Energy proposals opposed Texans cool Carter reception in Texas
President Carter faced a cooler Texas reception during a two day visit focused on energy policy and spending cuts. He spoke in Fort Worth to farmers and in Houston at a $500 per plate dinner, then met with Black and Mexican American leaders before dedicating the Jack Brooks federal building in Beaumont. Texans remained wary of his energy agenda, with state figures signaling limited support for his plans ahead of the November election.
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Dallas
Carter
Texas
Energy and Agriculture
Fort Worth
Tarrant County
Houston
Democratic National Committee
United States
Barbara Jordan
Mickey Leland
Fort Hood
John Hill
Pecos Rotary to celebrate 50th anniversary event
Pecos Rotary holds Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration and Annual Installation of Officers on Tuesday June 27 at 8 p.m. at Pecos Valley Country Club with Louis Rochester guest speaker and installing officer. Doug Fernandes to be installed as Pecos Rotary Club president with a slate including H L Ramsey Jim Cave Harvey Tinkler and W V Clendenen. Program features include America sing along pledge, buffet dinner, and review of five decades by J T Moore Jr and Keith Camp.
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Louis Rochester
Pecos
Texas Presbyterian Foundation
First Presbyterian Church of
Odessa
Rochester
Paul Harris
Rotary International
Tokyo
Japan
Pecos Rotary Club
Doug Fernandes
H.L. Ramsey
Jim Cave
Harvey Tinkler
W.V. Clendenen
Boby Jackson
Bill Hooper
Jerry Swain
Lea Ann Ramsey
America
Rotary
J.T. Moore, Jr
Clark Ford
Keith Camp
Woman on probation after illegal entry convictions
Three Mexican nationals and a United States citizen were sentenced by U.S. Magistrate J.M. Preston in Pecos last Friday for violating immigration laws. Josefa Acosta-Velasquez of Lovington New Mexico received one year supervised probation after pleading guilty to two counts of aiding and abetting illegal aliens. Granados-Renteria Saenz-Sanchez and Hernandez-Aguirre each pleaded guilty to illegal entry with Granados-Renteria getting 60 days and Saenz-Sanchez and Hernandez-Aguirre 120 days. All waived rights before Border Patrol Agent Glenn Parrott.
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United States
U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Josefa Acosta-Velasquez
Lovington
N.M
Jorge Luis Granados
U.S. Border Patrol
Glenn Parrott
Orange turns yellow DPS worried about those fading stickers
In Austin Texas DPS warns that bright orange safety inspection stickers issued in January February and March are fading to yellow risking unwarranted tickets. Winston Johnson notes officers rely on sticker color and asks agencies to check stickers before issuing tickets. March stickers are the only ones fading so far.
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Austin
Texas
Winston Johnson
Department of Public Safety
Johnson
DPS
Pecos Bakes Under 112-Degree Heat Spell
Weather summary shows Pecos residents enduring a 112 degree day with a cool 73 degree dawn. West Texas forecasts call for mostly hot conditions, partly cloudy north, fair in the south, with overnight and Tuesday chances of widely scattered thunderstorms across the Panhandle.
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Pecos
West Texas
Fair
Enight
Panhandle
Fest IV to Host Old Fashioned Tow Sack Race
The Pecos Jaycees sponsor an old fashioned tow sack race at Fest IV with public entry of ten cents per person. Ribbons award winners in age groups eight and under from 6:30 to 7 p.m. nine to eleven from 7 to 7:30 p.m. twelve to fifteen from 7:30 to 8 p.m. sixteen and over from 8 to 8:30 p.m.
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Pecos Jaycees
Lubbock trio indicted in federal narcotics conspiracy case
William Froust age 18 Steve Burns 20 and James Bass 22 of Lubbock were indicted by a Pecos federal grand jury for conspiring to import and possess marijuana for distribution. Baeza-Carrasco 27 a Mexican native faces illegal reentry charges. All three face pending court proceedings with Froust Burns and Bass released on bond while Baeza-Carrasco is jailed in Reeves County.
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Lubbock
Pecos
William Bryan Froust
Steve Mark Burns
James Troy Bass
Froust
Drive
Burns and Bass
30Th Street
United States
Jacinto Baeza-Carrasco
Mexico
Baeza-Carrasco
Big Bend
Texas
U.S. Marshal
Reeves County
Walkout threat as union seeks support for hospital workers
In Texarkana Texas the Communications Workers of America Local 11271 plans a media push to back Wadley Hospital staff. About 450 of 685 workers, mostly nurses and support staff, were set to strike Sunday but reported to work, squeezing hospital finances as patient load dropped. Union officials lobbied state legislators and Governor Briscoe for intervention.
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Texarkana, Texas
Communications Workers of America Today
Wadley Hospital
CWA
Dale Magee
Magee
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
Juveniles returned after Pecos vehicle pursuit
Two juveniles from Monahans were processed by Reeves County juvenile authorities and sent to Ward County for disposition after their apprehension in Pecos last Thursday. A 1977 metallic brown van valued at $9,000, reported stolen the previous day by Monahans police, was spotted by a Reeves County deputy on routine patrol south of the interstate. The deputy stopped the vehicle on the south service road about 200 yards east of State Highway 17 after confirming the license and report.
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Monahans
Reeves County
Ward
Pecos
Reeves County de
Puty
Inter- State
MPD
Misses takeoff Air Canada DC-9 crash in Toronto
An Air Canada DC-9 lost power on takeoff at Toronto International Airport and crashed into a ravine. Three were killed and at least 45 injured of the 107 aboard as witnesses described the wreckage and officials noted eight seriously hurt. Flights, rescue efforts, and hospital admissions followed during rush hour in Mississauga and Toronto area.
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Toronto
Air Canada
Toronto International
Canadian Transportation Department
Brock Stewart
Stewart
Mississauga
L.A. Worsley
Asso
Ciate
Etobicoke General Hospital
Sunnybrook Medical Center
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Amistad Lions Club
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Lions
Robert Hinojos
Federal Grand Jury
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