White supports gas deregulation in energy policy
Texas Congressman urges deregulation to ensure adequate oil and natural gas supplies. He cites President Carter's plan but argues regulation depresses prices and wastes energy. Calls for deregulation near import prices with federal monitoring to ensure equity and incentives for conservation and new domestic supplies.
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16Th
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Congressional Record
Speaker
United States
Carter
Presi
Pecos teen attends National FHA convention in Seattle
Lisa Dominguez 17 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dominguez of Pecos attended the National Future Homemakers of America meeting in Seattle Washington July 11 to 14 She is a Pecos High School senior and third vice president for Area II Her duties include assisting the president and promoting FHA programs She joined sessions workshops action labs and tours including Seattle Center State Ferry She thanks Mr McNeil and the board of trustees for making the trip possible.
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Lisa Dominguez
Robert Dominguez
Pecos
Future Homemakers of America
Seattle
Wash
Pecos High School
FHA
Lisa
Seattle Center
Teach child proper bike care and safety
Child bike care starts with regular maintenance and proper inflation. Teach monthly checks, chain oiling, and tire inflation, then add a lightweight identification scheme using a state driver license number to trace ownership if lost or stolen.
Former Pecos man Bruce Faulkner named Admissions Counselor
Robert Warmann at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin announced Bruce Faulkner as Admissions Counselor. A former Pecos resident and UT Austin journalism public relations graduate, Faulkner will liaison with Project Awareness and assist with brochures and counseling of prospective students. He previously worked for the Texas A&M Extension Service at Pecos and El Paso National Bank, and will reside in Odessa.
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Bruce Faulkner
Faulkner
Pecos
University of Texas At Austin
School of Communication
Texas A&m
el Paso National Bank
el Paso
Odessa
Brownlee Buys Leader Hardware. Moves to Pecos
Brownlee Hardware Company has purchased stock and receivables from Leader Hardware Company on July 16 and is moving operations to 133 S Oak Street Pecos. For over 40 years Leader and Brownlee have served Pecos residents and plan to continue service. Frank Joplin, longtime Leader employee, will head ranch and farm supplies and heavy hardware. Charge accounts will continue.
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Brownlee Hardware Company
Leader Hardware Company
S. Oak Street
Pecos
Leader
Brownlee Hardware Co
Frank Joplin
Purple Hearts Awarded in Revolution to Connecticut Men
The first three Purple Hearts issued by George Washington for Revolutionary War service were presented to local Connecticut men, marking a historic early military honor tied to the state’s service in the war.
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George Washington
Connecticut
Noon market report shows gains on Wall Street
New York stocks rose at midday led by Pan American World Airways amid strong second quarter earnings. Dow up 1.22 to 911.82, NYSE composite +.13 to 55.50, AMEX up .18 to 123.97. Volume 13.68 million. Cattle markets steady. cotton futures ease with quotes around 58.55 cents per pound for a range of nearby contracts.
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Wall Street
Pan American World Airways
Wall Street Journal
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
Dee
Few Showers Do Not Cool Texas Heat Much
The Associated Press reports scattered showers and isolated storms gave little relief from the heat across Texas. Overnight readings stayed high with Galveston at 80 and Dallas reaching near 100. Moisture was limited to El Paso and parts of the Upper Texas Coast, while most areas remained clear and hot. Torrid temperatures were expected again tonight.
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West Texas
Dallas
Wichita Falls
el Paso
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Texas
Calendar of Pecos Community Meetings and Club Events
Tuesday calendar lists Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon at 125 S Oak with multiple phones, Morning TOPS Club at Federation Parlor, TOPS TX 259 at district street, Community Council office 6 p.m., Evening Optimist Club at Saragosa Hall. Wednesday birthday party at Senior Center 3 to 5, Thursday Game Day at Senior Center 2 to 5, Lions Club at American Motor Inn 7:30, Amistad Lions at Lions Den 7:30, Pecos Optimists at Chaparral Village Steak House 7.
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Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
S. Oak St
Federation
Tops TX
Dt St. Community
Saragosa Hall
S. Cedar
Evening Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos Optimists
Chaparral Village
Texas Produce Outlook Peak Harvest Amid Hot Weather
Texas fruit and vegetable producers report a strong summer supply with peaches near the forecast peak this year. The crop is projected at 896000 bushels, up 16 percent from last month’s forecast. Onions total 1696000 cwt with a 10 percent drop versus last summer but 21 percent above 1975. Harvest runs across High Plains Trans Pecos and San Antonio areas as melon sales rise to California. East Texas reports reduced vegetable quantities due to heat and drought.
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Austin
Texas Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
Reagan V. Brown
Texas
Brown
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
High Plains
Trans- Pecos
San Antonio Winter Garden
California
Odessa man held on murder charges after bar shooting
An 18 year old Odessa man is jailed in lieu of 75,000 bonds on murder and attempted murder counts tied to a Sunday early morning shooting outside the Rondavoo Club at 802 Fitch. Victims Quenton Hines 42 killed and Eddie Williams 42 wounded.
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Odessa
Ector County
Quenton Hines
Eddie Williams
Alvin Jame Moorer
Rondavoo Club
Fitch
UT Astronomer Forecasts Space Colonies This Century
Dr Harlan Smith of the University of Texas predicts mankind will colonize space within three to 25 years using lightweight orbiting solar power satellites and expanding to large earth orbiting habitats. He envisions five mile diameter by fifty mile long structures with trees birds streams shopping centers homes and wilderness in space.
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Austin, Texas
University of Texas
Harlan Smith
Earth
Dr. Smith
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