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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1977
Page
1
The Zavala Junior High Band won its first Division T rating in UIL Concert and Sightreading at Bonham Junior High Odessa. Eleven Class Cc bands entered. only three earned first division in concert and four in sight reading. Doug Garman praised members as rehearsals begin for the May 16 spring concert.
Tornado warning issued for Reeves and Ward counties after a funnel cloud was seen north of Pecos by DPS officers. No ground touch was confirmed. additional sightings near Mentone and south of Pecos reported with no damages. Western Texas weather shows hail, heavy rain, and a cool front pushing south.
U S Representative Bob Krueger says a substitute bill for price controls could replace Carter era controls and lift deregulation in the gas market He cautions any move would be close and relies on broader support from the House Ad Hoc Energy Committee Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen supports a temporary cap with a path to eventual full deregulation while warning against immediate drastic shifts Rep William Archer notes votes will hinge on technical questions in a fraught energy politics scene
The Evening Optimist Club of Pecos, endorsed by Mayor W C Pigman, proclaims May 17 as Respect for Law Week. The 120000 member Optimist International urges citizen police cooperation to reduce crime and fight public apathy through year round activities across the United States and Canada.
Scattered thunderstorms and showers with locally heavy downpours move in tonight and Saturday. Warm and humid conditions continue, with partly cloudy skies and widely scattered storms through Tuesday.
A HEW Health Care Financing Administration survey estimates that federal and state governments overpay about $1 billion annually to ineligible Medicaid recipients, with another $1 billion lost to fraud and abuse by providers. The sample covered two Medicaid portions serving 9.3 million of 26 million recipients, finding about 9 percent of funds go to ineligible claims.
In McAllen Texas the DEA reports 16 indictments naming 62 alleged drug violators in a sweep dubbed Operation Wishbone. Don Smith says most have been caught but the war persists with Starr County a key smuggling hub and Donna Texas linked marijuana busts.
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