Ford within three votes of Republican nomination
President Ford neared the GOP nomination threshold as uncommitted delegates withdrew fence sitting. AP tally placed Ford at 1,127 delegates, three shy of the 1,130 needed, while Reagan lingered at 1,036. Delegates from Illinois, Wyoming, Missouri and others shifted allegiance, with one New York vote lost. Delaware Senator Charles Hughes cited electability after talks with Reagan and Ford.
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Kansas City
Ford
Associated Press
Ronald Reagan
Illinois
Wyoming
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Louisiana
Delaware
West Virginia
South Carolina
New York
Charles E. Hughes
Noon market report and Texas cattle prices from AP
New York stocks edged higher as traders awaited the Republican convention decision. Dow rose to 995.26 with gains led by Southern Co, while the NYSE composite ticked up to 55.85. Fort Worth livestock values weakened, cattle and calves down, hogs steady, and cash grain mixed in Chicago prices.
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Kansas City
Southern Co
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American Stock Exchange
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Choice
Barrows & Vilts
Chicago
Dow Jones
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Indus
Texans waver not in Reagan vote
The Texas delegation to the Republican National Convention remains loyal to Ronald Reagan as a floor fight with Ford forces looms over a rule requiring a vice presidential choice to be named. Midland mayor Ernest Angelo calls it a test vote and notes Connally is not considered a viable Reagan alternative.
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Kansas City, Mo
Texas
Ronald Reagan
Ford
California
Betoe
Ernest Angelo
Midland
Angelo
John Connally
Nixon Administration
Treasury
Barbs by Phil Pastoret on Joneses and pace setters
Phil Pastoret skewers the Joneses as pace setters for society noting how aspirational living pushes others to chase first class luxuries. He jokes that choosing top quality travel can backfire by leaving the rest scrambling to keep up.
Buckley exits unlikely bid for GOP presidential race
Senator James L Buckley ends his surprise campaign bid as Republicans rebuff efforts to rally support for his presidential run. Ford and Reagan camps react with caution while Buckley faces fallout for his Senate race with a September 14 primary looming.
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Kansas City
James L. Buckley
Senate
New Yorker
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Rogers C.B. Morton
Buckley
Carter to refrain from responding to GOP charges this week
Plains Georgia based report says President Jimmy Carter will not answer questions on Republican charges during the week. He spent Monday evening watching the GOP gathering on television as aides note he plans no political replies while meeting with experts on social programs energy and international economics. He was set to meet energy industry and environmental leaders to discuss the nations energy problems.
Burkholder Receives 50 Year Masonic Service Award
Walter G. Burkholder of Pecos was awarded a 50 year pin by the Grand Lodge of Texas for Ashlar Lodge 781 AFAN. The presentation at his home Aug 10 was made by H.A. Collins and Ira V. Alldredge as secretary and senior warden. Also present were his wife Annie Lee and relatives from El Paso.
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Walter G. Burkholder
S. Eddy
Pecos
Grand Lodge of Texas
Ashlar Lodge
Afan
H.A. Collins
Ira V. Alldredge
Annie Lee
Lee Burkholder
el Paso
Midland area notes span energy talk auctions and politics
Deputy federal energy administrator John Hill criticized U S energy policy during a Hobbs speech tour. Odessa held an auction raising about 47 970 for the city and 21 189 for the county with cars trucks and office supplies sold. A desegregation conference is set in Midland federal court. A hospital rate study was requested in Kermit. Eddy County Junior Show grossed about 49 000. Permian Basin Oil Show events are scheduled in Odessa. Midland Odessa residents head to the Republican national convention in Kansas City with several local officials attending.
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Midland
John Hill
Midlander
Washington
Hobbs N.M
Ford
Odessa
Ector County
Ed Cambell
Kermit
Kermit Memorial Hospital Board of Control
Ralph Lennon
Ector County Fair
Midland-Odessa
Kansas City
Dub Duff
Don Williams
Nadine Francis
Ddie Francis
Ernest Angelo
19Th
GP National Committee
Midland County
Barbara Culver
Barstow by Eddie Jean Webb
Visiting in the home of Lynn and Eddie Jean Webb are Lynn's father and his wife Mr and Mrs Fred Webb of Breckenridge They have been camping at Big Bend Those going to band camp last week were Becky Garcia Tony Flores Greg Dinwiddie Diane Calanchi Robert Pena Kim Gray and Holley Smith Mr and Mrs Joe M Garcia and daughters Irene and Becky went to visit their daughter and son in law Naomi and Lencho Polanco and son Little John Saturday While in Odessa they also visited with Mary Lou's aunts Mr and Mrs Raymond Wagner and Mrs Carlina Gonzales from Pasadena Calif They also visited with Mary Lou's cousins Mr and Mrs Jusino Cruz from Lubbock Grace Gonzales and children from Pasadena Calif and also Maria Garza of Shorty and Dorothy Parsons over the weekend was Shorty's sister and her family Mary Jane and Floyd Mahaffey Their daughter Jenniffe spent one night with the Parsons while her parents visited in Pecos with relatives.
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Lynn
Eddie Jean Webb
Fred Webb
Breckenridge
Big Bend
Becky Garcia
Tony Flores
Greg Dinwiddie
Diane Calanchi
Robert Pena
Kim Gray
Holley Smith
Joe M. Garcia
Irene
Becky
Naomi and
Lencho Polanco
Little John
Odessa
Mary Lou
Raymond Wagner
Carlina Gonzales
Pasadena
Calif
Jusino Cruz
Lubbock
Grace Gonzales
Pasadena Calif
Maria Garza
Shorty
Dorothy Parsons
Mary Jane
Floyd Mahaffey
Jenniffe
the Parsons
Pecos
Pecos community notices and club meetings schedule
Local Pecos community calendar lists groups meeting weekly including Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon at 125 S Oak St, TOPS clubs, Pecos Optimists, Lions clubs, Band Booster Club, and Young Homemakers. Events include installations, awards banquets, and regular meetings with locations and times noted.
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Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
Tops Club
Federation
Tops TX 259
St. Community
Lions Club
American Motors Inn
Seth
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos
Chaparral Village
Pecos High School
Yippies and gay protesters stage outside GOP convention
About 300 youths gathered outside Kemper Arena during the Republican National Convention in Kansas City mixing Yippie chants gay liberationist signs and gospel music. Police reported no large disruption as protesters focused on antiwar and government issues and many local participants joined.
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Texas
Charles Bean
Kansas City
Kemper Arena
Chicago
Miami Beach
Fla
Cycle recovered after reported theft in Colorado City
City police recovered a motorcycle stolen in Colorado City. The bike was found abandoned Saturday in a south side vacant lot near the new hospital site after a test drive theft Friday evening. Investigators traced footprints to a service road north of SH 20. Four rings worth about 420 dollars were reported stolen from a Pecos residence.
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New Hospital
Pecos
Investiga
Ting
SH 20
Charlottia Brikla
Government publication phrasing sparks debate on tool naming
A reader notes that describing a hand powered earth removal implement as a spade glosses over function and aims for formalism in official writing. The remark underscores tension between everyday terms and bureaucratic nomenclature in public communications.
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Roy Dale
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Bobby Haulik
People’s State Bank
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Young Homemakers
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Pecos Valley Country Club
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