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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1974
Page
1
President Nixon signed a measure aimed at forcing all states to adopt a 55 mile per hour speed limit to save energy. He also signed another major bill enabling a state reorganization plan and machinery.
A Pecos column bundles town chatter from a window wash inquiry to a red light turning rule, ambulance routing issues, and a Dallas hospital aid fund for infant Sylvia Morales. It also cites a Nixon rail subsidies critique, a 1.5 billion federal rail loan, and speed limit policy affecting highway funds.
About 8.4 million Texas vehicle owners will receive renewal packets by mail early January. The Motor Vehicle Division explains mail renewals for 1974 plates, requiring a three part form, registration fee, and $1 per vehicle for postage. Instructions emphasize not separating forms, mailing to home county, and allowing 30 days for return. In-person registrations begin February 1 at county offices and some substations. lines are expected to grow as April 1 deadline nears.
Jane Ross of Pecos announces candidacy for a fourth term as Reeves County District Clerk on the Democratic ticket in the spring primary. She has served since January 1963 after nine years as official court reporter for the 109th Judicial District and years as a legal secretary.
The Pecos Chamber of Commerce plans more Western orient events to start the Western Weekend. The Pecos Promenaders will hold square dance lessons starting January 7 for 15 weeks with a 7 p.m workshop and 8 p.m beginners class led by Jim Heath. A New Year’s Eve dance at the community center runs from 9 to midnight as part of the festivities alongside country music jamboree, cowboy polo, riding ropeing and related activities.
Hospital administrator Pauline Drew notes Pecos population unchanged at midnight Monday as no births are recorded. She says the stork is grounded by cold weather and no candidates seek the first birth prize, which includes meals, hairdos, formula, and other prizes from local sponsors listed in Mondays Enterprise.
A fierce winter storm dumped up to a foot of snow in northern New Mexico, creating hazardous driving, closing schools in several communities, and delaying events. A second storm was forecast to hit western areas and blanket the state by Sunday as roads reopened but remained snow packed. Albuquerque saw minor accidents amid up to three inches of fresh snow while Santa Fe reported over ten inches on major thoroughfares.
Public Safety Department counts 37 traffic deaths for the period ending at midnight, AP tally 38 due to accounting methods. The prior record was 35 in 1969. Daily deaths averaged 8.7 vs 18.5 a year ago. Col. Wilson E. Spier cites reduced travel from energy shortages and lower speeds. Other violence pushed total deaths to 60.
A winter storm grips much of Texas Panhandle with freezing rain and heavy snow. Perryton reports 3 degrees above zero with four inches of snow, Amarillo two inches. Forecasters warn of continued cold, possible ice in North Central Texas, and lingering snow across West Texas.
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