Longhorns return to Pecos city zoo pair Martha and George
Pecos Texas brings two pure-blood Longhorns to its municipal zoo Martha aged 15 months and George 18 months from the Railway Ranch south of Odessa. City Manager J J Maxey along with Mayor Bill Pigman and Councilman Doug Fernandes helped secure the pair hoped to boost the zoo next spring.
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J.J. Maxey
Odessa
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Meister Industries
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Bill Pigman
Doug Fernandes
Kelly Cooper
Gary Cooper
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Pecos Municipal Zoo
Ford urges arms limits in Central Europe at Helsinki
President Ford in Helsinki calls for arms reductions in Central Europe and a new Soviet pact to cap offensive nuclear weapons. He backs the European security conference code of conduct while stressing detente is a two way process and urging mutual restraint and progress from all sides. Brezhnev’s speech appears conciliatory but ambiguous. Kissinger notes cautious optimism and questions about enforcement. The United States pledges flexibility to advance talks, citing the monumental task of a safer world.
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Crime statistics set safety areas
A Washington AP report notes that Miami and Washington may be two of America's safest big cities based on a 1973 LEAA study of 13 cities from census polling of about 9,900 households and 1,535 businesses. The survey found Miami had the lowest personal crime victimization and tied low for household burglaries, while San Francisco and Minneapolis showed higher rates.
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Impeachment hearing may cost million
AUSTIN AP The impeachment hearing for Duval County District Judge O P Carrillo will cost taxpayers at least 1 million, says Rep. Moreno D El Paso. He warned the House that the impeachment resolution risks a treacherous political power struggle and criticized Rep. Canales as self serving. The Judicial Qualifications Commission's yearly budget is 61 thousand, and the proposed constitution would limit impeachment to major executive officials and Texas Supreme Court judges, not district judges.
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Moreno
Judicial Qualifications Commission
Executive Department
Texas Supreme Court
Schools Open Here August 27 Amid Preparations
The official opening of school will be August 27 with student registration on August 26, says high school principal Dalton Mosely. Teacher in-service training runs August 18 to 25. Details on lockers parking and other items to come later.
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Jobless rate holds as auto industry shows pickup
Washington reports the unemployment rate near 8.9 percent in July after a May 9.2 percent peak and June 8.6 percent. Auto makers announce callbacks reducing furloughs to 104,500. Ford’s second quarter profits drop 36 percent but beat expectations. Inventories slipped in June aiding potential production gains. Agriculture prices rose 3 percent from mid June to mid July with grain sales to Russia noted.
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Commerce Department
Agriculture Department
Apollo 15 astronauts begin light exercise on Hawaii
In Honolulu, doctors report Apollo astronauts Thomas Stafford, Donald Slayton, and Vance Brand in good health after lung irritation from poison rocket gas. They moved from Tripler Hospital to beach cottages on a Marine base for 10 days of doctor ordered isolation and daily exams. Family support continues as officials plan possible weekend sightseeing.
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Donald K. Slayton
Vance D. Brand
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Simon sees consensus for business tax cut
Treasury Secretary William E. Simon outlined a Ford administration plan to cut business taxes to boost corporate profits and encourage investment. He said a gradual phased reduction would limit short term revenue loss and noted potential links to extending personal tax cuts to offset higher energy prices next year.
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Federal Reserve Board
Last issue mails in Balmorhea area subscribers
Today's Pecos Enterprise announces final mailed issue to a sample of Balmorhea Saragosa and Toyah residents and invites readers to subscribe via a form printed in the paper. It notes home delivery in Balmorhea or Toyah, otherwise next day mailing, with a $2.50 monthly bill.
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Insurance board approves malpractice rates in Texas
Texas State Insurance Board for first time in over two decades sets medical malpractice rates after legislation allows regulation. Basic $140 to $1032 yearly for non surgical physicians, with higher costs in larger counties. Transportation Insurance Co. hold and Argonaut challenge noted.
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Christie
Travis County
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Coleman urges extending daylight saving time through 1977
Transportation Secretary William T. Coleman says the eight month daylight saving period modestly saved energy and may have reduced traffic deaths and violent crime. A Congress study shows small, hard to isolate benefits, but Coleman argues for two more years of eight months DST to allow further analysis.
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