Douglas claims Johnson tapped White House line bugged court
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas said Lyndon B. Johnson believed his White House phone was tapped and that the court's secret conference room had likely been bugged. He offered no substantiation for either claim as part of a bail denial dissent.
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Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Douglas
Johnson
Margaret Anne Heutsche
Texas utilities counter motion to protect gas supplies
Three Texas utility firms joined Texas Power & Light Co to file a counter-motion with the Texas Railroad Commission in Austin. They challenge Austin San Antonio University and Lower Colorado River Authority access to West Texas gas through Lo-Vaca Gathering Co. The firms warn a ruling against them could jeopardize service to nearly four million customers.
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Dallas
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
Austin
Permian Basin
M.L. Dickinson
Texas Power & Light Co
Texas Electric Service Co
Texas Utilities Fuel Co
Dallas Power & Light Co
The
Railroad Commission
San Antonio
University of Texas
Lower
Colorado River Authority
University
River Authority
West Texas
L.S. Turner Jr
Dallas Power & Light
Turner
TAFCO
Lo-Vaca
Coastal States Gas Co
Pecos County
Dallas-Fort Worth
West Texas Gas
Water Authority
Lo-Vaca Gathering Co
Grand jury case questions legality of surveillance in draft board breaks
A defendant questioned before a Chicago grand jury probing Evanston draft board break ins argued the subpoena and questions came from illegal electronic surveillance. Justice Rehnquist referred the matter to the full court. the bail denial occurred over Douglas' dissent as the government denied eavesdropping but refused to confirm if her lawyer was overheard.
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U.S. Steel
Chicago
Evanston, Ill
William H. Rehnquist
Douglas
Grand Jury
Juvenile Taken Into Custody After Pecos Sporting Goods Burglary
Patrolman Robert Diaz responded to an alarm at Pecos Sporting Goods on S. W. Third St. Sunday afternoon. A juvenile boy was taken into custody after a bag containing 81.27 dollars was found near the door. The youth was turned over to his mother with orders to appear before juvenile officer John Lewis.
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Pecos Sporting Goods
S1. W
Third St
Robert Diaz
Diaz
John Lewis
Attendant Foils Armed Robbery At Texaco Station
A local service station attendant at Owens Texaco thwarted an armed robbery early Sunday. Blunt Bridges of 904 S. Pecan St. fought off the masked intruder, who fled on foot. Police issued a warrant based on Bridges’ account and recovered the bandit’s mask. Officers continue to pursue the suspect and a vehicle seen nearby.
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Blunt Bridges
S. Pecan St
Owens Texaco
Bridges
Glenn Vandiver
Oasis Builders win Barstow pool contract in Ward County
Ward County commissioners in special session awarded Oasis Builders of Kermit the Barstow pool project for 84000 dollars. The bid covered a wading pool bathhouse concession stand and fencing with a base 58980 and 25050 for extras. Hacor Inc of Odessa bid 107000. bond election funds allowed payment from existing county funds without selling bonds.
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Oasis
Hacor, Inc
Odessa
Blood donors sought to aid Pecos community
The Blood Bank will be in Pecos on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the community center banquet room. Donors help replace blood used by Memorial Hospital and receive blood coverage for themselves and their family for six months. Only 12 persons responded last year.
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Pecos
Community Center
Memorial Hospital
Basin radio contract lets GE for West Texas network
The Permian Basin Planning Commission announced approval of a grant from the Criminal Justice Council to fund a statewide radio network. General Electric will supply equipment for 17 West Texas counties with a bid of 731,479.64 dollars and 90 days to start delivery, 300 days to complete. The plan will replace 34 agencies’ gear with high band units to enable clear, rapid interagency communications from base stations to mobile units across cities and remote areas. Pecos Chief Gene Martin called the news good but noted no start date for Pecos. The system aims to link El Paso and other distant areas via relayed messages, speeding information flow.
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Texas
Permian Basin
CJC
General Electric
Gene Martin
Pecos
Martin
el Paso
Free TB test given Tuesday at city health office
Public can receive a tuberculosis skin test Tuesday at the tuberculosis control office 144 East Second St from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. A simple arm prick shows TB germs and requires a return in two days to read the result. Call Reeves County Tuberculosis Control at 445-2211 for details.
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Tuberculosis Control Office
East Second St
James E. Pery
Reeves County Tuberculosis Control
First National Bank
City police probe series of wrecks over weekend
Police investigated a weekend string of accidents with no injuries. Key incidents included a Fourth and Cedar collision involving Jose B. Quiros and Carlos P. Nichols SR.. a Foodway lot crash with Erminia Mucla. a crash into the Spanish Inn Club on E Third Street by Jesus G. Rave. and a Martinez Street collision involving Juan R. Garcia and Perry Williams.
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Jose B. Quiros
N. Qak
Carlos P. Nichols SR
Fourth
Cedar Streets
Nichols
Cedar
Quiros
Rodney Williams
Juan R. Garcia
Barstow
Perry Williams
Martinez St
Johnny United campaign drives in fall fair celebration
Johnny United the campaign fullback anchors the advance gift drive with a kickoff at the Holiday Inn and a Friday front page progress feature. Pecos varsity cheerleaders record radio spots to promote the drive while 100 percenters Booster Club honors top donor participation. Forecasters warn of thundershowers as heavy rains surge across Texas and the lower Mississippi Valley, with lingering floods and cool weekend temperatures across the nation.
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United Way
Holiday Inn
Mike Burkholder
Advance
Johnny United
Enterprise
Pecos Varsity
100 Percenters
Associated Press
Central
Texas
Trinity
San Jacinto
Navasota
Navidad
Lavaca
Mission
South Texas
East Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Panhandle Plains
Galveston
Dalhart
Panhandle
Alice
Brownsville
Abilene
San Angelo
Louisiana
New York State
Rockies
South Dakota
Michigan
Florida
New England
California
Mississippi Valley
Central Plains
Williston
N.C
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Fed tight money policy triggers stock market dip in New York
Federal Reserve Board kept tight policy, signaling no significant change. The Dow Jones average fell 11.37 to 967.26 as NYSE decliners outpaced advancers. Fed Chair Arthur Burns, in Hot Springs, Ark, said policy remains restrictive after a period of rally.
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New York
Federal Reserve Board
TL A.m
New York Stock Exchange
Arthur F. Burns
Hot Springs
Ark
Reserve Board
Fed
Soviets Back Arab War Efforts Declared by Tass
Moscow announced full support for the Arab effort to liberate territories occupied by Israel Tass reported the Soviet Union will assist in every way in backing the Arab campaign ongoing in the Middle East with official confirmation from Tass.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Israel
Tass
Santa Fe VP tour stops here Tuesday
Larry Cena operating vice president for Santa Fe Railway at Chicago visits El Paso for a whirlwind sequence of activities including inspecting facilities a luncheon with local supervision and employees and a dinner with Santa Fe shippers. His West Texas route Tuesday goes Pecos then Rustler Springs to view Duval Corp facilities with a Hi Rail car inspection along the way.
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Santa Fe Railway
Chicago
el Paso
Santa Fe
Cena
West Texas
Pecos
Rustler Springs
Duval Corp
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