Pecos-Barstow-Toyah district sees 4110 students on first day
First day enrollment for Pecos Barstow Toyah schools totals 4110 for 1976 77, up 64 from last year. Construction adds 11409 square feet across campuses including remodels at Pecos Lamar and Crockett, with the kindergarten expanding later.
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Pecos-Barstow-Toyah
Pecos-Barstow- Toyah
Ray Whitley
Barstow
Pecos
Austin
Lamar
Crockett
Zavala
Crockett Junior High
Zavala Junior High
Barstow Elementary
Bessie Haynes Elementary
Austin Elementary
Lamar Elementary
Pecos Elementary
GoodyearURW reach tentative three year master contract
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co and the United Rubber Workers announced a tentative three year master contract that could end a 126 day strike. The deal provides an 80 cent immediate wage rise plus 30 cents on June 6 1977 and a 25 cent third year boost May 1 1978, with total duration wage gains of $2.04 per hour and enhanced pensions and benefits.
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Columbus, Ohio
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
United Rubber Workers Union
Goodyear
Firestone Tire
North Korea agrees to talks on US hostages in DMZ
North Korea agreed to a Wednesday meeting of the joint Korean Military Armistice Commission to discuss safety for Americans in the demilitarized zone after the prior week’s deadly clash. The United States pressed for Panmunjom talks, seeking assurances that Americans would be safe, while reaffirming readiness to counter threats and maintain vigilance.
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Associated Press
Seoul
South Korea
North Korea Today
Joint Korean Military Armistice Commission
North
United States
North Korea
Panmunjom
Demilitarized Zone
State Department
Robert Funseth
Midway
Korea
Okinawa
Kim Il-sung
Funseth
White House
Ron Nessen
Communist Party
Rodong
Bond sales report and a county accident in Reeves
County Bond Chairman Archie B. Scott announced Reeves County sold 66,742 dollars of Series E and H United States Savings Bonds for six months, reaching 35 percent of the 1976 goal. In Texas during June sales totaled 21,078,018 dollars, with half the year done at 139,566,833 dollars and 51 percent of the yearly goal. A two year old boy, Javier Lozano, 2, is in satisfactory condition at Memorial Hospital after a pickup struck him near 7:30 p.m. He suffered a fractured skull and head lacerations and was driven to hospital by private car. police report the boy darted in front of N.V. Lara’s southbound pickup in the Elm Street area.
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United States Savings
Reeves County
Archie B. Scott
Texas
Memorial Hospital
Javier Lozano
Efren Lozano
S. Elm
N.V. Lara
Hickory St
Lara
Elm
Young Lozano
Teach Them Spanish A lighthearted column on bilingual education
Gene Douglas muses on reverse language learning amid a school board debate. He jokes about teaching all the Pecos area youngsters Spanish, recalls personal attempts at language study, and shares humorous anecdotes about language barriers and social life in town.
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Gene Douglas
Pecos
Carter Calls Pardon for Draft Dodgers Not Amnesty
Jimmy Carter told the American Legion convention that the nation should grant blanket pardons to those who refused the Vietnam draft, not amnesty. He distinguished pardons from amnesty and urged handling deserters individually under military justice while pledging strong international sanctions to fight terrorism.
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Seattle
Jimmy Carter
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Carter
National Convention of the
American Legion
Mild Pecos Weather Sees Warm, Dry Spell Continue
Pecos reports mild weather with temperatures under 100 after a 97 degree high. Forecasts predict scattered thunderstorms with little change through Wednesday and upper 60s for tonight. Lightning and showers bring welcome rainfall across North Texas and most of the state, with cooler temps expected in the 90s and light southerly winds.
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Pecos
Associated Press
North Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Lubbock
San Angelo
Abilene
Galveston
Florida
Orona Free On Bond In Marijuana Possession Case
Manuel Orona, 30, posted a 2000 bond and was released from Reeves County Jail after authorities found suspected marijuana at 518 North Oak Street while acting on a loud party tip. He serves as Migrant Manpower and Education program director in Reeves County and faces a misdemeanor possession charge with no trial date set.
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Manuel Orona
Orona
North Pecos
N. Oak St
Reeves County
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Kingdom of Heaven
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Nebraska
Iowa
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