Slow-moving tractors threaten Washington in AAM protest
About 700 tractors are en route to Washington as the American Agriculture Movement presses for 90 percent parity. Leader Gerald McCathern warns Texas lawmakers that if demands aren’t met, tractors may clog streets in a peaceful demonstration to urge full farm bill implementation. Lawmakers urge a positive approach to lobbying.
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Washington
Congress
American Agriculture Movement
Gerald McCathern
AAM
McCathern
Texas
Ray Roberts
Abraham
Chick
Karen
Kent Hance
Hance
West Texas
America
Reeves County Wins Grants For Flood Prep And Recreation Help
Reeves County Commissioner Bernardo Martinez announced that the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission approved two grants under Title VI Special Projects. One allocation of 35880 funds ditch work to alleviate north Pecos flooding, create ditches, hire seven workers for nine months at local wage, and remove debris. The second 9900 funds recreation aides for Pecos City Community Recreation Department.
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Reeves County
Bernardo Martinez
Permian Basin
Precinct Four
Pecos
Martinez
Town of Pecos City
Reeves-Loving County Junior Livestock Show Sets Jan 26-27
The Reeves-Loving County Junior Livestock Show and Sale will run Friday and Saturday January 26 and 27 at the Fair Barn on South Highway 285. Co Chairs Dale Toone and Jim Rankin announce co-sponsorship by the Pecos Chamber of Commerce and 4-H and FFA leaders. Weigh-ins start Friday morning with hogs 9 to 11, lambs 1 to 4, and steers at 750 pounds minimum. hogs judged Friday at 5 with James Mitchell and lambs Saturday at 8 with Jim Sachse. Auctioneer W A Gillum leads the sale at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. barbecued supper offered by Reeves County Young Homemakers at the Sheriff Posse Barn 5:30 to 7:30 with $3 tickets.
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Reeves-Loving County
Fair Barn
South Highway 285
Dale Toone
Jim Rankin
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Reeves County
Mike Mallett
Pecos Ffa
Matt Gregory
James Mitchell
Wolfforth
Texas
Jim Sachse
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces
Allen Jones
Ronald Box
Earl McElroy
W. A. Gillum
Midland
Reeves County Young Homemakers
Sheriff Posse Barn
Carter budget slashes public jobs and CETA cuts
President Carter sails a frugal 1980 budget proposing to eliminate 158000 public jobs and cut the CETA employment and training program by 700 million dollars while cutting 250000 federally subsidized summer jobs for the underprivileged. A tax credit would offset these cuts by encouraging private hiring of the poor and chronically unemployed.
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Owen Ulsmann
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
Defense
Congress
Barstow Man Safe After Phillips 66 Plant Blast
A Barstow resident, Gary Skelton, 29, was treated at Reeves County Hospital in Pecos for burns from a Wednesday explosion at the Phillips 66 plant six miles east of Orla. Fire crews from Pecos and Reeves County joined public safety units to manage the scene as officials allowed the fire to burn out after lines to endangered units were secured.
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Barstow
Phillips 66
Orla
Reeves County Hospital
Gary Skelton
Pecos
Jurors in Cullen Davis trial pose questions to judge
Jurors in the murder for hire trial of Fort Worth millionaire Cullen Davis sent several questions about testimony to State District Judge Wallace Moore as they resumed deliberations on the second day. They began at 8 05 a.m. after receiving their charge.
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Mike Cochran
Associated Press
Houston
Fort Worth
Cullen Davis
Wallace Moore
Reeves County jury returns indictments
A Reeves County Grand Jury returned two felony indictments after a lengthy session in Pecos. Alfred Brown Palomino, 19, of Odessa, faces aggravated assault on a peace officer tied to an arrest on December 16 in the 300 block of South Peach. William Earl Lewis, also known as Jimmy P. Miller, is charged with unauthorized use of a private automobile on December 26, driving to Silver City, New Mexico, without the owner's permission in Pecos. Bond for Lewis is $10,000. Palomino was released on $1,000 bond.
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Reeves County
Pecos
Alfred Brown Palomino
Odessa
Charles LaFever
James Davis
South Peach
William Earl Lewis
Jimmy P. Miller
Silver City
N.M
Lewis
Palomino
Weather and courtroom notes from Pecos to Fort Worth
Scattered showers and a rain chance dominate Pecos West Texas forecast with highs in the 50s and 60s and cooler nights. In Fort Worth a jury weighs a murder-for-pay case against Davis, deliberations lasting ten hours yield questions on timing and who was fired, as the defense calls a possible mistrial and bond implications.
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Pecos
West Texas
Big Bend
Lovington Man Indicted For Immigration Offense Awaiting Return
Felipe B. Navarrete aged 46 of Lovington New Mexico faces a two count federal indictment for encouraging and inducing entry of illegal aliens. Bond set at $10000. He remains in U S Marshal custody in Las Cruces awaiting removal hearing before Pecos Division Western District of Texas court. Arrest involved Lea County authorities and U S Marshals Service.
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Navarrete
Pecos
Federal District Court
Western District of Texas
Lovington
Lea County
Truck driver indicted in bus crash that killed five
A grand jury indicted William Clarence Dixon, 21, of Snyder, on three counts of involuntary manslaughter after a truck he drove collided with a McCauley High School basketball team bus on U S 180 near Roby in West Texas last December. Dixon posted bond and was released after injury recovery.
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Sweetwater
Texas
West Texas
Russell Carroll
William Clarence Dixon
Snyder
Ector County
Dixon
Cardinal Survey Co
McCauley High School
U.S. 180
Roby
Abilene
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Pecos High School
Center
Julie Battens
Creta Chandler
Janet Sunder
Thea Torsy
Robert Hinojos
Reeves
CETA
Iran
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Bella Abzug
Women's Advisory Committee
Davis
State District Court
Joe Eidson
Priscilla
Eidson
Kidson
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