Slack calls 64th Legislature better with work ahead
State Rep. Dick Slack of Pecos voices optimism about the 64th Legislature as one of his best yet while noting longer sessions may be needed. He praises the school finance bill but warns about future funding, discusses a state utilities commission, UTPB financing, and a push for reform in budgeting formulas. Slack, on a select impeachment committee, plans to run again in 1976, stating he remains healthy and committed.
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Dick Slack
Slack
Pecos
Texas Commission
Precipious
Commission
O.P. Carrillo
Duval County
Pecos farmers face wall as energy costs soar
The Pecos community faces surging costs for fertilizers pesticides and irrigation fuel with natural gas up 600 percent threatening local farming. A hopeful view urges development of an Alternative Energy Research Center in West Texas to study solar wind and methane options for irrigation and independence from fluctuating energy prices.
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Pecos
America
Holland
West
Texas
Congressman White
Jess Daffron
Trans-Pecos
New Staff Addition at Pecos Enterprise Names Mack C Owens
Mack C Owens a veteran newsman with 25 years in the South and Southwest has joined the Pecos Enterprise as managing editor. Publisher O F Pauly announced. Owens 48 succeeds Peggy McCracken who resigned to pursue education. He brings extensive daily newspaper experience in sports general news and management, and is a four time Texas AP Managing Editors winner. Previously sports editor at the Denton Record Chronicle for two years he led coverage of Coach Hayden Fry's athletic image at North Texas State University and earlier ran weeklies in South Arkansas.
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Mack C. Owens
Southwest
Pecos Enterprise
O’ferrall Pauly
Owens
Peggy McCracken
Texas Associated Press
Denton
Tex
Record Chronicle
Hayden Fry
North Texas State University
South Ark
Ark
U.S. Air Force
Margaret
Hackberry St
Carla Gayle
Pecos
Michael
Louisiana Tech University
Mack
Pauly
Police probe two thefts in Pecos area motel and business
Police report two thefts totaling about 324 dollars with 244 dollar watch and band and 80 dollar cash missing from a Bell Motel room and Treanor Equipment Co office. A pellet gun damage case and a Pecos-Barstow-Toyah school board meeting agenda are also noted.
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Bell Motel
Margarito Escareno
Employe Os Treanor Equipment Company
Balmorhea
Pecos- Barstow-Toyah
S. Park St
Ford to reveal CIA report plan after conference
President Ford prepares to announce plans to publish the Rockefeller Commission CIA probe report. He reportedly read the 300 page document over the weekend amid official duties and golf, with the news conference set for 7 30 p m EDT broadcast nationwide.
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Washington
Ford
Rockefeller Commission
CIA
Odessa suspect nabbed in Pecos murder case
A 36 year old Odessa man, Wendell G Robinson, was apprehended near Pecos by DPS trooper Rusty Hill and returned to Odessa on a murder charge. He allegedly shot his estranged wife Mildred at her Odessa home while their children watched, before fleeing and being stopped for a traffic violation near Pecos. Bond was set at 50000, and he remains in Odessa city detention.
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Odessa
Pecos
DPS
Rusty Hill
Wendell G. Robinson
Mildred
Robinson
Hill
Cliff Preslar
Ector County
Terry Tyree
Jack Fillyan
Golden Girls candidates begin TV appearances for title
Publicity chairman Mrs. C J Lee says the era’s Golden Girl contestants start a parade of appearances beginning June 16. They depart Pecos at 6 30 a m Monday to K B I M T V Roswell at noon, then leave Pecos June 18 for K C T V San Angelo at 9 a m, with a June 26 stop at K O S A T V Odessa High Noon. Local viewers can watch Roswell on channel 10 and Odessa on cable or non cable feeds.
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C.J. Lee
Pecos
Kbim-Tv
Roswell
New Mexico
KCTV
San Angelo
Holiday Inn
Odessa
Kosa-Tv
Lee
Four Day Pecos Rodeo Parade Ride Draws Riders
West Texas Trail Riders president Melton Rasberry of Pecos expects about 125 riders for the annual four day horseback trek from Marfa to Pecos, beginning June 28 and ending July 1. Those unable to join the full ride can participate for a single day.
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Pecos
West Texas Trail Riders
Melton Rasberry
Rasberry
Marfa
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Ron Nelsen
Burning Tree Country Club
John Jarman
R-okla
Treasury
Charles Walker
Rod Markley
Ford Motor Co
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