Rahway inmates end one day prison riot
Rahway State Prison officials regained control after a peaceful agreement with 500 inmates who held two wings for 24 hours. They freed five hostages in exchange for no reprisals and access to three visiting reporters, while eight attorneys plan to meet with prisoners to discuss grievances.
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Rahway
N. J
Rahway State Prison
Stanley C. van Ness
William T. Cahill
Attica
Cision
Attica State Prison
Upstate
New York
A. Samuel Vukcevich
Rahway Hospital
Vukcevich
Auto Mishaps Lead State Holiday Death Toll
The Associated Press reports 13 deaths over the Thanksgiving period through early Friday, including seven auto fatalities, five shooting deaths, and a fatal house fire near McKinney. Bernice Wrightsil, 27, died from a chest wound after a Dallas shooting. Police say Daniel Moreno, 27, was killed by two Houston officers after firing at them near a church.
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Associated Press
McKinney
Texas 5
E. L. Taylor
Bernice Wrightsil
Dallas
Houston
Daniel Moreno
Poelice
Moreno
Three new staff appointments at Pecos Enterprise
O'Ferrall Pauly announces Patti L. Hargrove Carol Spruill and Sandi Hanna joining the Pecos Enterprise staff. Hargrove serves as Classified advertising manager and clerical assistant to circulation manager Bill Willman. Spruill and Hanna handle display advertising accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Enterprise
O’ferrall Pauly
Patti L. Hargrove
Carol Spruill
Sandi Hanna
Hargrove
Bill Willman
Pecos
Verhalen
Ronnie
Reeves County
Spruill
Hanna
Skip
Great Western Finance
Monahans
Missouri St
Great Turkley Hunt Kicks Off in Pecos City Promotion
The Pecos Enterprise sponsors a month long Great Turkley Hunt with local merchants. Daily ads offer a mis spelled word to circle clip and submit for a chance to win a free turkey or ham. No purchase required and one entry per store per family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Enterprise
Great Turkley
Modern Study Club Plans Wednesday Dinner Meeting
The Modern Study Club schedules a 7 p.m. Wednesday chuck wagon dinner for husbands and members at Federated Parlor. Other women's groups take next week off for Christmas activities while VFW Voice of Democracy entries are due December 15 with 22 thousand five hundred dollars in scholarships.
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Federated Parlor
VFW
Voice of Democracy
Suits Filed Against Dock Unions Across 12 Ports
The Justice Department will file suit today in 12 East and Gulf Coast port cities to force 45 000 striking dock workers to return to work under Taft Hartley acting against the International Longshoremen's Union with a primary suit in New York City.
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Washington
Justice Department
East
Gulf Coast
International Longshoremen’s Union
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Alexandria
Baltimore
Augusta
Miami
Mobile
Houston
Providence
R. I
Portland
Maine
Nixon
White House
San Clemente
Calif
John Mitchell
International Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
Ralph Massey
South Atlantic and Gulf Coast
Texas
Cotton sample totals top season as Pecos office reports
At the Pecos Classing Office L L Wells announced 5 665 upland bales were classed for the week ending November 19 the largest weekly volume of the season raising the season total to 27 925. Strict Low Middling remained dominant at 50 percent with 9 percent Middling and 21 percent other white grades.
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USDA
Pecos
L. L. Wells
Pecos Jamboree Benefit Dance for Pyote Home
A Saturday benefit dance at South Pecos Elementary School to aid West Texas State Children's Home in Pyote will feature area and Nashville musicians. Proceeds support the home's Christmas fund with an auction, radio broadcasts, and calls for bids. Admission ranges from free to 75 cents, with planned equal sharing of funds among the 12 dormitories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
West Texas
Pyote
South Pecos
Kermit, Odessa
Andrews
Nashville
KIM Radio Here
Don Childers
Children’s Home
Sue Roach
Jamboree Group
India units cross into East Pakistan for second time
The Defense Ministry said Indian troops entered East Pakistan about 80 miles north of Calcutta to halt a Pakistani artillery attack. They destroyed a Pakistani tank and claimed 80 enemy casualties with light Indian losses, acting under Indira Gandhi's authorization. Dispatches cited repulsed Indian attacks at Jesore Benapole Comilla Chittagong and Sylhet.
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New Delhi
Defense Ministry
East Pakistan
Calcutta
Indira Gandhi
Dacca
Jessore
Benapole
Comilla
Chittagong
Sylhet
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Council
Santa
Santa Claus
Jolly Red Man
Airlawn
Patti Hargrove
Ft. Worth Zoo
W. 14Th St
Pauly
Turkley Hunt
Dan Schaefer
S. Hackberry St
Pecos City
Schaefer
Scheaefer
American Motor Inn
Wayne Lindsey
Third St
South Pecos Pta
Happy Workers
Harold Meyer
North Pole
Mom and Dad
Automotive Proving Grounds Inc
United Rubber Workers
Santa Rosa Parish Hall
Reeves Pima
Reeves Upland
Presidio Upland
Pecos Upland
Swig Cotton Mill
India
Pakistan
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