Pecos ISD board awards 9 to 11 percent pay raises
The Pecos Barstow Toyah Independent School District board granted pay increases for 1980 81 covering classroom teachers and other certificated staff with raises from 9 to 11 percent. New three year contracts were issued for H L Ramsey Lewis Cowart and Philip Ferguson. The board approved several bids including a 1969 International School Bus and a 1969 school van and a 1980 pickup for the district. Field trips were approved for Mu Alpha Theta and Zavala Junior High. Resignations and appointments were announced for Pecos High School construction trades instructor and staff at several elementary schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District
Board of Education
Ben Meek
H.L. Ramsey
Lewis Cowart
Philip Ferguson
Carver
Leo Elliott
W.N. Capshaw
Thomas N. Rey
Pecos Motors, Inc
Mu Alpha Theta
el Paso Products Company
Odessa
American Bank
Zavala Junior High
Midland Community Theatre
John Harris
Pecos High School
John Sparks
Patti Petty
Pecos
Tina Rhoades
Bessie Haynes
Barstow
Kimberley Clark
Soviet ships idle in Houston amid longshoremen boycott
In Houston two Soviet vessels, the Belgorod and Yasnof, sit idle as a longshoremen’s order halts cargo work. Belgorod awaits vegetable oil from Goodpasture Inc, while Yasnof carries 25,000 tons of corn for Cargill Inc. Union leader Buddy Raspberry says telegrams confirm the indefinite boycott across 132 locals, with broad agreement despite hardships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cargill
Bill Lawrence
Yasnof
Buddy Raspberry
International Longshoremen’s Association
South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District
Brownsville
Morehead City
N.C
Raspberry
Moseley Named New Pecos ISD Schools Superintendent
Dalton Moseley, currently assistant superintendent and former Pecos High School principal, was appointed to lead the Poecos Barstow Toyah Independent School District. He will replace retiring Ray Whitley with a three year contract at thirty six thousand dollars per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Poecos-Barstow-Toyah — Independent School
Dalton Moseley
Ray Whitley
Moseley
Pecos High School
PHS
Ser
December unemployment edges up to 5.9 percent
The Labor Department reports December unemployment at 5.9 percent, up from 5.8 percent, with 97.9 million people employed and 6 million jobless. Over 1979, 2.1 million new jobs were created, while auto industry layoffs loom for 200,000 workers amid a still robust economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Jack Bregger
Pennsylvania
Bregger
Meany dies at 85 ends era in labor movement
George Meany, longtime AFL-CIO leader and influential figure in U S labor, died at 85 at George Washington University Hospital after a rapid decline in health. He had retired two months earlier and died of cardiac arrest with his three daughters by his side. Responses from President Carter and lawmakers lauded his legacy and impact on U S society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington University Hospital
Afl-Cio
Bronx
Meany
Albert Zack
Zack
Carter
Labor
Ray Marshall
Massachusetts
Edward Kennedy
Martinez named state federal relations director in Texas
Governor Bill Clements appoints David Martinez to head the Office of State Federal Relations to keep Texans informed about federal programs and dollars. A roadside cafe scene features gourmet omelet with truffles, as described by AP’s Bill Greer. Clements also forms a financial SWAT team to audit state agencies and universities, with Texas Southern University already under review by AP's Lee Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Martinez
Texas
Office of State-Federal Relations
el Paso
Bill Greer
Associated Press
Woody Johnston
Bill Clements
Texas Southern University
Lee Jones
Austin AP Bureau
City manager named agency chairman in Reeves County
Pecos City Manager J J Maxey was named chairman of the Reeves County Single Appraisal District for 1980 at the first official meeting at the Reeves County Courthouse. Joel Daniel was named vice chair and Louise Patrick secretary. Additional directors include Bill Prewit Marcos Contreras Louis Tellez R V Turnbough A C Gray and Mark Chaddick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
Pecos
J.J. Maxey
Joel Daniel
Louise Patrick
W.O
Bill
Bill Prewit
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah
Marcos Contreras
Pecos City
Louis Tellez
R.V. Turnbough
Balmorhea
A.C. Gray
Mark Chaddick
Toyah
Maxey
Daniel
Turnbough
Contreras
Pigman
Reeves County Commissioners Court
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Kathy Favor
Elaine Capers
PHS Speech Department
Robert Hinojos
Houston
Ving
Howard Payne University
Sul Ross University
Lions Club
Margaret
Nebraska
Dennis
Dale
Moseleys
First Baptist Church
George Meany
Mination
Mr. Labor
State
Pecos City Hall
Western Auto
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