Pecos Plans Man-Made Disaster Drill Next Month
City officials public works groups and law enforcement including Charles Harrison and Hunt coordinate a simulated tornado and train derailment in Pecos to test civil defense. Meetings began Wednesday and continue Tuesday at 2 pm and Friday to finalize action steps for the December drill.
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City of
Pecos
Texas Department of Public Safety
Charles Harrison
Civil Defense
B. Hunt
Harrison
Hunt
D.N. Buchanan
Leo Elliott
No link found between drug arrests and Pecos plane crash
Los Angeles and Fort Worth officials report no connection between three men arrested Nov 4 on drug charges and the Sept 4 Pecos plane crash deaths of George Robinson, Michael Le Roy and Joseph Kaufmann. The Pecos crash followed a failed pre dawn takeoff, with the DC 2 cargo plane bursting into flames after a ground loop.
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Los Angeles
Fort Worth
Pecos
George F. Robinson
Tulsa
Okla
Michael le Roy
Fayetteville
Ark
Joseph G. Kaufmann
William Hodges So
Aero Enterprises
Meacham Field
Hodges
Arkansas
Robinson
Atlas Real Estate
Rocksprings
Eugene Davis
Davis
Ros and Kaufmann
Fayettes Itl
California
Nippy freeze sweeps West Texas with cold and frost
A cold spell grips West Texas with record chills from Marfa to San Antonio. Morning lows dip to single digits in distant spots while the day sees readings in the 30s and 40s. Forecasters warn of a slow warming trend, clear skies, and lingering frosty conditions across the state.
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Texas
Marfa
West Texas
Marta
el Paso
Wink
Junction
Dalhart
San Angelo
San Antonio
Galveston
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Great Lakes
West Virginia
New England
Atlantic
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio River
Tell City
Fords Ferry
Raton
N.M
Key West
Fla
Judiciary committee OKs Ford nomination to vice president
The House Judiciary Committee approved Gerald R Ford's bid for vice presidency 29 to 8. While Republicans praised his record in civil rights, Democrats criticized it as dismal. Senate support was already in place, with floor approval likely next week. Some Democrats warned they may waver on a full House vote.
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Washington
Gerald R. Ford
House Judiciary Committee
House
Senate
House Committee
Ford
Don Edwards
D-Calif
Ing
Robert McClory
R-Nl
Ribbon cutting marks White Stores Pecos grand opening
A 9 am ribbon cutting marks the White Stores Pecos grand opening with executives from Odessa and chain leaders Dean Stewart and Larry Benedict present. Local officials join Mary Ella Meek in officiating as shoppers tour the new outlet, register for prizes, and view the furniture line during a three day celebration with prizes including a 25 inch Catalina TV.
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Dean Stewart
Larry Benedict
Golden Girl
Mary Ella Meek
Pecos
Pete Lowrance
Lowrance
Airlawn
Virgil Brown
Fire kills 100 in Japan department store blaze
In Kumamoto Japan a large department store crowded with year end shoppers burned. Police say up to 100 people died and about 100 more were injured as flames smoke and fumes trapped victims on multiple floors. Helicopters rescued survivors from the roof as fire crews battled the inferno.
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Kumamoto
Japan
Tokyo
Masatoshi Tsuruta
Fourth Nixon aide Dwight Chapin indicted for perjury
A federal grand jury indicted former White House aide Dwight L. Chapin on four counts of lying to the Watergate grand jury. He allegedly made false statements about Donald Segretti and campaign literature. Chapin, 32, was Nixon’s appointments secretary and later a United Airlines executive.
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Washington
White House
Dwight L. Chapin
Watergate
Chapin
Donald H. Segretti
Nixon
United Airlines
Segretti
Florida
Lompoc
Calif
United Air Lines
Elk Grove
United
Empolves
Chaplin
Three Vehicle Crashes Claimed No Injuries in Pecos
Police logged three city crashes on Wednesday all involving Pecos residents. Floren Tina Luis Dominguez and Beatrice W Jarrell collided in a Seventh and Peach lot. James D Locker backed into Celia Cobos Natividad on Second and Cedar. Hubert M Nunn failed to see Pablo M Garcia on Stafford and Highway 17 due to sun glare.
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Seventh and
Peach Streets
Florentina Luis Dominguez
Beatrice W. Jarrell
Pecos
Jarrell
Dominguez
Second
Cedar Streets
James D. Locker
Curben Second
Celia Cobos Natividad
Stafford Street
Highway 17
Hubert M. Nunn
Stafford
Nunn
Pablo M. Garcia
Garcia
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United States
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Corpus Christi
McAllen
Hell On Wheels
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Patton
Second Armored Division
Judiciary Committee
Oks Ford
Jack Brooks
D-Tex
Brooks
White
Odessa
E.W. Schmidt
Miss Meek
Pete Lawrance
Taiyo Department Store
Brussels
Belgium
Grand Jury
FBI
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