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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1973
Page
1
The Supreme Court rules against tax deductions for parents of nonpublic school students and strikes down New York funding for parochial school support in heated areas. The decision emphasizes neutrality in public aid and condemns targeted tax benefits for private schooling. Justice Powell writes for the majority.
Former White House counsel John W. Dean III testified before the Senate Watergate hearings that he believes President Nixon was involved but unaware of the implications. He cited Haldeman and Ehrlichman as central to the cover up and said Dean aided in perjury and attempts to shield the White House.
Residents of the Big Spring Midland and Odessa region are urged to attend a meeting on Tuesday June 26 1973 at 8 00 p m at the Permian Bank and Trust building Odessa Texas downstairs A film Modern concepts of Epilepsy will be shown Bill Smith of the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission will speak An open discussion on needs of the epileptic and public help will follow For more information call Mrs Jarnagin 683 4425 Pecos Texas included in the area may be indicted and tried on other evidence
Pecos stayed warm with a 106 degree Sunday high and 65 overnight low while rain spread northward from the coast. Showers dabbed Brownsville to Del Rio and town to town, with headlines of traffic collisions and a near tornado near Beaumont.
The Chamber of Commerce welcomes J and J Feed Yard as a new member. Signed by Jim Ed Miller.
Jimmy Christian 18 of 907 S Cypress was in county jail this morning on a burglary with intent to commit rape charge after a Saturday afternoon incident at a local residence. Deputy Wendell Taylor arrested him and he awaits a $5,000 bond set by County Judge Darrell Glover.
Work started today on re constructing Gibson’s Discount Center on the same foundation after a March fire. Blair Hall Construction crews place steel supports with Sheldon Hall directing. Co owner Don Doan expects work inside in three weeks and aims for operation by September 1.
Rodeo riders from across the nation head to Pecos for the West of the Pecos rodeo July 4 7 nightly performances feature bare back saddle bronc calf roping steer wrestling team tying and wild horse race. Entry fees total 126 for events and 15 for the race adding to a 2200 purse. Last year 207 entries produced 9521 in prizes as TA Steiner of Austin produces the event with top stock. Entries close 3 p.m. July 3.
Yucca Sales at 1212 S. Cedar offers 2 cents per pound of all aluminum beer cans. Turn in cans this Saturday between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. to support the Pecos Boys’ Club.
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev left Washington on a giant jet for Paris with President Nixon, after a two day summit. They issued a 3400 word communique stressing progress toward limits on strategic weapons and renewed hopes for a high level European and world peace partnership.
Four people died when a tractor-trailer struck a car from behind on I 20 West of Monahans Texas. Betty Wynne 36 and three children CHARLES EDWARD 11 SANDRA LEE 6 and BILLY JOHN 3 were killed. Driver Gaylord D Blankenship 38 of Victorville California faced negligent homicide charges with bond set at 2460 dollars. Two other adults were injured and hospitalized.
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