Strike Threatened In Five Days Over Postal Union Rejection
The largest postal union rejected the tentative labor deal 94 000 to 78 000 and warned a national strike within five days if the Postal Service refuses to reopen talks. APWU President Emmet Andrews must push for new negotiations amid opposition within the union and a secondary carrier union veto.
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American Postal Workers Union
Stan Allen
National Association of Letter Carriers
APWU
Denver
Emmet Andrews
Postal Service
Andrews
Bolger
U.S
Mondale headlines Texas fundraising weekend tour
Vice President Walter Mondale begins a Texas fundraising swing with stops in Dallas Austin McAllen and Corpus Christi to back Democratic candidates. First Lady Rosalynn Carter follows a week later with events in San Antonio Dallas Fort Worth and Lubbock. Mondale cites support for Mattox and other party figures as key aims while Krueger joins at McAllen.
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Dallas
Walter Mondale
Texas
Austin
McAllen
Corpus Christi
Mondale
Rosalynn Carter
San Antonio
Dallas-Fort Worth
Lubbock
Jim Mattox
Mattox
Jim
Tom Panken
Calvin Guest
Ron Paul
Briscoe
Hill
Lloyd Bentsen
Bill Hobby
Bill Clayton
U.S
Bob Krueger
Mark White
Krueger
John Tower
Store manager hails Pecos firemen for quick truck fire response
Kelby Robertson of Foodway Store at 1800 South Eddy thanks the Pecos Volunteer Fire Department for swiftly tackling a truck fire behind the store early Thursday. He commends their efficiency and qualifications in extinguishing the blaze.
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Kelby Robertson
Foodway
South Eddy
Pecos
Robertson
Eddy St
Robert Hinojos
Davis held without bond in judge murder-for-hire case
Cullen Davis, 44, is jailed on a no bond order on charges he plotted to kill Judge Joe Eidson in a contentious divorce case. A Wichita Falls judge paused hearings after ordering temporary denial, with prosecutors signaling more evidence to come next week as tapes and photos surfaced linking Davis to talks of hiring a gunman.
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Fort Worth
FBI
Joe Eidson
Davis
Priscilla
Amarillo
Texas
Tarrant County
Tim Curry
David McCrory
Kidson
McCrory
Man pleads innocent in the Winnie family killings
Joe Ovide Dugas pleaded innocent in Beaumont on five counts of capital murder for the abduction and slaying of the Bishop Phillips family from a Winnie farmhouse. He waived speedy trial, seeking a venue change to possibly San Antonio or Austin, with a January trial following a September 25 hearing. Doctors found him mentally competent to stand trial despite memory lapses. He remains held on a $500,000 bond.
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Beaumont
Texas
Joe Ovide Dugas
Winnie
Dugas
San Antonio
Austin
Houston
Contingency plan readied for Pecos postal strike
Pecos Postmaster Don Miller said in July that a contingency plan exists if postal workers strike over a new contract. He refused to discuss details but promised mail delivery to Pecos residents. The largest union rejected the proposal and called for renewed negotiations within five days to avoid a strike stake. Miller previously noted uncertainty about local workers’ possible response.
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Pecos
Don Miller
Enterprise
Miller
New Mexico man convicted here in immigration case
A Lovington resident and four other defendants were convicted on guilty pleas before U.S. Magistrate J.M. Preston in Pecos for misdemeanor immigration violations. Arturo Hernandez-Olivas, 20, received a $200 fine and a year of probation after a six month no-prison term. Others, including Roberto Valadez-Nunez, Miguel Cardona-Jimenez, Higinio Lujan-Carrasco, Rodolfo Valenzuela-Olivas, and Jesus Morales Valenzuela, drew 120 days or 90 days to serve. Each waived rights in open court for trial before the magistrate.
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United States
Lovington
N.M
U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Arturo Hernandez-Olivas
Preston
Roberto Valadez-Nunez
Miguel Cardona-Jimenez
Higinio Lujan-Carrasco
Rodolfo Valenzuela-Olivas
Jesus Morales Valenzuela
Motion to Dismiss in Texas Civil Suit
A motion to dismiss has been filed in the Pecos Division of the Western District of Texas for failure of the plaintiffs to follow prescribed procedures. The case arises from an automobile collision on U S 285 north of Fort Stockton on March 20, under the Federal Tort Claims Act, Librado Ramirez of Pecos and Clarence Jackson Jr. as parties.
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Pecos
U.S. District Court For
Western District of Texas
U.S. 285
Librado Ramirez of
Clarence Jackson, Jr
United States Army Air Force Exchange Service of
San Antonio
83Rd Judical District Court
Fort Stockton
U.S
Mysterious hijack threat ends as passengers leave jet
In Geneva the crew and passengers of a Boeing 707 walked off the aircraft under a deadline by a claimed task force demanding freedom for Hess, Sirhan Sirhan, and five Croatian hijackers plus Army Air Force Exchange Service personnel. A high of 101 and lows near 69 were reported in Pecos with a West Texas forecast of partly cloudy skies and possible storms through Saturday.
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Geneva
Switzerland
TWA
Rudolf Hess
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan Sirhan
Pecos
Associated Press
West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
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Jeffrey Mills
Washington
William F. Bolger
APWA
William F. Boger
Pecos Jaycees
Pecos City Park
Pecos Vikings
Cox
Monahans
Farnum Jewelry
Dee Farnum
Ray Lewis
Dolph Briscoe
Guest
John Hill
Billy Goldberg
Bob Gammage
New Mexico
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