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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1973
Page
1
Pecos City Council approved spending 34800 in revenue sharing to buy 28 trash receptacles for the new Housing Authority complexes. The action followed talks on efficiency and sanitation gains and was approved unanimously.
Pecos Country Music Association seeks the return of loaned letters used to advertise the Tony Douglas Show. Margie Williamson urged anyone with information to call Phil George or Jimmy Bryant, or contact Williamson at 2207 Missouri St. in Washington.
Pecos and Balmorhea pools prepare for summer with new leadership and hours. Administrative Assistant Dwayne Dobbs directs City pools and Jo Ann Jackson runs the Pecos Athletic Association pool near the airport. Balmorhea State Park pool opens Friday at 10 a.m. with a new slide and on duty lifeguards. Admission remains minimal with 15 to 25 cents at Bessie Haynes and higher at Municipal Park. Lifeguards named include Donnie Bradley Kathy Wadley and John Sturgeon with staffing to be finalized for Bessie Haynes Park.
Pecos continues to bake with temperatures near the 100 degree mark by day and around 58 to 60 degrees in the early morning. No rain recorded locally while other parts of the state report severe storms, strong winds and tornado damage.
Autos driven by Michael Frank Passmore and Alberto Barreno collided at Fifth and prone Streets at 4 08 p m Passmore 17 was westbound Barreno 48 failed to yield and Passmore was cited for speeding and lack of control Barreno for failure to yield A separate chase ended with two youths fleeing on foot after police attempted to stop them Meanwhile heavy thunderstorms and a tornado watch spread across the Southeast with tornadoes touching down in several states and hail reported in multiple towns.
Manuel Corrales Jr. and four other boys were bite by a dog at 715 Locust in a yard. The dog chased Corrales and bit him. Humane officer Rodney Williams impounded the animal for ten days for observation and issued a citation to owner Maria Contreras for allowing a dog to run loose.
Barstow firemen used newly installed radios to locate a Pecos man hunting near town. An unidentified woman alerted David Garcia that the man was needed at Pecos hospital. In under a minute they began the search and found the man seven minutes after dispersing in a pattern around Barstow.
Pecos High School celebrated Senior Day with awards and scholarships. Notables included Mike Cravens Sylvia Garcia and Bruce Faulkner receiving multiple honors while the senior skit, guidance from Stephen Stephens, and performances highlighted a day of recognition for the Class of ’73.
Government offices will close for Memorial Day along with banks and Pecos Savings and Loan. Some downtown merchants and most grocery stores will stay open. Enterprise offices close but publish Monday paper with results from Eagle-Dumas baseball games. no Friday paper.
Gerald Alch, McCord’s former lawyer, offered to take a lie detector test as he testified about McCord’s alleged lies. Senator Inouye pressed for evidence of links between Democrats and violence groups while Ervin promised further inquiry. Alch denied pressuring McCord to blame the CIA.
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