Price Daniel names 13 Constitutional Convention chairmen
President Price Daniel Jr announced the appointment of 13 Constitutional Convention committees with seven liberal and six conservative chairmen. The eight key committees include five liberals and three conservatives, with seven chairmen from the House and six from the Senate. Neil Caldwell heads the finance committee, Dan Kubiak leads education, and A R Schwarth chairs rights and suffrages. Daniel consulted Vice President A M Aikin in line with convention rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Caldwell
D-Alvin
Dan Kubiak
Rockdale
A.R. Schwarth
Galveston
Daniel
A.M. Aikin
Linden GM layoffs may end Cadillac Olds era
About half of 4500 workers laid off at the General Motors Linden plant may never help build another Cadillac or Oldsmobile. As workers drank and cashed last paychecks at a nearby bar, the layoffs hit a nationwide cutback of 86000 due to weak luxury car sales. The plant had produced 62 luxury cars per hour until last week and will resume production on January 21 with 2400 expected returnees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linden
N.J
General Motors Assembly
Cadillac
Oldsmobile
Seven Gables
Carlsbad National Park Announces Seasonal Jobs
Superintendent Di announces park office will be open during the summer travel season from May to Labor Day. Jobs include admin duties at Carlsbad New Mexico with a $225 stipend and required experience. The notice lists postings at the park and local Post Office for applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsbad
Guedalage
New Mexico
Adininihyeadieen
Moa
Suly
Aikin Elected VP as Texas Constitutional Convention Opens
The Texas constitutional convention named Witt Hale and others to committees on judiciary, administration, public information, and drafting after Aikin received the vice presidency. Aikin, age 41 years in the legislature, was elected unanimously as delegates applauded. Rules for the convention were adopted 153 to 12, the first such gathering since 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
D-Amarillo
Pike Powers
D-Beaumont
Aikin
Senate Chamber
Convention
Texas
Des Moines Father Credits Daughter Trisha For Rescue
Thomas Morris credits his 3-year-old daughter Trisha for freeing him after a jack slipped under a car he was working beneath at home. The car fell on his face and chest but his left arm was free. Trisha retrieved a jack and screwdriver, helping raise the car enough for Morris to escape until police and medical aid arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines, Iowa
Trisha
Thomas Morris
Morris
Des Moines
Discharge delays and survivor search for Brownsville unit
A 1906 mass discharge of 167 black soldiers at Brownsville was later changed to honorable after a 1972 investigation found no justification. Dorsie Willis, now 87, received $25,000 in 1973 and plans to save most of it, with a wish for better future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis
Brownsville
Americans plan appeal of life prison term
Three young Americans sentenced to life in Turkey for drug charges plan to appeal after judges release the verdict explanation. Kathryn A. Zenz, JoAnn M. McDaniel, and Robert E. Hubbard were among six arrested near the Syrian border in 1972 with hashish hidden in vehicle upholstery.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Kathryn A. Zenz
Lancaster
Wis
JoAnn M. McDaniel
Coos Bay
Ore
Robert E. Hubbard
Antakya
Deaths Services for Three Local Residents
Obituaries record funerals and burials for Jack C. Elder 42 at Marble Falls Baptist Church with interment at Marble Falls City Cemetery, Albert E. Medlin 59 at Avenue B Church of Christ in Seminole, and Nona P. Goggin with services in El Paso. Elders include spouse, children, siblings and friends. Medlin owned LM&H International Cracker Co. and was a Mason. Goggin resided in El Paso for five decades and belonged to the Order of Eastern Star.
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Jack C. Eldder
Harold Elder
Sue Stanfield
S. Cypress
Marble Falls Baptist Church
Marble Falls City Cemetery
Clements Funeral Home
Elder
Marble Falls
Austin
Seagraves
Pecos
Jess Elder
Roby Foster
Hobbs, N.M
Ona Haley
Albert E. Medlin
Avenue “B
Church of Christ
Seminole
Singleton Funeral Home
Medlin
Permian General Hospital
Andrews
Lm&h International Cracker Company
Grace
Kenneth Medlin
Houston
J.H. Medlin
Kerrville
Beula Baird
W.E. Hollis
Tom Marion
Kermit
George Davis
Knox City
Nona P. Goggin
Harding-Orr- McDaniel Funeral
el Paso
Evergreen Cemetery
Tom Strother
Order of Eastern Star
Phillip P. Smith
Sunland
Calif
John T. Smith
Sextuplets born in South Africa at Mowbray Hospital
A 25-year-old woman, Susan Rosenkowitz, delivered six babies by caesarean at Mowbray Maternity Hospital in Cape Town after nine months gestation. The six, three boys and three girls, weighed 2 to 42 pounds combined. doctors noted well-formed infants with 12 limbs visible on X rays. The family has two older children, and fertility drugs plus orciprinaline aided the pregnancy. Security was tightened at the hospital to protect the mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
South Africa
Susan Rosenkowitz
Mowbray Maternity Hospital
Rosenkowitz
Stock Market Rises Amid Mixed Tech and Oil Concerns
The market moved higher at noon with the NYSE composite up .21 to 49.71 and the AMEX index at 93.27 as gains outpaced losses. Analysts note a technical rebound but warn against bullish longer term prospects amid oil crunch fears affecting European and US earnings. Cotton futures climbed early with prices for March and May firming amid light activity.
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New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Lucien Hooper
W.E. Hutton & Co
Wall Street
U.S
New York
Deborah M. Rankin
Ska
Dow Jones
At&t
Rich
Beth Stl
Borden
Brit Pet
Cat Trac
Chrysler
Soc
Coca Cola
duPont
Eastman
el Paso NG
Exxon
Fairchild
Ford
Elec
Foods
Tel
Tire
Goodrich
A&p
Gulf Oil
Hart-Hk
IBM
Paper
John Joh
Litton
Marathon
Mobil Oil
Monsanto
Penn Cent
Penney
RCA
Safeway
Sears
Sony
Ind
Sun Oil
Texaco
Texas
UN Carbide
Uniroyal
US Steel
Woolwich
Xerox
Friday Boy's Club Grand Opening and Dance
Friday event marks the Boy's Club grand opening at 911 E Third with a dance and free refreshments. Also listed are community events including a Saturday country music jam, senior center meals, and local meetings throughout the week in Pecos area.
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Boy's Club
South Room
Barstow
First Methodist Church
Federation
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
Pecos
Monday menu items with varied mains and sides
A school or cafeteria menu lists Beef and Rice casserole with greens and pudding, BBQ Wieners with whipped potatoes and bread, Enchiladas with beans and slaw, a Charburger with fries and peach dessert, and Chicken pot pie with cranberry sauce and cake, plus milk and butter.
UTPB extends spring registration due to energy crisis
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa extended spring semester registration by adding Monday to the regular Friday and Saturday schedule. Late registration runs Tuesday through January 28. The university, now in its second semester, offers more than 150 new courses, attributing the extension to gasoline shortages and the energy crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G. Short
Odessa
Texas Air Quality Control Board
Permian Basin
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
West Texas
Short
Monahans
University of Texas At Austin
Texas Instruments
Coors Hospitality
Highway 80
Midland Odessa Air Terminal
Phil Collier
Perry Gas
Ron Toone
Ortloff
Midland
Curtis Strong
Cosden Oil
Big Spring
University of Texas of
UT Permian
Pecos Enterprise staff and publication details
Pecos Enterprise announces staff roles and contact information for the Reeves County newspaper. It lists Peggy McCracken as managing editor, Laura Teal advertising, Huben Baca circulation, Emily Galindo composition supervisor, Carlos Nichols pressroom foreman, and Joyce Miller office manager. The paper covers Reeves County, published evenings Monday through Friday, with pricing for newsstand and mail subscriptions and delivery areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy McCracken
Laura Teal
Huben Baca
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Mina
Dorsie Willis
Blue Crow
Are
Ailteyi
Iniains
Thal
Ellis
Witt Hale
Corpus Christi
Bob Gambage
Bill Meiser
D-Euless
Jack Hightower
Vernon
Nelson Wolff
San Antonio
Max Sher
Price Daniel JR
Jack C. Elder
Stock Market Report
Reeves County Young Homemakers
Pecos High School
UTPB
Pecos Enterprise
Buckner News
Cedar St
P.O Bos
Reeves County
Reeves
Word and Loving
Associated Press
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