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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1976
Page
7
TV guide fragment lists programs for KBIM and affiliates including news, sports, weather, sitcoms, dramas, and films. Notable entries include The Hired Hand with Peter Fonda, FBI Hijackers storyline, Beverly Hillbillies, Nightwatch News, Tonight Show, and various daytime and syndicated shows across channel lineup and times.
AP Television Writer Jay Sharbutt reviews Viva Valdez as a blend of Sanford and Son Good Times and Chico without The Man set in East Los Angeles. The Valdez family includes Papa Hoyos Victor Ernesto Connie Pepe and Sophia with Pepe at center as a sensitive theme of belonging. NBC announces Betty Furness temporary cohost for Today succeeding Barbara Walters with unknown permanent replacement.
Permian Basin Association of Creative Arts announces Expo 76 to be held June 11 12 and 13 at Exhibition Hall A Ector County Coliseum Odessa. One hundred artists from California New Mexico Colorado Oklahoma Texas Arizona Louisiana and Arkansas will display pottery jewelry textiles metal etching painting sculpture leatherwork glass blowing photography woodworking among many crafts. Food booths and helicopter rides will be available for visitors with hours across all three days.
Tourists enjoy festival hours June 12 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and June 13 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The PBACA and Odessa Bicentennial Commission sponsor the 1776 Costume Ball in conjunction with Expo 76 to honor exhibitors. The ball begins at 8 p.m. Saturday evening.
Midland Community Theatre opens Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance as the fourth show in its 30th anniversary season. The Pulitzer Prize winner centers on Tobias and Agnes whose equilibrium is disrupted by two neighbor couples and their daughter returning home amid anxiety and distress. Funds from the show aid a scholarship fund and Permian Basin arts efforts.
Side Glances does not join balance upsets as Claire joins Agnes household. Pat Griffith and Richard Phillips of Odessa play Agnes and Tobias with Flo Hughes as Julia. Edna and Harry are Edna and Harry, the frightened couple. Mary Lou Cassidy plays Claire. Pat Voss directs stage management. Production opens June 4 with seven performances including a June 13 matinee at 2 30 p.m. Tickets are 3 dollars for Friday and Saturday, reservations by phone or letter.
The Fort Davis area in West Texas blends frontier history with a rich loop of sights. Visitors can explore the fort on the Butterfield Overland Trail, tour Davis Mountains State Park with camp and trailer sites, and view the Harvard University Radio Observatory and UT McDonald Observatory. Fort Davis hosts two museums pending the Fort Davis Historical Society, while the climate at 4900 feet offers cooler summers and mild winters.
Right Around Home by Ben Moffett describes visiting a National Park Service site at a frontier fort. Start at the visitor center and museum with frontier artifacts and a diorama. In summer the officer quarters and related buildings reopen. off season the officer’s home is viewable with a key. Self-guiding trails, including North Ridge, connect to Davis Mountains State Park. Stand in the parade ground and hear a dress retreat reenactment from 1875. For planning, write to P O Box 728 Santa Fe New Mexico.
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