Senate to stage Carrillo's trial in September
The Texas Senate will begin trying State District Judge O P Carrillo on September 3 on ten counts of alleged wrongdoing after the House impeached him 128 to 16. Gov Dolph Briscoe must set the date within 20 days of announcing the decision, with Labor Day weekend in mind.
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Tex
Texas Senate
O.P. Carrillo
House
Carrillo
Bill Clayton
Dolph Briscoe
Senate
Texas
Briscoe
Bill Hobby
Solar Inn blends motel and spa into small town travel trend
John Pitts visits the Holiday Inn Solar Inn in San Angelo, a new expe rience marketed as a Spatel a cross between motel and spa. Guests enjoy a dome covered complex with pool whirlpool sauna sunlamps and a bar the Red Baron. Staff envision in house shops and more amenities to keep travelers inside.
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Solar Inn
New Solar Inn
San Angelo
Angelo
Sam Pendergrast
Fritz Holcomb
Rod Gullings
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Travel Haven
Fritz
Odessa
Midland
Pecos Enterprise
Governor says he's concerned over new state constitution
Governor Dolph Briscoe expressed concern about the executive legislative and finance articles in the proposed constitution but has not decided whether to oppose adoption. He spoke after an impeachment resolution against Judge O P Carrillo was presented by Speaker Bill Clayton. Briscoe opposes annual legislative sessions yet would weigh favored and unfavored parts to decide his final stance.
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Carrillo
Judicial District Court
Oscar
House
James E
Pa’’ Ferguson
Senate
Ben Reyes
Houston
Austin
Tex
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
O.P. Carrillo
Bill Clayton
Back-to-school prep begins August 14 at local high school
Principal Dalton Moseley outlined the start of term activities with locker assignments from August 14 to 22 for all grades and football players. Freshmen receive lockers August 14 15, seniors 19 20, juniors 20 21, sophomores 21 22, plus a $1.50 locker fee and 50 cent parking permit.
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Dalton Moseley
Moseley
Pecos Woman Fined for Shoplifting Theft Under 20
Nicolasa L. Ortega was charged with theft of 8.75 dollars from Sprouse Reitz Stores at 2024 S. Eddy St. She was apprehended by store officials and turned over to county authorities after a complaint was filed. The case resulted in 100 dollars in fines and 49 dollars in court costs Tuesday.
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Pecos
Nicolasa L. Ortega
Sprouse Reitz
S. Eddy St
Pecos Considers Water and Sewer Rate Increases
Pecos plans amendatory ordinance to raise water and sewer prices with about 12 percent water and 50 cent sewer hikes aimed for October billing. City manager J J Maxey cites inflation and higher pumping costs while vowing no current insolvency and detailing prior deficits and audits.
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Pecos
J.J. Maxey
Pecosites
Kermit
Monahans
Maxey
Sanitation
Bentsen campaigns through East Texas on tour
Sen. Lloyd Bentsen tours East Texas during a campaign swing with stops in Longview Glade Water Quitman Tyler Jacksonville and Nacogdoches and heads toward Houston by Thursday. He criticizes Ford energy policy and calls for gradual deregulation of old oil prices while stressing his presidential bid and economic plan.
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Mount Pleasant
Tex
Texas
Lloyd Bentsen
Dallas
North Texas
Bentsen
Houston
European force reduction talks to proceed in Vienna
U S and Soviet negotiators aim to break a 22 month deadlock in central Europe force reductions. A Western plan would cut about 1 000 U S tactical nuclear warheads in Western Europe in exchange for Moscow removing a full army of 68 000 troops and 1 700 tanks from central Europe.
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U.S
Europe
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Ford
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Helsinki
Pentagon
Western Europe
United States
North Atlantic Alliance
Ford signs seven year extension of Voting Rights Act
President Ford signs a seven year extension of the Voting Rights Act helping expand protections to 24 states with high minority populations including Mexican American, Alaska Native, American Indian and Asian communities. The extension maintains pre clearance, federal examiners, and bilingual ballot options while the original ban on literacy tests remains.
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Texas
California
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