Regional radio network links Reeves County Pecos police
Reeves County and Pecos join in a 34 agency regional radio system funded partly by a federal grant and a state body. Pecos will receive a base station six mobiles two portables and gear about 16600. Reeves County taps new high band radios and upgrades to ensure statewide compatibility. General Electric won 731479.64 for equipment in the 17 county region.
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Eral
Pecos
Sheriff’s Department
Reeves County
Reeves County Commissioners
General Electric
Fiddlin Fest Plans 3rd Annual Pecos Fiddlers Contest
Promoters in Pecos finalize plans for the 3rd Annual Fiddlers Contest on July 4 at the State Theatre. Prize money rises to 250 dollars with five placing categories including a new First Timers prize. The event benefits from increased entries and will run 1 30 p m to about 6 p m opening day of the West of the Pecos Rodeo.
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Pecos
Monday Night
State Theatre
Terry Burns
Pecos Chamber of Com
The
Skylab faces heat and power crisis after panel failure
Skylab meanwhile battles 100 degree interior heat and a gyroscope issue as NASA races to link up three astronauts to the lab. A faulty solar panel deployment cut power by half, threatening a 28 day mission and prompting postponement to Sunday.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Agency
Neil Hutchinson
Hutchinson
America
Space Station
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Clay's TV to Move to Third Street
Clay Osborn owner of Clay's TV plans relocation of his RCA and Whirlpool dealership to the remodeled Harold Simpson Uniroyal building at Third and Cedar streets. He also will offer a full Firestone tire line and recently moved from Eunice New Mexico to Pecos, saying selling tires is new but Firestone is a leading company. Catholic War Veterans schedule a regular meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with Ysidro Dominguez urging attendance.
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Third
Cedar Streets
Clay’s TV
Clay Osborn
Harold Simpson
Third and
S. Eddy St
Osborn
RCA and Whirlpool
Pecos
Eunice
N.M
TV Busi
Firestone
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Ysidro Dominguez
Weather Clashes Hit Texas Panhandle and South Texas Regions
A cold front left Pecos at 56 degrees after a 52 morning low, with drizzle across the state. Tornadoes and heavy storms were reported on the South Plains and nearby areas, while Lubbock remained foggy and cooler than normal.
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Pecos
Associated Press
Texas
Texas Panhandle
Lubbock
South Plains
Sundown
Whiteface
Littlefield
Smyer
Denver City
Alice
CIA officials faced Watergate coverup allegations
CIA Deputy Director Vernon A. Walters testified before the Senate Arm ed Services Committee that Haldeman Ehrlichman and Dean were heavily involved in attempts to enlist CIA help. The discussions included a Watergate coverup and delays to FBI witness interviews. Gray said Walters had no CIA interest in two witnesses, though Ehrlichman ordered cancelations, prompting a warning to Nixon about possible damage to the agencies and the presidency.
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Central Intelligence Agency
White House
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John W. Dean III
CIA
Vernon
A. Walters
Senate Armed Services Committee
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Walters
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Dean
Gray
FBI
Children at St Dorothy's write on Watergate
Third graders at St Dorothy's Parochial School in Philadelphia area respond to an essay prompt about Watergate. They offer diverse ideas from sewers and rivers to a flooded city and a hotel where bugs were placed, reflecting vivid age expressed interpretations.
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Philadelphia
St. Dorothy’s Parochial School
Joyce Walsh
Nurse to Attend Coronary Workshop in El Paso
Beverly Harris registered nurse at Reeves County Memorial Hospital will attend a coronary workshop in El Paso Sunday. The hospital plans new heart care equipment and trains nurses to operate it, administrator Pauline Drew said.
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Beverly Harris
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Pauline Drew
Man treated for stab wound after robbery on S Pecan St
Alexandre Rojo Jr. was treated at Memorial Hospital for a back stab wound about 11 20 p m Thursday. He told police he was jumped by three suspects in the 200 block of S Pecan St and robbed.
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Alexandre Rojo Jr
Memorial Hospital
Rojo
S. Pecan St
Phillips to showcase rare rattlecat on local TV
Wesley Phillips of Orla plans to reveal a rare rattlecat on three area TV programs over the next two days. The creature, a cross between a bobcat and a rattlesnake, is part of a wildlife showcase alongside other snakes. Police report a burglary at 1012 W. Eighth St. with a broken window and pry marks but no theft.
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Wesley Phillips
Terry Burkholder
W. Eighth St
Butler Smith
Teen held after burglary spree linked to local break ins
A 16 year old boy is being questioned by City police over a two week run of burglaries and attempted break ins. Targets include Airlawn Sales Retail Merchants and several Eddy Street sites. In other news Pecos High School graduates may receive a 250 scholarship this year with a goal to raise to 500 next year. A UMAC queen will be selected from a six member court on Labor Day. Committee members Teofilo Madrid and Adan Matta joined chairman Frank Perea at a Las Palmas meeting. Additional station and business names are listed among the reading. Hospital administrator Paulina Drew will attend the Texas Hospital Association exhibit in Houston May 19 23.
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Airlawn Sales
Johnson St
Umac Inc. Board of Directors
Pecos
Las Palmas
Frank Kelly
David Dutchover
Labor Day
UMAC
Teofilo Madrid
Adan Matta
Frank Hk. Perea
Paulina Drew
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Texas Hospital Association
Houston
Pecos High School Banquets and Proms Schedule
Annual banquets are set for several Pecos High School groups this week. Future Teachers of America meets at 7 p.m. today at the Holiday Inn and the Science Club banquet is at 7 30 p.m. Thursday at Ben s Spanish Inn. The junior senior banquet and prom are 7 30 p.m. Saturday at Pecos Valley Country Club. Senior rings will be delivered at 2 p.m. Thursday.
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Pecos High
Future Teachers of America
Holiday Inn
Science Club
Ben’s
Spanish Inn
Pecos Valley Country Club
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