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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1977
Page
1
A city story recounts officials installing stop signs near Al’s, a sign uprooted, reattached, bent, removed, replaced, and secured with welded iron and a concrete anchor. Two girls and two boys were involved as word spread and repair costs reached 77 dollars.
The Texas House tentatively approved by voice vote a bill aimed at curbing bank failures. Rep. Jerry Donaldson said the measure helps the banking commissioner evaluate plans of bank buyers, while Rep. Wilson called it an effort to shore up a weak banking commission amid seven state bank failures in four years.
March building permits total reached 516 325 dollars led by a 400 000 packing shed at 1701 W Second and including multiple home improvements. The value trails March 1976’s 563 000 but outpaces February 102 000 and January 123 000. several homeowners and firms across McAllen undertook additions and new structures.
Reeves County in the Odessa district receives preventive maintenance under a statewide $60 million program to repair winter damage. District Engineer August H. Pearson says work includes SH-20 segments from Salt Draw to Pecos and from Pecos westward, totaling about 10.5 miles with overlay and surface additions.
A twin engine plane carrying about 4,000 pounds of marijuana forced landed at a ranch seven miles from Big Lake Texas. Three suspects were detained. Deputies found nearly 100 suitcase sized packages of Mexican marijuana in the NH registered plane.
Today's low 38 degrees and Monday's high forecast. Fair conditions with a gradual warming trend across most sections through Wednesday.
In New Hope Georgia a Southern Airways DC9 crashed during a lightning hail storm. At least 68 killed with 85 aboard a Pier 242 flight from Huntsville to Atlanta. Ground deaths include eight in a car by a grocery store. Two crew among the dead. 26 survived, eight later died.
Storms swept from Mississippi Gulf toward the Northeast killing at least 27 and injuring many. The Birmingham area reported the highest toll with 19 dead, including 17 in Smithfield Estates. Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia faced severe floods, evacuations, and power outages, while Tornadoes damaged districts in Georgia and Floyd County.
A congressional study urges an international effort to keep nuclear fuel reprocessing securely controlled. It warns no nation can be fully protected from nuclear blackmail and cites a clear possibility that nonstate groups could assemble a bomb without access to government secrets or facilities.
Atty. Gen. John Hill ruled that a ceiling on damages in medical malpractice suits would be constitutional. He found two Senate bills compatible with the House compromise in most respects and delivered his opinion in Austin.
Crockett band members and cheerleaders celebrate their Pecos Music Festival success. The group includes Michelle Stuard Starla Edwards Mary Coleman and Jeff Duncan among others as they pose with trophies and cheers. Senator A R Schwartz of Galveston leads the Texas debate on malpractice caps while Bible verse ends the page.
The Crockett junior high band earned top ratings in sight reading and concert at the Pecos Music Festival. Zavala also scored high in sight reading and top in concert. Among 17 bands McCamey led sight-reading in concert and Presidio won sight reading. Odessa Hodd captured CCC orchestra and Bonham won CCC band. Conductors were Doug Garman and Darle Roundtree. hundreds of young musicians attended.
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