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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1977
Page
1
Ford Leatherwood points to the spot where 1977 stickers will be attached to Texas plates. Helen Oliver, a deputy in the county tax assessor-collector's office, holds the plate as the left side fills for older cars.
A fresh cold front moved through the Texas Panhandle and rushed toward the coast, bringing gusty winds up to 45 mph in Amarillo and 40 mph in El Paso. Fog and drizzle made eastern travel hazardous, with zero visibility between Cotulla and Del Rio before dawn. Snow flurries were possible in the north, while temperatures varied from 18 to 52 degrees as regions faced cooler lows and mild dawn readings.
Texas counties prepare for slower auto tag processing as prisoners sort registrations by zip code to save about $50 000. Tax rates vary by weight with 12 35 for compacts and 22 30 for midweights. 30 30 for heavy cars. The deadline is midnight April 1 and renewals shift monthly beginning 1978.
In Washington the 95th Congress convenes with Democrats in control. Sen. Robert Byrd becomes majority leader and Sen. Howard Baker Jr. wins the minority leadership by a 19 to 18 vote, signaling bipartisan cooperation with President Carter on economic plans.
Walker County Sheriff Darrell White said a threatening call was received against James Joseph Betts, charged with capital murder in the Dec 27 killings of Grady and David Barnhill in Sam Houston National Forest. Betts, 20, was arrested at his Monroe home and held without bond.
President Ford unveils a tax package with a 10 billion personal income tax cut, 2.5 billion in corporate relief, and a 5.1 billion increase in personal Social Security taxes over two years. He hints at spending cuts later and notes savings of about 227 dollars yearly for a family of four on 15 thousand dollars income.
A humorous note suggests elephants charm crowds with tricks in exchange for peanuts, highlighting a lighthearted view of animal training.
IRS in El Paso says long and short form packages will mail out in coming days with 1976 changes from the Tax Reform Act. New tables cover incomes up to 20000, Earned Income Credit liberalized, and credits of 35 dollars per person plus 2 percent of first 9000 of taxable income.
Frank James, 23, of Milford Delaware, and Jesse James, 26, of Lincoln Delaware, were jailed in Ocean County New Jersey after police questioned them about vandalizing cars at a shopping center. They faced drunk and disorderly charges and interference with police, with Frank also charged for marijuana possession and both bail set at 1000 dollars. Authorities said no connection to the Wild West figures was found.
Permian Basin small gas producers risk losses as lifting costs exceed revenues. A FPC decision cited by In-Formation shows 40.5 cents per MCF allowed for contracts dated by Oct 1 1968 and 35 cents for earlier deals. The Permian Basin Petroleum Association urged recognizing marginal wells as strippers and notes hundreds of deep wells are being plugged due to high costs including water disposal, storage, and measurement totaling over 4.25 per barrel when oil sells at 5.25.
Odessa College schedules an extension course meeting January 11 at 6 30 pm in the Bessie Haynes Elementary School cafetorium Pecos area residents may help decide spring offerings English government history psychology sociology math speech business and several law enforcement courses have been offered in the past Dr CLOUDY Miles Eckert notes Pecos supplied almost half the fall extension students Mary Ella Meek Pecos will compete in the Hurst Bedford Beauty Pageant Saturday Miss Meek formerly Golden Girl of the Old West Miss West Texas and fourth runner up in Miss Texas If she wins she will advance to Miss Texas again. You shall rise up before the hoary head and honor the face of an old man and you shall tear your God Sam the Lord Leviticus 19 32.
Kermit Texas AP reports Constable S A Weaver in his late sixties, a well known water well driller, was found slain two miles west of Kermit beside his stalled car. He reportedly carried about $9,000. Nine gunshot wounds indicate a small caliber weapon. no spent cartridges or gun were found. Weaver planned to buy a new car.
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