Crystal Water mansion tale of Texas oil and ruins
The Crystal Water ranch near Pecos, built around 1912 by J C Trees for foreman Joe Levin and his wife, was a lavish three story home with a ballroom, large kitchen and bedrooms. Poor artesian water, heavy spending, a wooden Toyah Creek bridge, looting, and a 1959 fire ended the residence, leaving only a barn and surrounding oil activity.
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Pecos
Cayanosa
Texas
Crystal Water Ranch
J.C. Trees
Joe Levin
Reeves County
Lavine
Levin
Orient Hotel
Webster
Levins
Joe
Barney Hubbs
Crystal Water
Fort Stockton
Grandfalls
J.C
Joe Benedum Trees
Edith Trees
Pittsburgh
Crystal Waters
Barney
Pecos Enterprise
Pecos Independent
Mary Carpenter
Editorial: Santa Claus as the original superstar
Boston College child psychologist Dr. Francis Kelly selects Santa Claus as the year’s best Christmas-keeper. He argues Santa supports ego development and reality perception, countering parents who shield children from realities. He says acknowledging Santa makes kids feel older and wiser.
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Boston College
Francis Kelly
Santa Claus
Kelly
Santa
Congressional offices listed for Texas districts and senators
The text lists contact addresses for U S Senators John Tower and Lloyd Bentsen and Representatives Richard C White and Bob Krueger. Addresses include the Senate Office Building in Washington DC and various district offices in El Paso Odessa Del Rio New Braunfels San Angelo and San Antonio with Cannon Rayburn and 241 buildings noted.
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Washington
John Tower
Senate
D.C
Lloyd Bentsen Jr
Richard C. White
Elpaso
Odessa
Bob Krueger
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
del Rio
New Braunfels
San Angelo
San Antonio
Business and Regulation Tangle Across Sectors
A sprawling AP analysis surveys how business groups seek deregulation yet oppose full competition. It notes airlines and brokers favor regulated paths, while consumer advocates push for price deregulation. regulators worry businesses game the system. TRIP adds a road repair plan with a projected $84 billion saving and $24 billion cost.
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Ers
Roderick Hills
Securities and Exchange Commission
Hills
Washington
TRIP
Readers urged to send brief signed letters for publication
Readers are invited to express feelings in the Letters to the Editors column. Due to space limits letters must be brief, signed to be considered, with name withholding available on request if necessary. Belittling or tasteless letters will not be printed.
This Day in History December 14 1976 Highlights
Highlights include the United Nations General Assembly approving UN headquarters in New York in 1946 and George Washington's death in 1799. Notable events cover Alabama statehood in 1819, Roald Amundsen reaching the South Pole in 1911, and Wake Island battles in 1941. Births include actress Lee Remick 41.
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Associated Press
United Nations General Assembly
U.N
New York
George Washigton
Mount Vernon
Alabama
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Denmark
Danish West Indies
United States
Japan
Peking
U.S
Wake Island
U.S. Officies
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Dacca
France
Lee Remick
Margaret
Nixon chrome stockpile sale sparks US profit controversy
The Nixon administration sold 803,526 tons of chrome ore to Metallurg Inc at 7.64 a ton, costing taxpayers 20 million as market prices stood around 35 a ton. Critics say stockpile reductions favored industry friends and shifted profits offshore while prices later rose to 38 46 a ton.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Richard Nixon
United States
Nixon
White House
Alcoa
Bethlehem Steel
Englehardt Industries
General Electric
Kaiser Aluminum
Reynolds Metals
U.S. Steel
Westinghouse
National Security Council
Congress
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
General Services Administration
Nye
Mont
GSA
Metallurg, Inc
Metallurgic, Inc
Metallurg
New York City
U.S
Scandinavian Countries
Herbert Grunfeld
Chile
Iran
South Korea
Brazil
Indonesia
Uruguay
Jimmy Carter
Michael Silverstein
Cambridge
Mass
Washington, D.C
Two Hundred Years Ago Washington Spied on British Movements
Bicentennial note recalls George Washington directing officers to recruit spies to monitor British movements on the Jersey side of the Delaware River two centuries ago. The passage also notes Chase Smith of Maine and a dated quotation from Josh Billings.
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George Washington
New Jersey
Pennslvania
Jersey
Delaware River
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Austin
W.E
Pete’’ Snelson
Capital Building
Dick Slack
5Th & Cypress
State Board of Education
M.L. Brockette
Texas Education Agency
11Th St
Woodrow W. Bean
el Paso
John Cunniff
National Chamber of Commerce
National Federation of Independent Business
Civil Aeronautics Board
Economic Club of
Merry
Chase Smith
Maine
Josh Billings
O’ferrall Pauly
Texas Press Association Ae
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