Planning Commission meets Balmorhea Headstart and waste plant on agenda
The Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission plans a semi annual meeting in Rankin on July 26 with 11:30 registration and noon program. A resolution will consider review of a Balmorhea Head Start grant and a Pecos wastewater plant project with EPA step two funding of 57,175 dollars and nine month timeline.
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Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Rankin Park
Rankin
Pbrpc Board of Directors
Reeves County
Balmorhea
Community Council
Office of Human Development Services
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Saragosa
Toyah
Regional Development Review Committee
Pecos City
Environmental Protection Agency
Pecos
Parkhill, Smith and Cooper, Inc
PBRPC
EPA
Economy shows largest increase in two years
Washington AP The nation’s economy grew by the largest amount in more than two years during the spring though inflation in the second quarter rose to 10 percent the worst since early 1975. GNP rose 7.4 percent annual rate after inflation, with a slower full year growth forecast around 4 percent to maintain jobs.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Immigration Customs merger delayed by White House
President Carter will delay the proposed merger of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and U S Customs to allow more consultation with groups. Deputy to the president Rick Hernandez said final decisions and placing the merged agency in the Treasury Department need more study. The plan faced opposition from Mexican American groups and Rep. Bob Krueger. The INS head is Leonel Castillo.
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Washington
Carter
Immigration and Naturalization Service
U.S. Customs
Rick Hernandez
Hernandez
Treasury Department
San Angelo
National strike averted as postal workers reach pact
A three-year tentative contract averts a postal workers strike. Wages rise 2 percent first year, 3 percent second, 5 percent third, with cost of living protections and job security for over 500,000. Union leader Emmet Andrews: membership must vote. Voting begins around Aug. 1. The agreement preserves overtime and management work rules.
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Jeffrey Mills
Associated Press
Washington
Marathon
Emmet Andrews
American Postal Workers Union
Andrews
Carter
William F. Bolger
Mexican Nationals Sentenced for Illegal Entry in Pecos
Ismael Gonzalez-Perez and Vicente Romero-Camacho, both 28, were sentenced to 179 days each after pleading guilty to illegally entering the United States. Magistrate J. M. Preston noted the seriousness of the offense and Camacho’s prior violations of federal and Texas law.
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U.S
J. M. Preston
Pecos
United States
Ismael Gonzalez-Perez
Vicente Romero- Camacho
Border Patrol
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Preston
Gonzalez-Perez
Romero Camacho
Voters urged to decide on penny sales tax for property relief
A Texas House committee backed a non binding referendum on Nov 7 asking voters if a one cent sales tax should be raised with proceeds given to school districts as property tax relief. The measure, drafted by Rep Bob Hendricks, faces House floor action next week amid broader session talks on tax reform and funding.
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Lee Jones
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
House
Constitutional Amendments Committee
Senate
Briscoe
Bob Hendricks
D-Mckinney
Ways and Means Committee
Wayne Peveto
Dorango
Pereto
Gatesville
Juvenile held in alleged truck theft
A California juvenile was taken into custody in Odessa after allegedly stealing a pickup from a Toyah cafe and driving it to Odessa. The Reeves County Sheriff's Department learned of the theft at 1:15 p.m. Thursday, and two hours later Ector County deputies reported the arrest and recovery of the vehicle. The juvenile was returned to county juvenile authorities for further judicial proceedings, and the vehicle was returned to its owner.
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California
Reeves County
Odessa
Toyah
Reeves County Sheriff's Department
Ector County Sheriff's Department
Helping Hand aids 77 year old in Pecos
An appeal by a 77 year old man with emphysema during a hot spell prompted a prompt response from The Helping Hand program. Mr and Mrs J D Hanks of Pecos donated a new 20 inch circulating air fan to The Pecos Enterprise for transfer to Reeves County Community Council and the elderly resident.
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J.D. Hanks
Pecos
Pecos Enterprise
Reeves County Community Council
Courthouse Demo Set for Punch Card Voting
Reeves County voters will see a Votomatic punch card voting system demonstration Monday in the courthouse lobby. Computer Elections Systems Inc of Berkeley will present and discuss bids for the county's new voting setup ahead of the General Elections on November 7.
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Votomatic
Reeves County
W.O
Bill Pigman
Computer Elections Systems, Inc
Berkeley
Reeves County Com
Missioners Court
Commissioner's Court
Computer Elections System, Inc
Com
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