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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1978
Page
1
Southwest Microfilm lists a El Paso location at 2601 E Yandell with P O Box 100, serving the Tex area from a storefront on Yandell Street.
Pope Paul died peacefully at Castel Gandolfo after a heart attack, aged 80, with nine days of mourning set by Cardinal Jean Villot. The pope had suffered arthrosis and bladder inflammation, remained lucid until near the end, and blessed associates as he prayed. Crowds knelt in Castel Gandolfo and St Peter's Square as the Pope’s death triggered a conclave timeline.
Negotiators from the Texas House and Senate near a compromise on new homestead exemptions as part of a 500 million tax relief measure. Disputes remain over spending limits and statewide property appraisals, with votes possible Monday after a Friday session and a voter option if the constitutional change passes before Tuesday’s deadline.
Washington AP reports the House will begin debate on an altered 16.2 billion tax reduction bill after months of negotiation. A liberal Democratic amendment package seeks an 18 billion relief, tightening capital gains and extending relief to higher earners, while Republicans push for a full debate on a one third rate cut over three years. Debate could start Thursday if Rules Committee approves.ERA ratification remains due by March 22 1979 in 38 states.
In Pecos U S District Court three defendants Carlos Gonzales Delgado Rafael Medina Neri and Gonzalo Talamontes Ortega were sentenced to 179 days each for misdemeanor violations of immigration law. Magistrate J M Preston noted prior apprehensions and visa status issues while stressing compliance and rights were explained in English and Spanish.
A on scene report by James R. King from Albany Texas follows volunteers as they comb a flood debris pile for Loy and Jane Key missing elderly ranch residents. The account details the danger of snakes tarantulas and mud as crews search the pile with a helicopter return planned for the next day.
A Fort Worth woman, 19, received two years supervised probation after pleading guilty to unlawfully taking a dump truck owned by Reeves County Precinct 1 Commissioner Marcus Martinez Jr. The charge, a third degree felony theft over $200, was suspended with probation after District Attorney Walter Holcombe presented the case in the 148th Judicial District Court before Judge Lawrence Fuller. The incident occurred the night of July 19. the defendant listed 6100 White Settlement Rd.
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