Last Chinese-held POWs arrive in Philippines
Two U S military pilots, the last Americans held prisoner in Communist China, landed at Clark Air Base with 108 other POWs awaiting flights home. Maj. Philip E. Smith and Lt. Cmdr. Robert J. Flynn, shot down during the Vietnam era, were released by China after crossing into Hong Kong.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
U. S
China
Air Force
Philip E. Smith
Roadhouse
Ill
Robert J. Flynn
Colorado Springs
Colo
Hong Kong
Smith
Hainan Island
Flynn
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Nixon to reopen U S office in Peking appoint Bruce chief
President Nixon announced the United States will reopen its office in Peking and bring back veteran ambassador David Bruce from retirement to serve as the new chief of the US mission. Bruce, long associated with U S China diplomacy, will lead the office as Washington seeks closer ties with Beijing.
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Peking
United States
China
Nixon
Alfred Jenkins
State Department
John Holdridge
White House
National Security Council
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
People’s Republic of China
Washington
Bruce
America
West Germany
Pecos worker Jim White cited for 19 years service
Jim W. White of Pecos received a certificate of merit for 19 years of service at the Pecos Cotton Classing Office. Luke Wells recommended him. the award also included a cash prize signed by E. L. Peterson. White keeps samples moving to classers, aiding harvest classing for Reeves Pecos Upton Reagan and Glasscock counties.
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Jim W. White
Mack Bennett
Mervicn
Pecos
Carlsbad
White
E. L. Peterson
Cotton Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Luke Wells
Memphis, Tenn
Bennett
Henderson
Reeves
Upton
Reagan
Glasscock
Pecos Weekend Forecast With Mild March Weather
The article notes mild March wind with a 72 degree high and 38 low in Pecos. Expect fair to partly cloudy skies and above normal temperatures through Monday, with mostly dry conditions but isolated showers in the Panhandle and South Plains.
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Panhandle
South Plains
Associated Press
Texas
National Weather Service
Henderson
van Zandt
Brownwood
Gainesville
Gulf of Mexico
Toyah ISD sets April 7 election for two board seats
Toyah Independent School District schedules a Saturday election on April 7 to fill two board of trustees places. Incumbent Dick Compton faces J M Murphy Robert R Jones I B Contreras and Mrs Raymond Goodnight. Edith Miller is election judge with Betty Compton and Margie Kuhn as clerks. Polls run 7 am to 7 pm. Absentee voting in the school office 8 am to 4 pm weekdays. Bryan H Boatman named absentee clerk and Kenneth N Scott deputy.
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Toyah Independent School District
Board of Trustees
Dick Compton
J. M. Murphy
Robert R, Jones
I, B. Contreras
Raymond Goodnight
Edith Miller
Betty Compton
Margie Kuhn
Bryan H. Boatman
Kenneth N. Scott
Toyah Sets April 7 Election For Two School Board Seats
Incumbents Harold Williams and Frank Martinez are candidates for re election to the Toyah City Council in the April 7 election. They are unopposed, Ruby Cunningham is election judge and the polls will open at 8 a m and close at 7 p m.
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Harold Williams
Frank Martinez
Toyah
Ruby Cunningham
Drivers Unhurt In Morning Two Car Crash
A two car collision at 7 16 am left no injuries police report Glen Vandiver said Bobby Ledale Teichman 1909 Adams St south on Johnson Street hit the rear of Betty Lou Hartnett 1617 Cowan St east on Monroe Street.
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Glen Vandiver
Vandiver
Bobby Ledale
Teichman
Adams St
Johnson Street
Betty Lou Hartnett
Cowan St
Monroe Street
Hartnett
Minit Mart Holds Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting
The Minit Mart at 2282 S. Eddy St. opened with a 10 am ceremony led by Becky Rogers the Golden Girl of the Old West, joined by Mayor E. W. Schmidt and Pecos Chamber of Commerce Manager Terry.
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Minit Mart
S. Eddy St
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Trainor
Terry Burns
Becky Rogers
E. W. Schmidt
Daisy Trainor
Golden Girl
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Terry
Educators to attend state convention in Houston
Two Pecos educators will attend the 94th annual Texas State Teachers Association convention March 22 24 at the Houston Convention Center as official delegates to the House of Delegates. Susan Baggett and Bill Moss will represent Pecos Barstow Local Education Association among 11 000 members and guests. Burns Charles Trainor and Daisy Trainor were seen greeting visitors at a Artesia connected grand opening, with specials and prizes. Nixon challenged Senate on executive privilege in FBI Gray hearing context.
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Pecos
Texas State Teachers Association
Houston Convention Center
TSTA
House of Delegates
Murray Banks
Midland
Mich
Ronald Gould
Susan Baggett
Bill Moss
Pecos-Barstow
Trainor
Washington
Nixon
Senate
Supreme Court
John W. Dean Ili
L. Patrick Gray II
FBI
White House
John Mitchell
Maurice Stans
Senate Judiciary Committee
L. Patrick Gray III
Democratic National Committee
Waetergate
Dean
Gray
Wind reflections by Glenda Denison's Kindergarten Class
A child recounts a windy day with debris flying, a tornado, and a hotel fire. The narrator describes falling, cold air, dirt in the eyes, and a dress caught by flames before escaping to safety. Eventually the scene returns to sunshine at the grandmother's house.
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Glenda Denison
Earl Bell
POW linked to Pecos minister family on latest release list
The son in law of a late Pecos minister appears on the newest POW list from North Vietnam and was due for release March 14. Col Raymond S. Vissotzky, captured November 19 1967, is married to Rev John W Byrd’s daughter. The Byrds lived in Pecos 1927 to 1940. The couple has five children aged 11 to 18.
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Pecos
North Vietnam
Raymond S. Vissotzky
John W. Byrd
Byrd
Santa Fe
N.M
Col
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Red Cross
Eugene Guy
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J. H. Smith
U.S
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Clark Field
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Hanson
Robert Smith
Clark
Adm
Noel Gaylor
Pacific
William G. Moore
13Th Air Force
Dennis Woody
South Pecos Pta
Ray Whitley
L. R. Hudson
South Pecos
Hudson
Holiday Inn
Europe
Arthur Terry
Holiday Inn of
Avignon
France
Holiday Inn International System
States
Canada
Mexico
Carribbean
Africa
Holidex
Reeda’s
S. Oak St
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