Pecos Rifle Club honors five new NRA marksmen
The Pecos Rifle and Pistol Club announces five shooters Norman Butler Jon Denison Greg Anderson Michael Graham and John Mahan qualified as marksmen at an NRA special approved tournament on Sunday November 15. The club also votes to form a Junior Division per NRA rules and invites youths and parents to a meeting November 20 at Pecos Junior High School with rifle and shotgun instruction planned. A turkey shoot and sight in day is set for November 22 featuring varied targets and events for women and juniors with any caliber rifle.
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Pecos Rifle & Pistol Club, Inc
Pecos
Norman Butler
Jon Denison
Greg Anderson
Michael Graham
John Mahan
Pecos Rifle and Pistol Club Inc
NRA
Pecos Junior High School
Francisco T Ortega Funeral Set for Saturday in Pecos
Funeral services for Francisco T Ortega will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church. He died Thursday night at his son’s home in Pecos aged 59. Survived by wife Mary of San Jose and eight children including Jalbador and Carlos, 23 grandchildren, a sister Maria Garcia, and several relatives. He was born January 18, 1911 in Juarez Mexico.
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Francisco T. Ortega
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Mr. Ortega
13Th St
Pecos
Juarez
Mexico
Mary
San Jose
California
Jalbador
Carlos
U. S
Panama
Bertha Rodriguez
Escalon
Margaret Gonzales
Bakersfield
Ramona Gonzales
Colorado
Luz Stamford
Germany
Maria Garcia
Uvalde Denies HEW Civil Rights Findings on Discrimination
Uvalde school board publicly rejects a HEW report accusing the district of discrimination against Mexican-Americans. The denial, printed in the Uvalde Leader-News, claims biased investigators and notes prior inquiries by Justice Department and Texas Education Agency found no violations. The boycott and hearings are cited, with ongoing state and federal scrutiny and calls for further investigation by Senator John Tower.
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Uvalde, Tex
Uvalde School Board
Uvalde Leader-News
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Dallas
HEW
Uvalde
Justice Department
Texas Education Agency
Leader-News
San Antonio
John Tower
R-Tex
District 72AAA At A Glance This Week
This week schedule lists Monahans at Andrews Kermit at Ft Stockton and Seminole at Ector in the 72AAA district lineup with regional high school football action.
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Monahans
Andrews
Kermit
Ft. Stockton
Seminole
Ector
OP. Andrews
Pecos
Pecos Ft. Stockton
Plainview
van Horn A&b
el Paso
Lamesa A&b
Carlsbad A&b
Ft, Stockton A&b
Monahans A&b
Ector A&b
Seminole A&b
Chamber Managers Meet in Odessa Seminar On Banquets
Harold Meyer, Chamber of Commerce Manager, attended a Permian Basin Area Chamber Managers session in Odessa on Wednesday November 18. The three hour program discussed planning and executing a successful annual chamber banquet with staff from Kermit Lovington New Mexico Alpine Marfa Odessa Crane Seminole Abilene Eunice New Mexico Big Spring Andrews Colorado City Pecos.
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Chamber of Commerce
Harold Meyer
Permian Basin Area
Odessa
Chamber
Bush May Get High US Post
SAN ANTONIO AP Sen John Tower says Rep George Bush who lost his Senate bid is being considered for a high government post. Tower praised Bush as a man of tremendous ability and noted his high regard in Washington. He warned the U.S. must maintain military strength to deter Soviet power.
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San Antonio
John Tower
George Bush
Senate
Lloyd Bentsen
Tower
Retired Officers Association
Bush
Washington
Association
United States
Russia
Veterans Gain Renewed Opportunity to Use GI Loan Benefits
A new law PL 91-506 restores unused and expired GI loan benefits for 8.9 million WWII and Korean War veterans and extends benefits indefinitely for about 7.5 million veterans who served after January 31 1955. It eliminates a 0.5 percent VA funding fee for Post Korean veterans and allows direct loans nationwide for eligible disabled veterans with housing grants. It also finances mobile homes for veterans starting December 22.
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Jack Coker
Veterans Administration
Waco
Coker
Mexican Dinner Set For Tonight At Church
A Mexican combination dinner to go will be served at San Pedro Methodist Church 601 South Walnut today from 5 p m to 8 p m The menu includes 1 taco 1 tamale 1 enchilada Spanish rice and beans Adult tickets are 1 50 and children 75 Tickets sold at the door
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San Pedro Methodist Church
South Walnut
Civil Jury Panel Set for Civil Jury Week
A list of potential jurors summoned for Civil Jury Week in the 13th District Court requires reporting Monday Nov 30 at 9 30 am. The roster includes Mrs T A Robinson Charles Hoefs H D Lawless Ester Luna Adele Hiett Domingo R Anaya Jay Oates and many others.
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13Rd District Court
T. A. Robinson
Charles Hoefs
H. D. Lawless
Ester Luna
Adele Hiett
Domingo R
Anaya Jay Oates
Ray Holler
Justo Dominguez
Billie Neil Prewit
Kenneth Scott
Mac Foster
A. R. Bitolas
Fern King
Clemente Alvarez
Fred Henry Martin, Jr
John A. Hiett
R. D. Hildreth
Steve Riley
Jack Moody
Bobby Bill Arreguy
Danilo Dominguez
Lily Bersosa
Richard Guittierrez
Oscar Granado
Elouisa Downs
Myrtle Cowan
Frank Williams
Isabel D. Florez
M. McAlpine, Jr
Ruben Dominguez
Harry Foster, Jr
E R. Fuentes, Jr
Fred Dominguez
Leslie Lee Joiner
W. E. Dodd
Russell M. Platt
Billie Lozano
Cecil Cothrun
Etta Mae Mosby
H. S. Holmes
A. S. Calderon
Grady Poe
Melvin J. Pointer
Robert A. Flores
Crews Adams
W. M
Defense seeks insanity ruling in wife's 1968 murder
In Midland Texas the defense resumes efforts to prove William B. Nichols 33 was insane when his wife Diane 30 was shot dead in April 1968. Houston experts Dr. A R Martinez and Dr. Alfred Vogt testified Nichols may have been a schizophrenic depressive.
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Midland
Tex
William B. Nichols
Nichols
Diane
Houston
A. R. Martinez
Alfred Vogt
Bill Walsh
Diane Nichols
Basketball League Seeks Members For Pecos Independent League
All men interested in playing in the Pecos Independent Basketball League are urged to attend a meeting on Wednesday November 25 at 7 30 p m in the Reddy Room of the Community Public Service Division office on Stafford Blvd Sponsors of teams are also urged to attend Last year ten teams participated and the league hopes for at least that many teams again.
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Pecos Independent Basketball League
Reddy
Community Public Service Division
Stafford Blvd
Rotary Foundation Tackles Global Problems
Dr. E W Schmidt, former Pecos Rotary Club president and District Governor, spoke on the Rotary Foundation at the Holiday Inn. He highlighted 200 current exchange students, memorial gifts, and funds to support technical programs and international business study while warning that poverty illiteracy overpopulation and war threaten world stability.
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E. W. Schmidt
Pecos Rotary Club
Rotary Foundation
Rotary
Holiday Inn
Schmidt
Middle East
Far East
Korea
U.S
India
China
Bank Robbery in Gorman Texas Nets 3900
Two robbers in sales disguises robbed the First National Bank of Gorman Texas at 2 p.m. Thursday, escaping in a white late model car with about 3900 taken. A possible third accomplice was in the getaway car, and a customer collapsed during the incident. A car matching the escape vehicle was later found three miles north of German.
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Gorman
Tex
First National Bank
Texas
Charles Duran
Deer Lease Information Available at Pecos Chamber
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce lists deer hunting locations for this season. Harold Meyer, the chamber manager, says mimeographed sheets are at 506 Oak St and free to locals and visitors. Ranches with openings should contact the chamber at 445 2406 or P O Box 27 Pecos Texas 79772.
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Chamber of Commerce
Harold Meyer
Chamber
Pecos
Oak St
Texas
Hamburger Meal with Onion Bun Fries and Salad
A Monday meal features a hamburger on a bun with onions and pickles, along with french fries, a combination salad, wahoo applesauce, vanilla wafers, and milk.
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Soviet Union
Fran Sunday
Manhattan Island
New York
Psychiatry
Harvard University Medical Service
Pecos Junior High Band
Sharon Wadley
Theo Regas
Eve Wilson
Leslie McNeil
Vickie Passmore
Debbie Spray
Charles Nail
Reeves
Pima
Upland
Presidio
Lewis Cowart
Lions Club
Robert Morris
Bill Davenport
Ralph Throwhill
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Paul Noel
Pres
Cowart
Bill Pigman
Foreign Exchange Committee
Peggy Knust
Marolyn Gann
Lisa Petyon
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Pigman
Janan Glier — Drum
Pecos Junior High
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