Bond Election Called for Pecos Barstow Toyah District
Public notice announces a December 14 1974 bond election in Reeves and Ward counties for Pecos Barstow Toyah Independent School District. The measure seeks 2.7 million dollars for school buildings sites and equipment with backers empowered to levy ad valorem taxes up to 40 years. polling places include Pecos Barstow Toyah areas and absentee voting is detailed.
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Pecos-Barstow-Toyah
Pecos Barstow-Toyah
Board of Trustees
Reeves and Ward
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District
Pecos Barstow-Toyah Independent
WATCS
Pecos-Barstow - Toyah Independent School District
Frances Gunn
Pecos
Texas
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent
Reeves and
Ward Counties
City County Crews Rework Short Street Near Pecos High
City and county workers are widening Elizabeth Street by about a block adding a paving base on the unpaved section. The project aims to ease school traffic around Pecos High and reduce west-end residents reliance on Washington Street for access. Curbing and gutter work is supplied by property owner Bob Dean.
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Pecos High School
Wendell Faulker
Faulkner
Elizabeth Street
Bob Dean
Washington Street
Rare West Texas oilfield accident kills six workers
In Abilene Texas six Gulf Oil Co workers died after methane gas and crude oil surged from a ruptured pipeline during maintenance in 35 degree weather. R.D. Penny escaped with minor injuries, while four rescuers and a driver were overcome by fumes. Names include T.P. Rains Robert Redman Don White Stanley Holderman Robert Arellano and Cody Cox.
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Abilene, Tex
Texas
R.D. Penny
T.P. Rains
Robert Redman
Sweetwater
Don White
Stanley Holderman
Roscoe
Gulf Oil Co
Robert Arellano
Colorado City
Browne Brothers Construction Co
Charles Myers
West Texas Gulf Pipeline
Gulf Oil Refining
Gulf Oil
Anderson
Rockefellers Said To Hold 40 Corporate Directorships
Fifteen members of the Rockefeller family serve as directors of 40 corporations with assets totaling 70 billion dollars. The interlocking boards connect to 91 major U.S. companies with combined assets of 640 billion. The study by G William Domhoff and Charles L Schwartz was sent to Congress to inform hearings on Nelson A Rockefeller's vice presidential nomination.
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Washington
Rockefeller
Congress
Rockefellers
U.S
G. William Domhoff
University of California, Santa Cruz
Charles L. Schwartz
University of California, Berkeley
House Judiciary Committee
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Peter Rodino
D-N.j
Domhoff
Pioneer 11 races to climax of 620 million mile voyage
Mountain View AP report says Pioneer 11 speeds toward Jupiter at 107000 mph, 26500 miles from cloudtops for a risky pass through intense radiation. The 570 pound craft, traveling >40000 mph, is set to cross Callisto and Ganymede orbits, entering Jupiter’s radiation belt and nearing closest approach under 9 22 p.m. PST.
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Pioneer
Mountain View
Calif
Jupiter
Ganymede
Europa
Amalthea
Ford confronts nation on nuclear arms pact details
President Ford to address the public in a nationwide news conference after returning from Vladivostok with a tentative nuclear arms agreement with Soviet leader Brezhnev. Reports say the pact caps missiles with multiple warheads at 1200 to 1300 but imposes no throw weight limits. Ford to be briefed by Kissinger and to answer questions on inflation and recession.
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Washington
Ford
Soviet Union
Vladivostok
Leonid J. Brezhnev
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
China
Executive
White House
Rank and file UMW members vote on coal contract
Rank and file United Mine Workers members vote on a coal contract for the first time in the union's 84 year history. Early returns show support with locals in Pennsylvania reporting a 422 to 313 approval margins and another local vote at U S Steel Maple Creek mine passing 238 to 223. Voting continues in several locals with results expected by Tuesday or Wednesday. The process stems from UMW reform leader Arnold Miller promising member control over contracts after taking the union from W A Boyle two years ago.
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Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers Union
Pennsylvania
U.S. Steel
Maple Creek
Washington County
Nick de
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UBLIC
State OF
Counties OF Reeves and Ward
Independent School District
Charles E. Mitchell
Board of
Seal
Howard Collier
Pauline Maxey
Community Center
Barstow
Theresa Walker
Gloria Abila
Presidi
Elvin Reynolds
Pecos Enterprise
Penny
George Andersen
Gulf Refining
Cody Cox
Eastland
Moylan Pump Service
Redman
Goodyear Co
Beaumont
America
Schwartz
David
Chase Manhattan Bank
Callisto
UMW
5Th
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