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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1973
Page
2
The Nixon White House creates a surrogates program to counter what it calls unbalanced media and an organized impeachment effort. Officials were given a memo dated Nov 5 detailing the plan as in 1972.
A jury in Austin convicting former Dallas officer Darrell Cain, 30, of murdering 12 year old Santos Rodriguez. Cain admitted aiming a .357 at Rodriguez’s head while questioning him in a Dallas squad car last July. He claimed he thought the gun was unloaded. The court will hear punishment arguments.
The Brownie Scout troop held its second meeting at the Methodist fellowship hall with 14 girls set to join and pay dues. Leaders Penny ElRovy Reba Wilborn and Mrs Ishmeal Carrasco planned future meetings and projects. Also noted are a pep rally Friday at 1 pm and a 7 30 pm football game in Rankin.
A Wilshire district fire at the Stratford Apartments trapped residents and forced some to throw children to rescuers and jump to safety. Fire Chief Raymond Hill reported 24 dead, nine children, with at least 52 injured and several in critical condition. Officials warned the death toll could rise as more residents remained unaccounted for, and an arson investigation began amid refurbishment questions and a 1970 ordinance on enclosed stairwells.
Peggy McCracken manages the stock market report with LAURATEAL overseeing advertising and Gary Singleton as circulation manager. The paper lists delivery rates by county Reeves Ward Loving and others, with subscriptions at $1.75 monthly and $21 yearly and AP news republication rights noted.
President Nixon said a reasonable possibility exists that Arab nations will boost oil exports to the United States and Europe as work begins next year on the 4.5 billion Alaska pipeline. The project aims to move 2 million barrels per day, easing a national energy crunch, with completion planned for 1977, despite three years of environmental lawsuits.
Graveside services for Bert F. Ross will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in Evergreen Cemetery. He was a former Pecos resident and was living in Palm Springs California at the time of his death.
A six member jury in Sherman awarded owner Jerry Russell 750 dollars for Ferdinand the 1600 pound bull killed after an alleged romance with neighboring Herefords. Russell sought 3500 dollars. Neighbor Dick Arrington claims to have killed the bull but speaks of a counter suit for 2600 dollars. The bull’s remains are frozen and offspring are reportedly wandering nearby pastures.
Calendar lists weekly events in Pecos area clubs. Lions clubs meet Mondays and Wednesdays, Eagles and Optimists meet various days, Amistad Lions host bingo and meetings, TOPS drivers license bureau, and a golf scramble on Sunday. Activities include dinners, luncheons, and youth appreciation banquet schedules.
Tamale pie carrot and celery sticks rosy applesauce bread stick butter and milk BBQ Weiners macaroni salad with cheese cubes Early June peas chocolate pudding ranch style bread butter and milk Hamburger with sliced pickles French fries with catsup lettuce and tomato salad spice cake with orange topping and milk Thursday Thanksgiving holidays.
Sen. Lloyd Bentsen proposes a 90 day exemption from the mandatory fuel oil allocation program for agriculture. He cites vague guidelines and poor program administration causing widespread diesel shortages that halt tractors in Texas. He told the Senate floor that suppliers have diesel but fear selling it.
Police investigated a single city wreck on Thursday reporting no injuries. Willie H. Garcia and Amie G. Ornelas collided at Third and Cedar as Garcia failed to yield at a flashing red signal. Ornelas traveled west on Third while Garcia was north on Cedar.
Billie Sol Estes, released from prison years ago, now works part time as a dispatcher for Permian Petroleum Co. in Andrews Texas, locating liquefied gas and fuel deliveries. He spends remaining time raising cattle, noting energy shortages affect deliveries while his family enjoys a meal with friends at a Mexican restaurant.
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