Laird Defends Alignment With Nixon on SALT and Weapons
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird rejected claims of a policy rift with President Nixon over approving new U.S. weapons systems alongside the SALT pursue. He asserted the defense budget and weapons programs stand on their own merits amid Senate testimony.
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Harrison Humphries
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
U.S
Laird
America
Pecos to Open Public Hearing on 1972 73 Budget
Pecos City Council schedules a public hearing on the 1972 73 budget for Thursday at 9 a m in the council room at City Hall. The budget, adopted June 8, is based on total consolidation and funding levels.
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Pecos
City Hall
Five charged with fraud at Pecos motel
A man using the name Ed ward Rozek and four unidentified companions were arrested at 5:20 am for allegedly defrauding the Ramada Inn of 90 dollars. Rozek gave the name Vernard Eller at Holiday Inn. The group left the Ramada after midnight after racking up a bill for room, food and liquor. They are in Reeves County jail on felony charges. Warrant issued by Cliff Preslar JP Precinct 4. Vera Powers signed the complaint for Ramada Inn. Also included are local budget figures for general fund, water and sewer, and the special operating fund.
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Edward Rozek
Ramada Inn
Rozek
Vernard Eller
Holiday Inn
Ramada
Pecos
Butler Smith
Robert Diaz
Reeves County
Cliff Preslar
Pecos Area Forecast Brief With Thunder Showers
The Pecos forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and a chance of thunder showers Thursday with temperatures from 70 to 100. Midland US Weather Bureau reports cloudy skies and upper 70s, easterly winds about 10 mph. SWIG 2:tenoil Mill logged Tuesday high near 103 and overnight low around 69.
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Pecos
U.S. Weather Bureau
Midland
Tenoil Mill
Publisher Attends Texas Press Meet in Corpus Christi
The 93rd Texas Press Association summer convention will bring Texas newspaper publishers and families to Corpus Christi Thursday through Saturday. Pecos Enterprise Publisher O Ferrall Pauly and Conroe Courier president Rigby Owen Sr. will attend. An awards breakfast will announce 1972 Texas Newspaper Contest winners and the Newsmaker of the Year. The final day includes elections of TPA officers and a posthumous award to Mrs Homer Garrison Jr for her husband Colonel Garrison, longtime director of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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Texas
Corpus Christi
Texas Press Association
Pecos Enterprise
O’ferrall Pauly
Rigby Owen Sr
Conroe Courier
TPA
Homer Garrison Jr
Colonel Garrison
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Rangers
Missing 124 in Rapid City flood
Rapid City flood death toll and missing list were revised with 124 believed missing. Charles Childs heads the Missing Persons Bureau and aims to reduce that number under 100 tonight after initially listing about 4,900 names. Workers search nationwide to verify status and contact families.
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Rapid City
Charles Childs
Childs
United States
Senate approves broad child care bill after veto attempt
The Senate passed a 2.95 billion dollar bill creating the largest federal child day care program, with 73 votes to 12. It would extend free care for working parents under income thresholds and include preschool and support services, starting at 159 million in 1973 and rising to 1.6 billion in 1975, with sponsors aiming for wide local sponsorship and broader family support.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
House
Women’s Liberation Church
Union
Walter F. Mondale
Dminn
Mondale
Rodeo Dress Law Prompts Jails In Pecos
The Optimist Club hosts a two day rodeo event on June 30 and July 1 in Pecos with honorary judges including District Judge J. H. Starley County Judge Darreil Glover and Justice of the Peace Bill Pitman. Offenders not in Western attire face fines or brief confinement with a stock trailer patrol through town.
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Pecos
Pecis
Optimists’ Club
J. H. Starley
Darreil Glover
Bill Pitman
Kennedy rules out national office run this year
Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts said there are no circumstances under which he would accept a nomination for any national office this year. The statement aims to quell speculation he might seek the Democratic presidential or vice presidential nomination at the Miami Beach convention next month.
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NEW York (Ap
George S. McGovern
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
McGovern
Queens County
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Kennedy
Troy
Nixon
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Associated Press
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Brooklyn
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Elizabeth Holtzman
Emanuel Celler
House
Judiciary Committee
Bella Abzug
D-Mass
Nancy Box Seeks Golden Girl Title at Pecos Rodeo
Nancy Box, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loring Box, is among seven contenders for Golden Girl of the Old West. A Pecos High senior active in student government and National Honor Society, she plans to be secretary of several clubs and has a rich history in 4-H, FFA, Eagle Choir, and school sports.
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Nancy Box
Loring Box
Miss Box
The
Cotton Crusaders
Eagle Choir
Pecos
Verhalen 4-H
Reeves County
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