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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1979
Page
1
Tomorrow at 7 p.m. the Night in Old Pecos kicks off near the Chamber of Commerce, 111 S. Cedar, with Golden Girl nominees escorted by their beaus, Pecos Pioneer honors, a melodrama, 1929 era skits, dances, a Western band, and crafts. Souvenir post cards on sale.
Gasoline and other petroleum products spurred a 1.1 percent rise in consumer prices for May, marking the fourth straight monthly increase of about one percent. The Associated Press reports the trend reflects ongoing inflation pressures from energy costs.
Five more Texas counties will join an odd even gasoline rationing plan by Wednesday midnight. In Dallas Harris and Tarrant counties lines shortened from Sunday’s peaks yet remained longer than Monday. Officials report expects 20 million more gallons in July and note inflation trends tied to fuel costs, with May earnings up 0.2 percent and real wages down 3.1 percent from a year earlier.
Pecos and surrounding area expect sunshine to start then partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms. Monday highs reached 95 and a 69 degree low was observed. West Texas remains sunny through Wednesday with scattered showers and storms mainly south and extreme south on Wednesday afternoon. Tonight will be partly cloudy to clear with widely scattered storms mainly north. Temperatures: highs upper 80s in the north and mountains, near 104 in the Big Bend lowlands. Lows range from 55 to 72. Wednesday highs near the upper 80s in the north to around 104 in the Big Bend lowlands.
Billie Sol Estes defense attorneys Monday grilled witness M L Copenhagen about his role in the manufacture and sale of 36 steam cleaners. The government accuses Estes and co defendant Horton of profiting over 500000 from cleaners that were never delivered or did not exist.
The nationwide truckers strike spreads panic food buying from Massachusetts fires and a North Carolina shooting to Tennessee reward offers. Protests hit Nebraska and New York meat supplies as wholesalers report dwindling produce and rising prices. Mississippi Governor drives an 18 wheeler. Georgia watermelons move. Florida ends a strike while Utah warns against premature victory claims. More clashes, blockades, and legal actions unfold across states amid a tense national trucking crisis.
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