Early entry program approved for Pecos High and Midland College
Pecos-Barstow Independent School District board approved an early admission plan for Pecos High School seniors to Midland College. Eligible students may earn college credits while completing high school, with specific eligibility rules, counseling help, and low cost. The program, endorsed by the Texas Education Association, aims to give capable seniors added challenge and time saving toward degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos- Barstow Independent School District
Pecos High School
Midland College
Midland
Texas Education Association
Fourteen Die In Bus Truck Collision At Bean Station
A Greyhound bus collided with a tractor trailer on U.S. 11W in Bean Station Tennessee at dawn killing 14 and injuring 15. Investigators say the bus was on the wrong side of the road with evidence of six feet across the center line, NTSB team from Washington arrives to probe.
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Jesse Coffee
Coffee
Malone Freight Lines
Birmingham
Ala
Bobby Garrison
Gadsden
Evelyn Delaney
Miss Delaney
Holston Valley Hospital
Kingsport
Bean Station
Holston Valley
Japan Wins Back Okinawa From United States
The United States returns Okinawa and Ryukyus to Japanese rule ending 27 years of occupation. Vice President Agnew hails a new era of cooperation at a Tokyo ceremony with Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Sato. Protests and boycott mark the handover as U.S. forces adjust to new consultation rules.
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Tokyo
United States
Okinawa
Japan
Spiro T. Agnew
Ryukyus Archipelago
Agnew
Nixon
Hirohito
Eisaku Sato
U.S
Socialist Party
Budokan
America
Sato
China
Okikawa
Pecos Enters Governor's Community Achievement Program
Pecos will compete with similarly sized Texas towns in the Governor's Community Achievement Program with awards announced June 22 in San Antonio. The entry is submitted by the Pecos Chamber of Commerce and the Women's Division, comprising a five category report.
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Pecos
Texas
San Antonio
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Beautify Texas Council
Fred Stewart
Hemisfair Complex
Pecos Chamber
Charles Weinacht
Chamber Committee Su
Garland Matthews
Don Weinacht
Gen Ellis
Dixie Burkholder
Harold Lindley
Garvin Passmore
Hazel Haughton
Pecos Hospital to Get Two New Electric Beds
The Women's Auxiliary gave hospital administrator Gordon Holliday a $1,000 check at an open house to purchase two new electric beds for Pecos Memorial Hospital. Beds will be ordered this week. the facility currently has four. Weather notes follow with weekend rain and mild temperatures across West Texas.
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Charlotte Collie
Memorial Hospital Women’s Auxiliary
Gordon Holliday
Pecos Memorial Hospital
Pecos
Texas
West Texas
South Texas
South
Gulf Coast
Palacios
Alice
Weather Service
North Texas
Guadalupe River
Sheriff’s Posse Lounge
Holliday
Hospital
Women’s Auxiliary
Pecos Crusade for Christ enters second day of program
The Pecos Crusade for Christ continues into its second day at Pecos High School Auditorium with evangelist Gil Stricklin leading the meetings. 150 rededications or decisions for Christ were recorded at the opening service as Shiloh performed and Latin singer Lee Castro shared music and prayers accompanied by local choirs and ministers.
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Pecos Crusade
Pecos
Pecos High School
Gil Stricklin
Shiloh
Lon Bailey
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Castro
Nancy Layne
Becky Rogers
Nancy
First Baptist Church
Becky
First United Methodist
Antonio Olmos
San Pedro
Voices Crusade
San Pedro Methodist Church
Crusade For Christ
Olmos
Amish win exemption from forced schooling
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Amish communities in nine states may be exempt from compulsory education beyond the eighth grade. Chief Justice Warren Burger stated state interests in universal education do not override religious freedom, affirming that forcing longer schooling would threaten Amish beliefs.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Warren E. Burger
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Final stand planned around Hue as North Vietnam advances
South Vietnamese troops fortify Hue around the Forbidden City as Hanoi plans a multi prong offensive north of Da Nang. Observers warn the aim is to control a broad area, not just the imperial capital, with U S air power and artillery delaying the march.
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Horst Faas
Associated Press
Hue
Vietnam
Forbidden City
Hanoi
U.S
Phu Bai
South Vietnam
da Nang
Ngo Quang Truong
Battle grows near Hue as forces mass along Highway 1
North Vietnamese build a 30 000 strong force for Hue campaign while South Vietnamese units including Marines airborne and the 1st Infantry Division tighten defense. Front lines remain open along Highway 1 linking My Chanh to Da Nang as bunkers rise in the old Forbidden City to house troops and advisers.
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My Chanh
da Nang
Hue
South Vietnam
Iron
Forbidden City
Vietnam
Summer Palace
Five Pecos residents win B ing o contest prize
Five winners claimed last week's $100 prize in a Pecos bingo contest at noon today. Winners include Louis Wiley, Mrs. W. S. McCree, Clara Scallion, Theresa Herrera, and Mrs. Ethel Whittington. Cards must be presented by 5 p m today at the Pecos Enterprise office with more prizes and rules noted on page B-6.
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Pecos
Pecos Enterprise Office
Louis Wiley
Plum St
Bob’s Thriftway
W. S. McCree
Johnson St
Clara Scallion
S. Pecan St
Pecos Furniture Co
Theresa Herrera
Apt
Airbase
Anthony’s
Ethel Whittington
Cedar and
Walthall Streets
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Pecos Hospital
Jerry Buck
Hollywood
Glenda Jackson
Keith Michell
Regal
Britain
Miss Jackson
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth R
Public Broadcasting System
Michell
Henry VIII
Catherine Howard
CBS
Peter Falk
Hollywood Palladium
Archie Bunker
Caroll O’connor
Jean Stapleton
Sally Struthers
Val
Stricklin
Jesus
Nicodemus
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