Pecos Man Among Seven Killed In West Texas Bus Crash
A Pecos man identified as Scallion Burnett along with six others died when a bus bound for Miami collided with a jackknifed tractor-trailer on a narrow bridge near Bakersfield Texas, 30 miles east of Fort Stockton. The crash injured up to 25. four survived uninjured. The bus had been traveling from San Francisco to Miami and the truck driver was named Juan Valdez.
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Scallion Burnett
S. Locust St
Pecos
Department of Public Safety
Bakersfield
Fort Stockton
Juan Valdez
Fabio Marin
Lynn
West
Texas
San Francisco
Miami
Jim Robinson
Department of Public Safe
San Francisco-to-Miami
Tunis Creek
U.S. Hwy
John H. Reed
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington
Enterprise Today
Charles P. Hoffman Jr
Hanes G. Gibson
Midland Air Terminal
Iraan
Safety Department
U.S. 290
Davis Mountains
el Paso
Tony Cordova
Cordova
Iraan Hospital
Lilly Jasmin
Lake Charles
Joe D. Ramirez
Ozona
Tex
E.R. Franks
Jasmin
Franks
Ramirez
Roger McLaughlin
DPS
Robinson
McLaughlin
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio
Brooke
Granado and Crowley file for Pecos Barstow school board
Francisco Granado 47 of Pecos files as a candidate for Pecos Barstow school trustee in the April 7 election. A 25 year Pecos resident and surveyor, he served in the U. S. Army 1943 1947, is a parishioner of Santa Rosa Catholic Church and Catholic War Veterans, and has led local groups including IMAGE Inc. He and his wife Juanita have two children in local schools.
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Francisco Granado
S. Mesquite Sr
Pecos-Barstow
Pecos
Granado
Fred Armstrong Associates
Sierra Blanca
U. S. Army
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Catholic War Veterans
Bessie Haynes
PTA
Image Inc
Olga
Pecos High School
Modesta
Sul Ross University
Police patrolled city vast February totals and arrests
City police covered 22 797 miles in February, answered 300 calls, and recovered 2798 38 dollars in stolen property. Offenses reported 50 with 13 cleared and 37 pending. There were 48 jail arrests, including 6 offenses against person and 30 against property. 67 traffic offenses. 28 traffic accidents caused two injuries. Animal control handled 116 calls and collected 40 dollars in pound fees.
Crowley seeks re election to Pecos city council
Clem Crowley a 55 year old Pecos area farmer and president of Crowley and Anderson Inc constructors of concrete ditches announced his candidacy for re election to the Pecos city council. He cites two 2 year terms of service and pledges fair honest government while asking for votes and continued support.
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Clem Crowley
Pecos Area
Crowley
Crowley and Anderson, Inc
Council honors Ellis for service and bids watch
Glen Ellis received a plaque and a resolution of appreciation for his service as city councilman before resigning in February due to pressing duties. The meeting also noted downtown traffic improvements, a bid for a new street sweeper, and painting of an elevated storage tank.
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Glen Ellis
Ellis
Bob Bickley
E. W. Schdmit
Chamber of Commerce
Harold Meyer
Oak and
Third Streets
Tise
J. J. Maxey
Sixth
Rodney Williams
Water Department
Antonio Urqui
E. W. Schmidt
Seven Seek City Council Seats In Local Election Push
Three men filed for city council before the deadline, joining four incumbents for a seven-person slate. Three seats open. two school trustee posts also open with seven candidates. Incumbents Mitchell Jones Peer Granado Dingler Perea Prewit Jr. run. new rivals appear in county and town boards.
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Ronnie Doggett
Jose Tercero
C. W. Wicker
Arnie Calderon
Clem Crowley
Manuel Trujillo
Bob) Bickley
Charles E. Mitchell
Allen Jones
Stanley T
Tommy) Peer Jr
Francisco Granado
Bill Dingler
Frank R. Perea
John T. Prewit Jr
George Ross
Roddy Villescas
R. Henry Blackwell
Balmorhea
Pat Brijalba
Tom Cavender
C. T. Gray Jr
Toyah
Dick Compton
J. M. Murphy
Robert R. Jones
J. B. Contreras
Raymond Goodnight
Siberian tigers Urka and Brutus head to Dallas meeting
Urka refuses Brutus as she travels from Houston to Dallas to meet Ivan. The rare Siberian tigers at Hermann Park Zoo were paired in 1972 after Urka was bought from a Leipzig zoo to breed pure Siberian offspring, but Brutus shows interest while Urka does not return it.
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Houston
Brutus
Urka
Dallas
Ivan
Leipzig
Germa
Houston Hermann Park Zoo
Food cost warnings issued as farm prices rise
Washington reports higher farm prices with cattle and hogs at record highs and food costs rising. White House rejects controls on raw agricultural products, while farmers and labor leaders press for action. Beef and pork wholesale prices climb amid mixed weather and political steps to stabilize markets.
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Washington
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Ziegler
Agriculture Department
Omaha
Neb
Chicago
USDA
John Melcher
D-Mont
Nixon Administration
Food Advisory Committee
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KK Granado
Pecos Jr. High
Earl Bell
Fifth and
Peach Sts
Council
Lauds Ellis
Sheriff's Department
Sherry Sims
D. H
Doc) Rhodes
Sewenge
Peggy Buchanan Goodman
Corporation Court
John Lewis
Frances Powell
Loraine Henderson
Pecos Ambulance Service
Maxey
Glen
Johnson
Perea
Frank Perea
St. Catherine’s Parish
Pearl C. Barker
Balmorhea Drugstore
West Texas
Associated Press
Texas Panhandle
Rio Grande Valley
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