Pecos Barstow Toyah schools prep for 4000 pupils
Teachers kick off six days of in service training in Pecos and Monahans as 4000 pupils prepare to enter Pecos Barstow Toyah schools this year. Dr. Tom Haggai will give the keynote address at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the high school auditorium. A get acquainted session with the Pecos Chamber of Commerce follows at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
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Pecos-Barstow-Toyah
Pecos
Monahans
High Point
N.C
Tom Haggai
Haggai
Values For Better
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Boy Scout Organization
Salem
Ruling awaited on Estes case in Texas land dispute
District Court Judge H L Lattimore will likely rule early next month in a legal fight over Hidden Valley Country Club Estates near Fort Worth. Billie Sol Estes and R K Horton are named as joint venturers. Horton seeks dismissal of liens totaling over 390000, tied to Maxwell's claim of financing aid. Estes' role remains undetermined. Estes, paroled in 1970, cannot engage in self employment without parole approval.
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Fort Worth
Tex
District Court
H.L. Lattimore
West Texas Fertilizer King
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Midland
R.K. Horton
Hidden Valley Country Club Estates
Horton
Hidden Valley
Lattimore
W. Keith Maxwell Sr
Houston
Maxwell
Abilene
Public school budget hearing at administration building
School board members meet with oil and mineral representatives and the public in the annual budget hearing for the coming school year. In the administration building at 1302 S. Park St. the board reviews the budget before adopting the expenditure sheet and setting the tax rate at 5 30 p.m. session.
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Oil and Mineral
S. Park St
Biscuits and Gravy in Texas and Beyond
John Pitts laments the loss of biscuits and gravy from daily menus as he recalls growing up in Texas. He contrasts toast with fluffy biscuits and sopping gravy, notes truck stops still offer the dish, and questions cultural shifts while urging legislators to fund biscuits and gravy nationwide.
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West Texas
California
Texas
Toyah Truckstop
McClain
Midland-Odessa Air Terminal
Berkley
Whisky heir Samuel Bronfman found safe at mother’s home
Samuel Bronfman 2nd, heir to the Seagram fortune, was recovered unharmed after a ransom payment led to his release. Two men, Dominic Byrne and Melvin Lynch, face extortion and mail fraud charges. police discount IRA links and say no further suspects are sought.
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New York
Samuel Bronfman
Dominic Byrne
Melvin Patrick Lynch
FBI
Byrne
J. Wallace LaPrade
Bronfman
Lynch
New York City
Michael Codd
U.S. State Department
Irish Republican Army
la Prade
Fifth Avenue
Seagrams
Edgar Bronfman
Yorktown Heights
Westchester County
Ann Margaret Loeb Bronfman
Purchase
LaPrade
Samuel
Brooklyn
U.S
Woodside
Queens
Kissinger hopes new Mideast talks lead to interim accord
Secretary of State Kissinger says a new shuttle diplomacy round could yield an interim Israel Egypt accord as a sign of progress toward peace. He plans to visit Israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, after cabinet debates noted unresolved issues on force disposition in Sinai and an American led early warning system.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Kissinger
White House
Vail
Colo
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Alexandria
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Jerusalem
Sinai
Yigal Allon
Mideast
Cairo
Reeves County budget talks weigh jail staff and senior center funds
Reeves County Commissioners discuss jail staffing for a new Reeves jail and a Cedar and Second senior citizens center project. They consider a 17.5 percent county share to match city funds, while delaying final decision pending a tour and budget checks. Oil firms win a three percent tax discount for early payment, with a plan to place funds in a commercial deposit to gain a six percent credit.
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Reeves County
Reeves County Commissioners Court
A.B. Nail
Harold Meyer
Meyers
Cedar and
Second
Meyer
Senior Citizens Center
Tom Hesterlee
John Cox
Dale Mount
P.M. Preston
W.H. Harris
Don Hubbard
Superior Oil
el Paso Natural Gas
Mobil Oil Corp
Atlantic Richfield
Texaco
Third battle of the Alamo ends in compromise
San Antonio city council and the Daughters of the Republic of Texas reached a compromise on Alamo Plaza changes. The dispute, dubbed the third battle of the Alamo, centered on parking closures and plaza renovations funded by visitors while preserving the shrine. The agreement calls for flagstone paving, final say over a bandstand, and unfreezing federal funds for the project.
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San Antonio, Tex
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
DRT
Alamo Plaza
San Antonio
Alamo
Alamo Group
Crawford Reeder
Grand Jury Panel Chosen for September Term
The grand jury commission selects 19 county residents to serve the September term of the 148th District Court. Members need not report until 9 a.m. August 28. Names include Ray Golden Jimmy Herod Agnes Clemm Roberto Acosta Dan Brisalba Jimmy McNeil Joey McMahan Peppy McKinney Louis Hern Louis J. Matta Ben F. Meek Jr A C Bishop John Moore Harold Simpson Jay Oates Char lene Russell Platt Roy D. Prewit A J Potter and RB McGowen Jr.
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Ray Golden
Jimmy Herod
Agnes Clemm
Roberto Acosta
Dan Brisalba
Jimmy McNeil
Joey McMahan
Peppy McKinney
Louis Hern
Louis J. Matta
Ben F. Meek, Jr
A.C. Bishop
John Moore
Harold Simpson
Jay Oates
Russell Platt
Charlene
Roy D. Prewit
A.J. Potter
R.B. McGowen, Jr
Weekend traffic crashes injure three people
Three persons sought medical treatment at their doctors’ offices after one of four weekend traffic accidents. Anna Goodrich, Iva Wadley, and Edna Walker were injured in a two vehicle collision at SH 17 and an interstate 20 service road at 9 a.m. Saturday and taken to doctors by private car. The other crashes involved MacArthur Pineda and Manuel Fierro at Fourth and Ash streets Friday 5:40 p.m., Pedro Godhicoa and William Jaco at Third and Hickory streets Saturday, and Patrick Griffin and Roy Garcia on Third Street Sunday at 1:22 a.m.
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Anna Goodrich
Iva Wadley
Hackberry
Edna Walker
Jackson St
Doctors
SH 17
Mmes. Walker
Wadley
Third
Hickory Streets
Patrick Griffin
Temple
Roy Garcia
Orange St
Third St
Griffin
Garcia
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