Jail sentence for violation of probation in Pecos case
John J. McGahey, 23, a former Pecos Barstow area resident, was sentenced in 143rd District Court Pecos to not less than two nor more than four years in the Texas Department of Corrections after probation was revoked. Convicted previously of third degree felony theft for taking $600 from Pecos Savings and Loan, he had been on four years supervised probation since 1975.
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Texas Department of Corrections
143Rd Judicial District Court
Pecos
McGahey
Reeves County Grand Jury
Pecos Savings and Loan Association
North Texas weather outlook through Friday
North Texas mostly cloudy through Friday with rain today and scattered showers Friday. Warmer today. cooler Northwest tonight and Friday. Highs 50 to 55, lows 30 to 40. Friday highs 40 to 50. South Texas: intermittent light rain or drizzle today to Friday mainly coastal and north. Highs 50s north to upper 60s south. Friday highs 50s to low 70s. West Texas: scattered showers today to Friday with snow in the north tonight. Panhandle colder tonight and Friday. highs 49 to 62. lows 20s to upper 30s.
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Carter ties inflation control to top national priority
President Carter told Congress that curbing inflation is the nation’s top economic priority as rising prices threaten jobs and wage gains. He warned a continued inflation trend could worsen unemployment, with projections of joblessness around 6.25 percent in 1979 and 1980, while labor officials remain cautiously optimistic about staying under 6 percent in 1979.
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Texas lawmakers pass first measures in session
Texas House approved a 467118 emergency appropriation to grow three civil appeals courts in Dallas and Houston to six members. A Senate panel fell short on toy safety bills while a House resolution invited President Carter and Vice President Mondale to address a joint session. A separate House resolution urged swift action against Iranian students and foreigners for property damage, including deportation where allowed.
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Courts of Civil Appeals
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Houston
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Buddy Temple
Ddibell
Senate
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Smothers
Texas
Seven inches of snow hit Chicago as Midwest storms worsen
Snow and rain saturated the Northeast as a major new snowstorm blanketed Chicago with seven inches, hindering travel and prompting closures. Illinois officials described travel as nearly impossible while O’Hare faced wind driven snow and United Air Lines canceled most flights.
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Chicago
John Burke
Illinois Department of Transportation
Illinois
Wisconsin
O'Hare
United Air Lines
James R. Thompson
Pecos City Denies JC Penney Damage Claim After Flood
The Pecos City Council unanimously denied JC Penney's claim for 1320 dollars to cover merchandise damage and cleanup salaries from October flooding. City officials cited sewer work delays and an act of God defense, while considering precedents and future claims. Revenues for six months were 10 percent above budget with expenditures slightly over.
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JC Penney Company
J.J. Maxey
Oak St
Ted Painter
Painter
Maxey
Judge says jury misinformed in Cullen Davis trial
Wallac e Moore, the state district judge who presided over the 13 week Cullen Davis murder conspiracy trial, said the jury was completely misinformed on at least one vital point and may have erred on another. He described the case as the biggest strain of his career and criticized the system’s handling of jurors who were kept away from home for 13 weeks.
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Rob Wood
Associated Press
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Cullen Davis
Wallace
Pete’’ Moore
Moore
Texas
Davis
Fort Worth
Joe Eidson
Priscilla
Houston Lawyers’ Club
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