Midland urged to dismantle dual system in city elementary schools
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ordered Midland Texas to immediately dismantle the dual elementary school system and integrate. The ruling cites five elementary schools with minority concentration and notes a history of Mexican American isolation. The court urges action in light of recent decisions.
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Midland
Tex
5Th
U.S Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
James Mailey
Thornton Harde
John Minor Wisdom
Lorenzo de’ Zavala
Washington
Crockett
Milam
Pease
de Zavala
Wisdom
Mailey
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
U.S. District Court
Ernest Quinn
Midland Independent School District
Austin
Corpus Christi
Beef prices puzzle readers in grocery cost study
A shopper compares beef per ounce with 25 other items to challenge the idea that T-Bone is the priciest. The analysis finds bacon and pepper cost more per ounce, cotton sells at 65 cents per ounce, and hamburger at 89 cents per pound equals 5 cents per ounce, often cheaper than snacks and staples.
Lopez Named Foodway Manager at Pecos Store
Al Lopez of Albuquerque has become manager of the Pecos Foodway Store at 2000 S. Eddy. With 12 years in groceries, he arrives from a nine year Foodway stint in Albuquerque and took over on August 21. His wife and son accompany him. he plans changes to improve shopping ease.
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al Lopez
Albuquerque
N.M
Pecos Foodway
S. Eddy
Lopez
Pecos
Foodway
el Paso
New Mexico
Caroline Upgraded To Hurricane Caroline
The National Hurricane Center advised at 11 a.m. CDT that Caroline has strengthened into a hurricane with 75 mph winds and a central pressure of 995 millibars. The storm is slowing, increasing the need for warnings.
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Miami
Fla
National Hurricane Center
Caroline
Air Force
Pecos Jaycees Open Rest Stop for Labor Day Weekend
Pecos Jaycees join about 10 000 members statewide to staff 300 roadside rest stops during the Labor Day holiday. Pecos rest stop near Pyote will open at 6 p m and run to midnight Monday offering coffee and cold drinks. The effort promotes Take Ten Every Two with maps and traffic information for motorists.
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Pecos Jaycees
Civic Organization
Dennis Roberts
Roberts
Pyote
Pecos
Jaycees
Hoffa car custody fight moves to court in Detroit
In Detroit AP report, a custody dispute over a car linked to Jimmy Hoffa’s disappearance is filed by Joseph Giacalone, 22, son of Anthony Giacalone. The FBI seized the vehicle Aug. 9 and federal prosecutors say it may hold clues. Charles O’Brien, Hoffa’s foster son, says he drove the car near Hoffa’s vanishing site. A hearing before Judge Robert DeMascio was scheduled.
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Detroit
Jimmy Hotta
Teamsters
Joseph Giacalone
Anthony
Tony Jack
Giacalone
U.S. District Court
FBI
Hoffa
Postal rates to rise to 13 cents per letter
Postmaster General Bailar said the Postal Service cannot continue to operate if rate adjustments are delayed. The Postal Rate Commission recommended making the 10-cent rate permanent to allow a 13-cent increase after review. Bailar criticized the delay as inflation worsens deficits and urged faster, more responsive rate-setting. DuPont defended the commission while noting room to improve.
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Washington
Postal Service
Benjamin F. Bailar
Bailar
Postal Rate Commission
Commission
Bailor
Clyde S. DuPont
DuPont
Field Laborers Win Low Point in California
Delano Calif AP a law providing secret ballot union elections for farm workers took effect. It marks the first nationwide effort to guarantee collective bargaining for field laborers, who previously lacked federal protections. The UFW led by Cesar Chavez and the Teamsters may file elections to determine representation as up to 60 elections a day may be handled. Grapes in peak harvest are a focus of the early petitions and votes, with organizers seeking to unify farm workers in the southern San Joaquin Valley since 1965.
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Delano
Calif
United Farm Workers
Teamsters
UFW
California
Chavez
San Joaquin Valley
Labor Day Closings Nationwide and Pecos School Start
City county state and federal offices will close Monday for Labor Day along with many local businesses. Pecos Barstow Toyah school system will resume sessions Tuesday after the final summer holiday, as over 4,000 students and 400 teachers observe the civic observance.
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Pecos- Barstow-Toyah
Pecos
Pecos Enterprise Shifts Schedule For Labor Day
The Pecos Enterprise will publish its Monday paper on Sunday due to Labor Day. The office will be closed Monday and early printing is planned for the holiday. Normal delivery will resume after the holiday.
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Pecos Enterprise
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Ing
Texas
Department of Justice
Ray Powell
Saint Mark's Episcopal Church
Clay Allison
É Que
Paso
By John Pitts
Giana
Charles ‘‘Chuckie
O’brien
Young Giacalone
Robert Ozer
U.S. Attorney’s
Organized Crime Strike Force
Robert DeMascio
Pecos Park
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