Fort Stockton rally after deadly bus crash inquiry
A Fort Stockton bus crash near Bakersfield killed nine as the town mobilized quickly. Pecos County Memorial Hospital treated twenty patients, with doctors, nurses, sheriff and police, ministers, pharmacists, and even local pilots and funeral home staff coordinating aid and transfers to Brooks Burns Center and Odessa Medical Center.
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Earl Moseley
Pecos County Memorial Hospital
Roger M. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Pecos County
Bakersfield
John Hundley
Charles Jones
George Hoffman
Dayle Lancaster
Donald S. Cobb
Lancaster
Cobb
Brooks Army Hospital Burns Center
James M. Simon
Beaumont
Kennon Cardes
San Antonio
Bill Hargus
Inez Glover
Fort Stockton
Odessa
Glover
Odessa Medical Center Hospital
Noris Sneed
Villescas announces candidacy for Reeves County trustee
Roddy Villescas, 49, of 1206 S Ash St, Pecos, seeks Reeves County School Board Trustee Precinct 1 in the April 7 election. He and wife Betty are Pecos High School graduates with four children. Villescas owns Bob's Thriftway and has led PTA, Holy Name Society, and church activities. He pledges to work hard for a better tomorrow if elected.
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Roddy Villescas
Reeves County School Board
Villescas
Betty
S. Ash St
Roddy Jr
Linda
Danny
Mary Helen
Pecos High School
Balmorhea
Gabriel Richard Institute
Bob's Thriftway
Earl Bell PT
Spring Weather Sweeps Pecos Area With Showers
Overcast skies and drizzle greeted Pecos residents on the first day of spring. Areas from Balmorhea to Toyah reported light rain as a cool front edged through the region, with more showers and thunderstorms forecast for today and into Wednesday. Temperatures ranged from the upper 20s to mid 80s in various locations as systems moved eastward.
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Pecos
Balmorhea
Toyah
Associated Press
Texas
Louisiana
Panhandle Plains
North Texas
el Paso
Fort Stockton
Sheffield
San Angelo
Uvalde
del Rio
Austin
Victoria
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Houston
Dalhart
Amarillo
Panhandle
Brownsville
US weighs extending four party peace commission in Vietnam
US sources say the four party Joint Military Commission may be extended beyond the March 28 dissolution to build a better cease fire. North Vietnam, South Vietnam, the Viet Cong PRG, and the United States would participate as tensions rise over troop and materiel infiltration. The move aims to improve a two party process and release of prisoners by March 2, amid protests and denials from Saigon. A separate report notes a burglary on Alamo Street. a Marlin rifle was stolen from Terry Cox's residence.
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North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
Provisional Revolutionary Government
South Vietna
United States
Military Peace Keeping Commission
U. S
Saigon
Nixon
Phuong Nam
Joint Military Commission
US Ready To Sign Panama Canal Pact At UN
United States told the UN Security Council it is prepared to promptly conclude a new Panama Canal Zone treaty. Ambassador John Scali said Washington seeks negotiated control of canal operations and defense for a period, countering calls to cede sovereignty and jurisdiction to Panama.
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Panama
United States
U.N. Security Council
Panama Canal Zone
John Scali
Scali
U.S
United Nations
Pecos High Names Top Scholars for Fourth Six Weeks
Pecos-Barstow Consolidated schools recognize high achievers. Pecos High School lists 12th grade highest honors: Craig Carrico Diane Dean Dietrich Nelle Rosalinda Rodriguez Shane Schmidt David Stephens and Gay Thigpen.
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Pecos-Barstow
Pecos High
East Pecos JR
Rodney Sparkman
Elonsio Rayos
Israel Navarette
Olga Contreras
Daniel Fuentez
Larry Levario
Juanita Martinez
Rose Mary Meraz
ACS training sessions set for volunteers in 1973 Crusade
Two sessions for black volunteers will be held Wednesday at 9 30 am and 6 30 pm in the Community Center to present identical instructions. Mrs. Green and Mrs. Hinojos co chair the effort with packets, a new ACS training film, and a focus on low administrative costs. The house to house campaign targets April 3 with advance gifts underway.
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American Cancer Society
Jimmy Green
Texas
National Society
Advance
Reeves County Faces Big Tax Bite As April 16 Looms
Reeves County residents confront a larger tax load as personal income and employment taxes are projected to rise. Statewide IRS figures show Texas total taxes at $7.126 billion last year with Reeves County contributing about 0.15 percent. Local income growth and higher national totals point to higher bills this year, with an estimated local tax payment near $11.598 million. The 1973 budget aims to curb federal spending, projecting higher overall taxes and a needed 7.4 percent income rise locally to meet Reeves County’s share.
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Reeves County
Internal Revenue Service
State of
Texas
Congress
Washington
Traffic light order placed at Oak and Third streets
District Highway Engineer Paul Coleman announces approval and ordering of a traffic activated signal at Oak and Third streets. Installations will occur when materials arrive. project timeline uncertain. Highway officials also weigh desert plantings on IL 20 overpasses after beautification committee offer. City officials plan a Pecos site visit for a department recommendation in two weeks.
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Paul Coleman
Oak
Third Streets
Coleman
Chamber of Commerce
IL 20
Highway Department
J. J. Maxey
Pecos
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Billy Joe Hinson
Bill O’banion
Burns Center
Brook Hospital
USAF
Randolph Afb
Pecos Counery Memorial
Bar Association
Council
Jimmy Rooney
Laredo
Dallas
West Texas
Terry Cox
S. Alamo St
Vivian Bowser
Texas State Teacher’s Association
CPS Reddy Room
Bowser
Barbara Cooper
Willma Buchanan
Paul Becker
Craig
ACS
Armando Hinojos
Green
Caner
Regina Bates
Paul Benjamin
Kim Blackwell
Sandra Blount
Nancy Carpenter
Carol Casimir
Mike Cravens
Sylvia Garcia
Elva Gonzales
Sharon Hall
Barbara Henderson
Jim Craig Hess
Joni Jackson
Kyle Johnson
Cynthia Lukins
Jane Mattox
Becky Rogers
Susan Sikes
Susan Wadley
Janice Williams
Bryan Calderon
Margaret Miramontes
Mary Margaret Moore
Melinda Ramsey
Vickilyn Snyder
Bob Strother
Delma Hernandez
Patti Payne
Conrado Saldana
Donna Schoettler
June Sharp
Vicky Simpson
Clay Slack
Kelvin Holub
David Abila
Linda Baker
Vicki Chenault
Criselda Garcia
Kristi Kesey
David Palomino
Becky Worsham
Pete Ruiz
Mitzi Davis
Martin Fielder
Susan Garcia
Irma Galindo
Monya Hooker
David Martin
Nancy Melendez
Joe L. Muniz
Michael Ortiz
Tamberlyne Rhodes
Mark Smith
Mark Snailum
Brenda Worsham
Ellen Youngblood
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