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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1973
Page
1
Local truckers mostly adopt a wait and see stance on Governor Briscoe's 55 mph speed limit proposal aimed at easing the energy crunch. Protests across Ohio and Pennsylvania caused traffic jams with hundreds of vehicles and one arrest for illegal highway parking in Ohio.
Cablevision manager Carl Newberry says Pecos residents will receive two new channels, 11 and 13, with PBS programming from KERA in Dallas including Sesame Street and Inside Out, plus an independent network KTVT sports and movies. Installation should complete by mid January.
A 21 year old Pecos man Ben A Boyd escaped injury when his Ir model auto struck a bridge abutment on U S BRD 33 miles north of Pecos about 11 50 p m Monday night debris scattered across half the bridge The car was utterly demolished but did not overturn and debris lay along the roadway Wrecking crews cleared the scene overnight Also in Washington AP Congress may be asked to authorize a gasoline tax increase possibly raising price to 60 cents per gallon as President Nixon reorganizes energy leadership with William E Simon slated to head a new Federal Energy Administration and Daylight Saving Time measures loom in Congress
New York trading sees the Dow fall 4.89 to 801.63 as fears of a recession persist. Declines outpace advances 7 to 4 on the NYSE with energy shortages and higher rates pressuring stocks. Major movers include General Motors down 1 1/8, Sterling Drug slipping 1/4, Fannie Mae flat, while the NYSE index drops to 49.74 and the AMEX index to 90.77 led by Cutter Labs A at 17 7/8.
A slow warming trend raised Pecos Valley afternoon highs to 58 as cold air returned tonight and tomorrow. Snow began in parts of Texas Panhandle with Amarillo near an inch and Dalhart two inches by early today. Arctic air and a low pressure center spread cool, cloudy skies southward, while other areas stayed clear.
Astrophysical Observatory notes Kohoutek can be seen with naked eye before sunrise with best viewing in mid December. Early mornings show a star like object about 20 degrees above the horizon, with cautions about sun glare and eye safety for both naked eye and telescope observers.
An Energy Center at the University of Florida pools information on the energy crisis, linking about 50 scientists from a dozen fields to government agencies. The center studies alternative sources, solar and nuclear energy, and advocates energy unit accounting. Dr. Odum emphasizes energy reserves as the key measure, while social science input will grow in importance.
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