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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1977
Page
1
Lions Club American GI Forum Sheriff's Posse Rev Jose Valadez of Santa Rosa Catholic Church and Women's Informative Group join in backing a used moving van for a band project. David Dutchover, booster president, invites donations via the high school contact. The truck, previously a moving van, is in good condition.
Reeves County will create a county court at law by January 1 to handle judicial duties while the county judge assumes administrative duties. H.R. 2147, approved by the legislature, sets the new court with a separate judge and broad powers, including writs and concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in certain civil matters. The appointed judge serves until the 1978 general election.
County Attorney Lee Green calls S B 1043 essential as it adopts federal style speedy trial rules into state law. The act, passed May 20 and effective July 1 1978, prioritizes criminal actions and imposes strict prosecution readiness timelines, prompting concerns of upheaval in Reeves County and increased jury activity. Green notes immediate docketing of filed cases and warns of shifts in criminal non support cases aimed at forcing payment.
Reeves County Court at Law budget lines show a near 30 thousand dollar first year cost with a total court at law budget of forty seven thousand one hundred ninety three dollars and forty cents. New items include the court at law judge salary of twenty eight thousand dollars plus seven hundred dollars travel and seven hundred dollars for office supplies.
Forecast calls for a few scattered thunderstorms mainly in the Panhandle and mountains during evenings. Highs in the upper 90s to near 105 in the Big Bend area, lows from 64 to 75, with mid 50s in the mountains.
In Santa Monica California Roman Polanski pled guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13 year old girl. He faces 1 to 50 years in state prison or commitment to a mental hospital if found a mentally disordered sex offender. Two psychiatrists will report by Sept 19.
Willie Nelson plans to leave Austin for privacy as he sells his house near Dripping Springs and seeks a new home, with Colorado as a first choice and a leased apartment in Los Angeles. A six to nine month stay is possible, since Texas remains his home despite legal issues from recent Fourth of July picnics in Georgetown and Gonzales.
State investigators examine records of three men tied to Billie Sol Estes. Horton, Fuell and Copehaver face temporary restraining order over alleged deception in leasing steam cleaners. Judge Perry Pickett signed to allow access to corporate books. permanent injunction hearing set for Aug. 17.
In San Antonio AP report, the Gravitt family seeks to prove Southwestern Bell caused T O Gravitt to go insane and die by carbon monoxide poisoning in Dallas in 1974. Lawyer Pat Maloney warned jurors of planned testimony by a psychiatrist while noting the trial could last three weeks or more.
Roger Billings, president of Billings Energy Research Corp. in Provo, announced a three year plan to market 10 hydrogen converted Datsun B210s this year and 100 next year at 10 000 dollars each. The firm aims to have hydrogen stations within a decade and offers an electrolyzer option for 10 000 dollars.
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