Pecos Sees 102 Degree Heat Amid Dry Conditions
Pecos endured hot and dry weather with a high of 102 and a low near 65 as West Texas forecasts call for fair skies through Saturday with no significant temperature changes.
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Noon market trends hover ahead of Republican convention
Stocks drifted as investors awaited next week's GOP gathering in Kansas City. The Dow slipped 1.42 to 985.70 while the broader market showed little net movement. Traders cited election uncertainty and a $3.32 billion June rise in business inventories as key influences.
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New York
Kansas City
New York Stock Exchange
Bilingual education and school policy debated by board
The school board discussed bilingual education, sex education, vocational topics, corporal punishment, and bus contracting. Members argued about English learning, language programs, and teacher recruitment while considering tax suits and subsidized lunch plans. Executive session followed for personnel changes.
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Orona
Patty Montgomery
Matta
GOP Platform Reverses ERA Support At Committee
The Republican Platform Committee backed the Equal Rights Amendment after a preliminary vote and faces pressure on defense and foreign policy. Reagan supporters push to influence the upcoming convention draft as it must go to the printer today for delegate briefings.
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Kansas City
Republican Platform Committee
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Africa
Ronald Reagan
Platform Subcommittee
Record of theft and burglary reports and a minor crash
Lorenzo Florez reported his 1965 reddish brown car stolen from Gibsons Parking Lot Thursday around 5 55 p m with keys left in the vehicle. Marion Cook reported a welding shop burglary Thursday with two regulators 100 feet of hose and one torches missing and items offered for sale. A fender bender involved Rebecca Bradley and William Fernandez at Massey Street near a pool parking lot. An ambulance transfer was recorded at 2 08 p m to Odessa Medical Center.
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E. 14Th St
Gibson
Florez
Marion Cook
S. Elm
Cook
Mr. Cook
Rebecca Elaine Bradley
S. Eddy
William Douglas Fernandez
Hackberry
Bradley
Massey St
Fernandez
Massey
Odessa Medical Center
Pig named Sweet Lips sparks eviction battle in Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach resident Drewry Little fights an eviction over his 150 pound pet pig Sweet Lips kept at a commercial marina restaurant home. City stands by order while Little appeals in circuit court and eyes a possible Supreme Court case. He argues the pig is cleaner than many customers and seeks justice.
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Little
Comnation
Marina
Constantine A. Spanoulis
Himelf
Sweet
Litthke
Eld
Hursday
Supreme Court
Sweet Lips
Community notices and club events in Pecos area
A sequence of local events lists a Saturday country music jam at Gibson's parking lot 810 Walthall St, Monday Lions Club at American Motors Inn and Amistad Lions Club, Pecos Optimists at Chaparral Village Steak House, Band Booster Club at Pecos High School Library, and a Tuesday schedule for Alcoholics Anonymous AlAnon TOPS and Optimists. Also notes ham enjoyment tied to a grade Z movie.
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Gibson's
Walthall St
Lions Club
American Motors Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos
Chaparral Village
Pecos High School
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
Buckner News Alliance staff and rates excerpt
Pecos newspaper staff roles listed including Peggy McCracken Lynn Webb Nova Gutierrez Diane Osborn Doris Welch Ruben Baca Emily Galindo Carlos Nichols Mary Carpenter. Publication schedule and pricing shown: evenings Monday through Friday newsstands 15 cents, mail rates Reeves County and nearby counties, AP membership notice, second class postage.
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Peggy McCracken
Lynn Webb
Nova Gutierrez
Diane Osborn
Doris Welch
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Hays weighs political move amid Ray publicity
Former chairman Hays discusses whether to run as Miss Ray seeks publicity over allegations of an affair. He denies payroll misuse, says ethics probe could vindicate him, and rejects plea bargain rumors while Miss Ray testifies to a federal grand jury.
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Miss Ray
Capitol Hill
Hays
House Administration Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
House Ethics Committee
Fund Drive For Kevin Leyva Head Surgery Support
Friends and relatives have set up funds at First National and Security State Banks for Kevin Leyva born July 6 1976 at Reeves Memorial Hospital who is undergoing head surgery at Cripple Children’s Hospital in Galveston donations will be greatly appreciated.
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Kevin Leyva
Henry Leyva
S. Oak St
Reeves Memorial Hospital
Kevin
Cripple Children’s Hospital
Galveston
Calendar of coming events in the Pecos area
The Pecos area lists upcoming community events including concerts, fairs, club meetings, church socials, and market days. Local organizations like the Pecos Chamber of Commerce and various churches announce schedules, venues, and times for the month ahead.
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