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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1973
Page
2
Senate Rules Committee will call Rep. Gerald R. Ford as the first witness at hearings on his nomination to be vice president. Hearings begin Thursday morning. The committee also agreed to limit access to raw FBI reports on Ford as requested by the Justice Department.
In Quebec the Liberal government clinched a victory for a new provincial assembly as counting halted with 99 seats secured and leads in two districts. The Parti Quebecois increased its share to 30 percent, while Liberal Premier Robert Bourassa called the result a setback for separatists, with Liberals holding 54 percent of the vote to 30 percent for the PQ.
A 34 year old Roman Catholic man was shot dead after answering a doorbell in Belfast. Protestant extremists were suspected. The death marked the third in as many days and brought Northern Ireland's toll to 897 in over four years of conflict.
President Idi Amin ordered six Marine guards at the U.S. Embassy in Kampala to depart Uganda by Wednesday night accusing them of subversive activities. Amin, a Moslem, has long threatened Americans since the Arab-Israeli war. The embassy advised 240 Americans to leave, but only about 20 had done so.
White substance found clinging to trees and power lines over a 10 mile area after residents reported a UFO Sunday. Brown County Sheriff says it will be sent to DPS lab in Austin for analysis. initial spider web theory dismissed by Texas A&M biologists.
Dr. Gerald M. Cathey of the UNC Dental School told ADA members teeth knocked out in accidents can be reimplanted and survive 10 to 40 years. Survival hinges on treatment within 30 minutes. if knocked out, the tooth should be wrapped in a wet cloth and taken to a dentist promptly.
Archibald Cox testified that he may have been the source of a Times leak about Nixon calling Kleindienst to delay an ITT antitrust appeal. He said the disclosure was an error of carelessness and explained he had told Hart and Kennedy and their aides, who denied sharing the information. He stressed he did not believe his former staff leaked the story.
Services for Mrs. Sid M. Catherine Kyle, 66, will be held at Pecos Funeral Home with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Born October 23, 1907, in Eagle Lake, she married Sid Kyle in 1929 and ranched locally after moving here. She is survived by her widower, a stepmother, and two Dallas nieces. In New York, cotton futures were mixed with active trading and short covering. early quotes put nearby prices down, with Dec at 67.40, March 65.70, May 64.80 cents per pound.
A 17 year old Pecos girl Debra Villalobos and a juvenile companion were arrested by Patrolman Charles Smith near the Girl Scout hut for drunkenness and sniffing paint. They had a spray can and paint rag. the girl was fined and jailed until payment. A jacket and a $75 meter and case were reported stolen from a pickup on Friday. A note on constitutional ages for Senate and House candidates states 30 and 25 respectively.
The Pecos Enterprise details staff roles including Peggy McCracken as managing editor and Laura Teal in advertising. It lists delivery times by area and subscription rates, with prices 1.75 dollars per month or 21 per year in Reeves, Ward and Loving counties, and 2 dollars per month or 24 per year for other regions. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with republication rights noted.
The House intelligence subcommittee found John W. Dean III pressured the FBI and CIA to slow the Watergate probe. It cites 25 calls to acting FBI director Gray urging halt on investigating campaign contributions tied to Nixon. The report also says Dean discussed nonexisting CIA conflicts and that disguises used in the break in involved unwitting CIA figures.
The Bosphorus Bridge, the longest suspension span outside the United States, opens as a link between Europe and Asia in Istanbul. President Koruturk leads officials and a 70 nation delegation across the mile long span amid a grand ceremony marking Turkey’s 50th Republic anniversary.
Six Florida men were sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in what authorities called the largest marijuana seizure in U.S. history. A seventh defendant drew 10 years. The group was arrested last March after a barge, grounded near Steinhatchee on the Gulf Coast, yielded about 9 1/2 tons of marijuana with a street value over $6 million.
Police investigated three minor wrecks Friday through Sunday involving a tree a traffic light pole and a parked auto. No injuries were reported. Edwin G. Cliffton lost control and hit a yard tree on 1918 Nebraska St. in front of Lolo Chavez. Jackie Dwaine Stephen from Artesia NM hit a Cedar St pole while turning onto Third. Edwardo Lujan Garcia rear ended Herbert Lee Jackson’s legally parked auto on Fourth and Cedar.
In College Station Dr William Welch landscape horticulturist for the Texas Agricultural Extension Service urges starting garden work now for a rich winter and spring bloom. He notes pansies snapdragons calendulas candytuft larkspur petunias and sweet peas perform best with early soil preparation mulch and careful moisture.
A Tuesday to Monday schedule of local club meetings and gatherings. Eagles Booster Club Lions and Optimist groups meet at various venues including the drivers license bureau Saragosa Hall Pecan Street Holiday Inn and American Motor Inn. The Trans Pecos Teachers Association holds its 41st annual convention at the El Paso Civic Center.
Public notice from Pecos City Fire Marshal lists multiple parcels in Pecos Texas where buildings are deemed fire hazards and in violation of Ordinance 694. Owner of record names are given with addresses and lots. Demolition must occur within 30 days from October 30 1973. if not, the city will demolish and bill the costs to owners. Published in Pecos Enterprise on October 30 and November 6 1973.
Tony Minja rez address unknown faced charges of breaking and entering and theft under 5 dollars after Bennie Babb, owner of Yucca Sales Co., reported beer missing from a parked truck at 1212 S. Cedar St. The youth was surprised, fled, later identified at home, and charges reduced to petty theft and breaking and entering.
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