Wage Rates Rising Across Northwest Texas
Northwest Texas wage levels show general increases with statewide averages up about 10 percent over the past year. Officials caution wage data here are uncertain due to limited local surveys and variability by employer, job type, and benefits. The Labor Department figures cover Odessa to Abilene and include Secretary and truck driver pay along with clerical and skilled trades ranges.
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Texas
West Texas
U.S. Labor Department
Odessa
Abilene
Maintainance
Boss grumps over payroll cuts and New Year’s road drink
The column notes the boss grousing that reducing effort could halve payroll. It jokes about keeping a last drink for the road at New Year’s, warning the bottle will likely be hard to locate later.
Arco transfers seismic parties leaving Pecos for new posts
About 90 workers will depart Pecos next week as Arco seismic crews move. Party 23 led by A W Kirkland relocates to Andrews with a Bobtail crew. Party 25 under Red Hallam moves to Seminole New Mexico with a Teledyne crew. Each crew totals 36 workers plus eight bobtail members per dinosets crew. Most casual workers may resign due to pay and moving costs. The move affects roughly 400 Pecos residents including families.
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Pecos
Arco
Atlantic-Richfield
Party 23
A.W. Kirkland
Andrews
Dawson
Party
Red” Hallam
Seminole
N.M
Teledyne
Market rally lifts Dow near 1000 level at noon
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 3.91 to 99.84 at midday as gains outpaced losses on the NYSE and Nasdaq. Analysts cited improving economic signs and the government’s 1 percent rise last month as the market’s catalyst. U S Steel decisions and Pittston trading influenced stock moves amid a moderate volume session.
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New York
Dow
Pittston
U.S. Steel
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Fort Worth
Tex
Chicago
Ambulance calls and minor crimes reported in Toyah district
Ambulance requests were logged for Mrs. Gibson at Butch Edge residence and for a possible stroke in a 205 N. Oak St. address. A DPS officer reported a major wreck near marker 110. Minor crashes, thefts, a runaway apprehension, possible burglary at a trailer, laundry theft, shot window at Chicos Bar, broken camper shell window, and vandalism with repair costs detailed.
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M.P. Windham
Valley Mobile Home Park
Rual Ibarra shot at gin. Oliver Biles charged with murder
In Big Spring two men connected to Farmers Co op Gin become central figures after Raul Ibarra, 35, is shot and dies at Midland Memorial. Olly Thomas Biles Jr., 59, is jailed on murder charges with a $50,000 bond. Witnesses describe a volley at the gin in Stanton. feud ties Ibarra brothers to the site.
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Big Spring
Raul Ibarra
Midland
Farmer's Co-op
Stanton
Olly Thomas Biles Jr
Fort Stockton
Martin County
Jimmy Mathis
Ibarra
Gilberto
Dan Saunders
Douglas Church
Biles
Ibarra Brothers
Midland Memorial Hospital
Saunders
Thomas Funeral Home
Deaths Services for Nanez Rubio Readied in Pecos
Death notices listed services for Vances Nanez and Magdalena Rubio. Nanez died at Memorial Hospital and will be buried in Santa Rosa Cemetery after a Friday service at Santa Rosa Catholic Church. Rubio died at Reeves County Memorial Hospital and will be buried in Santa Rosa Cemetery after a Friday service, with extensive surviving family listed. Also noted is a 195 mile Ouachita National Forest trail project, spanning Arkansas to Oklahoma, to be completed in 1979 by the U S Forest Service and state Green Thumb groups.
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Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Vanceslado Nanuez
Memorial Hospital
Santa Rosa Catholic Cemetery
Mr. Nanez
Ruidosa
Texas
Pecos
Margarita Nanez
Senona Villa
Christina Duran
Magdalena Rubio
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Santa Rosa Cemetery
Rubio
Jacinto
Enrique
Eulojio
Antonio
Los Angeles
Calif
Apolonio
Odessa
Eva Mora
Juran
Ysabel Chabarria
Susanna Hernandez
Longview
Little Rock
Ark
Ouachita National Forest
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Ouachita Trail
Lake Sylvia
Old Military Road
U.S. Forest Service
January 3–7 1977 school lunch menu
Menu covers Monday to Friday meals for January 3 through January 7 1977. Monday chili dog potatoes au gratin seasoned green beans applesauce milk. Tuesday beef stew salad crackers peaches cinnamon roll milk. Wednesday pizza corn slaw pears ice cream bar milk. Thursday charburger fries gelatin chocolate cake milk. Friday taco beef cheese beans lettuce tomatoes cornbread margarine lemon pudding milk.
Local Pecos Paper Still Publishes Daily News
The Pecos Texas paper lists staff roles including Managing Editor and Advertising Managers and notes publication evenings Monday through Friday. It details circulation options with rates for Reeves Ward Loving Culberson and Jeff Desis counties and other regions, plus AP association rights and mailing terms.
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Reeves
Ward Loving Culberson
Jeff Desis
Social Security Rep Visit at Community Action Office
A Social Security representative will be available at the Community Action Office located at 902 E. 10th from 11 a.m. to noon. The drop-in session offers assistance with benefits and inquiries.
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Community Action Office
Weather watch forecast reports cool pattern ahead
Wednesday's high near 73 and overnight low around 48. Scattered light rain tonight and Friday. Expect considerable cloudiness Saturday through Monday with daytime temperatures below normal.
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Wedneday
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A.W. Kirkman
Nesday
Dow Jones
A.m
Indus
Uul
The
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Alcoa
Chrysler
duPont
Faxon
Ford
A&p
Marathon
Mobil Oil
Monsanto
Penney
Phill Pet
RCA
Safeway
Sears
Sony
Sou Pac
Oil
Oil Ind
Sun Co
Texaco
UN Carbide
Uniroyal
US Steel
Woolworth
Xerox
Seventh and
Eddy
Jeffrey Allen
Petra Zermeno
Zermeno
Allen
Paz Garcia
S. Sycamore
Spanish Club
Sherry Redman
Walthall Tra Park #1
Joe Mollinary
Tulsa
Paul William Daniels
Mesquite
Daniels
Southern Pacific Transport Company
Ropers
Dallas
C.J. Kesey
Jackson
Chicos Bar
A.R. Baeza
S. Orange Street
Joe Franco
Ector County Coliseum
Pete Logan
First National Bank of Midland
Monahans
Jim Nolan
Austin
Texas Highway Department
Nolan
Tay
Pie Beauf
Phil
Pamus
Peggy Mecrackes
Ene Dolgolas
Diane Osbors
Doris Welch
Ruben Bac
Emily Galindo
Carlos Sichols
Mary Carpenter
Pecos Texas
Reeves County
Mst
WTF
Evening Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos Optimists
Chaparral Village
Senior Center
Senior Citizens Center
Second and Cedar
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
Federation
Tops TX 259
St. Community
New Mexico
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