Reeves County jail staff urged for more personnel amid federal prisoner housing
Reeves County Commissioners delay action on adding jail staff until Sheriff Raul Florez meets federal officials about a new housing contract. He says 130 federal prisoners are housed locally, with potential capacity for 200, while Judge Pigman questions economical options given 54 county prisoners originally. Sheriff seeks higher federal pay and warns of risk without more staff. A county outreach program report also discussed regionalization with Odessa and Midland.
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Carter pressed to break energy impasse with import fee threat
President Carter won a commitment from Senate energy chair Henry Jackson to mount a new effort to end the impasse on energy legislation. Schlesinger said Jackson told him negotiators can break the deadlock, and Carter warned Congress that import fees could be used if action remains stalled. The White House notes foreign leaders worry about energy imports hurting the dollar.
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Miners Caravan Heads to Eastern Kentucky Amid Strikes
Striking miners from West Virginia and Ohio plan a motor caravan into eastern Kentucky to pressure coal producers after a deadly shooting near a Diamond Coal Co. mine. The march gathers in Middleport, Ohio, and heads to Prestonsburg, Ky., for Mack Lewis's funeral. Police charge an off duty guard with murder as UMW talks collapse.
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Consumers to shop selectively as energy costs rise
The Commerce Department foresees higher fuel and heating costs reducing disposable income and restraining spending on clothes and autos. Clothing will rise about 6 percent in 1978 while total retail sales grow around 10 percent. autos drop to 14.5 million vehicles, with used car pricing lowering trade-in values.
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Donations sought: Evening Lions blood drive at Pecos High
The Pecos Evening Lions Club will host a blood drive at Pecos High School on Wednesday from 1 to 6 pm. Donors aged 17 to 66 are invited. The event explains safety steps, quick donation time, and the benefits to multiple patients. The Lions spokesman notes the center distributes 60 to 70 units daily in the region and relies on volunteers.
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Permian Basin Health Systems Agency to hold 1978 five year plan meeting
The Permian Basin Health Systems Agency, a 17 county public planning body, will meet Monday January 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Midland to review the five year Health Systems Plan. Plan goals, target actions, and needed resources will be discussed before public hearings in February. Officers will be installed and the group notes grant status and full designation efforts. Contact Jeanne Kaferle at 915-563-1061 for information.
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Governors pledge: teachers back Hill in 1979 race
In Austin Texas teachers pledged support for John Hill in his bid for governor, promising to push education funding as the top priority of the 1979 Legislature if elected. The Texas Educators Political Action Committee will raise $10,000 for Hill’s Democratic primary campaign, per TEPAC president Russell Owen Jr. The attorney general, seated with Owen, called the endorsement humbling and important to his candidacy.
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Comptroller
Weather watch West Texas fair through Tuesday
West Texas will stay fair through Tuesday with increasing clouds in the southwest and far north. Warmer today and Tuesday, not as cold tonight. Highs reach the upper 40s north to upper 60s south, with lows near 20 in the north and mountains to the mid 30s in the south. In other notes, TEPAC reports 591 local organizations state wide and endorsed a governor candidate, citing education funding as a priority.
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Farm Bureau head says strikes not practical for farmers
Allan Grant of Visalia California, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, says strikes are self-defeating but urges sharp cuts in federal regulations and a boost in exporting American food. He criticizes the Carter administration and calls for better farm income through market gains, with Bob Bergland speaking at the convention.
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Bob Bergland
Death's Victory Cited in Corinthians Passage
An excerpt echoes I Corinthians lines about overcoming death and sin through faith in Jesus Christ, declaring victory through God. The passage references victory over death and the law's sting, urging gratitude toward divine triumph.
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