Emergency medical care weakest link in health system
A March study from the National Academy of Sciences quotes emergency medical service as a weak link in national health delivery. It cites more than 60 000 deaths last year from heart attack accidents and illness that could have been prevented with proper care. The academy notes over 20 000 of about 25 000 ambulances are unsuitable due to space and equipment.
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Tims
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
National Academy of Sciences
Congress
The
Academy
Senate OKs largest defense bill since World War II
The Senate on Monday approved a $74.6 billion defense spending bill, the largest since World War II, by a 55 to 26 vote. It rejected an amendment to halt bombing in Indochina but adopted a reworked 1971 end-the-war provision, amid continued debate on war policy.
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John Lengel
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
U. S
Indochina
Sen
William
Proxmire
U.S
Congress
Nixon
Charles Mathias
R-Md
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Appropriations Committee
Mathias
Mike Mansfield
Philip Hart
D-Mich
Pentagon
Hart
U S Soviet sign arms pact in White House ceremony
President Nixon and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko sign accords to curb the arms race, freezing long range arsenals for five years and limiting defensive missiles. The ceremony in the East Room follows their Moscow summit, with vows to broaden talks and reduce the danger of war. Proxmire’s antiwar amendment and Mansfield language are noted amid budget debates on Indochina and military spending.
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Washington
Nixon
Andrei Gromyko
White House
East Room
Moscow
Clean coast and deepwater port justified by land commissioner
Texas land commissioner Bob Armstrong told lawmakers a plan can yield both a clean coastal environment and a deepwater port for jumbo oil tankers. He urged advance planning, warning without it lawsuits could loom like Alaska pipeline cases. Seadock, Inc. formed by nine oil firms aims to build the port, under state or private control with pollution safeguards.
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Austin
Tex
Bob Armstrong
San Antonio North
Senate Finance Committee
Texas A&m
Armstrong
Seadock, Inc
Collision injures one in car-truck crash at IL 20 ramp
At 8 49 p m Monday a car driven by Cecilia Sharon Cortez 22 of Santa Rosa California left onto the IS 20 ramp and collided with a pickup driven by Alberto Garcia Hinojos 51 of Pinehurst Drive injuring Guilbanco S Hinojos 48 of Pecos who was riding as a passenger and taken to Memorial Hospital by Pecos Ambulance Service Three passengers in the Cortez car were uninjured and Cortez was cited for improper left turn by investigating officers
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North Service Road
U.S. 285
Guilbanco S. Hinojos
Fourth St
Memorial Hospital
Pecos
Alberto Garcia Hinojos
Pinehurst Drive
Cecilia Sharon Cortez
Santa Rosa
Calif
Pinehurst
Cortez
Mild Texas Panhandle to Texas heating streak continues
No weather changes foreseen for region. The Associated Press noted a weak Pacific front entering the northwest Texas Panhandle with little statewide impact. Monday highs reached 92 in Pecos area with 55 degree low last night. El Paso peaked at 90 and Galveston at 78 as forecasts call for clear to partly cloudy skies and seasonal cooling at night.
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Pecos
Associated Press
Texas Panhandle
Santa Fe Donates Depot Furniture to Pecos Museum
J K Hastings of Santa Fe notified museum president Barney Hubbs that authority to donate an old desk and a station bench from the Santa Fe Depot has been granted. The items remain in the old depot and will be moved to the West of the Pecos Museum when arrangements are finalized.
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Pecos
Santa Fe
J. K. Hastings
Barney Hubbs
Clovis
Circus Arrives Tomorrow For Kiwanis Sponsored Shows
Carson and Barnes Circus invites the public to the rodeo grounds Wednesday morning to see the arrival of the circus fleet, unloading of rare animals and the world’s largest tent. Two 90 minute shows at 4:30 and 8 p.m. feature a 320 by 150 foot Big Top and a traveling zoo. Advance tickets are $2.50 for adults and $1.25 for children, with admission $3 and $1.50 at the door.
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Carson and Barnes Circus
Rodeo Grounds
Kiwanis Club
Aging film shown to Reeves County nurses at hospital
A film on the problems of aging will be shown to nurses and aides at Reeves County Memorial Hospital on October 31 November 1 and November 4 at 2 and 7 pm Pauline Drew superintendent of nurses says the program covers planning teamwork and coordinated care by physicians and paramedical staff to manage aging patients and rehabilitate them for return to families and communities
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Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Pauline Drew
Schools candidate says avoid chaotic leaders
Republican Bruce Bixler running for State Board of Education District 16 visited Pecos to urge representation by parents of schoolchildren. He argues against bilingual programs seen elsewhere, calls for local control over discipline, reduced paperwork, and rejection of grade-level problematic textbooks. Bixler, 44, from El Paso, was with his wife Joy and daughter Barbara.
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Bruce Bixler
State Board of Education
District 16
Pecos
Jack Boswell
Fo News Media
Representa
Tives
Bixler
Board of Education
Colege
el Paso
Texas
el Paso Cpa
Joy
Barbara
Petit jurors summoned by Reeves County judge report Oct 16
Reeves County Judge H D Glover releases a list of petit jurors to report at 9 a m on October 16 in County Court. Names include Mrs Ellis Mattox, Mrs Clem N Crowley, Gabriela Munoz Garcia, Bonifacio Natividad, Mrs R B Hanson, Wesley McCree, several others, with registrations for adult education at East Pecos Junior High School tonight.
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Reeves
H. D. Glover
Ellis ¥. Mattox
Clem N. Crowley
Bill Allen
Gabriela Munoz Garcia
Bonifacio Natividad
R. B. Hanson
Frances Holley
Wesley McCree
Hursel Callison
N. D. Henderson
Lawrence R. Lewis Sr
Mereyndo Rede
Lewis Cowart
David T. Boatright
V. C. Renshaw
David H. Woolley
Floyd Brownfield
Gary Singleton
Joe H. Rosas
Louis J. Beuerlein
Andres Martinez Jr
Isabel Garcia
D, H. Palmer
Joe Garcia
F. F. Bradley
James M, Joiner II
David Bailey
John F. Cearley
Ernest H
Homemakers Promote Property Marking in Pecos Drive
Reeves County homemakers join a campaign urging Pecos homeowners to borrow Vibro-Graver engravers from police, sheriff, or chamber to mark all portable items. Operation Identification aims to deter thieves by displaying decals and making stolen goods easier to identify and recover.
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Reeves County
Pecos
Sheriff’s Department
Chamber of Commerce
Gene Martin
Bug in Motel Lobby Triggers Police Response
A motel clerk reported a large bug in the lobby at 2:30 a m. Today Unit 41 dispatched an officer to handle the situation ensuring safety for guests and staff.
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Unit 41
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