Villescas Wins Las Vegas Vacation In Local Sweepstakes
Gloria Villescas of Pecos was named winner of a Las Vegas vacation in a local merchants sweepstakes. She will get a five day four night trip for two to Showboat Hotel Casino Lanes plus food and gas allowances. Other weekly prizes include $50 in Scrip and a $25 Savings Bond for Louis Perkins and Kenneth Dale Ford respectively. A complete merchant list appears in the later pages. Participants must register at visiting participating stores to be eligible.
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Gloria Villescas
Pecan
Pecos
Las Vegas
Pecos Enterprise
Ms. Villescas
Kenneth Dale Ford
Country Club Dr
Louis Perkins
S. Alamo
Pape
Pecos Financial
Teamsters and trucking industry push toward contract agreement
Federal mediators and union leader Frank Fitzsimmons said progress was made as talks resumed in Washington aiming to end a 10 day trucking industry shutdown that has disrupted auto manufacturing. The two sides, aided by mediators, worked 11 hours Monday with a possible new proposal from the mediator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Espo
Associated Press
Washington
Teamsters Union
Frank Fitzsimmons
Wayne Horvitz
Texas House Appropriations Panel OKs 20 Billion Budget
The House Appropriations Committee, with 16 voting yes and 2 no, approved a 20 billion dollar general appropriation for 1980 81 leaving 365 million for tax cuts or added spending. Floor action starts next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
House Appropriations Committee
Bill Clayton
Clayton
Weather Outlook From Pecos To Panhandle
Partly cloudy and windy to cooler through Wednesday. Highs ranged from mid 50s in the Panhandle to upper 80s in Big Bend. Tonight lows mid 30s Panhandle to low 50s in the extreme south. Panhandle to northern areas may see scattered rain and snow mix in the Panhandle Wednesday with highs near 40 to 70s elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
Deadline set for crop insurance in West Texas counties
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation announces all-risk insurance for the 1979 cotton crop in El Paso Hudspeth Pecos Presidio and Reeves Counties with a deadline of April 15. Regional Director Ben A. Jordan Jr says improvements include greater protection. Information available from the County Federal Crop Insurance Office 6330 Gateway Blvd East El Paso 915 513 7671.
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Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
el Paso
Hudspeth
Pecos
Presidio
Reeves
Ben A. Jordan, Jr
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Federal Crop Insurance Office
Gateway Blvd. East
Paso
Senate subcommittee opens nuclear safety probe
Senate nuclear regulation subcommittee hearings opened with Joseph Hendrie warning the nation cannot endure another Three Mile Island accident. He urged stricter reactor licensing scrutiny, enhanced operator training, and stronger safety regulations. Senator Gary Hart proposed federal crisis teams and continuous monitoring of all commercial reactors to preempt emergencies.
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Associated Press
Washington
Joseph Hendrie
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Congress
Three Mile Island
Hendrie
Senate Nuclear Regulation Subcommittee
NRC
Pennsylvania
Gary Hart
D-Cole
Subcommittee
Raymond Fraley
Advisory Committee
Trial date set in Hudnall securities case over venue
In Pecos 143rd District Court Judge Lawrence Fuller overruled a defense motion to change venue in the Dane Hudnall case. A tentative trial date of June 19 was set. Hudnall, 33, of Austin, is charged by Reeves County Grand Jury with unlawful sale of securities tied to oil gas and mineral leases in Webb County on May 23, 1977. Six state witnesses and three defense witnesses testified. defense discovery issue was resolved. Howard Holcombe prosecutes, Roddy Harrison defends.
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Clements
Appropriations Committee
Fox
Dane Hudnall
Austin
Pecos
Lawrence Fuller
Hudnall
Reeves Coun
Ty Grand Jury
143Rd Judicial District Court
Webb County
Walter Holcombe
Roddy Harrison
Harrison
Driving offense leads to two years supervised probation
Francisco Natividad Rodriguez Jr., 31, of 1209 S Pecan, pleaded guilty in the 143rd District Court in Pecos to driving while intoxicated, a subsequent offense. District Judge Lawrence Fuller suspended the two-year term of imprisonment for two years on supervised probation, with a condition he remain in Reeves County and not leave without permission.
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Francisco Natividad Rodriguez, Jr
S. Pecan
Pecos
Lawrence Fuller
Reeves County
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New County
Darrell H. Glover
Reeves County Court-at-Law
Jack L. McGowen
Commissioners Court
McGowen
Robert S. Kent
Robert Hinojos
Horvitz
Teamsters
Ies
Trucking Management Inc
House
Milton Fox
Houston
Fred Agnich
Dallas
Bill Clements
Bill Presnal
D-Bryan
Bill Hollowell
D Grand Saline
University of Texas At Austin
S& Million
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Hart
Atomic
Fuller
Lamar Elementary
Melisa Rayos
Raymond Rich
Felipe Orosco
Jessica Franco
Martha Garcia
Isela Lara
Elena Vasquez
Cindy Sparkman
Henry Jones
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