Groundbreaking marks start of Reeves County hospital project
Reeves County officials and dignitaries joined County Judge Darrell Glover as a gold plated spade turned sod ceremonially began a 60 bed hospital project replacing the 30 bed unit. The $2.5 million hospital, financed by a $3.5 million bond approved in March 1975, will take 400 days under Marshall Company of Corpus Christi with tax increases of about 11 percent to fund 25 years of bond payments.
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Reeves County
Darrell Glover
Glover
Marshall Company of
Corpus Christi
General Contractors
Marshall Company
Tom Marshall
Marcos Martinez
CIA cuts manpower but keeps funding despite agency cuts
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield says the CIA and other intelligence agencies reduced staffing from 142000 in 1969 to 80000 today, yet funding remains ample. Former CIA Director Richard Helms is hiring top trial lawyer Edward Bennett Williams to defend possible charges linked to a 1971 break-in as DOJ weighs civil rights action with a February statute of limitations deadline.
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U.S
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CIA
Congress
Richard M. Helms
Intelligence
Helms
Edward Bennett Williams
Treasury
John Connally
Justice Department
Fairfax City
Preslar Urges Reeves County Voters to Re‑Register
County Tax Assessor Jimmie Preslar calls Reeves County residents to re-register for the 1976 elections before the Feb 29 expiry. About 7,000 registration forms mailed. office hours include lunch to assist applicants. He stresses the importance of eligibility and offers to send forms or process registrations at the assessor's office.
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Jimmie Preslar
Reeves County
Preslar
Bureaucratic boondoggles and a push to Redux the state
A critical look at U S government waste targets Air Force and Navy training base overcapacity. It cites the Army Corps of Engineers criticisms and costly projects. The piece warns HR 2966 The Child and Family Service Act would transfer parental authority to the state, decrying loss of traditional rights.
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Navy
Congress
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State
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Farm workers union pickets citrus groves near Monte Alto
Organizers and supporters from the Texas Farm Workers Union demonstrated outside citrus groves near Monte Alto Texas. Tony Orendain, who formed the union after splitting from Cesar Chavez’s UFW, said about 55 workers left the fields to join the protest many were Mexican nationals recruited at the Hidalgo international bridge. The UFW has long attempted to organize Valley field hands and the new actions mark the first by Orendain’s group.
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Rio Grande Valley
Texas Farm Workers Unions
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Orendain
United Farm Workers Union
Oredain
UFW
Cesar Chavez
Chavez
International Bridge
Hidalgo
Ford names Morton presidential counselor for economy policy
President Ford appointed Rogers C B Morton as a presidential counselor with Cabinet rank to handle economic and domestic policy and liaison duties with the President Ford Committee and the Republican National Committee. Morton, 61, will leave as secretary of commerce and begin the $44 600 post later this week. His duties will be mainly policy oriented with limited political tasks, reflecting Ford’s preference for Morton’s expertise and experience.
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Morton
Ron Nessen
Nessen
White House
Howard
Bo’’ Callaway
Nelsen
Interior and Commerce Departments
Warm Breeze Clash Drives Pleasant Pecos Weather
North and west winds duel over Pecos area, producing mid winter warmth with a high of 76 and a low of 46. Statewide, sunshine prevailed with scattered fog and mild temps, while alerts warned of snow and storms in several regions from Michigan to the Rockies and Pacific Northwest.
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Victoria
McAllen
Rio Grande Valley
Arkansas
Misissippi
Alabama
Georgia
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
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Kansas
Idaho
B&PW District Meet Held At Holiday Inn Tonight
A joint session of the Business and Professional Women's clubs from Pecos, Monahans and Midland meets at 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn for the annual district director's meeting. Speaker is Mrs. Neta Stovall of Midland, the 1976 district director. The dinner theme features Spanish and Mexican American food with Spanish entertainment.
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Midland
Holiday Inn
Neta Stovall
Florez and Cordova enter races for 2 county offices
Reeves County races gain two candidates. Raul Florez of Balmorhea, a 22 year resident and Reeves County deputy sheriff, filed for sheriff and cites extensive law enforcement experience. Eliacer Cordova of Pecos, 27 year resident and Automotive Proving Grounds test driver, announced for Precinct 3 commissioner with his wife Rosa and five children. Dale Toone had previously announced for the post.
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Balmorhea
Florez
A.B. Nail
Pecos
Eliacer Cordova
Cactus St
Cordova
Ismael Carrasco
Saragosa
Dale Toone
Automotive Proving Grounds
Rosa
Bomb disarmed at Iraqi mission to U.N. in New York
Police found and disarmed a propane cylinder bomb in front of the Iraqi mission to the United Nations in Manhattan. A second set of devices in a subway tunnel near the U.N. library prompted evacuations as the Security Council prepared for its Middle East debate. A caller claimed the attack was by a Jewish group linked to the Jewish Defense League, though the group denied direct involvement.
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U.N. Library
Manhattan
Upper East Side
U.N
Associated Press
Jewish Armed Resistance Strike
Jewish Defense League
Security Council
Middle East
Jewish Armed Resistance Strike Movement
JDL
League
Catskill Mountains
Henry Kissinger
Israel
Newspaper Card Notation of Classic Quotes
A brief read featuring two famous quotations. Jesus speaks of the Son of man lacking a home while foxes and birds have nests, and Robert Frost defines home as a place that must take you in. No additional context provided.
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Matthew
Robert Frost
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