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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1973
Page
3
Skylab 3 astronauts Carr Pogue and Gibson were told to halt orbital adjustments earlier due to higher than expected fuel use. Experts used computers and mathematical models to resolve the control problem and allow maneuvers to resume on Friday.
Washington reports tentative conference procedures include meetings between Israeli and Arab negotiators with no major powers present. This shift marks a key advance for Israel which has pressed for direct negotiations.
Washington report notes Morris Thompston was Senate confirmed to head the Bureau of Indian Affairs after a year of vacancy and multiple reform proposals. predecessor left after headquarters were occupied and vandalized by activists. Elizabeth Taylor undergoes exploratory ovarian cyst surgery, resting comfortably with no tumor found. hospital stay expected about one week. Queen Elizabeth II orders Buckingham Palace heating cut to mid-60s and travel by train where possible to ease energy crisis. Isabel Peron may succeed if Juan Peron dies or retires as he battles bronchitis. leaders weigh her potential succession amid political factions in Congress and armed forces. In Dubai, hijackers of a jumbo jet remain in custody as talks with Palestinians continue. a fresh KLM crew prepares to fly the 747 back to Amsterdam. In Saigon, South Vietnamese bombers knock out two North Vietnamese tanks near the Cambodian border as 53 air strikes support Dak Song. Mary Woods, Nixon secretary, tells a court she pressed wrong button on tape transcription. In Peoria, Ill., Caterpillar announces the 1930 diesel engine Betsy will be showcased at the Smithsonian, marking the first mass-produced diesel power plant in a vehicle.
Midwest farmers secured enough fuel for the fall harvest but face uncertain spring planting. Paul Overton in North Dakota warns a fuel cutback would threaten farm operations as crops like wheat, barley, and flax rely on diesel for drying and field work. Federal priority allocations may ensure 90 to 100 percent of normal supply, yet overall energy conservation is urged. Oil use by U.S. agriculture remains substantial, with forecasts of tighter fertilizer and gas supplies affecting planters nationwide.
Cotton ginnings to date totaled 31,360 this season, down from 45,329 a year earlier. Weekly ginnings by area Panhandle counties totaled 5,785 with Pecos Reeves and Presidio upland yields. USDA classed 4,635 for the week ending Nov 23, bringing season total to 24,037, versus 36,124 last year. Two Los Angeles men died in a Brewster County plane crash, pilot Grant Markman, 44, and Gary Briggs, 25.
In Amarillo Texas investigators found a well preserved female skull in a boot and bones nearby within a 20 foot area, amid a string of four unsolved murders over two years. Sheriff T L Baker said scavengers had disturbed the scene and more tests would determine if the bones belong to a man.
At a Algiers summit, Arab leaders tacitly accepted the idea of a permanent peace with Israel, marking a historic shift from Khartoum’s no negotiations stance. President Boumedienne hailed it as a major turning point while Sadat privately signals readiness to pursue peace on Egypt’s terms.
Texas Department of Corrections director W J Estelle Jr said that starting Dec 1 inmates will be allowed visits on Saturdays in addition to Sundays. He cited Nixon plans to ban Sunday gasoline sales and stated the change should make prison visits more convenient.
Federal officials reported a lack of critics at a two day public hearing on leasing 215 deep water tracts off Louisiana. 62 witnesses attended with no environmental opposition seen despite prior tensions at the MAFLA frontier hearing. Governor Edwards’ statement was read by Ray Sutton.
ROYAL CITY Washington AP Dan Salinas serves as marshal for Royal City while also doing dog catcher street repairman assistant fire chief street sign installer meter reader ambulance crewman water and sewer maintenance man park partner and occasional grave digger He earns 671 a month and works about 80 hours weekly He hopes for a fulltime assistant He is paid for 40 hours and books extra hours His work ethic includes counseling and negotiation reducing jail trips from weekly to about once a month since 1971
Gov Dolph Briscoe called a 90 day slow down to ease the national energy crisis urging Texans to cut luxuries and frills. He proposed lower speeds 55 mph car pools reduced trips lighting off after midnight thermostats 68 in heat 76 in cool and urged state offices and schools to follow with targeted savings including 25 percent cut in motor fuel usage and afternoon classes January to March 1974 to save over a billion cubic feet of gas.
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