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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1978
Page
3
Elvis Presley Boulevard hotels report full bookings for August as the singer's death anniversary draws near. Presley died at 42 from heart disease last August 16, with Graceland and his gravesite drawing thousands. Memphis chamber officials anticipate widespread motel occupancy during the anniversary week.
First Lady Rosalynn Carter prepares for a four day visit to Germany with President Nixon? No, Carter. She recalls the blue pant suit mix up from a prior trip as they plan sightseeing with daughter Amy. They will cruise the Rhine and tour Moselle river valley before returning home.
Mecca for tourist buses Locke California draws state officials Hong Kong developers and 65 residents in a clash over its fate The state seeks to preserve as a Chinese pioneers monument while developers plan a housing subdivision and cultural center Local residents fear loss of an aging river town built by Chinese migrants and value the town as is
Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington denies rumors of a park wide snake infestation. Spokesman Bruce Neal says no one has been bitten and there has never been such an incident in the park’s 18-year history despite circulating rumors of multiple snake bites and snakes dropping from trees.
Jefferson County District Attorney James McGrath says the state will seek the death penalty against Ovide Joseph Dugas and Linda Burnett, indicted for capital murder in the kidnap slayings of five family members from Winnie. Dugas led authorities to a shallow grave, and bond was denied for both.
Firefighters contained a blaze at the Phillips Petroleum refinery near Borger Texas after an explosion Tuesday night. A 200 foot flame plume lit the Panhandle sky as the natural gas liquids unit burned, with officials saying it should burn out and that all employees are accounted for. One worker was hospitalized but in good condition, with cause under investigation.
Survivors of a propane gas truck explosion at a Spanish seaside campsite described flames leaping over rocks and tourists diving into the Mediterranean to escape. By Wednesday 14 died in Barcelona Valencia and Tarragona burn centers raising unofficial toll to 139 with over 250 injured.
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