Prayer Opens Texas Constitutional Convention
Governor Dolph Briscoe told a convocation that the event marks historic weeks as 181 legislators gather in Austin to begin pre-work for rewriting the 1876 Texas constitution. Religious leaders bless the process and urge protections for individual rights as ceremonies start and organizational tasks unfold before substantive work begins next week.
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Garth Jones
Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
Texas Council of Churches
Legisla
Pecos area quiet as election talk begins weeks away
On the beat at around dawn in Pecos life on the streets was quiet as residents awaited sunrise. Congressman Richard C. White of El Paso visited the Enterprise and spoke on women candidates, while a charity fund for Sylvia Morales gathered donations. City officials discussed term plans, meeting times, and church service notes as the election season loomed and political tensions surfaced.
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Pecos
Richard C. White
el Paso
Enterprise Office
White
Carl McGee
McGee
Clem Crowley
Cuba
Florida
Bob Bickley
PHS Pecos Barstow to Offer College Extension Courses
Pecos Barstow Schools will offer a slate of college extension courses through its program. The plan lists classes and providers, detailing enrollment options and scheduling for area students seeking higher education credits.
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Pecos-Barstow
Advertising plans on drawing Pecos tourism drive
Advertising plans on drawing board for using occupancy tax receipts to fund Pecos tourism promotion with Infobords on highways. The first check will be smaller due to energy crisis Affected motel occupancy drops 4 to 14 percent in December.
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Ron Killion
Killion
Killian
Texas Highway Department
Pecos
MonAhans couple found dead in their home
Clyde and Betty Gilbert, lounge owners in Monahans Texas, were found dead in their home by neighbors who forced entry after they did not answer the door. Police say they apparently died from asphyxiation due to two unvented gas heaters burning when entry occurred.
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Monahans, Tex
Clyde
Betty Gilbert
Tragic car train crash kills Pecos family child
In Houston a car struck by a train killed three year old Celesta Michele Richards, daughter of Lonnie and wife, with her five year old brother Jody Ray Richards critically injured. The woman driver and her 13 year old son also died. Services set for Pearland and burial in Grapevine. Survivors include parents and extended family from Pecos and nearby towns.
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Houston
Pecos
Lonnie Richards
Celesta Michelle Richards
Jody Ray Richards
South Park Hospital
Richards
South Park
Pearland
Mild to chilly weather graces the area with spring hint
A weather summary notes a mixed Texas pattern with morning freezes in northern towns and readings hovering in the 20s to 30s, while southern regions report near 70s and 21 to 62 degree readings across cities like Wichita Falls Dallas Fort Worth Lubbock El Paso and Brownsville. Forecasters anticipate a new front bringing changes as drizzle lingers near Beaumont and Port Arthur and clouds drift across the Gulf.
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Winter
Texas
Associated Press
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Gulf of Mexico
Brownsville
Mexico
McAllen
Texarkana
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Childress
Dallas-Fort Worth
Mineral Wells
el Paso
Dalhart
Abilene
Waco
Wink
Longiven
Midland- Odessa
San Angelo
Alice
Corpus Christi
Beaumont-Port Arthur
San Antonio
Pecos Band to Feature on KMOM TV Monahans Program
Pecos High School band will be the featured group on KMOM TV Monahans at 6 30 p m today. Band director Bill Carrico says the local group is showcased on the 30 minute program today only. The Monahans station features a local band each Monday.
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Odessa College
Northcutt
Garcia
Holcombe
Sul Ross State University
Alpine University
Pecos
Kmom-Tv
Monahans
Bill Carrico
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