Texas congressman threatens aid cut over Tongsun Park access
Rep. Jim Mattox D Texas urged President Carter and Speaker O Neill to curb major South Korea aid including over 800 million in military equipment. He says withholding cooperation from Seoul could secure access for Park and Kim Don Joe for congressional interrogation. He proposes tying any Army withdrawal to full cooperation by South Korea.
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Washington
Texas
U.S
Tongsun Park
Congressional
Jim Mattox
Carter
House
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
South Korea
United States
Congress
Mattox
Jaworski
2Nd Infantry Division
U.S. Army
Dallas
Allen Ertel
D-Pa
Park
Kim
U.S. Cropland Erosion Hits 2.8 Billion Tons Yearly
A Department of Agriculture study shows water erosion removes about 2.8 billion tons of cropland soil annually, enough to cover Rhode Island two inches. Losses vary by region from 23 tons per acre in the Lower Mississippi to 1 in California, with 335 million acres harvested in 1975 only 58 percent adequately treated for erosion control.
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Washington
United States
Rhode Island
Agriculture Department
M. Rupert Cutler
Mississippi
California
Tennesee
South Atlantic Gulf
Middle Atlantic
Upper Mississippi
Ohio
Cutler
Lubbock Christian College honors 132 on Dean's List
Lubbock Christian College named 132 students to the Dean's Honor Roll for the fall semester ending December 15, 1977. Stan Morgan, son of Mr and Mrs L E Morgan, achieved a 3.85 average. Forty five students held perfect A averages. The college, with over 1,300 students, offers 23 bachelor degrees.
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Lubbock Christian College
Stan Morgan
L.E. Morgan
Hackberry Sr
Market steady advance after Monday rally in New York
AP reports stock indices mixed with a modest uptick at noon. Dow Jones 30 industrials rose to 773.48, NYSE composite up 0.09, AMEX market value up 0.21, volume 8.57 million shares. Leading indicators rose 0.7 percent in December. Cotton and grain prices also noted with futures movements.
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New York
U.S
Commerce Department
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
DOW Jones New York
Dow Jones
Texan guilty in cotton fraud trial
In Lubbock a federal jury found John Thomas, 44, guilty on 91 counts of defrauding CCC funds in 1972 and 1973. His corporate farm Jon-T Farms was found guilty on 90 counts. Judge Woodward will fix punishment after a pre sentence report. The trial spanned about three weeks with a seven-woman five-man jury.
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Lubbock, Texas
Brownfield
John Thomas
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
U.S. District Court
Halbert O. Woodward
Jon-T Farms
Thomas
Wood makes West Texas State University Dean's Honor Roll
Joel Wood son of Rev. and Mrs. Joe E. Wood 1301 S Plum St earned a 3.46 GPA on the 1977 Fall semester at West Texas State University Canyon He is a freshman majoring in agriculture business and economics A 1977 Melrose High School graduate from Melrose NM he moved to Pecos with his parents last June His father serves as pastor of the First United Methodist Church
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Joel Wood
Joe E. Wood
S. Plum St
West Texas State University
Canyon
Wood
Melrose High School
Melrose
N.M
Pecos
First United Methodist Church
Pecos Sophomore Named to Who's Who in 77 78
Scott McAnally of 2001 South Eddy Pecos earns Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges for 1977 78 at Western Texas College. He is intramural sports assistant director, gym rest. plans further study in Range and Wildlife Management. son of Mr and Mrs James E McAnally.
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Scott McAnally
South Eddy
Pecos
Western Texas College
McAnally
WTC
James E. McAnally
Balmorhea City Council Approves Utilities and Budget Actions
Balmorhea council met at City Hall with Mayor Humphries present. They delayed for an ambulance call and returned from Fort Stockton. They adopted resolution protesting Public Utilities Commission rate hikes and a water and sewer connection mandate. They discussed gas rates and funded ambulance gear and a new fire truck comms system.
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Balmorhea
City Hall
Humphries
Fort Stockton
Public Utilities Commission
Neiman
Marfa
Fire Department
Equalization Board
Local Police Reports Note Multiple Public Disturbances and Accidents
Police reports summarize a series of incidents including a hit and run involving Pete Rodriguez, public intoxication arrests for Teofilo Martinez Eligio Levario Ruben Estrella Emilio Acosta and Earl John Glauner, a recovered tire and rim on Cayanosa Hwy, a disorderly conduct arrest for Glauner, bond set for Judge Cliff Preslar, criminal mischief at Merchants Fast Motor Lines, and traffic accidents involving Alfredo Alaniz Reyes Noemi Mendoza Liano Oscar Castillo Rosa Hernandez Albarado and Emilio Pena Acosta with yielding and license issues.
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Pete Rodriguez
Teofilo Martinez
First
Cedar St
Eligio Levario
Fourth St
Levario
Ruben Estrella
Emilio Acosta
Third
Peach St
Richard Dominguez
S. Palm St
Cayanosa Hwy
Pecos
Earl John Glauner
Cliff Preslar
Frank Apolinar Jr
Merchants Fast Motor Lines
Eddy and
Second St
Alfredo Alaniz Reyes
S. Ash St
Noemi Mendoza Liano
S. Eddy St
Johnson St
Spring fabrics offer wide color choice and textures
Margret Ann Vanderpoorten of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service notes spring fabrics come in suedes, linen gauge, towelling, seersucker, satin, and silk tweed with damask and shot taffeta for day wear and silk jersey for night. She suggests bold color combinations and layering from head to toe, with blue, pink, violet, and bronze accents.
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Margret Ann Vanderpoorten
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University System
Texas cattlemen optimism rises on feedlot gains
Agriculture Commissioner Reagan V Brown reports 1 850 000 cattle fed for slaughter in Texas as of January 1 up 8 percent from last year and aligns with lower non fed beef supplies Drought and low prices have culled breeding stock boosting ground beef. About 1 259 million head in Northern High Plains on hand and 1 822 million placed in large feedlots at 73 percent capacity.
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Austin
Texas
Reagan V. Brown
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Brown
High Plains
Gas rate hikes approved by railroad commission in Texas
The Texas railroad commission authorized rate increases for Rio Grande Valley Gas Co. affecting 2,164 customers in 26 areas as 10,000 cubic feet of gas rises from 24.91 to 26.48 dollars. The panel also suspended other proposed increases near Palestine Carrollton Farmers Branch and Addison for 120 days and approved modest adjustments for Burkburnett Imperial and Crane areas while ordering Shamrock Gas to revoke a prior unfiled rate rise. A refunded amount of about 500 dollars is expected to be returned to customers.
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Austin, Texas
Railroad Commission
Rio Grande Valley Gas Co
Lone Star Gas Co
Palestine
Dallas County
Carrollton
Farmers Branch
Addision
Shamrock Gas Co
Shamrock
Panhandle
Southern Union Gas Co
Crane
Calendar notices and incidents from Pecos area clubs and services
On Monday evening Lions Club meets at American Motor Inn at 7 p.m. Amistad Lions Club at Lions Den at 7 30. Tuesday evening Optimist Club at Holiday Inn at noon. Friday Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous at 8 p.m. 125 S Oak St with several phone contacts listed. Accident report: Acosta lost control and struck a curb. charged with no driver's license. Ambulance calls include 2:06 p.m. Monday at 12th and Elm, 10:05 p.m. Monday transfer to Odessa hospital, 11:53 p.m. Monday 717 E 13th St. Fire calls 12:37 a.m. Sunday car leaking gas in front of Blue Top Cafe, 5:56 p.m. Monday Arco Station on Hwy 17.
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Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Optimist Club
Holiday Inn
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Oak St
Acosta
12Th
Elm St
Odessa Hospital
13Th St
Blue Top Cafe
Arco Station
Hwy. 17
When Spring Practice Meant Baseball Not Football
A faded phrase from old sports pages recalls spring practice as a baseball rite rather than the football kickoff. Players, teams, and coaches are unnamed, but the memory frames a shift in athletic culture and seasonal identity.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Cash Grain
Chicago
Indus
Pecos Enterprise
Pecos Enterprise. Inc
South Cedar Street
Pecos Texas
Ken Dulaney
Lewis Barrett
Diane Osborn
Doris Welch
Ruben Baca
Emily Galindo
Carlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Reeves County
Reeves
Ward, Loving, Culberson
Jeff Counties
Detroit
Coleman Young
Department of Transportation
Texas Cattlemen
RR Commission
F&m Gas Co
Imperial
Pecos County
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