Sand Lake Project Urged By Pecos Chamber For Federal Funding
Chamber advocates unity to secure federal funds for Army Corps study and urges Pecos and Reeves County support. The writeup recalls Jal New Mexico’s 1961 lake project as an example of community effort turning vision into reality, urging public backing and chamber membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Reeves County
Sand Lake
Army Corp of Engineers
Red Bluff
Jal
New Mexico
Desert
Lea County
Barbs by Phil Pastoret on football fans and bets
The column recalls earlier times when rah-rah and not raw-raw crowds fueled football’s popularity. It notes the fate of a favorite grid team and jokes about a bettor nagged by his wife if the team falters.
History and Evolution of the United States Marshals Service
The article traces the U S Marshals service from its early salaryless days to modern structure. It notes key milestones including the 1956 creation of the Executive Office and the 1969 executive order that formed the United States Marshals Service under Attorney General Mitchell. It highlights current leadership, scope across states and territories, and core duties such as arrests, custody, property seizure, process service, protective details, and training and equipment upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bat Masterson
U.S
Oklahoma Territory
Mitchell
United States Marshals Service
Wayne B. Colburn
Marshals Service
Guam
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Canal Zone
Prisons reform faces parsimony and neglect obstacles
This three part AP report surveys prison reform, noting the move toward rehabilitation, limited work release, and two centuries of neglect. It cites budget constraints, staffing shortages, poor sanitation and health, few psychiatrists, and the growth of community based programs like work release and LEAA funding.
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America
Ellis McDougal
Georgia
Atticas
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Commission On Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
Tate
LEAA
Lawrence Carpenter
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Velde
Massachusetts
Walpple State Prison
Parents Join In Pontiac Bus Fight Amid Tense Stand
In Pontiac Michigan a court ordered busing to achieve racial balance, triggering bus bombings boycotts and clashes. FBI revealed undercover KKK informant led to six federal indictments while 13 day anti busing action ended. Labor unions and residents faced police with 48 arrests in four days of protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Cain
Associated Press
Pontiac
Mich
FBI
Ku Klux Klan
KKK
U.S. District Court
Damon S. Keith
Detroit
Sec
National Action Group
NAG
Irene McCabe
Dana Whitmer
Michigan
Oakland County
The Record of Thefts Arrests and Court Actions
The record reports theft of five scaffolds four braces from a police station site on South Oak Street valued at 205 dollars. Jim Fraley’s stolen stereo and 13 tapes from a locked 1970 Nova in a high school parking lot valued at 90 dollars. Traffic court sentences include William S. Kirklin and Donna Talley Dudley for speeding and yielding violations with fines plus costs. A grease fire filled a house on 2136 Wyoming with smoke around 11 08 a m Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Armstrong
South Oak Street
Jim Fraley
William S. Kirklin
Donna Talley Dudley
Wyoming
Ditrict Court
School Menu for Sept 27 to Oct 1
The week’s meals include Monday beef and noodles with whipped potatoes and buttered peas. Tuesday features hamburger on a bun with fries and salad, white cake and milk. Wednesday offers fried chicken with gravy and creamed corn, strawberry pie, hot rolls. Thursday’s enchilada pie with pinto beans and Mexican cole slaw, corn bread. Friday tuna croquettes with potato salad and spinach, brownies and ice cream.
Scotland Reports 50 Percent Rise in Herring Exports
Glasgow Scotland exports of herring and herring products rose by 50 percent in 1970 compared with 1969 reaching a value of 10.8 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Scotland
Pecos Enterprise Subscription Rates Shown for Reeves County
The Pecos Enterprise lists mail subscription prices payable in advance. In Reeves County six months cost 9.00 dollars and one year 18.00 dollars. All other mail is 11.00 for six months and 21.00 for twelve months.
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Pecos Enterprise, Inc
S. Cedar J
Pecos
Texas
P. O
Reeves County
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Clarence Jones
Dallas County
Dallas
Chamber of Commerce
Commentarial
Rincon Latino
Iglesia Es
Hogar
la Practica de
Estos
Siete Principios Cardinales de la Educacion
By Phil Pastoret
Mevn
Mark Brown
Washington (Ap
New York State
Attica
South Carolina
Freedom
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Wisconsin
Michael K. Pittman
Greenville
J. H. Starley
Sheriff’s Office
Carlsbad
Nail
Pittman
John Joseph Messina
Kalena
Walter Holcombe
Starley
Ronald E. Pelfrey
Sunray
Tex
W. F. Leigh
Red Barn Chemicals
Allen Tipton
Tipton
JP Court
George Earl Fletcher
John Carl Allgood
Barstow
Marion Lyle Hurley
Elliott Printing
Cedar Street
Your Electric Light & Power Company
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