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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1972
Page
2
New York Mayor John V Lindsay says he will march in the St Patrick s Day parade wearing a black armband to salute the 13 killed in Londonderry Bloody Sunday. He also hopes to visit his grandmother s grave in Londonderry. Lip service to unity follows.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The space agency will again attempt to launch Pioneer 10 tonight to Jupiter. High altitude winds over 70 mph delayed liftoff for the fourth time this week, threatening to tear the rocket apart. launch set for 8 25 p m EST with expectations of marginal jet stream winds. Mabton mayor convicted city attorney resigns and fires town marshal after 22 years in office. mayor fined 25 dollars, marshal dismissed, courtroom tension noted by judge.
In Salt Lake City an elderly Stockton resident distributed multiple $100 bills to bystanders at a bus station. A girl reported receiving $400. Police delayed the bus, questioned the man who said I have plenty and I don't need it any longer.
The February 1972 hospital report lists admissions on February 22 including Judy Poore and Gilbert Abila. Dismissals occurred February 23 24 and 26 for multiple patients. Births noted February 28 include a baby girl to Ismael Alvarado and a baby boy to Sammy McDaniel and a baby girl to Dene Lindsey.
Graveside services for Mil dred Burnett, 49, of Milledgeville, Georgia, are set for 10 a.m. Friday at Fairview Cemetery with Rev. L A Pattillo officiating. Born November 1, 1922 in Avondale, Georgia, she is survived by a niece, Mrs. Bob Trammell of Pecos.
Mary Garlick Mary Powell Garlick, 90, died in Pecos Nursing Home at 1 45 p m Wednesday Born March 30 1881 in Halifax North Carolina. Services are pending in El Paso.
Fair to night and Friday. Cool again tonight and a little warmer Friday. Low tonight 26 to 49. High Friday 74 to 86.
Dallas police Captain J D Squier states the safest driving times are 4 to 5 am and 7 to 8 am, with no fatalities in 1971 during those hours. The midnight to 1 am slot had 15 deaths, and 7 to 8 pm saw 13 fatalities, prompting caution and notes on daytime traffic.
East Pecos Junior High notes quiet week as students take tests and grades near report card day on March 8. An animal show on February 18 featured Earnest Goble and a lineup including a monkey bear pony two coyotes a parrot a raccoon and two dogs with a shoe shining monkey and performances by the coyotes and bear.
The Record lists numerous municipal court entries with offenses such as drunk and disorderly, speeding, failure to dim lights, disobeying stop signs, improper backing, allowing dogs to run loose, hit and run related speeds, and failing to control speed. Several defendants face penalties ranging from 5 to 50 dollars plus costs, with others cited for beer or drug related behaviors and affray.
A 91 day world cruise on the French Line offers 27 port calls with cabins priced up to $100,000. Single rooms start at $5,000 and many were booked for storage of clothes and personal possessions.
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