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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1975
Page
5
December fines across offenses reached 765 dollars for no drivers license, with jail fines totaling 1,195 dollars. Offenses listed include drunk driving, shoplifting, affray, and numerous traffic violations, while 92 total offenses were reported that month with 63 pending and 29 cleared.
Agriculture year 1974 in Texas foreshadows losses in cotton sorghum soybeans and citrus with cotton output down by 1 873 000 bales and yield dropping to about 280 pounds per acre. Sorghum expected 130 million bushels lower than 1973 citrus boxes down 23 percent and soybeans 24 percent lower while corn up 15 percent. Pecans nearly double 38 million pounds and rice up about 5 000 hundredweight. Weather remains moisture adequate as farmers eye 1975 with hopes for better yields.
Reeves County residents face lost purchasing power as living costs jumped 8.8 percent in 1973 and 12 percent in 1974. Wages failed to keep pace, with a five year lag leaving typical households needing roughly 9,400 for 7,000 in 1969. The shift also sees 35 percent of married women employed as a relief path.
Independent operators in the Permian Basin project 1975 will be busier than 1974 if current prices hold and government actions avoid punitive legislation. They warn Congress must avoid price rollbacks and excessive taxes to sustain oil and gas exploration and reserves.
The International Bank for Reconstruction & Development within the World Bank seeks to aid member economies by mobilizing capital for productive loans and to attract private investment, supporting international trade growth and balance of payments stability.
George Feaster of Western Beef Inc. Amarillo joined a Texas International Trade Division trip to Egypt and Kuwait arranged by the state. The delegation, eight business representatives, reported at least 25 million dollars in follow up business. Feaster noted meetings with top officials and English-language discussions aided by state planning. The firm now eyes Egypt and the broader Middle East for beef cattle dairy and sheep opportunities.
Barbs by Phil Pastoret presents a light column about a Washington swinger who lands a government job as a bureaucat. The punchline lands after the financial page, promising smiles amid sharp wordplay.
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