Blanket of snow hits West Texas and Gulf states
A winter storm blankets West Texas with one to two inches in Pecos and more near Automotive Proving Grounds while other areas report lighter accumulations. Bridges stay iced but no closures. storms spread east to New Mexico, Wisconsin, Michigan and the Carolinas with freezing rain and tornado warnings in parts.
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Bud) Rankin
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Letter on suicidal thoughts and hope echoes Pecos column
A reader shares a candid letter about battling death by own action, the pain behind doors, and the turning point of how things seem. The writer recalls despair, aging, divorce, unemployment, and eventual realization that others do care, urging more readers to write in and share.
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Pecos
Optimists Host West Texas New Mexico District Board Meet
More than 140 Optimists and wives attended the Pecos Morning Optimists hosted quarterly board meeting of the West Texas New Mexico District of Optimist International. District Governor Gene Peugh, Clint Vaughn and officers from Santa Fe Albuquerque El Paso Las Cruces participated.
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Optimist International
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Albuquerque
el Paso
Las Cruces
Ford eyes another tax cut amid slow employment recovery
President Ford cited a steadily growing economy and hinted at additional tax cuts in 1979 while acknowledging unemployment would remain high. He stressed that 1976 policies aim to keep growth on track, with full recovery unlikely this year or next despite some job gains.
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Skid Row Slasher Convicted of 1967 Fort Worth Attack
Chicago AP reports Vaughn O. Greenwood, 31, linked to the Skid Row Slasher murders, was convicted of a 1967 attack in Fort Worth. Greenwood, jailed for burglarizing Burt Reynolds’ Hollywood Hills home, faces nine murders in Los Angeles.
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California
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Free immunization clinic set for Tuesday at health department
The Texas Department of Health Resources at 1010 W. Third St hosts a free immunization clinic this month. It runs from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and asks attendees to bring records of past immunizations. The next clinic is scheduled for February 24 at the same time.
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Resource teachers to show learning aids in Pecos
The Reeves County Association for Children with Learning Disabilities will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Austin Elementary School. Resource teachers Karen Smith and Barbara Cooper will demonstrate methods and materials for perceptual motor, math and Gillingham reading programs with resource students participating. Parents and interested community members are invited to attend and learn about special education programs in Pecos schools.
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Pecos
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Odie Lee Bounds
Robert Hernandez
Andrews
Reeves County Association For Children With Learning Disabilities
Austin
Karen Smith
Barbara Cooper
Gillingham
Rcacld
Eula Huffman
McAlmon enters Texas 16th District race on people-to-people plan
El Paso businessman-lawyer George McAlmon announced his Democratic bid for Congress from Texas 16th District focusing on a people-to-people approach. He cites cutting federal spending inflation and taxes, easing regulation, strong defense, and aging needs, with emphasis on West Texas border issues and equal representation.
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Washington
West
Texas
Fei Paso
West Texas
Marfa
Elizabeth (Hendey) Hill
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