Cotton farmers face mixed news on 1975 target price
Trans-Pecos cotton growers heard conflicting signals as Congress discussed 1975 prices. Initial talks forecast a 38 cent target price, later raised to 48 cents with a 40 cent loan level. Farmers fear little aid will arrive in time, with acreage likely limited to about 10,000 acres in Trans-Pecos.
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Trans-Pecos
Richard White
Bob Berkline
David Bowen
Reddy Room
Bowen
D.-Miss
Ford
Butz
Daffron
Pecos
Bob Bickley
Pima
Bickley
House
House Committee On Agriculture
Ford Administration
Senate
Public School Week Invite Encourages School Visits
Parents and concerned citizens are urged to visit Pecos Barstow Toyah schools during Texas Public School Week to gain first hand knowledge of operations. Superintendent Ray Whitley notes the need for broad community participation to address energy shortages inflation and other educational challenges.
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Ray Whitley
Whitley
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah
Eveyone
Police lieutenant testifies Brooks helped with killings
Houston police Lt. J D Belcher testified that David Owen Brooks told him I didn t actually kill anyone but I helped Brooks knew his uncle Cecil Brooks who called August 9 1973 Brooks said he talked briefly then admitted at the station he helped with killings Detective Jim Tucker said Brooks spoke of dealings with Dean Corll the alleged mastermind in a homosexual torture ring Corll allegedly killed several boys The trial is for the murder of 15 year old William Lawrence and Brooks faces three other killings Jurors selected to hear the case with 12 seated after strikings and two alternates provided for medical problems
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Houston
Houston Police
J.D. Belcher
David Owen Brooks
Belcher
Jim Tucker
David
Tucker
Brooks
Dean Corll
Corll
Jim Skelton
Hatten
William Lawrence
Jail death ruling awaits autopsy report in Pecos case
A 38 year old prisoner, Joseph Edward Kelly of Toyah, died by hanging in Reeves County jail. Texas Ranger Tom Dawson said the inmate used a mattress cover to hang himself and set a mattress on fire, as an autopsy by Odessa pathologists proceeds. Peace Justice Clif Preslar ordered the body to Pecos Funeral Home for the autopsy.
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Reeves County
Odessa
Clif Preslar
Pecos
Port
Texas
Tom Dawson
Joseph Edward Kelly
Toyah
Dawson
Kelly
Preslar
Pecos Funeral Home
Pecos Bicentennial Plans Highlight Park Idea Amid Vandalism
The Pecos area touts bicentennial efforts including flag designs and the Judge Roy Bean Park to attract tourists, while the Gunfighter Graveyard north of town suffers repeated vandalism. Chamber manager Terry Burns notes boy scouts cleaned the site once, but motorcycles knocked crosses down again. He suggests moving the Allison grave marker to Bean Park, though overall publicity remains diminished by damage. The writer condemns vandalism as cowardly and destructive to taxpayers’ property and civic pride.
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America
Pecos
Judge Roy Bean
Clay Allison
Chamber of Commerce
Terry Burns
Burns
Bean Park
Front stalls mid-state as city council race gains candidate
A cool front holds steady over the region with Pecos seeing minimal change. Karol Curcuruto joins Manuel Trujillo and Bob Bickley on the city council ballot with filing deadline set for March 5 at 5 p.m. Judges for the April 5 election to be named Thursday as city officials meet. Local weather notes report lows near freezing in the Panhandle and higher temps on the coast.
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Karol Curcuruto
Dwayne Dobbs
Dobbs
Curcuruto
Manuel Trujillo
Bob Bickley
Pecos
Associated Press
Texas
Waco
Midland
Texas Panhandle
Dalhart
Amarillo
J.J. Maxey
Rail takeover could cost three times estimate
The U S Railroad Association said reviving seven financially troubled Northeastern and Midwestern railroads into ConRail would cost 3.6 to 7.3 billion over 14 years to rebuild and buy new cars. Funding could rise if creditors claim undercompensation. plan calls for vast line abandonments and upgrades, speed upgrades, and more passenger service.
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Jay Perkins
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
The
U.S. Railroad Association
Conrail
Rail Association
Association
New York
Railroad Association
KIUN Airs Second Hospital Program in Pecps Series
KIUN radio will broadcast a special program at 6 15 p m today as part of the Inside Pecps series. The segment features local doctors discussing the current hospital and arguing the county needs a new facility.
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Kiun Radio
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Jess Daffron
White
Eagle Band
Kim Hawkins
Sonja Jenkins
Nan McLain
Odessa College
Cecil Brooks
Stephen Bates
Childress
Galveston
Brownsville
North Dakota
Great Lakes
Boonville
N.Y
du Bois
Rochester
Chicago
Kiun
First United Methodist Church
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