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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1973
Page
1
Interior Secretary Morton warned the eastern United States may face electrical power brownouts by December or January due to a fuel crisis. Officials warned residual oil shortages could cut power use 10 to 20 percent, with heavier impact on the East Coast.
Lions International District 273 governor Roger Moore was guest speaker at Pecos Amistad and Evening Lions clubs annual visitation. He installing officers for both clubs at a barbecue dinner, with new members Juan Fsterlla Jose Orona Jesus Morales Estevan Barrera Paz Armendarez Carlos Nichols Sr Manuel Navarette and more.
City council debates strengthening the dog ordinance after dog attacks kill lambs among FFA and 4 H projects. Officials consider more patrols and possible fines or charges, with calls to enforce licensing and vaccination rules.
Colder weather is forecast for West Texas through Friday with clear to partly cloudy skies and a slight rain chance. Tuesday in Pecos reached 64 and lows were around 40. The Associated Press notes a touch of winter in West Texas, with snow near Amarillo and Dalhart and 12 inch drifts in spots. Freeze warnings were issued for parts of Central and West Texas and Oklahoma.
City offices will be closed two days for the Thanksgiving holiday after a council meeting today. The council approved closing both Thursday and Friday so workers can make improvements to the tax department offices. Offices reopen Monday for business as usual.
Texas DPS says no special emphasis for Thanksgiving but officers will monitor roads and urge defensive driving. In the first nine months, 2,757 people died in 2,267 crashes, a 2 percent higher death rate than 1972. Weather changes could affect travel during the long weekend.
A Phoenix man, Allyn Stephens, was seriously hurt when his car broke down on TH 20 about 18 miles west of Toyah. While under the vehicle, a truck ran over his legs. He was transported to Odessa after initial treatment in Pecos. surgery was ongoing with possible amputation. Stephens had said he was traveling from Phoenix to Tennessee for his father’s funeral.
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