Pecos Student Secures Naval Academy Nomination
Representative Richard C. White announced Reeves County youth James P. Midkiff, a Pecos High School senior, as a nominee for the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis. White noted the competitive nomination process allows multiple nominees per slot and that academies often appoint extra cadets from the pool. Midkiff earned praise for an excellent preparatory school record.
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Richard C. White
Reeves County
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
James P. Midkiff
White
Midkiff
Mixed Stocks Slide After Rally Ended At Noon
In New York trading today the Dow slipped 1.21 to 807.26 as gains among a handful of NYSE issues contrasted with overall weakness. Banks raised prime lending rates further while the CPI's November rise had been a minor lift late last week. International Business Machines rose to 295 1/4 after a dividend increase and stock split plans. Volume reached 9.15 million shares at noon.
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New York Stock Exchange
New York
Chemical Bank
Burlington Industries
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Funeral for Rodney Sparkman noted Pecos resident
Rodney Sparkman 60 longtime Pecos businessman died Saturday. Funeral held at 10 a.m. today at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Pecos. Burial at Mt Evergreen Cemetery. He was born December 1 1918 in Olney and lived in Pecos since 1948. Survived by wife Frances four sons four daughters three stepchildren four stepdaughters and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Rodney Sparkman
Pecos
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
S. Ash
Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
Pecos Funeral Home
Olney
Sparkman
Reeves County Hospital
Frances
Melvin Sparkman
Big Spring
Wayne Sparkman
Barstow
Rodney Sparkman Jr
Lima
Peru
Jimmy Sparkman
Martha Barbe
Los Angeles
Calif
Louise Traove
California
Patricia
Cynthia Sparkman
Amando Esparza Jr
Alfonso Esparza
Jesse Esparza
Sacramento
Mary Franco
Susan
Pecos Seaman Graduates From Optical School
Navy Opticalman Seaman Recruit Richard A. Flora, son of Morris A and Glenice F Flora of Box 425 Pecos, graduated from Opticalman Repair School after a 14 week course at the Naval Training Center Great Lakes Ill. The program covered maintenance and overhaul of navigational and weapons instruments and included machine shop practices and optical theory. Flora joined the Navy in April 1978.
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Navy
Richard A. Flora
Morris A
Glenice F. Flora
Box
Pecos
Opticalman
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
The
William’s Change of Heart After Truck Robbery Attempt
In Houston an unnamed man says he changed his mind after a cowboy-hat robber tried to kill him and steal his truck. Holding the gun at the suspect, he offered a ride then swapped the weapon for $10, but the robber fled with the money. The man then handed the gun to police and kept his name private.
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Houston
William
North Loop
Windamere School names Joni Thompson director
Windamere School announces Joni Thompson as school director. Thompson, daughter of Mrs. Jo Ann Thompson of Pecos and a 1972 Pecos High graduate, brings psychology and developmental education background from Rice University and Texas Eastern University work. She envisions private school growth through extension services for public schools and parental support for learning disabled children. Windamere, founded in 1970, serves three to 14 year olds with dyslexia and related disorders as part of Winterfield United Methodist Church outreach.
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Michael Liverman
Windamere School
Joni Thompson
Miss Thompson
Jo Ann Thompson
Pecos
Pecos High School
Margaret McProud
Caldwell
Tyler
Rice University
Texas Eastern University
Briarwood School
Texas Institute of Child Psychiatry
Houston
Windamere
Winterfield
Control program set for screwworm flies
Texas registered Screwworm Adult Suppression System pellets to reduce female screwworm flies by an estimated 90 percent in infested areas. The bait uses DDVP and works with sterile male releases to aid eradication efforts across Texas sites including Presidio Alpine and El Paso.
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Austin
Texas Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
Reagan V. Brown
Texas
Presidio
Alpine
el Paso
Usda Research Laboratory
Calendar notices for Lions Club meetings
Calendar brief lists Monday events at Pecos Inn and Amistad Lions Club at Lions Den with start times. Tuesday entries appear truncated with incomplete details.
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Lions Club
Pecos Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Multiple Emergency Calls and Incidents in Pecos and Orla
Pecos Ambulance Service responded to several incidents on December 22 through 25 including a broken leg at a South Eddy and Stafford store and transfers to Reeves County Hospital and Guadalupe Memorial Hospital Carlsbad New Mexico. Fire department responded to a Christmas Eve house fire in Orla. Police investigated theft of two sheepskins at 2404 Sage and multiple collisions with citations for no license, failure to yield, and speed. Burglary investigated at a Calvary Baptist Church vehicle and a joint probe with Reeves County Sheriffs into a Santa Rosa Church incident.
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Pecos
South Eddy
Stafford
Reeves County Hospital
Wesley Phillips
Orla
Guadalupe Memorial Hospital
Carlsbad
N.M
Odessa
Moore
S. Ash
Roselio Pena
Country Club
West Seventh
Rogelio Ramirez
East Fifth
J.T. Poitevint
P.O. Box
West Third
South Elm
Poitevint
Maria Ofelia Gomez
Mulberry
Calvary Baptist Church
Yucca
Plum
Reeves County Sheriff's Department
Santa Rosa Church
Fourth
State treasurer sets oath of office Jan 2
Warren G. Harding announced he will be sworn in for his first elected term as State Treasurer by Chief Justice Joe Greenhill at noon Tuesday January 2 in the office of State Treasurer. The Treasurers comments note calendar year 1978 interest income from invested state funds is about 142 million dollars, up about 38 million from 1977.
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Warren G. Harding
Joe Greenhill
Supreme Court of Texas
Harding
Dolph Briscoe
Texas
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Optical
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Lewis Barrett
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves, Ward, Loving, Culberson
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Bob Crouch
Chapparal Village
Ray Blackwell
E.N. Tudor
Tobosa Farms
Roy Blakasky
Crouch
Robert Hinojos
Pecos High
Saragosa Hall
Pecos AA
Al-Non
S. Oak
Balmorhea
Reeves Community Council
10Th St
Barstow Lions Club
Holiday Inn
Franklin's
Third St
Senior Citizens Center
S. Cedar
Come To Life
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Artesia
Pecos Rotary Club
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
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Las Palmas
Jackson
Anthony
White Sale
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