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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1979
Page
1
Billie Sol Estes faces a new trial on charges he and Horton bilked oil field firms of over 600000 as juror Ray Loggins claims coercion during deliberations. A separate verdict left a co-defendant with a three year term while Estes receives ten years.
The Carter administration signals adoption of cumulative two year wage and price guidelines to fight inflation, aiming for a 15.5 percent wage cap over two years. The council argues symmetry with price standards, while public comment is sought by Sept. 5 and final standards due before Oct. 1.
Pecos High School Principal Joe Shoemaker announces the opening schedule with daily office hours 9 am to 4 pm. Transfer students register August 13 to 17, locker assignments required, parking permits 75 cents, and freshmen orientation August 24 at 1 pm. Regular classes begin August 28.
A 5.9 magnitude quake along the Calaveras Fault caused minor damage and injuries while prompting notable reactions in Marine World Africa USA animals in Redwood City. Researchers led by U.S. Geological Survey analyst Jack Evernden say animal responses may support the idea they can help predict quakes, as a daily animal behavior log continues.
Deputies arrested Larry Wooten and Brenda Dodge in Pecos after a high speed chase from Odessa in a stolen pickup linked to an aggravated robbery. The vehicle was pursued along U.S. 80 and Interstate 20 with tire shots fired. a .22 rifle and a bloodied wristwatch were recovered. Bond set at 25,000 each.
Fort Worth Texas AP jury selection in millionaire Cullen Davis murder retrial proceeds slowly as defense attorney Richard Haynes resumes questioning of 11 panelists after a two hour opening. One dismissed juror said she had formed an opinion. Davis faces charges he conspired to solicit murder during his divorce case.
In Pecos 143rd District Court Judge Lawrence Fuller revoked probation for Jame Earl Bond of Monahans after a DWI conviction, sentencing him to 2 to 5 years. Three other defendants entered guilty pleas. Larry Workman of Huntington, WV, Peter Healey of Minnesota, and Juan Medina Rodriguez of Ivey faced varied probation outcomes for theft, burglary, and marijuana possession.
Fair skies and no rain expected in Pecos today and Wednesday with high temperatures in the high 90s. Yesterday reached 99 degrees and a morning low was 72. Across West Texas mostly fair through Wednesday with warmer Panhandle conditions and widely scattered thunderstorms mainly in the southwest tonight. Highs in the 90s to near 100 Big Bend area. Lows range from the mid 50s in the mountains to the mid 70s in the south.
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