Gas Blast Rocks Glasgow and Memphis Violence Toll
Deaths reported including Earl Roy Williams 68 of Pecos. Funeral services set for Saturday at 4 p.m. at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Joe R. Scrimshire officiating. Interment at Fairview Cemetery. Williams a Pecos resident since 1929 formerly of Clint survived by wife three sisters and brother. Also a Trans Pecos Cotton Association meeting to discuss 1972 cotton and feed grain programs and the $55 000 payment limit with dinner to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Roy Williams
S. Plum
Memorial Hospital
Pecos Funeral Home
Joe R. Scrimshire
First Methodist Church of
Kermit
Fairview
Williams
Pecos
Clint
First Methodist Church
Bertha
C. V. Williams
Harley
Reno
Nev
J. C. Collins
W. B. McDowell
Clearwater
Flo
Clyde Fortune
Trans
U.S. aid policy toward Cambodia won’t change
The State Department stated that U.S. aid to Lon Nol’s Cambodian government will continue, despite Cambodia’s move toward decree rule and broader political shifts. Spokesman Charles Bray stressed the policy aims to keep Cambodia independent and neutral, not backing any single person or government. A separate Memphis report details racial violence as seven whites burned at a tavern following a 3-year-old black boy’s death and earlier patrol-car incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Lon Nol
State Department
Department
Charles W. Bray
Cambodia
U.S
Bray
Lonj Boret
Nol
National Assembly
Memphb
Tenn
Memphis
Red Lantern
John Barger
Robert Reed Jr
Barger
Reed
Mary Washington
H- Ton Hayes
Four nominees named for homecoming court at Old West Pecos
Junior Rosa Linda Rodriguez and Susan Wadley join seniors Grace Castillo and Vickie Woods as homecoming nominees. Freshman princess is Amy Tercero and sophomore princess Jimmie Ann Hagar. A school dance runs Saturday at the Old West Pecos Gym with Key Club chaperones and Kiwanis sponsorship. Admission charges are $3 for couples and $2 for singles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Linda Rodriguez
Susan Wadley
Grace Castillo
Vickie Woods
Amy Tercero
Jimmie Ann Hagar
Old West Pecos Gymnasium
U.S. 80
Kiwanis
Key Club
Scarlet Ice
New York Hotels Endure Worst Summer in Seven Years
Hotels in New York endured a poor summer with occupancy averaging 51 percent across the city. Officials attribute the downturn to weak economy and rising crime, prostitution, and phonography reports, with cheaper European air travel also reducing tourist demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
Zoning hearing on Colonial Foods wine beer sale Pecos
Permian Basin General Agency dba Colonial Food Stores seeks a occupancy certificate for Lot 17 Block 2 Central Addition Pecos City Reeves County at 1500 1502 Washington St in a C 1 district. Public hearing set November 9 1971 at 7 30 PM City Hall Pecos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permian Basin General Agency, Inc
Dba
Colonial Food Stores
College Hills
San Angelo
Texas
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Pecos City
Reeves County
Washington Street
Troops Withdraw From Fire Base Pace On Cambodian Border
U S troops pulled out of Fire Base Pace after 28 days of North Vietnamese shelling. About 115 infantrymen and 85 artillerymen were evacuated to safety, leaving two guns and advisers with the South Vietnamese. Two 175mm and two 8 inch guns could not be airlifted due to the damaged road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U. S
Associated Press
George Esper
U.S
Richard Gardner
Gardner
Phu Loi
Timbuktu
Sergeant Confidence in Justice In Espionage Case
Tyndall Air Force Base officer M. Sgt. Walter Perkins, a 19 year veteran and head of the intelligence division at the Air Defense Weapons Center, is charged with intending to pass classified information to unauthorized persons. He faces additional counts of false statements about destroyed documents and involves Russian elements per the Defense Department. Perkins, father of four, had access to sensitive defense data. The defense attorney asserts his client is not guilty and the military justice system will vindicate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyndall Air Force Base
Fla
Air Force
Soviet Union
Clyde W. Russell Jr
Walter Perkins
Perkins
Defense Department
Air Defense Weapons Center
Tyndall
Nixon selects Powell and Rehnquist to Supreme Court
President Nixon nominates Lewis F. Powell Jr. and William H. Rehnquist to the Supreme Court. The choice aims to shift balance toward constitutional conservatism, drawing mixed reactions from Republicans and Democrats alike while signaling fewer immediate battles in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court
Senate
Congress
Powell
Richmond
Rehnquist
Tory. Bayh
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
South Carolina
G. Harrold Carswell
Florida
Herschel H. Friday
Little Rock
Mildred L. Lillie
Los Angeles
School Menu for Oct 25 29 1971 Week
The weekly menu lists Monday options Pigs in a blanket with sides and dessert, Tuesday features Chicken fried steak with items and Sloppy Joe, Thursday offers Cheese enchiladas and Witches brew beef stew with cottage cheese. Milk and bread accompany meals each day.
Supreme Court could toughen criminal law shift
The article notes potential shifts if Powell and Rehnquist replace Black and Harlan. Powell stresses balance between crime control and fair trial, while Rehnquist supports executive wiretaps against radicals. Nixon touts them as conservative picks, signaling stronger law and order directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Rehnquist
Justice Department
Pecos Enterprise Subscription Rates Listing
The Pecos Enterprise, published in Pecos Texas, lists mail subscription prices for Reeves County and all other mail. Rates shown include six months for nine dollars and a year for eighteen dollars for Reeves County, with other mail options priced at eleven dollars for six months and twenty one dollars for twelve months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
Glasgow gas blast kills and injures dozens
In Glasgow a gas explosion at a busy shopping centre on Busby Street killed at least 12 and injured 59 with many critically hurt. Rescue work was slowed by violent winds as debris and several trapped victims were feared under the rubble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Scotland
Robert Campbell
Ronald Parker
Scottish Gas Board
Wor
Busby Street
Clarkston
Elizabeth II
Turkey
Prince Philip
Delta names reflect Nile shape from Greek letter delta
A note on river deltas all over the world being named for the Nile Delta use of the triangular shape. The word delta derives from the Greek letter delta reflecting the triangle form.
Carrots Not a Vision Remedy Say Researchers
Folk remedies for sight are debunked as researchers show carrots do not improve vision or correct cross eyes. Eating excess carrots can tint skin yellow orange. Rely on trained professionals for eye care and check your eyes for a true evaluation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
E.R. Williams
Gime of
Prince Norodom Sihanouk
Lon
J. J. Maxey
Pecos Enterprise
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Bayh
John M. Harlan
Hugo L. Black
Kennedy
American Bar Association
Committee On the Federal Judiciary
Sloppy Joe
Sven
Harry F, Byrd
D-Va
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Richard G. Kleindienst
Goldwater
Byrd
Kleindienst
Powell Nor
Rent
Chary
Harlan
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
S. Cedar J
P. O. Box
Neves
Southwest
West
Colorado
Balmorhea
Charles Gann
First National Bank
Pecos Savings & Loan
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