Pie throw aids Pecos child’s medical fund
About 50 Pecos residents paid over 150 dollars Tuesday to raise funds for Janis Hester, 8, through a pie throwing event sponsored by the Cantaloupe City CB club. Club president Wayne Thompson endured pie tosses as attendees contributed for the medical expenses and enjoyed a lighthearted break from everyday life.
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Wayne Thompson
Thompson
Janis Hester
Odessa
Lynn Webb
Pecos
Cantaloupe City
Que Paso and CB Handles Show Pop Culture Echoes
A column riffs on a wild Associated Press rumor about football players turning homosexuals and riffs on CB radio handles and bumper sticker sayings. The piece notes cultural quirks, names, and phrases, then praises Memorial Hospital for restoring medical confidence after prior criticism.
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Arkansas
House passes bill extending tax cuts
The House approved a compromise bill extending 1975 tax cuts into the new year, rejecting a Republican bid to tie a federal spending ceiling to the measure. Passage was by voice vote and the bill moves to the Senate, with President Ford poised to veto. Speaker Carl Albert suggested Republicans may seek reelection.
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Washington
Ford
Senate
Carl Albert
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Senate House
Christmas tree sales brisk despite price rise
C V Meacham of the Optimist tree lot at Safeway reports brisk Christmas tree sales despite a dollar rise in prices. Trees now range from eight dollars to sixteen dollars, with Michigan sources, four to eight feet tall. The Morning Optimists aim to sell about 800 trees to fund youth programs, likely finishing this weekend as the rush peaks.
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C.V. Meacham
Safeway Supermarket
Meacham
Michigan
Safeway Market
John Pitts
City county breakfast meet to discuss two major projects
City councilmen and county commissioners will meet at 8 a.m. Thursday at the American Motor Inn ban quet room to discuss water sewer and street service for the new hospital site and the Cedar Street widening project. Also on the agenda are police personnel changes and holiday schedules for city workers.
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American Motor Inn
Cedar Street
14Th Street
IH 20
Bone-chilling weather hints of cold to come
Cold air masses sweep into Texas with frost risk across the state. Temperatures plummet to near single digits in the Panhandle while coast towns stay mild. Gusty winds and fog reduce visibility in parts of East Texas as wintry patterns extend from the Upper Midwest into the plains and Rockies.
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Texas
Perryton
Dalhart
Panhandle
Galveston
Brownsville
Dallas
Midland
Mississippi Valley
Plains
Rockies
Michigan
Colorado
Kansas
Cheyenne
Lander
Texas Rail Commission orders gas use cut for boiler fuel
The Texas Railroad Commission ordered reductions in boiler fuel natural gas use, designating boiler fuel as a low priority in a 1973 plan. Utilities may not sell over 100000 cu ft per day for boiler fuel, with phased cuts to 10 percent by 1981 and 25 percent by 1985, affecting electric utilities and shifting to coal or other fuels.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
Jim Langdon
Pene Electric
William Fowler
Langdon
Frank Young
Blood of the Gas Utilities Division
Were Proud of the Eagles Day Proclaims Honor Pecos Eagles
City county and chamber of commerce honor Pecos High School athletes with proclamations as officials present Were Proud of the Eagles Day and The Year of the Eagle 1975. The Enterprise publishes a special 24 page section celebrating the football team’s season with color action photos and student profiles.
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Chamber of
Pecos High School
Marcos Martinez
Enterprise
Eagles
Ennis
Enterprise Office
Ski Movies Shown Thursday At Community Center
Two ski films titled Skiing in the Rockies and Skiing at Ruidoso will premiere in the teen room of the community center at 7 30 p m on Thursday. Sponsored by John Rediger Doug Mires and David Hinz the event aims to discuss a possible ski club and winter trip. Each screening lasts one hour and free coffee and cookies are provided. In Reeves County area cotton gins report yearly totals rising to 8768 bales with 1460 Pima 6438 Reeves County Upland and 870 Pecos County Upland, compared to 35577 bales last year.
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Rockies
Ruidoso
John Rediger
Doug Mires
David Hinz
Reeves County
Pima
Pecos County
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