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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1973
Page
1
An OCR fragment shows a Southwest Microfilm entry for Yandel P. at box 1005 in El Paso Texas 79991, labeled 2601-E and page 9. The readable data suggests a mailing or catalog reference with no clear event or narrative.
Residents across the area express mixed views on a 10 gallon per week limit and a 55 60 mph speed cap. Parish minister Rev Ray Powell favors 60 mph but supports the policy for the country. others cite long trips, home heating, or travel plans as factors. Some see little impact while others fear hardship during holidays and travel to relatives.
Austin AP reports the Senate backed a speed limit reduction bill amid House attempts to modify it, boosting the likelihood the fuel-saving measure reaches Gov. Dolph Briscoe for signature.
In Pecos, the old courthouse received interior updates including drapes, carpet, dark wood paneling, indirect lighting, and built in storage to modernize and improve office space and working conditions. Local coverage notes the changes as commissioners push for a brighter, more practical courthouse environment.
John M. Doar a former assistant attorney general was named to head the House Judiciary Committee staff probing grounds for Nixon impeachment. Doar 52 a Republican served in Eisenhower era and later led New York City education board work.
Teethed by a deep freeze, Pecos recorded eight degrees with other towns like Perryton and Marfa near zero to six. Brownsville and McAllen remained warm at 39 as statewide forecasts showed little warming through Friday. Snow flurries and sleet hit Waco and Austin, while gas curtailments and energy shifts strained Dallas and San Antonio utilities amid winter weather.
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