Successful Oil Day draws big crowd in Pecos
Pecos celebrates second annual Oil and Gas Appreciation Day with over 2,000 attendees. The event started with country club registration and a golf tournament run by Bill Moss, Bill Wilson, and Jack Casimir. About 160 played. 80 women joined a luncheon and bridge hosted by Judy Moss and others. The day ended with an evening barbecue at the Sheriff’s Posse Barn.
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Pecos
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Moss
Bill Wilson
Jack
Arab peacekeeping force reaches Beirut to reopen airport
About 1,000 Arab peacekeeping troops arrived in Beirut with red roses as symbols and began deploying to reopen the airport and police a new cease fire in Lebanon. Syrian and Libyan battalions crossed the border assisted by 50 trucks marked Arab Security Force to establish buffer zones between Syrian and Palestinian forces, while clashes continued on three fronts including Sidon and the mountains north of Beirut.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Damascus
Sidon
Mediterranean
U.S. Navy
6Th Fleet
Athens
Greece
U.S
Ford
Charles Smith
Oleander
Odessa Medical Center
Smith
Reeves Memorial Hospital
Odessa Hospital
Civil Jury Week summons panel in 143rd District Court
A panel of 140 veniremen will be drawn for Civil Jury Week in 143rd District Court at 9 a.m. Tuesday. The list of residents reported for possible civil cases includes numerous named individuals such as Richard Dominguez, Maria Gomez, Carmen Castro, A.J. Potter, Vera Dominguez, and John H. Moore Jr., among others. The report covers many local residents arranged in grouped lines, indicating extensive juror selection for the upcoming civil term.
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143Rd District Court
J.H. Starley
Richard Dominguez
B.M. Dutchover
William Leslie Smith
Elfida A. Granado
S.J. Taylor
Frank M. Gonzales
Maria Gomez
Louis W. Daniels
Carmen Castro
A.J. Potter
Vera Dominguez
Pecos marks start of Bicentennial with fireworks plan
Summer arrives as Pecos prepares a June 30 fireworks show funded by a Bicentennial Fireworks Fund in Pecos. Jay Dycus says donations are sought with bank accounts opened and checks payable to the fund. Fest II events run June 28 to 30 including rodeo, pageant, and parade in the city park. Weather notes include warm highs near 98 and scattered storms.
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Jay Dycus
Dycus
Pecos Enterprise
Old Pecos
Pecos
Italian Senate race favored by Christian Democrats early
In Italy's parliamentary election, the ruling Christian Democrats led in first returns from 676 of 73 179 polling places. They had 41 percent of senate votes versus 41 percent for the Communists, with DOXA and other polls offering similar tallies. A large youth vote was expected to shift results in the chamber of deputies. Weather favorable for beachgoers coincided with a high turnout of 76.3 percent of 40.4 million eligible voters.
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Rome
Christian Democrats
Italy
NATO
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Doxa
U.S
Gallup
Demoskopen
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George Grier
Eddie B. Walker
Susan Williamson
Anita Marquez
M.P. Withers
Katherine Favor
John Tom
Chandler and
Glenn Hibbens
Hortenica Herrera
Jesse Dominguez
Beatriz Hadderton
Forrest Pape
Petra G. Rayos
Joe Osborn
Andy Horton
Loraine
Ismael L. Carrasco
Larry Ross
Jesus R. Lara
Q.A. Crenshaw
John Denman
Ysidro Brijalba
Juan C. Prieto
Odessa Jenkins
David Vesil
Eleanor Brijalba
Warren Edwin Newcomb
Fred Martin
Alberto M. Gonzales
Lawrence R. Lewis Jr
Romeo
Associated Press
Texas
Alice
New England
Virginia
Carolinas
Gulf of Mexico
Pennsylvania
New York
Roger Walser
Santiago Garcia
Wesley P. Hart
Arnulfo Granado
Judy Hughes
Ruben Morales
L.A. Pattillo Jr
Willie Hill
Susie Fuentez
Maria B. Melendez
Roland M. Rhode
Ignacio Flores
Elfida Morales
Rodolfo Armendariz
Israel Marruffo
William G. Melton
Aida A. Garcia
Marcelino Munoz
Javier Leal
Alfredo Armendariz
Gwendolyn Faye Owens
S.J. Sizemore
Freeman Decorating
Dublin
Tex
Anthony’s
Stephen Bates
Democrats
Walter's 2
Dairy Queens of
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Polly Green
Mgr
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Airlawn Center
Dora Rochen
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