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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1973
Page
1
Reeves County residents have added considerably to their installment debt over the past year and merchants report happiness at higher consumer spending. Local families carry a growing debt load as installment credit fuels purchases of goods and services despite the rising burden.
A late spring like day in Pecos gave way to a cooler front with a low of 50 morning temps and winds up to 30 mph. Showers and scattered drizzle persisted east of West Texas as a Pacific front moved in, with mild temperatures overall and a chance of storms later. Snow and heavy rain battered western regions, while Missouri river flooding raised two deaths and widespread high water concerns.
A localized tornado hit the fringe of Big Spring at 8 53 am injuring some people though exact counts were unavailable. The American Legion Hall roof was torn off and a nearby mobile home overturned. Windows shattered as two minutes of heavy rain fell and temperatures dropped. Observers reported two additional tornadoes nearby and a Weather Service tornado watch stretched across North Central Texas.
The county averages 1960s installment debt at 1960s levels with Reeves County totaling about 8.64 million dollars. Auto loans dominate new consumer credit last year, with 16 percent of net disposable income going to debt payments, equivalent to roughly 165 dollars per month per family. Credit men see few danger signs given current incomes.
Federal authorities restore roadblocks around Wounded Knee South Dakota to cut supplies to the occupying Indians. About 300 people, including 150 arrivals, occupy the village after a weekend surge. The siege continues with no planned talks and leadership demanding treaty redress.
Viet Cong announced the release of 32 prisoners at Gia Lam Airport in Hanoi on Friday including Maj Floyd Thompson the longest held American POW at 3,277 days since March 26, 1964. Also to come home are diplomat Philip Manhard Dr Ronald Ridgeway Sgt Michael Branch Maj Floyd Kushner and Sgt Alfonso Riate.
North Vietnam plans to free 168 Americans on Wednesday while 32 prisoners from South Vietnam are listed by the Viet Cong and turned over to U S authorities for public release. The list includes 27 servicemen and five civilians with Maj Theodore Gosta noted as ill.
In Hanoi on Wednesday, Bobby Joe Keesee, the sole civilian freed, was an Army deserter with an Arizona prison record who hijacked a Thai charter plane to Laos and Vietnam years ago. The man rented a Cesna in 1970 for a movie scout, then forced the pilot to fly toward Laos before landings and a later detention in Cuba, with his sister recalling a Korean War Purple Heart and a head wound leading to a steel plate.
The Pecos High School stage band will perform at the Pecos Chamber of Commerce Banquet at Pecos Valley Country Club. Dr. B H Amstead UTpb president will be guest speaker. Tickets cost 5 dollars and are sold at the chamber office, both banks and KIUN radio.
Voting in a 17 county Texas area may decide the 1.6 billion Trinity River canal project appeared spotty in the morning. Dallas County saw long lines while other counties faced light turnout.
Pecos legislator Richard C. Slack, who had a heart attack Friday morning, is still in Brackenridge Hospital's cardiac unit in Austin. Doctors say he has heart damage and will stay in intensive care for about another week, per Slack's secretary Charlene Platt.
Firemen answered one false alarm over the weekend and extinguished a fire at the Country Club. Police received a call from a Mrs Davis claiming a kitchen fire at 1316 East Second Street, but firefighters could not locate a fire.
Jose M. Tercero, 54, of 1118 S. Ash St., announces his bid for a Pecos City Council seat on April 7. The self employed carpenter, a longtime Catholic and community volunteer, cites his service roles and military record as he refrains from endorsements and pledges to work to the best of his ability.
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