Seven West Texas towns join in rate hike appeal
Seven West Texas towns and Southern Union Gas Company bring their gas rate dispute before the Texas Railroad Commission at 9 a.m. Wednesday. The seven-city area served by Southern Union has united to respond to an appeal filed by the firm after the cities balked at negotiating terms of a November rate increase proposal. The cities object to portions of the three-prong plan.
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Southern Union Gas Company
Chamber of the Texas Railroad Commission
Southern Union
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Texas
RRC
Com
Austin
Pecos
Bill Pigman
W.C. Renshaw
Monahans
Barstow
Wink
Wickett
Pyote
Thorntonville
Jack Forga
Ed Hammond
New Two Dollar Bill Draws Instant Popularity Across Banks
The two dollar bill returned after a decade with banks distributing 400 million by year end and $2 million circulating in the first days. Bank officials note strong demand with customers buying as souvenirs and even stamping and using them for postage. President Ford received the first note in a White House ceremony.
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Associated Press
John Calkins
First National Bank of
Boston
Ronald Coleman
Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co
Chicago
Coleman
Continental
Thomas Jefferson
Ford
Treasury
William E. Simon
White House
Harvard University
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah schools dismiss for Easter break
About 4 000 students and 400 teachers will begin their Easter holiday Thursday. All Pecos Barstow Toyah district schools dismiss at regular times Wednesday and stay closed until 8 30 a m Tuesday. Students will receive six week report cards on dismissal day.
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Pecos- Barstow-Toyah
Outdoor cooking training for Scout leaders in Pecos
Girl Scout leaders met at the Girl Scout House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for outdoor cooking training led by Marge Peterson of Odessa and volunteer trainers Mrs. Jack King and Mrs. L. H. Michaelson. The session aims to prepare them to teach cooking at the Day Camp July 26 30. Volunteers are needed. contact Laura Teal at 447-2552.
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Girl Scout
Barbara Flores
Linda Faulkner
Laura Teal
Veronica Barrera
Girl Scout House
Pecos
Nova Gutierrez
Marge Peterson
Odessa
Jack King
L.H. Michaelson
Telephone workers unite to back reform of communications act
Pecos telephone employees join a nationwide push backing a Senate bill to reform the Communications Act. Ron Ethridge of Continental Telephone Texas says independents and the Bell System align to protect residential and small business users from price hikes and to regulate equipment and private line rates.
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Continental Telephone Company of
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Ron Ethridge
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Ethridge
Federal Communications Commission
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Presidential politicking returns to Texas today
Former Alabama governor George Wallace arrives to seek votes in Texas for the May Democratic primary. Ronald Reagan plans a second Texas visit within days to pursue Republican delegates as campaigns push toward the state convention and the 96 GOP delegates.
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Associated Press
Texas
Alabama
George Wallace
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Ford
Hamilton joins county judges in RC&D trip to Washington
A Trans-Pecos Resource Conservation and Development Project delegation met in Washington with Secretary Earl Butz and several congressmen to urge approval. The group led by Judge E C Locklear Wynn Hamilton Joe Shepard and Judge Peggy Garner sought support for a plan covering 9 108 840 acres across eight West Texas counties to curb soil erosion and boost regional productivity.
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Texas
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April Showers Refresh Texas Weather Spread Across State
The article notes that April showers brought modest moisture to much of Texas with some storms and no major damage. Pecos saw winds and a 90 degree high, 51 degree low, and a low pressure center in West Texas sparked showers and thunderstorm activity spreading eastward. Forecasts predicted damp weather into Wednesday across most regions.
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Associated Press
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Rockies
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Pacific Coast
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Illinois
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Absentee ballots available Wednesday in May primary
County Clerk Catherine Ashley announced absentee ballots for the May Democratic primary will be available Wednesday after printers delivered them. Eligible voters may cast ballots once receipt is confirmed, with five qualifying reasons including absence from the county, age 65 plus, confinement for childbirth, religious beliefs, or jail confinement. Voters are reminded to bring registration slips to the May 1 vote.
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Catherine Ashley
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