White House denies Nixon Agnew rift
The White House said no one is pressuring Vice President Spiro T. Agnew to resign with President Nixon's knowledge or authority. Deputy Press Secretary Gerald L. Warren issued the statement to quell reports of a growing breach between Nixon and Agnew and to reinforce ongoing efforts by the White House and Agnew's staff.
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Washington
White House
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Gerald L. Warren
Agnew
J. Marsh Thomas
Denial and pressure swirl over Agnew resignation
The article reports Warren denying Nixon pressure to force Agnew from office amid a Maryland corruption probe. A Maryland grand jury reconvened as questions about White House influence arise. White House comments are pending Attorney General Richardson's ongoing work.
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Warren
Nixon
Agnew
Maryland
Baltimore
Ward County grand jury indicts Heslip for murder and assault
A Ward County grand jury indicted Edsel V. Heslip on murder and assault with intent to murder after an early Sunday attack in Monahans that killed Marion Powers and seriously injured his mother Maggie Powers. Heslip, captured in Abilene after escaping Reeves County jail, faced a $10,000 bond on the assault charge and no bond on the capital murder charge.
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Marion Eugene Powers
Maggie Powers
Monahans
Powers
Heslip
Abilene
Reeves
Larry Fuller
California
Pecos
Trail
Memorial Hospital
Reeves County
Sierra Blanca
Indictments In Ward County Case Involving Rodriguez
A Ward County grand jury returned two indictments against Simmon Rodriguez of Barstow for murder and assault with intent to murder in the Aug 25 shooting that killed Louisa Morales of Odessa and injured her husband. Rodriguez bonded at 10,000 on each count after being jailed.
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Ward County
Edsel V. Heslip
Pecos
Simmon Rodriguez
Barstow
Rodriguez
Louisa Morales
Odessa
Ward
Ing
Enrique Rodriguez
Kenneth Harold Steinhaus
Fort Worth
I Ward
Steinhaus
Rdrigues
Sandra Keen Joins Pecos Enterprise Staff as Editor
Sandra Keen long time Pecos resident joins Pecos Enterprise as family page editor and assists in general news reporting. Publisher O F Pauly praises her zest while questions linger about pending murder charges in California and local trials for Heslip.
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Sandra Keen
Pecos
Pecos Enterprise
O'Ferrall Pauly
Peggy McCracken
Lynn Webb
Stephen Bates
Keen
Casa Grande
Ariz
Pecos Warm Pattern Continues With Dense Thunder Showers
Weather bulletin notes Pecos area seeing warm afternoons with cool mornings and highs around 100 degrees on Wednesday. Ground fog reduced visibility in parts of East and South Texas near dawn, while scattered showers and a few thunderstorms formed from Austin to Corpus Christi and into West Texas. Golf ball sized hail struck Toyah area during a storm near Pecos.
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Pecos
Associated Press
East
South Texas
Austin
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Gulf of Mexico
del Rio
Mexican
West Texas
Brownfield
Lamesa
Kermit, Andrews
Wink
Big
Big Bend National Park
Toyah
el Paso
Beaumont
Galveston
Houston
Dalhart
Panhandle
Texas
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
California
Arkansas
Michigan
Supreme Court denies Hughes vs Boswell plea
The Texas Supreme Court refused to grant a writ of error in the Hughes versus Boswell case. The ruling upheld the Court of Civil Appeals in Boswell's favor on a foreclosure dispute from Reeves County. Hughes sought reversal of a $300 damages award and $1,600 exemplary damages from a 1970 real estate dispute.
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Supreme Court
Texas Supreme Court
Burton K. Hughes
Pecos
Court of Civil Appeals
Boswell
143Rd District Court
Reeves County
Hughes
el Paso
Surviving Stanek sextuplets show improvement
Denver AP report notes five surviving Stanek sextuplets passed through the most critical period. John born without cesarean section is in good condition while Julia died. Catherine, Nathan, Steven, and Jeffrey show improving or fair status as doctors monitor infections and lung illness.
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Denver
Catherine
Nathan
Steven
Jeffrey
John
Julia
Darrell Miller
Eagle awards to be given in Court of Honor
Spence of the Sandhills district announces that several boys from Troop 68 will receive their Eagle awards Monday night in a Court of Honor at 7 30 in the Pecos Junior High Cafeteria. Carl Corbin of the Buffalo Trail Council in Midland will present the awards. Parents are invited as special guests and refreshments will be served. The Eagle ranks as the highest Boy Scout award.
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Spence
Sandhills
Boy Scouts of America
Troop 68
Pecos
Cafeeteria
Carl Corbin
Buffalo Trail Council
Midland
Cotton growers ask to void contracts
A group of 34 southwest Oklahoma cotton farmers asked a U S district court to void their contracts with Huntley Cotton Co alleging the company lacks funds to fulfill the deals. The petition cites prior bank failures, unpaid checks, and a pending reorganization filing as factors risking the farmers’ market against a backdrop of multi state losses and litigation.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
U.S. District Court
Huntley Cotton Co
Huntley Cotton
R. E. Huntley
G.F. Hemphill
Hatton McMahon
First National Bank of
Altus
Okla
Hatton
First State Bank
Vernon
Tex
Texas Bank
John Shaffer
National Banks
Memphis
Tenn
FBI
Shaffer
Texas
Huntley and
Hemphill
Ing
Altus Bank
Huntley Company
Huntley Cotton and Hemphill
First National Bank of Altus
Board of Trade, Exchange
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Elliot L. Richardson
Washington Post
Aepublican Party
Watergate
Jerry Warren
Ward Grand Jury
By Lynn Webb
Fuller
J. H. Starley
Hudspeth
Enterprise
Pecos Hospital
Ellen
South Atlanta Coast
Mike Burkholder
Jeff Townsend
Texas Tech University
Townsend
Miller
Airlawn Beauty Shop
S. Eddy
Loretta Campos
Virginia Natividad
Norma Dominguez
Mary Pena
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