Mild Memorial Day Heat Dip Amid Storm Tornado Toll
Temperatures in Pecos Texas eased to near 49 degrees overnight before warming toward a 100 degree high as Memorial Day weekend storms spawned a record tornado outbreak. The AP counted about 160 twisters across the Midwest and South, with at least 48 deaths and widespread damage in Oklahoma Kansas Missouri Arkansas Tennessee Alabama Georgia Florida North Carolina Virginia. Local losses could exceed $100 million as farms and towns face disaster declarations requests.
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Texas
Pecos
Associated Press
Midwest
Oklahoma
Florida
National Weather Service
Mississippi Valley
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
Virginia
Athens
East Pecos Junior High selects best all around students
Rose Mary Meraz and Rodney Sparkman were named best all around girl and boy at East Pecos Junior High School. The announcement occurred during a Monday assembly which also featured the presentation of the The Green Hornet yearbook. The yearbook was dedicated to Gome Olibas.
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Rose Mary Meraz
Sally Meraz
S, Ash
Rodney Sparkman
Hickory
East Pecos Junior High School
Green Hornet
Gome Olibas
David Northcutt
Paul Williams
Charles Weinacht
Garland Matthews
Ray Whitley
Antonio Olmos
Mser
Dante J. A. Leoni
Chester Kesey
Charles Mitchell
West Pecos
Nixon role in Watergate probe questioned by prosecutors
Government prosecutors reportedly want President Nixon to testify on how a coverup could have occurred without his knowledge but doubt a subpoena would be constitutional. The Washington Post cites Justice Department sources saying the President's role is the remaining key question in the grand jury inquiry.
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Washington
Nixon
Washington Post
Justice Department
Residents urged to submit input on Texas Constitution rewrite
Citizens of the Permian Basin are asked to send written suggestions before July 1 as part of a drive to gain more public input on rewriting the Texas Constitution. Several local meetings have been held to discuss the effort.
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Texas
Permian Basin
Ernie Crawford
Citizens Advisory Committee
P. O. Box
Midland
Midland County
Barbara Culver
Permian Building
Lamesa Bus Still Has Seats For Regional Playoff Trip
A charter bus to Lamesa for the Pecos Lamesa regional playoff opener still has about 30 seats available on a first come first served basis. Round trip costs 8.50 dollars and reservations are taken at the Brandon Hotel bus station until 10 a.m. Thursday.
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Lamesa
Fred Dominguez
Continental Trailways
Brandon
Supreme Court rules on broadcast ad access
The Supreme Court ruled that broadcasters cannot be forced to accept paid political ads. The decision overturns a lower court ruling that allowed partial access. The case involved the FCC and major networks with WTOP opponents and addressed government oversight of broadcast content.
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Supreme Court
Washington
U.S
High Court
Federal Communications Commission
Columbia Broadcasting System
American Broadcasting Co
Wtop Radio
Warren E. Burger
Circuit Court
Commission
Texas oil producers weigh joint marketing plan
At a Texas Independent Producers convention, small operators including Joe B. McShane of Monahans proposed a joint marketing approach to raise crude sales power and secure fair prices from dominant buyers. A Kansas example prompted talks of a looser cooperative model to test using pipelines as carriers.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Joe B. McShane
Monahans
West Texas
McShane
Permian Basin
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association
Tom Schwinn
Wichita
Kan
Schwinn
Kansas Independent Oil
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Stitution Revision Commission
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Suite 300
Austin
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George W. Strake Jr
Houston
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Jim Langdon
George Mitchell
Jack Strong
Tyler
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State Department
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White House
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