Noon market report highlights mixed action on Wall Street
New York stock prices showed little change as a holiday mood cooled. Dow Jones 30 up 0.49 to 995.33, big boards and AMEX inch higher while volume waned. Dow Chemical active at 45 7/8 with a 74 600 share block. Atlantic Richfield slid 1 3/8 and Anaconda rose 2 3 to 28. mergers announced.
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Ananconda
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State workers get no holiday
Gov. Dolph Briscoe asked state agency heads to allow employees to take off today or Monday and deduct it from their vacation if they wish the long Fourth of July weekend. He noted the law lacks provisions for a long weekend and urged staff be on duty to conduct state business.
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Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
AARP Plans Program Slate in Balmorhea Meeting
The Balmorhea AARP group met Tuesday at the housing center. Helen Humphries was elected president until a permanent choice is made. Twenty two of 24 members attended. dues are 3 yearly to national and 1 locally. A program of games and luncheons was planned. a nominating committee was absent, so leadership posts were carried over. Bingo and refreshments followed. A Chamber of Commerce meeting is set for Saturday at 8 am, and roping events with a barbecue meal are planned at Rick's Barn Sunday.
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American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
Balmorhea
Helen Humphries
Cassie Farrington
Bertha Fortson
Amy McIintire
Balmorhea Visit By Carpenter Aimed at September Archives
Mr and Mrs Fred A Carpenter of Brownwood visited Balmorhea on Wednesday. Carpenter, a field representative for the archives collection of American Southwest historical data at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, plans to gather material on Balmorhea and surrounding areas in September and conduct personal interviews.
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Fred A Carpenter
Brownwood
Carpenter
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
Banked timber plan aims to boost U.S. paper industry
Continental Forest Industries President Jesse Belser describes a bank deposit of timber by planting millions of pine seedlings annually and harvesting only 75 percent of growth. After each harvest, suitable areas are replanted with genetically improved, faster growing trees to sustain healthier timber lands.
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New York
Plactin
U.S. Woodlands
Continental Forest Industries
Merry Wives of Windsor opens at Globe Odessa
The Globe of the Great Southwest stages The Merry Wives of Windsor with delayed 8:30 p.m. curtain. Juliet Society serves refreshments as costumed entertainers perform before the show in Odessa.
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Odessa
Globe of the Great Southwest
Juliet Society
Sudan
Sam McLelland
Permian Basin Academy Announces Mid-Management Law Course
The Permian Basin Law Enforcement Academy will offer a mid-management school for law enforcement supervisors conducted by an FBI Academy team from Quantico. It runs July 12 to 16 at 310 North Colorado Street Midland with enrollment limited to 24 officers, marking the first such regional opportunity since 1971.
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Permian Basin Law Enforcement Academy
FBI
FBI Academy
Quantico
Vas
North
Colorado Street
Midland
Deaths and services for Jose Borjon Castillo 52
Death notices note Jose Borjon Castillo 52 died Wednesday morning in M D Anderson Hospital Houston with services set for 2 p m Saturday at Santa Rosa Church and burial in Santa Rosa Cemetery. He was born April 11 1924 in Marathon and lived in Pecos 23 years. Survivors include wife Olga Castillo three sons Oscar Castillo Jose Castillo and Juan Castillo three daughters Vicki Navarrette Alma Castillo and Sandra Castillo father Juan Castillo of Mexico sister Elva Mendoza Odessa and three grandchildren. A separate note mentions Santa Maria a 65 foot replica ship from Operation Sail 76 in New York Harbor July 4 with crew including Christopher Columbus XVIII.
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Jose Borjon Castillo
Santa Rosa
Castillo
M.D. Anderson
Houston
Marathon
Pecos
Olga Castillo
Oscar Castillo
Jose Castillo
Juan Castillo
Odessa
Vicki Navarrette
Alma Castillo
Sandra Castillo
Mexico
Elva Mendoza
New York Harbor
Santa Maria
Christopher Columbus XVIII
Calendar of coming events in Pecos area
Community bulletin lists upcoming Pecos events including church socials, farmers market dates, local theater shows, and town meetings. Highlights include a Saturday farmers market, a Wednesday potluck, and a Friday night concert at the senior center with details on times and venues.
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Pecos
Local Club and Health Clinic Schedule Page
Friday free health examinations offered by the state health department at 1010 W Third from 9 am to 5 pm. Monday events include Lions Club at American Motors Inn and Amistad Lions Club at Lions Den at 7 30 pm. Pecos Optimists meet at Chaparral Village Steak House at 7 pm. American Legion dinner at American Motor Inn with members and guests at 7 30 pm. Tuesday activities include Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon at 125 S Oak St with multiple contact numbers, Morning TOPS Club at 9 30 am Federation Parlor, TOPS TX 259 meeting at St Community Council Office at 6 pm, and Evening Optimists at Saragosa Hall at 7 30 pm.
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American Motors Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos Optimists
Chaparral Village
St. Community
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