Pecos students to study in Australia in August
Pecos High School students Terry Hubbs and Jay Ferguson headed to Australia for a year as Rotary exchange students. They depart from Los Angeles on August 19 aboard the Affinity flight. Hubbs will live near Perth while Ferguson visits near Brisbane.
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Jay Ferguson
Jack Ferguson
Seventh St
Terry Hubbs
Bill Hubbs
Australia
Hubbs
Rotary Club Exchange
Los Angeles
Calif
Miss Ferguson
Pecos Rotary
Perth
Brisbane
Pecos
Holiday House
Ruidoso
N.M
Rotary District 552
Ft. Stockton
el Paso
Albuquerque
P.H.S
Ferguson
Riot Protests Spread Across Campuses and Capitals
Demonstrators clashed with police for a second day over Nixon mining orders. National Guardsmen were sent to the University of Minnesota as protests spread to Washington and campuses nationwide. Dozens were injured and hundreds arrested amid tear gas, night sticks, and crowd control.
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Associated Press
U.S
North Vietnam
University of Minnesota
Nixon
Washington
U. S
Cambodia
Massachusetts Senate
Frank Licht
Rhode Island
Kenneth Curtis
Maine
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
Milton J. Shapp
Pennsylvania
John J. Gilligan
Ohio
Wendel R. Anderson
Minnesota
Anderson
National Guardsmen
Minneapolis
U.S. Air Force
University of Florida
Gainesville
Highway Patrol
Florida State University
Tallahasse
New York City
Park Avenue
International Telephone & Telegraph Co
Carl Albert
Capitol
University of Wisconsin In Madison
Isla Vista
University of California At Santa Barbara
Bank of America
Clifton R. Wharton
East Lansing
Runoff seen in local Reeves County election
Voters in Reeves County face a June 3 runoff with Democratic nominees seeking County Commissioner Precinct 3. County Clerk Estelle Clinton notes no Republican runoff and says state races will be announced later.
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Reeves County
Estelle Clinton
Melvin Schnack
Ismael Carrasco
Petition Heard On Pecos Cable Vision
Ronnie Edwards and Don Gilbert appeared before the Pecos City Council to answer a petition on poor cable television service. Edwards, Pecos Cable Vision local manager, cited Channel 7 antenna failure, new antennas on order for Channel 7 and 10, and wind and weather on reception. He said problems would be cured within a week and noted interference on Channel 2 from other signals.
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Ronnie Edwards
Don Gilbert
Pecos
Pecos Cable Vision
Edwards
Channel
Chihuahua
Mexico
Television Communications Corporation
Gilbert
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Betty Hall
Earlene Cameron
Carl McGee
Natividad Gonzales
Maxey
Board of Equalization
Manuel Trujillo
Gen Ellis
Garland Matthews
J.J. Maxey
Fred Leigh
Primary election totals and Pecos council actions
Final May 6 primary totals are given by precinct with absentee votes and Barstow turnout described as heavy. Major state races show Dolph Briscoe and others leading, while Pecos cable talks, ambulance billing plan, animal control complaints, and municipal projects are detailed along with city financials and staff changes.
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Toyah
Balmorhea
Saragosa
Orla
Barstow
Lynn Webb
Dolph Briscoe
Bill Hobby
John Hill
H.A. Collins
David Garcia
Victoriano Juarez
Lloyd
Freighters Leave Haiphong Harbor Under Mine Threat
Freighters including at least one Soviet-flag ship pulled out of Haiphong harbor before Nixon's safe passage deadline. Mines dropped by U S planes now threaten passing ships. U S air and naval bombardment continued against North Vietnamese targets for the third day as a large cruiser-destroyer force operated near Haiphong and Hanoi.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Haiphong Harbor
Nixon
U.S. 7Th Fleet
U.S
Haiphong
North Vietnam
7Th Fleet
Western Pacific
Hanoi - Haiphong
Navy
Randy Cunningham
Shelbina
Conestellation
William Driscoll
Framingham
Mass
Cunningham
Tonkin Gulf
Air Force
Hanoi
Daniel’s ongoing surgery and wartime air action details
Daniel undergoes further surgery at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock after complications from an earlier gunshot injury. The report also notes Vietnam War air victories by Navy pilots Cunningham and Driscoll, a downed aircraft, and ongoing siege fighting around An Loc with North Vietnamese tanks and infantry assaulting the town.
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Joel Daniel
Pecos Savings & Loan Association
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Daniel
Odessa
Jackson Blvd
U.S
South Vietnam
An Loc
Saigon
Mays Rejoins Mets in Giants Trade
Willie Mays returns to New York joining the Mets in a deal that sends minor leaguer Charlie Williams and an undisclosed cash amount to the San Francisco Giants. Mets GM Bob Schefter announced the move and Manager Yogi Berra said Mays would join the club Sunday.
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New York
Willie Mays
New York Mets
Charlie Williams
San Francisco Giants
Mays
New York Giant
Giants
Mets
Bob Schef
Yogi Berra
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Pearl Barker
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Larry Fuller
Fred Chandler
M.c.martinez Jr
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Barefoot Sanders
Alfonso Veloz
Preston Smith
Frances Farenthold
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George Esper
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