Ford outlines tax cuts to lift ailing economy
President Ford announces a stimulus plan including a 12 percent one time tax rebate up to 1000 for individuals, long term cuts favoring the poor, corporate tax relief, 80 dollar payments to non-taxpayers, higher oil taxes, and gasoline price increases. He seeks standby authority to ration fuel and aims to reduce oil imports by one million barrels daily this year and two million in 1976. He also pledges a 12 percent investment tax credit for utilities and stockpiling of crude oil to shield the nation from future shocks. A White House fact sheet adds calls for energy efficient products with labels and a 20 percent efficiency goal by 1980.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Nation
White House
Ron Nessen
State of the Union
Warming trend touches much of Texas with mild highs
A broad warming trend across Texas, especially the Pecos area, brings higher readings including a 70 degree high on Tuesday and a 30 degree low today. Skies mostly clear inland, with clouds edging into the Upper Texas Coast, while far West Texas sees the coldest air at Marfa.
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Texas
Pecos
Associated Press
Marfa
Galveston
Pacific Northwest
Midwest
Seaboard
Florida
Cascades
Monahans Man Dies in Pecos County Wreck
A 27 year old Monahans man David Enriquez died in a one vehicle crash four miles northeast of Cayonosa Pecos County on Tuesday. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Peace Justice Oliver Grove. The car, traveling south on FM 1776 at high speed, failed to stop at FM 1450 and left the roadway, landing in an ensilage pit. The vehicle struck a dirt bank, ejecting Enriquez then causing the wreckage to compress the engine into the front seat before sinking to the pit bottom. His body was taken to Wilson Miller Funeral Home in Monahans with services pending.
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Kirby Dendy
Fort Stockton
Pecos County
Monahans
Cayanosa
David Enriquez
Oliver Grove
Imperial
Dendy
Enriquez
Wilson Miller Funeral Home
Pecos district okays adult nurse training program
The Pecos Barstow Toyah schools won board approval to start an adult education nurse training class in August. Eight students will enroll with tuition around 50 dollars and total costs near 225 dollars. Funding is joint school and federal, yielding 52 percent school share. Graduates become licensed vocational nurses.
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C.W. Wright
Wright
Pecos Bicentennial Fever Sparks School Projects
LYNN WEBB notes Pecos residents catch bicentennial fever as high school students design costumes paint a large mural and craft theater sets. Pat Hubbs and Charlotte Slack portrayals highlight the theme while CVAE students from Zavala Junior High cooked a big meal for the school board meeting.
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Lynn Webb
Pecos
Pat Hubbs
Charlotte Slack
Wholesale prices fall as 1974 ends inflation cools
The Labor Department reports December wholesale prices dropped five tenths of a percent, the first decline in 14 months as agricultural prices fell while industrial commodities rose slightly. For 1974, prices still rose 20.9 percent, the largest annual gain since 1946.
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Washington
Labor Department
Pecos School and City Discuss $193,000 Damage Suit
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah school board and city officials met behind closed doors to review a pending $193,000 lawsuit filed by the estate of Andy Horton over a 1972 collision involving a car and two school buses. The suit names the city, Reeves County, police and sheriff personnel, and three bus drivers. The discussion remained in executive session with no formal action, then was updated to the public.
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Pecos-Barstow-Toyah
Elvin Reynolds
Bill Pigman
Fred Leigh
Andy Horton
Reeves County
Jim Wilson
Wendell Taylor
Doug Ward
Dana Varney
Roger Russell
Horton
Pecos
Ward County
Taylor
Wilson
Odessa
Pecos to Mark Bicentennial with Courthouse Ceremony
Pecos officials plan a 4 p.m. Friday bicentennial ceremony at the Reeves County courthouse to proclaim Pecos a bicentennial city. State Representative Richard Slack and regional director S. L. Abbott will attend along with local youth groups. The high school drum and fife corps will lead a parade down Oak Street to the courthouse. Boy scouts will raise the bicentennial flag, and the Eagle Band will perform the national anthem. Continued on Page 2.
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Pecos
Reeves County
Jay Dycus
Dycus
Richard C. Slack
S. L. Abbott
Arlington
Oak Street
Texas Municipal League
Slack
Abbott
Pigman
Boy Scouts
Texas
School sells land and bus in monthly meeting
School officials disposed of two items, a parcel of real estate and an old 1963 school bus, for a total of 2798.61 dollars. Saul Roquemore bought the land for 2348.61 dollars, the amount of back taxes. C and G Electric of Pecos bid 450 dollars for the bus. A separate bid of 470 dollars for a Toyah house and garage was rejected as the home, appraised at 3500 dollars, would be moved.
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Saul Roquemore
S. Mesquite St
Roquemore
Toyah
C and G Electric
Pecos
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Zavala Junior High School
CVAE
Melba Whitaker
Paul Williams
CBS News
America
Sam Pendergrast
Pip
Eagle Band
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