North winds drive Texas to season's coldest air yet
Cold wave grips West Texas with 14 degree low and 41 degree high as northern winds persist. Forecasters warn of continued cold with slight weekend warming and a decade's cold in Galveston. Across the nation, subzero readings from Perryton to McAllen parallel widespread icy travel hazards and several traffic deaths.
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Texas
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Missouri
Oklahoma
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South Dakota
Phil Shideler
Topeka
Kan
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Pecos group forms nonpartisan political action committee
A blue ribbon Political Action Committee is being organized in Pecos led by Dr. Edwin Schmidt. It will have three levels the policy research and action committees to study issues, gather facts, and mobilize letters and calls to legislators. It aims to produce over 200 letters quickly, maintain nonpartisan stance, and operate separately from the chamber of commerce.
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America
Pecos
Edwin Schmidt
Political Action Committee
Action Committee
Chamber
Terry Burns
Chamber of Commerce
IRS
Burns
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Schmidt
Nine labor members quit over Ford veto of picketing bill
Nine labor members of a presidential advisory committee on construction quit to protest President Ford vetoing a bill expanding union picketing rights. They accused Ford of double-crossing them and vowed to withdraw political support in 1976. Labor leader Georgine blamed the administration and said the veto betrayed workers.
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Robert A. Dobkin
Washington
Ford
United States
Labor Department
Labor
John T. Dunlop
Dunlop
Georgine
Charg
Hospital board reprimands Taylor and keeps him on probation
Reeves County Memorial Hospital administrator Jerry Taylor was reprimanded and retained on indefinite probation after a meeting with department heads. The board urged immediate action to restore harmony, amid longstanding dissatisfaction among personnel. They assured no wholesale firings would follow.
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Jerry Taylor
Taylor
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Man's place among angels cited Hebrews passage
A cited biblical verse from Hebrews 1 6 7 reflects on human dignity and rank, noting that God made man a little lower than angels and crowned him with glory and honor. The quotation is presented as a devotional or theological reflection.
Pecos council advances Cedar Street traffic project
The Pecos city council approved a resolution to buy right of way and relocate utilities for four lanes of Cedar Street traffic from 14th Street to SH 20 south of town. The state highway department reports construction about 90 days away, with an estimated total project cost around 500000 dollars and the city handling curb and gutter costs for those along the roadway.
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Pecos
Cedar Street
14Th Street
SH 20
Bill Pigman
Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Marshall Huffman
Ject
Highway Department
Fourth Street
Walthall Street
J.J. Maxey
Plum Street
Transportation Engineers and Associates of
Austin
Water price pact between Pecos and Barstow reached
After three months of talks the Pecos and Barstow councils agreed on 41 cents per 1 000 gallons for a five year water supply deal. Pecos will guarantee up to 20 000 gallons daily, with Barstow expected to adopt the terms.
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Barstow
Pecos
Bob Bickley
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