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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1979
Page
7
CBS presents The Wilby Conspiracy a 1975 drama featuring Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine. A black revolutionary freed by his lawyer teams with a mining engineer to seek diamonds buried after apartheid to fund guerrilla actions across South Africa.
On Sunday ABC presents two features. At 8 PM Eastern the film A Fire in the Sky 1978 stars Richard Crenna and Elizabeth Ashley about a comet threat to Phoenix and a TV station owner seeking to alert the public. Serpico 1973 with Al Pacino airs at 9 PM Eastern tale of a cop’s fight against NYPD corruption.
The Reeves County Library presents top weekend reads led by The Matarese Circle by Robert Ludlum The Third World War by Gen Sir John Hackett War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk The Island by Peter Benchley Ghost Story by Peter Straub promising variety for fiction and suspense readers.
Leon and Diana Ascue assume control of Chaparral Village Steak House on E Highway 80 in Pecos. They convert the golf shop into a restaurant with a bar area and plant decor. The venue opens 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. for the bar and 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. for meals seven days a week with breakfast served midnight to 6 a.m. daily. Public dining and private party reservations are welcome.
CBS TV rebroadcasts the Dallas premiere on Friday July 27 The Ewing family battles over Bobby bringing home Pamela Barnes daughter of enemy Digger Barnes with J R viewing her as a spy The family soap opera sets the stage for power struggles on the Texas ranch among the Ewings and Pam’s relatives
Sidney Poitier stars as Shack Twain a jailed activist freed by lawyer Rina Nierkirk with Keogh and Horn in pursuit across apartheid South Africa. They seek diamonds hidden a decade ago to fund guerrilla warfare while a brutal policeman hunts the trio leading to the guerrilla leader Wilby.
Al Pacino stars in the true story of Frank Serpico a New York detective who fights police corruption while facing hostility from fellow officers and a dangerous battle against a system that would not back him. After reporting bribery he faces a no win situation as danger grows. The tale culminates with exposure in the New York Times and a marked man fate.
City Manager J J Maxey announced on July 19 a new zebra born at the Water's Ranch in Utopia Texas joins Pecos City Park Zoo residents. The Zoo also houses two yearling elands noted as the largest antelope, drawing families and visitors from beyond Pecos for weekend enjoyment.
Reeves County Library offers Friday 9 to 12 and 1 to 6, Saturday 9 to 1, closed Sunday. West of the Pecos Museum opens Friday and Saturday 9:30 to 5:30, Sunday 2 to 6. Municipal Golf Course operates Friday to Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to dark. Oasis Putting Course opens Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 3:30 to 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Movies at State Theater show Unidentified Flying Oddball in Technicolor rated G from Friday through Tuesday at 7 and 8:45 p.m. Oasis Putting Course Tournament for ages 11-15 Monday at 6:30 p.m.
A pallete knife oils workshop will be held at Country China Closet on August 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Instructor Cleo Haston will teach a session titled Stump and flowers. Cost is $15 for the day. For more information visit the store at 1505 West 3rd St.
A roundup of sports broadcasts including Reds vs Braves and Cubs vs Mets, the Hall of Fame game Cowboys vs Raiders from Canton, Kenyatta Memorial events in Nairobi, Amarillo Open bowling, Daytona Supercross, U S Single Seat racing in Los Angeles, and national Olympic hopefuls coverage from Colorado Springs and other venues. Included are various international and indoor championships and specials across NBC schedules.
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