Great Plains irrigated farms push water limits on plains
Nebraska leads the irrigation surge with center pivot systems expanding from 2713 in 1972 to 6500 in 1974. Experts warn groundwater withdrawals threaten future supply as basins near 2022 dry wells. Governors and boards in Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma seek regulation and recharge projects to avert shortages.
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Stock market gains buoy traders as Burns remarks boost sentiment
The Dow Jones industrials rose to 822.67 as investors welcomed Fed Chairman Burns remarks on rate policy. Bonds and equities rallied amid expectations of long term debt purchases, with NYSE and AMEX indices up. Cotton futures eased and country livestock markets in Texas and Amarillo showed steady or mixed prices.
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Pump motor taken from residence on Fifth Street yard
Police report a yard well pump and motor were stolen from Alton Hughes at 715 West Fifth Street during Tuesday night. A separate break-in at Harris Lumber Company 1328 South Cedar Street notes a small amount of change about $3 missing from the cash register after entry through a rear window.
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School Menu for Labor Day Week
Labor Day Monday features no meal. Tuesday offers Bar B Q Weiners with cheese potato casserole seasoned green beans ice cream bar ranch style bread butter and milk. Wednesday serves Chicken fried steak with cream gravy mashed potatoes buttered peas and carrots cherry cobbler hot roll butter and milk. Thursday presents Western Burger with French fries and catsup, combination salad, peanut butter cake with icing and milk. Friday offers Cheese Enchiladas pinto beans lettuce and tomatoes sliced peaches cornbread butter and milk.
San Francisco marks cable car 102nd anniversary
San Francisco AP notes the cable car system, dating to August 1873, as America’s most durable transit, carrying more than 10 million riders yearly at 25 cents. The piece mixes nostalgia with hazard notes, detailing speed about 9 mph, costs around 40 thousand dollars per car, and enduring faults from earthquakes to deficits.
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The Tiny Car Trundled Into History
A 350 horsepower steam engine at the carbarn grumbled as Hallidie’s grip on the cable activated. The small vehicle then began to move, marking a historic moment.
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Natural gas shortages forecast for winter
Federal Energy Administration officials told President Ford and 16 governors that natural gas supplies may fall 15 or 16 percent short of demand this winter on average with larger gaps in eastern states. They warned shortages could be 30 percent greater than last winter if Congress and the public do not cooperate to curb demand and conserve energy.
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Calendar of coming events in the Pecos area
Local listings note Alcoholics Anonymous meetings at 8 p.m. on Oak Street, Lions clubs gatherings, TOPS at senior center, Social Security help, Morning Optimists at Ramada Inn, and Rotary at Holiday Inn. Separate items report Ford plans to veto a price control extension on oil despite Mansfield’s push, with midnights and scheduled meetings.
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E. 10Th St
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Pecos Enterprise AP Entitled for Republishing News
The Pecos Enterprise states that its use of Associated Press news is exclusive for republication both credited and uncredited in the paper along with local news published herein.
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