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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1979
Page
4
TV guide style listing shows a full evening block from 6 to 6:30 a.m. including News and popular programs. Notable items: Ten Tales 1977 with John Huston and Shelley Winters, Crisis in Mid Air 1979, Burns, Newsday listings, and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
The CBS Tuesday Night Movies air crisis in the air traffic control center as George Peppard stars as Nick Culver a veteran controller whose nerves fray after a fatal collision Investigator Morris probes Culver while his wife Grassle grapples with the demanding job and danger Mounting tension erupts when a deranged gunman Fortes shoots endangering an aircraft with Culver’s wife and a stewardess aboard
Mobil Oil reports potential tests on two wells in Cayano area Pecos County 21 miles northwest of Fort Stockton. Mobil No. 6 James O Neal yields daily flow of 122 barrels oil and 233 barrels water with a 1 64 inch choke at 4,736 to 4,816 feet. Effie Potts Sibley shows 17 barrels oil 42 water at 4,808 to 4,840 feet. C.F. Lawrence Associates extend Owega field with 1,200,000 cu ft gas per day and acidized pay. Additional wells planned by C&K Petroleum and J.C. Barnes Oil Co. in nearby pools and Devonian units near Bakersfield and Girvin.
Swedish star Bibi Andersson of Bergman fame travels to Hollywood to shoot Airport 1979 Concorde for Universal. She recounts Jennings Lang’s casting idea based on a Paris anecdote and recalls past U S movie moments with Sidney Poitier and James Garner, including a boot joke.
TV critic notes Delta House echoes Animal House through NBC with Brothers and Sisters CBS with Coed Fever and ABC’s Delta House. Otter and Blotto characters return with Tim Matheson John Vernon Stephen Furst Bruce McGill Jamie Widdoes Josh Mostel in supporting roles. The show debut drew strong lead in Laverne and Shirley period but slipped in regular time slot.
Producers across Texas, aided by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, implement integrated pest management to cut insecticide use, boost yields, and lower costs. Since 1971 pilot programs and state funding expanded to 22 IPM units, with field scouting guiding pesticide decisions and benefits shown in cotton profitability and reduced chemical use.
Five 4-H youths exhibit lambs at the San Antonio Stock Show. Seven teen lambs will be shown by Brad Buskin Blake and Page Cowart and Kakai and Cindy McElroy. Prospects for a favorable spring and summer look good for ranchers as moisture awaits sunshine and warmth. Austin representative Bob Close of Perryton has introduced a new measure.
The World Almanac asks Berzelius developed chemical symbols and formulas, GM was formed by William C Durant, and NBC started the first U S radio network. The note lists upcoming events in Texas and the top Billboard singles and albums for February 17.
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