Sheriff in Pecos Defends Jail Rules and Hair Belts
Sheriff Nail defends jail policies in Pecos noting barber services and mandatory showers for sanitary reasons. He links long hair to a thug image while acknowledging deputies’ tough approach to hitchhikers and long-haired inmates. He recalls hitchhiking years ago and contrasts past mood with present.
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Nail
Texas
Reeves County
Jesus Christ
Pecos
Tex
Sheriff Nail
Congress battles Nixon end with sweeping votes
The 92nd Congress adjourned with major bills killed and Nixon accusing spending excesses. The water pollution control measure passed over the veto while welfare reform and broad health plans were rejected. Domestic clashes persisted over education, health, and the Pentagon budget amid foreign policy skirmishes.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Pentagon
Constitution Hall
Philadelpha
U.S
Senate
U S Soviet trade pact hailed but Jewish issue looms
The United States and the Soviet Union signed a landmark trade agreement promising about 1.5 billion dollars in three years. Officials say it creates a climate for peace, but Congress faces pressure over granting most favored nation status to Russia. Senate opposition centers on exit taxes for Soviet Jews seeking to emigrate. The Lubbock section notes West Texas Chamber of Commerce awards and a cultural event in Abilene with multiple regional honorees.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Nixon
William P. Rogers
Peter G. Peterson
Lubbock
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Joe Ruiz Grandee
Arlington
James M. Alexander
Abilene
Ft. Phantom Hill
Charles A. Stewart
Brownwood
Howard Payne College
Mary Elizabeth Cornette
Canyon
Texas Panhandle
Russia
Senate
Pecos Boy Wins State Fair Lamb Title
AP reports livestock judging results from the State Fair of Texas. Junior Lambs Champion fine wool Susijne Garner McCamey. Reserve fine wool Cindy Hacchton Lawake. Champion medium wool Susan Newman Santa Anna. Reserve medium wool Melverne Kelder Killeen. Champion South down Rachel Shirley Marfa. Reserve Southdown Kirby Rankin Pecos. Champion crossbreed Lee Igo Sterling City.
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Lambs
Susijne Garner
McCamey
Cindy Hacchton
Lawake
Susan Newman
Santa Anna
Melverne Kelder
Killeen
Southdown
Rachel Shirley
Marfa
Kirby Rankin
Pecos
Lee Igo
Sterling City
Yearbook Sale One Day Only at Pecos High School
Subscription orders for the 1973 Pecos High School yearbook will be taken at a Yearbook Assembly on Wednesday October 25. Absentees may have orders placed. unpurchased copies go on sale first come first served. Validation occurs Tuesday October 11. Nonstudents may buy by sending $8.40 to Mary Ella Meek in care of Pecos High School.
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John
Glencoe
Ill
Reeves County
Texas
Sheriff Nail
Gary Ingram
Ingram
Highway Patrol
Nail
George Lex Sorters
Los Angeles
Sorters
Palo Alto
Calif
E.W. Schmidt
Schmidt
Roddy L. Harrison
Pecos
Harrison
Gene Martin
Martin
Frank Kelly
Pecos High School
Mary Ella Meek
Wet and cold weather chills West Texas and beyond
A cold front delivered unseasonably damp and cool air across West Texas with highs near 96 in some areas and 32 at Dale Hart as snow and sleet touched towns north of Big Spring. Showers, thunderstorms, and a flash flood warning affected Delta and Hunt counties while moisture spread eastward across the state.
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Pecos
S. Park St
Kim
Agricultural Experiment Station
West Texas
Associated Press
Big Spring
Delta
Hunt
Texas
Marfa
Dryden
Dalhart
Lubbock
Panhandle Plains
Lamar County Hospital District Amendment No 2
Local ballot issue sought to abolish the Lamar County Hospital District via a constitutional amendment. The 1960 amendment granted Lamar County authority to form the district. the present amendment seeks to empower the state to authorize asset transfer or disposal by the Commissioners Court if approved.
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H. D. Glover
Lamar County
State of Texas
Ers’ Court
Commissioners’ Court of
Lamar County Hospital District
Texas Legislature Amends Section 6 abolishing Lamar County Hospital District
Proposed Texas amendment states that on its effective date the Lamar County Hospital District is abolished. The Lamar County Commissioners Court may arrange transfer or disposition of its assets and affairs.
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State OF Texas
Lamar County
Commissioners Court of
Lamar County Hospital
Constitutional Amendment Aims at Lamar County Hospital District
The general election on November 7, 1972 will include Co Me reel NUMBER 2 ON THE BALLOT HJR 31. Section 2 states the amendment shall be submitted to qualified electors. Voters will see the proposition abolishing the Lamar County Hospital District on the ballot.
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Lamar County Hospital
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