Insurance board approves statewide auto rate hike
The State Insurance Board authorized a 7.1 percent average rise in private passenger auto insurance premiums for policies written or renewed after Oct 1. The increase assumes deductibles of $200 for collision and $50 for comprehensive, with an option to pay higher premiums for lower deductibles.
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Austin
State Insurance Board
Matic
Charles Edwards
Chevrolet
Compari
David Irons
Texas Automobile Insurance Service Office
Pecos Council OKs 36500 Bid for Plaza Hotel Site
After a thirty minute closed session with attorney Richard Naylor Pecos city councilmen submit a bid of 36500 on the old Plaza Hotel building on Oak Street. If bought the property will be dismantled and used for parking amid other city actions.
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Richard Naylor
Pecos
Old Plaza Hotel
Oak Street
Well Fluids Company
Well Fluids
Nova Gutierrez
Council weighs delinquent tax files and park upgrade plan
Painter discusses accessing Fred Leigh files to pursue filed cases and Sarah Ross tax suits dating to 1962. A committee from the school board city and county will negotiate for the records. Jesus Muniz proposes renovating Saragosa Park turning east side into a lot, fencing, fountains. Pigman notes Savage continuation on page 2.
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Painter
Fred Leigh
Jane Ross
Leigh
Jesus Muniz
Saragosa Park
Muniz
Pigman
Savage
Reeves Memorial Hospital board seeks meeting with county and contractor
Reeves Memorial Hospital board members plan to meet with county commissioners and the new hospital contractor to discuss problems at the site. They cited buried conduit issues, wall sealing with rubber compounds, and changes from concrete pilasters to wire mesh plaster pilasters as potential maintenance and cost concerns. The board president criticized ongoing construction and suggested a joint meeting for clarification.
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Reeves Memorial Hospital Board of Directors
Joel Daniel
Daniel
Rewriting Marine image faults with women in service
Gene Douglas argues for a shift in Marine Corps recruitment by accepting women as regular Marines to disrupt the thug and drill instructor stereotype. He notes fears of retaliation against reform-minded recruits and contrasts American gunboat diplomacy with practical travel risks abroad, citing Iran and Beirut as examples of limited U.S. intervention.
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Gene Douglas
Mama
Papa
Johnny
Marine Corps
Corps
Tom Tiede
America
Uncle Sam
Europe
North Pole
Yemen
Iran
Beirut
U.S
Deadly Wichita sniper attack kills two in Holiday Inn
In Wichita Kansas a random 11 minute sniper barrage from the 26th floor of the Holiday Inn Plaza killed two people and wounded seven. Police later shot and wounded a 19 year old Sand Springs Oklahoma man identified as Michael Soles who faced charges. Victims include Joe Goulart a freelance photographer and Elmer Hensley a glass worker.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Michael Soles
Sand Springs
Okla
Holiday Inn Plaza
Joe Goulart
Elmer W. Hensley
Soles
Oklahoma
Timothy Hutton
Holiday Inn
Dan Bachmann
Mark Falen
Arnold Merritt
Denise Guseman
Derby
Fair Condi
School board agenda outlines 1976-77 items
The school board meets in regular session at 5:30 p.m. to open bids on building trades homes and review the tax report and depository securities. Actions include current bills, personnel resignations and approvals, the school lunch program, and a teachers dinner at 7 p.m. Aug. 19. A budget hearing is set for 5:30 p.m. Aug. 17, with the next meeting Sept. 9.
New Pecos column debuts on Enterprise family page
A new family page column titled Peco de Pecos opens in today’s Enterprise. Written by Carol Uranga the column will feature Pecos people and city life offering bits of the town as they are. It will appear at least twice weekly on the family page.
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Enterprise
Carol Uranga
Pecos
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Insurance Board
Bob Bickley
Accept
Crow Packing Company
First National Bank
J.J. Maxey
Water Department
Rycees
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Maxey
Rodeo
Milton Fletcher
Fletcher
Charles Smith
Smith
Bickley
Bill Pigman
Putty Marines
Tion
Penny Gaseman
Denise
Janice Goodwin
Chris Hoy
Larry Ade
Augusta
Pecos C.R Anthony
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