Hospital design bids push toward Reeves County 60 bed project
Reeves County plans a third bid meeting in the district courtroom as two more firms present designs for a $3.5 million 60 bed hospital replacing the current 30 bed unit. By week’s end eight firms from Austin Houston Lubbock Corpus Christi Odessa and Wichita Falls will have presented.
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Lynn Webb
Reeves County
Dar
Rell Glover
Glover
Hospital Board and Planning Committee
Peters and Fields of
Odessa
Johnny Fields
Jason Fry
Koleman-Rolfe
Houston
Impres
Austin
Lubbock
Corpus Christi
Wichita Falls
HouseOKs Article on State Taxes in Texas Constitution
In Austin AP reports the Texas House approved the finance article of a new constitution by 124 to 20. It would create a uniform property tax system with state standards for appraisal, shifting property tax assessment to county level from hundreds of authorities. Amendments blocking state taxes and a 2 cent per $100 valuation tax for government building construction were defeated.
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Austin
Texas
House
Nixon confronted with confidential exchanges on Vietnam aid
Washington AP The Ford administration acknowledged Nixon held confidential exchanges in which he assured the Saigon government the United States would react vigorously to Hanoi violations of the Paris peace accords. Nessen noted such documents are not public and said the matter concerned various levels and people, including Nixon and Thieu, but that he was not involved at the time.
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Nessen
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Nixon
South Vietnam
Jackson
Ford
John G. Tower
Congress
South
Thieu
Pecos High Echo Wins UIL Award of Merit
Pecos High School's Eagle Echo earned the UIL Award of Merit for school newspapers becoming the district's sole recipient. Editor Luis Guerrero leads a staff of 17 with sponsor Marlene Coleman. Acosta placed fourth in newswriting and Guerrero fourth in editorial writing at the UIL spring meet in Kermit, weeks before the January 1973 Paris accord signing.
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Pecos High School
Eagle Echo
UIL
Pecos
the Echo
Luis Guerrero
Marlene Coleman
Elsa Acosta
Kermit
Galindo wins Reeves County school board seat
Unofficial returns from Saturday voting show Roddy Villescas joining political newcomer Manuel Galindo on the Reeves County school trustee board. Galindo unseated incumbent R. Henry Blackwell, winning 235 votes to 174 in precinct 4. County commissioners will canvass and certify the results Monday before installation.
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Reeves County School Trustee Board
Roddy Villescas
Manuel Galindo
Catherine Ashley
Galindo
R. Henry Blackwell
Blackwell
Savings Bonds in Reeves County Reach $36K Year to Date
Reeves county savings bond sales for February totaled 30 529 with a year to date of 43 473 714 toward an annual goal of 234 3 million. County chairman Archie B Scott announced the figures noting 19 percent of the 1975 sales goal of 190 000 for the county and 18 5 percent of the state goal. Texans bought 20 183 108 in Savings Bonds in the month. Polls suggest 4 or 5 percent of people are cautious and have no opinion.
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Treasury
Archie B. Scott
United States Savings
Reeves County
Saigon says Xuan Loc retaken after heavy fighting
Saigon military command reports government troops drove North Vietnamese forces from Xuan Loc the provincial capital 40 miles east of Saigon and destroyed four tanks after dawn attacks. The advance followed a long artillery barrage as large-scale fighting tested the government's resolve.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Xuan Loc
Nguyen van Thieu
Long Khanh
Seawright’s Quadratic Method Draws National Attention
Pecos High School senior Charles Seawright has work published in The Mathematics Student a national high school mathematics journal. His article presents a short form for solving and graphing quadratic equations more quickly. He will compete in Saturday’s regional science fair at Alpine with a project detailing his method.
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Pecos
Charles Seawright
Charles
Alpine
Senate rejects bid to halt oil price controls
The Senate voted 69 to 21 against an amendment as it moves toward final action on a conservation bill. The measure would authorize the President to ration gasoline if a petroleum boycott recurs and let states set long term conservation goals. Supporters warned ending controls could raise oil from 5.25 to over 12 dollars a barrel. Meanwhile a House subcommittee opened seven fact finding sessions on extending unemployment benefits.
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Senate
Ford
House
Ways and Means
Golden Girl hopefuls begin trek to the title
Nominees for the Golden Girl of the Old West title for 1975 and their mothers start preparations with a meeting at Mrs. Jay Dycus home on April 17. Publicity chairwoman Mrs. Cecil Jim Lee outlines itinerary, talent entries, costumes and public appearances before the June 30 Revue.
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Jay Dycus
Wyoming St
Cecil Jim Lee
Turbulence grows across Texas as Pecos stays dry
Turbulence builds in Texas with heavy rain and fog in the southeast causing a two death highway crash in fog near Lamberton north of Beaumont. Central and Northeast Texas face flash flood threats as a cold front diffused over the Upper Texas Coast.
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Texas
Pecos
Associated Press
Palestine
Grapeland
Nacogdoches
Tyler
Corpus Christi
U.S. 96
Lamberton
Beaumont
Charles L. Holman
Houston
James H. Hillis
Angelton
Percy Langley
Kirbyville
Texas Panhandle
Rio Grande Alley
Brownsville
Texarkana
Collision in Bois D Arc St. area with no injuries
Police report details a minor two vehicle collision in the 200 block of Bois D Arc Street around 9 30 p m Tuesday. Vehicles driven by W T Lattner Jr 2114 Johnson Street and Donald Ray Davis 1613 West Fifth Street were involved with no injuries reported.
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Bois D’ Arc St
W.T. Lattner Jr
Johnson St
Donald Ray Davis
W. Fifth St
Pecos-Barstow Toyah School Board Agenda Set
The Pecos Barstow Toyah school board prepares for a 5 30 p m meeting with bids opening on 2 7 million in bonds canvassing election returns and administering oath of office to two new trustees. The agenda also includes forming the board for the coming year and appointing the board of equalization for the 1975 76 tax year.
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Pecos-Barstow
Toyah
Board of Equalization
City council to swear in three new officials
Three city councilmen will take their oath of office for a two year term on Thursday in regular session at 7:30 a.m. in city hall council chambers. Incumbents Bob Bickley and Manuel Trujillo join newly elected Doug Fernandes after vote canvassing. Discussion of next year’s fire contract and bids opened for a new police patrol unit on the agenda.
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City Hall
Bob Bickley
Manuel Trujillo
Doug Fernandes
Notaries Must Apply for New Term in May
Secretary of State Mark White says notaries seeking reappointment for the term starting June 1 must file a new oath and post bond with the county clerk between May 1 and May 15. The 1975 1977 term is affected. Nonnotaries seeking appointment should apply to the county clerk before April 30.
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Notaries
Mark White
White
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Killebrew and Rucker
Joe McKay
Brasher-Goyette-Rapier
Houseoks
KOSA
Ruben Gillespie
Clark Ford
Charlotte Slack
Kay Gaddy
George Duesler
Monahans
Midland
Vietnam
N. Viet
Seawright Math Work Published
Ment
U.S
Ann Dycus
Earl McElroy
Dycus
Terry Burkholder
Tommy Mayfield
David Hinz
Kent Cotton
Mike Starkey
Steve Armstrong
David Lundgren
Kenneth Calloway
Harvey Ramsey
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