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Pecos Enterprise

Location

Pecos, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1972

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Charlie Manahan dies at 87 in Pecos hospital

Charles F Manahan known as Charlie died at 9 35 am at Memorial Hospital Pecos. He aged 87 and lived in Pecos 84 years active in civic and church groups and once led the fire department for over 25 years. Survived by wife Stella services Friday at First Christian Church Pecos with Rev Clark Ford and Rev Chris Diebel officiating.

Charles F. Manahan Pecos Charlie Memorial Hospital Manahan First Christian Church of Clark Ford Chris Diebel

15 000 Men to Be Drafted This Quarter

Washington AP Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird announced the April to June draft call as the Army resumes conscription. The administration aims for an all volunteer force by mid 1973 but projects about 50 000 draftees this year. No first quarter draft due to pay increase effects on enlistments and Congress ordered a 70 000 man cut by June 30. Selective Service says lottery numbers above 60 likely won’t be drafted this year.

Washington Uncle Sam Army Defense Melvin R. Laird Pentagon Congress

Bomb explodes aboard TWA jet in Las Vegas

A bomb exploded inside an unoccupied Trans World Airlines Boeing 707 at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas. Authorities suspect an extortion plot demanding 2 million dollars. The flight from New York had 10 passengers and a seven member crew. no other bombs were found.

Las Vegas Nev Trans World Airlines TWA New York McCarran International Los Angeles Charles Wyrd

Pecos Student Named to La Traviata Chorus at Tech

Pecos freshman Pecos student Pat Chesney earns a chorus role in Texas Tech Music Theater’s La Traviata to be staged March 16 17 and 18 at Moody Auditorium Lubbock Christian College director Dr Campbell Johnson leads the 40 member cast English production Chesney a Pecos High School 1965 grad is part of Tech Singers and has a Pedigree in local church and school choirs Meanwhile Pecos area officials announce Balmorhea district open house for Texas Public Schools Week inviting all parents to visit during normal hours refreshments by Home Economics class

Lubbock Pat Chesney Pecos Music Theater Moody Auditorium Lubbock Christian Col William N. Stanley U.S. Potash & Chemical Co John W. Adams James F. Cookston Adams West 11Th Street Pecos High School University of Texas el Paso Donna Michael Julian St Carlsbad Lege Campbell Johnson Texas Tech Music Faculty Chesney The Tech Singers First Baptist Church Choir Malcolm Chesney Plum St Balmorhea Independent School Texas Public Schools Allan Gilbert Education Division Chamber of Commerce Mike Starkey Chamber Harold Meyer Starkey Ralph Garcia Matthew Avery Richard Aguilar Roy Stokes Kent Lauderdale Brenda Moore Jim Lovelace Becky Hopper Larry Aguilar Bruce Murphy Manuel Hernandez John Coats Don Cameron Mike Precht E.W. Schmidt Garland Matthews Manuel Trujillo Tommy Cowan Clem Crowley Eva Grammer Robert Aguirre Pearl C. Barker Peggy Ashley A.B. Nail Mike Cook Tatum Eisenwine Cecil Cothrun Wendell Faulkner Ismael Carrasco Carolyn Clark Mark Ferguson Oscar Salgado Jimmy White

Muskie wins tight New Hampshire primary for delegation

Sen. Edmund S. Muskie of Maine captured 48 percent in New Hampshire with Sen. George McGovern at 37 percent as a split delegation loomed. Nixon swept the GOP contest with all 14 delegates. Final results awaited as ballots from Portsmouth to Manchester poured in.

Manchester N, H Edmund S. Muskie Maine New Hampshire George S. McGovern Muskie McGovern Lyndon B. Johnson Eugene J. McCarthy McCarthy Nixon GOP Florida New England White House Henry M. Jackson Washington William Loeb Manchester Union Somersworth Loeb Los Angeles Sam Yorty

Continental Telephone colors brighten Pecos equipment

Ronald J. Killion, West Texas Telephone Co local manager, announced Continental Telephone Corp adopts avocado orange white identity. The first service truck arrived in Pecos as part of a district wide shift replacing beige equipment with the new scheme on trucks booths and billing forms across Pecos Imperial Mentone Balmorhea Coyanosa Orla Toyah and Barstow.

Ronald J. Killion West Texas Telephone Company Johnny Chavez S. Pecan Pecos Continental Telephone Corporation West Texas Telephone Co West Texas Continental Killion Imperial Mentone Balmorhea Coyanosa Orla Toyah Barstow

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