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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1975
Page
1
All-out push for Fest One starts at 6 p m July 1 in Pecos municipal park. The four hour event features kids activities, hay rides, contests, food stands, and live music with Pecos High School junior class play reenactment. Ellen and Mary Ann Weinacht urge volunteers, sponsors, and challenge ideas from clubs to fill the day.
A columnist riffs on corporate pay, highlighting Revlon chief Michael C. Bergerac at 1.6 million yearly, equating to 766.83 per hour. He then shifts to Pecos vandalism, describing missing street signs, shattered windows, and graveyard desecration by youths, proposing an anti vandalism education drive for families.
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace told National Sheriffs Association and National Federation of Independent Business members in Washington that America's middle class is tired of higher taxes inflation and crime. He warned of a future if leaders do not understand and criticized liberals bureaucrats the Times and judges for prioritizing criminals over victims while noting 1976 candidacy questions for later.
A developing low over the state raises winds beyond Pecos where the high reached 107 Tuesday. Early today the low stayed around 67 though 90s persisted by 11 am. Strong winds and blowing dust expected across West Texas with scattered severe storms in Northwest Texas and New Mexico by evening. Light showers possible in northern areas. little change elsewhere.
The Pecos Civil Air Patrol held its annual potluck and awards ceremony at squadron headquarters with 35 cadets officers and parents in attendance. Top honors went to cadet Frank Platt who earned the Billy Mitchell award and the rank of second lieutenant plus a two year service ribbon. Civil Defense medals were awarded to Dr Charles Gann and Charles Wilson for CAP training and civil defense exercises. Kenneth Allen received CAP leadership ribbon for cadet training leadership.
In a monthly chamber meeting Pete Armbruster received a certificate for organizing Oil Appreciation Day in three weeks. Credit was given to Bill Moss Bill Wilson Bear Stroud Jerry Matta Ernest Ballard and 50 to 100 volunteers who helped. Terry Burns also honored Bear Stroud and Jerry Matta as ambassadors for Pecos.
In Coronado California the Navy uses Fat Man sea lions to locate and bring up objects from the ocean floor. Trained sea lions cost taxpayers about 2000 less per dive than human divers. A beeper guided grabber device hooks objects while a winch hoists them. The one year old animal is among five trained at the Coronado Amphibious Base and fed fish as a reward.
Enterprise requests Pecos residents to help publish a comprehensive rodeo history by sending old photographs with event descriptions and dates. The photos will be returned after the July 1 edition prints. Mail to P O Box 2057 or bring to 324 S Cedar St between 8 a m and 5 p m weekdays.
Washington AP says the Agriculture Department issued more instructions on implementing a new price support loan practice tied to due dates. Beginning with 1975 crops, wheat and feed grains loans will come due 11 months after the month of loan origination.
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