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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1978
Page
6
The account retells the nativity tale focusing on Mary and Joseph. It describes Mary betrothal, the angelic visitation, the holy conception, Elizabeth’s surge of blessing, Joseph’s hesitation and dream, and their eventual marriage and the birth foretold as Emmanuel.
AP Special Correspondent Hugh Mulligan notes diners’ wry exchanges about menus, diets, and wine while waiters like Tom Walsh in Connecticut and Warren LeRuth in New Orleans collect sharp lines. The piece highlights humorous misreadings and French phrases, revealing restaurant culture through wit.
The move to relocate maternity services from Green Hospital to Bexar County Hospital is delayed until after a Dec. 18 federal hearing on a civil rights suit. The Justice Department claims the plan would discriminate against Hispanic and black women and worsen infant mortality. The district seeks a 10 day restraining order on a signed $8.7 million construction contract.
Two California residents, Gualter Felix Giesta and William Leroy Youngblood, were returned to California to face grand theft auto charges after Pecos police arrested them in a stolen San Diego car. Reeves County Sheriff Raul Florez said California authorities picked up the pair, who were in an expensive tan over brown automobile. A driver license was absent for Giesta who had a registration slip in his possession. Two hitchhikers in the car were detained briefly and later released to continue to Alabama. The car remains in Pecos storage pending release to California authorities.
The Texas Railroad Commission unanimously rejected Whalen Corp's bid to resume brine dumping at Whalen Lake in Andrews County. A seven week ban remains, with Wallace and Poerner seeking lake cleanup before lifting the disposal ban. Oil sludge concerns persist from environmental groups and the Interior Department.
A meeting at West Pecos Gym discussed forming a women’s basketball league. Four teams needed. only one preregistered. Deadline for interest is Friday, Dec 22 at 5 p.m. Pecos could host the Region X TI A F championship if a league forms.
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