Pecos Enterprise readers seek more local coverage and input
In a column from West of the Pecos Mack Owens notes quotes from Andrew Carnegie and Alton Hughes about people versus factories. He urges readers to offer feedback on local paper coverage, especially on sports, local stories, and “little” home events, inviting letters and suggestions to improve the newspaper.
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Andrew Carnegie
Alton Hughes
Carnegie
Hughes
Pecos
Alton
Gravel Ridge
Ark
Jigger
Gary
Ind
Enterprise
Fourth and
Cedar
Texas
Lions set for White tonight
U.S. Congressman Richard C. White returns to his Texas 16th District tonight as guest speaker for the Pecos Evening Lions Club in an extra-special session at 7:30 p.m. at the American Motor Inn. White will keynote the Ladies' Night program with guests including State Rep. and Mrs. Dick White, Pecos Mayor Bill Pigman and Mrs. Pigman, and Mr. and Mrs. Terry Burns, manager of the Pecos Chamber of Commerce. Regulars at the dinner meeting will be the Lions Club members and their wives.
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U.S
Richard C. White
Texas 16Th
Pecos
Pigman
Terry Burns
Terry
Commissioners approve routine county expenses and deposits
The County Commissioners Court, in a routine session, approved bills for law enforcement travel expenses and purchased commercial deposits for forthcoming costs. Commissioner Wendell Faulkner presided in Judge Darrell Glover’s absence as he recovers from a recent heart attack.
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County Commissioners Court
Wendell Faulkner
Darrell Glover
Estes Faces Possible IRS Probe Over Hidden Fortunes
Dallas Morning News reports the IRS may be probing Billie Sol Estes for millions potentially hidden in bank trusts and real estate after his 1965 prison sentence for mail fraud. The agency would not confirm, while Horton’s tax liens and Estes’ past debts are noted. probation rules restrict Estes’ self employment.
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Dallas
Billie Sol Estes
West Texas
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Estes
Abilene
Dallas Morning News
Midland
Ray K. Horton
Horton
Midland County
Morning News
U.S
William Schuford
Fort
Train-car crash fatal to woman in Locust Street collision
Margarita Baca, 35, of 1205 Elm Street, was pronounced dead at the scene after her 1973 Chevrolet struck an eastbound train in the 100 block of Locust Street as her car traveled south on Locust.
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Margarita Baca
Elm St
Locust Street
Miss Baca
Locust
J.H. Fiedler
Second St
Big Spring
Pecos
Reeves Memorial Hospital
Mark Allen Bragg
Alamo
Amaya Fuentes
Martinez
Jaime Flores
S. Fecan
Bragg
W. Highway 80
Fuentes
Fourth St
Flores
Mulberry
Fourth
Belfast violence raises fears of IRA cease-fire review
In Belfast the weekend violence marked the fourth internment anniversary as Irish Republican Army militants warned they might reconsider their six month truce. Snipers backed by angry mobs clashed with British troops on Falls Road, injuring 64 and prompting 60 arrests amid 28 shooting incidents and looting as protests moved from peaceful march to street battle.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Falls Road
Food prices tied to 1975 corn crop forecast
Washington AP The Agriculture Department prepares its 1975 corn crop and farm output forecasts to guide consumer price outlooks. Last month’s corn estimate stood at 6.05 billion bushels, a 30 percent rise from last year. Secretary Butz urges grain exporters to pause Soviet sales until new supply data are released. The report foresees a 6 to 8 percent rise in overall food prices, with some officials expecting higher.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Earl L. Butz
Soviet Union
President Ford Visits Vietnamese Refugees at Ft Chaffee
In Vail Colorado a Vietnamese refugee in blue pajamas thanked President Ford in a hospital ward after an hour long visit to the Ft Chaffee refugee relocation center in Arkansas. He expressed gratitude for help and prayed for the President, his family, and the refugees.
Mills may face problems again
U S Rep Wilbur D Mills faces renewed political trouble after Ashland Oil illegally contributed 50,000 to Mills in 1971 and 1972 while he sought the Democratic presidential nomination. Ashland says the fault lies with the company, not Mills, who says he did not know funds came from corporate sources.
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Little Rock
U.S
Wilbur D. Mills
Mills
Fanne Foxe
Ashland Oil Co
Ashland
House Ways and Means Committee
Orin E
Atkins
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