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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1973
Page
1
The city’s new ambulance, funded by city and county revenue sharing totaling 14400 dollars, includes splints back boards and federally approved first aid devices. It supports five round the clock crews and requires motorists to stop for flashing red lights.
In a Washington courtroom the first public playback of part of a subpoenaed Watergate tape yielded little discernible dialogue as an 18 minute gap filled with a buzzing sound. The June 20 1972 tape captured Nixon Ehrlichman and Haldeman with speculation about Humphrey and other notes.
The Senate Watergate committee voted to postpone all hearings this year while broadening its probe by seeking subpoenas for additional presidential tape recordings. It ordered six Hughes Tool Co. officials to show cause for contempt for not appearing in executive session. The panel may still pursue new hard facts on the Hughes payment and dairy industry contributions to Nixon’s 1972 campaign.
Vicki Brangan of Pecos won a turkey in the Pecos Enterprise drawing this week after depositing her entry at Phillips Tire Co Box 2021 Pecos.
The Commerce Department reports October foreign trade surplus of 527 million dollars as exports reach 6,431.6 million and imports total 5,904.5 million, edging the United States toward a yearly surplus after three years.
DETROIT AP reports that sales of standard and intermediate cars declined for the sixth straight 10 day period as buyers shift to smaller models amid gas concerns. Despite losses in big Chevrolets Fords and Plymouths overall small car demand offsets weaker sales in larger models.
Water ran across Eddy street in the Airlawn area Monday due to standing water from an emptied overhead tank. City water superintendent .B. Hunt explained the water was from the stand pipe feeding the tank and not a system failure. The tank is being repaired and officials say there will be no water shortage during the outage.
Lawmen report a strong arm robbery about 10 miles west of Pecos Monday night. Victims Steve Robinson and Mr and Mrs Richard Henson were robbed by a man who had picked them up in El Paso. The trio, with a male companion, had luggage and Henson's purse taken and Robinson's wallet containing about 13 dollars. The suspect drove a late model green or blue car as he dropped them in the country. Deputies alerted area agencies to be on the lookout.
In Duluth Minnesota school board debate over 2500 junior high boys in six schools wearing swimsuits. Physical education chief cites modesty concerns while board member Leonard Wheat calls it warped modesty. Cost of trunks pegged at about 12000 if approved. A survey showed many boys indifferent to wearing suits.
Barstow police arrested 18 year old Vicente Mora Chavez for stealing a Mandrel Industries pickup from Abel Duran’s home at 204 S Orange St. The vehicle was wrecked after Chavez fled on foot toward Pecos and admitted drinking to officers. Patrolman Charles Smith and Jimmy Roundtree led the arrest.
A weather summary notes a mild day with a high near 73 and a 42 degree low, with snow flurries in the Texas Panhandle and El Paso area. The storm system brings rain and snow from New Mexico through West Texas, with fog in Dalhart and Lufkin, and widespread showers from Lufkin to Victoria. Thunderstorms and tornado watches accompany unsettled conditions across the Deep South and Midwest.
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