Misty weather sets scene for Pecos Monahans clash
Forecasters expect a warm weekend after mist and overcast. West Texas saw fog and drizzle from Lufkin to Midland with dawn temps from 37 to 76. Kingsville reached summerlike highs while El Paso and Brownsville stayed clear.
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Shooting at Sammie McDaniels residence investigated as possible accident
Police report a possible accidental shooting at 622 EF 13th St near Sammie Lee McDaniels residence. Patrolman Ruben Gonzales found McDaniels with wounds to the left arm and stomach from a .22 rifle as he approached his door, before an ambulance transported him to a hospital for treatment. No charges filed while investigators determine whether the shooting was accidental or intentional.
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13Th St
Ruben Gonzales
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Gonzales
Missing after shave reported from Rodriguez home
Police report a break in at 724 Hackberry St owned by Asuncion Rodriguez. Rodriguez says he was out of town since Monday and returned Thursday to a broken window and forced entry. Clothing from a bedroom closet was moved onto a bed but nothing of value was taken.
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Asuncion Rodriguez
Hackberry St
Rodriguez
School board debates Pecos athletic facility plans
The Pecos school board weighs a bond election for a new stadium and track at the football field but Toyah’s annexation case ruling must be resolved first. Superintendent Whitley noted the court issue and discussed involving architects on alternate facility proposals while trimming nonessential items. Regular monthly activity reports were reviewed and tax collections reported as of month end.
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Whitley
Charles Mitchell
Philip Ferguson
Egypt and Israel Accept Terms of UN Cease-Fire Plan
The United States reports that Egypt and Israel agreed to a six point plan to firm up the cease-fire and move toward full peace talks. A hitch surfaced in Israel as Prime Minister Golda Meir called a Cabinet meeting amid reports of missile fire and Syrian front shelling. Kissinger outlined the plan with a Saturday signing expected under UN auspices on the Suez Cairo route.
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Kissinger
Pegran remains unconscious after injury at local school
Medical Center Hospital in Odessa lists James Wesley Pegran as in serious condition after a motorcycle accident at South Pecos Elementary School grounds last month. He is the nephew of Carolyn McNeil and linked to Kurt Waldheim in a public White House release. The article also covers varied local items including vandalism on 1520 Cowan St and education board notes on vocational programs and staffing.
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C.W. Wright
Harvey Ramses
Ramsey
C.W Wright
Sul Ross University
Alpine
Patricia Dodd
New Lab Technician Joins Memorial Hospital Staff
Jan Argo, Odessa College graduate and registered technologist, joins Memorial Hospital as a laboratory technician. She resides in Pecos with her husband Claude and their four month old daughter Jennifer, and began work October 15 in the lab and X-ray department.
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Jan Argo
Odessa College
Memorial Hospital
Technican
Pauline Drew
Techni
Cian
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
Claude
Jennifer
la Casita
Collie Electric Company
Pecos
Odessa
Permian High School
Drew
Johnny United Drives United Way Progress At 62 Yard Line
Johnny United reports contributions totaling 15 298 32 toward a 24 500 goal for the United Way Drive. The drive closes next Friday supporting 13 organizations. Contact Bob Miller or Ron Killion to contribute. Businesses joining the 100 per centers booster club include La Nortena Factory Popular Thriftway Reed s Fina Service Station and Valley Motor Company.
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Bob Miller
Ron Killion
100 Per Centers
la Nortena Factory
Popular Thriftway
Reed's Fina Service Station
Valley Motor Company
Savings and Loan Relocates to New Fifth and Cypress Office
Pecos Savings and Loan moves this weekend to a new address at Fifth and Cypress, with president Joel Daniel promising business as usual by Monday. A purse containing about 3 in cash, papers, a ring valued around 150 dollars was stolen from a car near Eighth and Cypress overnight, police said. Daniel noted plans for a December grand opening but invited friends to visit the new surroundings.
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Pecos Savings and Loan
Joel Daniel
Fifth and
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Daniel
Marian Hamous
S. Cypress St
Eighth and
Cypress Streets
Speir Warns on Organized Crime Ties to Texas Vending Firms
AUSTIN AP National crime rings have contact with at least two Texas vending companies selling food cigarettes and candy. DPS Director Wilson Speir told a joint House Senate subcommittee that while no law violations were proven these firms may be linked to national syndicates. He noted two out-of-state companies operate machines showing sexual films and discussed ongoing fraud investigations. He urged electronic surveillance laws to better fight organized crime.
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