Clean air controversy No-lead gas no savior or ripoff
No lead gasoline is debated as EPA's 1974 mandate to service stations, GM’s converter, and cost concerns. Critics allege health risks from hydrogen sulfide, fire hazards, refinery bans, and questions about fuel savings, while supporters point to cleaner emissions and compliance with California standards.
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John Pitts
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
General Motors
California
Automo
Washington D.C
Russel Train
Train
John Morgan
Morgan
Detroit Sunday News
GMA
G.D
Kenneth Peeler
Texas Oil Marketers Association
Jim Kent
Kent Oil Co
Midland
Kent
Ethyl Corporation
Red McLain
Shamrock
Pecos
Housing surge strains Pecos rental market amid booming construction
Pecos faces a tight rental market as a wave of school and hospital construction draws workers from six months to two years. Real estate agents report full inventories and waiting lists, prompting workers to relocate or park mobile homes on site. Chamber officials urge owners to convert vacant houses to rentals to ease the crunch during the city’s boom.
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Pecos
Chamber of Commerce
Alton Hughes
Valera Gatewood
Acme Realty Company
Dorothy Dean
David Hinz
Doug Mires
Crawford Hughes Agency
Hinz
Chamber
Terry Burns
Jury Duty Cancelled for 143rd District Court
Jurors summoned for duty in 143rd District Court Tuesday need not appear per District Clerk Jane Ross. Cases set for that session have been disposed of and jurors are excused until further notice.
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143Rd District Court
Jane Ross
Controversy over nude male spreads in Viva and Playgirl
AP reports on Viva dropping naked male images from March citing lack of impact on women, while Playgirl expands centerfold pages to satisfy demand. A local survey finds personality and intelligence favored over looks, with few admitting arousal to nude men.
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Viva
Playgirl
Kathy Keeton
Keeton
Maria Scott Milan
Mrs. Milan
Light freeze nips fruit in the Rio Grande Valley
West Texas woke to a light freeze with 18 degrees in the early morning, as Marfa hit 11 and Pecos stayed mild by comparison. The cold forced school closings in parts of Northeast Texas and pressured lower Rio Grande Valley citrus growers while gas supplies were tightened to heat hospitals and homes.
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Rio Grande Valley
West Texas
West Texans
Pecos
Associated Press
Texas
Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Co
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Mobil Oil
National Forest Service
Ed Long
Long
Geroge Hurt
Hollis Smith
Hughes
Fourth
Hackberry Streets
Lynn Webb
É Que
Paso
John Paul Pitts
Texas Panhandle
Marfa
el Paso
Florida
Pacific Coast
Louisiana
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