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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1979
Page
1
The Commerce Department reports the Leading Economic Index fell 0.4 percent in July marking the third decline in four months. Revised figures show declines in June and April with a modest May rise, signaling possible recession concerns as weak data persist despite a slight improvement in oil trade costs.
The latest index indicates fewer delivery delays from suppliers and declines in contracts for plant and equipment and building permits, while work week and stock prices improve. The economy probably began contracting in the second quarter, marking multiple postwar recessions, with the U.S. trade deficit for seven months at 12.9 billion dollars versus 20.1 billion last year and crude output rising to 245.9 million barrels in July.
Gov Bill Clements visits Texas coast amid fears of tropical development from the Mexico oil spill. Coast Guard task force reports tar balls on Long Island in Laguna Madre as scientists warn of potential environmental impacts and weather could hinder cleanup efforts.
Prosecution in Cullen Davis murder for hire case reordered its witness lineup after a midnight strategy session. FBI photographer George Ridgley will next be called, with McCrory’s testimony deferred. tapes of two parking lot meetings form key evidence in the trial linked to the jurist Joe Eidson and a planned hit list.
Juan Luis Rodriguez Bejarano of 403 S Walnut Pecos received 18 years in 1438th Judicial District Court after pleading guilty to three Pecos burglaries dated Aug 5 at Pecos Furniture Store and J C Penney. He got six years on each count to run concurrently plus six more for a January 31 burglary. Furth er, probation was revoked and six years for the earlier burglary will be served concurrently with a Littlefield revocation in Lamb County. Casimiro Orona of 110 S Locust was given five years for an aggravated knife assault on June 9 in which Albino Tarango was wounded. Orona indicted pleaded guilty to a third degree felony.
In its final weekly fuel availability report for the summer the AAA Texas Division says motorists should have no difficulty finding gasoline over Labor Day weekend. Of 421 stations surveyed 7 percent reported at least one grade out, up from 5 percent, with state price averages rising modestly.
Domingo Franco Saenz of Pecos was sentenced to four years for forgery by passing and five years for attempted murder, to be served concurrently, after pleading guilty to the attempted murder charge. Geronimo Hignojos of Pecos received a three year sentence for threatening two deputies with a knife during a parole violation arrest.
Temperatures rise slightly through Thursday under mostly clear skies with some partly cloudy intervals. Pecos and surrounding areas report a high of 100 degrees Tuesday and a low around the 60s to 70s, with Thursday highs in the 90s to near 100 in the far south.
Judge Lawrence Fuller of the District Court of Reeves County announced this morning that jurors instructed to report tomorrow have been excused. Jurors need not report until notified to do so.
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