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El Paso Herald-Post from El Paso, Texas • 6

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EL PASO HERALD-POST Tuesday May 23 1967- -Section Page Six Tiguas Become Texans Connally Made Cacique Youthful Millionaire Faces Draft Charges Minler unsung champion of the Tiguas who had done two years of research to present relevant facts to the lawmakers (Continued from Pago 1) induction of the governor into the Tigua tribe the leaders sang two songs while one beat a dram end the Cacique painted the governors face The large reception room was crowded with members of the El Paso delegation including Representative John (Ned) Blaine Paul Moreno Raul Muniz Tati Santiesteban Scoggins and Senator Christie other legislators newsmen and TV photographers FRED SMITH of the El Pm Community Action Branch of the office of Economic Oppor- trinity came along with the Tigua delegation accompanied by Mrs Cedillo his assistant Most notable in the group was Tom Diamond El Paso attorney whose indefatigable efforts brought the plight of the Tiguas to legislative notice and stood by while the relief measures were being enacted On this return trip to Austin Diamond! was accompanied by his i Carolyn and their son Jackie Another interested visitor was Assistant Attorney General Alan to him liar tranquility and leading a purposeful He now faces a maximum imaelty af five yean in prison $1MN fine STEVENS MeMASTEKS inc wv a Connally Signs No-Secrecy Law (Continued from Page 1) ers Association of Texas Lewis Cook end Bonner McClain both of Austin represented the Texes Association of Broadcasters THE NEW law prohibits lowering boards of state end local agencies including city councils school hearts and county commissioners from closing any of their meetings to the public Public officials who violate the law can be fined 525 to $200 for first offense and $100 to $500 for a subsequent offense The law exempts deliberations on dismissal of a public employe reel estate purchases and security matters Also exempt are legislative investigating committees and conferences between public unite and their laywers 0 0 0 UTEP Receives Training Fund (Continued from Page 1) people who are non-school goers HIGH SCHOOL At Home WANT: Mora Security Batter Job Go to Collage to Rid Yourself of this Embarrassing Handicap YOU MAY EARN AN AMERICAN SCHOOL booklet Trils how DIPLOMA Which Elderly Man Struck Crossing Street Alejandro Lucero 85 3034 Frutas avenue was struck end injured by a car late yesterday as lie walked across Alameda avenue at San Marcial street The oar turning from San Marcia! waa driven by Hukm Dtmnaboo 8129 Gilbert drive Minor injuries were received in other accidents by Mrs Helen Stubing New York City and Blake Davis 16 1933 Dogwood street Finish DO YOU Cl I VM POUNDED IN WHta tar INi VoUdnM hf ttw Mat Owl a Education Loot Ms pays INCL Writs AMERICAN SCHOOL BOX UTEP is one of 10 universities in 10 different etatee named to participate in toe unique heed program said Sen Yarborough OCCUPATION 1W7 AS A NON-PROPTT IMIMim DO YOU KNOW? There are an estimated 200000 establishments in the US which sell greeting carte 0000 (Continued from Page 1) hie fortune la too wear business starting Us af IS by paddling baby pandas hum Us bicycle on toe streets of Brooklyn Thro yearn later he teamed up with hie brother ia a at 23 he laad four dothing to wear motors la to an-be was what Last year ha sold Us af the last On CUP AND SAVE1 BuakHne roiillmiie wffli a close-to-Iiome trip 2m To mjyestic caverns and soda springs in the land of the Apaches the path of the Bodies to old forts and mountain retreats rQPaso Sierra Blanca Gl Recalls Pam Pam Slaying (Coatinued ham Page 1) understand what the two were saying defendant (Hinojosa) attempted to kick Contreras in the grain as Contreras was turning away Contreras stepped back doubled over and pulled his belt off He snapped it in sort of a baseball throw at Hinojosa HINOJOSA THREW up his arms protect himself and Contreras (after he had snapped tbs belt) caught the belt and atartedto wrap it around Us At that time Hinojosa pulled out a gun and shot him" Terry testified Terry said the gun had a in belt his shirt which was pulled out He said he knew the gun was there because he had seen it earlierinthe evening Terry himself according to hie testimony had words with Hinojosa earlier in the HE SAID HE had beein at the Pam around pun the i day and someone stole the gear shift knob from his car He said he left and followed a man in a blue Mustang who told him think I can get the knob back for you Tarry said they returned to tho Pam Pam and the talked briefly with Hinojosa yhs walked across the stree and returned with the gear shift knob TERRY SAID ha then called Hinojosa a so-andeo' end told him he could your throat cut for doing things like He said at that point Hinojosa showed him the gun stuck in his belt ami said "I have to worry about things like Another soldier Frank raga Medical Corps also described the fight telling of the kicking and toe belt swinging BIANCA del Hierro who testified as prosecution witness yesterday told of seeing Contreras run into the Pern Pam on toe night of the el crying "Get me a She said he then foil to toe floor The witness said the had gone to toe teenage hangout with a friend for soft drinks and that they were sitting in a booth when the slaying victim entered Another witness Jack Dippe a soldier said he was walking outside toe Pam Pam and heard a shot He said when he tamed around to see stoat had happen a he saw a man leaning against a car He said the man looked he had blank look like ha was CITY DETECTIVE James Agan told of receiving a call that a shooting had occurred at the Pam Pam on toe night of Sept 25 He said he and his partner went to the cafe got out of the car and I a at do and saw a young boy lying on toe the officer testified He told of going outside to took for witness aid he to a lot of obtained toe first name of an individual end the mim of place where he had been winking We went there and got his last name and THE DETECTIVE said toe name given him wee Hinojosa's end the address was 3101 Cy-s treat He said he end his to the address and the house under surveillance for a little more than an hour Then a police sergeant and another officer arrived with a warrant for the youth on the knocked on toe door and were admitted hyhismother and Agan said went into the bedroom and arrested him (Hinojosa) He was in bed and seemed to be He said toe suspect signed a waiver to permit police to search his car and Agan testified that he found boa of 22 caliber in the glove compartment Therms were 13 buUets in the box JOBE HUERTA' assistant manager of toe Pam Pam testified to seeing the two youths qnarrelingontbe sidewalk immediately before toe shooting An all-male jury is hearing evidence in toe case Asst District Attorney Robert Earp is prosecutor for the State Hinojosa is defended by Lee Chagra and Don Thome The State did not ask for the death penalty STILL A FULL 12 OUNCES EGGINOODLES Books Imtructlon Ion tslimi WORKINO HSS-! man and White Sands Missile Range Westward UA 82 i timies through Freenal twisting down part the centers of Mountain Park High Rolls part orchards and farms pert panoramas of the Sacramento Mountains and the Tularosa Basin 508m JUNCTION WITH US 54 Shortly after leaving Lincoln National Forest UJS 82 comes to UA 54 about three mike north of AlamogordobTurn left on the superhighway end drive south to Alamogordo If on a week-end or two-day trip and have an extra hour or so for additional sightseeing make the 13-mile drive southwest on US 70 to WHITE SANDS national monument Otherwise continue south an UA 54 through the former Apache gold-turquoise mining region around Orogrande and a pre-historie Pueblo site at Newman 397m EL PASO Now dm time to start planning your close-to-home tour Thb seriee of tour suggestions published on of your lo cal service station dealer hy dm AMEUCANFEDUXBHINSnnni Fop general travel information in Texas write: Texas Highway Department ravel Information Division POBox 5064 Austin Texas Far New Mexico write: Tourist Division Department of Development State Capitol Building Santa Fe New Mt Shim pish gout go hiking or boating picnic under impoa-' ing pines or in dm middle of strange atalacdlee Camp in old Apache haunts and photograph greatest works Though thb jaunt can be made a long drive preferable to tarn it into weekend outing MILES START at Mesa Street and Yandell BlvcL driving east on UA 62180 The highway edges big Fort Bliss and heads through the Hueco Mountains and the salt-encrusted lakes near Salt FlaL Now' dm road climbs into the Guadalupe Mountains where dm aimer atone face of el capitan or Guadalupe Peak 8751 feet and the highest point in Texas rears dramatically above canyons end rugged bilk Some 19 miles beyond Pine Springe the route crosses the state lino into New Mexico At Whites City tarn left onto Route 7for 146m CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK located in the Guadalupe foothills finUml noted for its Irnmimm nndt-rgmnnd ehamhwns and delicate limestone formations The regular four-hour tour and others that are shorter take you through the Room Chamber Papoose's Room and the Big Room 2000 feet long 1100 feet wide iid 285 feet high Return along Route 7 to US 62180 and drive north to 166m CARLSBAD Reclamation projects on the Pecaa River have turned dm formerly arid plain into bright fields of alfalfa cotton and vegetables and have created lakes like Avalon Reser- exhihi taacollectiim of local min-erals and archeological finds Continue driving north cm UA 285 pave the gfumt town of Dayton and drh 285b I drive through parts of the old Ghbum Hm as you come into buffalo country where Comandma and Apaches need to hunt Continue north on US id 200m AHIESIA which gets its name from the un derground reservoir that irrigates the nearby fields Around the town are more than 3J100 oil weDa FYom Arteeia tarn west on UA 82 across open range 221m HOPE on the Rio Pefiasoo never fulfilled its founders dreams although it lingers on nostalgically today When first settled in 1885 it was rent ScsNsHMm 10 20 SB 49 Mountains To see dm remains of old poet quitman torn right at dm Sign about 61 miles from El Paso and follow Farm to Market Road 34 then Farm to Market Road 192 for about 15 miles Otherwise stay on InL 10 and US 80 through Sierra Blanca up and over toe Carriso Mountains and on to 121m VAN HORN The town a mining and cotton-raising coiter a happy jumble of adobe homes and modem buildings Should you choose to visit the Sierra Diablo Mountains west of town you may glimpse part of dm bat remaining herd of bighorn sheep Thb tour how ever swings southeastward on US 90 past the Van Horn Mountains and other frontier army posts to 195m MARFA dm dripping and trading center of a legion known for its Highland Hereford cattle Drive north along Route 17 into dm high rugged Davb Mountalno 216m FORT DAVIS dm highert town in Texas a ranching community set ia fa landscape of upland pastures 8000-foot peaks and drefveut canyons Tho picturesque nine of old POET navis founded 111 yean ago in Liimria Canyon recall visions of too frontier period Northwest of town atop 6791-foot Mount Locke MC- PtCOS- 9 Marfa' BONAUi OESEEVATOET Readied via Route 118 it houses an unusually large reflecting telescope Free tours are given on weekends Nearby mavis mountains state pask has attractive picnic and camp retreats as well as the more comfortable Indian yon From Fort Davb continue on Route 17 north across the range to 248m TOYAHVALE which marks the beginning of your return to El Paso First however you may want to taka dm abort drive to nAiMOBHEA pass east on UA 290 The preserve surrounds gushing SAN SOLOMON springs which have been made into natural swimming pool Ida an ideal spot to spend dm night allowing you to visit PECOS dm next day Little more dun -40 miles to dm north thb famous cattle town was onoe dm very edge of civilisation law west of the the rule these days only on the Fourth of July From Toyahvak follow US 290 northwest to 269m JUNCTION WITH UJS 80 Turn left and continue west Past Kent the highway undulates along the southern edge of the Apache Mountains an extension of the Guadalupe Range 516m VAN HORN Once again drive across the sunbaked plain on InL 10 and UA 80 to Sierra Blanca the Quitman homeward cm InL 10 Thb highspeed expressway whisks you back to to to rugged hills swim or ride and meet tf heritage of early Texas 0 MILES START at Stanton Street and Paisano Drive following UJS 80A past Cordova Island and Washington Park The route joins US 80 through the outer Paao limits 12m YSLETA eettled ahnort 300 jeers ages one of the oldest oommunitiro in Texas A reminder of the past ia tha bright white YSLETA MISSION by the been reconstructed and kept in good repair Juet to dm east lies a tiny plot of land been cultivated every year since the mission's founding: Yakta is the start of a abort but significant route Farm Road 258 the old RL CAmNO BEAL now identified by numerous numbered signs Padres Walked enjoy thiw drive better with a copy of Peso Mission prepared by the Chamber of Commerce Now the busy mood of Paao ia replaced by dm peaceful eight of small adobe homesteads creaking outdoor pumpe nett fields and dumps of cottonwoods and pecan trees to a a 16m SOCORRO the atmosphere set by Yakta Of interest ia the mission be la FUKISIKA CONCEPCION with its thick adobe walls handrcaived statues and dm nnnsual burial ground with four deecanaa (or resting places) The entire mission has been restored with great 21m SAN EUZARIO the erown jewel of the drive: The glistening white PSESinio CHAPEL founded in 1777 nates the sleepy tree-shaded plaza Beside the square are the long low palace oldest building in Texas the venerable County Courthouse and the squat EL PASO countt JAIL where Billy the Kid hoarded for a while From here yon swing eastward beds to UA 80 around Clint The highway merges with InL 10 as it climbs dm low pern between the Finlay and Quitman called BadgervUIe since homes were dug in the gronnd and roofed with hoards Now the peaks of the Sacramento Mountains begin to change the skyline ahead The Guadalupe Mountains are to the south and cattle grase on the foothills of the Paj-ritoe in the north The road gradually climbs over hilb frizzled with cactus and through rising valleys until you reach 260m ELK which just over a mile high It was settled almost 80 years ago as a ranch and farm hub During its early years Apaches frequently attacked settlers in the vicinity It's still possible to find an occasional arrowhead Jut beyond the town in the James Valley you enter LINCOLN NATIONAL POBESr 273m MAYHHL was settled by Texans in 1876 Local residents can point out in the hilb to the west the site of a former Apache stronghold where an 1854 campaign wiped out 200 Indian homes The road now climbs a bit more sharply and the pines grow teller and taller While the main tour follows US 82 you can try a variation by swinging ahead on Route 21 and rejoining US 82 at 292m CLOUD CROFT a year-round resort Its pine-fringed fairways are said to comprise dm highert golf course an the continent other recreation too picnicking and hiking and saddle and pac trips South of Goudcroft a dirt road runs to sunspot location of the Sacramento Peak Observatory whose work keyed to the space age activities of dm Hollo.

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