POW pilots return home from Hanoi voyage to Beijing
U S Navy Lt. J G Gartley Lt J G Norris Charles and Air Force Maj Edward Elias reach Peking after four years as POWs, aided by war critics and a Vietnamese reception. They depart Hanoi after a farewell banquet and exchanges with officials and activists, then travel via Nanning Changsha to Beijing.
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Peking
Dien Bien Phu
U.S. Navy
J. G. Mark Gartley
Minnie Lee
Gartley
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Navy
J.g.norris Charles
Nanning
Charles
Olga
San Diego
Calif
Air Force
Edward Elias
Cora Weiss
David Dellinger
William Sloane Coffin
Richard Falk
Hoa Binh
Tran Trong Quat
Quat
Food stamp switch set for Reeves County rollout
Reeves County joins 213 counties in a USDA Commodity Distribution Program that will roll into the statewide Food Stamp Program over four months with food stamps starting July 1 1973. County Judge Darrell Glover said eight professionals and three clerks will be employed, requiring 160 square feet per employee plus utilities. The program now uses a director and a clerk, with Reeves providing space for federal surplus commodities. The State Public Welfare Department will contract with the Post Office for stamps and install a teleprocessing network. The 62nd Legislature appropriated 7 766 060 for the program earlier this year. counties begin phasing in on January 1 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
USDA
Darrell Glover
State Department of Public Welfare
U.S. Postal Service
Pentagon Defines Three POWs as Active Duty Officers
Washington AP The Pentagon says three released American prisoners of war en route home are on active duty and must turn themselves in to U S authorities at first opportunity. If they refuse the option, they could be considered AWOL, though officials doubt that will occur.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Hackley joins Goodyear staff in Pecos
Charles Hackley aged 34 has joined Goodyear Service Store as a credit sales manager trainee at 308 S Cedar St Pecos. He brings six years in service store work and plans to serve Pecos friends with Goodyear products. He and wife Joan reside at 822 S Hickory St with four sons Steven Paul Dan and Eddie. They enjoy hunting fishing and visiting historic sites. Mrs Hackley works at Reeves County Mental Health Clinic.
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Charles
Chuck) Hackley
Goodyear
S. Cedar St
Hackley
Houston
Joan
S. Hickory St
Steven
Paul
Dan
Eddie
Mrs. Hackley
Reeves County Mental Health Clinic
Jurors called for District Court October panel
Petit jurors summoned to report at 9 a m Wednesday Oct 4 for the 143rd District Court form the second group for Criminal Jury Week beginning Monday Oct 2. The long list includes Fernando Hernandez Pilar Ponce Johnny Velardez Robert Crow James K Stewart W C McNeil Juan R Salcido John Fletcher Jackson Joe Lee McMahon O J Bryan James A Brammer Larry Jobe O’Brien Lewis Julia Lederer Tommy Mason E W Schmidt Jose Morales Bruce Hay Mendoza Elmer Bechtel Calhoun Nathan Poer Albert Bishop Richard Compton H S Holmes Chas Hoefs Evelyn Turpin Luella Johnson Kenneth Slack Jr Zane Chandler W A Cunningham Roy Easter Jose Herrera Elias Pagan W H Bullock Verlie Sherrill H A Watts C W Hannah Robert Lozano Fannie Camp Lois Wicker Gregoria Garza Joe Bob Kelton Andres Maia Don Weinacht WOU Wiley CD McDaniel N B Garvia H C Storms Ramon Natividad Bryan Boatman Vaughn Sandell James Toone Clemente Alvarez Gerald Hall Mariana Minjarez Ralph Burkholder Robert Miles Herman Hamilton Wersnam Emond Hershal Fred Martin Vernon Wilson Inez Harrison Charles Dyer Emmett Cantrell Anna Lee Orbie Gatewood Victor Hernandez Julia Marquez Emma Bailey Wilmer Giddens HM Merworth John Gee Ross Jr Jose Garcia Elva Galindo Grady Poe Jr John Robinson J W Silvers Bobby Lee Lyles F M Bounds Wayne Grable Sid Kyle S Wallace John L Sutton Sr Kenneth Cotton Luis Matta Adam Garcia
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143Rd District Court
Fernando L. Hernandez
Pilar N. Ponce
Johnny Velardez
Robert Crow
James K. Stewart
W.C. McNeil
Juan R. Salcido
John Fletcher Jackson
Joe Lee McMahon
O. J. Bryan
James A. Brammer
Larry M. Jobe
O’brien Lewis
Julia Lederer
Tommy Mason
E. W. Schmidt
Jose B. Morales
Bruce Hay
Francisco Mendoza
Elmer L. Bechtel
M. S, Calhoun
Nathan M. Poer
Albert C, Bishop
Richard J. Compton
H. S, Holmes
Chas, Ho
Lois Wicker
Gregoria Garza
Joe Bob Kelton
Andres Maia
Don Weinacht
W. OU. Wiley
C. D.mcdaniel
N. B. Garvia
H.C. Storms
Ramon Natividad
Bryan H. Boatman
Vaughn Sandell
James B. Toone
Clemente Alvarez
Gerald E. Hall
Mariana Minjarez
Ralph Burkholder
Robert E. Miles
Herman P. Hamilton
W. J. Wersnam
Emond O. Hershal
Fred Henry Martin Jr
Vernon Wilson
Inez D. Harrison
Charles Dyer
Emmett Cantrell
Anna M. Lee
Orbie Gatewood
Victor Hernandez
Julia Marquez
Emma Jane Bailey
Wilmer T. Giddens
H.C. Merworth
John Gee
Ross Jr
Jose F. Garcia
Elva L. Galindo
Grady Poe Jr
John R. Robinson
J. W. Silvers
Bobby Lee Lyles
F.M. Bounds
Wayne L. Grable
Sid M, Kyle
S. G. Wallace
John L. Sutton Sr
Kenneth W. Cotton
Luis J, Matta
Adam O, Garcia
Warm weather lingers as Texas reports scattered storms
The region braces for more warmth with Pecos highs near 95 and overnight 61, while a weak front eases temperatures but brings little relief. Thunderstorms track from Big Spring to the Big Bend area and extend toward Midland and Odessa, with lighter rain in the Panhandle and showers from Austin to San Antonio. Cooler air pushes into parts of the Panhandle with 53 in Dalhart and 56 in Amarillo, while Galveston stays warm at 81.
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Pecos
Associated Press
Texas Panhandle
Big Spring
Midland
Big Bend
Far West
Texas
Odessa
Fort Stockton
Sterling City
Crane
Gail
Seminole
Wichita Falls
Oklahoma
Austin
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Gulf of Mexico
East Texas
Brownsville
Victoria
Panhandle
Dalhart
Amarillo
Galveston
Alice
McAllen
Tyler
Julie Eisenhower to keynote Guadalupe Mountains park dedication
Julie Eisenhower will headline the Guadalupe Mountains National Park dedication ceremony near Frijole Station in Culberson County Texas starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday. Designated dignitaries include a Interior Department representative and Stanley Hulett of the National Park Service. The event marks a milestone amid park planning and a Wallace Pratt family donation that helped establish the park.
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Nixon
Julie Eisenhower
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Department of the Interior
Stanley Hulett
National Park Service
Washington
Pine Springs
Culberson County
Texas
Guadalupe Pass
Carlsbad
N.M
Wallace E. Pratt
Guadalupe Mountains
J.C. Hunter
Abilene
Pertroeum
Humble Oil Company
Menatrick Canyon
Pratt
Tucson
Arizona
J.C. Hunter Jr
Tex
Pecos Barstow ISD Recovers Delinquent Taxes
Pecos Barstow Independent School District has collected 20500 in delinquent school taxes after judgments totaling 100000 were taken in May. Also collected were 4300 in city taxes and 11200 in county and state taxes. The district had 270364.36 in delinquent taxes as of July 1972 and has collected 31465.24. Delinquent suits date to 1963 and tax sales will occur at the sheriff's auction on Oct 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos- Barstow Independent School District
Fred Leigh
Philip Ferguson
Leigh
Three vehicle crash in Pecos injures one
Three motor vehicle accidents occurred in Pecos Monday. Ramon Rodriguez, 22, of Odessa, faced charges after passing on the left and failing to control speed in a collision on U.S. 285 at the IS 20 overpass, injuring no one seriously. He was treated and released at Memorial Hospital.
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Pecos
Memorial Hospital
Ramon Rodriguez
Odessa
U.S. Hwy. 285
Leroy B. Payne
Thibodaux
U.S. 285
IS 20
Rodriguez
Ben Montanez
DPS
Fred Parrott
Rodriquez
Jose Rodriguez
Balmorhea
Vincent Lopez
Terry Roger Tittle
Ivy St
Mesus Marcado Sanchez
S. Walnut St
Seventh and
Sycamore Streets
Charlie Smith
Tittle
Shelby P. Brooks
Toyah
Dalton D. Boyles
Verhalen
Safeway
High School Theft Case Leads to Juvenile Action
Dalton Moseley, Pecos High School assistant principal, said two high school boys were accused of using strong-arm tactics to steal money from peers. Herbert Carter, 17, charged with petty theft, fined 17 dollars and 50 cents. A juvenile named in the complaint was turned over to Juvenile Officer John Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton Moseley
Pecos High
Herbert Carter
John Lewis
Charlie Smith
Former Pecos Border Patrolman Hurt In Harlingen Crash
Eugene Taylor, a former Pecos resident now stationed in Brownsville, is seriously injured after a one vehicle crash on wet pavement near Harlingen. He remains unconscious with unstable vital signs, but hospital officials report potential improvement in days ahead.
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Border
Eugene Taylor
Pecos
Harlingen
Taylor
Valley Baptist Hospital
Border Patrol
Kingsville
Brownsville
Global monetary overhaul proposal shocks dollar status
TODAY WASHINGTON AP United States unveils a broad plan to revamp the world monetary system allowing wider currency fluctuations including the dollar. The proposal aims to curb crises by giving currencies more flexibility while ending the dollar’s unique fixed role and markets monitor potential impact.
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Washington
United States
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