Gandhi urges Pakistan to withdraw troops from East Pakistan
Indira Gandhi told Parliament that Pakistani troops must pull back to end the threat to India's security. Fighting along East Pakistan borders continued with Indian advances in Sylhet Mymensingh and Jessore sectors, while Bengali villagers reported Pakistani forces destroying villages near Dhaka.
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Associated Press
Indira Gandhi
East Pakistan
Mrs. Gandhi
India
Dacca
Sylhet
Mymensingh
Jessore
Kalampur
Jibannagar
Dinajpur
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Gan
Yahya
U. N
Moisture hits Texas as cold front brings light rain and frost
Occasional snow flurries brushed the South Plains while light rain wetted parts of West and North Texas. Temperatures dipped below freezing in several locations with dawn readings near 27 to 30 degrees. Forecasters trimmed snow prospects in the upper Panhandle as clouds persisted and scattered showers lingered across Northwest to South Texas.
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Associated Press
South Plains
West
North Texas
Lubbock
Plainview
Amarillo
Abilene
Vernon
Seymour
Wichita Falls
Mineral Wells
Denton
Dallas
Greenville
Bonham
Paris
Dalhart
Texas Panhandle
del Rio
Laredo
Mexican
Gulf of Mex
Perryton
Panhandle
Corpus Christi
McAllen
Texas
Upper
Christmas Lighting Contest Set
The Christmas Lighting Contest is sponsored again this year by the Reeves County Chapter of Young Homemakers with Louise Williams as chairman. Entries may be mailed or filed at the Chamber of Commerce office. deadlines are Dec. 18, judging on Dec. 21. Plaques will be awarded in four classes for door, religious, novelty and business. This year businesses may participate. Donors include Brownlee Hardware and many local businesses. The contest aims to promote outdoor holiday decorations in Pecos.
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Reeves County
Young Homemakers
Louise Williams
Chamber of Commerce
Brownlee Hardware
Community Public Service
Crow Chevrolet
Dr. Pepper
First National Bank
Gifts Petite
Gibsons
Hazel’s Drapery
Hubbs Office Supply
Hughes Insurance
KIM
Lewis Shoe Store
Pecos Furniture
Piggly Wiggly
Producers
Professional Pharmacy
Reeda’s
Security State Bank
South Eddy Furniture
SWIG
Toone’s
Sheriff predicts arrest in two girl slayings in Texas
Houston AP reports Sheriff V Kern expects an arrest within days in the cases of Collette Wilson 13 and Gloria Gonzales 19 whose bodies were found near a Harris County reservoir. A abduction of a Houston woman at a bus stop earlier this month provided a suspect description. The case ties into同 seven local deaths investigated by a dozen lawmen from Dallas and Harris counties. Further details indicate Wilson disappeared June 17 while Gonzales was last seen October 28.
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Houston
V. Kern
Colette Anne Wilson
Gloria Ann Gonzales
Kern
Texas
Dallas County
Harris County
Dallas
Wilson
Gonzales
Alvin
Gloria Gonzales
Miss Gonzales
Balmorhea man, 68, dies by self-inflicted gunshot
Brawley Oats Adams, 68, owner of the Valley Motel in Balmorhea, died at 12 40 am Monday from a self-inflicted 38 caliber pistol wound to the temple. The shooting occurred in the town center with no witnesses. Adams, born August 25, 1903, was a retired rancher. He leaves a widow Louise and two daughters Pattie Jean Brown and Margaret Rent plus three sisters and five grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 10 am at the First Methodist Church Balmorhea, with burial in Balmorhea Cemetery.
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Brawley Oats Adams
Balmorhea
Justice of the Peace
Clayton Stallings
Adams
Stallings
Reeves County Sheriff's Department
Pecos
3Rd St
Louise
Pattie Jean Brown
Great Bend
Kan
Margaret Rent
Verhalen
Johnnie Brannon
Odessa
Elva Honaker
Midget Nevill
McCamey
Five California men charged in narcotics case
Five California men were arrested in Reeves County on narcotics possession for sale charges after deputies and a city officer found what appeared to be narcotics in their car. They were released on bonds of 7500 dollars each and posted 100 dollar bonds on disorderly conduct charges.
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California
Michael Schipper
Monterey
Calif
Robert Alan Higgins
Alhambra
John Morgain
Chico
Daniel Lee Hedgecorth
Los Angeles
Dale Francis Hedgecorth
Reeves County
A. B. Nail
U. S
J. M. Preston
South Cedar Street
Nail
Gary Ingram
John Lewis
Wendall Taylor
Austin Cozart
Crash victim in hospital after Pecos hit-and-run
A California man, Glen Adron Murray, 62, of Fontana, remained in Memorial Hospital in good condition after a hit-and-run collision two miles south of Pecos Friday night. Murray said he was driving west on I-20 around 7:40 p.m. when a truck struck his car leaving abrasions on his face and right arm.
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California
Pecos
Memorial Hospital
Glen Adron Murray
Fontana
Murray
Four Tires Stolen From Cotton Trailer in Balmorhea Area
Police say a cotton trailer at City Gin Co. Inc. on Balmorhea Highway was unloaded Sunday. Four tires with paint were taken sometime late Sunday or early Monday morning. Owner L. E. Echols of San Benito reported the loss.
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City Gin Co. Inc
Balmorhea Highway
L.E. Echols
Rt. 4
Box 67
San Benito
Fabrific Fabric Center Opens in Pecos With Four Day Sale
Pecos welcomes Fabrific Fabric Center at 313 Oak St amid Coit International’s rapid expansion. Mrs. Rosell Graham, manager, notes a full range of fabrics dress goods notions trims patterns and knitting supplies with yarns. Paul Hathaway and Henry Blackwell praised local cooperation during remodel. The store is part of nearly 300 Coit fabric shops since 1968.
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Fabrific Fabric Center
Pecos
Oak St
Rosell Graham
Coit International
Amarillo
Paul Hathaway
Coit
Henry Blackwell
Joan Hill
Don
Dallas
Moody Rankin
Pearsall
Texas
J. D. Gillespie
Johnson St
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Ico
Galveston
Palacios
Alice
Cotulla
Brownsville
Bessie Haynes
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Comepanies
Collie
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