Pecos to Appear on TV For July Fourth Plans
Pecos residents and visitors will see a 1 pm July 1 broadcast on KMOM TV Monahans featuring ten Pecos representatives promoting the Pecos Fourth of July festivities. Officials include Terry Burns and John Rediger with details on the Rodeo Revue July 2.
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Kmomtv
Monahans
Ten
Rotary
Terry Burns
Chamber of Commerce
John Rediger
Ed Schmidt
Buck Jackson
Kosa-Tv
Jackson
Kay Gaddy
Rodeo Banners Spread Across Pecos as Week Nears
Pecos roping fever heats up as merchants raise banners and buntings. Downtown firms install festive storefront decorations while others plan personalized displays. Officials and the Chamber urge all businesses to join in promoting rodeo week and boost the city's rodeo spirit.
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Brandon Coffee Shop
Pecos
Rodeo Fever
Rodeo
Cham
Ber of Commerce
Reeves County names 4-H delegate to Texas Congress
Cecil Lee, son of Mr and Mrs Cecil Jim Lee of 207 S Palm St, named Reeves County delegate to the Texas 4-H Congress in Houston the week of July 16. More than 500 top teens from across the state will attend at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel. The theme is Values in Transition with sessions by Texas A and M Extension Service leaders and prominent authorities from business government and education. Harris County and Houston officials will participate.
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Cecil Lee
Cecil Jim Lee
S. Palm St
Reeves County
Houston
Shamrock Hilton Hotel
Don Stormer
Harris County
City of Houston
Lerma in satisfactory condition after June crash in Odessa
George Lerma, driver in the June 7 car pickup collision at IS20 U S 285, remains hospitalized in Odessa Medical Center in satisfactory condition after being moved from intensive care. Of ten injured, he is the only one still hospitalized as delegates prepare to open the general assembly at 4 p.m. July 16 with speakers Dr. Hutcheson and Dr. Hale Jr.
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George Lerma
U.S
Odessa Medical Center
Lerma
Odessa Hospital
John E. Hutchison
Extension Service
William Hale Jr
University of Georgia
No fireworks in city limits admonition issued
City Fire Marshal Dick Wadley and Chief J T Precht urge residents to avoid discharging fireworks within city limits during the July 4 holidays. Violations can incur fines up to 100 dollars due to risks of personal injury and property damage. officials advise celebrating in the country if needed and to use caution.
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Dick Wadley
J.T. Precit
Wadley
Precht
Fire Department
Local Masons to Install Officers
Pecos Valley Masonic Lodge 736 AF AM will install 1973 74 officers at 7 30 p m Saturday at the Masonic Lodge A dinner for Masons and their families precedes the ceremony all are invited to attend
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Pecos Valley
Summer heat threatens and storms lash Texas coast
The Pecos area saw highs near 98 degrees as heat eased for the day. Rain and scattered thunderstorms lingered along the coast and into South and South Central Texas, with five fatalities in the latest storm activity. Authorities reported a tornado near Mercedes, while two brothers drowned in a San Antonio drainage ditch. Debris and rainfall totals varied across major cities, and forecasters predicted more showers for the region.
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Associated Press
Texas
Mercedes
Rio Grande Valley
Derrick Nixon
William Nixon
San Antonio
Coast Guard
Port Aransas
Corpus Christi Bay
Debbie Mothershed
Craig
Craig Jr
Alice
Victoria
McAllen
Corpus Christi
Austin
Eagle Pass
Freeport
Big Bend
West Texas
Dean testimony frames Nixon role in Watergate cover up
Former White House counsel John W. Dean III testified before Senate investigators that he hoped Nixon would explain his involvement by mid April 1973 but began detailing presidential cover up actions to federal prosecutors on April 15. Dean said he acted under orders from Haldeman and Ehrlichman and acknowledged he participated in early wiretapping activities.
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Washington
White House
John W. Dean III
Nixon
Dean
Senate
Fred Thompson
Committee
Nally
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Sen
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Gordon Strachan
Haldeman
Cash
Democratic
Old Fiddler's contest set for July 4 at West of the Pecos Rodeo
The 44th annual Old Fiddler’s contest during rodeo week in Pecos will feature increased prize money and more entrants. The event starts July 4 at 1:30 p m at the State Theater with new entries welcome via Walt Davis or the Chamber of Commerce.
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Clay Allison
Sandra Dingler
Walt Davis
Pecos
West of the Pecos
Chamber of Commerce
Golden Girl Revue tickets on sale for July 2 event
Rotary Rodeo Revue tickets are sold at the Chamber of Commerce or through Rotary members. The Revue, at 8 30 p m in the high school auditorium, selects the new Golden Girl of the Old West, replacing Becky Rogers. Parade judges include Gene Cummins Mike Stanton and A G Skousen.
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Chamber of Commerce
Terry Burns
Becky Rogers
Gene Cummins
Mike Stanton
A.G. Skousen
Cummings
Fort Stockton
Standard Oil
Stanton
Lubbock
Plains National Bank
Skousen
van Horn
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Golden Girl Revue
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Odessa
Frank Baker
Jim Horton
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Horton
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Ken Gray
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