Grass cover protects idle cropland in Reeves County
Reeves County idle cropland totaled over 150000 acres in 1976, kept safe by grass cover. Blackwell of the Soil Conservation Service cites erosion control, productivity, grazing, wildlife benefits, and landscape beauty as reasons to protect land until it resumes farming. Programs offer up to 80 percent or 75 percent cost sharing, with 90 percent for a special allocation. Grass is to be planted in 1977. details available from the Soil Conservation Service.
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Reeves County
Ray Blackwell
Soil Conservation Service
Blackwell
Great Plains
The
Reeves County Asc Committee
Congress
Great Plains States
Calendar of Coming Events in the Pecos Area
A compiled calendar lists forthcoming happenings in Pecos and surrounding area, detailing community gatherings, concerts, fairs, church activities, and public meetings with dates and locations included for resident planning and attendance.
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Pecos
Community Club Listings and Local Meetings Schedule
January 1977 schedule shows Modern Study Club Action for Youth Girlstown Federation Parlor at 2:30 p.m. A Saturday Country Music Jamboree at the community center at 7:30 p.m. Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon meet at 125 S Oak St with phone numbers. Evening Lions Club meets at American Motor Inn, Amistad Lions Club at Lions Den, Pecos Optimists at Chaparral Village Steak House.
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Modern
Action For Youth
Girlstown
U.S.A
Federation Parlor
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon, & P.m
S. Oak St
Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos
Chaparral Village Steak House
Noon market declines after wholesale price index rise report
The Dow Jones average fell 5.74 to 970.91 as investors reacted to December’s 0.9 percent rise in the wholesale price index. The NYSE composite slipped 32 to 56.02, with volume near 10.04 million. middle South Utilities led gains while many issues declined. Livestock in Fort Worth showed light activity with mixed prices across cattle and hogs.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Labor Department
Dow
Middle South
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Chicago
Dow Jones
A.m
Indus
Fort Worth
Multiple Local Fires and Federal Court Cases Reported
A series of incidents from the region include a fire at the Big T Family Restaurant caused by an electrical fuse box with no structural damage. A separate car fire on Cypress Street totaled a vehicle, with the driver awakened by Sgt. Butler Smith. An early morning accident on the North Service Road involved Ramon Terrazas, with injuries minor and a traffic citation issued. A missing 1969 International Truck was recovered near the Holiday Inn on I-20. In federal court, several defendants including Goode and Burkhalter faced marijuana charges with varied dispositions. multiple others await March sentencing after Bush-like arrests near Marathon and Big Bend National Park. County court notes show speeding appeals and a few divorces and licenses issued.
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Big T Family
S. Cypress
Sargeant Butler Smith
Pecos
Dick Wadley
North Service Road
Country Club Drive
Ramon Terrazas
Fort Stockton
Terrazas
Manuel Garcia
P.O. Box
Sabastian
Texas
International
Robinson Chevrolet
I-20
John Prewit
Holiday Inn
U.S. Highway 285
James Goode
Barstow
Glenn Burkhalter
County salary boosts drawn in Fort Stockton area notes
Fort Stockton and Pecos County officials approved roughly six percent pay raises for county workers and hospital staff, with economy measures to be pursued in county hospitals. Occupancy in 1976 ran 44 percent. room rates are now 62.50 for private and 57.50 for semi private rooms.
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Fort Stockton
Pecos
Free EMT courses offered in Toyah by Odessa College
Odessa College teams with Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission to offer two free Emergency Medical Technology courses in Toyah during spring. EMT 131 runs eight weeks Saturdays 9 am to noon and 1 pm to 4 pm at Toyah Elementary School. Instructor is Wayne Greer. Class A EMT status possible after completion.
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Odessa College
Toyah
Wayne Greer
McCamey
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Don Huff
Huff
Permian Basin
Japanese Ticket Lock Fails to Boost Fines in Cities
Police in Japan’s six largest cities adopt a metal loop ticket that locks onto car doors or mirrors to enforce parking fines. Fewer than half of offenders paid, but many motorists now visit police stations to settle fines and have tickets removed.
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Japan
Pecos area telephone and tax rate notice
By mail in advance with an Reeves Ward Loving Culberson and Jeff Davis counties A 3428 plus 372 sax per year By mail with other counties and states 4000 plus 2 tax per year Senior and student rate by mail 1904 plus 96 cents per year or term
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Reeves Ward Loving Culberson
Jeff Davis
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