power mower by a local owner reveals that the mower requires professional correction, predicting expenses higher than the initial self repair. The item suggests ongoing maintenance costs from a dealer.
Labrador Retrievers Added As Army Dogs
In San Antonio the Army expands its Military Working Dog program to include Labrador retrievers for training at Ft Gordon Georgia as Army tracking dogs. About 60 to 100 retrievers are sought yearly from civilian owners with a minimum age of nine months, 20 inches tall and 45 pounds, valued up to 150 dollars.
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San Antonio
Kelly Air Force Base
Ft. Gordon
Southeast Asia
Army
E. A. Hilburn
Hilburn
Santa Fe Pipeline awards Chaparral Line contract to Prairie Construction
Prairie Construction Company of Lubbock Texas wins a contract to build 456 miles of the Chaparral Line from West Texas to the Houston area for Santa Fe Pipeline. The project totals over 30 million dollars with completion planned by January 1 1971.
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Santa Fe Pipeline Company
West Texas
Houston
Prairie Construction Company
Lubbock
Tex
R.j.hunt
Santa Fe Pipeline
Chicago
Mont Belvieu
Permian
New Mexico
Snyder
Gatesville
Maine
San Andres Junction
Balmorhea Church Girls Take Annual Paisano Camp Trip
The Girls Auxiliary of the First Baptist Church led by sponsor Rev. Harvie Davis left Monday for Paisano Camp Ground for a week long trip. Participants include Jeanie McNeil Tissie Ann Elliott Andie Beach Debbie Bottoms Linda Herring and Ray Davis. The group makes this trip each year.
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First Baptist Church
Harvie Davis
Paisano Camp Ground
Jeanie McNeil
Tissie Ann Elliott
Andie Beach
Debbie Bottoms
Linda Herring
Ray Davis
Boy Drowns At Oak Cliff Pool In Eight Feet Of Water
Dallas police reported three year old Steven Williams drowned Monday evening after slipping from a tri cycle into an eight foot deep apartment pool in Oak Cliff. His mother Mrs Jerry Williams notified authorities that the child was missing before the body was found.
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Dallas
Steven Williams
Oak Cliff
Jerry Williams
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