Theatre celebrates opening with Encore 78 revue at Midland
Theatre Midland unveils its 2.1 million theatre home with a September opening festival running Sept 7 to 30. The premiere Encore 78 conceived by Max Howard and Mike McLaren draws on 32 years of MCT history as part of a month of plays, dances, puppets, exhibits, tours and surprise events in Midland Texas.
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Theatre Midland
Midland Community Theatre
Midland
Permian Basin
West Texas
Max Howard
Mike McLaren
Paul Zindel
Theatre Two
Alladin
Moses Goldberg
Pickwick Players
MCT
Rush Dance Company
New York
Patrice Regnier
The
Rush Dance Com
Pany
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Los Angeles
Detroit
West Germany
Midland Symphony and Chorale Association
Thouvenel String Quartet
Chorale de Camera
Theatre Women's Auxiliary
Call
Wadley
Midland Center Sets Deadline for UT Arlington Courses
The Permian Basin Graduate Center in Midland states August 31 as the registration deadline for UT Arlington credit courses toward the Masters in Geology. Courses include Geology 5347 Petroleum Geology meeting Wednesdays 7 to 10 pm Sept 13 to Dec 20, Geology 5349 Air Photo and Map Interpretation Mondays 7 to 10 pm Sept 11 to Dec 18, and Geology 5181 5281 5381 Research in Geology as conference courses.
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Permian Basin
Texas Electric Service proposes minimum bill and rate hike
Texas Electric Service Co. would charge a minimum $7 monthly bill amid a $109.9 million system rate hike. A Public Utility Commission hearing starts today with 23 cities opposing. TESCO serves Fort Worth Wichita Falls Midland and Odessa with seasonal rates of 3.05 cents per kWh May through October and 1.75 cents per kWh November through April.
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Austin, Texas
Texas Electric Service Co
Texas Public Utility Commission
TESCO
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Midland
Odessa
Market slide as dollar hits record lows and gold climbs
The Dow Jones industrial average falls to 883.75 at noon as declines surpass advances on the NYSE. Currency rates drop to record lows against the Swiss franc, the mark, and the yen while gold reaches new highs in European markets. Volume on the NYSE dips to 11.85 million shares in two hours.
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New York Stock Exchange
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Chicago
New York Cotton Exchange
DOW Jones New York
Dow Jones
Lam
Indus
Trans
Utilities
Trans-Pecos Tech Exes Hold First Annual Meeting
The Trans-Pecos chapter of the Texas Tech Ex-Students Association held its first annual meeting on Saturday August 12 at Pecos Valley Country Club. About fifty Tech Exes and friends from Pecos Kermit and Fort Stockton attended with Jim Hess the association’s assistant director as featured speaker. Pearce Fred of Pecos was elected president and plans to contact all Tech Exes in the region for the next gathering.
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Trans-Pecos
Texas Tech Ex-Students Association
Pecos Vally
Nyad abandons swim near Key West after jellyfish injury
Diana Nyad, with a blistered mouth and swollen tongue from poisonous jellyfish, quit her crossing about 85 miles southwest of Key West before 11 a.m. EDT. The Coast Guard said she was helped onto her escort boat to finish the trip.
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Best Revenge
Diana Nyad
Key West
Coast Guard
Ray Baker
Former chairman urges governor to name insurance board head
Former State Insurance Board chairman Hugh Yantis urged the governor to appoint the state insurance commissioner rather than the board, arguing the board cannot both set rates and stay closely tied to the agency. He cited a need for separation as he testified to the House General Investigating Committee amid questions about favoritism at the department and a prior case involving Gulf Atlantic Life Insurance and Nationwide Health Insurance Trust.
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Austin, Texas
State Insurance Board
Hugh Yantis
Insurance Board
Yantis
House General Investigating Committee
Texas Senate
Dolph Briscoe
Houston
State Insurance Department
Nationwide Corp. Holding Company
DeWitt Hale
D-Corpus Christi
C. Daniel Hurlbut
A.C. Hovater
Gulf Atlantic Life Insurance Co
Dom
Gulf Atlantic
Hurlbut
Texas
West Coast Life
Continental Telephone Co to raise rates retroactive to July
Continental Telephone Company of Texas announces rate increases after a Public Utility Commission petition. President James Miles says the rise is retroactive to July 3, modest for most residential and business customers, with larger boosts on one time installations and line services for new subscribers, effective with the Aug. 16 billing cycle. An explanatory insert and partial rate schedule accompany the Aug. 16 billing cycle rollout.
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Continental Telephone Company of Texas
Public Utility Commission
James Miles
Miles
Commission
Croket Junior High Seeks Football Players for 1978-79
Seventh and eighth grade boys at Croket Junior High must obtain a physical form from the principal’s office to play the 1978 79 football season. Physicals required before school starts August 28. For more information contact Beau Jack Hendrick at 445 2507.
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Crockett Junior High School
Beau Jack Hendrick
Crockett Band Rehearsals Set Aug 21 25
Crockett Junior High Band begins pre school rehearsals Monday August 21 meeting at Crockett Band Hall at 4 30 p m with instruments. Rehearsals with marching and playing run through Friday August 25 directed by Carle Rountree.
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Crockett Junior High
Carle Rountree
Crockett Band Hall
Pecos High School
Eagle Band
Camp Musquiz
Fort Davis
Kim Hawkins
Pecos Eagle Band
Robert Hinojos
Balmorhea notes and events this week
Balmorhea hosts American Association of Retired Persons meeting at the Senior Citizens Center with Sheriff Dave Johnson presenting home protection. Balmorhea Chamber invites brochure requests for the Fall Festival. State and county agents visit Balmorhea tomorrow at the center. A birthday luncheon and special programs recent at the Center. Wayne McBee injured by a horse at the Boy Scout Ranch. treated and released.
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American Association of Retired Persons
Reeves County Hospital
B. Copeland
R. Jenson
AARP
J.E. Langleys
Mitchell Hoover
Association
Robert Hinoios
Senior Citizen's Center
Irene Hunter
Dave Johnson
Balmorhea
Mildred Hoefs
Barbara Anderson
Pecos
Pear Pittman
Edith Salyer
Crane
Mmes
Sharon Harrison
Joan Parker
Lee Renz
Odessa
Wayne McBee
Boy Scout Ranch
Ambulance Calls And Fires Reported In Pecos Area
Ambulance requests recorded for yesterday include Jo Ailes at 2403 Sage Apt C after a fall. a transfer to hospital at 2 41 p m. Jane Hudson seeking aid at 4 42 p m. A truck fire reported 16 miles from the Duval plant at 12 55 p m. house fire on 2401 Eddy at 11 47 last night. dumpster fire in Balmorhea Highway 2200 block at 12 39 this morning. Pecos Ambulance Service and Pecos Volunteer Fire Department responded to multiple incidents.
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Sybil Hunter
Pecos
Jo Ailes
Sage, Apt. C
Duval
Jane Hudson
Haywood Co
S. Cypress
Doug Miller
Highway 17
Eddy
Balmorhea Highway
Pecos area club meetings and events calendar
Calendar lists Monday Evening Lions Club Pecos Inn at 7 p.m. Amistad Lions 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Pecos AA and Alanon 125 S Oak closed 8 p.m. Open Friday 8 p.m. Balmorhea contact numbers. TOPS 259 Reeves Coun cil 902 E 10th St 6 p.m. Wednesday Downtown Lions Holiday Inn noon. Thursday Rotary Holiday Inn Pecos noon. Friday AA 8 p.m. 125 S Oak St. phones 447-2354 445-2508.
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Pecos
Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos AA
Alnon
S. Oak
Balmorhea
Reeves Community Council
10Th St
Holiday Inn
Rotary Club
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Oak St
El Paso Sheriff Removed From Office After Guilty Plea
El Paso County Sheriff Mike Sullivan has been removed from office after pleading guilty to two counts of official misconduct. County Judge T Udell Moore called an emergency meeting of the commissioners court to name a replacement. Sullivan served as sheriff since 1964 and was indicted February 23 on two felony theft counts for using federally paid employees to improve his home. He pleaded guilty May 16 but kept his job under a plea deal. the charges were reduced to misdemeanors. District Attorney Steve Simmons argued state law requires automatic removal for a convicted official, and Judge Walter Loughridge ruled Sullivan has been out since June 21. Sullivan’s attorney said he will appeal.
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EL Paso
Texas
Mike Sullivan
T. Udell Moore
Commissioners Court
Sullivan
Steve Simmons
Walter Loughridge
San Antonio
Simmons
Joe Calamia
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Graduate Center
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
South Cedar Street
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Diane Osborn
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves County
Reeves, Ward, Loving, Culberson
Jeff Davis Counties
Hovater
Gulf Atlantic Life Insurance
Gulf Atlantic de
Howater
Pasadena
Insurance Department
C.T. Gray
California
Juan Carrasco
Becky Lofton
Mrs. Harrison
Mrs. Parker
Joe Lyles
Henry
Nancy Dias
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