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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1972
Page
2
Cleveland former mayor Carl Stokes signs a two year six figure contract to coanchor NBCs New York City evening news. He will withdraw from Ohio congressional ballot as he shifts to television and lecture work.
In Columbus Georgia AP reports fewer than 300 attended a planned rally supporting Lt William L Calley Jr to free him by presidential order. Organizers hope for broader backing amid ongoing review of his 20 year sentence for the My Lai killings.
A fire reported at 1934 Adams Street involved an air conditioner igniting between two buildings near South Pecos Elementary School. Patrolman Vandiver investigated and Fire Chief J T Prewit notified. The Municipal Court docket lists multiple defendants with varied penalties for offenses including drunk in public, speeding, disobeying signals, no driver's license, and related violations across several cities and addresses.
U S officials avoid comment on Hussein plan announced March 15 while noting slight moves in a previously frozen mediation. Informists say the United States played no part in the proposal and had no official prior notice. Jordan receives military aid with $30 million disbursed and a $45 million grant in the current year. $40 million requested for the next year.
Prosecutor Albert Harris Jr asserts Angela Davis planned a bloody escape driven by passion to free her imprisoned lover George Jackson. He describes a face to face meeting used for a close physical involvement as the murder kidnapping and conspiracy case begins in San Jose California with the courtroom jammed.
Windy tonight and cooler through Wednesday with highs 55 to 70 and lows 35 to 50. In California, testimony opens in the Miss Davis case tied to the Soledad Brothers and the Marin County Civic Center shootout. Prosecutors outline motive and conspiracy linking 28-year-old UCLA instructor to George Jackson and the Aug 7 1970 courthouse raid.
The Associated Press provides a stock market roundup noting gains and losses across major indices. Market breadth shows mixed results as investors weigh earnings, inflation signals, and policy outlooks.
U S and South Vietnamese helicopters were shot down in the central highlands near Kontum during a rescue operation. One U S crewman was killed and six wounded. twelve South Vietnamese rescuers were wounded. A Cobra gunship and another UH-1 were struck while aiding the downed crews.
Sikorsky Aircraft develops a helicopter with paired rigid horizontal rotors on a shared axis. Maiden flight planned for August 1973.
Senate Finance Committee approved a plan to set minimum monthly Social Security benefits at 200 for single retirees with 30 years of work and 300 for married couples. The formula adds 50 percent to a spouse, with payments rising gradually by years worked. The measure targets 340,000 people, costing about 1.5 billion annually long term.
Funeral services for Georgie Leffingwell 80 were held at Barstow First Presbyterian Church with burial in Barstow Cemetery. She died Saturday in Midland Memorial Hospital born October 17 1891. Survivors include son Sherwood D Armstrong of Midland and two grandchildren. Joe Salcido 72 died Sunday in Pecos Nursing Home born in Mexico survived by wife Anita five sons and three daughters with services pending at Pecos Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Willie E. Collins, 35, were held at 2 30 p m Sunday in Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Eastside Cemetery. He died Tuesday in a Houston hospital after an illness. Born Sept 15 1936, survivors include two sons Willie E. Collins Jr and Artie Collins and two daughters Rosa Collins and Fay Collins all of Pecos. two brothers Rickey Collins and Gary Collins of Lubbock. four sisters Clara Haynes Odessa Rosie Henson Abilene and Loraien Collins of Lubbock.
The Pecos Enterprise publishes mail rates with six months at 9.00 for Reeves County and 18.00 for other areas. The paper, issued from 3245S Cedar St Pecos Texas 79772, lists annual prices and payment terms in advance.
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