Pecos Youth Flag Football Committee Forms Countywide Program
A Pecos meeting led to forming a Youth Flag Football program for boys ages 6-8 9-10 and 11-12 with a newly named committee. The group favored flag football over costly tackle equipment and scheduled a coaches and players clinic for Monday August 7 at 7 p.m. in the Community Center Banquet Room to review rules.
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Jerry Millsapps
Pecos High School
Pecos
Robert Hinojos
Community Center
Revolt Behind Bid to Unseat Houston Speaker Clayton
More than 50 Texas House members met to discuss a revolt against Speaker Bill Clayton amid discontent over his leadership, calls for rules changes, and potential candidate consensus to oppose reelection. Temple claimed not to steer the coalition, while Rep. Ben Z. Grant emerged as a frequently named alternative.
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Houston
Houston Post
Austin Bureau
House
Bill Clayton
the Post
Clayton
Lame Duck
Dolph Briscoe
Diboll
Arthur
Buddy
Temple
Coalition
Debate opens today as gas deregulation foes cry sellout
Opponents in Congress accuse President Carter of backing a natural gas compromise that conceders gains to oil and gas producers. Sens. Abourezk and Metzenbaum argue the plan would raise residential prices and extend price controls until 1985 before deregulation. They urged extended debate to educate the public.
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Mike Shanahan
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Carter
James Abourezk
South Dakota
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
House of Senate
Metzenbaum
Abourezk
Congressional
Congressional Conference Committee
House
Senate Energy Committee
Sentencing set next month for two aliens in Texas case
Two defendants convicted of felony violations of the Immigration and Naturalization Service Law face sentencing next month in Pecos Division of the Western District of Texas. Jacinto Baeza-Carrasco, 27, of Mexico, is jailed on $10,000 bond after a non jury conviction for illegally re entering the United States. Eleuterio Sabia Melen dez, 18, of Mexico, pleaded guilty on July 27 to unlawfully aiding and abetting an illegal alien and is jailed on $15,000 bond. Judge William S. Sessions set the sentencing date to allow pre sentence and probation reports.
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U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Pecos
U.S. District Court
Western District of Texas
Jacinto Baeza-Carrasco
Mexico
United States
Reeves County
Eleuterio Sabia-Melendez
U.S
William S. Sessions
Pecos farmers film screening postponed to Aug 8
Clem Crowley says the ABC 20 20 program on Pecos farmers is postponed until Tuesday Aug 8. Crowley and Bill Hudson helped the crew with the piece on the high cost of energy for farmers, changing tonight’s schedule per Joe Cook of ABC.
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Clem Crowley
Pecos
The
Enterprise This
ABC
Joe Cook
ABC Network
Crowley
Bill Hudson
Tax reform special session drags into Tuesday in Texas
In Austin, prospects dim for adjourning the special legislative session by Tuesday or sending a property tax relief package to voters. House debate centered on Wayne Peveto’s uniform property tax appraisal bill while Speaker Bill Clayton’s drive for a constitutional amendment failed amid a heated floor session.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
House
Orange
Wayne Peveto
Peveto
Senate
Bill Clayton
Clayton
Tim von Dohlen
Dooliad
John Bryant
Dallas
Bryant
von Dohlen
Clatyton
Weather Watch Pecos Sees Warm West Texas Forecast
The high yesterday reached 96 with a 66 degree low this morning in Pecos. The AP forecast calls for mostly fair conditions in the north and partly cloudy skies in the south through Wednesday with scattered afternoon and nighttime showers and thunderstorms especially in the south and widely scattered storms in the north. Expect highs in the 90s, 85 in the mountains, and nightly lows from 64 to 72, near 60 in higher elevations.
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Pecos
Associated Press
West Texas
Seven Defendants Face Immigration Offense Sentences in Pecos
In Pecos, seven defendants pleaded guilty on misdemeanor immigration charges before U.S. Magistrate J.M. Preston. Maria Garcia-Garcia received one year unsupervised probation after a six month jail term was suspended. Pablo Yanez Rodriguez also got one year probation with a $400 fine. Daniel Reyes was fined $200 with a year probation. Tomas Marquez-Miramontez and Jacinto Sanchez-Olivas drew 120 days in jail, Manuel Landeros-Gutierrez 197 days, and Oscar Hernandez-Munoz 60 days.
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United States
U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Maria Garcia-Garcia
Muleshoe
Marathon
Pablo Yanez Rodriguez
Levelland
Daniel Reyes
Dimmitt
Tomas Marquez-Miramontez
Jacinto Sanchez-Olivas
Manuel Landeros-Gutierrez
Oscar Hernandez-Munoz
Tropical storm Amelia weakens into steady rain in Texas
In Brownsville, Tropical Storm Amelia, born amid Gulf turmoil, dissipated into a gentle rainstorm within hours, leaving behind showers and localized flooding concerns as residents monitor the system’s remnants.
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Brownsville
Texas
Amelia
Gulf of Mexico
Sqgrse
Three held in Reeves jail for marijuana charges
Three Texas residents faced arraignment before U.S. Magistrate J M Preston on felony possession of marijuana. Ricky Dale Ballard Janice Elaine Williams and Jose Ines Escalera were ordered held in Reeves County jail in Pecos in lieu of 15000 bond each after pleading not guilty.
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Texas
Reeves County
Pecos
U.S
J.M. Preston
Ricky Dale Ballard
Dallas
Janice Elaine Williams
Bangs
Jose Ines Escalera
Midway
Drug Enforcement Administration
Pecos Hosts Youth Baseball Tournament Set Thursday
Pecos will host a three day youth baseball tournament for boys under 12. Opening ceremonies begin Thursday at 6 30 p m with games to follow. The schedule runs through Saturday night with four out of town teams Ft Stockton enters two teams along with Kermit Monahans and Pecos each fielding two local squads.
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Pecos
Ft. Stockton
Kermit, Monahans
Fund Opens for Local Resident Support in Pecos
Accounts opened at Security State and First National Banks in Pecos to accept donations for a local resident undergoing Hodgkin's Disease treatment. Residents may deposit contributions at either bank to assist the fund.
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Security State
First National
Pecos
Lottie Scott Fund
Senate amendment for balanced budget okayed
The Senate backed a Byrd crafted amendment demanding a balanced federal budget by 1981 amid election year tensions. Supporters warn it may die in House conference, while critics call it bravado and harmful to the economy. President Carter had aimed for balance by 1981, with deficits forecast.
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Washington
Senate
California
House-Senate
International Monetary Fund
Harry F. Byrd
India
Byrd
Monetary Fund
Carter
James McIntyre Jr
Commerce Department
White House
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