Tourists seek directions to Lajitas restoration project
Balmorhea visitors ask their way to the Cavalry Post restoration project at Lajitas now under construction. Walter Micher of Houston oversees the work with attorney Dean Cobb, and an airstrip with two hangars is finished. Plans include a motel cabins dining rooms and cafes benefiting nearby towns. The project aims to be ready by year’s start.
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Houston
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Presidio
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Balmorhea Camp Meeting Opens Near Fort Davis
Frankie Kingston Bloys reports Balmorhea readers that a camp meeting starts Tuesday near Fort Davis. Attend as a one day event or the full week with notable speakers. Valley residents plan to camp or travel daily. football boys depart Thursday at 5 15 for physicals under Coach Randell. Funeral services for Tom Moore of Fort Davis were held Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Methodist Church. He died Tuesday night in Alpine. his wife had predeceased him.
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Tom Moore
Methodist
Alpine Hospital
Balmorhea
Noon market report with slight advance on rate cuts
The New York noon stock market edged up as banks join a prime rate cut from 7 percent. The Dow rose to 980.99 while NYSE issues led gainers. National Semiconductor warned of earnings impact from watch-chip manufacturing delays, and cotton futures climbed on mill demand. Angelo State University admission deadline approaches for prospective fall students.
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Dow Jones
Pipeline rupture kills three oil workers in Texas
In Sonora Texas three oil field workers died when a four inch fracturing line ruptured at a base near Fawcett Ranch. The carbon dioxide and sand line whipped the rig area injuring another man who was treated and released. Victims were Wesley Wayne Moore 31 Sonora Robert Ray Rutledge 42 San Angelo and Curt Seamands San Angelo. Investigators from a federal agency prepared to inspect the site.
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Here
Sutton County
Max West
Fawcett Ranch
Wesley Wayne Moore
Robert Ray Rutledge
Curt Seamands
San Angelo
Burglary Cleared At Estrella Bar
Police say Estrella Bar burglary is solved as Ector Juarez was captured after officers traced tracks from the bar to Locust Street. Juarez reportedly slept on a porch and confessed to stealing beer and cigarettes. A separate report notes Marshall Bowen of El Paso lost a black wallet inside Pecos city limits between 12:05 and 1 a.m.
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Marshall Bowen
el Paso
Pecos
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UT Permian Basin May Face Cuts If Legislature Withholds Funds
In Austin UT Permian Basin leaders warn that without incentive money from the legislature the university may have to trim programs and fire faculty. President V R Cardozier says formulas for state funds penalize low enrollment, risking a 20 percent faculty reduction and cuts across 10 master’s programs.
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Air traffic controllers keep slowdown with limited delays
Air traffic controllers continued a work slowdown with only scattered delays, mainly on the East Coast and at Columbus and Pittsburgh. Officials said most major airports reported near normal flow while unions blamed the slowdowns on pay reclassification disputes. Dozens of rubber and tire plants faced renewed picketing as talks collapsed, and five Goodyear plants in Akron saw continued demonstrations despite court orders.
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Ohio
Boston vice squad raids church during service arresting two
A Boston vice squad raided the Freedom Expression Church in Back Bay during a viewing of the film Deep Throat. Mark McNeil, 23, bartender, and Rose Greenway, 25, greeter and member enrollments, were arrested on alcohol and obscenity charges after warrants were served. The church describes itself as established for religious educational and scientific purposes including surveys and research programs.
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Freedom Expession Church
Back Bay
Deep Throat
Mark McNeil
Rose Greenway
Massachusetts
Deaths and services for May Gore and Gloria Rodriguez
Graveside services for May Gore were held at Fairview Cemetery under Pecos Funeral Home direction. She was found dead in her car at a roadside park south of Orla, ruled suicide. Survivors include two Virginia aunts. Gloria Rodriguez, 17, will have services in Hidalgo after transfer from Pecos Funeral Home Chapel. She was struck by lightning while hoeing in a field near Coyanosa and was a Hidalgo resident near McAllen.
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Rubber workers idle as coal strike spreads nationwide
Rubber workers remain off the job amid stalled talks in Washington and a broad coal wildcat strike extending from West Virginia to other states. Miners demand union leadership support. California cannery workers vote on a contract to end a rotting crop stoppage. Air traffic controllers’ actions fall short of predictions with light flight delays only in New York and Los Angeles.
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Calendar of Pecos area events prompts varied meetings
Calendar lists Friday Day Camp Parents Night at Girl Scout House 715 S Park 7 to 9 p.m. Lions Club activities Monday include Evening Lions Club Amistad Lions Club Pecos Optimists at Chaparral Village Steak House Tuesday features Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon at 125 S Oak St with phone numbers supplied Morning TOPS Club at federation parlor 9 30 a m TOPS TX 259 at St Community Council office 6 p.m Evening Optimists meet at Saragosa Hall 8 p.m
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Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
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Hunters Split Over All Day Dove Hunting
Irby defended all day dove hunting after a 71 percent survey support, noting other states allow sunrise to sunset. Opponents cited wardens’ control issues and budget limits reducing game warden numbers. Commission member Burleson questioned how often hunters would exceed limits.
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