West Texas Chamber names Ed Coltharp executive vice president
Sweetwater native Ed ward H. Coltharp named executive vice president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce by WTCC President E. Bruce Street of Graham. Coltharp, acting EVP since J. Fike Godfrey’s resignation, will assume the post Dec 1.
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Edward H. Coltharp
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
WTCC
E. Bruce Street
Graham
Colthrap
J. Fike Godfrey
Regional Chamber
Coltharp
Street
Ed Coltharp
Chamber of Commerce
Hoyt Named Counselor for Permian Basin Planned Parenthood
Stephen L. Hoyt named to staff as Counselor for Permian Basin Planned Parenthood announced by Gloria Feldt. Hoyt provides marriage and relationship counseling, family planning and men counseling for the 17 county service area and supervises the agency’s counseling program. He previously worked at Texas Tech University and taught psychology at South Plains College. He holds a B A from Phillips University and an M S from Texas Tech and is active in professional counseling groups. His Midland office is at 307 E Texas. residence listed as 1306 Belmont Odessa.
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Stephen L. Hoyt
Permian Basin Planned Parenthood, Inc
Gloria Feldt
Ment
Hoyt
University Counseling Center
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
South Plains College
Levelland
Phillips University
Enid
Oklahoma
Texas Tech
American Association of Marriage and Family Counselors
National Council On Family Relations
American Association of Sex Educators
Hoyte
Planned Parenthood
Midland
E. Texas
Belmont
Odessa
Permian Basin
United Way
Market Mixed as Dow Dips Amid Cautious Trading
The market was mixed at noon with the Dow down 3.38 to 826.32 amid cautious trading. GM slipped after a year’s low, U S Steel eased, and ITT declined as volume showed modest turnover on the NYSE while the AMEX gained slightly. Cotton futures and grain prices moved within narrow ranges as traders watched the broader selloff.
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New York
General Motors
U.S. Steel
International Telephone & Telegraph
American Stock Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
NEW York (Ap
Dow Jones
Indus
Compensation rates to go up in 1978
The State Board of Insurance announced a 3.2 percent average increase in workers' compensation rates for 1978, the smallest rise in years. Rates vary by job hazards with clerical coverage at 24 cents per $100 of wages, while shipbuilders faced no change amid protests at the annual hearing.
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Austin
Tex
State Board of Insurance
Agents Make Drug Bust Near El Paso
The Department of Public Safety reports two men arrested Wednesday night near El Paso with three pounds of cocaine valued at about $60 000. Juan Puentes 24 of El Paso and Houston and Joe M Ruiz 32 of San Benito were arraigned before a justice of the peace and held in El Paso jail with bonds of 75000 each.
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Austin
Tex
Department of Public Safety
el Paso
DPS
Juan Puentes
Houston
Joe M. Ruiz
San Benito
Special course Guitar Styles in the Big Bend offered
SRSU Department of Music in Alpine will offer a spring semester course titled Guitar Styles in the Big Bend. Dr Samuel Davis notes the class will study regional guitar traditions, including country western folk flamenco and classical styles, with limited enrollment for players and no music reading prerequisite. Contact Davis at ext 256 for details.
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Sull Ross State University Department of Music
The
Big Bend
Samuel Davis
West Texas
Davis
Srsu Music Department
Fine Arts
Ext
Balmorhea Visitors Share Thanksgiving Across Town
Balmorhea residents hosted visiting relatives over the Thanksgiving weekend. Manuel Orozco and family from Alamo Rancho talked with former Balmorhea teachers and enjoyed a holiday meal. Multiple families from Pecos Saragosa Odessa Phoenix and Presidio visited local friends and relatives during the holiday. SV: The CYO Club of Balmorhea plans a Christmas party December 21 at 7 p.m. in the Catholic Center with carol practice.
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Manuel Orozco
Dallas
Manuel Orozco Sr
Alamo Ranch
CYO Club
Balmorhea
Catholic Center
Isidro Brijalba
Odessa
Jose Guevarra
Pecos
Guillermo Guevarra
Thomas Martinez
Saragosa
Valente Alvaro
Phoenix
Ariz
Alvaro
Paper mill mergers announced in Houston deal
Southland Paper Mills will merge with St. Regis Paper Co. of New York today. Southland will keep its identity but cease to exist as a separate corporation. Stockholders receive 1.1 shares of St. Regis for each Southland share. St. Regis already owned 37.3 percent of Southland’s 10.7 million shares.
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Houston
Southland Paper Mills, Inc
St. Regis Paper Co
New York
Melvin E. Kurth
Southland
Kurth
St. Regis
Southern Pines
Lufkin
East Texas
Defense witness testifies on bus safety in NM disaster suit
Physics professor C J Halley said even with safety seats in a Woodlawn church bus charter passengers in the first four rows could have been killed in a frontal crash. The suit by survivors and families targets Wayne Corp claiming defective design caused deaths and injuries from the 1972 bus tragedy killed 19. The collision occurred when a loaded cattle truck struck head on. Halley noted a frontal safety design could worsen side impacts.
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Austin, Tex
C.J. Halley
Woodlawn
New Mexico
Wayne Corp
Halley
Hutchison seeks GOP governor nomination in Texas
Dallas lawyer Ray Hutchison announced his bid for the Republican nomination for governor. The 45 year old former state representative and former Texas Republican party chairman outlined his campaign starting in Dallas and continuing in Austin, Houston and San Antonio.
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Austin
Tex
Dallas
Ray Hutchison
Hutchison
Texas Republican Party
Houston
San Antonio
Farmers Rally In Texas Stadium For Nationwide Strike
Midwest and Southwest farmers and backers start a two day rally at Texas Stadium amid Texas group ambivalence as they push a Dec 14 nationwide strike to protest low prices. American Agriculture cites 15 000 farmers from out of state backing the effort while Texas Farm Bureau declines formal support.
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Irving, Tex
Midwest
Southwest
Texas Stadium
Texas
Dan Yokum
American Agriculture
United States
Texas Farm Bureau
Houston
Waco
Jay Naman
Texas Farmers Union
U.S
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas
Yokum
Walsh
Colo
Midland College Opens Early Spring Registration
Midland College announces early spring registration starts Monday with in person and evening pre registration options through Dec 16 and Jan 3. Official registration is Jan 11 and 12 for spring classes beginning Jan 16. New courses include agriculture developmental speech interpersonal communication belly dancing self defense ethics and history of religion.
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Midland College
Dee Windsor
Windsor
Office of Student Services
Community Club Calendar Listings
Calendar of local club meetings and events for Monday through Thursday. Lions Club and Optimist meetings at various venues at 7:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon at 125 S. Oak St. Morning TOPS at Federal Parlor. Bible study at Senior Center 119 S. Cedar. AARP Christmas dinner 7 p.m. and school science fair awards at Austin Elementary 7 p.m. Includes Rotary and Downtown Lions at Holiday Inn and Saragosa Hall.
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Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos
Chaparral Village
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
Federal Parlor
Saragosa Hall
S. Cedar
American Association of Retired Persons
Downtown
Holiday Inn
Rotary Club
Austin Elementary School
Pecos Seaman Ends Training At Naval Center Orlando
Navy Seaman Apprentice John Q. Evaro, son of Mr and Mrs H B Evaro of Pecos, completed eight weeks of recruit training at the Naval Training Center in Orlando Florida. The program covered seamanship drills naval history first aid and other basic military subjects as preparation for further Navy schooling and assignment. Evaro, a 1977 Pecos High School graduate, joined the Navy in July 1977. Hurricane Camille, battering the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 1969, produced winds over 200 mph and 24 foot tides, devastating coast towns and causing a record 1.42 billion dollars in damage.
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Navy
John Q. Evaro
H.B. Evaro
Sacaton Road
Pecos
Naval Training Center
Orlando
Fla
Pecos High School
Camille
Mississippi Gulf Coast
North America
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Terrell
Fisher County
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Planned Parenthood Unit
the Market Report
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Pecos Enterprise
Pecos Enterprise. Inc
South Cedar Street
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Diane Osborn
Doris Welch
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves County
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Ward, Loving, Culberson
Jeff Counties
Marcos Contreras
Lee Renz
Freddy Gallegos
Joe Gallegos
SVMR
Ezequiel Muniz
Presidio
Juan Muniz Sr
Augustine Vasquez
Onesimo Vasquez
Southwest Farmers
Nena Sesewces
Seecity Aatlence Service Bay Care Center
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Revenwe
Primeipel
Shere
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