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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1975
Page
1
AFL-CIO President George Meany denounces the Ford administration as callous to the unemployed and warns the human recession will persist without action. He cites Greenspan's stance, urges rapid job creation through public works and city aid, and says vetoes threaten millions of jobs, including 450,000 housing and 900,000 public service posts.
In Pecos on Fest One day residents rally for a barrel of laughs and a charity fireworks display needing at least 200 dollars. Fire department plans a tug of war with local studs and wine of support from Texas Longhorns and TCU Horned Frogs recruiters.
A collision near Matamoros across from Brownsville killed 17 people from one family and injured seven others. A Pemex oil truck attempting a pass struck another truck and an eastbound car and pickup. The family was traveling from Reynosa to a beach outing in Matamoros. 23 members were aboard the car and pickup. The dead include Abel Lomas and Efrain Gonzalez among others. The tank truck driver, Roberto Dominguez Moran, 35, was arrested near Rio Bravo.
Texas cities received 28.8 million in June sales tax refunds as over 800 checks were mailed, including Pecos which gained 32 thousand dollars. State comptroller Bob Bullock noted six percent interest on advance payments saved cities from waiting for quarterly disbursements, calling the tax a life saver that has prevented tax or water rate hikes since adoption five years ago.
The Supreme Court granted former president Richard M. Nixon a request to resign from the list of attorneys admitted to practice before the court. In a brief, unexplained order, the court directed that Nixon's name be stricken from the admission roster.
Two men Pablo Franco and Domingo Saenz were jailed about 12:30 a.m. after a foot chase with officers who observed them fleeing from the former Frost Bread Warehouse on Cedar St during an apparent burglary. Other incidents between midnight and 8 a.m. included open doors, burglaries at Grace Chemical offices Airlawn Sales Otto's Liquor Store and the theft of a toolbox from Dawson Geophysical valued at 175 dollars.
Immigration and Naturalization Service Commissioner Leonard F Chapman told a congressional seminar that the crisis now lies with people from many nations pursuing well paying jobs, not just Mexican migrants. He cited 70 percent of last year’s apprehensions in the Southeast region as non Mexican and linked immigrant work to global capital flows. The House subcommittee opened work on a bill to bar employers from hiring illegal aliens.
Pecos eight Golden Girl nominees and chaperones will depart the Holiday Inn in Pecos at 9 a.m. Thursday for a noon appearance on the High Noon TV program in Odessa. This visit promotes Pecos events ahead of the July 4 weekend as the group nears the Golden Girl Revue. The final Pecos appearance is 8:30 p.m. Monday at Pecos High School auditorium to select a replacement for Kristi Kesey.
Two Moss Bluff girls Shirley Bergeron and Jeanette Franklin face separate murder trials after Judge J H Starley ruled for individual juries. The April 7 death of Dwayne Grable near Pecos prompted the case, with JoAnn Hebert’s testimony denied. The teenagers were held in Reeves County jail then moved to Kermit and Monahans jails as lawyers secured court orders.
Carl McGee of the Morning Optimist club says two free swimming lesson clinics will start July 7 and July 21. Open to children 7 to 12 with a doctor's certificate, the two week sessions run daily 10 to 11 a.m. at the municipal pool. Applications are available at 1310 S. Eddy.
Reeves County deputy sheriff Jim Breese arrested a 45 year old man, Bernard Klein, for attempted fraud after he tried to pass a bad check at a Pecos motel. Klein faces charges in Reeves County and Odessa authorities while deputies check a trailer’s items for possible theft.
An eight hour basic crime prevention course is to be held July 9 10 by the Pecos police department with city police and sheriff's department as sponsors. General public may attend. a July 10 2 3 p.m. segment focuses on how merchants can implement a crime prevention program. Buck Luttrell leads the sessions with topics on prevention concepts barriers devices surveys and definitions. Contact Gene Martin or Sheriff Gary Ingram for details.
Police report a multi-band radio valued around 75 dollars missing from Airlawn Sales at 1219 Johnson St. An unknown subject pried boards off a side window to gain entry, investigators said.
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