Commissioners refuse four jailer request for Reeves County facility
Sheriff A B Nail asked county commissioners in a special session to authorize four additional jail guards to reach a staff of twelve including eight deputies and four jailers. He called the new jail hazardous and said unoccupied cells could release prisoners. He suggested two guards could replace a deputy to offset costs, with two extra guards added if approved.
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Reeves County Correctional Facility
A.B. Nail
Nail
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Cial
H.D. Glover
Odessa Medical Center
West Texas Faces Gusting Winds Dry Spell and Rain
Gusting winds to 35 mph moved across West Texas as a new front approached, bringing cooler air and limited rainfall. Tornado watches occurred in Southeast Texas while scattered showers and dust storms affected Northwest Texas. Brownsville saw thick fog and reduced visibility along the coast.
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West Texas
Texas
Lubbock
Panhandle Plains
Brownsville
South Texas
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Gulf Coast
Tennessee
Louisiana
Abilene votes down liquor in dramatic citywide election
Abilene, Texas rejects legalized liquor by a 12,905 to 11,291 margin amid moral and legal debates centered in Abilene Christian College and Hardin-Simmons University areas. The result caps a 37 year battle as Pecos and nearby towns receive state sales tax rebates, with Pecos totaling 10,253.78 in rebates and Balmorhea at 667.29 for January.
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Impact
Livingstone
Abilene
West
Texas
Abilene Christian College
Hardin-Simmons University
Pecos
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Balmorhea
Que Paso farewell columnist departs Pecos for Drill Bit magazine
John Paul Pitts announces leaving the Pecos Enterprise to become managing editor of Drill Bit magazine with offices in Odessa and Midland. He reflects on five years of columns, thanks readers, and notes publisher O Ferrall Pauly invites future contributions from him.
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Pecos
Drill Bit Magazine
Odessa
Midland
Midland-Odessa
O'Ferrall Pauly
Old Times
Enterprise
Remington
Texas
Como
Su Amigo
John Paul Pitts
John
Pauly
Pitts
Drill Bit
Denver
The
Feather Publishing Co
Snyder
Tex
John Jr
Trout ranching pitched as the business of the future
Livingston Montana AP A businessman promotes trout ranching as a profitable alternative to beefing with ranchers urged to join Jumping Rainbow Ranch McAdam claims 11 contracts and a processing plant that recently closed after selling out with steady buyers in Los Angeles and Chicago He expects to process 120000 pounds this summer and aims for up to two million pounds annually as a $2 3 million per year operation
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Livingston, Mont
Montana
Paul McAdam
Jumping Rainbow
McAdams
McAdam
Los Angeles
Chicago
Phoenix
Atlanta
Dallas
Albany
N.Y
Birthday sale brings moonlit bargains and cherry pie
A George Washington Birthday sale offers 7 to 9 p m moonlight shopping Thursday through Saturday with 10 cent cherry pie at Woolworths and Wackers. Readers of Thursdays Enterprise and Free Press with a matched number can win merchandise or buy items at give away prices. The Retail Merchants Committee sponsors the event. Pecos hosts the West Texas Trail Riders Association four day trek with a Marfa to Pecos route, starting June 26 in Marfa and ending June 30 in Pecos.
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Enterprise and
Free Press
Woolworth’s
Wackers
Retail Merchants Committee
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Pecos
West Texas Trail Riders Association
Marfa
Ford at a glance summarizes Ford news conference highlights
President Ford outlines intelligence reforms with CIA oversight by a new citizen panel. He expresses optimism about New Hampshire and Florida primaries, but avoids predicting victory. He criticizes the vetoed emergency jobs bill as a year election hoax and cites college costs for his children as limiting his savings.
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Washington
Ford
CIA
George Bush
U.S
New Hampshire
Florida
Pitts Leaves Enterprise for Drill Bit Magazine
John Pitts a longtime staff writer and columnist for the Pecos Enterprise resigns to become managing editor of Drill Bit magazine. He joined the Enterprise in 1974 after freelance work for Argosy Field & Stream and Popular Mechanics.
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Pecos Enterprise
O’ferrall Pauly
Pitts
The
Enterprise
Argosy
Field & Stream
Popular Mechanics
Oil Industry
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