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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1978
Page
1
The Labor Department reports a 0.8 percent jump in the Consumer Price Index for urban consumers in January, the sharpest rise in nearly a year. Food and housing costs led the gain, accounting for much of the increase after a 0.4 percent rise in the prior three months.
A Reeves County Tax Collector's Office spokesman said 800 collected registrations are still held while about 1,500 mailed last November were returned for bad addresses. If unused, blue cards expire tomorrow, and after Feb 28 all remaining cards will be purged requiring re registration for the April 1 city council and school board election. March 1 at 5 p.m. is the deadline to register.
The State Highway Department urges motorists to mail renewals by March 1 1977 to avoid lines and penalties. Renewal by mail requires $1 per registration for handling and postage. Some counties offer BankAmericard Visa Master Charge payment options and others accept cash or checks with varying substation services. Final sticker deadline remains April 1.
About 400 United Mine Workers rank and file and district representatives will be indoctrinated on the tentative soft coal iron contract. Union leaders push education sessions in 21 districts ahead of ratification votes next week with a 48 hour waiting period before secret ballots. The deal calls for a 37 percent wage rise over three years and a $1 an hour immediate increase, boosting typical pay to around $80 daily by 1980. Health and pension plans are guaranteed, and work stoppage penalties are softened.
The death toll from two weekend rail accidents rose to 20, with three more deaths from burns in Tennessee. A propane tank car blast in Waverly killed police and fire chiefs and increased evacuations in a region near the Florida Panhandle after a Florida derailment released chlorine gas. Eight died in Florida, 67 hospitalized, and about 2,500 residents evacuated.
Barstow seeks mayoral candidates Angel Abila and Mrs Manuel Avila for the upcoming election. Mayor Abram Flores leaves office at term end and is not running. Council contenders named are Benny Avila and Lupe Garcia.
Residents in Pecos saw yesterday’s high at 73 degrees with a 53 degree low this morning. The AP weather forecast calls for cloudy skies through Tuesday with colder readings in northern sections. Lows tonight dip to the 20s in the north and 40s in the south, while Tuesday highs range from the 40s in the north to the 80s in the Big Bend.
Five major farm organizations led by the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Farmers Organization urged the Carter administration to use 1977 farm act tools to lift crop prices. They pressed for higher supports, more reserves and acreage cuts, while rejecting binding production limits without sufficient price incentives. Senator Bergland's plan to pay farmers to curb production drew cautious support, though not as an option now.
Five candidates filed for Pecos City Council seats at Enterprise press time. Incumbents Bill Moss and Jesus Niz Mu niz seek two-year terms along with former Chief Charlie Smith. One-year term hopefuls are Ben Matta and Rev Madelynn West. Mayor W R Bob Bickley is the sole mayoral candidate so far. Filing deadline is Wednesday March 1.
The Supreme Court will decide if agreements between health insurers and pharmacies to provide prescription drugs under prepaid plans violate federal antitrust laws. The Texas case involves 18 San Antonio drug stores suing Blue Shield of Texas and others over a plan capping copays at $2 per prescription, with the balance covered by Blue Shield. Non participating stores could recover only up to 75 percent above $2, arguing price fixing that harms small pharmacies and their services. The 5th Circuit ruled for the smaller stores, saying certain insurance aspects fall outside antitrust law but prepaid plans fall under it. The high court agreed to review the ruling.
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