Reagan vows to keep cattle farming amid tax shelter claims
Gov. Ronald Reagan says he will stay a cattle owner as long as affordable, not for tax shelter. He denies using cattle investments for tax purposes. Reports say he is a client of Oppenheimer Industries, which offers cattle management to those who can benefit from tax incentives.
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Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
California
Sacramento Bee
New York Times
Oppenheimer Industries, Inc
Five leading silver nations open three day meeting in Mexico City
Canada Peru Australia United States attend the opening session of a conference in Mexico City called by Mexico the world’s largest silver producer The spokesman says there is no agenda but the gathering could lead to future formal meetings among top silver producers
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Mexico City
Canada
Peru
Australia
United States
Mexico
Santa Fe Jitters Amid Disorder Prompted National Guard
Albuquerque reports two days of disorders prompting Gov. Bruce King to deploy National Guard to guard state buildings. A firebomb attack in Santa Fe destroyed part of the old federal building housing the federal highway administration, escalating tensions in the capital.
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Albuquerque
N, M
Santa Fe
Bruce King
National Guard
King
Federal
Federal Highway Administration
Murder Theory Emerges in Detroit Dope House Slayings
Police say lone survivor Robert Lee Gardner may have tied the seven slayings to heroin robbery schemes in Detroit and beyond. Gardner, 28, remains in Ford Hospital with shotgun wounds as investigators seek FBI help to trace his activities and those of Romandel Burton, 24, one of the seven killed and believed to be Gardner's partner in running the dope house.
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Detroit
West Side
Robert Lee Gardner
Ford Hospital
Gardner
James Bannon
FBI
Romandel Burton
Burton
Twisters Hit Southeast and North Central Areas
Severe storms swept the Southeast and North Central States. In Cabarrus County near Concord North Carolina three people were injured by a tornado. In Robeson County a second tornado damaged power and telephone lines and crops. Wilmington suffered baseball size hail.
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Concord
N. C
Cabbarrus County
Robeson County
Wilmington
Isle of Innocents on Linosa Exiles Mafia Bosses Speak
Eighteen suspected Mafia bosses exiled on Linosa insist they are innocent despite ties to murder gang warfare kidnaping and drug running. They claim crimes on their records do not reflect their conscience and offer the defense it was another man of the same name. Diego Plata, resembling a retired banker, is noted as a contact between Sicilian Mafia and a US crime ring.
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Isle OF Linosa
Sicily
Brigitte Strikes Acapulco with Hurricane Winds
Tropical storm Brigitte hit Acapulco with hurricane force winds of about 95 mph, plunging the city into darkness as power outages spread. Police reported 17 people missing and five seriously injured after torrential rains pounded the west coast resort for three hours before the storm moved inland around 8 p.m. Electric service was out by 5:30 p.m. and officials said restoration would take until morning.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Brigitte
West Coast
Electricity Commission
Vaccination Campaign Aims to Halt Equine Encephalitis Spread
Mexico's Agriculture Ministry reports central and northern Tamaulipas horses and mules vaccinated to curb Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis. More than 100 000 animals vaccinated so far. dengue mosquito vectors in lowland coast regions cited. Dairy cattle unaffected according to a spokesman.
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Mexico City
Agriculture and Livestock Ministry
Itamaulipas
Indictments Aimed at Texas Democrats Could Come Soon
Rep. Henry Gonzalez says a Houston grand jury will indict Gov. Preston Smith House Speaker Gus Mutscher Texas Democratic Party Chairman Elmer Baum and two others over the Sharpstown stock scandal. He cites a reliable source and notes immunity deals for Frank Sharp. Also announces Amcot a merger of four regional cotton groups to form a global sales organization effective July 1 with offices in Charlotte Greenville Atlanta Brussels Osaka Seoul and Hong Kong.
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Corpus Christi
Henry Gonzalez
Houston
Preston Smith
House
Gus Mutscher
Texas
Democratic Party
Elmer Baum
Democrat
Washington
Corpus Christi Caller Times
San Antonio Express
Gonzalez
Frank J. Sharp
Gonzales
Justice Department
Sharp
U. S. Dist
Sharpstown State
Houston Federal Grand Jury
U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Will Wilson
Frank Sharp
Sharp Financial
Smith
Wilson
U. S
Carolinas
California
el Paso
Mark Rickman
Southwestern Irrigated Cotton Growers Association
Amcot
Charlotte
North Carolina
Greenville
South Carolina
Atlanta
Georgia
Brussels
Belgium
Osaka
Japan
Seoul
Korea
Hong Kong
Calcot, Ltd
Plains Cotton Cooperative Association
Staple Cotton Cooperative Association
SWIG
Russell Kennedy
Cabot
G. L. Seitz
Bakersfield
Dan Davis
Lubbock
C. R. Sayre
Greenwood
Mississippi
Edward Breihan
Respecctive
Arizona
New Mexico
Pecos
Las Cruces
Association
Breihan
Guardsman To Receive Commission In Texas National Guard
A Presidio Guardsman Richard M. Joachim of Pecos Texas among 188 officer candidates nearing graduation for commissions in the Texas National Guard. Class 14 graduation set for June 20 at Camp Mabry the Texas Army and Air National Guard headquarters. Joachim serves with Battery B 3rd Battalion 133rd Artillery. The academy train spans one year with initial two weeks then monthly assemblies and a final two week session at Camp Mabry.
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Presidio
Richard M. Joachim
Guard
Texas National Guard Academy
Camp Mabry
Texas Army and Air National Guard
Joachim
Batlery B
133Rd Artillery
Pecos
Texas
Camp
Mabry
Band Director Resigns In Pecos To Take Odessa Post
Charles Nail resigns from Pecos Junior High Band after winning sweepstakes awards. He will replace his brother Ike Nail as band director at Bonham Junior High School in Odessa. Ike moves to Midland to join Midland Lee High School. Ray Whitley confirms Nail’s oral resignation given two days prior.
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Pecos
Charles Nail
Odessa
Nail
Ike
Bonham
Midland
Midland Lee High School
Ray Whitley
Notary Commissions Arrive for Reappointed Publics
Notary commissions for reappointed notaries have arrived and can be picked up at the County Clerk's office.
Mrs Doak Succumbs In Santa Fe Funeral Rites Held
Martha Doak mother of Mrs Ed Armstrong of Pecos died June 6 in Santa Fe New Mexico Funeral services were held June 8 at the Episcopal Church in Santa Fe She is survived by two daughters Mrs Armstrong and Mrs H H Bute of Santa Fe three sons Wyeth Buddy Doak and Vernon Doak all of Albuquerque and Edward Doak of Houston ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren
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Martha Doak
Ed Armstrong
Pecos
Santa Fe
N. M
Episcopal Church
Armstrong
H. H. Bute
Wyeth
Buddy) Doak
Vernon Doak
Albuquerque
Edward Doak
Houston
Burkholder Family Highlighted At NMMI Commencement
The Burkholder brothers from Pecos participated in New Mexico Military Institute’s 78th commencement ending the 1970 71 school year. Duncan Mark Burkholder earned high school honors on the Commandant's List and Dean's List while editor Ralph Carter Burkholder led the Chess Club and earned the Truman O. Boyd Memorial Scholarship. Cadet Paul Crouch served aboard USS Midway with the U S Seventh Fleet and was named to Who's Who Among American High Schools. The event featured General Harold K Johnson as speaker and marked the end of a year for 650 cadets with polo, awards, and final ceremonies.
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Ben R. Burkholder
Pecos
New Mexico Military Institute
Duncan Mark Burkholder
Duncan
NMMI
Burkholder
the Recall
Ralph Carter Burkholder
Ralph
Truman O. Boyd
Burkholders
Harold K. Johnson USA
Ret
Army Chief of Staff
Texas May Lose Federal Highway Funds
Washington AP reports Texas faces a 10 percent cut of its federal highway funding for the 1972-73 year for failing to enact billboard and junk yard laws. Transportation Secretary Volpe notified Gov. Preston Smith that Texas has 60 days to request a hearing before a final penalty decision. Mrs. Lyndon Johnson praised Volpe's stance in a recent interview.
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Washington
Texas
Secretary of Transportation
John A. Volpe
Preston Smith
Volpe
Gov. Smith
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Lyndon V. Johnson
Crusaders To Host All You Can Eat Barbecue
The Cotton Crusaders sponsor an all you can eat barbecue Thursday at 7 30 p m at Woodrow Clem s barn six miles south on Balmorrhea Highway Tickets are 2 and available from Crusaders members
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Cotton Crusaders
Woodrow Clem
Balmorrhea Highway
The
Crusaders
West of the Pecos Fair With Hot Afternoons Through Friday
The forecast calls for a heat wave across West of the Pecos with daytime highs ranging from 90 to 106 degrees through Friday. Nights drop to around 50 at higher elevations and near 70 in lower areas.
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The
Pecos
Martha Talbot Named Western Belle in Golden Girl Pageant
Martha Talbot of Big Spring will compete as a Western Belle in the Golden Girl of the Old West pageant. The 5 foot 4 inch junior belongs to Court Jester and Thespian Club and acted in Up the Down Staircase The Mouse That Roared and Sound of Music. She leads Golddiggers Pep Squad is communications chair for the Latin Club and serves as assistant Student Life Editor of El Rodeo 1971 72. She attends St Marys Episcopal Church and is treasurer of the Episcopal Young Churchmen and registrar for the 1970 Midwinter Youth Conference.
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Martha Talbot
Big Spring
Court Jester
Thespian Club
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Episcopal Young Churchmen
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Cotton Cooperatives Merge
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Buddy Withers
San Antonio
Jimmy White
Lions
Paul Rodriguez
Austin
American Legion
Mrs. Doak
Crouch
USS
Midway
Navy
Paul C. Crouch
G. B Crouch
Barstow, Tex
Western Pacific
U. S. Seventh Fleet
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