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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1977
Page
1
The Enterprise lists starting dates for new classes this month with pre-registration details, upcoming holidays, and notes from school administrators. Local merchants advertise school supplies and clothing aiding families preparing for the new term.
Pecos City Council unanimously suspends a 14 percent rate increase requested by Southern Union Gas Co for 120 days. The city hires El Paso attorney Tom Diamond, engineer Bill McMooreese, and economist Jack Hopper to review the proposal, with local officials and Southern Union reps exchanging views on the outage and potential undercollections. Diamond says the study aims to ensure a fair return for consumers and will take about 90 days.
Wednesday's high expected near 100 with an overnight low. Forecast calls for scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and Friday. Not as warm Friday with cooler relief later in the day.
Reeves County produced crude oil and natural gas worth about 112.2 million dollars in 1976 with an industry payroll near 9.7 million, as Texas and the nation faced declining crude and gas output. The Texas Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association notes Texas oil fell to about 1.19 billion barrels in 1976 and gas to 7.19 tcf, while Reeves ranked 36th in value at 12.1 million from 1.5 million barrels of oil and 130.5 million Mcf gas.
Washington AP reports utility executives told Congress that the Carter energy proposal could cost consumers an extra 60 billion. Edison Electric Institute cites expenditures for coal burning equipment taxes on oil and gas use and new metering as main drivers. The plan would interconnect transmission lines and raise costs during peak demand to shift usage and encourage insulation.
President Carter will receive a personal report on the Panama Canal treaty ending a 13 year struggle to relinquish control by 2000. Ambassadors Linowitz and Bunker return to brief him as the White House aims to have drafted language and a full review by Congress. The pact would transfer canal control to Panama and raise U S payments for canal use.
Tens of thousands of ships pay hundreds of thousands yearly to pass the canal. The record low toll was 36 cents, deposited by Richard Halliburton, who swam the waters, as officials note.
A cool front moved into the Panhandle dropping northern highs to the low 60s while southern areas reach the 70s and 80s. Amarillo reported .52 inch of rain overnight and El Paso saw light showers as skies cleared elsewhere. A Canadian cold front pushed into the midwest, predicting 60s to 70s in many regions with ongoing heat relief limited east and west. Continuous hot conditions lingered in parts of the East and West with few relief prospects.
A $35 parking ticket near a Yonkers fire hydrant led police to postal worker David Berkowitz, dubbed Son of Sam, who confessed when confronted. He faces charges of second degree murder and related crimes in New York City. Police recovered a .44 revolver, two shotguns, a submachine gun, bullets, and a poem, with ballistics linking the revolver to Miss Moskowitz’s death. Berkowitz, a Bronx mail sorter earning $13,000 yearly, reportedly planned further attacks in Suffolk County.
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