Sul Ross bid opening for campus renovation set Thursday
Bids for a 6.7 million Sul Ross State University campus renovation will be opened Thursday at 2 p.m. by University President Bob Richardson. Projects cover three main buildings, the central heating plant and electrical system with contracts awarded at the Aug. 24-25 Board of Regents meeting. Construction would start in September with Education and Fine Arts renovation first and completion around June 1979, followed by Administration building work and a December 1979 target.
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Alpine
Sul Ross State University
Bob Richardson
Richardson
Senior Citizen birthday party honors two in Toyah
The monthly Senior Citizens party was held Friday Aug 11 at the Center with honorees Mrs Mae Cargill and Mrs Petra Melendez. Myrtle Hood of Pecos and Bobby Bell entertained by playing and singing.
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Mae Cargill
Petra Melendez
Myrtle Hood
Pecos
Bobby Bell
Toyah
Lucy Maille
Insurance department shakeup recommended
Texas House investigators heard a shakeup proposal to split the rate making board from the state agency overseeing thousands of insurers. Hugh Yantis urged governor appointment of the commissioner, arguing the board cannot both set rates and stay closely tied to the agency. Yantis, recently rejected by the Senate, noted no new chair is named. The session also covered Hurlburt, who lost his license after selling unapproved group health policies tied to Gulf Atlantic Life.
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State Insurance Department
Texas
State Commissioner of Insurance
State Insurance Board
Hugh Yantis
House
Yantis
Texas Senate
Dolph Briscoe
C. Daniel Hurlburt
Houston
Hurlburt
A.C. Howater
Gulf Atlantic Life Insurance Co
Market Up With Dollar Fears and Mixed Trading
New York market gains slight on dollar worries while Dow Jones at noon up 2.25 to 889.38 as NYSE volume nears 14 million. Times Mirror leads actives with a 32 1/2 price while a 243,000 share block traded at 33. The NYSE composite rises to 58.62 and the AMEX index to 162.19 amid mixed grain and cotton futures and a note on the 1807 Clermont steamboat trip by Robert Fulton.
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New York Stock Exchange
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Upward trend in Texas feedlot cattle puzzles experts
Austin observes a rapid rise in cattle sent to Texas feedlots with Aug figures showing 1.9 million head on feed, up 21 percent from last year and 2 percent from the prior month. Record July placements of 450,000 head and a 42 percent rise in heifer feedings signal producers push to capitalize on prices while drought limits pasture. Marketings in July reached a record 315,000 head, up 30 percent from 1977, as beef supplies grow and prices temper.
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Austin
Texas
Regan V. Brown
Brown
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Pecos Chamber Announces New Community Involvement Program
A Pecos Chamber of Commerce spokesman announces a new program by the Women’s Division to welcome newcomers. Members will correspond with greet and assist new residents, fostering community ties downtown.
Empress Elizabeth's Vast Wardrobe at Imperial Russia Move
An entourage of 24,000 nobles with families and servants accompanied Empress Elizabeth of Russia as she moved the 400 miles between St Petersburg and Moscow. At her death in 1761 her closets held 15,000 dresses.
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Imperial Russia
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Moscow
Orchestra wins 1630 grant from Texas arts panel
The Big Bend Chamber Orchestra of Alpine received a 1630 grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and Humanities in its semi annual awards. The group formed in 1976 under Dr. Errol Gay to present live orchestra music to West Texas with a 1978 79 season including a children focused concert an opera production and a chorus plus orchestra work.
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Big Bend
Pete Snelson
Texas Commission On the Arts and Humanities
Errol Gay
Sul Ross State University
West Texas
Capitol Station
Austin
Wife of Mark White campaigns in Pecos for AG
Linda Gale White wife of Democratic nominee Mark White will visit Pecos Tuesday Aug 22 at 1 30 pm at the Reeves County Courthouse then travel by car through Mona hans Kermit Pecos Van Horn Marfa Fort Davis Alpine Fort Stockton and Crane accompanied by Mary Hardesty The two day trip supports the Mark White for Attorney General campaign and continues before the November 7 general election.
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Mark White
Texas
Pecos
Vehicle collisions and a hospital transfer listed in Pecos report
The Pecos report notes several vehicle incidents: a 1974 Ford Ranger pickup parked on E. 10th St was hit by an unknown vehicle. a 1975 Pontiac Firebird driven by A C Shorter collided with a 1977 Oldsmobile Delta 88 driven by Clark West Smith, with Smith cited Aug 9 for failure to yield. a 1978 Chevrolet Camaro driven by Jackie Roch en Whiteley collided with a 1976 Buick Regal driven by Katherine Deracy Beauford, Whiteley cited Aug 11 for speeding. a 1970 Chevrolet Malibu was struck in the 300 block of S. Cedar St by an unknown vehicle. A child with head injuries was taken to Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Odessa by Pecos Ambulance Service. Also listed are weekly club meetings and community notices.
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A.C. Shorter
E. 11Th St
Clark West Smith
Cayanosa
Smith
Jackie Rochen Whiteley
Katherine Deracy Beauford
Stevenville
Ms. Whiteley
S. Cedar St
Pecos
Women's and Children's Hospital
Odessa
Balmorhea Street Dance Draws Residents and Visitors
Balmorhea held a Saturday night street dance on Aug 12 with locals and visitors from Pecos Fort Davis and Fort Stockton. The next dance is set for Sept 2 during the Fall festival. Residents Eddie Wells from Colorado Springs visited relatives in Balmorhea as did Randel and Rachel Phillips of Hobbs New Mexico. Joe Kingston and wife left for Ruidoso New Mexico for the rest of summer. Fred Stroade Don Payne and Lee Renz were in Odessa area hospitals for surgery or tests.
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Balmorhea
Pecos
Fort Davis
Fort Stockton
Thief Leaves Note After Dumping Stolen Car in Dobking
In Dobking England a thief dumped a stolen car and left a note for police claiming the car is unsafe. The owner should be prose cuted. The odd message adds a local flavor to a straightforward crime report from AP.
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Dobking
England
School tax reduction hit by Houston district official
An official of the Houston Independent School District said he hopes the city attorney will declare illegal a proposed property tax reduction for thousands of property owners. Linus Wright, superintendent for program implementation and school management, said the plan will cost the district $8 million in revenue for 1978 1979. The city Tax Board of Appraisement has limited 1978 residential tax reevaluations to no more than 10 percent over 1977 values. The board already approved a $273 million budget for the year based on income expected before the tax break.
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Houston
Houston Independent School District
Linus Wright
Wright
Homebound McPhersons Attend Scottish Rally and Games
Mr and Mrs Ray Mc Pherson returned Monday evening August 14 from a two week trip to northern Scotland where they attended a four day Clan McPherson Rally and the Highland Games.
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Scotland
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