Oil spill feared as tropical low heads toward Texas coast
Texas officials warned a tropical low near the Gulf could become a storm and drive a massive oil slick toward South Padre Island and nearby bays. Winds 25 to 30 knots could churn thick crude across beaches. booms may fail if winds exceed 20 knots. The spill from the Mexican Bay of Campeche well has already reached Padre, Mustang Islands, and Port Aransas areas, with over 2 million barrels released.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Gulf
Barrier Islands
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Laguna Madre
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Hans Stuart
Stuart
Brownsville
South Padre Island
Bay of Campeche
San Jose Island
Padre
Mustang Islands
Port Aransas
Port Mansfield
FBI Agent Describes Tense Morning Before Davis Arrest
FBI agent testified that in the early hours before David McCrory met with Cullen Davis on August 20 1978 tension ran high as agents prepared a staged scenario to fool Davis. A fake photograph of Judge Joe Eidson’s death is described, with a taped body recorder and a remote transmitter hidden in a tissue box as evidence was assembled for Davis’ arrest and later trial.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth, Texas
FBI
David McCrory
Cullen Davis
Joe Gray
Jerry Hubbell
McCrory
Davis
Ron Jannings
Jannings
Gray
Joe Eidson
Hubbell
Eidson
Man dies after I-20 chase in Canton Texas
State troopers shot and killed a man and arrested three juveniles after a high speed chase on Interstate 20 near Canton. The pursuit reached speeds above 120 mph from Smith County to Texas 19 before the suspects fled on foot into a wooded area. A robbery in Tyler may be linked as stolen goods were found in the car.
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Canton
Texas
Here
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Smith County
Tyler
Harold Richey
David Gish
Dallas
van Zandt County
Pecos City Accepts 89,837 Lease for City Mineral Rights
Pecos City Council voted to accept oilman Terry Burkholder's offer of 89,837 dollars for lease of the city mineral rights on 1,633,408 acres at the municipal airport. The deal includes 1 dollar per acre and 3/16 royalties over five years, with Burkholder the sole bidder. The council delayed the decision to allow Mayor Bickley to attend. a resolution will finalize the agreement. Also noted, water rights lease with Atlantic Refining expires Sept 30, and well seven yields about 290 GPM (400,000 gallons daily), with extension discussions ongoing.
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Town of
Pecos
Terry Burkholder
Pecos Oilman
Burkholder
J.J. Maxey
Atlantic Refining Company
Maxey
Section 15
Block C-6
Oil Company
Theft At Texaco Yard In Orla Under Investigation
Reeves County Sheriff Raul Florez reports a burglary at the Texaco yard in Orla. About $3802.52 in property was taken including 105 gallons of regular gasoline and various tools. Entry occurred after a wire was cut near the west gate. notification came at 8 10 a.m. on Aug 24.
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Texaco
Orla
Reeves County
Raul Florez
Pecos duo in stable condition after highway crash
Two Pecos residents were hospitalized in stable condition at Reeves County Hospital after a Sunday crash at Stafford and California SH 17. Driver Lino Delgado, 53, allegedly ran a stop sign. his DWI charge followed. Passengers James Fraley, 25, and John Anderson, 26, suffered serious but stable injuries when the pickup flipped 350 feet after swerving to avoid a collision.
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James Richard Fraley
John Kimberly Anderson
Pecos
Stafford
Robert Hinojos
Reeves County Hospital
California
Ross
Adams
Lino Contreras Delgado
S. Cypress
Delgado
SH 17
Fraley
Anderson
Mondale Seeks Trade Pact Ratification and Aid to China
Vice President Mondale told a Peking University audience that the Sino American trade pact will go to Congress for ratification by year’s end. He proposed a $2 billion, five year credit line for China and urged guarantees to spur U.S. investments. He also pledged U.S. aid for hydroelectric plants and fast-track talks on textile maritime and civil aviation accords. The remarks were televised nationally.
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Peking
Walter Mondale
Congress
United States
China
U.S
Mondale
Peking University
County court weighs joining single appraisal district
Reeves County Commissioners plan to reconsider joining a single appraisal district with a final decision due Monday Sept 10 and a joining deadline Sept 15. The plan creates a five member board representing Pecos Barstow Toyah ISD Balmorhea SD and county cities and water districts. The panel would bill taxes for county city and school districts at one central office.
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Reeves County Commissioners Court
Pecos - Barstow - Toyah
Balmorhea
Marcos Martinez, Jr
Bill Long
ARCO
Long
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah
Reeves County Sheriff's Department
W.O
Bill
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Pecos High School
Connie Chavez
Sonny Falcon
Prissy Cobos
Martin Arreguy
Man
Chase
Tom Purvis
Jack Ferguson
Texas 19
W.R
Bob’’ Bickley
Pinehurst
Pigman
Pecos City
City
Lindsay
Faulkner
West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
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