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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1974
Page
3
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co used two figures for its San Antonio investment: a higher value when seeking rate increases and a lower one for tax purposes, creating a gap of more than 40 million dollars, disclosed by tax assessor Charles Davis.
Texas cities limit holiday displays after energy crisis. Fort Worth will run 15 watt bulbs for about five hours after dusk, down from full-time lighting. Houston will decorate Main Street but light only on Christmas Eve. Lubbock’s Carol of Lights will use 28 000 bulbs and five miles of wire, burning dusk to midnight. Officials note national cutbacks last year followed Nixon energy plea, with varied public reaction.
Washington AP The President may allocate steel and shipyard space to offshore oil drilling rigs, as Interior Secretary Morton warns. Energy policy hearings feature bids for scarce equipment and possible Defense Production Act use to secure materials and facilities for offshore platforms.
Interior Secretary Rogers C Morton said the Ford administration may back a gasoline tax increase to trim fuel consumption. In Texas 33 comptroller staffers will be fired on January 1 as Bob Bullock takes office and begins reorganizing the agency. Castlebury noted the firing list includes 23 department heads, with six on Bullock's dismissals list. Bullock aims to retire two at 65, while keeping most names private. The move ties to a broader energy package under White House review as Ford seeks a 1 million barrel daily reduction in oil use by end of 1975.
Paris AP reports the Common Market summit shifted to U.S. France oil policy rift after agreeing on a need for a united world economy drive. Giscard d Estaing arranged private talks with nine leaders to press for a European stance while France pursues separate Arab deals.
Roswell could become an inland cattle port for air exports to foreign markets. The New Mexico Department of Development urges air shipping of feeder and breeder cattle from Roswell Industrial Air Center, with room for cattle pens and federal aid. Agencies eye Japan, South America, and Mexico, cooperating with Montana to build the market.
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