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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1978
Page
1
The Carter administration, after uneven progress, girds for two major Capitol Hill clashes this week. The Senate likely to vote by Tuesday on whether to advance an oil measure amid partisan maneuvering and lobbying.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Balog filed a detainer for parole violation against Carol Lee Wyatt, 39, jailed in Reeves County Pecos after a July 7 arrest for weapon possession. Wyatt, previously sentenced in federal court in Pennsylvania for bank robbery, had been released on parole from Sacramento on June 7 with over a year remaining. Wyatt had no permission from his probation officer at the time of arrest.
Reeves County Commissioners Court approved a punch card voting method for the November General Election and awarded the bid to Computer Elections Systems, Inc. of Berkeley, California for 42,100 dollars. The bid covers counters demonstrators and all required equipment and a voter education program.
Wildcat walkout stretches into its fifth day as bus drivers subway operators and mechanics defy a federal back to work order and union counsel. About 200 of 1600 buses were in service during the morning rush while subway service resumed on a small link between Silver Spring and northeast Washington. A firebomb incident caused no injuries or damage. Also reported are Reeves County Texas county actions including a $25,000 hospital loan and bids for courthouse ramps. Public budget discussions foresee a balanced year with salary changes contested.
House Budget Committee chair says the GOP tax cut would fuel inflation and lift deficits. Three economic models forecast inflation rise and deficits from 75 to 130 billion by 1981, with higher interest rates and strained resources.
Ed Ames of the Pecos Pony League announced the Pony League All-Star Tournament will begin Wednesday with a 5 30 p.m. workout. The opening game pits El Paso against Lubbock at 6 p.m. followed by Pecos versus Hereford at 8 30 p.m.
Sen. A R Schwartz demands Texas Water Commission nominee Dorsey Hardeman prove residency before consideration. Hardeman, living in Austin but listing Tom Green as home county, faces affidavit on home stead and county voting. Hearing delayed until affidavit reviewed. Hardeman set to appear Tuesday with further questions over self disqualification in a commission case.
The 30 day summer session has reached the halfway point with 16 days left as lawmakers weigh Gov Dolph Briscoe and Rep Wayne Peveto property tax reform measures. Briscoe’s agenda includes social security tax treatment for state employees and a push to centralize property tax appraisals. Weather notes report Pecos highs in the 90s to 103 with mild lows, and a regional forecast of scattered showers and warm conditions into Tuesday.
Nicolas Natividad Lara also known as Natividad Lara or George Basaldua died after a severe illness while in Reeves County jail awaiting transfer. An autopsy was ordered in Dallas to determine the cause. Lara, 28, was born in San Vicente, Mexico, and is survived by his wife Sandra Rodriguez-Natividad and his parents.
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