Tax cuts to surprise most workers
Ambulance dispatch to Hillcrest Trailer Park for a boy injured by a clothesline. A yellow car reportedly struck the Estrella Bar and fled. police did not locate it. City Court fines listed for multiple individuals on traffic and license violations. JP Court fines also noted for several offenses.
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Pecos
Hillcrest
space #16
Estrella Bar
Mary Kenney
Joe Lopez
Joe Garcia
James Richard Fraley
Ernestine Natividad
Kenneth Gilmer James
JP Court
Jose Benavides
Jackie Roy Kline
Isabel Rodriguez
James Roy Leigh
Trofilo Orona
Torrential rains delay VC push in Vietnam war
Torrential rains, possibly the heaviest in a century, slow North Vietnam's dry season push of war materials along the Ho Chi Minh trail through eastern Laos. Despite increased truck traffic, no major offensive began as Typhoon Hester curtaled activity. U S forces struck storage and bunker sites, with two helicopters lost to ground fire and more Cobra gunships downed in the A Shau region.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Laos
Hester
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
U.S
A Shau
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Shamrock Gridder Dies During Football Practice
Kerry Lynn Barefoot an 18 year old Shamrock High School football player died after fainting during practice. Assistant coach Lester Ramsey reported the incident at Shamrock General Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Dr Donald Blackketter cited a rare heart condition ventricular tachycardia as the cause and noted prior attacks but clearance to play from an Amarillo specialist.
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Shamrock, Tex
Shamrock
Kerry Lynn Barefoot
Lester Ramsey
Shamrock General Hospital
Donald Blackketter
Barefoot
Blackketter
Amarillo
U.S. halts arms shipments to Pakistan amid diplomacy shift
The Nixon administration suspended arms aid to Pakistan, easing domestic political pressure and removing a key issue for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy while aiming to improve ties with India. State Department officials noted mutual controversy and stressed not being unaware of the dispute.
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Washington
U.S
Pakistan
Nixon
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
South Asia
Capitol Hill
Kennedy
White House
State Department
Charles W. Bray
United States
U.s.-India
New Delhi
East Bengal
Subcontinent
India
Indira Gandhi
Nivia Shares Brazilian Views On Life In Pecos
Exchange student Nivia recalls home life in Brazil and contrasts attitudes toward drinking fashion and social norms with Pecos. She misses friends and family, notes Brazil’s liberal views and the snow she hopes to see, and reflects on cowboys and daily life in America.
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Nivia
Brazil
America
Pecos
Hollywood
Montana
Labor men split over Pay Board split in two camps
AFL-CIO leaders remain divided over quitting the Pay Board or staying to fight its Phase 2 wage rulings. Some call for an immediate walkout of the five labor members, while others urge caution as Meany and top officials decide. The board capped general raises at 5.5 percent after the wage freeze.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Afl—Cio
George Meany
Nixon
Meany
Edward J. Carlough
Sheet Metal Workers
Maurice Hutcheson
The
Carpenters Union
Frank Raftery
Painters Union
Raftery
Hutcheson
Peter Fosco
Laborers Union
Aflcio Building and Construction Trades Department
AFL Cio
Washington
Aflcio
Catholic Dioceses Far From Uniform On Financial Reports
An AP survey from Albany shows 159 U.S. Roman Catholic dioceses with 63 publishing financial reports, 37 planning to, 2 considering, 23 not reporting, and 34 not replying. The uneven practice highlights transparency gaps across the church hierarchy.
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Albany, N.Y
Tax cuts may shrink take home pay due to withholding change
Senate Finance Committee backed a $16 billion tax reduction plan set to cut income taxes but shift more tax relief through a Treasury endorsed withholding schedule. The plan targets 15 000 plus earners married couples and those with multiple jobs, aiming to reduce under withholding and pull in over 800 million annually. The bill sails through the committee while proposing a one step implementation in 1972 despite House support for two phased steps.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury Department
House
Senate Committee
Finance
Nixon
Age of a Horse Calculated From January First
The rule assigns a horse’s age based on January 1 each year, regardless of the animal’s actual birth date. This standard affects registrations and racing eligibility.
USDA raises 1971 cotton crop forecast to 10.72 million bales
The Agriculture Department estimates the 1971 cotton crop at 10,718,900 bales, up 5 percent from 1970 and 18,000 above October. Texas leads with 3,132,000 bales, average lint yield 444 pounds per acre, and southeast gains lift overall production to 1.32 million bales in NC SC GA AL. Delta states total 4.22 million. upland in NM AZ CA 1.735 million. Total use projected about 11 million, exports ~3.75 million. carryover uncertain at under four million if trends continue.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
Crop Reporting Board
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Arkansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Pecos Enterprise mailing rates notice
Local Pecos newspaper publishes mail subscription rates payable in advance for Reeves County and all other mail. Six months cost 9.00, one year 18.00 in Reeves County. other mail six months 11.00, twelve months 21.00. Postage paid at Pecos Texas 79772.
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Pecos Enterprise, Inc
S. Cedar Es Pecos
Texas
Reeves County
Pecos
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Whitewall Fed
Atlas Plycron
Tidewater Area
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Miss
Ala
Ark
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Tex
Ariz
Okla
N. Mex
Nev
Cal
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Humble Oil & Refining Company
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U.S. Pat
Atlas Supply Company
USDA
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