Naval commander warns Rotarians Russia leads at sea
Commander Kent Seigel of the U S Navy told Pecos Rotary Club members that Russia outnumbers the United States at sea with nuclear weapons and the largest nuclear submarine, citing Russia as a self sustaining power with full access to minerals. He noted Soviet naval visits to 1 000 ports in 105 countries and warned of U S dependency on imported wartime materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent Seigel
U.S. Navy Command
Washington, D.C
Holiday Inn
Seigel
U.S
Paul Briones
Pecos
Ussr
Weather watch: Clear to partly cloudy period and storms
A weather watch notes clear to partly cloudy skies with a chance of thunderstorms from Sunday through Tuesday. Forecasters expect possible storm development and localized impacts. Stay tuned for updates and follow local cautions.
Garbo says life wasted in rare interview
Greta Garbo, the Swedish film icon who left public life 30 years ago, tells West German Bunte Illustrierte she has lived a lonely, wasted life and it is too late to change it. The magazine cites her as saying I have messed up my life and it's too late to change it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
West Germany
Greta Garbo
Bunte Illustrierte
Pecos Toyah Barstow approves 6.374 million budget for 77 78
Pecos Toyah Barstow Independent School District trustees unanimously adopt a 6.374 million dollar budget for the 1977 78 school year at a public hearing. The tax rate was approved and Gulf Oil executives praised the district’s budgeting. Whitley notes most budgets stay near last year with a sole increase for professional personnel due to state salary hikes.
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Pecos- Toyah-Barstow Independent School District
Bob Miller
Ben Meek
Board of Trustees
Frank Perea
Gulf
Superior Oil Corporations
Houston
R.M. Tolinson
Pecos
Texas
Ray Whitley
Whitley
Gulf Oil Corporation of Houston
Paul Briones
Largest clandestine drug lab raid nets vast quaalude plant
Dallas DEA officials reported the seizure of the largest illicit drug lab ever found, with two Houston arrests as financiers and heads of the operation. The Dallas site had equipment valued over 200000 dollars and the lab could produce up to one million quaaludes, each selling for three to five dollars.
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Dallas
Houston
Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA
Ed Heath
Heath
Illegal aliens fall prey to smugglers says AP report
Illegal aliens seeking a better life in America often become victims of extortionists and narcotics traffickers, according to an Associated Press report from McAllen Texas. The piece notes the dangers faced by roomers while crossing and the criminal abuse they suffer at the hands of smugglers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller Bonner
Associated Press
Mcallen
Tex
America
Border Patrol
Houston
Dallas
Chicago
Tom Ball
Rio Grande Valley
Hall
San Antonio
U S opposes new camps on West Bank of Jordan
The Carter administration denounces three new Israeli camps as obstacles to peace talks. Israel denies the charge and says negotiations with the Arabs continue. U N Secretary General Waldheim and Chaim Herzog criticized the move, while Begin acted to placate conservative supporters.
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U.S
West Bank of Jordan
Washington
West Bank
Jordan River
Israel
Avi
Menahem Begin
Jerusalem
Begin
McGowen Reappointed to Pecos River Post
R B McGowen Jr of 1809 Jefferson was reappointed Pecos River Compact Commissioner by Gov Dolph Briscoe. McGowen, in office since 1968, leads Texas on Pecos water division with New Mexico. litigation with New Mexico sits before the U S Supreme Court with a Denver judge to hear evidence in fall and spring. Hill aided talks. commission includes Caffey of Carlsbad, McGowen for Texas, and Babcock of Tucson for the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.B. McGowen Jr
Jefferson
Pecos River
Dolph Briscoe
McGowen
Texas
New Mexico
Briscoe
John Hill
U.S. Supreme Court
Denver
Hill
Pecos
Lee Caffey
Carlsbad
Horace Babcock
Tucson, Ariz
Quake near Sumba Island in Indonesia records 7.7
An AP report from Honolulu says a major earthquake near Sumba and Sumbawa islands in Indonesia registered 7.7 on the Richter scale. The U S Geological Survey noted the quake struck 1 09 p m local time with no Pacific wide tsunami but possible local waves.
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Honolulu
Sumba Island
Indonesia
International Tsunami Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
Sumbawa
Sumba Islands
Water czar appointed to lead Texas agency
Texas names Charles Nemir interim chief of the new Texas Department of Water Resources starting Sept. 1 on an acting basis. Nemir, 45, was previously assistant director at the Texas Water Development Board since 1972 and is now head of the merged agency. Dick Whitington, 49, is acting deputy director. The board rejected Nemir's and Whitington's current bosses for the top post. The department combines three prior agencies and pays $43,700 annually.
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Water Czar
Austin
Tex
Texas
Super
Charles Nemir
Texas Department of Water Resources
Texas Water Development Board
Dick Whitington
Bob Schneider
Texas Water Rights Commission
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Sam
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