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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1975
Page
1
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Under protective fire from U S warplanes and naval guns, the last U S Marines were rescued from a small Cambodian island after weathering 14 hours of heavy gunfire. A White House source reported the Marines had endured the siege during the Mayaguez incident, ending with a safe extraction.
A citizens committee led by Paul Randolph John Dorr Terry Burns Pete Armbruster and John Pitts met at the Country Club to discuss tentative plans for an oil appreciation day in Pecos No definite plans were made but a broader planning session is set for next Wednesday at the Country Club The idea mirrors similar veteran appreciation efforts by West Texas oil and gas communities The report also notes the Mayaguez incident with U S forces near the island and Laos student demonstrators threats to kill.
Funnel clouds roamed Texas causing damage in Haslet near Fort Worth and threats near Dallas Beaumont and Corpus Christi as Pecos reached 89 with a 50 degree low. Forecasters expect mild weather to return with showers in North Central and East Texas while other areas stay clear. Owner Glen Brooks sustained cuts and bruises when a twister struck the Haslet Feed Mill. A witness named Marlin Collins described the funnel.
Gov Dolph Briscoe backed a weighted pupil funding bill aimed at boosting state aid to schools. The House rejected it 80 to 68, outlining local tax implications and higher costs for Pecos ISD. Whitley noted districts would face increased taxes and teacher pay raises under the plan.
Congressional leaders from both parties hailed Ford for the Mayaguez rescue, praising the action as strengthening U S prestige. They urged that the mission showed strength and leadership, with leaders like Price Goldwater Mansfield Dole and Scott stressing the rescue underlined resolve amid Indochina tensions. Jackson on NBC Today said Ford did not exceed authority.
A reader praises Country Land and Its Uses by Howard and Suzen Orem for practical home and farm applications such as solar heaters wind chargers compost bins cisterns and water mills. The piece also reproduces a newspaper reader Q A exchange and railing about a liberal equal balance movement plus an outlandish prison population busing argument.
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