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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1976
Page
2
Balmorhea and Marfa track teams attended the Sul Ross Invitational in Alpine. George Lujan won long jump and led multiple events while Victor Turin and Lujan earned top finishes in hurdles and sprints. Division 1 totals placed Marfa first 94 Balmorhea second 86.
Band boosters announce a Balmorhea jamboree this Saturday inviting all locals. A time change next week will shift clocks an hour earlier for work and school. Mr and Mrs Harold Walker from Lockhart visited Balmorhea with their son Mark Walker. Velma Carrasco spent holidays with her mother Mrs Juan Carrasco and returned to Odessa. Mr and Mrs Humphries hosted grandchildren of Mrs Shirley Rowe who will return to Arlington with their mother for school.
The Dow rose 5.83 to 993.94 at noon as NYSE issues gained more than they fell. Polaroid jumped 17 to 34% amid Kodak camera competition. Cotton futures firmed on soft planting data but hedging limited gains. Fort Worth cattle and hog markets showed mixed moves after storms.
Sul Ross State University choir under Richard Honea will tour in Van Horn on April 27 at 8 p.m. in the High School Auditorium and in Pecos on April 28 at 7 30 p.m. at the First Methodist Church. Requiem Mass in C Minor by Cherubini and works by Gabrieli Handel Berger will be played. Admission is free. Honea and Allan Roberts will discuss admissions and scholarships with students and parents before and after each show.
In Las Cruces a nine man three woman jury finds 30 year old Ei leen Lowe of Muleshoe Texas guilty of kidnapping in the January 30 abduction of an Albuquerque infant. The verdict followed about two hours of deliberation. Judge Howard Bratton sets sentencing for May fifth in Albuquerque.
Littleton Public Schools in Colorado topped a nationwide competition recognizing exemplary elementary school library media programs. The district was named School Library Media Program of the Year by the American Association of School Librarians and Encyclopedia Britannica.
Police investigated four Easter weekend traffic accidents with no injuries. Incidents included a Martinez Street collision between a 1975 Oldsmobile driven by Robert McNeal and a 1964 Cadillac driven by Lydia Chavez Hernandez, plus three more at Fifth and Cedar, Third and Peach, and a parking lot backing incident. Vandalism reports cite ten broken windows at H and M Truck and Tractor. Cigarettes stolen from a store lead to a manhunt based on witness descriptions and a license plate.
Ten American Legion posts will be honored at the 16th District Convention here Saturday and Sunday. Registration opens Saturday in the Post Home lobby at 2065 Colorado. Delegates and alternates to the Seattle national convention will be elected, with district and department committee provisions noted.
Cotton planting was underway in the Pecos Valley and Pecos area of Texas as forward contracting for the 1976 crop began slowly in New Mexico. USDA reports show about 16 percent contracted nationwide by April 1, higher than 1975 but below 1973, with California Arizona and the Mid South booking much of their crop. Prices ranged from 54 to 59 cents per pound depending on region and quality.
Congressman Bob Krueger released district questionnaire results showing constituent opposition to national health insurance by 54 percent. Voters want action on energy, defense, crime, and tax reform, with many retirees naming government corruption as a major problem.
Women now qualify for 93 percent of military classifications and the armed services plan 88,000 women in uniform by 1977. The largest representation is in the Women's Army Corps with 1,466 officers and 35,656 enlisted by end of 1975, while the Coast Guard has the fewest women with 32 officers and 420 enlisted.
Obituaries note Claude Ray Baker 46 of Balmorhea died after a short illness in Big Bend Memorial Hospital Alpine. Services at Fort Stockton Funeral Home Chapel with Cedar Grove Cemetery burial. Survived by wife Betty and four sons. Also listed are Nonie McKinney and Bernice Smith with funeral details and survivors. Community notices list Reeves County 4‑H meeting and local club meetings across Pecos and Balmorhea with schedules for the week.
A Pecos calendar lists upcoming activities and gatherings in the region. It highlights community events, church functions, fairs, meetings, and social notices across Pecos and nearby locales, encouraging residents to participate and plan ahead.
The Ford administration asks the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling blocking license fees on imported oil. The FEA argues the decision harms presidential power to shift toward independence from foreign petroleum sources and would affect about $4.8 billion in potential revenue.
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