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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1970
Page
3
Texas weather worsens with fog across coastal and inland sections. Disputes over state aid to dependent children focus on eligibility rather than hunger. Holiday weekend traffic claims over three dozen Texas lives. A veteran Air Force sergeant accused of maltreating recruits goes on trial in San Antonio.
The Associated Press reports 39 deaths in the Texas holiday period from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday due to fog and high speed crashes. Victims include Marvin Doss and Charles Johnson in a head on near Athens, Lucille Kantner and Myrtle Dickinson in Houston, and Faye Bodin near Andrews. Multiple fatalities and injuries across counties followed in West and South Texas.
Army Specialist George Licon, 19, of San Francisco, received the Army Commendation Medal near Dau Tieng Vietnam while serving with the 25th Infantry Division. Also noted is Private Ramon Rodriguez Jr. of Pecos Texas who completed a nine week supply course at Fort Lee Virginia and Specialist Miguel Rayos of Pecos promoted to Army Specialist Five in Vietnam with the 241st Transportation Company.
The Rt. Rev. C. J. Kinsolving III, Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of New Mexico and Southwest Texas, will visit St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Pecos on Tuesday December 1 at 7 30 p m. He will confer the sacrament of Confirmation on the fall class and celebrate Holy Eucharist. A Parish Hall reception will follow to meet the bishop and new members. All are invited.
Boston AP report on AMA policy debate at the 24th clinical convention. President Dr Walter C Bornemeier urges reversing the ban on doctors accepting federal aid to foster private practice groups in ghettos enabling poor access to care. Debate includes abortion policy, sugar substitutes, and tobacco advertising bans.
Daniel Boone Pouncey died Saturday night at 81. He lived in Pecos since 1933, served as Corporation Court Judge from 1962 to 1969, and is survived by his wife Ray, three daughters, three grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. Services were at First Baptist Church with burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
A Huey helicopter crash in the northeast section of Fort Hood during a training mission killed three crew members. The aircraft went down near the Dalton Mountain heli-pad around 3:30 a.m. The crew belonged to the 55th Aviation Battalion and authorities withheld the names pending next of kin notification.
The USDA Pecos office reports 6 380 samples classed in the week ending November 27, totaling 49 450 for the season, down from 60 900 last year. Main grades favored are Strict Low Middling 46 percent and Middling 13 percent with 7 percent Strict Low Middling Plus.
Margaret Herrick, executive director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, resigns for health reasons. She was born in Spokane Washington and had served as librarian before becoming executive director in 1943. She earlier worked as a librarian in Yakima Washington.
A brilliant meteor was seen in the Pecos area in the pre-dawn hours of November 26. The American Meteor Society seeks observers to provide date time elevation direction any explosion sounds smoke clouds duration and other details to help determine a meteorite event and orbit. reports mailed to Box 151 Jacksonville Fla.
Charburger on bun with sweet relish fries tomatoes and lettuce served with apple dumplings and milk.
Amid broad diversification, a last tobacco can seems misfiled. The item likely originated from a mattress factory owned by the conglomerate, suggesting cross line inventory or branding confusion within the corporate group.
Admirals Sir Michael Le Fanu 57 former Britain’s chief of naval staff died in London. Fritz von Unruh 85 German antimilitary writer died of a stroke in war-tired Germany. Nina Ricci 87 Paris fashion designer died, founder of her Paris house in 1932. Giorgio del Vecchio noted philosopher and former rector of Rome University died after brief illness. William J. Kirkpatrick 85 former Pennsylvania congressman and father of Miles W. Kirkpatrick died at the family estate in Maryland.
J C Penney Company reports a 1 percent rise in net income for the third quarter ending Oct 31 to 31 192 052 dollars, with 60 cents per share. Sales reach a record 31 031 106 833, while nine month earnings drop 3.8 percent to 63 647 080 dollars. Company cites catalog performance lower interest costs and expense control as key factors and notes continued catalog losses but improved quarterly results.
A satirical line questions the belief that one can fully understand women, suggesting a miscalculation in that claim. The quip hints at gender dynamics and social commentary typical of humorous columns.
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