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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1973
Page
2
Erma Bombeck muses on chasing a fantasy of a wall to wall white shag rug through family chaos. She notes years of kids and pets wrecking the dream before finally obtaining the plush, pristine rug and the sobering realization it comes with unintended messes.
The changes take effect in July raising benefits for a four person family at the poverty line by four dollars monthly. Other low income households may receive little to no increase.
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state income taxes on reservation Indians may be collected but a 6 to 3 decision held that income from off reservation Indian businesses is taxable by states. The case involved tax challenges from Arizona and New Mexico against the Mescalero Apaches of New Mexico over Sierra Blanca Ski Enterprises.
Consumers Supermarkets, a chain of 13 consumer owned grocers in Maryland and Virginia suburbs of Washington, will close Saturday in a one day protest to spur White House action against rising food prices.
Regional planners review funding applications from Pecos County to Midland for federal state and local programs. The Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission meeting at Hi Sky in Midland considers more than a dozen grants including wastewater, jail study, teletype system support and drug abuse training scholarships.
Dear Ann shares a quip about curing a sleeptalker husband with a taped confession, then shifts to a money budgeting problem. A reader asks about a noisy snorer versus a sleeptalker, followed by another letter about budget management and a troubled relationship with a moody partner.
Velma Turner 75 of 207 S Cherry Sr died Monday at Memorial Hospital at 4 45 pm Funeral services set for 2 pm Wednesday at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Leslie Smith officiating Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery She was born in Fort Davis April 27 1897 and lived in the area most of her life She was a Baptist She is survived by a stepson Cecil Turner of Wilcox Arizona and a stepsister Nell Brown of Graham Texas
Francisco Reyes Rosary and Mass set for 7 p.m. at Santa Rosa Catholic Church for 28 year old Francisco S Reyes found dead at the Bailey Evans farm. Burial will be Wednesday at Santa Rosa Cemetery. He was born January 29 1945 in Mexico and survived by his wife Margarita and five children plus family in Mexico. In separate note the spring sun lands on Mount Katahdin in Maine, marker of the wilderness trail.
U S forces begin a three day airlift of the remaining 5236 troops from Vietnam as POW releases resume. Eleven Freedom Birds depart Saigon with 936 troops. another 1800, 2500 set for subsequent days. Viet Cong free 32 prisoners. total 587 POWs to be repatriated. Delay in Hanoi rainstorm affects transfer oversight.
A 36 image silent show from the University of Texas highlights West Texas scenes. Photos range from a 1915 female air pilot swearing in to 1933 water reflection near Fort Davis with Mount Locke construction and a rattlesnake close up. The exhibit runs through March with free admission and hours daily.
Fort Worth Texas cattle and calves at 1200 head steady but not fully established. Slaughter cows and cutters range 32.75 to 34.50, canners 28.25 to 32.00. Feeder cattle show steady to higher with Good 375-400 lb steers 66.00 to 67.50, heifers 230-300 lb 65.00 to 69.50, 400-500 lb 52.50 to 56.50. Bulls 400-500 lb 50.00 to 53.00. Barrows and gilts 32.50 to 32.75, sows 32.00 to 32.50, boars 26.00 to 26.50. Sheep scarce at 25. Small lots spring slaughter lambs 40.00. Spanish stock goats 13.00 per cwt billies and 14.00 per cwt nannies and kids.
The Pecos Enterprise lists mail subscription rates in Reeves County with terms for six months and one year. Rates differ for in county readers and all other mail, with the pecos address in Texas provided for payment and delivery.
Pretoria South Africa AP reports the 1962 censorship ban on John Updike’s novel Rabbit Run has been lifted by government censors restoring access to the U S author’s work in the country.
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