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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1978
Page
1
U S Civil Service Commission officials say federal examiners will return to Reeves County this weekend for the Democratic runoff. An examiner will be on duty at Pecos Post Office on Saturday June 3 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to hear complaints and assist voters.
West Texas swindler Billie Sol Estes accuses federal prosecutors of pressuring him with blackmail to plead guilty to a charge that could bring five years or more in prison. He says Assistant U.S. Attorney Jim Rolfe offered to let him shop for his own judge and warned no family members would be indicted. The interview marks Estes' first since his 1965 conviction amid a new grand jury probe.
Leopoldo Navarette Bejarano, 22, of Odessa Texas, pleaded guilty to illegally transporting an alien. He was fined 250 dollars, 100 paid immediately, remaining within 30 days, and six months suspended prison for one year probation. The alien passenger Alfredo Castillo-Carrasco, 18, of Mexico, received 120 days.
The Pecos high reached 100 with a 60 overnight low as West Texas faced partly cloudy skies and thunderstorms through Friday. Estes, ex-Pecos resident, faces two criminal indictments involving fraud and tax law violations. Rolfe remains silent on pending cases while Estes blames federal prosecutors for alleged coercion. A Pecos man, Gabriel Hinojos Marquez, 19, was sentenced to five years for burglary with no probation, after pleading guilty to related charges.
Republican Bill Clements predicted that his race against Democrat John Hill would turn into a referendum on Texans views of President Carter. The Austin interview framed the contest as a gauge of Carter’s national standing and the GOP prospects in Texas.
Plans for Pecos Fourth Annual Oil and Gas Day are complete with hundreds expected. Events centered at the Sheriff's Posse Barn include golf and a barbecue from 5:30 to 8 PM, then dancing after nine for “just fun and enjoyment” as organizers describe.
Balmorhea resident Jose Jesus Borunda 31 was placed on supervised probation for 10 years after pleading guilty to arson and burglary of a habitation. District Judge Lawrence L. Fuller suspended imprisonment on each count, to be served concurrently, with conditions not to leave Reeves County without approval. The indictments stemmed from an arson at a farm house south of Pecos on State Highway 17.
Federal and industrial investigators search for the origin of a series of blasts at a Texas City refinery that left six dead and six hospitalized. Air tests, tank rupture reports, and safety concerns are under review as officials assess potential chemical releases and plant damage.
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