Pecos rings in bicentennial rodeo week in style
Pecos hosts its biggest rodeo week with Night in Old Pecos kickoff on Monday featuring the West of the Pecos park dedication, patriotic ceremonies, stage gunfights, dances, and exhibits. Tuesday brings the Golden Girl revue at 8:30 pm with local sponsors and entrants. Fest II on Wednesday includes a greased pig race and a hot air balloon show, concluding with fireworks. Thursday marks the Old Timers Reunion and the bicentennial rodeo parade with a record 15 floats, gearing up for the rodeo’s official start. The week ends Sunday with a special Independence Day church service and bells marking the 200th anniversary, followed by the final rodeo show.
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Pecos
Old Pecos
Pecos Park
Los Gallos
Jimmy Davis
Lulac
Roy Bean
Clay Allison
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Susan Dennison
Beta Sigma Phi
Valerie Hamar
Optimist Club
Leslie Daniel
Tri-K
Cynthia Slack
Kim Allen
Young Homemakers
Cecile Montgomery
Twentieth Century
Mary Clair Samuels
Merry Wives
Peggy Calderon
Terry Salcido
Prairie Dog Park
Midland
Bruce Pegram
Pecos Museum
Rodeo Grounds
Army Color Guard
Sheriff's Posses
West Texas Trailriders
Sweethears
Pecos High School
Mary Ann Weinacht
Dick Slack
Philadelphia
Doomed Fate for Ford Bus Busing Bill in Senate
President Ford's plan to curb school busing faces grim odds in the Senate with critics like Sen. Bob Dole and Sen. Roman Hruska predicting tough passage. Judiciary Committee leaders plan early hearings while supporters weigh constitutional and civil rights implications amid criticism from Boston busing disputes and Louise Day Hicks.
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Washington
Harold Stassen
Ford
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Dole
Senate
Roman Hruska
Nebraska
Judiciary Committee
Hruska
James O. Eastland
Dmiss
White House
Ern
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Kennedy
Boston
Louise Day Hicks
City county consolidation act surfaces for chance at new life
Pecos city council discusses merging Pecos police and Reeves County sheriff offices into a single law enforcement body. No action taken as members seek constituent feedback while weighing impact on leadership, finances, and public safety amid Chief Charles Smith recovery.
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Pecos
Lee Green
Walter Holcombe
Doug Fernandes
Smith
Bob Bickley
J.J. Maxey
Pigman
Fernandes
Declaration of Independence prompts edgy columnist provocation
Gene Douglas critiques signing the Declaration of Independence warning readers about its radical implications. He riffs on calls for secession and government overthrow, references to activist groups, and jokes about FBI scrutiny, while noting a newspaper plan to add a two hour music feature with no ads.
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Gene Douglas
San Angelo
Estudiantes Chicanos Unidas de Tejas
United States
Dick Gregory
SLA
Viet Nam
Jerry Hancock
FBI
Pecos Pools Open For Summer Busy Week
Municipal pool at Prairie Dog Park runs 1 to 8 pm daily, 1 to 6 pm Wednesdays and Sundays, while Haynes pool on 11th Street operates 1 to 7 pm daily, 1 to 6 pm midweek. Admission charges differ: Park pool 25 cents children, 35 cents teens, 50 cents adults. Haynes pool 15, 25, 40 cents respectively.
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Pecos
Bill Hopper
Prairie Dog Park
Haynes
11Th Street
Haynes Pool
Texas drug price ads ruled unconstitutional by court
A Texas district judge ruled that the state ban on advertising prescription drug prices is unconstitutional citing a U S Supreme Court decision against a Virginia law The ruling followed a suit by The Texas Board of Pharmacy against Page Super Drugs The board may appeal while Page Drugs weighs future ads The case centers on whether posted drug prices count as advertising versus required price postings and services offered by pharmacies
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Dallas
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Virginia
James McCarthy
Texas Board of Pharmacy
Page Super Drugs
McCarthy
State Board
Albert Hopkins
Pharmacy Board
Jack Evans
Page Drugs
Page
Bob Gauss
Gauss
Supreme Court
Arnett
Pecos Sees Cooler Spell After Heat Wave
Pecos enjoyed cooler weather as temperatures dipped to 96 and a low near 66. Reports of heavy rainfall hit Teas, with nearly five inches around Stonewall and strong showers across the Lower Pecos River Valley, Central Texas, and the Hill Country as a cool front moved through.
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Pecos
West Texas
Teas
Pecos River
Texas
Stonewall
Pedernales River
National Weather Service
Austin
Waco
Dallas-Fort Worth
Big Bend
Alert merchants and local check thieves
Reeves County sheriff's deputies arrested Hector L. Chavez and Victor F. Chavez after burglaries at Worsham Flying Service and Pecos Petroleum. Several checks were stolen and two men were charged with burglary and forgery. Louis Tellez alerted police when the suspects tried to cash a stolen check at Popular Grocery. Deputies thanked merchants and the Pecos Chamber of Commerce for cooperation.
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Pecos
Reeves County Sheriff's Deputies
John Prewit
Worsham Flying Service
Pecos Petroleum
Louis Tellez
Popular Grocery
Hector L. Chavez
S. Oak St
Victor F. Chavez
Madera Road
Prewit
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Raul Flores
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