Pentagon Faces Higher Fuel Bill After Price Decontrol
The Defense Department projects a rise of 150 to 160 million dollars annually in fuel costs with the end of domestic price controls. Pentagon experts say the extra funds could buy hundreds of tanks or several advanced ships and aircraft. Fuel is a major concern as the department operates more than 500,000 barrels daily amid budget pressures from Congress.
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Washington
Defense Department
Pentagon
Ford
Congress
United States
Nigerian student killed in Dallas shooting case
A Dallas patrolman fatally shot Emmanuel Olajide Olatunji, 28, a Nigerian student at Bishop College, who was unarmed and believed to be a robbery suspect during a confrontation near a drive in. The incident is being referred to a county grand jury for review of officer action.
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Dallas
Nigeria
Emmanuel Olajide Olatunji
Bishop College
Iaa Jean Washington
Miss Washington
Jeffrey Kirksey
Clovis Williams
Kirksey
Williams
Texas
Olatunji
Scouting Features at Pecos Elementary Night
Pecos elementary schools host a scouting information night Tuesday at 7 p.m. District Executive Dave Dunn of Sandhills District Buffalo Trails Council outlines eligibility for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts and the join process. Cubmasters, Scout masters and volunteers will run sessions. for details call 447-2709.
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Pecos
Dave Dunn
Sandhills
Buffalo Trails Council
Boy Scouts of America
Dunn
Cub Scouts
Boy Scouts
Local church names pastor Rev L H Walker at Pecas church
Rev L H Walker is named the new pastor of Friendship Methodist Church at 315 S Pecan. He succeeds Rev Phillip Moore and comes from Sherman Texas where he was assistant at Daniel Gray Methodist Church. Walker is a Fred Douglas High School graduate from Sherman and studied at Paul Quinn College in Waco. He entered the ministry in 1972.
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L. H. Walker
Friendship Methodist Church
S. Pecan
Walker
Phillip Moore
Pecas
Sherman
Texas
Daniel Gray Methodist Church
Fred Douglas
Paul Quinn College
Waco
Pot Smuggling Ring Busted Near Savannah Georgia
Twenty one men were arraigned in Savannah after authorities seized eighteen tons of marijuana valued at ten million dollars. A captain named William L Destler Jr linked to a shrimp boat and a vessel marked Hazel B are named in the probe. Many suspects posted bonds while others remain jailed. Authorities note a shift of seizures to the Southeast and rising smuggling by larger boats and planes.
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Savannah
United States
Here
Chatham County
William L. Destler Jr
Sapelo River
Hazel B
Gemini
William Destler
Georgia
Miami
Schools greet returnees in Pecos Barstow and Toyah
About 4 000 pupils and 400 teachers begin a new school year as Pecos Barstow and Toyah schools open for final registrations before classes start at 8 30 a.m. on Wednesday. Superintendent Ray Whitley notes uncertain enrollment trends but expects more registrations during the week. Toyah starts an experimental kindergarten through fifth grade plan with around 20 Toyah students anticipated. Noon meals begin Wednesday on all campuses except Toyah. Classes run 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for grades 1 2 and 3 30 p.m. for grades 3 12.
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Pecos
Barstow
Toyah
Ray Whitley Whitley
Whitley
Toyaha
Esmy Franco
Pedro Franco
Eighth St
Earl Bell
Billie Harp
Carla Ketchum
Esmy
Pecos-Barstow- Toyah
Hay fire blamed on West Texas lightning
Lightning struck hay at J and J Feed Pens near Verhalen in West Texas, gutting about 3,000 pounds of hay and causing roughly 75 dollars in losses. Workers moved burning hay away to limit damage as Pecos firefighters were halted before arrival when owner Joey McMahon judged the blaze unstoppable.
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West Texas
J and J
Verhalen
Feed Pen
Pecos
Joey McMahon
Food prices rise as farm value climbs in July
The Agriculture Department says farm value of 65 foods in the market basket rose 4.1 percent from June to July, lifting the year over year gain to 15 percent. The spread between farm value and retail price widened to 1.8 percent above April, with farmers receiving 43.1 cents of each consumer food dollar in July.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
Paint Sniffer Pair Caught by Police in Alley
Two 15 year old boys were charged with sniffing paint and handed to county juvenile officer John Lewis after patrolman Armando Gil found a paint can and rags in their possession in an alley behind Dan's Record Shop. The youths were taken to city jail while about six others were released due to lack of evidence of participation.
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John Lewis
Armando Gil
Dan
S. Cedar
Gil
Lewis
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