Pecos adopts Operation Identification to curb rising crime
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce plans a three day loan of Vibro Gravers at the Pecos Police Station to engrave driver license numbers on valuables. The program aims to deter theft, aid recovery, and extend a public sticker warning. Police estimate 1969 burglaries high and emphasize police citizen cooperation.
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Reeves County Sheriff’s Office
Monterey Park
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Burrow
California
New Orleans
First fall day brings nippy air and floods in Texas
The Associated Press reports a sharp dip in temperatures marking the first day of fall in parts of Texas. Strong rains continued for a second day, flooding low-lying areas and disrupting some communities.
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Associated Press
Texas
Ares
Pecos hospital group to attend Monahans district meeting
Pecos hospital personnel will attend the District II meeting of the Texas Association of Hospital Auxiliaries in Monahans where Wayne E. Ulrich of Midland Memorial Hospital will deliver the keynote. Ulrich chairs the council on hospital auxiliaries and the theme centers on service and legislative aspects of volunteer professionalism.
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Pecos Hospital
Midland Memorial Hospital
Wayne E. Ulrich
Texas Association of Hospital Auxiliaries
Monahans
Ulrich
Texas Hospital Association
Council On Hospital Auxiliaries
Pecos
Bill Colle
Grodon Holiday
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Texas Hospital Auxiliary
Nixon pushes Texas trip to crack down on drugs
President Nixon lands in Laredo for a border tour urging stiff jail terms for drug pushers and accusing some judges of leniency. He orders a nationwide probe into released heroin runners while highlighting bipartisanship as he meets officers, prosecutors, and Democratic congressmen.
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Nixon
Rio Grande Valley
U.S
United States
Mexico
Texas
Laredo Air Force Base
Floresville Ranch
John B. Connally
Treasury
Rio Grande
Harlingen
San Antonio
White House
Lloyd M. Bentsen
Eligio de la Garza
Abraham Karen Jr
Ronald L. Ziegler
H. Humphrey
Lyndon B. Johnson
LBJ
George McGovern
Ziegler
Pecos School District Larger Than Rhode Island
Pecos Downtown Lions Club heard Ray Whitley report the district spans 10 455 square miles with 4 300 students. Since 1915 the district has a 4 886 560 budget, 393 staff, and a 250 000 monthly payroll. Whitley noted a closed campus, free lunches, a student teacher training pact with Sul Ross, drug education, and one of the state’s 20 model kindergarten programs. The district aims to provide the best possible education for all children.
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Rhode Island
Ray Whitley
Lions Club
Whitley
Sul Ross
Nixon proposes 16 new wilderness areas nationwide
President Nixon urged Congress to add 16 new wilderness areas including Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas and Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. The plan would expand the wilderness system by about 3.5 million acres, with several existing proposals pending and new areas in Yellowstone Grand Canyon Yosemite Grand Teton and additional sites in North Dakota Colorado and Hawaii.
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Pecos
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Associated Press
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New Jersey
Blackbeard Island
Georgia
Chassahowitka
Florida
Lostwood and
Chase Lake
North Dakota
National Park Service
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
National Parks
Yellowstone
Grand Canyon
Yosemite
Grand Teton
Colorado
Great Sand Dunes National Monument
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park
Badlands National Monument
South Dakota
Texas
New Mexico
Haleakala National Park
Hawaii
Pecos High President Leads Student Council Fall Forum Plan
Pecos High School student council officers plan to attend a fall forum in Big Spring on Oct 7 to join discussion groups aiding student service. Officers include Kenneth Thomason, Bruce Faulkner, Nancy Box, Jath Williams, with class reps aiding freshman orientation and elections. They sponsor Southern Assembly Programs and plan fundraising throughout the year.
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Kenneth Thomason
Bruce Faulkner
Nancy Box
Janice Williams
Pecos High School
Big Spring
David Dutclever
Sci Wl
Jath W Liams
Jim Craig Hess
Bobby Knox
Mexican Dinner Planned Sundays by Balmorhea Club
The Catholic Woon Club of Balmorhea plans a Mexican dinner on Sunday at the Center. The event runs from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. featuring a combination of plates, tortillas, and beverages. The meal invites families to enjoy a tasty meal together.
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Catholic Woon Club
Balmorhea
Clay Slack of Pecos and West Texas Influence
Presidio resident Clay Slack, born 1890 in Pecos and long-time West Texas figure, recalls early railroad water wells near Monahans, shifting agriculture on the Pecos River, and Shafter mining history. He notes family ties, including his sister Evelyn Mahoney in Dallas and nephew Dick, with a life spanning ranching, farming, and real estate activity in Pecos and Presidio.
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Richard L. Slack
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Santa Anna
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Pat
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Han
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Tex
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Mahoney
Dallas
Brandon
Shafter
Marfa
William Shafter
Fort Davis
Tie
Mexico
U.S
Clay
Ann
Cynthia
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Wayne Spicking
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