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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1972
Page
2
Daniel Ellsberg alleges Nixon administration planned to mine Haiphong Harbor three years ago with Soviet and North Vietnamese awareness. Public disclosure occurred only when mining began earlier this year, he told reporters in San Antonio.
The report from East Lansing quotes Dr. Arthur Veber of Michigan State University noting that many middle aged men embrace brighter attire to counter aging anxieties. He compares the trend to a past appeal of flashy car buying and suggests enthusiasm for evolving male fashion.
In Fairfield California a witness testified Corona was seen working in a Sutter County peach orchard the day one victim was buried there while another major clue from the gravesite 16 months earlier remains unconnected to him. The trial continues with cross examination and related testimony.
In Sacramento a dispute over Cynthia Ann the pregnant cat pits Sam and Louise Cook against Pets and Pals animal shelter. The couple claims the cat was confiscated for abortion and spaying under adoption rules. They threaten court action and picketing while citing a consumer complaint. The case involves an international lobbyist, his nearly blind wife, the humane society president, and the district attorney’s consumer division.
Richard F. Brown, head of the Texas Daily Newspaper Association and publisher of the Austin American-Statesman, told a Downtown Rotary Club that press freedom is under unprecedented attack and acts as a watchdog over government at all levels. He cited coverage of scandals from Sharpstown to Estes to illustrate vigilance and urged public trust in news media. He also noted environmental issues occupying 23 percent of news space, with foreign affairs least covered.
Death notices for Jose Vasquez 75 of Pecos list his survivors in Pecos and Venezuela with services at Pecos Funeral Home and Santa Rosa Church. A separate notice covers Robert Salinas 23 who died in Ward County Memorial Hospital with a Rosary at Santa Rosa Church and a Mass at Santa Rosa Cemetery.
On Sept 5 at 2 48 pm a car caught fire in front of Paulines Sportswear on S Eddy St. It was extinguished by 2 56 pm. A fox under a trailer at Airbase Apartment 62 was reported and removed by a Humane Officer. Sept 6 at 8 12 am a two vehicle collision at Washington and Park near Pecos High School involved Roy Lindsay Jr 18 and Rosa Cabral 16. Lindsay cited for failure to yield. Sept 6 at 8 15 am a school bus on IL 20 Balmorhea intersection was rear ended by a truck driven by Jerry Myers 19. Myers cited for following too close after brake failure. No injuries. bus proceeded to school.
The page lists a weekly school lunch menu for October 9 13 1972 with daily meals including spaghetti with meat sauce and salads Monday, chicken spoon bread Tuesday, BBQ wieners Wednesday, Western burgers Thursday, and tuna croquettes Friday. Each day pairs with milk and butter and notes sides and desserts.
The Toyah Truck Stop has new owners Mr. and Mrs. Mark Chaddick who moved from Dallas to Toyah and will keep 24 hour service. Local families relocate to Toyah, including Robert E. Jones Jr. and daughters, Gilbert Carrillo family from San Antonio, and Donaicano Lara Jr.'s wife. Village activity covers sports results, school program updates, and booster club plans with Halloween carnival and homecoming on the horizon.
A barleycorn is an early English shoe measurement about one third of an inch. The unit, used to size footwear, links to traditional measurement systems in England.
Reeves County subscribers are offered pay in advance options with six months at nine dollars and annual rates for B mail. Other mail services applicable to the region are listed but details are incomplete in the fragment.
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