Thanksgiving in Pecos Preview and Local Plans
Dozens of Pecos residents share Thanksgiving plans on turkey day with families visiting from Mineral Wells and Houston. Interviewees include Mrs. L C Holley hosting relatives at the Reddy Room and Ed Berry hoping to watch games after work.
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Pat Parvis
Pecos
L.C. Holley
Walthall
Mineral Wells
Ed Berry
DPS
Bobby Kerr
Washington St
Mary Martha Martinez
Thirteenth St
Dumas
Houston
Charlene Kilgore
la Casita Arts
Elvin Crow
Missouri St
Chicago 7 convictions overturned by court
A federal appeals court overturned the Chicago 7 inciting rioting convictions, citing possible constitutional rights violations during the 1969-70 trial before Judge Julius J. Hoffman. The court allowed retrial, noted potential acquittal if new trial occurs, while two co-defendants were acquitted.
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Chicago
Chicago 7
U.S. 7Th Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court
Julius J. Hoffman
Lee Weiner
John R. Fraines
Black Panther
Bobby Seale
Abbie Hoffman
Sale
Richard J. Daley
Allan Ginsberg
William Kunstler
Threeth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
David T. Dellinger
Bernard C. Davis
Jerry C. Rubin
Thomas E. Hayden
Pecos City weighs revenue share purchases including fire truck
Pecos City Council outlines capital needs from federal revenue sharing funds at a regular meeting. Fire truck priced around 40000 tops a list that also includes a maintainer 22500 and street sweeper 20000 with existing 1941 trucks affecting insurance. Council awards taxicab franchise to Harris brothers and reviews fiscal 1971 72 audit amid school bus accident report and Christmas lights plan.
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Pecos
J. J. Maxey
Andrew W
Harold B. Harris
Pecos Cab Co
Donal W. Holbrook
Cold Texan weather chills Panhandle and Lone Star State
Temperatures dipped near zero across the Texas Panhandle with Lubbock at 22 and Dalhart down to 3 degrees. Forecasters expect a colder weekend with partial cloudiness and a Friday to Sunday dip, while several towns report freezing readings and snow still on the ground.
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Associated Press
Texas Panhandle
Lone Star State
Texas
Lubbock
Dalhart
Panhandle
Perryton
Amarillo
Defensive driving course offered at Pecos High School
Pecos High School teams with the sheriff s department and city police to offer an eight hour defensive driving course that cuts auto insurance rates by 10 percent. Deputy Gary Ingram and Lt Jim Wilson teach sessions beginning November 30 with two class options in late year. Enrollment is limited and requires advance registration at the school office or by calling 445 4640.
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Pecos High School
Gary Ingram
Jim Wilson
Voting machine fails to record for Tower in Cameron County
AP reports a Brownsville area voting machine would not register votes for U S Senator John Tower despite repeated attempts. The incident occurred during the general election at a Cameron County precinct, highlighting voting equipment issues in the region.
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Brownsville, Tex
Cameron County
U. S
John Tower
R-Tex
Seoul
Chung Hee Park
Park
Santa Claus to Visit Pecos Friday
Santa Claus arrives Friday with stores open until 9 pm at Pecos Airlawn Shopping Center and downtown. His mule drawn sleigh will tour Airlawn in the morning and downtown in the afternoon. Children may ride the sleigh and hand Santa their gift lists before photos if time allows.
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Pecos
Airlawn
Santa Claus
Santa
Reeves County gas and oil drilling activity detailed at multiple sites
Reeves County sees several drill and test operations by Pennzoil Gulf Oil American Quasar Humble Oil in the Waha, Ellenburger and Evetts multipay fields. No. 10 Tub and No. 10 C. H. Strain projects report substantial flow and abandoned wells progress near Barstow and Pyote.
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Reeves
Winkler
Pennzoil Co
Reeves County
Walia
Worsham Bayer
Barstow
Gulf Oil Corp
Waha
Pyote
American Quasar Petroleum Co
Worsham
Fusselman
H&gn
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Winkler County
Evetts
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Turkey
Manuela Garcia
Mesquite St
J.W. Fernandes
Jefferson St
Terry Fowler
Frank Fernandes
Austin
Gene McAlister
Country Club
Hedley
Kerr
Holley
Madrid
Rennard C. ‘Rennie
Davis
Abbot ‘‘Abbie’? Hoffman
American Association of University Women
Elizabeth Schmidt
Collins Street
Corsicana
Edith McIlvain
143Rd District Court
Hope Wilson
Genaro B. Abila
Domingo Ontiveros
M. McAlpine, Jr
Angelina Brisalba
Jesse W. Bush
R. M. Montgomery
Harvey Davis
Lenvell Mosby
J. O. Barfield Jr
Roy Blahosky
Joe Ray Cedillo
Jimmy Herod
Howard Chandler
Margarita Matta
Paul Sullivan
Mary Elizabeth Brownlee
M. C. Martinez Jr
Ray Molinar
Gene Martin
Chamber of Commerce Merchant’s Committee
Pat Borcherding
North Pecos
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Pilgrim Fathers
Wink
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Childress
Wichita Falls
Marfa
Peres-Barstow
San Angelo
Midland
Dallas
el Paso
Texarkana
Fort Worth
Tyler
Unc
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
McAllen
I. E. Chesney
Sixth St
Robert Art Newcomb
Johnson St
Robert Diaz
Dionisio Avila Garcia
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Louis Gomez
Valentine
Tommy Box
Juanita Maria Diaz
S. Mesquite Sr
Felipe Loera Rico
S. Orange
Fifth
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Ruben Gonzales
Airlaws Shapping
World Today
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Bethesda
Reeves Deep Prospector
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