Carter pledges ethics rules for staff as he weighs own holdings
President elect Carter says he will follow the same conflict of interest restrictions he plans for top appointees, including divestiture of holdings and full disclosure. He did not announce his own plan for his financial interests and a code of ethics for appointees was expected to be released shortly.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Plains, Ga
Carter
White House
St. Simons Island
Georgia
Reeves County Elderly Woman Dies Near Century Mark
Francisca Ornelas, born in San Pablo Meoqui Chihuahua, fled Mexico as a child and lived in Reeves County for decades. She died December 24 at an approximate age of 100, after a life of family, church involvement, and work as a housemaid. Her sons served in World War II, with Pedro in Germany, Jesse in France, and Frank in the U.S. West in her later years she lived with Pedro in California.
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Francisca Ornelas
Reeves County
Mexico
San Pablo Meoqui
Chihuahua
Hilario Ornelas
Pedro
Germany
Jesse
France
Frank
California
Florida
Christina Prewett
Balmorhea
Social Security Administration
Social Security
Faces of Pecos Gift Contest Crowds Circulate
Readers may spot their face in a Pecos crowd. A $25 gift certificate awaits winners from participating merchants. The Enterprise photographer scouts groups for the Faces of Pecos contest over eight weeks, with January and February suggested for crowd appearances.
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Free Press
The
Enterprise
Drugs are a problem in Pecos say four in law enforcement
Four veteran Pecos officers describe a heroin and broader drug problem with heroin distribution centered in Pecos. They cite a lack of data gathering, limited departmental resources, and a skeleton crew. One sheriff notes most thefts relate to drugs and warns fighting traffic.
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Gene Douglas
Pecos
Rio Grande
Winter Slices Texas With New Norther And Snow Chance
A new north wind swept into Northwest Texas with cold air reaching from the Pecos River to the Guadalupe Mountains. Light rain and possible light snow were forecast for parts of the Panhandle and North Texas by Friday afternoon. readings showed 31 degrees at Childress and Dalhart, with higher 50s in El Paso and Tyler and 61 at Brownsville.
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Associated Press
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Mercury
Balloon Crash in Harris County Kills Two
Two men died and a woman injured when a hot air balloon crashed near the Houston Hempstead highway in northwest Harris County. Witness Richard Oliver, 16, saw debris break loose and a man dangling from a power line as sparks flew. An ambulance later carried the injured woman from a field.
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Houston
Harris County
Jersey Village
Houston- Hempstead Highway
Richard Oliver
Oliver
Cypress-Fairbanks Volunteer Fire Department
OSHA cotton dust rules seen as minor by local firms
WesTCOM oil mill manager Bob Bickley says current OSHA rules already require a safe workplace and recalls no byssinosis cases in his 30 years. He notes unions claim cotton dust standards threaten workers but masks are worn for comfort. The ACTWU criticizes a 200 microgram standard as unacceptable and cites a 1972 delay order linked to Nixon campaign contributions.
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Bob Bickley
Westcom Cotton Oil Mill
Bickley
Associated Press
New York
Stetin
ACTWU
OSHA
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Eagle Panther
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New Mexico
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Arnulfo Gomez
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Arnie
Alfred Gomez
Paul Briones
Winter
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
Sol Stetin
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