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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1976
Page
2
Balmorhea Texas council met with Mayor Humphries presiding. Minutes were read and approved, bills approved. The telephone company manager outlined line improvements and showed film. The meeting closed with plans for next year and festive lights and caroling events.
The Dow rose 9.23 to 987.62 with a Tuesday gain of 5.98. GM led pace with strong price action as NYSE volume climbed to 12.22 million shares. Wheat and soybeans traded at Chicago prices. local family Christmas dinner noted in Balmorhea. newborn in Pecos to Ochando family.
A roundup from Balmorhea reports Mr and Mrs A J Lethco and family visiting relatives in Toyahvale, Sonnie Pack and family from Dallas spending Christmas with Gladys Schmucker, Chas Towery heading to Odessa for family visits, Pearl Blakemore with daughter and Bill Davis in Del Rio, and a Balmorhea fire department response to a Hoban blaze. Edinburgh surgeon Joseph Bell inspired Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, as National Geographic notes.
Former middleweight boxer Rubin Hurricane Carter and John Artis face mandatory life terms after a Paterson jury found them guilty of three racially charged killings at the Lafayette Bar and Grill. Attorneys vow to appeal, citing flawed evidence and a contested retrial.
SAN FRANCISCO AP A disgruntled airline mechanic surrendered to authorities after taking two hostages and hijacking a DC8 jetliner for nearly 15 hours. Hostages Richard Funk and Jerry Dusenberry were involved. Funk was injured and hospitalized while Dusenberry was released unharmed. The hijacker, Palm J. Hinnant, 37, faced custody as FBI agents moved to secure the scene.
Short local notes from the Pecos area mention Enterprise and Alliance items at 34S Cedar St and 9 72 address with a 206 PO Box and phone line 445-5475, listing editors Daw Baan and Family Editor in one fragment.
Calendar of upcoming happenings in Pecos outlines local meetings, church services, market days, and community activities. Highlights include town gatherings, fairs, and public lectures planned through the month, with times and venues to be announced.
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