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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1977
Page
2
The first of a three night rural fire defense course was held in the Balmorhea high school cafeteria Tuesday. Ranger Billy Frank Eves of the Texas Forest Service at Lufkin led the class with help from Robert Carlton using films and lectures. Nine citizens attended. sessions continue Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
Noon minutes show the Dow Jones average slipping 0.91 to 943.82 with a 5-4 edge for advances on the NYSE. Analysts say Tuesday's rebound was technical and unlikely to last, while the NYSE composite falls to 54.61 and AMEX up 0.16. Cotton futures ease, with March and May around 77.6 cents, and grains and livestock prices listed for Chicago Fort Worth and Amarillo markets.
Aubrey Neil Wilabay of Odessa faces a drug charge after federal officers arrested him at a fixed checkpoint six miles south of Marfa Tuesday night. Bond set at 50000 dollars. he remanded to U.S. Marshals and Reeves County Jail.
Federal judge voided the Interior Department's 1.13 billion mid- Atlantic oil and gas lease sale, igniting disputes between environmental protection and energy needs as states like Louisiana push for resource development. The ruling comes amid a regional gas shortage and debates on offshore drilling. Louisiana officials decry limits on coastal exploration while oil firms consider potential gas reserves in the Baltimore Canyon Trough offshore from Long Island to Delaware.
Dr Stephen Gallager of M D Anderson Hospital outlines high risk factors for breast cancer and stresses early warning signs. He notes screening tools like thermography and mammography aid early detection, with studies showing 95 percent 20 year survival for very small cancers.
Deaths and services for Jesusita Q Pena 87 who died in El Paso and Leight William Lewis 87 of Pecos mark funeral events. Pena’s rites were at Santa Rosa Church Pecos with burial in Santa Rosa Cemetery. survivors include two sons three daughters and 14 grandchildren. Lewis’s graveside service at Fairview Cemetery was conducted by Rev Clyde Chasteen. he died at Pecos Nursing Home and is survived by a son.
Public Welfare foster care program at Balmorhea Community Center at 7 p.m. plus a church luncheon and several meetings. AARP workshop at Holiday Inn 9 30 a.m. stop smoking clinic 7 30 p.m. Lions clubs Optimists TOPS Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon meet weekly with addresses and times listed.
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