Be kind to yourself by giving your blood drive in Pecos
Pecos residents are urged to donate a pint of blood in a two day drive led by the Evening Lions. South west Blood Services of El Paso will collect donations Thursday in the community center and Friday at the Pecos Garment Plant. Lions head Otis Mawhiney notes the drive aims to surpass October’s record of 172 pints and may exceed 200. Mayor Bill Pigman signed Thursday as Be Kind to Yourself Day.
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Lions
Bill Pigman
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Pecos Garment Plant
Nellie Gomez
Duval
Sam Smith
First National Bank
Security State Bank
Blood Services
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Continental Trailways Strike Impacts Southern Bus Lines
A four day Continental Trailways bus strike disrupts service across seven southern states though Birmingham terminals report minimal local impact. Amalgamated Transit Union members walk out after talks fail, with picket lines at several terminals and no scheduled negotiations. The union seeks higher pay and fringe benefits plus removal of tachographic charts viewed as harassment. Continental routes affected span Tennessee Alabama Louisiana Arkansas Georgia Mississippi South Texas and parts of Kentucky Missouri and Virginia.
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Amalgamated Transit Union
Birmingham
Ala
Nashville
Tenn
Birmingham Trailways
Mike Goad
Continental
Continental Bus Service
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Alabama
Louisana
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Georgia
Cotton Demand Surges As Supplies Tighten
Strong demand and tight supplies shape the cotton outlook as reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Analysts note growing global demand and limited inventories affecting prices and market prospects.
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U.S. Department of
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Texas
Rhine Express crashes near Rotterdam in fatal train collision
A head on collision between the Rhine Express and a Dutch commuter train near Rotterdam kills about 20 people, many of them schoolchildren. Rescue teams report four to eight others trapped as investigators seek why both trains were on the same track. The Rhine Express headed to Innsbruck and the local train to The Hook, with the engineer of the Rhine Express jumping from his cabin and surviving. the local train engineer lost a leg but survived.
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Hook
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Dortmund
Cologne
Munich
What Makes a Cowboy A State of Mind in Texas
The author argues cowboy identity in West Texas is defined by attitude and lifestyle, not deed or dress. Cowboys include farmers with boots, pick up truck drivers, and those who prefer rodeo, forming a nonuniform but real culture beyond Roy Rogers myths. Texas, he says, would lose its edge without cowboys.
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West
Texas
Europe
Oklahoma
Mild weather and showers sweep Texas to New Mexico
Mild conditions spread across Texas with occasional showers from Alpine Fort Stockton Sanderson and Pecos into New Mexico. Pecos hit 86, fell to 60 this morning as clouds and moisture move in. Pecos Evening Lions host Scotty Lee Clyde Moody show at Pecos High School auditorium at 7 30 p m with tickets 156 children 3 adults 3 proceeds aid crippled children and Lions projects.
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Associated Press
West Texas
Alpine
Fort Stockton
Sanderson
Pecos
New Mexico
Monahans Man Hurt In One-Vehicle Rollover
A Monahans resident, Tim Cosper, is in Memorial Hospital for observation after a one vehicle rollover 9.2 miles north of Pecos. DPS trooper Bud Slover says Cosper’s truck hit a culvert after leaving the road, the Haliburton owned truck sustaining extensive damage.
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Monahans
Memorial Hospital
Pecos
Tim Cosper
DPS
Bud Slover
Casper
Haliburton
Six indicted on drug charges in 9000 pound marijuana seizure
United States Attorney John F. Clark announced a Midland federal grand jury indicted six men on drug charges linked to a 9000 pound marijuana seizure near Balmorhea on April 7 and 8. The defendants face conspiracy and possession for distribution counts with potential penalties up to 15000 dollars fine and five years in prison per count.
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United States
John F. Clark
Midland
Balmorhea
Knife fight near Pecos service station leaves man injured
The incident occurred near the SH20 Gulf service station when Jerry Mora reported being attacked with a broken bottle. Mora was taken to hospital with cuts to arms and face. Ruben Rayos was arrested for aggravated assault and bonded at $1,000.
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Pecos
Ruben Rayos
Rayos
Jerry Mora
Magnolia St
Gulf
Mora
Peace
Cliff Preslar
Final plans drafted for Oil and Gas Day
Pecos Oil and Gas Appreciation Day committee will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday at Pecos Valley Country Club to start final plans for Oil and Gas Day on June 19. Pete Armbruster chairman urges all members to attend.
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Pecos Oil and Gas Appreciation Day
Pecos Valley Country Club
Oil & Gas
Pete Armbruster
Odessa Council Backs Bond Vote Endorsement
Odessa city council in a special session unanimously endorses the $5.3 million bond election Odessa College will ask voters to approve. OC President Dr. Phillip Speegel outlined three purposes for the bond proposal.
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Odessa
Odessa College
Phillip Speegel
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