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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1977
Page
2
Ranchers are urged to view themselves as grass growers first and stockmen second to boost forage on millions of acres. The Soil Conservation Service says rest is essential for regrowth and half or more grazing impedes plant recovery. Contact local SCS office for help evaluating forage production.
Emergency medical technology students visited Odessa hospital for practice with emergency patients. Balmorhea residents Mildred Hoefs and family visited from Pecos and Del Rio. Deputy Upchurch relocates. Pearl earned a 20 year postal certificate. City tax board meets at City Hall. Skillman Grove plans picnic and weeklong Bloys Camp sessions. Togo Jones recovers from heart surgery in Houston. Justices discuss death penalty and rape in ongoing court debates.
New York stocks were mixed at midday with the Dow sliding to 909.94 as gains narrowed. Citibank's rate outlook spurred speculation of a 7 percent rise, while the NYSE index edged down to 53.33 and volume dropped to 7.86 million. Fort Worth cattle and calves markets showed firm to higher prices on feeders and calves with active trade and steady slaughter cows. Hogs rose slightly, while cash wheat and corn prices in Chicago showed small gains alongside soybeans and oats.
Ron Paul, a Texas Republican, failed to reverse his defeat in the 22nd district race. The Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal after the House Administration committee and the full House previously dismissed the challenge. The loss by 268 votes was the narrowest nationwide last year.
Severe weather battered the Midwest with five tornadoes reported in Wisconsin and two in Indiana. Trees and power lines suffered most damage with no injuries. Watches covered Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Michigan and Ohio as storms spread from the Great Lakes to the Tennessee Valley. Forecasters warned of more showers, while Needles California saw 90 and Sawyer Air Force Base, Minnesota, 44.
Ambulances dispatched at 10 03 p.m. Friday to 2017 Ivey and 3 58 a.m. Sunday to three miles east of U S 285 on I 20. A later call at 5 p.m. Sunday to 401 N Elm. Tire damage @$65 after a puncture reported by Catherine Ashley. Alfredo Chavez reports a hit and run at his home. 1977 pickup backed into a 68 auto. fleeing driver located at 13th and Oak. juvenile 15 issued citation for leaving scene and no license. Mrs Jessie Allen reports burglary at Pecos Housing Authority office. $30 in pennies and $13 in stamps stolen. total loss $43. Investigation ongoing.
A regional roundup notes the second annual Rural America conference will gather federal state and private agency representatives at Sul Ross State University June 15 16. Sponsored by Sul Ross and the West Texas Council of Governments it will address local issues facing rural communities.
Senior Citizens Service Department at Midland College sponsors a Happening in the Student Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Demonstrations of talent and handiwork are planned with entertainment by Sw inging Senior Cs from Seminole, square dancers from Andrews, and crafts from Rankin McCamey Pecos and other area communities. Attendees may bring lunch or buy at the college snack bar.
Deaths listed include William Fred Leigh 63 with services at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel and Oakwood Cemetery Huntsville. Rosalba B Coria 5 killed in hit and run with services at Santa Rosa Church. Geronimo L Vera dies in Odessa after auto crash with services in Saragosa Cemetery. Survivors named for each case.
In Ethiopia the Danakil nomads construct collapsible shelters from brushwood goatskins and straw mats. When water and forage wane families load the mobile homes onto camels and relocate.
A sequence of local group gatherings lists Lions Club Amistad Lions Pecos Optimists Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon TOPS Moving TOPS 259 Community Council AARP and Optimist and Senior Center events. Meetings occur at varied times across venues including Lions Den Zaragosa Hall Parlor and Senior Center through Thursday.
Officials had pressed for the release of Mrs Ellenbroek Prinsen who is five months pregnant while Mrs Brouwer Korf is two months pregnant. The terrorists in Assen freed the women after a call to the crisis center. An ambulance carried them to a hospital in Groningen with Dr Franz Tutuhatunewa, health minister in exile, accompanying the operation.
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