Pecos council backs election bond measure for Texans
The Pecos City Council supports a bond measure with United States Chamber of Commerce backing and assures taxpayers incur no financial obligation while bondholders would bear default risk. The council also leases land to Gill Industries, approves chamber advertising funds, reappoints electrical board members, and calls bids for two sewage pumps at the Holiday Inn lift station ahead of the Aug. 24 council meeting.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Livingston
Gill Industries
Gill
City Electrical Board
J.B. Exum
Eddie Daniels
Glen McNeil
Claude Elkins
Bill Mitchell
Hector Domingez
Holiday Inn
Texas Municipal League
Odessa Country Club
Jim Livingston
Juana Jaquez
Pecos
Tax cut bills near House vote despite Carter split
Seven months into wrangling the House advances three tax cut options not matching the administration plan. The bills aim to ease middle income taxes amid higher Social Security levies, with a compromise gaining Treasury help and a GOP substitute on offer.
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Edmond le Breton
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
House
Senate
Rules Committee
Ways and Means
Treasury Department
Republican Party
GOP
Liberal Democrats
Capitol Hill
Congress
West Texas sees rise in screwworms amid Arizona New Mexico surge
Reports show Texas cases through July 1978 up about 200 from the previous year, with Arizona and New Mexico posting large increases. West Texas concentrates cases, El Paso and Brackettville areas cited. authorities warn flies hitchhike on trucks from New Mexico. Human cases noted in El Paso and Baytown-linked suspects face aggravated robbery charges after a high speed chase.
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Mission, Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
West
Texas
Alvis Belcher
Texas Animal Health Commission
Brackettville
el Paso
Belcher
Kathy Ellis
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Ms. Ellis
Neilson
Texas Roads Closed Across Districts In Storm News
The Texas highway department lists road closures by district. U S 283 near Throckmorton is closed to trucks from Wichita Falls, U S 283 around Albany closed to all but emergency vehicles, U S 180 closed east and west to all but emergency vehicles, Texas 6 closed in Shackelford County, U S 80 west of Breckenridge and U S 183 north of Breckenridge blocked to trucks in Brownwood, and Texas 16 closed at the Brazos River in Palo Pinto County near Fort Worth.
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Austin
Texas
State Highway Department
Wichita Falls
U.S
Throckmorton
Abilene
Albany
U.S. 180
Shackelford County
Brownwood
Breckenridge
Fort Worth
Brazos River
Palo Pinto County
West Texas Weather: Partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms
Partly cloudy today with widely scattered thunderstorms across most sections. Tonight remains unsettled with more thunderstorm potential. Friday brings partly cloudy skies and scattered storms southeast. Temperatures rise with highs in the 80s to mid 90s and lows in the 60s to 70s across the Panhandle, mountains, and Big Bend.
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Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
Pecos City seeks governor decision on special election date
Pecos City Attorney Ted Painter reports awaiting Governor Dolph Briscoe’s decision on a special election for a vacant city council seat. If denied, the next legal date would be January 1979. Painter also noted potential punch card voting changes may require U.S. Attorney General approval, with tight timing.
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Pecos
Ted Painter
Enterprise
Dolph Briscoe
Bill Moss
Monahans
Painter
Eleuterio M. Garcia
W.R
Bob’ Bickley
Reeves County
U.S. Attorney General's Office
Justice Department
Guardian ad litem appointed in Pecos personal injury case
The case filed in Pecos in 1976 named Ambrosio de Rodriguez Sotelo Guadalupe Mata de Sotelo and Pablo Rodriguez as next friend of Jose and Hector Rodriguez against Charles Adams and Casner Motor Co. They seek 75000 in damages including property loss. A guardian ad litem was appointed and settlement scope set with U.S. Magistrate J M Preston presiding. The 26 mile south of Marfa crash on U S 67 on June 9 1974 led to claims of injuries and vehicle damage.
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Pecos
Ambrosio de Rodriguez Sotelo
Guadalupe Mata de Sotelo
Pablo Rodriguez
Jose Rodriguez
Hector Rodriguez
Charles Adams and
Casner Motor Co
Marfa
United States
J.M. Preston
Adrian S. Spears
U.S. District Court For
Mondale to Speak at Salute to the Chairman Dinner
Vice President Walter Mondale will be guest speaker August 25 at a dinner in San Antonio honoring State Democratic Party Chairman Calvin Guest. The $100 ticket event benefits the state party and brings together Gov Dolph Briscoe Attorney General John Hill Lt Gov Bill Hobby and others. More than 800 party loyalists are expected at the Marriott Ballroom reception and dinner.
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Austin
Texas
Walter Mondale
Democratic Party
Calvin Guest
Guest
Dolph Briscoe
John Hill
Bob Krueger
D-Texas
Bill Hobby
Mark White
Robert Strauss
U.S
John C. White
Democratic National Committee
Marriott Ballroom
July food prices slip as wholesale index shows first drop in months
Government data show wholesale food prices fell 0.3 percent in July marking the first decline in 10 months while overall wholesale prices rose 0.5 percent the smallest gain in five months. Beef and poultry mixed, prices for rice coffee and vegetable oil fell, while fruit vegetables fish flour mixes and eggs rose.
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Michael Doan
Associated Press
Washington
Labor Department
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Jobs For Texans
Pecos Council
J.J. Maxey
Ben Matta
Jesus Muniz
Chamber of Commerce
Matta
Chamber
Oma Fallis
Bob"’ Bickley
Belinda Orona
Barbara Hernandez
Chamber of Commerce Advertising Committee
Houston
Baytown
Trict
U.S. 67
Adams
Blackstone St
Casner
Ojinaga
Mexico
Mondale
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