Ornelas Receives Air Medal in Vietnam Service
Army Spec Ramon Ornelas 21, son of Mr and Mrs Manuel A Ornelas of 1214 E Fourth St, earned the Air Medal for meritorious aerial flight in support of ground operations in Vietnam. He serves as a machine gunner with Company A 2D Battalion 506th Infantry 101st Airborne Division Airmobile. He entered the Army in June 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Ramon Ornelas
Manuel A. Ornelas
Fourth St
Vietnam
Spec. Ornelas
506Th Infantry
101St Airborne Division
Airman Jodie Simmons Jr assigned to SAC base
Airman Jodie Simmons Jr son of Jo die Simmons Pecos has received his first U S Air Force duty assignment after basic training at Lackland AFB Texas He is assigned to a Strategic Air Command unit at Plattsburg AFB New York for training and duty as a security policeman Simmons is a 1971 Pecos High School graduate.
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San Antonio
Jodie Simmons Jr
Jodie Simmons
Pecos
U.S. Air Force
Lackland Afb
Tex
Strategic Air Command
Plattsburg Afb
N.Y
Simmons
Pecos High School
Court orders new Texas House redistricting plan
The Texas Supreme Court directs the Legislative Redistricting Board to write a new House apportionment plan by October 23 after ruling the previous plan unconstitutional. Gov. Smith praises the ruling as avoiding a costly special session while the board continues work on Senate lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford Martin
Oscar Mauzy
Dallas
U.S
Maury
Polish Polka King Stanislawski Visits Pecos
Stanislawski, billed as the Polka King, is on a 10 000 mile tour and visited Pecos after a 15 week engagement in Ruidoso New Mexico. The Wisconsin born Polish descent musician was invited by Mrs R D Hodge and her daughter Fran who met him during a mountain trip. He toured the nation as a child prodigy after early lessons with Sister Mary de.
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Pecos
Stanislawski
Ruidoso
N. M
R, D. Hodge
Fran
Mary de
Pecos mailman Perk Perkins runs longest Texas route
O C Perkins known as The Pecos Ridgerunner delivers on a 228 mile Davis Mountains route from Alpine to Pecos with 15 stops. He works seven days a week, has 700000 miles logged, and has hauled bees goats and even carrier pigeons. He never misses a day, averages five minutes per stop, and survived one icy truck overturn in year one while maintaining timely service. The Pecos area chapter notes the Pecos City council received a state check of 41529.38 for the second quarter sales tax receipts totaling 42525.17 gross.
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Georgia Stroud
O. C
Perkins
Davis Mountains
Big Bend National Park
Presidio
Alpine
Marfa
Ft. Davis
Leona
Pecos
Dallas
Texas
Pecos City
Body recovered from Pecos River after search for Juan Fuentez
The body of 63 year old Juan Fuentez was found along the Pecos River about 3 1/2 miles downriver from the 16 mile Dam after an extensive Reeves County search. He had been missing since last Thursday and was reportedly last seen near the dam area. An autopsy was ordered to determine cause of death, with final rites set for Santa Rosa Church. Survivors include his wife Juana Johnny and a daughter Nadi Dutchover.
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Juan Fuentez
Pecos
Reeves County
16 Mile
J.E. Couch
J.C. White
Jim Smith
Department of Public Safety
Kenneth Blanchard
Midland
Brush Dam
F. H. Ryan
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Santa Rosa
Fuentez
Balmornea
Juana
Mentone
Johnny
Nadi Dutchover
Fort Davis
Hunt continues for Pecos man Burnett Scallion
Police report missing Pecos man Burnett Scallion last seen Sept. 1 after yard work at the John Tomlin residence. He is described as a 72 year old Negro male six feet tall, weighing 183 to 200 pounds, with reddish gray hair, brown eyes and a missing left eye. His red white and blue 1963 Chevrolet one ton panel truck is also missing. He wore navy overalls, brogan shoes and a large white cowboy hat.
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Scallion
John Tomlin
U. S. Post Office
Mutscher Faces Urgent Choice On Redistricting Board Seat
Austin AP Gus Mutscher the Texas House Speaker weigh whether to resign from the five member Legislative Redistricting Board amid bribery charges. He cannot name a replacement. the Texas Constitution fixes the speaker as a member. The state Supreme Court ordered redistricting and the attorney general said the board will hear witnesses on the plan to replace an unconstitutional district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Head
Henderson
Maury
Calvert
Austin (Ap
Gus Mutscher
Legislative
Mutscher
House
State Supreme Court
Atty
Crawford Martin
High Court
Rush McGinty
McGinty
Rep
Tommy Shannon
Fort Worth
Mother Goose Parade Set For Next Thursday In Pecos
The annual Mother Goose parade in Pecos is scheduled for next Thursday at 4 30 p m. Entrants should wear Mother Goose costumes and ribbons will award best decorated bicycles and tricycles. Judging covers five categories including walkers ages four to seven and eight to 12 bicyles tricycles and floats. The parade route runs south from the T P Railroad parking lot to the First National Bank with all judging before the start. Event chairman Della Bryant leads the Young Homemakers with assistants Laura Teal and Margie Williamson. For more information call Lucy Crisler at 445 2263.
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Pecos
T& P Railroad
First National Bank
Della Bryant
Laura Teal
Margie Williamson
Lucy Crisler
Atomic program set at high school
Atomic energy education will be demonstrated to Pecos and Balmorhea High School students on October 6 and 8. Orlan L. Ihms will present This Atomic World at Pecos High, explaining atomic structure, reactor operation, radiation, fission and fusion with demonstrations of radiation sources and nuclear energy use.
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Pecos
Balmorhea
Pecos High
Orlan L. Ihms
Seems
Atomic Energy Commission
Ihms
Texas A&m University
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Ornelas
Sac
Austin
Legislative Redistricting Board
Preston Smith
Smith
Robert W.calvert
Mauzy
Pecos Ambulance Service
Skeeter Precit
Dave Thomas
I.G. Sunday
DPS
Mailman
Pecos River
Burnett ‘Red’ Scallion
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