Queen Elizabeth Asks Parliament for Royal Allowance Increase
London AP reports Queen Elizabeth II asked Parliament to raise the royal allowance for herself and family for the first time in 19 years. The message cites inadequate funding for the service standard. the queen currently receives 1.02 million annually and seeks about 1.9 million, offering to relinquish 144000 of personal funds. Lynda Bird Robb counsels Tricia Nixon on handling wedding coverage and press avoidance ahead of June 12 ceremony in Washington.
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London
Elizabeth 1
New York
Lynda Bird Robb
Tricia Nixon
White House
Sealed bids sought for 1971 pickup at School Office
Notices state sealed bids will be accepted at the School Administration Office Building until 5:30 PM on June 10 1971 for a 1971 pickup with long wide bed heavy duty V eight engine and automatic transmission. Published in Pecos Enterprise May 19 20 21 1971 to Edward F Cox Harvard Law School student. Tricia called the advice the best wedding gift you could give us.
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Pecos Enterprise
Edward F. Cox
Harvard Law School
Tricia
Accident Victim Bill Wins House Tentative Approval
In Austin the Texas House tentatively approved a bill allowing accident victims to seek damages in court even if partly at fault. Key amendments exempts railroad accidents and lets juries set fault percentage, a change critics call weakening the measure. Gov. Preston Smith vetoed an earlier version.
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Pickens
Smith
Public Service Office Hours and Contact Details
The notice lists Alvin E. Lawrence Pecos Selective Service Office hours every Thursday from 10 30 a m to 5 p m in Carlsbad New Mexico or call collect 505 885 2098 The Local Department of Public Safety Office provides an alternative contact at 445 2104.
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Alvin E. Lawrence
Pecos
Carlsbad
N.M
Department of Public Safety
Fire in One New York Plaza highlights modern building flaws
Early in 1970 the 50 story One New York Plaza was completed with advanced design features. A fire on the 33rd floor in August killed two, injured thirty and caused about 10 million in damage. Officials blamed the air conditioning system for spreading heat and smoke, exposing risks in skyscrapers and prompting calls for fire barriers and automatic sprinklers.
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John Cunniff
AP Business Analyst
New York
New York Plaza
John O’hagen
American Insurance Association
Obscenity Charges Involving Oh Calcutta Broadcast
Federal grand jurors indict Colormedia Corp and four executives over interstate closed circuit transmission of the Broadway play Oh Calcutta. The case targets the use of AT T long lines for an obscene video transmission with potential penalties up to five years imprisonment and fines for individuals and the corporation.
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Corpus Christi, Tex
New York
American Telephone & Telegraph
Colormedia Corp
Justice Department
Corpus Christi
Rodney Erickson
Henry A. Schwartz
Barry Burnstein
Cynthia Brooks
Hospital Admissions and Discharges List May 1971
Admits include Barbara Miller Sammy Valencia Debbie Beazley Isabel Lara Fermin Lara Omaha Campbell. Dismissals note Peggy Teal Lucille Mauldin Lillian Bounds Fonda Allen. Later entries mention Della Barclay Ruth Clark Blanca Ornelas Charles Calvert Simon Flores Ruby Barfield Joyce Woods Wesley Mc Cree Myrtle Shelton Ramiro Salazar Josephine Williams Wm Hollis Elizabeth Khan and a baby girl for Mr and Mrs Raymundo Ornelas. Names and dates span May 11–17 with multiple patients and newborns.
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Barbara Miller
Sammy Valencia
Debbie Beazley
Isabel Lara
Fermin Lara
Omasha Campbell
Peggy Teal
Lucille Mauldin
Lillian Bounds
Fonda Allen
Della Barclay
Ruth Clark
Blanca Ornelas
Charles Calvert
Simon Flores
Ruby Barfield
Joyce Woods
Wesley Mc Cree
Myrtle Shelton
Ramiro Salazar
Josephine Williams
E. Hollis
Elizabeth Khan
Wm. E. Hollis
Joyce Wood
Omaha Campbell
Blanca Or
Nelas
Thunderstorms sweep large Texas region with heavy showers
The Associated Press reports heavy thunderstorms and showers moved across a wide Texas belt from Abilene to Louisiana with radar detecting a severe storm between Hearne and Buffalo. The National Weather Service issued a warning for Robertson and Leon counties lasting until 6 a.m., as a stationary front lingered from Beaumont to Del Rio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Texas
Abilene
Ballinger
Brady
Louisiana
Hearne
Buffalo
National Weather Service
Robertson
Leon
Beaumont
Houston
Victoria
del Rio
Wichita Falls
Dalhart
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
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Firestone "Hoo
America
T.P. Oil Treatment
Delco
Nyton
Boston
McCormack
Harmel
Waite
Sialion
Peyton Blue
Vienna
Obie Ela
Ee Ae
Business Mirror
Xiccks
Micks
Acksi
Pleyelis Valley
Mallaremeley Feprrately
Reeves County
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Ford Love
Joyce Miller
Dan Dominguez
Calcutta
Hospital News
Dolores Muniz
Agapita Natividad
Dora Zaragosa
Mary Orona
Glen Mills
Patricia Passmore
E.G. Cobb
Lorena Olivas
Charles Teske
Jan Adams
Romana Serrano
Baby Girl
Raymundo Ornelas
Box
Mrs
Manuel Orona
Manuel Natividad
John Passmore
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