Bombing of Hanoi prompts protest and varied reactions
U S planes hit Hanoi as French diplomats suffer injuries and several officials are missing. Paris protests to Washington while Gen Vogt pledges investigation. In Saigon, B52s hit caches, four hamlets are retaken with light fighting, and civilians suffer numerous casualties.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
France
Washington
John W. Vogt
U.S. 7Th Air Force
Mekong Delta
Ben Cat
Dong Nai
France protests after Hanoi mission bombing
France protests U S bombing of its Hanoi diplomatic mission as Paris aids Viet Nam peace talks. President Pompidou calls the act deplorable while diplomat Pier re Susini is seriously wounded though not his life in danger. four Vietnamese employees missing. U S regrets. Kissinger in Paris for talks with North Vietnamese negotiators.
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Georges Pompidou
Paris
U.S
Arthur K. Watson
Vogt
Saigon
North
Pierre Susini
Tass
Hanoi
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
North Vietnam
France
Vietnam
Jean-Philippe Lecat
Susini
Foreign Ministry
U. S
Arthur K
United States
South Vietnam
Maurice Schumann
William P. Rogers
Kissinger
Schumann
Lecat
Four Marijuana Plants Found in Senior Garden
Police uprooted four tall marijuana plants growing among vegetables in a Jacksonville senior citizens complex. Narcotics squad labeled the plants healthy and neatly kept, while residents said they tended the garden all summer unaware of their illegality. a 76-year-old man explained they kept them because they looked good with the other crops.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Narcotics Squad
Country music at Pecos Fall Fair and Festival
Pecos Fall Fair and Festival features live free country music each night over the three day event. The fair runs Thursday to Saturday with a Mother Goose parade at 4 30 p m and closes at midnight. Performers include Suey Roach Joann Edwards Lewis and Sybil Woodard Lessie Donna Woodard Clint Grizzard and the Jimmy Bryant family Wildred Wagner Bob Wells the Jackson family and Jimmy and Lana Watson of Wink. Call Donna Woodard or Curtis Carlson to join.
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Pecos
Country Music Jamboree Association of
Suey Roach
Joann Edwards
Lewis
Sybil Woodard
Lessie
Donna Wood
Weather swelters as Texas basks in high 90s to 100s
Temperatures climbed across Texas with Pecos hitting 102 degrees yesterday and forecasts predicting highs near 98 today and warm conditions through Friday. No rain was expected. overnight lows hovered around 67. Strong Gulf air produced coastal showers while most of the state remained clear or partly cloudy.
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Pecos
Associated Press
Texas
Driving course slated to cut insurance cost
Pecos area motorists may save on car insurance by completing the National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course offered through the local school system after instructors complete Midland training. A 10 percent premium credit applies to bodily injury, property damage, and collision coverages for up to three years, with conditions on eligibility and repeat courses.
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Pecos Area
National Safety Council
Midland
G. W. Wright
Wright
Odessa and Midland Colleges
Savings and Loan
Texas Safety Association
P. O. Box
Austin
Texas
Dozens of Planes Visit Pecos on Texas Air Tour
Some 62 small planes landed at Pecos Municipal Airport for an overnight stop during the annual Air Tour of Texas cities. After a dinner at Pecos Valley Country Club and motel stays, the fleet departed around 9 a.m. en route in a beeline toward Seminole.
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Texas Air Tour
Pecos
Seminole
Texas
Pecos Valley Country Club
Suit charges two in land grant aid
A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court charges two Nixon cabinet officers with heading land grant university aid programs totaling 750 million dollars annually. The suit asserts the programs favor big agribusiness and special interests at the expense of small farmers, consumers, and minorities.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Mapes Named Local Art Exhibit Judge at Pecos Fair
Mrs Helen Mapes of Artesia New Mexico will judge the Pecos Fall Fair art exhibit on Thursday She is a University of Iowa graduate and former Roswell teacher now teaching in Artesia Her solo shows awards and on location southwestern painting define a active artist Mapes husband M A Mapes oil and watercolor work ongoing exhibitions include Roswell Museum Gallery 111 in Ruidoso and the Governor's Complex in Santa Fe Her paintings are in US and foreign collections. The article also notes a separate court filing referencing land grant reform and federal agencies with a eight day tour ending Saturday plus Pecos Chamber of Commerce welcome from mayor and local organizers.
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Helen Mapes
Artesia
N.M
Pecos
Mapes
University of Iowa
Chris Gikas
Froman School of Art
Ray Froman
Harold Roney
Frank Gervasi
Roswell
Grand Canyon gravel pit near Pecos detailed in 1940s operations
Residents recall the Grand Canyon gravel pit north of Pecos on the Mentone highway opened in 1942 by F.M. Reeves and Sons for sand and gravel. A funnel shaped pit, washing issues, and relocation to the railroad site are described. The plant supplied sand and gravel for local construction including Pecos Army Airfield. Also noted: Pecos-Barstow ISD to open bids for a pickup at 5:30 p.m. Thursday Oct 12 plus routine board items for 1972-73.
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Grand Canyon
Pe=cos
Mentone Highway
R.B. Hanson
Clyde Chasteen
Enterprise
F.M. Reeves and Sons
Chasteen
Hanson
Reeves’ Hoban
Pecos Army Airfield
Friday
Pecos-Barstow
United Funds share supports Pecos Nursery and Scouts
The Pecos United Fund drive designates 40 percent of contributions to Pecos Day Nursery and Boy Scouts of America. Each group earmarks $5,000 if the $25,000 goal is met, with day care using funds locally and Scouts routing money through Midland and Buffalo Trail Councils.
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United Funds
Pecos Day Nursery
Boy Scouts of America
United Fund
Mike Starkey
Starkey
Boy Scouts
Midland Council
Buffalo Trail Council
Pecos
Buffalo Trail Coun
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Watson
Gulf
San Antonio
Optimist Club
City Hall
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Elliott Richardson
The
National Coalition For Land-Grant Reform
Berkeley, Calif
National Sharecroppers Fund Inc
Washington, D.C
Georgia Council On Human Relations
Atlanta, Ga
Midwest Council of la Raza
University of Notre Dame
National Consumers League
Usda and
HEW
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
E. W. Schmidt
Chamber
J. T. Moore Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Jim Pattee
Jimmy Bryant
Wanda Passmore
Cil
Dick Mauldin
Sandhills
Explorer Scouts
Mauldin
Ed Armstrong
National Youth Corps Program
Earl Bell
Bessie Haynes
S. Locust St
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