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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1980
Page
1
Cleveland teachers end a 78 day idle period after a 3655 to 362 vote to accept a 24 percent pay raise paid over 20 months. Union president Eugene G Kolach calls it a victory while school board president John Gallagher warns of massive cutbacks to come as classes resume.
The SALT strategic arms treaty faces paralysis and possible death after Soviet meddling in Afghanistan and Cuba. Senate leaders debate delays, with Byrd urging patience while others warn the climate must improve for ratification. Church warns of oil field risks and urges U.S. readiness to defend Gulf resources.
South Padre Island and nearby coast businesses fear a second Ixtoc 1 oil surge this spring could wipe out shrimp catches and spark further losses. Fishermen and officials cite potential SBA loans, ongoing containment struggles, and an $80 million federal compensation bill while noting regional losses exceed $16 to $20 million so far.
The FAA will reinstate stricter air traffic control rules next week for planes departing Dallas Fort Worth Airport toward Love Field. Pilots and controllers lobbied to switch from visual to instrument controls to monitor aircraft near Love Field.
Texas Governor Bill Clements said a confidential report from budget director Paul Wrotenberg outlines 19 tax relief options and weighs best courses of action. Clayton and others questioned if exemptions kept revenues steady as districts raised rates. Clements also noted federal moves loosening home mortgage rate ceilings and urged free market dynamics to lower rates. He announced two new parole board appointees, Donn Woolery and Glenn Heckmann, and signaled plans to seek funds to upgrade facilities at Texas Southern University.
Reeves County Sheriff Raul Florez announced his intent to seek re election. He noted his long residency since 1954, education from Texas A and M Texas A I Sul Ross State University and a strong staff requirement with college degrees. He highlighted the departments 24 hour patrol civil and jail divisions and self funded operation. He urged voters to support his continued leadership to fight crime and protect civil rights for all Reeves County residents.
Convicted swindler Billie Sol Estes, jailed near El Paso, becomes parole eligible on December 15, 1983 following a Justice Department decision. He faces an ongoing Dallas fraud and tax evasion conviction on appeal, with an interim hearing planned for October 1981. Estes previously served part of a 15 year sentence for the fertilizer tanks fraud and has been on parole before its revocation.
New York AP report shows housing squeeze from federal money controls hurting single family homes most. A McGraw Hill Dodge survey finds total U S new home construction value fell 21 percent from October to November, from 5.97 to 4.71 billion, tied to tighter mortgages after the Fed raised discount rates and states capped usury limits.
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