Farmers blockade Lubbock paper and target city outlets
About 1,300 tractors were deployed in Lubbock to protest crop prices as striking farmers blocked the Avalanche-Journal for four hours. Riot police arrested 31 and later released them without charges. The group planned further actions against wholesale food outlets while editors defended the paper's stance.
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Greg Thompson
Associated Press
Lubbock, Tex
Lubbock
American Agriculture
West Texas
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Hereford
Texas
Rystad
Food price surge pushes November CPI to five month high
The Labor Department reports November consumer prices rose 0.5 percent, the largest in five months, led by higher beef fruit and other food costs. Food prices up 0.6 percent while other goods climb 0.5 percent with new car prices up 1.5 percent and gasoline costs up 0.8 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
U.S
Japan
Germany
Helping Hand aids Pecos families this Christmas
With days left before Christmas the Enterprise continues its Helping Hand program for families facing hardship from unemployment illness or other factors. A family traveling for bell pepper harvest seeks food and household items and toys if possible while the community thanks contributors Modesta Granado Yolando Carrasco Susia Acosta and others.
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Pecos
Modesta Granado
Yolando Carrasco
Susia Acosta
Luna
Torango
Betty Kane
Pam Harrison
Elvera Rubio
Florence Hoffstatter
Perkins
Vesta L. Walker
Bell
Maxine Dade
Lilly Walker
Pecos City Council Set to Meet Tomorrow at 7 30
The Pecos City Council will hold the second regular meeting of the month tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. in city hall. Agenda items include the annual audit review by J Robert Scott and a proposal by Jack Blake on the vacant service station property at the IH 20 and 285 interchange. Manuel and Benito Orona will discuss proposed murals for the east end of the city and offer recommendations on Saragosa Park.
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Pecos
City Hall
J. Robert Scott
IH 20
Manuel
Benito Orona
Saragosa Park
Texas Industry Switches on Emissions Offsets Policy
In Houston and Austin hearings on Monday the Texas Chemical Council and major firms including Exxon Crown Central Pepco Diamond Shamrock Union Carbide and Phillips Petroleum reversed earlier opposition and urged the Texas Air Control Board to endorse the EPA offset rule. The move came as industry voices warned offsets are needed to allow new plants while environmental groups supported the policy. Roger Walls of the air board said the EPA may freeze offset permits without Texas enforcement or a waiver.
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Houston
Texas Chemical Council
Texas Air Control Board
Environmental Protection Agency
Austin
Texas
Chemical Council
Exxon
Crown Central Petroleum
Champion Papers
Petro-Tex Chemical
Diamond Shamrock
Union Carbide
Union Oil
Phillips Petroleum
Roger Walls
Air Board
EPA
Rene Guerra Wins Final Free Turkey In Holiday Contest
Rene R. Guerra of 3B Airbase Apartments is named final turkey winner in a local merchants contest sponsored by The Enterprise. The ticket was deposited at R&S Electronics, 716 W. 3rd Street, with a portable television prize to be announced tomorrow.
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Rene Guerra, Jr
Lorenzo Banvelos
Hill’s Thriftway
Guerras
Robert Hinojos
Rene R. Guerra
Airbase
Enterprise
R&s Electronics
W. 3Rd Street
Government in search for cheaters on welfare
The federal government will compare 110 million wage earners' Social Security tax records with welfare rolls nationwide to root out welfare fraud. Health Secretary Joseph Califano Jr. says the program will cut ineligible names while preserving privacy, expanding Project Match to target fraud and waste.
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Washington
Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Associated Press
Project Match
Califano
HEW
West Texas Weather Outlook With Warming Trend
Forecast shows day to day temperature changes with Tuesday high and overnight low. Mostly fair through Thursday then warming. North Texas briefly warmer Friday to Sunday with showers possible west on Sunday. South Texas mild to warm with 60s and 70s highs and 40s to 50s lows. West Texas little precipitation, highs 50s to 60s, lows 30s to 20s in mountains.
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Texas
South Texas
West Texas
Big Bend
Car Sticker Licenses Issued From Dec 27
Licenses for car stickers and titles may be obtained from the Reeves County Sheriff's office starting Dec 27, per tax assessor Jim Preslar. The change is due to courthouse remodeling and will continue until further notice. Ad Valorem tags will be available in the hall by the County Judge's office.
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Reeves County Sheriff's Office
Jimmie Preslar
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