Texas Oil Allowable Slashed to 75.4 Percent for June
The Texas Railroad Commission reduced the statewide crude oil allowable to 75.4 percent for June, the second straight monthly cut and the lowest since August. The limit sets maximum production at 3,606,943 barrels per day, down 68,913 from May under a 77.2 percent prior factor. Nominations for June totaled 3,348,277 barrels per day, down 13,886 from May.
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Austin, Tex
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
Japanese transport strike cripples nationwide transit
Workers at private rail and bus companies in Japan walked off the job for higher wages, shutting down much of the public transportation network. The 24 hour walkout began at midnight and in some districts ended after five hours.
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Tokyo
Japan
South Vietnamese Troops Start Search Near Laos Border
A 700 man elite battalion of South Vietnamese troops began a push along the Laotian border to locate a major North Vietnamese base and command post. The operation started Tuesday in the central highlands about 10 miles northwest of Ben Het, with no significant findings reported by Captain Le Van Phuc in Pieiku.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
Ben Het
Pieiku
le van Phuc
Subversives Probe In Antiwar Movement Advances
The Internal Security Committee led by Rep Richard H Schord plans to disclose soon surprising information from subpoenaed bank records. The panel's second day of inquiry targets two peace groups that organized large demonstrations in Washington in recent weeks.
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Washington
House
Internal Security Committee
Richard H. Schord
D-Mo
Italian Exposition Opens in Mexico City Trade Show
Italia 71 industrial exposition organized by the Italian Institute of Foreign Commerce opened in Mexico City to promote trade. Nearly 100 Italian firms participate, and the event runs two weeks until May 30. Trade between Italy and Mexico has grown about five percent yearly, totaling nearly $100 million annually, per the Italian embassy.
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Mexico City
Italia
Italian Institute of Foreign Commerce Institute Italiano de Comercio Exterior
Turkish police search for Elrom kidnapers in Istanbul
Police combed wide areas of Turkey for left wing politicians and intellectuals in the hunt for the Israeli Consul General Ephraim Elrom. More than 400 arrests were made and a student linked to the kidnapping was arrested as the manhunt continued in Istanbul and surrounding areas.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Ephraim Elrom
Turkish People’s Liberation Army
Black Panthers protest in Jerusalem turn violent
About a hundred Black Panthers clash with police in Jerusalem accusing Jewish immigrants from Africa and Asia of discrimination. Six hours of street fighting leave ten police officers and several protesters injured in Israel's worst riot in years. police report 74 arrests amid claims that Africans and Asians face slums and limited schooling.
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Jerusalem
Black Panthers
Africa
Asia
Israel
Panthers
Waterway Raises Prices In Arkansas River Route
Oklahoma Governor David Hall says the 1.2 billion Arkansas River waterway boosts profits for southwestern wheat farmers by nine cents per bushel and lowers inbound freight rates to Dallas and North Texas. He hailed northeastern Oklahoma as a growing magic empire.
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Dallas
Tex
Oklahoma
David Hall
Arkansas
Hall
Texas
Dallas Forum
Officials deny Boy Scout crime spotting program in Rochester
City officials and Scout officials deny any program to recruit Boy Scouts as police crime spotters. The claim arose from material activists said was stolen from an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania.
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Rochester
N. Y
FBI
Media
Bessie Haynes PTA Honors Retiring Teachers Banquet
The Bessie Haynes Elementary PTA honored four retiring Pecos teachers Mrs. Fitzgerald Mrs. Hudgins Mrs. Richburg and Mrs. Northcut at a banquet at the Holiday Inn. Principal Homer Graham and Superintendent Ray Whitley presided as 120 years of combined experience were noted and each retiree received orchid corsages and engraved trays.
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Bessie Haynes
Jessie Fitzgerald
Rugy Hudgins
Jessie Richburg
Thelma Northcut
Holday Inn
Francisco Granado
Homer Graham
Ray H. Wnitley
Richburg
Pecos
United States
Lubbock
Fitzgerald
Toyah
PTA
Holiday Inn
Ruby Hudgins
Supt
Ray Whitley
Eagles, Kermit Tie For 2nd In District
The Pecos Eagles finish 19 9 for the season after beating Seminole 6 0 to end the year and tying Kermit for second place. Freshman Donald Walter pitched a shutout while key hits came from Hooker Bates Spray and Chavez in a strong offensive finish. Coach James Thomas notes four graduates but optimistic outlook for next season.
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Pecos Eagles
Kermit
Seminole Indians
Ft. Stockton
Donald Walter
Indians
Bobby Herod
Williams
Walker
Ricky Chavez
Rene Galindo
Galindo
Chris Spray
Nolan Bates
Tommy Hooker
Herod
Chavez
Spray
Larry Lami
Eagles
Lindo
Bates
Hooker
Lamb
James Thomas
Thomas
Norma Tinkler
Weather West of the Pecos Forecast
West of the Pecos outlook for tonight and Thursday calls for generally fair conditions with a slight warming trend. Temperatures dip to 48 to 64 degrees tonight and rise to 73 to 94 degrees on Thursday.
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The
Pecos
Mrs Lillie Floyd 82 Dies After Heart Attack
Arrangements are pending at Pecos Funeral Home for Mrs. Lillie Floyd who died of an apparent heart attack at Memorial Hospital at 6 15 p m. She was born September 23 1888 in Anderson Texas and had lived at Pecos Nursing Home for over a year.
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Pecos Funeral Home
Lillie Floyd
Memorial Hospital
Texans vote to allow mixed drinks in wet counties
Texans in wet counties approve serving mixed drinks by large margins in a measure that ends the era of beer or wine only options in bars lounges and eating places. Loving County approves by 18 to 15 in a notable result.
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Clayton Hickerson
Associated Press
Loving County
Oil Well Explosion Injures Man Near Toyah
C J Ryan is in Memorial Hospital in better condition after an oil well explosion near Toyah. He was welding a pipe collar when the pressure was not shut off and he was struck by steel splinters all over his body.
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C. J. Ryan
Memorial Hospital
Toyah
Ryan
Avila Injured After Dam Dive Into Cemented Slope
Roy Avila, 19, was transferred from Memorial Hospital to Odessa Medical Center Hospital in critical condition after a dive from Barstow Dam. He reportedly struck the cement area on the south side and suffered a broken back and neck.
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Roy Avila
Odessa Medical Center
Barstow
Avila
Memorial Hospital
Odessa
Texans Back Liquor By The Drink In Tuesday Vote
In Texas Tuesday Texans favored liquor by the drink across the state while opposing three constitutional amendments and supporting one water bonds measure. Unofficial Reeves County results show strong approval for liquor at local options and varied votes on ethics, welfare, and amendment powers. Dallas County reported uniform approval across all four liquor divisions.
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Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Texas
George Willeford
Austin
Reeves County
Dallas County
Dallas
Amendment vote tallies on ethics commission and water bonds
The record shows Amendment 1 for 137 and against 376. Amendment 4 water bonds carry 301 for and 218 against. Amendments 2 and 3 are proposed constitutional amendments and lifting of public welfare limits noted.
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Ethics Commission
Texas Election Bureau
Ethic Commission
Balmorhea Mayor Joins Texas Delegation to Paris Mission
Balmorhea mayor Merle E. Brockett accepts invitation from Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes to join a Texas Flight for Understanding delegation. The group sails from Dallas Love Field August 1 bound for Paris, Stockholm, and Moscow to press POW and MIAs issues with North Vietnamese and other officials.
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Merle E. Brockett
Balm
Rhea
Ben Barnes
Texas Flight For Understanding
Paris
Stockholm
Moscow
Southeast Asia
Brockett
Texas
Dallas
Love Field
France
Orly Field
Popular Hall
Embassy Row
Champs Elysses
Sweden
Palme
New York
Kennedy International Airport
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