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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1978
Page
11
The State Department projects 3.4 million passports issued in 1978, up 10 percent from 1977, continuing a growth trend. By 1990 the Passport Service aims for about nine million personal identification documents annually, underscoring persistent travel interest and human restlessness behind the flag and frontier spirit.
An earlier Saudi royal scandal involved stoning a princess and beheading her lover. An American businessman fled in disguise after a near-internment over business disputes with royally connected Saudi partners. Two British engineers were flogged for home brewing alcohol. In contrast, a $3.4 billion bid by American and French firms plans a 20 000 seat university complex in Riyadh, to open in five years as a major regional institution.
In Houston, nonprofit church sponsored credit unions offer small loans to low income workers with minimal collateral. A man with zero credit borrowed ten dollars, proved trustworthy after timely repayments, and gradually built a credit history enabling car and mobile home purchases. Managers highlight savings first, education on rights, and a path from pennies to credit boosting futures.
On this date in 1811 Venezuela declared independence from Spain marking a South American milestone. Other historic items include Napoleon capturing Alexandria in 1798 and Booth founding the Salvation Army in 1865. Also listed are birthdays for Andrei Gromyko and Julie Nixon Eisenhower, plus a Parsippany report on US spending patterns for cars versus home electricity.
A chronological reminiscence traces the bank from its 50th anniversary in 1957 through 1978. It details leadership changes from Ray McPherson to J.T. Moore Jr and R.B. McGowen Jr, highlights building expansion in 1967, and lists key staff and directors. The piece includes a chart of total resources from 1907 to 1977 and notes progress alongside local events.
A year after advocating alcohol fuel from agricultural and waste sources, the column describes oil giants Chevron and Mobil opposing gasohol with letters to editors and lobbying. It notes gasohol use exists in Illinois and mentions a Gulf Oil subsidiary planning a corn cob alcohol plant. It also reports Reagan’s potential 1980 bid and considerations of a one term pledge.
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