Local business leaders oppose Pecos depot removal hearing
A public hearing at City Council Chambers heard Pecos business interests object to Texas Railroad Commission plans to remove the Missouri Pacific depot. Local firms cited freight delays since operations moved to Odessa, while city officials urged reuse of the depot as a museum site.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Texas Railroad Commission
Missouri Pacific Railroad
West Texas Co-Op Oil Mill
B&h Produce
Mike Burkholder Oil Company
Trans Pecos Gas Company
Cavanosa Gin Company
Trans Pecos Cotton Association
Pecos City
Bill Pigman
Pecos
Odessa
B.J. Crawford
E.A. Galvan
Austin
Bob Bickley
West Texas Co- Op Mill
Mike Burkholder
John Lagander
W.R. Witbroubt
W.G. Hextex
Cambodia killings cited by U S official in 1975 death toll
Washington AP report says draconian Khmer Rouge measures caused execution, hunger and disease deaths. Charles H. Twining, a U S Foreign Service expert, testified before a House subcommittee that exact casualty figures are unavailable, but tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands have died since the 1975 takeover.
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Washington
Cambodia
Carter
Charles H. Twining
U.S. Foreign Service
House
Richard C. Holbrooke
Holbrooke
Subcommittee
Twining
Lon Nol
Museum courtyards and history draw visitors this summer
Museum officials report a busy season as a brick courtyard and shaded benches entice tours. Curator Faye Duncan cites pleasant breezes that end tours in the courtyard, a popular feature alongside displays of buggies and ore trains from Van Horn.
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Faye Duncan
Roswell Daily Record Wins Suit Over Naming Minor
Roswell District Court Judge Paul Snead granted summary judgment for the Roswell Daily Record in a 1.4 million suit by Mr. and Mrs. J R Poteet of Mesquite Texas. They alleged publication of their 14 year old daughter's name caused public disgrace and distress after she testified in court. The judge ruled information from an open court is public and newsworthy.
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Roswell, N.M
Paul Snead
Roswell
Snead
Michael FE. Thomasson
Artesia
Thomasson
City Council Set for 7:30 A M Regular Session
The City Council will meet Thursday at 7:30 a m in Council Chambers. Topics include ambulance service, a 1976 77 budget comparison, a hearing date on Southern Union Gas Company rate increases for Pecos, sale of Sunrise College Addition lots 2 and 3, advertising bids for two water department pickup trucks, and approval of minutes from the last meeting.
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Southern Union
Pecos
Sunrise College
FDA raid sparks Laetrile furor in Fort Worth
In Fort Worth Texas a dealer claims FDA agents used Gestapo tactics in seizing a 5000 tablet Laetrile shipment from U S Pharmaceutical of Mosinee Wisconsin destined for a local cancer patient The raid three days before a Dallas FDA protest drew objections from James Haas who said agents terrorized his family and the matter remains civil though interstate Laetrile shipments are currently illegal until national action is taken
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Fort Worth
Food and Drug Administration
Parker County
James Haas
U.S. Pharmaceutical
Mosinee
Wis
Hitler
Haas
Dallas
FDA
Jerry Henderson
FDA Consumer Affairs
Texas
Henderson
U.S
New City Directories Available For 2.50 Each
Mrs Deborah Whitlow area supervisor for Johnson Publishing Company announces new City Directories on sale at 2.50 per copy. Interested readers may call Mrs Whitlow at 5 3017 for orders.
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Deborah Whitlow
Johnson Publishing Company
Whitlow
Carter sets November decision on London routes bids
President Carter told the Civil Aeronautics Board that a final choice on which airlines will operate the Atlanta to London and Dallas to London non stop routes is due by November 1. Delta, Pan American World Airways and Eastern Airlines are the bidders for the Atlanta route. Carter asked for carrier recommendations in a July 21 letter released Tuesday and said awards will follow shortly thereafter.
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Washington
Atlanta
London
Dallas-London
Carter
Civil Aeronautics Board
Delta Airlines
Pan American World Airways
Eastern Airlines
Atlanta-London
Dallas-Fort Worth
U.S
Begin sad over U S criticism on West Bank settlements
Prime Minister Menahem Begin expressed deep sorrow and disappointment over U S criticism of Israel's settlement policy in the West Bank. He announced the cabinet empowered its settlement committee to decide on establishing new settlements, with full legal status granted to three West Bank settlements despite previous government opposition.
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West Bank
Begin
State Department
Washington
White House
Carter
Geneva
Middle East
Rabid skunk sale at Canton Trade Day prompts health checks
Oklahoma and Texas health officials seek all buyers of skunks from Canton Trade Day flea market after a rabid skunk purchased by a McIntosh County boy led to rabies shots for 27 people in Southeast Oklahoma. Officials fear more rabid pets may have been sold and are contacting potential buyers in both states.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Texas
Canton
Tex
Interstate 20
Dallas
McIntosh County
Oklahoma Health Department
Canton Trade Day
Mark Roberts
Roberts
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