Pecos Man Proposes Cantaloupe as Opium Substitute in Thailand
Former Pecos highway patrolman promotes Pecos Cantaloupe as a cash crop to replace opium in North Thailand. He outlines a Rural Area Security and Development plan with police raids, crop testing, and market potential, citing expected income and narcotics reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Chamber of Commerce
Harold Meyer
William G. Searcy
Associated Press
Searcy
A.B. Foster
Foster
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Thailand
Golden Triangle
Burma
Laos
Ain
Lahu
Lisu
Akha
Meo
United States
United Nations
United States Agency For International Development
Texas
el Paso
Highway Patrol
US Customs Agency Service
US Treasury Department
Tornadoes and Cold Snap Hit Much Of U S In Weekend Weather
The weekend brought 13 tornadoes in Texas and scattered severe weather from Kansas to Illinois. Temperatures fell to the 20s in West Texas and the Panhandle while Gulf coast rain drenched Florida and the mid Atlantic region reported heavy showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Texas
Texas Panhandle
Marfa
West Texas Mountains
Dalhart
Panhandle
el Paso
Brownsville
Laredo
Galveston
Red River Valley
San Angelo
Topeka
Kan
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Crosby
Miss
Kentucky Lake
Gilbertsville
Cials
Kentucky Dam Village State Park
West Frankfort
Illinois
National Weather Service
Raton
N. M
mid-Mississippi Valley
Appalachians
Florida
Middle Atlantic Coast
Fort Myers
Fla
Central Plains
Rockies
Meat boycott gains support across the United States
Consumers from coast to coast push for a nationwide meat boycott in early April. Households like Rosalie Whiting of Salt Lake City urge meatless menus while FIT-Fight Inflation Together organizes protests. Public pickets, cost concerns, and opposing views from grocers and a New York hog farmer shape the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Rosalie Whiting
Save Our Sanity
California
Dallas
John Schwegmann
New Orleans
John Guertze
Glenmont
N.Y
POW snag settled in Saigon release plan outlined
North Vietnam announced an agreement to free the final 139 American prisoners in exchange for the withdrawal of remaining American forces. The first group of 32 prisoners will be handed to U.S. authorities Tuesday at Gia Lam airport in Hanoi, with 40 more on Wednesday and 67 on Thursday. Pathet Lao will release nine Lao prisoners.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Bui Tin
South Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Gia Lam Aire
Tin
Gia Lan
Pathet Lao
Laos
U. S
Joint Military Commission
Pecos Boys Club to Open in April After Successful Drive
April 24 is the tentative opening date for Pecos Boys' Club as a fund drive succeeds. Volunteers are asked to contact Rev. Ed Sullivan at St. Catherine's Catholic Church or call 445-4031. Contributions come from numerous individuals and local organizations. Separately, U S prisoners in Laos and the POW release timing under Paris peace terms are noted with delays. Pack 91 Blue and Gold banquet is set for 7 pm at the First Methodist Church as the end-of-year event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Gene Abila
David Dutchover
Jaroy Moore
Pablo Avila
H.T. Collier
C.T. Mount
Ethel Kelley
Christoval Gomez
Jane Ross
Lorenza Gochicoa
Charles Sikes
W.M. Campbell
F.H. Ryan
M.W. Newton
Billie Precit
First Methodist Church
Murder suspect sought by police near Pecos
Police investigate the apparent murder of 28 year old Mexican national Francisco S Reyes found dead at Bailey Evans farm southwest of Pecos. A warrant is issued for Gavino Durin Reyes. autopsy planned. death about 1 p.m. Sunday. Other thefts include 62 track shoes at Pecos High School and a Honda motorcycle from Tenth and Cedar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sheri's
Francisco S. Reyes
Bailey Evans
Pecos
A. B. Nail
Pecos Funeral Home
Gavino Durin Reyes
Reyes
Nail
Jim Breeze
Texas
Tol Dawson
Walter Holcombe
Jim Tollett
Charles Smith
Larry Martin Jobe
Walthall Trailer Park
Shell
Tenth
Cedar Streets
Ruben Gonzales
Streets Resurfacing Project Covers 161 Blocks
City street department crews began resurfacing 161 blocks by spreading emulsion. Drivers should avoid the streets until soaking ends and residents must not park on the streets. Emulsion work lasts about two more weeks and targets streets south of Washington and Walthall and west of Plum. One course asphalt and gravel to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Street Department
Washington
Walthall
Plum
Onie Moorhead Remembered as Top Cowman in Pecos
Onie Lee Moorhead born June 4 1907 Pecos Texas was laid to rest in Evergreen Cemetery March 18. He was the last of five brothers and was preceded in death by his twin Ora and brothers Otis Bob and Bunk and sister Billie Moorhead Needles. His father T Y Moorhead was murdered on duty as Pecos city marshal February 8 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onie Lee Moorhead
Pecos
T. Y.moorhead
Evergreen Cemetery
Ora
Otis
Bob
Bunk
Billie Moorhead Needles
Moorhead cowboy remembered as outdoor life mentor and star athlete
William H. Moorhead of Pecos Texas died in Pecos. He was an outstanding cowboy and cowman who taught many youths ranch work. Survivors include his widow Mittie and relatives in Pecos San Marcos and nearby areas. Pallbearers included Buck Jackson Jim Ed Miller and others. Rev Butler Smith officiated and Virginia Edge sang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moorhead
Pecos
Buck Jackson
Jim Ed Miller
Bob Burkholder
Jim Tom Kelton
Dub Pate
Rev
Butler Smith
Virginia Edge of
Midland
Mittie
Esther Moorhead Henson
Otis Henson
Lafayette
Leroy Schoonover
Weatherford
David Freeman
Helen Findley
Bobby Bowden
Marijoy Williamson
San Marcos
T. J. Walker
San Antonio
Roy Griffith
Two Minor Pecos Crashes Reported This Weekend
Two accidents with little damage and no injuries occurred in Pecos. Evelyn Young Hunt and Stephen Don Doan backed into each other at Jackson and Missouri streets Friday at 6 49 p m. Manuel C Terrazas and Frank Hernando Cortez collided at E Fourth and Sycamore streets Sunday at 3 51 p m.
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Pecos
Evelyn Young Hunt
Missouri St
Stephen Don Doan
S. Park St
Jackson
Missouri
Ruben Gonzales
Manuel C. Terrazas
Frank Hernando Cortez
Kermit
Fourth
Sycamore
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Southeast Asia
Vietnamese National Police
Royal Thai National Police
Eulanda Milner
Georgia Gray
Pecos Insurance Agency
Second St
Barbara Daniel
McAllen
Rio Grande Valley
Amarillo
Sandy Winslow
Charlotte
N.C
Portsmouth
Ohio
Suture Day
Garland
Grand Prairie
Euless
Pete Armbruster
R. B. Parker
Santiago Garcia
Frank Haughton
J. George Ross
David Lundgren
Kathryn Hagar
Julia Ward
Barney Hubbs
Mildred Jones
Dick Carrillo
Byron Lackey
Clem Crowley
H. L. Owens
Jimmy Trichell
Joe Ray Cedillo
Jim Sample
Jimmie Anderson
Pecos Evening Lion’s Club
Wally Gonzales
T.H. Beauchamp
Bob Griggs
Johnnie Holub
Marta Aguilar
David Hess
Felix Mata
Aline Hudson
South Eddy Furniture
Inocente Machuca
MH. Bates
Bobby Rogers
R.C. Slack
J.E. Ferguson
G.M. Hochstatter
Toone Grocery
Don Weinacht
KIU
Motor Parts & Equipment, Inc
Adela Salinas
Mary F. Horton
Howard’s
Studio & Camera Center
Lee J. Bowers
Glen Ellis
Ruth Bell
KV. Hernandez
Jack Ephriam
Mary Otto
A.J. Potter
Jose Garcia
Eloisa Sais
J.B. Tolson
Fred Martin
Elizabeth Beauchamp
Pecos Enterprise
Pecos Archery Club
Debbie Duke
Pyote
Susan Williams
Jim Wilson
B&pw
Pecos Business and Professional
Federated Parlor
Bonnie Dearley
Frances Mannel
Ellen Martin
Onie Moorhead
William H. Holbach
Tallahassee
Katy
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